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Year: 1868




On CATCHING CoLD.-Catching cold is
a common phrase for an attack of catarrh,
but it is a very incorrect one. One year
suffered so severely from a series of colds,
that my attention was drawn specially to
them. l was then lecturer on medicine
and nearly every night from five O'Clock to
six during the winter had to turn out from a
warm room to 60 through all weathers, lee.
ture for an hour 10 theater heated by a
stove and lighted by gas, and then return
again to my snuggery at home. When felt
fresh cold beginning, tried in vain to ac-
count for il, until accidentally saw in Cope
lands dictionary that the most fertile cause
of cold was coming from moist, cold air
to hot and dry room. This at once explain.
ed to me the reason of my frequent suffering,
for had invariably gone into my hot room
straight from the cold. |, of course, soon
changed my habit. l dawdled in the hall
while taking off my great coat, perambulated
the rooms which had no-6resi 4lsem, went mp
and down stairs, and the like, ere went into
my study, whose temperature was also rei
duced. Since then agree with friend who
says, that a cold comes from catching hot !;
and | am disposed to think that there is
strong analogy betweena chiblaiu on a child's
toes and cold in persons pose, throat aud
lungs -NedicdL Mirror.
Year: 1868

A EUROPEAN astronomer predicts that in
August next there will be a comet of such
briliiancy in the heavens and SO near the
earth that we shall have nights almost as
light as our davs.
Year: 1868

A CELEBRATED lawyer once said that the
the three most troublesome clients he ever
had were young lady who wanted to be
married, a married woman who wanted
divorce, aud an old lady who didn't know
what she wanted.
Year: 1868

SECRETARY SEWARD has free ticket en-
graved on silver, by which he travels over
the Erie railway. This is a life pass, given
to him at the expiration of his term as Gov'
eruor of New York, because of his interest
in the internal improvements of the State.
Year: 1868

CURE FOR IN-GRowING NAILS. 1t is
stated that cauterizatiou by hot tallow is an
immediate cure for in,growiug nails. Put a
small piece of tallow in spoon, and heat il
over lamp until it becomes very hot and
drop two or three drops between the nail and
granulations The effect is almost magical.
Pain and tenderness are at once relieved, and
in a few days the granulations all go, leav-
ing the diseased parts dry, so as to admit of
being pared away without any inconvenience.
The operation causes little if any pain, if the
tallow is properly heated-Eu.
Year: 1868

governments in said disorganized States,
to oppose, or to obstruct the authority
of the United States as provided in this
act and the acts to which this is supple
mentary.


SECTION 3. And be it further enacted,
That any interference by any person,
with intent to prevent by force the exc
cution of the orders of the General OF
the Army made in pursuance of this act,
and of the acts aforesaid, or any refusal
or wilful neglect of any person to issue
any order or do any act required by this
act or other of the acts to which this
act is additional and supplementary,
with intent to defeat or delay the due
execution of this act or of either of the
acts to which this is supplementary,
shall be held to be high misdemeanor,
and the party guilty thereof shall upon
conviction be fined not to exceed SoOOV,
and be imprisoned not exceeding TWO
two years.


SECTION 6. Ind be it further enacted,
That so much of all acts and parts of
acts as conflict or is inconsistent with
the provisions of this act are hereby
repealed.


The above bill gives General GRANT
unlimited and irresponsible control of
the question of reconstruction. 1t
places the governments, liberties and
destinies of the South at his command,
to abridge, subyert or abolish as to him
may seem best.


Is this power that can safely be
trusted in the hands of one man? Does
any one of our readers know any civil
ian to whom he would commit the COLI
troll of his rights and conduct IS cit
izenY Much less should he be willing
to consent that soldieg be made sole
arbiter of the destinles of States. The
Republic is not worth saving if to save
it, it must be changed to monarchy,
despot placed over it, and its citizens
chained under his feet.


