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Year: 1867

A correspondence the lSeientiEc z4n.ericaa
saws that the unpleasant squeak of boot and
shoe soles can be stopped by simply con-
fining the layers of the sole by one or more
rows of pegs, driven from the toe toward the
heel, as the noise is caused wholly by the
friction of one sole on the other: The only
LECTION is that the rows Of pegs unpleasant
4, stiffen the soles.
Year: 1867

To LOOSEN Rusty ScREw.-If you have
screw rusted into wood, or nut or bolt
that win not readily turn, pour on = little
kerosene and let it remain, In q little
while penetrate the interstices, so as to be
easily started,
Year: 1867

DIsBARKING TREEs.-It is process
described in English books and some
times practised in this country, to en-
tireIy peel the trunks of fruit trees in
midsummer, to induce fruitfulnesS in
future years. | have seen large ap-
pie trees, a foot in diameter, entirely
deprived of their bark as high up as
| could reach, and down to the ground.
They not only lived, but became fruit
full. In the longest days OF the year,
just when the alburnum or new sap
wood is forming. a tree may thus be
disbarked without killing it, and the
effect being to check the growth, the
process is very likely to bring the
tree into bearing. Every farmer has
noticed that young tree split by the
plow, or otherwise injured, usually
blossoms and bears, and old, half dead
trees often bear abundantly, and all
because, as in root pruning, a check
is given to the growth of the wood,
and the buds are developed into bios
SONS and fruit. Bending down the
branches Of tree often produces the
same effect, and rapidly growing
young orchard may be sometimes
brought into full bearing by laying the
land to grass, and thus checking the
luXuriousness OF its growth.
Year: 1867

WITHOUT AN ENEMY. - Heaven
help the man who imagines he can
dodge enemies by trying to please
everybody! If such an individual
ever succeeded we should be glad of
it-not that we believe In man &C.
ing through the world trying to find
beams to knock his head against; dis
putting every mans opinion, fighting
and elbowing and crowding all who
differ with him. That again, is an
other extreme. Other people have
a right to their opinion, so have you;
don't fall into the error of supposing
they will respect you less for main
tanning it, or respect you more Tor
turning your coat every day to match
the color of theirs. Wear your own
colors, in spite of winds and weather,
storms or sunshine. 1t costs the va
cillating and irresolutee ten times the.
trouble to wind and shuttle and twist,
that it does honest, manly independ-
ence to stand its ground. sd aai
Year: 1867

A snake charmer while trying to
charm a rattlesnake at White Sui.
phur Spring, Va, was bitten by the
reptile in three places. He drank a
quart of whiskey, but in short time
his limbs began to swell, and he was
in intense pain. He then called eag-
erly for a snake. AS it was brought
to him he caught it by the back Of the
neck with his teeth, bit off its head,
spit it on the floor, and ate and swal-
lowed some four inches of the snakes
body. Whether his idea was to cure
like by like; whether he was delirious,
or whether his own nature had be-
come so thoroughly impregnated with
snake nature that he was merely sat
isfying snake vengeance, it is impos-
sible to say. He flung himself on the
gound as soon as he had ceased de-
vouring the snake flesh, and writhed
and wiggled along the floor unaided
by arms or legs after the manner of a
crawling reptile. He was drenched
with whisky, but too late-he died in
"a hours.
Year: 1867




The DANGER OF SoUEEzING.-An
exchange relates an incident of recent
occurrence which illustrates very
forcibly the danger to attempting to
squeeze the hand of a young lady,
particularly if there is a third person
near. A young lady who had several
admirers was at party the other
evening and fell in with two admiring
swains. While sitting in the back
part of the room, with both of her
lovers, each of her admirers conclud-
ed to slip his hand under the shawl,
and try what effect squeezing her
hand would have. He went for it
and succeeded. Great day! how
happy he was, He squeezed, and
she squeezed apparently He felt
glorious all over, and she evidently
glorious too. After. quite joyful
time spent in that way, the lady threw
back her shawl, and revealed to the
crowd standing near, the two youths
squeezing one another's hands most
loveingly. 1t don't do9eto say
squeeze" to either of them since.
szsssss..s --.s8lim 0s .hI9f4sag al vTggd
Year: 1867

