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Year: 1868

"A correspondents OF the chicago
Tribune writes from Canton, China:


Street jugglers and mountebanks
abound in Canton, and in fact
every Chinese city. They also trav-
ell from place to place throughout
the country displaying their feats
and picking up little cash here
and there. AS a general thing
their juggling feats do not amount
to a great deal, yet some of them
are very clever, and would create
fully as much theatrical .fatrore in
in the United States as did the Jap
anese performers. Sword-swal-
lowing and stone-eating appear to
be common tests, and operators
of this description can be seen in
almost every street. One fellow,
however, performed a number of
feats in front of our hotel which
demand from me more than a
passing notice. He stationed him
self in the center of the street, and
after having blown blast from a
bugle to give warning that he was
about to begin his entertainment,
he took small lemon or orange
tree, which was covered with fruit
and balanced it upon his head
He then blew sort of a chirrup-
ing whistle, when Immediately a
number of rice-birds came from
every direction and settled upon
the boughs of the bush he bal
anced, or futtered about his head.
He then took 4 cup in his hand and
began to rattle some seeds in it,
when the birds disappeared.
Taking a smah bamboo tube, he'
next took the seeds, and putting
one in it, blew it at one of the fruit,
when it opened anPout flew one Of
the birds, which futtered about the
the circle surrounding the perform
er's head. He continued to shoot
seeds at the oranges until nearly
dozen birds were released. He
then removed the tree from his
forehead, and setting it down, took
up dish, which he held above





his head, when all the birds flew
into it; he then covered it over
with cover giving it a whirl or
two about his head, opened it,
and displayed quantity of eggs,
the shells of which he broke
with stick, releasing bird from
each she'll. The trick was neat
ly performed, and defed detec-
ton from my eyes. The next
trick was equally clever and diff
cult of detection. Borrowing a
handkerchief from one of his spec
tators, he took an orange, cut a
small hole in it, then squeezed all
the juice out and crammed the
handkerchief into it. Giving the
handkerchief to a bystander to
hold, he caught up teapot, and
began to pour out cup of tea from
it, when the spout became clogged.
Looking into the pot apparently
for the purpose of detecting what
was the nAtter, he pulled out the
handkerchief, and returned it to
| the owner. He next took the
orange from the bystander and cut
it open, when it was found to be
full of rice. He performed num-
Der of very pleasing teats, but l
have given enough to satisfy the
reader that they are equally as ex-
pert as the Japanese.
Year: 1868

A Radical paper intimates that
Frank Blair stole a set of silver
spoons in North Carolina in 1865.
If this remark is not withdrawn,
remarks contemporary, at least
half of the New England Radicals
will vote for Blair in spite of the
deuce. Hlli
Year: 1868

A man at Birmingham, Conn,
recently fell from a scaffolding a
distance of thirty feet and struck
upon his head, which penetrated
the ground as far as his ears, but
he was not much hurt by the ac-
cident.
Year: 1868

Three hundred colored militia oc-
7cupfed the town of Hope6eld, oppo-
site this city, this morning at day
light. A portion of them were sent
to occupy Marion and Mound City.
The citizens of the latter place say
they commenced piilaging as soon as
they entered. No reason is known
or assigned for their presence.
Year: 1868

"Turfman, in the Americdn Stock journal,
gives the following remedy A great many
valuable horses are annually killed by being
drenched with various medicines recommended
by quacks. Let me tell your readers the best
remedy for either flatulent OF spasmodic cole
that | have ever seen tried. 1t is to give CO.
pious injections of warm water to move tho
bowels, and when that is done your horse Is
safe. have seen many horses cured 10y this
treatment, and none killed. All so treated
have speedily recovered If drenching will be
persisted in, take handful Of ground ginger
and put it in quart Of water, and let 1t boil
for fifteen minutes, and when it cools pour II
down the throat of the horse. This warns the
stomach and bowels, and is an excellent rene
dy. Let any person violently attacked with
collie, drink ginger tea, thus prepared, and he
will find speedy relief. And what is good ioF
man in sickness is good for horse with the
same sickness. Man is an animal, as well as
horse; and medicines good for the disease OF
one arc good for the disease Of the other. tho
world over
Year: 1868

