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Year: 1868

FAITH PLEDGED.--There is considerable
harping about the faith of the nation being
pledged to pay the debt in gold, which is
simply the humbuggery of bondhOlders.
Why do not the moDgrels, who twaddle SO
elaborately in this strain, tell the people
about the faith Of the nation in matters which
more nearly concern them The radicals
pledged the faith of the government that the
Southern States should be restored to the
ULion with all their rights unimpaired. Yet
the pledge has not been made goodi! They
are pledged to see that each State has re-
publican form of government, but there are
ten States which have nothing resembling
governments republican in form. They
pledged TO restore the Union and preserve
the Constitution; yet the Union is not res
stored and the Constitution has been viola
ted and is considered of no binding force by
the leading 1oyalists' of the nation They
have violated all pledges which are dear to
to the people, and propose to keep faith on
ly with the bondholders and negroes. The
democracy are pledged to reverse this order
of things next year and restore the Union
leave the negro question to the States,
respectively, require radical disuniOnistS to
take back seat, make taxation equal, and
give the hondholders their choice-green-
backs or reputation.
Year: 1868

Com OR ITS EQUIvALEST.-We made mention
some time ago that there was bill introduced
10 the Senate, providing that the national debt
be paid in coin or its equivalent. 1t appears
that this bill called out great amount of hon.
est indignation from the people, who looked ups
on its introduction in the Senate as the foIerun-
ner of an attempt to swindle them out of a vast
sum of money. The N. Y. WorId-a supposed
organ of the bond Misunderstanding the bill so
immensely unpopular with the people, began to
censure Senator Edmunds for introducing it, and
in the course ofG long article, which holsters
up the "national blessing" it acknowledges
that "it (the billy is measure which will con-
tribute to nobody's interest but that of the pres
ent bond-holders, and of spectators who can
buy them up in expectation of its passage. But
the bond-holders already enjoy so many unfair
advantages that the people will be incensed if a
bill is passed to put still more mouey in their
pockets" Alb, yes that's just what we thought
about it when the thieving proposition was first
announced in the telegraphc news. Of course
the people would be incensed to such a degree
that they would be in fit mood to pitch the
Irrational blessing" bondholders and all neck
and heels overboard at once. The bill in al
PROBABILITY will not become a law
Year: 1868




RADICAL REvENGE.-The Journal of Commerce
tells Cf a class of radicals who are gloatng over
the subversion of the Southern States to negro
domination. 1t says by them, the South is ha-
ted ferociously. Sitting at their cosy breakfast
in the North, they read the news from Georgia
with grim delight. 1t sweetens their coffee to
know that in Savannah only Que white man vo-
ted in La Grange out of 500 votes, but one was
cast by white; in Americas, every voter was a
negro. Throughout the State the white vote
numbered less than a thousand, we should say,
judging from the returns already in. The humil-
iation, the downheartedness of the Georgia
whites appears to be complete. They have
reached that last, that saddest stage in misfor-
tune, when a man sits down in despair, and will
not lift finger to save himself. Such specta.
Gle would extort pang of pity from most men
even though il was their bitterest enemy who
was thus prostrated in the dust before them, but
causes the ultra radicals to thrill with joy. Now
the triumph for which they have looked and
louged is complete. The Southern whites hum
bly, crouch before the negro and accept the yoke
Of course there are other raptures in store; the
prospect of con6scatng all the estates belong
ing to the Southern whites, parceling them out
among the blacks, and finally of expelling the
wretched whites from the land of their birth
and converting the fair South into a Hayti-to
these pleasant things the radical leaders still
look forward, but their fruition will not confer
upon them 8 deeper delight than that which
they derive from the Georgia election. It is
the first delicious draught from the cup of heir
vengeance.
Year: 1868

RED DEvILs.-It is alleged by old trap.
pers and hunters that the Indians who have
lately signed treaties with the Government
did so to gain time for a campaign early in
the spring. The redmsn is not prepared for
war in the winter. He will be ready to fsh
in the summer
Year: 1868