AN INCIDENT IN THE CARs.-In
one of the cars that ply Fulton ave-
nue., Brooklyn, some days since, a
young swell in albumen pantaloons,
azure vest and milky tie, was disgrac-
ing tobacco by putting it into his
mouth, and wantonly sending the
liquid residuum over the car floor.
In its "Aight" it alighted on the dress
of a lady that circumstances forced to
sit near spittoon, and the fellow was
utterly too gross even to apologize.
However, when the lady made re-
quest for his handkerchief to repair
the stain as far as might be, and when
the fellow refused, he was considera-
bly, surprised, and the passengers de-
lighted, by the lady very quietly turn
ing up that section of her dress soiled
by the fellows brutality, and wiping
it on the dandy's pantaloons, with a
result that made little channels run
down to his boots. With a simple
"Take that, you dirty puppy the
woman resumed her composure, and
the man suddenly remembered that he
had an errand on the street. Let 'em
all be served that way, and rub it in
hard.
Year: 1867

CURE FOR INGRowING NAILso-
1t is stated cauterization by hot tai
low is an immediate cure for ingrowing
nails. Put a small piece of tallow in
a spoon and hold it over lamp until
it becomes very hot, and then DROP
between the nail and the granulations
The effect is most magical. Pain and
tenderness are at once relieved, and in
q few days the granulations all g
away, leaving the diseased parts dry
and destitute of all feeling, and the
edge of the nail exposed 80 as to admit
of being paired away without any in
convenience. The operation causes
but little pain if the tallow is properly
heated.
Year: 1867

A MAN in Round Rock, Texas,
slaughtered a beef and found in it a
genuine ten dollar gold piece. A far
mer lost a purse containing fifteen
dollars in gold while surveying on the
prairies in the locality, and it is sup
posed that the steer swallowed the coin
while chewing the purse. The money
was lost several years ago.
Year: 1867

l am painfully surprised to learn that it is
intended to bring before the people an lns
dependent Democratic Ticket for county of~
fees. Although of the opinion that part
of the proceedings of the late Convention
were irregular, still cannot think that this
course is a wise one, aud l know that it is
contrary to the true principles of Democracy
All will no doubt concede that have
good cause to complain of the action of the
Convention, yet, shall always be ready and
willing to accept the ''post of honor" lor
the purpose OF promoting harmony and good
feeling. As for side issues, know Of Doue


HENRI NJ. CHASE.
Year: 1867

4 PHYsICIAN' TESTIMONY. An
eminent physician of Dublin says:
. f an end were put to the drinking
of port, punch and porter, there would
soon be an end of my worldly prosper
ity. Physicians, surgeons and apoth-
ecaries would be stripped of their
splendor and disease would be com
parativeLy rare, simple and managa-
BILE. Twenty years experience has
convinced me thai were ten young
men when of age to commence drink
ing one glass Of ardent spirits, or a
pint Of sherry, and continue to drink
that quantity daily, the lives of eight
Of them would be abridged twelve or
fifteen years. w on d that every
young man in the land could read
this.
Year: 1867

The experiments IN New ork
with the electric light, as a substitute
for gas in lighting the city, continue.
The last experiment was made on the
Battery. and the electric battery Of
fifty six magnets Was driven by a
small steam engine. From this wires
were conducted to the upper part of
the tower on the Battery. where they
were connected with carbou-crayous
The light made was vesv brilliant. H.
Illuminating the city and harbor for a
great distance. These experiments
are to be continued.
Year: 1867

NEVER whine over what YOU may
suppose to be the loss of opportunities.
y great many have good early oppor-
tunlties without learning much; every
man that wishes to NAV educate HIM
self. 1t Is the will that makes the
way. If any one has a strong thirst
for knowledge, We do not care where
he Is put, he Will become an educated
man. The first step toward self-im-
provement Is to leave off whining over
the past, and bend every energy to the
Improvement Of the present
Year: 1867

OK one occasion a gentleman was
relating painful story of little boy.
who was called from his play to 20 to
a neighbor's for some milk As he
was returning from his errand the
cars ran over him, killing him instant
iy. The gentleman was very pathet-
ic. and at the close of his narrative
there was a dead silence in the room.
broken at last BY one of the ladies of
the com mpany asking gravely, And
what became of the milk
Year: 1867

=" Father, amt You opposed to
monopoly p shouted a little fellow,
as his parent took up the brandy bot,
tie.


e Yes, my boy


=" Then give me n drink too.


