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Year: 1867

The whisting woman and growing hen"
that runs" our pretty little neighbor, the
Clayton Herald seems determined to put one
OF her petticoats on us, to keep up her waning
excitement. We may be very well suited for
such clothing, but We couldn't look very
spruce and neat in her dirty petit
coats. We are willing to have nursery RHYMES
parodyed into as mean doggeral as the slut can
originate, about us, and that she may take the
junction under her fostering care and put it
under petticOat rule, and m axe herself its chief
officer (mare) if she desires, but we desire to
have clean vestments if We must wear female
attire


The Union Sentinel, of Trenton, seems to
be "spilin for row. between us. After
seeing how she turns US across her lap." il
advises us to ''go in, Josey, and let us see not
only your speed, but your Jottom." We are
too meek and mild for that Ask the Her
att She's got the nerve, and is trying to
convince the community of the fact.


We hope our readers will excuse us. We
lain down with this = and had
to try and scratch the ata, off.
Year: 1867

To BE FGNIsHED.-We are happy to be able
TO announce that the Junction and Break
water Railroad will be finished as far as George
town immediately The iron has been con-
tracted for with firm in Baltimore, and will
be at once shipped to Seaford and brought
over the Delaware road to Milford, where the
vol Y OF laying the track will be commenced. -
Il Is expected to have the road in running Or


Milford Araas "'y'
Year: 1867

SUNK.-0n Thursday night last brig was
run into and sunk, off Collins Beach, by a
large steamer bound up the river. The brig
was at anchor in about 20 feet water when She
was struck. She went down almost immedi.
ately' giving the crew no opportunity to save
anything. We have been unable to learn the
nam name Of either vessel. The crew of the brig
Year: 1867

CAMDEN CAMP MEETING.-The announce
ment was read at the Methodist Church in this
town on Sunday last, that the Trustees of the
camden Union Camp Ground have decided to
hold camp meeting at that popular place.
commencing on the 18th of July. It takes
place one month earlier than usual, so as not
to interfere with the peach crop:
Year: 1867

WHAT is called the concrete pave
ment is received with great favor at the
east, and has been recently tried at the
west with success. 1t is constructed
with foundation of fcobble-stones, tar
red and covered with coarse gravel.
This is soon made as hard and even as
stone, and gives pavement elastic, yet
firm. Its construction Is the work of
only two or three days, after which it
is as hard and solid as a Travelled and
beaten road. Time has proved 1t to be
very durable, and its many other ex-
celIencies have made it very popular.
Some of its advantages are that 1t is al
ways hard and dry, it does not crack
with frost, nor is it affected by either
heat or cold, and 1t always remains
level and dry. 1t costs about the same
as brick, yet does not break or yield,
but presents as even and hard sur
face as stone.
Year: 1867

HOPE FOR THE AFFLICrED.-In another part
of this paper will be found the advertisement
of the celebrated Institute established by Dr.
c. You've, in 1850. In this age of deceit
and charlatanism, it is boon to the suffering
to point out to them where they are sure OF
obtaining the wished for reliet and cure
Under the care Of the skillful Doctor the
sick and troubled can divest themselves of
their burden of pain lay aside their cross.
and secure health and happiness. If you are
sick and in trouble, do not hesitate. Read
the advertisement and follow the advice
Do not forget the number or the manner of
directing your letters Consultation Office,
$50 Washington street, San Francisco.


.r febl6:ly
Year: 1867

A MEETING of the citizens of Mokelumne
Hill and vicinity is called on the 9Th of April
next, for the purpose of taking some means
to put a stop to cattle stealing, which seems
to have become regular business in this
section of the country. Our citizens have
suffered severely from the depredations of
cattle thieves this Winter. and they have
made up their minds that "forbearance has
ceased to be virtue
Year: 1867

has cured thousands and it will cure YOU if you try
it


This invaluable medicine is pleasant to the taste;
soothing, healing and strengthening in its effects;
trely free from all poisonous or deleterious drugs,
and perfectly harmless under all circumstances.