When the foregoing bill was under
consideration, Mr. Cary, Of Ohio, said
that he should like his colleague (Bing-
ham) in his closing argument to answer
these four questions:


First. If General Grant shall neglect
or refuse to execute the provisions of
this law, or if in its execution he shall
act in an oppressive and cruel manner,
to what tribunal will he be amenable
for his nonfeasance er malfeasance


Second. AS, by tie terms of the bill,
the President cannot interfere, can the
General be tried by court-martial, and
if so, by whose orders, and who shall
constitute the COURT


Third. Not being q civil officer, can lie
be impeached and if SO, by whom, and
before what tribunali


Fourth. If he cannot be arralgned by
any earthly tribunal, is he not made an
absolute despot'


The argument thus stated Mr.. BING-
HAM did not answer, because it is un-
aGswerable.
Year: 1868

ADVERTISING PATRoNAGE.-We copy
and fully indorse the following sensible
remarks, from the jamestown, IN. W
Journal of recent date : "In a general
sense, the effort on the part of any mer-
chant to get trade without advertising is
wrong to other business men in the
place. Whether man believe in adver-
tising or not, he will coincide that the
newspapers are a great help to the place
and that business amounts to very little
in place that don't support one or more
of them. Absence of newspapers is a
bad sign for place, in business point
of view, as absence of churches is in
morals, of school houses in education.
The men who support the village paper
do more to build up the place, and make
it prosperous, and draw trade there, than
all other influences combined. Therefore
the man who tries to come in and take
the benefits of that prosperity without
contributing to sustain it, tries to dead
head on the rest of the business men,
and does them wrong.
Year: 1868

or than restore the Union on the Consti-
tuition.


They have held and abandoned every
theory Of government, and every polih-
cal opinion:


"In the short space Of one revolving moon,


Was Statesman poet, fiddler and buffoon."


They have been true to their passions
true to their desires true TO their parti-
san interests, but never to the CoDstitu-
ton. They do not understand what it is
to "stand by the Constitution" They
proclaim loudly that the Constitution does
not exist either in theory or in practice
in ten States Of the Union and their
most trusted and able leader, in the full
ness of his contempt for that instrument,
and for the few Republicans who are will
Ing to obey it, declares. in his own choice
language, "that some fragments Of the
old and broken Constitution stick in their
gizzards and trouble them of nights"


Gentlemen, this is the charge we have
always made. They do not understand
what it is to stand by the Constitution.
And it is far this very reason, as we as
sert, that they have clothed our land in
the mourning Of civil war, destroyed our
form Of government, broken down our
guarantees of liberty and loaded US with
this enormous burden Of debt and taxa
ton.


And yet / repeat the advice "stand by
the Constitution" That is the safe, and
speedy and certain remedy. We may
not Immediately be able to restore its au-
thority, but let US at least, never abandon
or degrade it. Its principles of govern
ment are the ark of our safety amid this
food. 1t contains the hope Of the world.
In it is preserved all that is valuable in
tho experience of the past-all that is
susceptible of improvement in the future.
1t may be tossed on wrathful waves, amid
the blackness of darkness, but the sun
will shine at last The dove will 90 forth
never to return emblem Of purity and
liberty and peace, she will seek to build
her habitation among the scenes of her
former life.
Year: 1868




For some time, great deal of dissatis-
faction has existed among the freedmen
in the neighborhood Of Columbus, Mis-
slssipri. They had quit work. and left
the fields white with cotton, and would
not pluck boil, the reason given for
such action being that their share Of the
crop would not pay their expenses for the
year, owing to the tax on the staple and
the low price to which it had fallen. As
soon as they refused to work, as matter
of course, they had to leave the planta-
tion and give up their houses to other la
borers who would work. They then took
to the woods, and commenced a system of
indiscriminatc pilfering and stock killing.
About two hundred Of them have been
assembled in the neighborhood Of Colum-
bus, Mississippi, since the beginning Of
the election, and had become perfect
nuisance aud terror to the ncighborhood
At tho request Of the citizens, n compa.
ny OF United States troops have been sta
toned ut Columbus, for the protection of
tho lives and property Of the people
When this baud Of vagabondized negroes
had exhausted the country Of everything
which was stealable. they determined to
make raid upon the town of Columbus
in full force They were all armed. aud
procuring fifc and drum, they marched
into the town, demanding bread. Not
one of them asked for work. they didn't
want that. Bread was all the cry, and
they were about commencing an indis-
criminate robbery, when the United
States troops appeared on the ground and
disarmed them first, and then dispersed
them. The ring-lcadcrs were taken into
custody. What "A scene Of bloodshed
and robbery VIC would have to relate had
it not been for the fortunate presence of
the troops we shuddcr to think Of it,
This is the frst attempt at bread riot
which has ever occurred in the South
but how long it will be until they become
common it takes no far seeing prophet to
forciell The negroes all through the
country are becoming most thoroughly
demornlized under the teachings of the
Radical hyenas, who counsel and incite
them at every fence corner, to their own
destruction. They now, positively, in
many localities, refuse to work; will
make no contracts with planters, fully ex-
pecting the division of land so long prom.
ised them by their Radical leaders. Bands
from three to fifty nre roaming through
Mississippi in every direction, terror
and nuisance, not only to the planter
but 10 the industrious OF their own color.
How long this state of affairs can contin.
ue without scenes of riot and bloodshed
depends upon the forbearance of the
white man 4 spark may ignite the
train which will roddcn the horizon with
the blaze Of burning houses, and initiate
a conflict between the races bloody and
remorseless Memphis Avatanche, Nor.
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Year: 1868

