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Year: 1867

vote. Ler each and all who are denied q
vote unite their influence with those who are
allowed to vote, andput in Office the best
men we can get. and let us establish the best
government possible, for il will be the gov.
ernment under which we will have to live.
Let.us act so to to ameliorate, as much as
possible. the condition of both races AID all
classes in the community, and, if possible,
advarce the civilization o: our age. Should
the clock of time be rolled back, let not the
future historian lay it al our door, and record
that We did it. Should she opposite counsel
prevail, aud wild c. mmoton be added to our
already dsDrdercd State. anarchy may en-
sue Should this awful and dire. calamity be
in store lur Us ond belall our country, moth
ing, no, nothing. could be more fatal to civil
freedom and constitutions liber =, The Coy
ernment OF the United States is now our
Government. We have no 9th, . The Uni
ted States flag is now our flag. We have no
other. Let US maintain and support the one
and assist in bearing aloft ,ae other until
the rcveillc drums OF the principles of this
great republic are, heard by prosperous and
happy people in every part OF this beautiful
earth which We inhabit, aad her high mission
upon this Garth is accomplished Tor she is
the highest type end most perfect system Of
government ever devised by human genius
and intellect. While would pause for
moment and drop tears upon the graves of
the hroic and gallan:.dead VITO fought, and
fell, and bled. and iled upon the ensanguined
plain of their country, whose noble sacrifices
will descend to the last syllable Of recorded
time, and be sung around the graves OF the
last generation ofman, whose hallowed spirits
have ascended to high Heaven, where, with
wide open gates their many souls have been
received, aud they now hold sweet converse"
with angels around the throne OF the Eternal,
vet would shake oA', the habiliments Of the
past and move out into. the future with "a
firm and steady tread, for it is for the living
that We are to legislate, .snd not for the dead.
Year: 1867

sag The application Of castor Gil or sweet
oil to new boots, it is said, makes them as
soft as buckskin glove. 1t is also stated to
be the best application that can be made 10
render new boot water proof.


.F;@ A Buffalo man whipped his wife
nearly to death, last week, because she ate
an orange that another man gave her.
Year: 1867

E@ Attcr pts to raise money in Boston
for the purpose Of organizing Union Leagues
at the South have not been successful. So!d
men who gave money TO such objects think
that ell agitation and political action in the
South should be public, in order to educate
the freedmen, by enabling them TO hear both
sides.
Year: 1867

The mental condition of the Empress Char
lotte, vile OF Macmillan, it is stated shows no
signs OF Improvement Under the stress of the
peculiarly distressing symptoms with which
mental alienation is accompanied in her case,


the committee who have been charged by the
Emperor OF Austria with the administration of
her affairs and her personal charge have pro,
posed to have consultation of eminent
European physicians, to see if anything can be
Year: 1867

The Dominion of Canada" may be regard
Ell as having begun its existence. The Queen
proclamation was made on May 22d, declaring
that Canada, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick
were united as this dominion, and nominating
the Senators who arc to be summoned as the
Senate of Canada" F."
Year: 1867

In Boston and New York the newspapers
are complaining of the style of coffee served at
the restaurants, and they think it would pay
some one to start new restaurants upon good
principles
Year: 1867

II is stated that the paper money now in use
in Italy was made in the United States. This
country has certainly acquired widespread
reputation as successful manufacturer OF pa
per currency.
Year: 1867

EVILS OF GOSSIP have known. SAYS \


writer IN 1H the Icur Roaid a country
society which wthered away all to nothing
under the dry rot of gossip only. Friendships,
once as ilrm as granite, dissolved to iclly and
then run away to water, only because of this ::
! love, that promised a future as enduring as
heaven and as stable as truth, cvaporated into
amornlng mist that turned to day ) long tears
only becavse Of this; father and son were set
loot to foot with the frey breath of an anger
that would never cool again between them.
only because OF this and husband and his
young wlle, each stralnlng at the heated leash
winch an the beginning had been the golden
bondage of G0d-bleSScd love, sat mOurufuly
by the side of the grave where all their love
JOY lay buried, and only because of this.
have seen faith transformed to mean doubts
hope give place to grim despair, and charity
take on itself the features of black malevolence,
all because Of the spell words of scandal and
the magic mutterings of gossip. Great crime,
work great wrong, and the deeper tragedies of
human lilc spring from its larger passions;
but wOeful and most mournful are the un-
catalOgued tragedies that issue from gossip
and dctractiOn; most mournful the shipwreck
often made of noble natures and lovely lives
by the bitter winds and dead salt-waters of
SANDER. 80 easy to say, yet so hard to prove
throwing on the innocent all the burden and
the strain OF demonstrating their innocence
and Furnishing them as guilty if unable to
pluck out the stings they never see and to
silence words they never hear--gossp and
slandcr are the deadliest and the cruelest
weapons man has ever forged for his brothers.
hurt.
Year: 1867