KEEPISG AND SETTLING CoFFEE.-Tbe fol-
lowing appears valuable For one pound Of
coffee take one egg and beat it well When
the coffee is nicely Drowned and cool enough
not to cook the egg, pour the egg over it, stir
ring it until every kernel is coated with var
nish. and let it stand few minutes in warm
place until it dries. This will prevent the es-
cape of all aroma, and is not affected by mois-
ture and the egg helps to settle the coffee when
it is ground and STEPPED. Tbs Is tie soo1 c,l
way Of our grauduio,he's.
Year: 1868

WHEN TO FIsH.-An old fisherman says II
a man wants to catch fish whenever he visits
the creek, let him not pick the full moon days
to do it in. He gives philosophical reason
for the advice. lie states that when the moon
is full, the nights being bright, enable the fish
to do all their foraging in the night time. VI
course. having all their wants supplied, they
lay up all day, and consequently there is a
scarcity of bites. Under new neon season,
the fish sleep at night and work by day, which
makes difference in the fshermans string.
Year: 1868

A married woman in Kansas who recently
eloped with a physician, left the following
UNIQUE note for her husband: Dear Hubby
You're played out. like Dr.-so well
that prefer going with him rather than stay
with you-you good-for-nothing degenerate
fool. It's none of your business where we've
gone to. 1t won't do you bit of good to fol-
low us. for wouldn't live another day with
YOU to save your life You made mistake in
thinking loved you. Inever did. married
YOU for convenience sake. l take the baby a
long, and I'll take care of it. You can sue for
divorce, or get married as soon as you please.
The woman who gets you next will have a
healthy old prize. Good bye Be virtuous
and you'll be happy. Your LATE WIFE.'
Year: 1868

The people of the South have been compelled
to surrender their political rights to the negro,
their public offices to carpet-bag adventures,
and to see their childrens bread taken from
them to feed the negroes dogs And still many
in the North will say what is that to us 2


But have we not some troubles at home re-
curing our attention and amelioration. How
long shall we be compelled yearly to pay GOO
millions of taxes? How long shall we be com
PEELED to pay gold interest at per cent for
bonds bought with paper atprices varying from
40 to 20 cents on the dollar? And shall we,
as the Radicals declare, pay these bonds IN
GOLD as they mature?


These are home questions which must be set
tied. let the South fare as it may.-Post.
Year: 1868

The following is John Paurs account
of his sanitary state, in recent letter to the
Springfield Republican: 81 had a cold in
my lumber region, probably owing to
having had my head shingled
Year: 1868

The present hostility of the modern
Democratic party is directed chiefly
against Gen. Grant, the Republican
Congress, and the measures adopted
for the reconstruction of the Southern
States. In 1860, when they had at
least one branch Of Congress, and
could have held Mr.. Lincoln in check,
as Andrew johnson so well argued in
December Of that year, their hostility
was against the majority Of the North
er79 people, from whom they proposed
to sever forever; and in this work
they were as much a unit as they are
to-day.


In 1854 their hostility was directed
against Mr.. Lincoln. He was as Bit
teTiy traduced IN the North as in the
South. Their calumnies of him were
not surpassed by their present abuse
of General Grant. When they failed
to defeat him, their despair was illus
trated by the most gloomy predictions.


But for the Republicans they would
have divided the Union in 1850, in
1868, and in 1864.


Once more they appeal TO the ballot
boxes to eOnsumate what they failed
to effect on the battle field.





IF they succeed it will be the imme-
diate reOpening of the disaffectiOn,
turbulence, and anarchy rapidly ceas-
ing under the laws of Congress.


They have no remedy for their own
diseases.


Indignant at the success Of the
check resulting from their own in
gratitude, they simply offer TO throw
the nation back into rebellion and war.


United in hunger for Office and hate
Of Grant and Congress, they are hope
lessly divided in regard to the admin
istratiOn of the Government, unless q
Is the plan Of restoring the SJaUe POtCer,
which they dare not dUOJD.


One faction prOfers Reputation OF
the national debt.


