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Year: 1867

pie French jeweler has adapted TO cravat
pins. The knob of the pin is of various
devices 1t is a hare with tabor, or Il
drummer with his drum, or a deaths head
with loose under jaw, or II dog. Who
ever chooses to wear such Il pin has con-
nected with it by a wire a small electrical
battery in one of his pockets He puts his
hand into his pocket, touches button
there, and off goes the pin. The hare be-
gins TO patter ON the tabor, the drummer to
beat on his drum, the DEATH head to chat
ter and roll its horrid eyes, or the dog to
bark and snap. When the hand is lifted
from the button, instantly all is quiet.


In the British Department Il curious
swan attracts great attention, When We
approach the bird We see him floating as if
in water, and resting his head behind his
wings. He Is wound up, and he begins to
raise his head with all the proper motions
of swan He curves his neck in pride :;
he espies some fish in the water before him ::
he lowers his head to seize one he holds it
in his beak for an instant he then swal-
lows it. and last of all. returns gracefully
to rest. The action is very pretty, and
calls forth loud applause. The bird, how
ever, is very old, though his plumage may
be new. Its mechanism was supposed to
have been constructed by a Mr.. Weeks,
who lived in the reign of George Ill; but
it was lately discovered that it formed part
of the museum Of Mr.. Cox, London Jew
eler, who lived in the reign of George Ii.
and whose collection must have been OF
some Importance, as he obtained an Act OF
Parliament to enable him to dispose of il
by lottery. Mr. Harry Emanuel has put
the clock work mechanism in order, and
has given the bird new and beautiful sill
yer plumage, hut this Is all he had to dc
with the invention Of the toy which proves
so attractive to the multitude, and which
seems TO eclipse all else IN Its neighbor.
hood
Year: 1867

\ PARABLE FOR PARENTs-Here is
parable for parents from an early English
homily of about 1900, A d., illustrating
the proverb-" Example is better than
precept " '' The crab is kind of fish in
the sea. This fish is of such kind that the
more he endeavors to swim with the water.
the more he swimmeth backwards. And
the old crab said to the young one, Where
fore swimmest thou not forward in the sea,
as other fishes do?' And it answered, Dear
mother, swim thou before me, and teach me
how shall swim forwards, And she be-
gan to swim forwards with the stream, but
always swan backwards" Why are not
poor people always respectful and submis-
sivef
Year: 1867

CURoSITIEs OF THE PARIS EXPOSITION.
The most attractive curiosities at the
French Department of the Paris Exposition
is Il newly invented cravat pin. Everybody
has seen how the bells are rung in all the
new hotels. Instead of pulling the bell
and making it ring by an exertion of me-
chanical force, we press a small button in
the wall this is connected by an electric
wire with little alarm, the clapper OF
which keeps on jingling so long as the but
tom is pressed. Lift the hand from the
button and the alarm ceases. This princi-
Year: 1867

We have before us communication, writ


ten by feminine hand, and purporting to be


from "A Constant Reader OF the Press


commenting in strain of extremely virtu-


Gus Indignation on some expressions which


appeared in an article published by us on
Tuesday. We do not often notice anony-
nous communications, but to this one, for
reasons ofour own, we propose to give a few
moments attention. The lady is shocked and
disguised because awriter in the Press, hav-
ing occasion to refer to ''the social evil" ven
lures to speak distinctly of houses of prostitu-
tion, and does not seek to cover up his mean
ing in euphemistic phrases and she wishes to


be informed how long it will be, il such things


are to appear in our columns, before the


Press will be banished from every family cir
Gle. We beg our correspondent, in the out
set, to dismiss her anxie.ies on our account.
We have too much confidence in the good
sense OF the community at large to apprehend
any i'll results to our subscription list from
such cause, and we should be very sorry to
know her suffering any groundless disquiet But
we desire to enter our emphatic protest against
that false low standard OF delicacy which toll
crates while it affects to ignore the worst
vices of society, but puts on the blush of Of
Tended modesty whenever these things are re-
ferred to in words. We think it horrible that
these foululcerous blots upon the boasted fair
ness of our civilization should erist but that
men and women should recognize their exist
ence, and earnestly and fearlessly discuss them
in thehope thereby to find some. means Of
remedying or restricting them, does not
shock our sensibilities in any manner; and
if they are to be discussed we insist
that true delicacy not only allows but de-
mands the use of plain and unaffected Ian
guaee. hd af eh { es drldl roa "aw 2ld