was in no littlo favor as the ally Of
Franco, and her people wcro willing
to submit to heavy taxation that Tur.
key might rutain her place among the
European powers. In tho future,
however, his Majesty will nnd but
small assistance from this source, and
another Crimcan campaign cannot be
looked for,
Year: 1867

That was a sad case Of tho Noapoli
tan noblo man, who fought fourteen
duels to prove that Dante was great
or poet than Ariosto, and who, on his
death bed, admitted to his confcssor
that he had never read the works of
either.
Year: 1867

. POOR OF THE SOUTH.-We invite attention
10 the advertisement In another column of q
sIereoscCpic exhibition for the relief Of the
destitute OF the South. The exh bitions
with their beautiful illustrations of Bible his
tory and wonderful microscopic views of liy.
ing insects, have already been received with
great favor at several of our churche =: and
being now given for great national charity
ana under the special auspices of the ladies.
we anticipate an Overlooking house.
Year: 1867

BOARD OF COMMON CoUNc1L-The Board
met IN special session, only the President fMr
Moore) and nine members, not q quorum
being present. The CHAIR stated that the
Board had adjourned to this term to hear the
report OF the JOINT committee to wait on the
Judges OF election and confer with them on
the subject OF additional registry precincts.


Ar. Mulloy, one of the committee, stated
that nothing had been done on the subject and
Year: 1867

NF-A distinguished German professor
recently announced that if drop of hu.
man blood was placed under microscope
capable of magnifying it twenty million
times larger, it would show all the kinds
Of animals that ever have existed, or now
exist, on the earth. In the blood Of u
healthy person they are quiet in that of
a sick person they fight. From this he
draws the conclusion that man has within
him all the elements from which the uni
verse was created. He further says that
If dead cat was flung in pool of water
to decompose, the drops of water would
show, when under n microscope, all the
animals belonging to the cat specie.
Year: 1867

To KEEP MEAT FRESH AS farmers
are often at distance from meat markets,
the following directions for keeping meat
may be Of use to those who try it Cut
the meat into slices ready to fry. Pack il
in jar in layers, sprinklns it with salt
and pepper jast enough to make it palat-
able. Place on tho top a thick paper OF
cloth, with salt half an inch thick. KeeT
this on all the while. The meat Will re.
main sweet and fresh several weeks,
Year: 1867

The latest innovation in the usage and
custom of the Established Church of
Scotland, is the celebration Of marriage
publicly in church before the congrega-
ton, instead of privately at the residence
of the parties, the former mode, it is al
legged, being in conformity with the di-
rcctory or public worship, and the an
cicnt practice of the Presbyterian Church.
Appropos of this innovation, the follow
ing incident may be related. II probably
occurred in the ancient times referred to.
but the date is not material: The after
noon service had ended, and the congre
CATION were arranging themselves for
the benediction, when, to the manifest in.
tercst of the worshippers. the good par
son descended from the pulpit to the
desk below, and said in a calm clear
voice.


"Those wishing to be united in the
holy bonds ofmatrimony, will now please
come forward"


Still no one stirred The silence be.
came almost audible and painful sense
OF awkardness among those present was
felt, when a young gentleman who occu-
pied vacant seat in the broad aisle dur.
ing the service, slowly arose and delhi
eratcly walked to the foot OF the altar.
He was good looking and well dressed,
but no female accompanied his travels.
When he arrived within respectful dis
tancc of the clergyman he paused, and
with reverend bow stepped to one side
of the aisle, but neither said ANYTHING.
nor seemed at all disconnected at the idea
of being married alone.