Certificates from many prominent citizens Of San
Francisco accompany every bottle Of
Year: 1867

and with one accord give it their unqualified appro-
baton We now address ourselves to all who are un
acquainted with this the greatest Panacea of the age
for the healing Of all diseases Of the Throat and
Lungs assuring you that
Year: 1867

HEM !-This is what our old clock
says, just before it is going to speak.
If you wake up in the night, and hear
somebody say Chem 70 then you may
know that the old clock i5 going to say
ing-likely tell you what hour
of the night it is. This arrangement is
very. convenient for us to keep our ears
open to hear the story, whatever it is


Our neighbOr, Jack, come iD, some
times, to see us, and he never can talk
much. It is because he hasn't much of
anything to say. But as soon as you
hear him say Hem 3" you may expect
him to say something in few minutes.
de does that, so you may be on the
lookout for what is to come next.


Benny was one Of those who were ap-
pointed to speak at the next school ex-
hibition. He could do very well, when
there were only familiar faces around
him. But now there were likely to be
many new faces, and many sharp eyes
looking at him. The hour arrived, and
he went out upon the stand. He stood.
Byand by he said ffHem I" This was
a good sign. Something WAS coming
That is just the way the clock always
did. After awhile he said "Hem !"
the second time, which / had never
heard done before. / never heard the
old clock do it, nor neighbOr Jack. I
trembled for the boy, and had good
reason; for it was all over with him for
that time. So it proved. The old clock
is the standard. Never say "Heml" but
once, then go ahead. ". O. G.
Year: 1867

A thousand silent years ago,
The starlight faint and pale
Was drawing on the sunset glow
Its soft and shadoBry veil;
When from his work the Sculptor stayed
his hand and turned to one
Who stood beside him, half in shade,
said with sigh, H 'Tis DONE
'Phryne, thy human lips shall pale,
Thy rounded limbs decay,
Nor love nor prayers can aught avail
To bid thy beauty stay
"But there thy smile for centuries
On marble lips shall live
For Art can grant what Love denies
And TX the fugitive.


Lhade
''sad thOughti nor age nor death shall
The youth Of this cold dust; [made,
When the quick brain and hand that
And thou and I, are dust
when all our hopes and fears are dead,
And both our hearts are cold,
And Love is like a tame that's played,
And Life tale that's told,
'sThis counterfeit Of senseIess stone,
That no sweet blush can warm,
The same enchanting look shall own,
The same enchanting form.
"And there upon that silent face
Shall unborn ages see
Perennial youth, perennial grace,
And sealed serenity.
And strangers, when we sleep IN peace,
Shall say, not quite unmoved,
So smiled upon PraxiteIes
The Phryne whom he loved


W y. stony.
Year: 1867

TEE CONsTTTUTFoN.--hI Montgomery
Blair is stumping Virginia in behalf of
Democracy, and in a late speech accus-
ed the Republicans Of being the only
party that ever existed in this country
that. did not at heart profess to act in
difference to the Constitution. We beg
leave to inform Mr.. Blair that the Re
publican party has done more to pre-
serve the Constitution than all the other
parties combined; that had il not been
for Republican energy and wisdom he
would not now have a Constitution to
talk about. Where would the COnsti-
tuition be If the Democratic party had
been entrusted with its care Probably
in some old paper shop. We have no
ticed that the noise about the violation
of the Constitution generally comes
from the men who did the most to de-
strOy or the least to preserve it. The
rebels who abjured its authority and
tried to slash it 10 pieces with the drawn
sword, are now eager to use it as the
means of getting into power. Mr..
Johnson, who once had the effrOntery
to say, FNVhenever you hear a man pra-
ting about the Constitution, spot him
he is a traitor" now talks more of it,
aud does less for it, than any public
man in America; Mr.. Blair's new
friends, the Democrats, throughout the
war gave all their sympathies to the
sworn foes of the Constitution. The
Republican party not only preserved
the sacred instrument, but improved It..
Let it never be forgotten that to Repub-
licanism the Constitution owes Article
XII, prohibiting Slavery throughout
the United States.-N. 7. Tribune.
Year: 1867