The New York World of a late date, in a two
column article proves that the radical party ia.
vors negro suffrage In another editorial in the
same issue, the World proves itself in favor of
the same thug in less than a dozen lines, bv
saying that the democratic party should favor
giving the more intelligent freedmen the right of
suffragel


Consistency is said to be jewel; but there is
getting to be precious little consistency in this
tcorld.
Year: 1868

In FAVOR OF DIvIsIoN.-The loyal w


L. Transcript comes out in opposition to the
annexation of Northern Idoho to this Ter>
ritory, on the ground that should annexation
ensue it would give the eastern portion of the
Territory large percentage over the western
part; that this would "cause us (Sound fish,
to feel as jealous of them as they do of us
now" The Transcript thinks there is a
growing sectionalism between the two sec


tiOns and proposes to stop it by dividiny the
Territory by the natural boundary and bar
rier-the Cascade mountains. We suppose
our most bestest Legislature that ever con.
vened in this or any other Territory, will
settle the much mooted question this session.
Year: 1868

From the washington Union-Johnson democrat.l


Judge Chase, during his recent professional sojourn
at Richmond, Va, is said to have made some re-
nections upon the existing state OF AFFAIRS which
give hope that whether his Is successful before
the Democratic Convention not his great influence
Will be on the side OF justice and reconciliation In
company with number Of the ablest intellects OF
Virginia, among them Henry A. Wise he remarked
the political anomaly which existed; that he saw
disfranchised and incapable OF holding political Office
while those who could hold the offices were in nine
cases out OF ten utterly un TO perform the duties.
opinions for Judge Chase and inspired pleasing
hopes In the minds OF those suffering under disab
ties which should never exist In o republic when
civil war is over, the supremacy OF the government
acknowledged and unqualified submission has been
made by the brave but mistaken men who rebelled.
When shall We have general amnesty
Year: 1868

THE corn crop is of such importance to
the American farmer that the most ample
preparation should be made for it. With.
out deep tillage a heavy corn crop can
scarcely be obtained Yet it is not advis-
able to turn down the active surface soil,
and to bring up the cold subsoil In all
land that is not naturally drained, artificial
drainage is necessary, for deep tillage is
useless if stagnant water is allowed to re-
main within a few inches of the surface,
chilling the roots of the young plants and
lowering the temperature of the soil.
When the water from the melted snow
and spring rain remains in the soil until it
is evaporated by the heat of summer, a
good early-ripening crop of any kind can
not be obtainhd.


One acre of land deeply titled, thor
oughly drained and well manured, will
produce more corn than two or three
acres imperfectly titled, undrained and
overrun with weeds. A field may be well
drained and rich in all the ingredients nee
essary for producing good crop, and
yet an inferior crop may disappoint the
hopes of the farmer, for the soil may not
have been brought into mellow, friable
condition by the judicious use of the plow,
cultivator, harrow and roller. Seed Of in
ferior quality Will not produce a good
crop, neither will the best seed if it is
sown too early or too late, and if the
after culture is not suitable to the crop.
The drills or rows may be too narrow or
too far apart, and the plants in the drills
or hills may stand too thick or too thin.


In all these particulars judgment and ex-
perience are necessary.
Several experiments have been made in
order to ascertain the proper depth at
which to plant corn, and by one of them
it was discovered that when it was planted
three inches deep, it came up and grew
well until it was three or four inches high,


and then stopped for fortnight while
the corn in the same field which was
planted at less depth grew rapidly. On


examination it was found that a joint had


been formed about one inch and a half


above the kernel, and that the roots had


sprouted out from that joint, leaving all


below to perish. While the process of
changing roots was going on the plants


ceased to grow above ground, but in about
fortnight recovered their vigor, and they
were about that length of time later in


maturing the grain than the seeds which
were planted shallower.