The clergyman looked anxiously
was yet to arrive, and at length remarked
to the young gentleman in an undertone


"The lady, sir, is dilatory"


"Yes sir"


Had you not better defer the ccre,
mony ?"


81 think not"


"Do you suppose she will be here
soon p


"Me, SIR said the young gentleman,
show should know the lady's move.
ments p


A few moments were suffered to elapse
in this unpleasant state Of expectancy,
when the clergyman renewed his inter.
rogatories.


"Did the lady promise to attend at tho
present hour, siry"


"What lady? 2"


"Why, the lady, to be sure, that you
are waiting here for"


81 did not hear any thing about it,
was the unsatisfactory response.


"Then, sir, may ] ask you why you
are here, and for what purpose you thus
trifc in the sanctuary Of the Most High ?"
said the somewhat cnraged clerical.


j came, sir, simply because you in
vited all those wishing to be united in the
holy bonds Of matrimony to step for
ward and ! happened to entertain such
wish am very sorry to have misun.
derstood yor, sir, and wish you very
good day"


The benedicton was uttered in the
solemnity Of tone very little in accord
ance with the twitching of the facial
nerves, and when, after the church was
closed, the story got amongst the con-
gregation, more than one girl regretted
that the young gentleman who really
wished to be united in the holy bonds Of
matrimony, had been obliged to depart
without wife,
Year: 1867

TAKE THE PAPER.-There are many
Democrats in Vinton county who are
able to take from three to ten copies
of the Democratic Enquirer, and dis
them to persons who are not able to
pay for it, and to those who will read
it, but will not take it because it OPP
poses their political faith. We hope
our Democratic friends will attend to
this without delay. Every voter
should read good paper during this
important political campaign,
Year: 1867

ANUMBERofliv Democrats through
out Vinton county have labored zeal
ously and effectively in increasing the
circulation of the Democratic Enquirer,
since we commenced it's publication,
and the list is growing to gratifying
proportions. For the interest they
have displayed in this matter, we owe
them our heartfelt thanks. Let the
"good work 60 bravely on" Now is
the time for our friends to aid in in
creasing the circulation of q good
Democratic paper. o p
Year: 1867

TOMATO VINE following re-
ceipt for making tomato wine, we
publish for the benefit of our lady
readers:


r'Take small ripe tomatoes, pick off
the stems, put them in basket or tub,
wash clean, then mash well and strain
through q linen rag; Ga bushel will
make five gallons pure,) then add two
and half to three pounds Of good
brown sugar to each gallon, then put
it into cask and letit ferment as for
raspberry wine. IF two gallons of
water be added to each bushel Of to-
matoes the wine will be as good" T
Year: 1867

LESS than one year ago the RepuD-
licans Of Vinton county declared that
they were not in favor Of Negro Stuff
rage. About year ago the editor of
the Republican paper in Clermont
county, in this State, declared that
whosoever said that "the Republican
party was in favor Of Negro Suffrage
was q liar and a scoundreL" Now,
this same Republican editor is sup
porting the the amendment to The
Constitution giving the negroes the
right to vote and hold office, and these
same Republicans in VintOn county
are in favor Of the same. Can they
tell now who is the ''liar and scoun-
drel % We should like to know. as
Year: 1867

We seeIn o. be on the verge of an Industrial
Revolution Everywhere is the cooperative
movement discussed, and tho hopes held out
to the abOrer are almost electrifying Two
things are favorable and will be noted by those
who have seen mahy hopeful schemes perish.
One is, there are no attacks on the Social Sys-
TEN, and the family relation is as firm as the
ancient rocks. The other is the conviction that
no cooperation is possible if members are idle,
incorporate or even immoral. In self-protec-
ton, and in common prudence, only the best
materials will bo selected Thus does co0pera-
ton arise TO the dignity of moral reform and
even of religious movement. Beside thus,
there are startling results in quarter quite
unexpected. The prOprietOrs of heavy manu-
featuring establishments are aroused. Antci-
pating that labor may. become still more un-
certain, some of the heaviest firms are propOs-
ing consolidation, that they may have oil the
advantage which abundant capital can bestOw.
They know what it has done. Some, already
have consolidated.