CAUTIoN.-The next time a gallon of
kerosene oil comes home (if you will per-
sist in using IT'D pour out some into sau-
Ger, light match and when it is thor
oughly on fire, drop it into the saucer. If
the oil extinguishes the match without
taking fre-use it, for you can rely on its
being as safe as powder, at least. If, how
ever the oil ignites and blazes up like
spirits, send it out of the house immedi-
ately, for it would explode merely from
the friction of turning down the wick
Such oil is no more to be used, especially
by servants and children, "than hell is
for powder house."
Year: 1868

The following can be read SO as to make
sense, but it takes q cute individual to find
out hou. just stand on your head, brace
your feet against the wall, put one hand be.
hind your left ear and the other in your back
coat pocket, and try it:


thee read see that me,


Love Is up will TIL have


But that and you have you'll


One and down and you if. 9 9
Year: 1868

Republicans of the lid Congress District
lheart of Brool,lyn), you are hOnOred by hav-
ing ex- Mayor SAMUEL BOoTH as your candi-
date for Representative. He is not merely
worthy and qualified, but universally known to
be SO. When such a man consents to run in the
face of a heavy majority in the district at re-
cent elections, you ought not to be satisfied
With merely voting for him-yOu ought to give
the full day of election to making his vote as
large as possible. His competitor is a stranger
IN the districts Mayor Booth is widely and fa-
gorably known. Take hold all together, and
resolve that he shall be elected ii work will
10 m
Year: 1868

the world brings distant friends face to face armies
are moved and controlled orders, laws, and proca-
nations of Kings and Monarchs published; COM
merce Is exchanged credit established frauds detected,
the guilty oTertaken and the just rewarded Time fails
and exclaim the half has not been told.


Having briefly considered the advancement and i'm
portance of agriculture the improvement and adaDta-
tion of machinery to tighten and facilitate labor and
the successful developments ofscience it only remains


IN tor me to earnestly solicit you to give due
encouragement to each which can Be the more eIi-
cientiy accomplished by inviting educational advance
neft and science coupled with temperance honor and
industry to take up their abode in every family, neigh
borhood county and State IN beloved yet bleeding
South then will you see the Southerners mind ex-
pand with high sense of moral intellectual and pari-
otc training exercising their separate and collective
influences IN promoting the general good. Let
IAN the tree OF Liberty and you will its pres
ent tortured and dilapdated branches vegeate with
its former vigor and maesteay bend over this uni
verse, enchant aud invite by its fragrant hoWers
early spring, and its rich and delicious fruits in
tumn, the AngoSaxons Of every nation to gather be-
meath its Eden-lke and refreshing shades, to feast
that fruit which only delights the patriotic and pure in
heart tramp down and destroy every shrub and plant
the growth of which would encourage the centFalsa-
ton of political power; fill up every r branch,
channel that would drift US to the sea of despotism
by honor industry and virtue show that you like your
fathers, yet trust in the God of liberty and justice to
your tottering and bleeding country from the iron
grasp of tyranny.