We have never been able to see any impro-
priety in calling spade spade, and ofcourse
are quite unable to sympathize
with those who fancy that they do.
That false modesty which is ever thrusting
forward the suggestions of its own unhealthy
selfconsciousness, and af1ectingto blush at an
element of impurity for whose introduction it


is itself responsible, wins from US little respect
and scanty patience. We have ever striven
to keep these columns free from every coarse
phrase, from every gross allusion either open
or covert, and we have reason to believe that
our efforts in that direction are not unappre-
ciated by our readers. But at the same time
we have never set before ourselves the stand
ard OF purity and propriety ofthe "Prurient
Prudes," and therefore we decline to be judged
by their criterion. The terrible evils ofpublic
RIGHTEOUSNESS are not to be mitigated by
sprinkling them with rose-water, nor are they
likely TO become less dangerous by being ie-
nored. The serious and earnest discussion OF
means looking to the cure or the restriction
of these evils has legitimate place in the
columns of every public journal having at
heart the public veal, and such discussion will
never be denied that place by the PRESS. q
Year: 1867

We can speak for Buchanan county
at least. There is no test so satisfac-
tory as that of experience. We know
Of orchards in this county where a
large proportion Of the trees are load
ed with as fine apples as grow any
where, and where the most luscious of
harvest apples are picked daily for
the market. This result may be pro-
duced by anybody who is willing to
take as good care of an orchard as of
field Of corn. The culture of fruit
is of comparatively recent experiment
in Buchanan county, the whole num-
Der of trees last fall, according to the
census. being 49,39l, of which 44,64O
were not yet in bearing. A large mum.
Der of trees have been set out this
season. As large a proportion of the
trees experimental with do we'll as in
New York or New England. With.
in ten years we shall be exporting
large numbers of apples. Pears and
cherries do very well. Peaches will
require very careful attention to yield
a favorable return. The small fruits
grow as abundantly and perfectly as
in New Jersey or Michigan. Alto
gether, then. this may be declared .
good fruit country, and no one need
be deferred from emigrating thither
by fear that it is impossible to raise
fruit.
Year: 1867




]. Because land is cheap and Of the
very best quality.


2. Because crops never fail here.
We sometimes have partial. but
never an entire failure, as in Illinois
or Indiana.


3. Because We have good market
facilities, the ID. Il S. G. X. X. run
ming through the center Of the county
and affording a good outlet for pro-
duce. Wheat to the value Of half a
million dollars was sent to market
from this county last year.


4. Because the water is excellent
The streams are pure, with no stagna-
ton whatever The best Of well wa
ter may be procured almost any where
by digging few feet below the sur
face.


s. Because an almost inexhaustable
supply Of the best of fuel exists in the
numerous peat beds scattered over
the county. These beds will soon be
worked by machines and fuel cheap
er than coal or wood produced in any
quantity desired.


8. Because the climate is one Of the
best under the sun. No country has
purer or more invigorating atmos-
phere. 1t is true. our winters arc
long, corresponding in that respect
with New York and New England,
but the average temperature is not
above that Of Albany, n. Y. The
ground usually remains frozen during
the winter insuring excellent roads.


Z. Because Buchanan County is out
Of debt, circumstance Of no small
account where we consider the heavy
burden of national debt to be met.
8. Because this county is settled by
an excellent class 0! people. This
fact is always remarked upon by those
who have occasion to visit the farm.
ers at their homes in the various parts
of the county. One gentleman, who
had visited the people in nearly every
township remarked to US that he found
as few people unable to read and write
as iu any county he had visited.