IN THE SWING.
Swing me up in the tree-top high,
Fast as ever a bird can fly.
Up with dizzy rush I'm going,
Under the leaves where winds are blow


ing;
Nobody knows what can see,
Wonderful faucies come TO mel
Wonderful dreams of wings to fly
Light as a bird to the summer sky. n.
Year: 1867

Last April the Homeopathic Medical socie-
ties of the Metropolitan District made the very
modest request of the Board of Health that
they should be allowed to take charge of one
cholera hospital in each County of the District.
To this they received no reply, but were in
formed by the newspapers that it was proposed
to grant them parts of two hospitals. In May,
they again addressed the Board, stating the i'm
prachbility of Homeopathic physicians prac-
ticing in Allopathic hospitals, but could get no
attention. In June they made personal apph-
cation 10 the Chairman Of the Sanitary Com
mittee of the Board, and were informed
that separate hospital for the treatment OF
cholera could not be granted for these reasons:
"That Homeopathic physicians, as class,
"were not rs well educated and trained in
"the laws of diagnosis and pathology, and,
therefore. needed close watching and super
vision lest they should, through ignorance or
"otherwse, make false returns, and, for IN
"stance, report cases IA cured OF cholera
(Which had never been cholera. Second,
because many OF our number were III
"thc habit of prescribing drugs and
doses non Homeopathic, and any good
"results accruing therefrom would thus be
falsely credited to Homeopathy" To this
the Homeopathic Committees replied that no
physician of their school possessed of any self
respect could be induced to accept an offer
which at the outset impugned his intelligence
and integrity. There the matter rested and
the Board of Health, as far rs we know, has
taken no further action upon the subject.


Without desiring to enter into any discussion
as to the merits of the two systems in the
treatment of cholera, we must say that we
consider the application of the HOmeOpaths
for the full control of a few hospitals was not
only Just, but sngularly modest, and that the
Sanitary Committee of the Board of Health did
the public wrong i'll rejecting it. Personal
opinion has nothing to do with the matter;
we may believe Homeopathy or Allopathy, or
both, to be false in theory, or useless in cholera,
but the Board of Health should not be the
organ of any medical school. The mere eXclu
sion of Homeopathy from the cholera hospitals
is but n result of the original injustice of
o. ganizing the Board of Health upon an Allo-
pathic basis TO us it appears that respec-
table medical school, not merely local, but
having recognized position in every civilized
country, cannot be held TO be empiric and
should have its fair claims acknowledged.
Homeopathic physicians are the trusted
advisers of very large number of
the people of New-Y York, and for that rea-
son should have representation in the Board of
Health Nor should it be forgotten that the
probability of another visitation of cholera
next Summer makes it the duty of the non
medical members of tho Board to test all
legitimate means of curing and preventing the
disease.
Year: 1867

The Tariff comes up to-day in the House,
the report Of the Ways and Means Committee
being q special order. We should like to hope
that the bill will be passed before any word of
cntreat the friends of American Industry
TO permit no adjournment on Friday till the
House has come to final vote. And remcm-
Der, the fewer amendments the better, and the
less there will be to wrangle about in Con-
ference Committee. The country will tolerate
mistakes of detail; it viii not tolerate a failure
TO pass some bill.
Year: 1867

Yesterday in Committee Of the Whole the
House again considered tho Tax bill. The cf-
feet of an amendment offered by Mr.. Williams
would be to terminate, on the 3Oth of April next,
the right of railway and steamboat companies
TO add the tax to their fares. The amend
ment created unlooked-fOr confusion among
the railroad members, and was rejected
very wrongly so. The House finally voted to
take off the stamp duty from receipts and GER
tain defined legal documents. 1t is thus wrong
at both ends 1t is wrong to allow the rail-
way companies to impose needless tax of
their own on the public, and it is no better to
take oil another tax the continued imposition
Year: 1867

The Army Appropriation as passed in the
House yesterday, enacts as its most important
feature that the General of the Army shall
have his headquarters in Washington, and that
all military orders and instructions shall be
issued through him, or, in case of his inability,
by the next in rank. Orders from whatever
source in violation of this act shall be null and
void and any one who issues or transmits them
shall be liable to Imprisonment not less than
two nor more than 90 years.
Year: 1867

