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Year: 1868

A gentleman relates that many years ago
he was on a visit to the Isle of Man, and
during his walks he strolled into the quiet
churchyard, where repose the bodies Of
many a faithful and humble christian
Near grave in a corner of the churchyard
he noticed a lady with little girl 1.-THE lat
ter about twelve years Of age to whom she
was relating the story of the dairyman's
daughter, whose remains lay beneath their
feet. AS the lady proceeded in the narra-
tive, he observed the little girl lift up her
eyes filed with tears, and heard her say
that she wOulatry and be as good as the
dairyman's daughter had been. After
planting a beautiful lily on the grave, they
walked slowly away. The gentleman upon
making inquiry, found that the lady was
the Duchess Of Lent, and the little girl her
daughter. The latter is now Queen of
England.
Year: 1868

A mans guage can generally be told by
his treatment Of, and opinions concerning
women. If it is kindly respectful and Dig
nifed, he is sure to be decent, good, and
chivalrous man, and may be depended upon
in word and deed. If he treats her with all
manner of sleights, in slander of the sex, or
listens quietly while others utter it; if his
mouth is always full of depreciatiug re-
marks. then be is Enthusiastically rotten
somewhere, in this matter, is likely to be 30
everywhere in time aud most likely the time
will be short. Women have their faults, as
a sex they have their exceptionally bad
members; they are even sometimes weak
and wicked; but as whole thing they are
eminently worthy the idolatry the best men
have extended to them, and whose taketh
any other view do not so much injure wo-
men as themselves. The meanest speoi-
men of animated creation is a man who i'm
proves, as is often heard, every occas ion to
abuse, falsify and malign women. He is


both knave and fool.
Year: 1868

Just to put you on your guard


I'll give you short and brief,
A small hotel experience,


Which filed my heart with grief:
Last summer at the Clarendon,


/ stopped week OF more,
And marked two ''booties'' every morn
Before my neighbours door,
Two boots with patent leather tips
Two boots which seemed to say,
can angel trots around in U.S."


They stole nay heart away.
saw the servant take 'em off,


With those of common brutes
His soul was all on sixpences,


But mine was on the boots.
And often in my nightly dreams


They swept before my facs,
A lady growing out of them,


As flowers grow from vase.
But-ah one morn saw q sight


Which struck me like a stone
, Some Osher name was on the book
Those boots were not alone.
A great tall pair of other boots


Were standing by their side,
And oft they walked that afternoon,
And with them walked a--bride
Enough, enough-my song is sung:
loves tree bears bitter fruits;
Beware Of beauty, friend of minea


But oh t-beware Of boots
Year: 1868

It is astonishing, remarks the ClarksVille
Chronicle, with what facility everything
works in behalf of tyranny. For instance,
calls have been made upon the President
for troops to preserve peace in Tennessee.
The matter was referred to the Secretary Of
War, who decided that there are troops
enough here for that purpose. and that they
will be 60 employed whenever the Governor
or Legislature calls for them 10 accordance
with the provisions of the Constitution
Now, when Brownlow calls out his militia
and they enter upon their work of murder
and robbery, the people must suffer, hope
lees of assistance, because only Brownlow
or the Legislature can constitutionally ask
for federal troops, and as neither will want
any interference with the militia, no such
call will be made, aud the role of violence
will be played uninterruptedly whilst the
President looks on quietly and the federal
troops loll in their tents.


But suppose the people rise in their might
to exterminste the militia. in elf-defense,
then Brownlow will call for federal troops,
and they will be put in motion, not to pro-
tect an outraged people, but to save the
remnant of the bandith who may have been
destroying life and property under the in
direct protection Of the federal Constitution
an instrument that must not be violated
go long as it shields the yiIlainy of the Rad
icals, but may be torn to tatters when it in
terPosss for the safety Of the rights, liber-
ties, lives and property ofproscribed Soulh-
eFBers.