Our great temple of liberty once erected by the pa


ent suerngs and blood of fathers, is tottering to
its base. Let hasten its rescue. Let US readjust
it and paper its wells from its circumference
with Constitution, so that none who inside
be outside the Constitution. Let replace the eagle
of liberty its lofty DOME and unfurl the banner
it with all its stars and stripes then in the
tunda beneath calling God for help and the spirits
of departed fathers to witness fidelity, will
bequeath and submit the whole for safe keeping in
the hands of the beautiful goddess of Liberty, aud
write her white altar, i'll letters deep, legi
Bile, and bright the sun-otgcti0 and l0AStitu-
t1o@al rfyAts to all Gzt0ersql Li5efty or Death!
Year: 1868

TIE GREAT CoTToN IsTEREsT-The yicksh shrre Times
concludes the last of series of articles on tile great
cotton interest as follows:


The Times has demonstrated the great and control


ing value OF that portion of the cotton crop of 1868
which yet remains unsold We estimate that one
fifth Of the crop Of this year has been sold for sum
equal to fifty millions of dollars and that the remain
ing fonrfths may BE- made to yield the producers the
magnificent sum Of two hundred millions of dollars.
10 insure this, we have advised and we now repeat
that advice, that planters shall sell than the
sernest necessity and the srictest good faith requires
By keeping the market bare of stock and not orcine
sales thus depressing prices at the suggestion and ii
the interest of speculaors the value Of our great sta
pie may and will be keptup to the remuneratve price
OF one hundred dollars per bale. We are glad to see
that our suggestions have met with universal favor
with producing classes, and those only who are com,
PEELED sell will force the product of their labor upon
the msrket and thus injure themselves as e as their
neighbors.
Year: 1868

the New York Sun, occurred at the dinner given to
Attorney General Eyarts at the Astor House on Tues
das=eveBng. In the course of his response to the


toast in his honor Mr. Evarts after speaking of the
lustre which surrounds upright judge, added By
tile same rule all men abhor the unjust judge The
words scarcely of his mouth before the room
of applause, but of indignant e1ecraen of ndi
yidaal judge, of whom every one present seemed to
have distinct idea, though name was mentioned.
The burst Of feeling not queted forsome minutes
and did not entirely subsde till considerable time
after its audible expression had come to an end.
Year: 1868

We suhjoin tabular statement Of the humber of
votes cast the Republican and Democratic ticket for
Presidential electors i'll each parish Of the State the
number Of votes cast for members of Congress in each
of the five Congressional Districts, as obtained from
exclusively official We have assumed that the
vote for electors at large each ticket represents the
total vote for the general electoral ticket and have
avoided the repetition consequent upon the publication
of the vote for each of the five electors there
on each ticket beside the electors OF the Congressional
Year: 1868

r

 The Columbia City Post, of the 3Oth uitimo, gives the details ofa horrible transaction which has recently occurred in Whitley county, Indiana. A man by the name of David M. Long, of Smith township, in that couaty, mar fied negro wench for his third wife, and beat his daughter by former marriage, girl of sixteen years ofage, until he compelled her to marry buck negro. The facts are thus detailed: ]

 A white man by the name of David M. Long, Republican in good politi- cal standing with his party, and who has been citizen ofthis place for many years, has been successful in gulping down the last plank in the black and tan platform.

 This monster has been widower twice. His former wives were respec- ted by all who knew them. By these marriages he had fivc children-two boys and three girls who too, are res pected and esteemed.

 The memory of the dead and the fair fame of the living have been blackened by this unnamed beast, by uniting him- self to negro wench in marriage

 Knowing that he could not procure a license in our county for such an alli- ance, he takes his muscle material with him to Michigan, where, by the laws of that State, the twain were made one flesh.

 This little victory of Republican principles being won, he returned to his family, with her to whom his little ones must bow, and whom they must call by that most endearing name, mother

 Those children, who had often in their fond recollections for the loved in the grave, amid binding tears, whis- .pered that sweet name in their prayers. now are commanded to forget the trea- sures of the tomb. Before them stood the repulsive form of their fathers wild choice. Her, to call mother' There was too much of forgetfulness toward the dead in this.