The father broke the bottle on the
floor, and since then has not tasted
even a drop of liquor.
Year: 1867

BETTER be right than conquer in an
argument Better bear the assump-
tions of ignorant men than waste your
dearly bought experience on fools.


THE swan subdues the eagle when
she attacks her on her own element =;
so the weakest may subdue his strong
est foe, f he will hut keep has place
and do his DUTY.
Year: 1867

!.
These long ing eyes may never more behold Ihee.
These ycarning arms may never more cnfold Thee.
To my sad heart never more may press Thee,
But day and night never cease to bless Thee.
I do not envy those who may be near Thee,
Who have that joy suprcme-who see Thee, near
Thee;
bless them also, knowing they, too, love Thee,
And that they prize no earthly thing above Thee


III.
I do not even hope again TO meet Thee,
I never dare to think how should greet Thee,
Low in the dust should fall down before Thee,
And kneeling there, for pardon should impior'
Thee.


".
Alas! 'twould be sin to linrcl before Thee.
A sin to let Thee know still adore Thee!
l kneel and pray that Heaven may bless ah'
guide Thee
Love of my life. to Heavens care coniide Thee
Year: 1867

II is not often that we notice the pro-
duction of an anonymous scribbler.
This morning we feel obliged to depart
from our usual custom. A writer in the
htIiigcHccr of yesterday, took occasion
to offer wantou and unjustifable in
suit TO some of the speakers at the DEM
ocratic meeting on Wednesday night.
His purpose was to bring especial ridi-
cule upon two of our best Democrats
aud best citizens. Inasmuch as they
had chosen, in plain, and it may be
unpolished manner, to give expression
to their political views before an au-
dlence of their fellow-citizens, this
would-Je wit and satirist has seen fit to
aSSail them through the press, and by
wllinl and malicious Misrepresentation
has sought to make them the theme of
Jest and ths object of general derision.


We leave it to the public to judge how
lar his spiteful smartness was justified
by what these men said aud did. They
We're called upon by their friends to ad-
"reSs public meeting. They had aper-
iect tight ts respond and they respond
ed 1t seems they failed to realize this
malicious scribbler's idea of grammatic-
al or rhetorical propriety. Perhaps if
ne, like they, were to devote more of
his time to honest industry and less to
the purposes of malevolence, he might
himself he guilty of an occasional lapse
from the rules of elegant diction or per-
feet Oratory.


We have read much, and heard much
"l late Years, concerning the aristOcratic
vanity aud intolerance of the Southern
people. We have been told that they
hated labor and that they despisea the
sons of toll. We have yet to see any
manifestations of their adherence OF
The iabOring classes more marked than
is that of the writer to whom We al
iude. His sneers and SCOTS will probably
pass unnoticed, by those at whom they
are aimed, but if iuordinate ambition be
hereditary, he may yet be placed in q
position which will cause him to repent
this gross insult to the workingmen OF
the country. He may yet regret the
hour when he held up for popular ridi
eule the harmless failings of those who
in all save superficial culture are BIZ
unquestioned superiors,
Year: 1867

Now that the election is over, We are
free to say to some of the workingmer
of the county what their own action de-


barred us from saying before. The nom


ination of a third ticket, and the i'll
auguration of what was called "a work
ingmen's movement" has heretofore
precluded us from the publication o.


what we are about to say, lest it might


be charged upon us that We lacked sin
cerity and were merely catering fol
votes.