We might go on enumerating rea.
sons Why Buchanan county is desir.
able section Of country in which to
locate, but it will be seen by the
above that it possesses all the essen
tial attributes of an earthly paradise.
Year: 1867

When the census was taken, in
early spring, the population Of this
county was 1921, which was an in
crease Of 2,2o4 in two years, or 2 per
cent. At this rate the population
would more than double every ten
years. The increase in production is
very marked. The number Of bushels
Of wheat harvested was 33O,264 The
production. this year, will be about
halt million bushels. Over half a
million bushels of corn are gathered
yearly. The increase in the number
Of sheep in two years was 4,876 and
in the wool clip 80, 807 lbs-thc whole
clip in 1865 being 6l,6i0 lbs. There
is splendid opening for cheese fac
tories In this county. Our production
of cheese might be Indefinitely extend
ed and made a constant source of
wealth. Thousands Of broad acres lie
open for occupancy. A population Of
fifty thousand would find ready sup
port in the resources of Buchanan
county.
Year: 1867




The Ohio Solons did not make much
progress yesterday. They are. slow coachers


The joint resolution to strike the word
white from the Constitution was taken up
and made the special order for Tuesday
week.


The bill to allow sub-school districts to
tax property to build school houses was de-
bated at great length. On passage of the
bill it was lost.


SENATE.-Mr. WALKER introduced a bill
to prevent county officers from practlcing
law or conveyancing.


The resolutions relative to the Agricul-
tural College were made the special order
for Friday afternoon.


We learn from a special, TO the CONNER
ciGl, that the colored folks-and they are
''some" in Columbus-held an Equal Suf-
frage meeting last night, in one of their
churches which was crowded to su1OcdtiORi
Their committee made report, that the
Legislature must submit the tohite and black
question to the people. This created a
smell. Speakers warned the meeting that
there was danger of losing not only the
amendment, but the power of their friends
In the State. Mr.. BOOKER asked-"Are
you willing to submit the question if the
Union Republican party goes down with
y" Feeble cries of mo" were drowned
by storm of impatient Eyes, yes" The
resolution was adopted after ordering the
previous question, only one person voting
in the negative. The "white trash" of the
Legislature had better begin 10 think of
these constructions"
Year: 1867

The heavy rains and consequent
floods of the carly part Of March, have
much retarded all the preparations for
putting in crops-but few days CON-
paratively in that month being fit for
pleughiny, bedding or planting.


Corn.-Tbough tto cotton planting
season is at hand, do not fell TO put
in plenty of corn. I'll lands intended
for cotton, that are imperfeetly and
roughly prepared, had better be de-
voted TO corn and other crops. The
necet sarily high rates we are now
paying for corn, when the expense OF
several hundred miles of transporta-
tion has TO be added to tho original
cost of production; its current high
price where produced, and the fac,
that our railroad communication with
the Northwest are liable TO be broken
up by such floods as We have had the
past month, admonish us TO plant
large crop of this great staple. Make
our own corn cheap and abundant.
Corn will render labor cheaper and
easier to obtain. Cation ia great
crop, but we have yet to SEQ the plant
er that from small beginnings has
made himself fortune, who has con


fined his agricultural operations to the
production Of cotton. The thriving
planters of our acquaintance, while
they made cotton the main product,
looked sharply after other crops, and
somehow did it, too, without seeming
to make little if any less of the staple
than their neighbors. Besides cotton
so sell, they generally managed to
have plenty of corn, what, peas, po--
tatoes and bacon for home consuup.
tion, and in their carcfulness 10 m AXE
suro thing of this, ordinarily had
something over. We don't think it
the present intercst Of the planting
States to make wheat, corn or bacon
for export, but we do believe they
should produce enough for home con-
sumption. The time spent in hauling
corn from the depot, would do good
deal toward producing it at home
Add to this the fact that on most plan
tations, about corn enough to run
them can be made, without any mate
rial interference with the production
of cotton, and then the other fact,
that the man who makes both corn
and cotton has, in a bad year two
chances to escape utter failure for, if
his corn is made at homo, he has that
sure, while, if planter depends on
cotton to buy his corn, and tho cotton
crop fails, he is "dead broke," having
no resource-heitber corn nor cotton.
Make corn, thon-produce everything
:in the way of food and forage needed
to keep up your place, and let the
,co sold, above what is required
for The wages of the hands, represent
the net profit of the estate.