Another important movement is about to
take place in this city. Sufficient capital has
been raised to start a cooperative Importing
and JObbing Dry Goods House, and it only
remains to complete the details Of the organ
izaton. The outlines Of the plan are to en-
plOy experienced managers, and statesmen fitted
for the place, who now are in our large estab-
lshments, but who have no prospect OF rising
not because they have not qualification, but
because there are no vacancies. There are said
to be salesmen in large houses in this city
who, having percentage on their sales, make
S2OOOO n year Some few are making even
more. The location Of the new house will not
be in marble building, but where rent is
moderate Silk sold in Centre-st will be as
valuable in Michigan as if bought in Broad
way. by such economies il is expected that
at least 100000 year can be saved, and this
sum will enable the projectors to sell goods
cheap COuntE merchants will be expected to
become stockholders, or if they do not, it is
in the scheme that they will be such, in part,
for they are to draw dividends according to
the amount Of their purchases. Meanwhile,
capital has a share, and the clerks and mana
gers another share. 1t is thought that If tho
concern is wisely managed the final result Will
he that oil other establishments in time will be
forced into tho measure. Then hosts OF middle
men, commercial travellers, and high-salaIled
clerks will be displaced.


One might think this enterprise unconnected
with the interest of the labOrer. Not so. First,
tho laborer VIII be able to buy cheaper goods.
Then the house will be Immediately connected
with the manufactures. All that is needed to
complete the circle is that the manufacturing
establishment should be conducted by cooper
atiyeS
Year: 1867

Our special correspondent at Hong Kong
gives US full particulars this morning Of the
reported massacre Of the crew Of an American
bark on the coast of the Island of FOrmosa.
The captain, his wife, two mates and nine
Chinese sailors are supposed to have been
killed, only one Chinaman making his escape
The Atlantic Telegraph has already informed
US that an American gunbOat has avenged the
outrage by bombarding the island; but as the
island is tOlerably large-about twice as big as
the State of New-Jersey-aDu the massacre
took place not at any town or village, but in
the bush, the proceeding does not promise. on
the face of it, to be very eflicacious.
Year: 1867

The East India Telegraph Company of New
York is now sending ont materials for its sub
marine line between Hong Kong and Shang-
hal, and a contract has already been made in
England for the manufacture Of tho cable. 1t
will connect with all the intermediate open
ports on the China coast. Before many years
there viii probably bo an oceanic telegraph
between Hong Kong and San Francisco, BY
way of Japan and the Sandwich Islands; and
then nearly all the cities of the civilized world
will have instantaneous communication with
ono another
Year: 1867

Active measures are in progress for repairing
the broken Atlantic Cable. A steamer arrived
at Hearts Content on Sunday morning last, to
be employed in the work as soon as the weather
will permit, the officers in charge Of the oxpe-
ditiOn being the Telegraphic Engineer and the
Electrician who superintendent operations on tho
Great Eastern last year. Meanwhile, survey
ing steamer is about TO take soundings. under
orders of the British Admiralty, for the new
Cable, to be laid this Summer for tho New
York and London Telegraph Company.
Year: 1867

The correspondent of The Charleston Merouru,
who recently had an interview with Mr..
johnson, writes; " In conversation with ind


"viduals he was not politically reserved. and
did not hesitate to express his anxiety
that not only for its own welfare, but
for the peace of the country, tue
South should get back into the
Union with as little delay as practicable.
And there were sOme who left his presence
satisfied that the usurpations of power, and
=" free and easy exercise of military authority
in certain extreme Southern quarters, would
ere long receive check which would remind
officials that one Andrew Johnson is still the
President Of the United States'
Year: 1867

An enterprising man, who has made great
deal of money, and great deal of reputation
of a certain kind, by gift enterprises, IN this
city and the West, wes arrested on Wednes-
day az q swindler, and. we trust, will get his
deserts We hope the very foolish people who
sent him a dollar In the expectation OF getting
ton thousand dollars in return, will get their
deserts too. The best way to cure their folly
is for somebody TO cheat them.
Year: 1867

The English Government is the frat 10 pub
lsh the diplomatic " Correspondence respecting
the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg" It adds
but little to what was already known from the
newspaper accounts. but is valuable for giving
for the first time a connected history Of the
dnlomatic part Of the Luxemburg question.
Year: 1867