That Mr.. Reverdy johnson should vote for
the Reconstruction bill, with Impartial Suf-
frage, the Constitutional Amendment and
military rule included, may be regarded as
a sign of the speedy approach of the mil
lenium. We shall rejoice if this act of one
of the Presidents best friends should be the
prologue to bis approval of the bill.
Year: 1867

On the question of transferring the Indian
Bureau, Senator Stewart made the common but
Just remark that the present Indian agency
system was failure and a swindle. We agree
with Mr.. Stewart that it is time to make a
change, and that scarcely any change could he
for tho worse.
Year: 1867

An instructive history of the contest in Con-
cress over Reconstruction is given on the
second page from our special correspondent in
Washington His view is not exactly ours but
his letter will suit some people, we fear, none
the less on that account
Year: 1867

The particulars reach us of another fearful
disaster on that river of disasters, the Missis-
sippi A steamer on its way from New-Or-
leans exploded, probably killing one hundred
of its crew and passengers. No comment can
add to the force of so terrible a lesson as this
on the peliIs of having unsOund boilers or bad
management on board of steamboats,.
Year: 1867

our conviction that the Copperhaads did moi
really desire the overthrow of the late Re-
bellion. Does any man believe that the writer
of the above cowardly bit of scoundleiiSm
rejoiced when he heard that Lee had sunen'
dprpd
Year: 1867




4 SroRY ABOUT j UDcE AMBROSE SPENCER.
At period when Judge Ambrose Spen-
Ger was ON the bench Of the Supreme Court
of New York-this was upwards of forty
five years ago-there was on Staten Island
i lawless set of men engaged in villainous
wrecking and kindred pursuits to such an
extent as to lower the morality and stand
ING of the Island in universal estimation.
Judge Spencer presiding at circuit held
there. was trying man who had commit
ted some gross and high crime. The evi-
dence was clear in proof of his guilt and
his honor charged strongly against him.
The jury, however, brought in verdict OF
not guilty. The large and commanding
figure of the Judge rose and lowered itself
to its full height: " Prisoner" said his
honor, in the severest and loudest tones,
" | have to address you in two directions
firstly, you have had most extraordinary
escape from condign punishment which you
deserved; and secondly, you may he as
sured the time will come when you viii be
tried at another bar, where. it is some sat
| isfaction even now to know, there will be
no Staten Island jury to aequit YOU


! l. it possible that Judge Spencer, when
| he uttered the last sentence. had met with
and there was floating in his mind what
/ fell from the Right Rev. Bishop Coppoch,
who was in the English rising of 10 and
sentenced 10 death? The bishop made
long sermon or speech at the place of ex-
ecution, prayed for King james and his
son Charles. and all the rest of the Stuart
family, called King George usurper, and


then gave sermon to the sheriff. He be-


haved very boldly on his trial. When he
was going from the bar, after having been


found guilty, he said openly to the other


gentlemen prisoners g Never mind it, my
boys; for if our Saviour were here, these
fellows would condemn Him" Aud see
ing one drop tears when he received SEN


tence. he said" What are you afraid of


We shan't be tried by Cumberland jury


in the other world
Year: 1867

No striking novelties in materials have been
imported the past month, and there has
been little change in styles. The millinery
trade which was brisk during the pleasant
days of June, is now somewhat dull, and
there is corresponding decline in business.
The Paris exposition has attracted an unu-
sual number of families, and it is said that
many rich and elegant costumes have been
prepared to be worn there.
Year: 1867

THE INNER LIFE OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.


The Neu Jersey Magazine contains in
the number for August, curious sketch of
the {. Inner Life of the British House of
Commons" from which we extract some
paragraphs
Year: 1867

MANHOOD SUFFRAGE.-Senator Sumner is the
leading champion of manhood suffrage, and was
among the very first to force this issue into the
politics of the country. 1t now turns out that,
if the statements of the Senator's wife are to be
believed, a strict application of the manhood pro-
vision would disfranchse the radical chief.
Year: 1867

TIE CHAPMAN MURDER.-The Deer Lodge In>
dependent of the sOth ut., has full report of the
trial of VIM. Chapman on the charge of murder
The jury after being out ten hours returned
verdict of "Not Guilty"
Year: 1867