Another pTOffers the overthrow OF
the republican governments OF the
South by an appeal to the sword.
And still another would cODhne SUI
frase IN the same section TO the men
who organized the rebellion.
The mere reeapitulatiOn OF thelI
schemes and their schisns reveals the
| terrible danger of entrusting these
wicked men with power. Every true
Conservative has only to contemplate
this view of the case to be convinced
of his duty in the coming election.
The fact is, there are few Of the lead
! ing men Of this modern Democratic
party whose records are not a warn
| ing against trusting them with the
responsibilities Of Government, and al
the ides Of November the people vii
oveYwhelm them with defeat.
Year: 1868

We have no wish to misrepresent
the sentiments of our opponents, and
so we give place to the full text of the
Blair platform. The acts of A. J. are
mild and conservative compared with
what this disappointed and ambitious
member of the Blair family proposes
to do. He is a Louis Napoleon with
out the latter's brains or shrewdness.
The idea of a Presidential coup de
etdt, taking Of the responsibility
with vengeance, the result of which
is to be-the utter subversion of eonsti-
tutional government the declaration
that certain laws are null and void,
may be democratic enough to suit the
rebels, in whose interests the laws are
to be set aside, but will hardly meet
the approval of thinking men and
loyalists. Frank P. Blair-the man
who managed the burning operations
in Sherman's march through Georgia
to the sea-board-wiIl be in a mad
house before he will find himself in a
position to carry out his little pro-
gTamme for the destruction of our Re
publican form of government.


We commend the Blair platform to
the careful perusal of our Conserva-
tive and Democratic friends.-NatiOn-
al Geo Republican.
Year: 1868

When General Grant left Washing
ton to come West, he was followed by
a sneaking spy in the employ of the
New York World, who wrote dirty
letters of personal abuse to that paper
about the Generals trip. The only
fact which this hired sneak really
discovered during his journey was
that three glasses of beer were actually
taken into the car which General
Grant and the party accompanying
occupied, but whether the said beer
was consumed by the General or by
others of the party the smeller could
not positively state. The same con-
temptible spy, after trailing around
after the General, when he went to
visit relations in Ohio, and finding
nothing bad to report, was finally OBJ
served and accosted by a friend of the
General, and the fellow admitted chat
he was sent by the World to find out
what he could to the discredit of the
General but that he had orders to re-
port nothing ia his favor.
Year: 1868

\ wild, wet night Tba driving sleet


Blurs all the lamps along the quay
The windows shake the busy street
byet alive With hurrying feet;


The wind raves from the sea
50 let it wave My lamp burns bright;
My long days work is almost done
Icurtain out each sound and sight
0fyall nights in the year, to night


choose to be alone.
Alone, With doors and windows fast,


Before my open desk stand
Alas can twelve long months be past,
Ny hidden, hidden wealth, since last


held thee in my hand
So there it lies From year to year


see the ribbon change the page
Turn yellowcr and the very tear
That blots the writing disappear,


And fade away with age
Mine eyes grow dim when they behold
The precious triaes boarded there
A ring of battered Indian gold,
A withcrcd harebell, and fold


OF sammy chestnut hair.
Not all the riches of the earth,.


Not all the treasures of the sea!
Could buy these house-gods from my hearth
And yet the secret of their worth


Must live and die with me.
Year: 1868

"A young Jersey girl recently eloped
with an adorer only to marry another man
at the hotel where she had been left while
the first lover was off making arrangements
for his own speedy union.
Year: 1868

GEN. GRANT.-The Mobile Tribune
says Grant made no objection to the re-
mOval of Ord, but he tore his shirt wide
open from the hem of the tail to the col
lar when he heard Pope and Swayne
were to be removed. Ord is the only dis
trict commander that pretended to be a
gentleman.


Pope and Swayne were both right bow
ers in the mongrel game of reconstTuc
| ton. 1t is with good reason that Grant
is the choice for the Presidency OF thu
| tsLoyal League"
Year: 1868

The correspondent of the New York
Work, writing from Meridian, Miss,
stated, as a fact derived from official
sources, that over two millions of acres
of land in Mississippi, one-seventh of all
in the State. were advertised for sale
under execution. The fact is perfectly
appalling. Two millions of acres OF
valuable land for sale in a single State
for debt; and no buyers for it because
Radicalism has shut out capital anC
closed the doors on immigration
Year: 1868

sis it not astonishing" said wealthy
individual, sthat large fortune was left
NE by person who had only seen me
oncel'' at would have been still more
astonishing" said wag, elf he had left
it to you after seeing you twice"
Year: 1868

In the town of S-there was shoe
maker, who at the time officiated as
preacher. He always wrote the notices
himself, in order to save the expenses OF
printing. Here is one of them: ''Ihere
will be preaching in the pines this sun
dav afternoon on the subject "All who


do not believe will be damned at three
| O'Clock"
Year: 1868

The Boston Journal of Chemistry


says that pencil writing may be fixed al
most as indelible as ink by passing the
moistened tongue over it. Even breath
Ing slowly over the lines, after wrltlhg,
renders them much less liable to erasure
than when not subjected to that process
Year: 1868