The Democratic party is now, and
has ever been, the true friend of the
workingmen. 1t has always been the
champion of labor i'll the great contest
against capital. 1t has always advoca-
ted the cansc of the men who earn their
bread by daily toll, and whatever tri-
umphs, whatever recognition, whatever
Justice has been accorded to labor in the
past has been mainly attributable to
the agency of the Democratic party.
Even now, cardinal tenet of Demo-
cratic faiths the doctrine that laboring
men should not be compelled to pay the
taxes equitably due from those who in
vested their millions in Government
bonds, and the whole history of the
party is a record Of the struggle of
labor for justice-simple justice-at the
hands Of those who hold the money of
the nation.


Then what is the use of third party
organization Itserves only to divide
your friends while your enemies are
united. The result of the election in
this county yesterday shows that the
Radicals upon whose support you trust
ed are not to be relied upon in the hour
of need. While protesting sympathy
with your cause, they have ridiculed
it before their friends and deserted it at
the polls. The returns show that, no
matter what their professions before
tho election may have been, they voted
the straight bondholder's ticket with
out single scratch. The 'labor re-
form" movement was all we'll enough
while there was any prospect of divid-
ing the Democratic vote thereby, but
when they came to the polls they cast a
solid vote in favor of the very party
that is the workiagman's hereditary
and deadliest foe.


Let this lesson be learned from yester-
terday's election in Ohio county. If
the workingmen of the county desire
any "refornr" in their relations to cap
ital, let them seek it through the agen-
cy of the Democratic party. The con-
ventions of that party in this county
and State will always be open to what
ever delegates and whatever representa-
tion the workingmen. as a distinctive
class, may choose to seiid, Their claims
will always meet with recognition, and
their interests will always be zealously
advocated and carefully guarded by the
Democracy of the county and State.
But from the Radicals they have moth
ing to hope. Upon an alliance with
them they can place no trust.
Year: 1867

We append below the election re-
turns from nine out OF the ten town
ships of this county. They show a
Democratic majority of over six hun
drcd. and the remaining township, Rich
land, will undoubtedly swell this ma
iority to fully seven hundred. A year
ago, We carried the county by an aver
age majority of one hundred and fifty.
Our splendid gains Of more than fire h"n-
drsd rote1 in single year assure us that
the good cause is progressing with ire
sis ible force in our midst. All honor
to the Democrats of Ohio county. They
have uobly deserved success, and nOhly
I,vn fhav achieved If.
Year: 1867

An OMIssI0N.-The Boston Transcript says of a long
list Of the thieves Of the Metropolis lately published in
one of the papers of this city, that the ncompeteness
of the list may guessed, when we say that not one
member Of the City Government Is On it,
Year: 1867

FAIR FOR THE FREEDMEN.-A Fair for Freedmen,
under the auspices Of members Of the Society OF Friends
willyopen Monday next at the New-lork Assembly
Rooms corner OF Broadway and Twenty-eighthst THIS
society has In It's employ 10 teachers who are located
in various pats Of the South Large supplies OF food and
clothing have been forwarded and distributed through
agents in localities where the demands were most
urgent The outlay for the support and con
tnuaucc of this enterprise In which involved both
physical elevation of this race has been
large association resort to this
means Of meeting the increasing needsi
Year: 1867

The Light fairly oushnes merit the vany competing swaoeA
and mild and mellow as TO make evening writing
believe that ministers
and editors condemned work all day and bali the
might kindly light 10 good share OF 4s
waiting eyesight against old
Year: 1867

From he REV c. W. EVEREST Rectory School Hdmdsa; a.


commencement furnished school snt
recitation Patent Lamps Of various styles They
highly sao and deem them admirably adapted for school
heartily recommend them all who seeking for tho
best method Of lighting their buildings
Year: 1867

THAT BRIDGE.-The city reporters have felt IT
duty TO throw paragraph ut the Broadway foot bridge
every time they passed IT, as the Jews are Obliged
10 cast AZ the tomb Of AbsalOm whenever they
happen that way. The wOTkncn are now engaged upon
the western Stairways the earcrn being completed ana
the structure will some time or other DEFY the para
gi-pllsts
Year: 1867




WASHINGTON, August 1. Judge
Fishers charge covers four and hall
columns. It's general tone is regarded
as uniavorablc to the prisoner. The
following is the summing up Of bis re-
marks:


First, that conspiracy. formed
in lime of war to take the life of the
President and Vice President Of The
Republic, and heads Of the Executive
Departments, for the purpose Of aiding
the enemies Of the Federal Government,
BY throwing il into anarchy and confu-
sion, is treason as heinous and as hurt
lul to the people Of this country as the
comprising the death Of the King or
Queen Of Great Britain is to the subjects
that of realm.