The oppressed masses cannot call upon
the federal government for protection, be-
cause the Constitution makes no provisions
for such call; but bogus Governor. ow-
ing his place to federal baYonets, may have
what force he needs to slay and rob the JOINT
victims Of federal aud State tyranny. Such
are the workings Of ''the best government
the world ever saw"
Year: 1868

1t is time that all democrats, all lovers Of
the peace and of the country should recOg-
Mise the momentous fact that upon the issue
of this presidential race is suspended every
hope of the country. -Four more years Of
Radical rule will as certainly as the sun
shines destroy every remaining vestgie Of
constitutional or governmental protection.
Men do not leap into Perdition st one bound.
The progress of tyranny and corruption are
as assiduous as gradual. Radicalism has at
last reached point that would have shock
ed and Disguised the most depraved tyFsnt
in the world few years ago. Even lead
ing men of their own party are beginning
to shrink with loathing from coming in con-
tact with such disgusting corruption,
Year: 1868

If We would have powerful minds, We
must think; if We would have faithful hearts
we must love; if We would have strong mus
cles We must labor. These include ell that
is valuable in life.
Year: 1868

Among the gifts to a newly married pair
at town in New Jersey the other evening,
was a broom sent to the lady, accompanied
with the following sentiment


"This trifing gift accept from me,


Its use / would commend


In sunshine the brushy part,


In storms the other end y
Year: 1868

Are made strong By the use of either Of these rem
edies- They viii cure every case Of MARASMUS
without fail.


Thousands Of certificates have accumulated m
the hands of the proprietor. but space will allow
of the publication of but few. Those. 1t will be
observed men Of note and of such stani ng that
they must be believed
Year: 1868

Is well established fact that full one half of
The female portion Of our population seldom in
expression, "neyer feel well - They are lAnguid /,
devoid of all energy, extremely nervous and have
no appetite.


10 this class Of persons the BITTERS, or the
TONIC, is especially recommended.
Year: 1868

And feeling the hand Of time weighing heavily
lpon them with all its atte ndant Ills will find in
the use OF this blTTERS, or the TONIC, an elixir
that Will insti new life into their veins restore in
a measure the energy and srdor of more youthful
says build up their shrunken forms, and give
health and happiness to their remaining years.
Year: 1868

THE Washington CAroRicls has q story
limiting at dire plots by the President and
his triends--plots against the existence of
Congress and the perpetuity of the Re
public-which needed only the absence of
| General Grant for their consummation.
In pursuance Of their conspiracy to get
him out of the country, he was TO be sent
to Mexico as kind Of tail to Lew Camp
BELLS kite, but our hero fatty refused to
go. But says the Chronicle, day or two
after this refusal the President returned
to the subject, and urged the embassy on
Grant, saying he had sent for Sherman to
take his place. In the meantime Congress
was about to assemble, and the air was full
of rumors that the President would refuse
to acknowledge the validity Of Congress,
and attempt TO disperse II by arms Mr..
johnson had recently seemed to have Pc
culiar designs in regard to Maryland.
Grant remembered all this, and again de-
clined to leave the country, this time in
writing After this he was summoned TO
a.full Cabinet meeting, where his detailed
instructions were read out by the Secretary
of State, as IL the objections and refusals
had been of no account. They were de-
termined to make him 30, whether he
would or MOTTO drive him out of the
country which he had saved Grant was
now aroused, and, before the whole Cabi
net, declared his unwillingness to leave
Whereupen the President, not answering
Grant, turned to the Attorney-General
and asked him whether there was any
reason why Grant should not obey this
order-whether he was ineligible to the
position in any way. Grant at once
started to his feet and exclaimed; al can
answer that question, Mr.. President, with
out appealing to the Attorney.
am Sn American citizen, have been guilty
of no treason or other crime, and am elig
ible to any civil office to which any Other
American is eligible. But this is purely
civil duty, to which you would assign me
and / cannot be compelled to undertake 1t
Any legal military order you give me
will obey; but this is civil, not military
and decline the duty. No power OF
earth can force me to it." The Presiden
and his Ministers were astounded ant
silent, and Grant left the Cabinet cham
|
Year: 1868