In Missouri the Germans havea a queer
marriage custom. Some young man is
selected to carry invitations to the we'd
ding. He rides about and each person
invited must attach to his hat not less
than a yard of highly colored ribbon.
Year: 1868

A Swiss physician has compiled a great
mass of statistics to show that winter
and spring are the seasons OF greatest
mortality in the north and center OF Eu-
rope, while in the south, on the contrary
summer and autumn are the most de
structive seasons.
Year: 1868

Radicalism in Alabama is dead broke
for candidates. Twelve OF the 70 can
didates-more than half-nOminated by
that faction on the State ticket, refuse
to accept. Blood is beginning to tell
Negro equality won't win.
Year: 1868

A Southern editor states that during
n recent hurricane, with the aid of u
glass, he could distinctly see animals
and serpents passing through the air at
an immense height. He probably look
ed through glass of whisky. z,
Year: 1868

WALKS TO BE IMPRovED.-Our citizens of
the West End will be pleased to learn that
at the meeting Of the Commissioners of
Streets on yesterday they resolved SO to
improve Broad and Franklin streets west
ward that the large number Of pedestrians
who reach the city by those thoroughfares
will hereafter have good dry pavements to
walk over. This will be good news to the
many students from the city attending
Richmond College, who will thus be able to
reach the institution at the most inclement
seasons without encountering the mud OBJ
structions which gave SO much trouble last
winter. We learn, too, that other improve
ments are to be made in Clay Ward at an
early day.
Year: 1868

VIOLENT RESISTANCE TO A POLICE OF
FIcER.-As Sergeant Smoot, of the police,
was taking negro named Billy Peterson to
the station yesterday morning, the prisoner
made violent assault upon him, first strik-
ing him in the face, then cutting his hand
with razor. He finally made his escape.
Mr.. Smoot shot at the rascal, but the ball
fell short of the mark.
Year: 1868

NEW STORE AND NEW Goops.-Messrs. H1RsH
Il GUGGgsHKIMER have removed TO their new and
elegant store No. 627 Broad street, and will On
Friday next open large and beautiful stock Of
fall and winter dry goods. Ample preparations
will be maGe to accommodate the large crowd OF
ladies who may aock TO this attractive establish
Year: 1868

Va"


In response to this communication, Cen
eral Stoneman has informed the Depart
ment of the Interior that in future all
cases arising will be sent to headquarters
by the pension agent of the State, and the
return will specify whether the qualifying
officer or the county clerk, whose name is
affixed to the certificate, is new appointee,
or holds over as provided BY the recon
struction acts.
Year: 1868

Cow ARDIs IN NEW YoRK.-Our talented
and popular friend, and former associate IL
the local department of this paper. gave hi'
first lecture in New York on Monday n!sht
The Herald gives him long and highly
complimentary notice, from which we make
the following extract


"His life-pictures Of the Virginia Con-
vention present q most mournful exhibition
of human nature and its infrmities and
semi-barbaric vulgarity as developed in the
untutored native American negro suddenly
elevated from feld-hand on southern
plantation to q legislator in State capitol.
A fitting introduction to the lecture would
have been
Year: 1868

friends. Now, let me ask you, from
whom do you receive employment?
Whose farms do you till2 Are they the
lands Of the carpet-bsgger I? No, they
are the lands Of the white people Of this
country. Now, in the face Of oil this,
you are daily voting to oppress us, to
keep us in submission. | am sorry to
say that over in my county, men who
profess TO be ministers Of the gospel are
going about among the colored people
and trying to teach them that the white
people are their enemies. Such, my
colored hearers, are preachers from the
devil. You can know them by their
lank, lean looks--se thin that, honestly,
they do not appear as if they ever ate
full meal in their lives


Down in Nashville, the carpet-baggers
won't let q colored man vote unless he
votes as they want him. They refuse to
issue him certificate unless he promises
to support their Infamous conclaye, and
one of these little bob-tailed Registers
holds the election in his hands; and that
system, to great extent prevails in this
county. Well, you can unshackle us; ;
you can give us the right Of voting Is
there an honest colored man, or an hon.
est Radical either, who believes that he
ought to vote, and that and my people
should not? Do you suppose that these
people Of Tennessee will be kept forever
where they are to-day? They are bound
to get in power some day--how soon
remains in great measure with you !;
but rest assured that that time will come
sooner or later, and don't you colored
men know that if you will come up mag.
unanimously and relieve us. we win owe
you debt Of gratitude that will be gen.
erously repaid
Year: 1868