Second, that every person engaged
in such conspiracy as long as be
continues member Of it. is rel
sponsiblc not only for the act Of
treason, but for any murder OF less
crime which may flow from it.


Third, that the government may
waive the charge of treason against
any or all the conspirators, and pro
cced against them for the smaller
crime Of murder, included in the
greater crime OF treason.


Fourth, that under an indictment
for Il murder resulting from the prose
cution Of such conspiracy, evidence Of
the entire scope Of the conspiracy may
be considered in estimating the
hcinous character of the offcnsc laid
in the indictment


Sixth, that It was notnecessary oaver
in the indictment the fact that Abraham
Lincoln, the victim Of the murder, was
at Inc time Of It's commission, President
Of the United States, or to prove il in
order to allow The jury to take that fact
into the account in determining the
heinous character Of the crime, it
being fact Of which courts will take
judicial cognizancc.


Sixth, that he who does all act
by another does it by himself
aud is responsible for its consequences
in criminal as well as civil cases.


Seventh, that although an alibi
when clearly established. forms com
plctc and unanswcrablc defense, the
mere absence from the Immediate
scene Of crime resulting from con
4piracy unrepeated and unabandoncd
by the party charged, it will not avail
him if he were at some other place
assigned him, performing his part in
the conspiracy.


Eighth, that this plea is, unlcss
clearly made out, always regarded
with suspicion, and circumstance
weighing against him who attempts
it, because it implies an admission d
the truth Of the facts alleged against
him and the correctness Of the infer
cncc drawn from them.


Ninth, that right from the scene o.
the crime, the fabrication OF false ac
counts, and the concealmcnt Of instru
ments Of violence, are circumstance:
indicating guilt.


Tenth, although confession in thC
slightest degree, tainted with th'
promise Of favor, Or BY durcss or fear
is not admitted as evidence against
him who makes it; yet, if made
freely and voluntarily, is one Of the
surcst points Of guilt.


The foreman Of the jury was re
questcd to copy all Of the recorded
evidence.


.Jndnc Fisher said it was usual
The defence was willing, but tin
prosecution objected 50 the jur.
retired without the documents.


The verdict is waited for witt
anxiety.
Year: 1867

Harvey F. Muzzey writes US, giving
an account Of a weeks hunt 1t will
be of interest to our Eastern readers
particularly to see what kind of sport
we have here in the hunting line, and
what Western boys can do. Mr.. Muz-
zey is but little more than boy, being
but nineteen years old. Here is his
story:


Il started out hunting few days ago,
and after killing large buck in the
morning, | crossed Apple river and
struck a bear track. After following
the bear for several hours | entered u
large poplar thicket, near Cedar lake.
As | WAS working my way slowly
through the thick brush the bear sud
denly jumped up before me, not over
three rods off. When about eight rods
off | fired. The ball passed through
bis lights, and he fell dead few rods
from the spot.


A few days later while hunting on
Apple river, near Sucker branch,
started out with my dog about 3
o'clock in the afternoon. Before had
gone far, my dog Grant 'winded some
thing He lead me along-I expected
every moment to see deer until |
came in sight of what appeared to be
Il large hole under the roots of tree.
On nearer approach | discovered
bears head protruding. l immediate.
ly raised my gun and fired. This was
followed by a cry from the wounded
cub, and fierce growl from the old
bear. My rifle was double barreled,
and still had one charge left.


FAs the day had been wet one;
was fearful that my rife might miss
fire. The old bear rushed out, and,
when within a few rods Of me, [ fired
an ounce ball, which took effect in her
neck, killing her instantly. The cubs
were large and seemed inclined to
show fight loaded as quickly as
possible and dispatched them both.