THE struggle was too fierce and long,
The cost in lives too dear
Not yet forgotten are the braves
Who had no thought OF fear;
They could not see the old Gag torn
From Freedoms hallowed brow,
Nor can we lose what they bequeathed--
We can't surrender now
While Hope Is strong within the breast
OF every freeman true
While Unions symbol proudly floats
Its red and white and blue
While God is just, and Might DER Right
No victory will allow,
We will be true to Liberty
We can't surrender now
Then ask us not to vote for those
Who held our brave boys back,
When onward came the Unions foes
With desolating track;
We cannot blot the record fair
OF freedoms holy vow,
We cannot dim Truths sacred light
We can't surrender nowi
Year: 1868

The convention resolutions reafirm the national
Democratic platform demand immediate restora
ton Of sl the states TO their rights in the Union ;
amnesty for all past political ofenses franchise
to be regulated by the people of the States, with
out federal interference payment Of public obl
cations 10 strict accordance with the terms-in
gold only where gold is nominated in the bond =
in lawful money Of the country when gold is not
specified; equal taxation of every species of pro-
perty, including bonds; reduction of the stand
ing army and navy abolition of the freedmen's
bureau and all political instrumentslites designed
TO secure negro supremacy; equal rights for natu
the people struggling for national integrity and
constitutional liberty.
Year: 1868

front of the CRESCENT office yesterday about on.
The right hand wheel fell to pieces from old age
and rottenDess, spilliDg the driver out, start ng
the skeleton Of horse and letting the cart fall
to the ground with considerable noise.
Year: 1868

oughly.


In our articles on agriculture we have used
the above words many a time and often and
we have used them because the Injunction
they contain is one the farmer cannot safely
disobey or ignore, The work they represent
is essential to a successful cultivation of the
soil. Skimming over the surface is poor
economy. The bosom of mother Earth must
be properly manipulated or it will not yield
a full supply OF nourishment. During the
last month of summer we often have dry
weather and the crops languish for the want
of rain. And they lansuish, too, at an i'm
portant period of their growth. Now we
know very well that the tanner has no con-
troll over the clouds and has no power to
make them send down showers to water the
earth, but he can exercise some power over
the soil and can do much to mitigate the evil
resulting to his cropsirom drought. And
now what is the best thing he can do to
guard against seasons of drought in the alb
sence of any means of irrigation.


The question is an important one and is
easily answered. "Piow deep and pulverize
the soil thoroughly" Such work will greatly
mitigate the evils of drought and oten save
the crop from utter ruin. We have often
seen the crops upon shallow plowed fields
wither and shriyel under scorehing
Year: 1868

The Rochester Express has an nc.
count ola singular case that has occur.
red IN that city, in which one woman
was claimed asa lawful wife by two
husbands, each of whom had been legal.
ly married to her--the last maria ore
taking place when the first husband
was believed to be dead. The facts are
these: Two young men were very
friendly to each other. One Of them
had a wife for whom he cherished NIL of
husbands regards the other was an
ardent student and experimenser in sci.
enliiic matters, and bachelor having
devoted himself to perfecting scientific
instrument to demonstrate q formula
which lie had conceived in his m,rd


Oh the outbreak ofthc war; the yonne
marrred1 man. went into the army !; and
before doing so, exacted'a' promise from
his friend that in case He was slain, and
never returned, he (the fricnd at honey
would marry his wife and give Rera
permanent home and support. With
this assurance that his wife was provid-
ca for, the soldier went to the war
Alter while report came that he was
killed in. battle. and his wife mournedl
for her lost husband. He did not re-
turn, at all events at the end Of the war.
and after due space was given to mourn.


ing, the promite given to the absent and
supposed to be deceased soldier was
fulfilled ; the widow became the wife of
the husbands friend, andtheir Joy was
crowned by the birth of handsome
child, on which the parents doat-
ed,


There is another incident ii, this so
far simple ta'e, which gives it greater
interest Soon after the soldier march
ed 10 the South, the student was talten
sick in his forlorn dormitory, and lie was
believed by his kind physician to be
very near deaths door. He must have
careful and constant nursing, or must
inevitably die--with the longing of his
soul unfulillsd. In this emergency. the
soldiers wife, who was earning her live.
lihood by sewing was called in. She
went to the lodgings Of the young man
IN block in the centre of tie clay
and there nursed him through the
lever" anu oacR TO cOnvaieScence and
labor: En- this way the lady had es!ab-
lishad claim on her own part TO the
fulfilment of the pledge given in friend
ship for her husba I'd.