y Then manure heayily-plow deep
use the best and heaviest seed you can
obtain. And let your after.culture be
of the most thorough character
working close and deep at the carly
stage Of the crop; but very shallow
when the roots extend, 50 that thoy
may be unbroken. Indeed, these few
things constitute tho whole system of
corn growing; deep breaking up, es@
pecially under the row-planting the
corn below tho general level-plenty
Year: 1867

In a rosewood cradle baby lay;
It's mother was stitching. stitching away


On little robe of white.
One foot OH the rocker, she hoped to keep
Tier frolicspme baby fast asleep,


To finish her work that night.
In every stitch Of the garment she wrought
That loving mother fastened thought


Hopes for that little one
And smiled on her babe with happy pride
As it slept in its cradle by her side,


Till that little robe was done.
Then che folded up the caubric and lace,
And kissed her little ones chubby face,


That smiled in its infant glee.
She tossed it up and down in the air;
How pretty you'. look, little babe, when you


wear,


That new little robe, said she.
In a rosewood coffin. the baby lay
It's mother had wept the night away,


Watching its dying breuth.
With It clapped to her breast she prayed to


keep
Her darling baby from going to sleep


In the cold, cold arms of death.
They buried the babe in the garment just


wrought
Whose every stitch held hopeful thought
From that loving mothers sight.
On the marble stone she wrote with tear,
"How many hopes lie buried here,


In that little robe Of white"
in the Snvior's arms baby lay,
From its rosewood coffin far away,


In the realms of love and light
The angels garment had folded about
It's little FORM which would never wear out


A seamless robe of white.
Year: 1867

The New Orleans Tsmu contains the fol.
lowing pertinent bit of catechism, which
will puzzle the Radicals to confute;


Did the Northern States ever have the in
stitution of slavery2 Yes.
Did they free their slavesf No.
How did they get rid Of the accursed
things? They sold their slaves TO the peo-
pie of the South.


Why did they discontinue slavery In their
midstf Because 1t paid better to sell their
slaves than TO keep them.


Did they make any provisions for the
future freedom Of their slaves when they
sold them2 No.


What States were chilly engaged in the
slave trade The Northern States.


Did they continue the trade after slavery
was abolished in their midst3 Yes, they
continued II until the commencement Of the
war.


Which of the Northern States had the
greatest number Of vessels engaged In this
trade and made most money by kidnapping
poor Africans and selling them into bond
agef Massachusetts,.


Could not Congress have passed gradual
emancipation and colonization act, allowing
a moderate compensation for slavesf II
could.


Would such an act have been accepted by
the South Undoubtedly.


What prompted the rebellion In the South'
An assurance that the very men from whom
originally the Southern people purchased
their slaves, after they had been stolen from
Africa, were determined to release them
without a restitution of their own III. gotten
gains in the premises, and to make use Of
the Freedmen as tools, In order to perpetu-
ate their own political supremacy.


Have the fesrs Of the South been realized :
Yes


II is unnecessary TO make further extracts
from this suggestive and representative cat
schism. II order Is to. be brought forth
from the existing chaos, the people Of the
whole country must forget their chickering's
and e1hibi: a spirit Of mutual concession and
mutual forbearance.
Year: 1867

? Tho New York Times confesses that its
Expectation of Republican success In thi;
canvass is not high. The time has gone b.
when the Republican party can hope for aid
and support In the South. A wise and gen.
erous policy, characterized by con6dence
rather than hatred, and relying on interest
rather than force, adopted two years ago


would have made one-haH the Southern
States as thoroughly and reliably republican
as New York or Indiana. The adoption oi
such policy is no longer possible, nor if it
were would it have the same effect. The
Republicans now rely tor this result on sepa-
rating the blacks from the whites and carry
ing the elections by the negro vote. We do
not see any great chance Of their succeeding.
Missionaries from outside-tracts, speeches,
exhortations and kindred influences, howev-
er Jealous and strong, will always be weak
and impotent as against the daily contact,
the mutual dependence. and the constant
pressure of business and of social activity.
This always has been the case, and il always
will be. 1t is so in the North, In spite Of the
intelligence and in dependence which char.
acterize our people. The laborers in the
mines Of Pennsylvania vote In the main with
their employers The mass of the workers in
Lowell and Lawrence, and everywhere else,
vote with those who give them work-not
from compulsion or from fear, but from con-
viction, or at least from preference. They
naturally act with those on whose capital
they live. Their first and strongest feeling
Is that their interests are the same-that they
must stand or fall, prosper or pine together
And noamount Of political propagandism al
erra succeeds in putting them apart.