A series of careful experiments showed
that corn planted at the following depth
came up as described:
Year: 1868

ADVERTISE, EVERYBODY. - Here is an
item we clip from the Boston T5asasc,iDt. worth
reading and acting upon. All business men will
please regard it as specially gotten up for them:
s. The President Of one of our saving banks de-
clared that the deposits mad been doubled during
the last year owing 10 extensive advertising Ever
people of very small means read the newspapers
in this COMMUNITY"
Year: 1868

CRAINER, HOUSE, CARRIAGE AND
NJ Sign Painter has taken X. Wild's place at
Cedar Falls and viii give entire satisfaction to all
who entrust him with work in his line of business
shop over Fesdicks wagon chop. Paper hanging
neatly done on short notice.
Year: 1868

The mercantile houses whose cards compose
this column carefully selected from the lead
Ing firms in Chicago as those whese extensive
operations and widespread reputation enttle
them 10 the first rank IN commerce The bust
ness cards of these establishments in their several
trades have been classified in alphabetical order,
forming comprehensive synopsis of business
information, upon which our merchants can rely
Year: 1868

MEAT MARKET, OPPOSITE THE IN
INI man House keep constantly on hand all kind
of fresh and salt meats The highest market
price pain for Eggs, Good Fresh Batter. and all
kinds OF Early Vegetables and garden sauce.
Year: 1868

We offer the BULLETIN Office for sale The
paper Is In prosperous condition. This is one
OF the best openings in the State. To prevent
Misapprehension, we will state that this course
is not pursued on account Of financial embar
rassment.
Year: 1868

Reports from Washington say thatimpeach-
ment will be defeated in the Senate. Other
reports say that party discipline viii force the
recusants to vote for conviction. These con-
Trajectory statements reflect the perplexity in
which the Republicans are involved by their
indecent haste in pushing the Impeachment
resolutions through the House. If they fail
to convict they make themselves ridiculous,
and no party can Withstand the effect of ridi-
cule. If they convict the President they win
violate common decency, every principle of
law and every dictate of common sense. In
either case they will lose. To go on is death,
to turn back is destruction. a--
Year: 1868

THE GLOBE INSURANCE CoxPANY.-The Globe
Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York is
one OF those institutions which are conducted on
correct business principles, and are, therefore,
always solvent and reliable.


Such men as Pliuy Freeman, who Is the presi-
dent OF the Globe, assure the success of any en-
terprise with which they may be connected.


The assets Of the Globe Company are now over
one million Of dollars. The company will, on the
lst Of April, declare cash dividend on all poll
cies except those of 1867, and upon these last
mentioned cash dividends will be payable in 1869.


The assets of the company were increased last
year nearly four hundred thousand dollars, which
shows how strong is the popular confidence in
fhe Globe.


We refer to the official publication in to-dsy's
paper.
Year: 1868

tional aggression which led to war in 1861.
And it exhibits them as utterly destitute Of
statesmanship since they are utterly inca
pable Of efiecting compromises or of avoiding
revolution. 1t is only by healthy develop
ment of the anticipative faculty on the part of
the people that such men can be disabled
from further mischief
Year: 1868

After day of labor and fatigue,
the surety of work for the ensuing
week is happiness to poor folks. For
them there are no costly pleasures.
no playgoing, no drinking in taverns.
no pleasure excursions. But for the
heart, the soul, there are truer, sweet
er and entirely inexpensive enjoy
ments. The capitalist is disturbed
by the variations on exchange; the
ship owners fear the tempest; the
man of business makes hazardous
speculations; the merchant who has
not effected sale is frightened at the
approach Of payday; another trem-
bles for his debts the clerk breads a
reduction of his salary; the house
owner fears burning; the rich man
thieves. To be ignorant OF all these
troubles is the happiness of poor peo-
pie.