Now comes the conclusion A short
time since .he long absent soldier reap.
peared, explained the reason ofhis long
absence (the circumstances which de.
tained him we have not lcarncd), ani
claimed his wife. The second husband
was 10th to surrender his wife, who was
The mother of his child also, and he de-
clircd to give her up. The question as
to which had the best right to the wo-
man was submitted to legal tribunal,
on the last day Of lS6F,the court decided
that the first marriage was binding and
the wife must pass to'She foumer husband
"a decision which all parties are under.
stood to abide. What become Of the
child we have not learned :; but Of course
the father will have tic best right to her
custody.
Year: 1868

BE keertul that you always get your
mummy before you give a receet; aud
always git a receet before you give
your mummy.


Ifyou are only quarter Of a sec
ond too late You won't git there in
time.


We've lots Of men with towerin
intellex and briilyunt genius, and that;
but then you see, we need Just few
men of common sence like.


If wise men never made mistakes
this wood be a hard wurld for fools
Of whom there are a great many.


1t Is no use to be miserable 10 day
becaus you are fraid YOU can't be
happy tomorrow.


1t requires all kinds Of men to make
mp the world, and so YOU see there had
to be some egotlstickle duru fool for
hotel clerks.


1t don't take as mutch sense 70 pick
a lock or forge check as it does not
TO do it.


When it rains pudden You hold up
your dish; but don't spend your time
watching for a shower


1t don't take a smart man to be a
fool.


You can't do business without sense
any more than You can start a cooper
shop on top Of bung hole.


A man that don't know anything
viii tel it the first time he gets
chance


Eff enjoy anything more than the
prosperity Of a good man If IS the
punishment of a scoundrel.-Josd Bill
ings.
Year: 1868

Ak animal in Kansas named Robert
BeckIey recently took his little step
son out in the woods aud deliberately
killed him. The evidence At the IN
quest revealed the fact that on several
occasions he had been seen By differ
ent parties whipping or bfating the
child in most unmerciful manner
such as setting 1t up on high stool
and knocking it therefrom with his
hand; lifting it clear from the floor by
the naPe of the neck and beating It
while there suspended. and otherwise
treating it as only an insane person
would treat helpless child Of two
years There i a hopeful prospect
of his speedy execution.
Year: 1868

It is a subject Of siucere and gcnu-
Inc congratulatiou that very small
waists are ont Of fashion in society.


We do not mean tnat the ladies are
entirely free from bad habits, or that
they give nature as much room as
she ought to have under their belts
1t is a fact, however. that very small
waists are out Of fashion When we
90 TO fashionable entertainment we
notice few waists which are pinched
in painfully by corsets. These
few waists are the subjects Of much
unhattering comment by the ladies as
we'll as the gentlemen. Every one
recognizes the deformity, and shrugs
the shoulder at the folly accountable
for it,


How long this will last We cannot
say. In another year small waists
may be fashionble again. y Aftcr all
they tell Us about 1.-THE good Old time,
the mothers Of our girls once laced
more tightly than their daughters ever
have-and We cannot tell what the
morrow may bring forth in the way Of
female d-formity. For present fash
ion. however. let rs be thankful.-
" Q must trust to Providence and the
ladies for the future-Nezg York liad
Year: 1868

The phosphate rocks lying near Charleston
S. c., are supposed to be of immense value
inasmuch as they contain the element OF
most valuable fertilizer 1t is stated that half
q million dollars have been received in Charles
ton since last Spring from the sale of the rock
and from subscriptions to the stock of com
pauies. 6Rhe land where the treasures lie nave
Increased immensely in value, and spirit OF
speculation prevails. 1t is singular that IN the
midst of all this we have no account OF prac-
teal experiments testing the value OF the ma,
terial for agricultural purposes. We have had
similar claims regarding the phosphate rocks
OF other parts of our country and until more
Ia known it will be well for those with only
little money to be cautious.
Year: 1868

Among the other hopeful conversions of lead
ing Democrats to Republican principles we may
mention that the "red hot " Brick Pomeroy
has come out in favor of the Republican doc
trlne of River and Harbor improvements. He
is in favor of filling the "horse ponds, rivers,
and harbors of the country" with 1.-THE army
of tax collectors and revenue parasites" This
mode of improving our harbOrs might tempo
rarily Obstruct navigation. but if one WiscOn-
sin Brick could be tied to each collector we
would be willing to sustain the loss of revenue
for a while
Year: 1868

was per cent but when 5 per cent is saved


out of wages ut 81 so day, the sum is 80


cents, or three times more than before the war.