"There Is every reason to suppose that the
same thing will prove true in the Southern
States. The blacks and whites in the main
win 20 together. There may be temporary
and local separations, but as general thing,
and In the long run, the whites will plan the
campaign, mark out the programme, nomi-
nate the candidates, ard the blacks will help
elect them. And probably one OF the most
important Of the results achieved by Con-
gress, in the snfranchisement of the negroes.
will be the increase Of political power which
it thus conferred on the Southern States"
Year: 1867

In our hurry last week we failed
to acquit Railroad men, generally, Of
all sympathy with those of their as
sociates who, forgetting, not only
propriety, but humanity, committed
the outrage on the colored people Of
this community which SO shocked
every one. We take this occasion To
make the amende honorable, and say
that as a class, the Railroad men OF
both roads, condemn the action Of
these fellows in this affair, with as
much unanimity as any other body
of our citizens, and with more veho.
mence because of the reflection that
they wrongly suppose will be cast
upon themselves, and the great in.
justice which has been done their
own respectability by this dereliction
of their comrades. We can assure
these gentlemen that no blame at
taches to themselves from this affair;
that they are regarded with the same
favor now as heretofore, and will con-
tinue to deserve it as long as their
conduct is SO irreproachable.-
hteitigencer.
Year: 1867

FAIRs-Rev. DIR. Huntingdon, at the re-
cent Episcopal Missionary meeting In Provi-
dence, said: "Once let the people get pois-
ened with the wretched falsehood that in
order TO carry on the work of the church
and meet its costs, they must contrive some
roundabout device Of sale, or fair, or picnic;
q mixture of merchanize, cajolcry and mer-
ry-making, by which the few shall be delu-
ded into parting with more than they want
to give, and the many shall be educated into
the worse delusion Of supposing they are not
to surrender anything to the Christ who
died for them, without an ostensible equiva.
lent taken back, and you strike at the root
of all Christian charity while the name Is on
your lips. You cast up treacherous high.
way for the Lords feet. You hide out Of
sight the central reality Of sacrifice, which
is'the giving up to God Of that which cost
the selfish heart something. You cast out
the heart Of the church 10 extend Its out
ward prosperity"
Year: 1867

have been made against them N reference
TO the black race IS complete and triuin-
pl.nt. Reference i made TO the camp
meeting ri1t n Anne Arundel. End il IS
clearly shown that TO shadow Of blame can
be Justly attached 10 any responsible white
citizen Of the State for the outragcs COM
nii,ted at that time. With regard to the
sale of negroes for crime. the message as
serts that in every case in which negro
has been sentenced to be sold in lieu of
being sent to the PeDitentiary, an appeal
was made to the Court for the sale by the
counsel for the negro


The relations of the State to the Fcde-
raj Government are next discussed and
the views advanced iD the message in re-
gard to the Constitutional Amendment
will be found of character TO command
the approval and support of every conser-
scryative citizen Of our State.


The message closes with a reference to
the importance of calling Convention to
reform the Constitution of the State-or,
If this should be thought unadvlsable, -
then Legislative reform Of these provls-
ions Of the present c institution which
we're prompted by the war and are no .on-
ger proper to be retained as measures of
policy or necessary precaution-' Though
it ha. bocn made by some of our conser-
vatiye friends subject of complaint, We
are rather glad than otherwise that Gov
Swami has not vet thrown the weight OF
his authority and influence in favor of
call for a Convention We are not salts
fed that all the needed reforms cannot be
accomplished without the intcrposltion OF
q Convention aud VIC are satisfied, if they
can be accomplished and accomplished by
the present Legislative, that 4 Convention
ought not to be called At least, until
tnc able committee which have been spcci-
ally appointed to consider this matter
shall have spoken and shall have satisfied
Us that a Convention is alone competent to
deal with the defects Of our present Con-
We shall insist upon Legislative
reform and a saving of the expense which
i Contention would cost us,