WHY MEN Go WEsr-It may or it may not
o, be that most of our young men, in going to the
the humanizing influence of civilization, but
we fear this is not always the case. Occasion
ally an example comes to light that discloses a
different impulse For instance: in the summer
of flS65, four young gentlemen met for the first
time in Omaha City, and purchased team to
cross the Plains After having travelled a
hundred and fifty miles west of the Missouri
River, one of the party thus addressed his com
panions Boys, we are now safe from officers
and the laws; let all of us come out, tell what
Particulars of colloquy not given.
Year: 1868

The Pacific railroad hastens toward COM
pletion. No peaceful enterprise OF ancient or
modern times was ever prosecuted with such
energy and persistence. The two mountain
ranges OF the Continent have been successful
iy crossed, and within year we shall have
unhroken communication between New York
ana San Francisco. At the latest dates there
renamed only gap of 52O miles between the
Eastern and Western portions. The line is
being extended from both directions as fast as
labor and means can grade and Law the track.
the Central Pacific Company having
put down six miles in single day. By
the close of this year, it is thought the gap
can be reduced to less than 800 miles, posi-
bly, TO less than 200.


Thus far, the Central Pacific Company
have sold their own First Mortgage Bonds,
as fast, or faster ,han they received the cor
responding U S. Bonds on the road built,
and in some cases it has been necessary to
issue Certificates calling for the former, rs
soon as the Company could deliver them. 1t
is not improbable, therefore, that the whole
of their First Mortgage Loan will be disposed
of before the through connection is made,
and perhaps before January next The ad-
vantages of these Bonds, as well as much in
formation concerning the Road, is set forth
in our advertising columns of this issue.
Year: 1868

The,luestion has been often asked whether
it is best to place the meat in hot water or in
cold water and gradually bring it to boiling
point? The question is an important one II
one way is really better than the other. Meat
costs so much now that any Improvement OF
saving in cooking it is worth knowing anu
practicing. A slight knowledge. oil onemis-
try throws some light on this subject. When
meat is pIaeed in boiling water the effect is
70 coaouate or harden the albumen upon
tbe surface Immediately. This coating re-
sembles the white of hard boiled egg, and
serves to protect the albumen and juices of
the interior from like coagulating process
The conduction Of heat to the interior is
impeded and the cooked meat is retained in
a delicious, juicy condition. Cold water per-
meates the fibres of the meat, ana as 1t be-
comes hot, heat is conducted through the
pores. and the whole mass becomes hard
from the coagulation of the albumen 1t is
therefore better to immerse meat to be cook
ed by boiling in hot water at once. But if
soup is to be made, the process should be re-
versed. The meat should be put in cold wa
ter, and then boiled very slowly.


AGRICoLA.
Year: 1868

during our briefstay in examining all that we
shall wish to examine here.


The city is under some excitement this
morning with the news Of the Maine election.
The Republicans are greatly elated, and have
fired hundred guns over the news. The
Democrats figure out Democratic victory IN
the returns, but haven't fired any guns yet.


T.. n.
Year: 1868

SENATOR SUMNER will return to Boston to-
morrow morning 10 place himself under treat
ment again for his throat, which troubles HIM
so that he will be unable to deliver any public
speeches tor some time, probloly
Year: 1868

We say that the radical party is not the
negros friend, and can prove it by the best
of evidence; and here It is:


ILLINOIS IS A RADICAL STATE
IS RULED BY RADICALS, AND HAS
BEEN RULED BY THEM EVER SINCE
THE WAR, yet, the State of Illinois does
not allow COLORED MEN to vote, or even
come into or pass through that State


When Bill Stokes-the WhangdoodIe-
said here, last Tuesday, that the great re
publican party had given the coIored man
freedom and pat him on an equality with the
white man he told that which will not stand
the test of truth. The republican party of
the North claims to have done no such thing;
but back-sliders and ofHce-seekers like Bib
Stokes and pot-house clerks and public and
private plunderers like Icabud Archie Jeru-
salem W. smqq, for the sake of gaining a
few votes, tell the negro this.