 There little ones who.had no one to whom they could look for protection but their father, whom they had never disobeyed in the least, now for the first time declined obedience, when, to obey, would be sacrifice to their honor. To embrace her and call her mother, seemed to them more of the character of punishment than q duty, and they refused, and for this refusal, the eldest daughter, sixteen years of age, was whipped and beaten by him who claimed to be her father. until she was literally covered with bruises. After being so cruelty beaten, she sought and found refuge with one ofthe neighbors. She was followed by her father, found and driven home, with the threat of 'aking her life, should she in the least disobey him.

 He told her that unless she did return to the family within fifteen minutes, he would cut her heart out. She returned, but to meet a worse fate than death. During her absence arrangements had been made for her ruin, and one Pom pey (colored) was awaiting her return with q conveyance to take her to Michi- gan, where they were, after their arri- val, married.

 Great excitement prevails among the people of Smith township, and threats of violent proceedings against this unnatural beast have been made.
Year: 1868

How TO WRITE.-Write when you have good thing to say, and when you are in the vein. But do not think of-she vein. nor how you are going to write. Write simply to give express sion according to the dictation. If what you write is good, we'll; if not, your taste or cultivation is at fault. Correct that. But never attempt to correct style let that take care of it. self, as it is but the mans way of ex- pressing himself, and must flow natu- rally from the mind. If the mind is cultivated, the style will be, as that is but the efiuence of the thought; ifnot, not--for, as our cultivation is. so arc we. Afl'ectation Is the great bane of literature. and should, more studiously than anything else, be avoided. Give us what is in the man naturally, sincere ly. That is what we want, as every man has something that is good, and that is his own peculiarly. We want to see that.
Year: 1868

tendency of the popular mind in the New
England States upon the grave questions now
before the whole American nation. Wait
until We hear from Maine.


From the Boston Traveller.


The Republicans of Vermont have given the
Democrats of that State, and the country, a
most instructive lesson. 1t was SO certain
that the State would go Republican that
the Seymourites hoped the supporters OF
Grant and Colfax would manifest little
interest in the election and allow them, by a
secret agreement to rally in force, and
reduce the majority recorded against them
last year So confident were they of doing
this that the Democrats in other States had
been told to expect good news from Vermont,
and were preparing for a loud and triumph
ant shout or victory. But the plans were
understood, and the Republicans, ,rallying as
they never did before, have elected their
State ticket by an unprecedented majority.


This was the first real battle of the
campaign, and the success which has
attended it will dispel the hopes of the
over confident in the Democratic ranks that
they had any chance of success.


From the Troy Times.


The first note of Republican triumph
comes from Vermont, and it is bugle
blast of triumph that will animate every





Realizing the responsibilities of the crisis.
the sturdy yeomon of Vermont have come to
the rescue of the Union, and given their
enemies such an overwhelming defeat as
must convince them that the current which
sets in for Grant and Colfax is irresistible
The triumph of the State ticket was certain,
but they determined to annihilate the
Democracy. This has been done effect
ually that the State Senate is unanimously
Repu blican, and the House nearly SO. Let
the Democratic Convention at Albany accept
the omen Maine will follow the example
of Vermont, and render the triumph of the
Union Presidential ticket certain.


Loyal men of New York, do you not feel
and know that the Vermont thunders
louder, deeper toned than ever before, mean,
business? =? Do your work half as well, and
New York will surely be redeemed


Let every man do his duty, as the sons of
those who fought at Bennington have done
theirs, and the home of Seymour will give
the finishing blow to the old rebellion and
the new.


From the y. Y. Commercial Advertiser.


Vermont is capable of doing anything in
the way of Republican majority and before
long all its citizens will vote the Republican
ticket. From Pownal to Derby Line there
will be homogeneity and no one will remain
to do reverence to the poor shrouded thing
they call Democracy
Year: 1868

LOVERS STRATAGEM.-Twog gentlemen were
courtng lady residing in town in Yer
mont, not far from the New York line. One
OF them gong to her house, with the inten-
ton of calling, found his rivals horse and
carriage hitched at the gate in advance of
him: He deliberately unhitched it, started
1T OF on the run, and entering the house in
nocently enquired whose horse was running
away down the road. The rival started off
leaving the strategist in quiet possession of
the field We suppose in sporting parlanee
this might be called &c winning at eanter.n