The good liver is often sick from
the effects of intemperance the Eng.
lishman, pinned to hia chair, swaars
at the gout, which he has gained by
the dint of toast; the young coxcomb
has headache for having drank glass
of champagne; that great singer is
under regime, the result of a great
dinner. Labor and society preserve
health, and gaiety along with it
This is the happiness of poor people.
If, at times, ambitious desires glide
into their souls, they depart in haste,
as Incidence enters not along with
them. Custom makes labor a pleas
ure. Contentment with little makes
them despise the good which they
have not. They blush for having a
moment envied the rich man his
riches, and return to their families
lifting up song.
Year: 1868




The following piece of poetic prose
or prosaic poetry, is rather odd, but
contains a good proportion of whole
some advice and practical truth,
worthy the attention of him who by
his trade would thrive:


"Wnen trade grew slack and notes
fell due, the merchants face grew
long and blue; his dreams were
troubled through the night with Sher.
ifs bailiff' all in sight. At last his
wife unto him said: Rise up at
once, get out of bed, and get your
paper, ink and pen, and say these
words unto all men,


"My goods wish to sell to you,
and to your wives and daughters,
too; my prices they shall be so low,
that each will buy before they go"


ale did as his good wife advised,
and in the paper advertised. Crowds
came and bought off all he had; his
notes were paid, his dreams made
glad, and he will tell you to this day,
how well did printers ink repay.


ale told us with knowing wink,
how he was saved by printers ink.


"The other in a place as tight,
contented was the press to slight
and did not let the people know, of
what he had or where to go.


"His drafts fell due and were not
paid a levy on his goods was made;
the store was closed until the sale,
and for some time he was in Jail -
A bankrupt now, without cent, at
leisure he can deep repent, that he
was foolish and unwise, and did not
freely advertise"
Year: 1868

Extract of a letter from q gentle
in Georgia to an old merchant OF
New York city:


"We are not sorry to learn that
Mr.. johnson is to be removed from
office. But for him, this State and
half a dozen others would have FOL.
lowed Tennessee in accepting the
Constitutional Amendment. by which
we should have been represented al
Washington twelve months since
The evils Mr.. johnson has inflicted
upon the South by his efforts to
thwart the views of Congress have
been second only to the spoliations
of war but, depend upon it. within
sixty days after his removal we shall
have . gradual return of quiet and
prosperity throughout the South
Remember what / say"
Year: 1868

The characteristics of an individu-
al are vividly portrayed in little
things. An exchange, in relating the
traits Of inner life in the workshop,
alludes to the moral caliber of the
men by the way they get tobacco of
their shopmates by begging or bor-
rowing, as they are most apt to term
it. One man will offer his fellow
workman his tobacco.box from which
to help himself; another will take a
bit from his box and hand it grudg-
ingly to his companion; and another
will deny that he has any tobacco
about him, or perhaps that he ever
uses it. One man, Jesuit in nature
if not in creed, used to keep two to-
bacco- boxes; one he called "The
World" the other "Providence."-
When asked for q pipe Of tobacco,
he would answer, 81 have not a bit
in The World,'" then calmly 60 of
to one of the secret smoking places
and light his pipe with serene con
science. If taxed with falsehood, OF
asked how he got his tobacco, 81 put
nv trust in Providence" he would
answer, and the prevarication was as
good to him as truth.
Year: 1868

One of the most atrOcious at
tempts at the double crime of muir
der and suicide, which it has ever
been our experience to chronicle, oc-
Cured in this city on Thursday
night, March 9th. A man named
Joacim Ogle, who resides on Frank
lin street in the second ward, had
been during the day, as we are in
formed, in a state of intoxication, and
on coming home drove his son from
the house and evinced quarrelsome
disposition. No particular notice
was taken of his conduct by the fam
ily who reside in the ssme house un-
til about half past eleven, just after
they had retired to bed. Aroused by
screams, they opened a door leading
into the hall, and there beheld the
wife of Ogle with a horrible cash
across her throat and the blood
streaming from the wound. Upon
searching for the cause of this bloody
deed, they found her husband seated
by the kitchen stove With a small
wound across his own throat Med
ical aid was sent for and the wounds
dressed, neither of which penetrated
the windpipe nor severed an artery,
and therefore neither of them are
likely to prove fatal. The deed was
evidently done with dull knife and
by an unsteady hand. as the gashes
were OF a most awkward nature. He
was examined before the Mayor and
in default of bail in the sum of S50O
was committed to Jail to await his
trial in the Common Pleas Court


The woman will recover as the
wound was not serious.