OF course the question arises whether the


savings in these times can be as profit


ably invested as formerly The basis of


all values must be in land. There is


wide extent of our country, not including


the South, where partly improved farms
can be bought as cheap as before
the War That this is not true of every part


of the country is unimportant, for it is true of
so many sections that it is no objection that
some farms have more than doubled in value.
1t is to be noted that the increase in the price
of some farms is due to the labor bestowed
upon them. or upon adjacent property and as
the same result will follow in sections where
land is now cheap, the value of ones savings
for investment is made apparent We shall be
told that this condition arises from the abun-
dance of land, which is true, and it is fortunate
for the labOring classes that it is true. More
than this, dollar and quarter now will buy
an acre of Government land, and it would
buy no more when two-and-a-half days work
were required to earn this sum.


Therefore, we assert that there never was
time since the foundation of the Republic
when so many favorable conditions surrounded
the poor man, and when so few obstacles were
presented as now; and we doubt whether
there ever was time before, either in this
country or in any other, when so many were
rising to independence. We grant, however,
that some do not see, or wish to see, what OPP
portunities are before them. The abundance
of employment the increase in wages, and the
representations of those who should know bet
ter. do much to unsettle their minds, and lead
them not only to spend all their earnings, but
to ClamOr for more. The desires and the hopes
of such never can be gratifed. Should the re-
ward of labor be doubled, their extravaganza
would absorb it, and it is not possible to give
faster than they will scatter abroad. Happily,
the majority of poor industrious men are
wiser, and in the future they will look back to
these days with pleasure that then they laid
the foundation for homes of their own, and
for a comfortable support in the decline of life.
Year: 1868

ment, or no evidence; thorough investiga-


ton of the election frauds can be secured
only by immediate organized, vigorous action
Let a subscription be started at once to
establish and maintain a bureau for the
collection of evidence and the conduct
OF the prosecution when the case shal


have been made up. 1t is important that the
work should be begun now, while the facts
witnesses may have to offer are fresh in mem
ory and the zeal of the campaign is still alive.
Year: 1868

Now that Mr.. Courtney has done so well with
the election frauds, will he not try one of the
many revenue cases that burden the docket of
the United States Courts Take the Kentucky
Bourbon case for instance. Here is an indict-
ment that has been on the docket for year.
Will he not either try this case, or give us a
sensible reason for the failure to do soP
Year: 1868

The Courts which turned themselves into
naturalization mills cannot be expected to
punish fraudulent voting under ordinary in


ducements. Experience teaches that they will
find either that there ID 40 law. or no indIct-
Year: 1868

We print the following to illustrate Mr..
Greeeys action the Union League last eve ming Both
City and County Leves passed the Senate unanimously
The Republicans absent when lthe vote was taken were
Chapman, Morgan, ODonneI. and Palmer In the House
the following republicans voted on the City Levy
Year: 1868

Democrats, keep your con-
fidence. One thing is GER
tain, that at no distant day
we must triumph. We have
been stricken down, but.
Phoenix like, we shall rise
stronger and more grand from
the purifying ordeal of fire


and defeat, through which we
have passed. Minorities in
one election become majori-
ties in the next. Under a
thousand disadvantages in
the late election, we have ex-
hibited might that is a sign
Of future victory. we cast a
far larger vote than was ever
cast before by any minority
in the country. This may
well brighten and strengthen
our hopes and our confidence.
Gen. Grant, in the Presiden-
tial chair, may act as he
chooses. The Radical party
in power, may take what
course it will, but whatever
the President and the party
may do, the Democracy can
repose in the confidence that
the future is all their own
Their coming accession to
power is, of all future events,
one of the most inevitable
One thing, at least, is abso-
lutely certain-either our Re-
public and our free institu-
tions go down and cease to
exist, or the Democracy will
govern.