II Is currently reported in London that JEFF
ferson Davis is about TO visit England as the
guest of the Duke of Sutherland and tho fact
that tho Duke is the intimate friend of the
Prince of Wales is supposed TO lend TO the
story political complexion. Very little conf
dence, however, in such an interpretation OF
tho rumor will 10 felt by any ono who recalls
Year: 1867

the traditional hostility of the house of Suthef'
land 20 negro Slavery, and remembers that the
dOwager Duchess, the mother of the present
Duke, is the friend of Harriet Beecher Stowe.
and was throughout the war the warm friend
of The American Union.
Year: 1867

The radicals in their rage at their numer-
Gus defeats in the late elections, have come
to the conclusion, radical like, that those
who voted against them are not "loyal'
and if possible must be disfranchised. To
this end they have had sent on from Wash
ington what purports to be a list of desert
ers from the various drafts which took
place in this State during the war, and the
Legislature has passed bill disfranchising
all those whose names are on the list, to the
number of twenty thousand. 1t is the
opinion of many that over two-thirds of
these men were either in the army when
drafted or enlisted rather than to enter
the service as drafted men, or were other
wise innocent of any offence-all of whom
are disfranchised by this partizan act of the
Legislature.


Speaking of this list, the Appleton
Crescent gives the following as illustrating
its unreliability in one county alone:


"A friend who has seen them informs us
that the official lists Of draft descrters sent
from the War Department at Washington
to the Adjutant General at Madison en-
braces the names of over one hundred men
in this county who actually served in the
army; that in the list can be found the
names of some who were with Gen. Harm
den in his famous chase after Jeff Davis ;
and that the name of at least one lieutenant
of cavalry, who served his full term, a
strong radical at that, is to be found
solemnly certified as a draft deserter J"


But, Messrs. Radicals, this new law of
yours won't save you The fact Of it is,
the people are tired of keeping up the war
and living in turmoil and strife they desire
to get rid of you and your hypocrisy, de-
ceit and God and morality ideas.
Year: 1867

BEARS, Cats, AND CATAMoUNTs.--R
ferring to statement published in the Pi-
lot few weeks since, of boy of fifteen
killing she bear and capturing four cubs
in Calumet county, our joking friend Col.
UTLEY, of the Racine Journal, makes the
following Scriptural remarks and by the
way the Colonel can quote Scripture better
than nine tenths of those who preach it
from the pulpit. Here is what he says:
''The northern papers come to US filled
with wonderful accounts Of wild beasts and
how one boy killed one she bear and took
four cubs out of hollow log, and another
boy killed two or three bears, and cata-


mount in one week. If the stories are halt
true and the Manitowoc Pilot is responsible
fOr, them, the two she bearq that the Prophet
Elisha seLt to destroy those graceless little
scamps that told him to 60 up bald head,


would stand poor chance with the urcbins
of Manitowoc, every one of which is good


for two she bears at least


Not content with the above slant at
our veracity, the Colonel, in another part
of the same Journal, gives US the following
sly rap over the nozzle:
"Shot q Cdtamount Last Thursday
about mile from the court house in one of
the most densely populated portions of our
city small boy with rusty musket seven
years of age loaded with peas and horseshoe
nails shot catamount-ing fence which
was sixteen feet long and FIVE feet high. -
The next day the same boy wounded bear
foot on the ice. The parents have taken it
to Manitowoc to put alongside of some of
those smart boys in that section, and the
whole will be on exhibition in Jere Crow
ley's Office


We do not know which to prefer for ex-


hibition in our office-Col UTLEY's phys
ignomy or his Racine catamount, as either
are homely enough to drive dog from
lanyard. Certain it is, that our paying
subscribers would give our Office a wide


berth if both animals occupied it at once.
Year: 1867

DANGEROUSLY ATTACKED.-By the fol-
lowing from the Chiffon Times, of the 23d
ult., we see that the editoris in dangerous
situation, but we hope that the proposed
remedy will be applied and that it will
prove efficacious


Another Son Stroke The editor of this
paper received another severe son-stroke
this morning, the 23d. As this is the
fourth attack he is in dangerous situation
and it is thought nothing can save him
except sympathy from delinquent subscri-
bers