The affair created but little excite.
ment, as the family were new resi-
dents here, having removed from
Fremont to this city about ten weeks
ago. He is a laborer by occupation,
and has latterly been engaged al
chopping cord-wood. He is man
of between 80 and 40 years of age
and was, when not under the inHu,
ence of liquor, peacable citizen, but
unfortunately, given to strong drink,
he has drank the dregs of misery and
shame at last.


Let this be warning to those who
indulge in the henious habit, ere it is
! too late. and they bring upon them
selves and their families disgrace and
ruin.-Iifn Tribune.
Year: 1868




A RESOLUTION ,0int resolution appealing to the


Turkish government in behalf of the people


of Crete.


Resolred By the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatiues of the United States Of america in Cons
gress assembled, That the people of the United
States renew the expression of their sympathy
with the suffering people of Crete, to whom they
are bound by the ties of common religion and
by the gratitude due to the Greek race, of which
the Cretans part that they rejoice to be-
leve that the sufferDgs of this interesting people
may be happily terminated by policy of for
bearance on the part of the Turkish government,
and they hereby declare their earnest hope that
the Turkish government will listen kindly to this
representation, and will speedily adopt such
generous steps as will secure to Crete the much
desired blessings of peace and the advantages of
autonomic government


Sec. 2. And be 1t further resolUed, That re.
ligion, civilization and humanity require that
the existing contest in Crete should be brought
to a close, and to accomplish this result the
civilized powers of the world should unite in
friendly influence with the government of Turkey.
SEC G3. And Be il further resolved That, it
shall be the duty OF the President 10 instruct the
minister of the United States at Constantinople
to cooperate with the ministers of other powers
in all good Offices to terminate the sufferings OF
the people of Crete; and that it shall be the fur'
ther duty of the President to communicate a
copy of this resolution to the government Of
Turkey.


Approved, July 27, 1868.
Year: 1868

a writer IN The Christian Times and
Winners speaking Of the banishment OF
Roger Williams by the Massachusetts,. Bay
Colony, says, Holy Writ tells ms OF the
selling Of Joseph into Egypt by his brethren
and just as we see a Providence in that
event. 30 can we behold the same mysteri-
Gus watch over the little colony Of the Bay.
His Puritan brethren exposed Roger Will
Of the forest, only to send out missionary
to the sAyages tba.s few years aftcrward
would have lain waste the whole country,
bad It not been for the interference Of the
very man they had cruelty driven outa few
years before"
Year: 1868

mark in the world. whether she encourage,
ham or not; who is never familiar with her
10 the extent Of an adopted brother or
cousin who is not over careful about dress /;
always pleasant and cousiderste, but alway s
keeping his place as the man. the head. and
never losing it. Such department, with
noble principles. good mind. energy and
industry. will win any woman in the land.
who is worth winning
Year: 1868

The BETTER WAY 1t is much better
for young man to devote three or four
years to learning some respectable trade,
which will support him IN after life, than to
waste his time and money in preparing to
enter the professions of law or medicine.
which are already over crowded. In the
present state of tho country a trade is a
certainty, and the youth who wishes TO raise
himself to independence without burden.
ing his friends or relatives will certainly
prefer n good trade to the improbable title
of doctor or lawyer There are too many OF
the practicing lawyers and physicians whose
average incomes are not equal TO that OF
skillful mechanic, and many whose emoln-
mcnts " Ill not pay current expenses Let
no false pride deter our Young men from
securing przc in the lottery OF life IL
they feel within them aspirations for public
lie, still let them acquire n trade for that
our future legislators. in the State and
National councils, will he taken from the
working classcs,-is as certain as the sun will
rise to- morrow. Skill and energy will com.
mand success in trade the former is only
to DC acquired by constant practice under
competent instructor. The latter will com c
by the habit OF daily labor and the determi.
nation to acquire wealth and position by a
mans own cxcrtions-in a word. 10 be a
SeI/ made mdn-ahd il is such men that
build up cities and communities. and make
nations prosperous at home and re,pec, ed
abroad.