GLUT OF FREIGHT.-Our Wallula correspondent
refers to the immense amount ofSlour and grain
From another source we learn that fe;gh,s have
been allowed to accumulate at Walula until now
it is doubtful whether the Company will be able
to clear the landing before the close of the sea-
son. This uncertainty has caused a lull in the
demand for breadstufs, inasm6ch as spectators
are unwilling to operate with the prospect Of
having to hold their, stocks until the opening OF
navigation in the spring. In spirit of accom-
mediation, we think that the o. s. n. Company
should put on additional boats, and thus show a
disposition to meet the requirements of trade.
The freight offering will employ daily
line of boats until the close OF navigation, and
having any number of idle boats the Company
should at once place them on the line. The down
freight, at Sc per ton, may not pay any thing
very big, but those who control the River should
bear in mind that the more freight they take
down, the heavier will be the return frisghts
The capacity of our people to buy and pay for
merchandise must always be iu proportion to
the facilities they have for disposng of their sur
plus products. Had there been an active demand
for grain year since, il is reasonable to say that
the consumption Of imported merchandise in
this Valley would have been one-third greater.
This demand failed, and with the failure our
producing classes were obliged to practice econ>
omy. Now the people of the Atlantic States, Of
Europe, and of California, need our breadstufrs,
and tits with the o. S. n. Company to say wheth-
he nod tn oil IL,
to buy The Company has every facility for
transacting the business, and failure to meet
the demand will argue lamentable want of en-.
terprise.
Year: 1867

inaue peglnhlnS Id TINS country. The enOr-
nous population now coming forward to oc-
cupy the great fertile valley of the Mississippi
will require an amount of manufacturing in.
dustry of which we now have little concen-
ton. A very large proportion OF this work
can be and doubtless will be done within our
national limits. Legislation, if not the nat.
ural course of labor, will doubtless determine
this to be the result. The labor in question
will be done in part by steam and in part by
water-power; by the latter always. where
practicable, when great amounts of power
are required, and operations are to be carried
on on grand scale; because it is the cbea,-
est. Now where shall this work be dome ?
Where can it he done to the best advantage p
Where, in other words, Is the best, the most
constant and accessible water-powerp This
survey will demonstrate and put beyond doubt
and cavil, that the power is here,-bere in
Maine; fact. we are well assured Of our
selves, but which, as matters stand, we can
not convince others OF, and especially capital
lists, who act only upon definite knowledge
and whom it Is chiefly important to convince
say, that of the immense amount of mann
factoring labor to be done in this country in
the years to come, or rather the part of It to
be done by water-power, we here in Maine
ought to have and can have the lions share
and can hold it against the coal-mines Of
pennsylvania or the vast bituminous deposits
OF the central valley, and hold it because run
ming water is cheaper than coal.


10 bring this point out more clearly, of our
relatively advantageous position as regards
manufacturing, requires, filthy, that reference
be made to our condition In respect to other
important branches of latef. Our climate is
such that proper agricultural work can be pros
ecuted not over four and a half months out OF
the year, and for nearly as many months out
of-door avocations of any sort are not comfort
ably conducted, even If there are any to con-
duct. Our people, therefore, have, or are liza
| ble to have, as whole, a large amount Of time
Year: 1867

A Vicious CHINAMEN.-Saysg the San
Francisco Times of last Saturday


Last night Celestial named Chen Fong
went into a Chinawoman's house near Jack
son street, and while she was lying asleep in
her bed, flung large quantity Of vitrol upon
her clothes and the woman's person. He
was seen to throw it from a bottle. The
woman was burned on the hands and feet,
but the bed clothes and her own clothing
saved her from more serious injury. AS
soon as he committed the act the rascal ran
away, but officer Meagher was informed,
gave chase, and finally overlook and cap
tured him. Jealousy and a desire for re-
venge probably prompted him to make an
attempt against the woman's life. lie was
locked up on a charge of malicious mischief
and assault and battery.
Year: 1867

A FIGHTING LOCAL EDIroR.-The Green
vile Ala Southern News has local editor,
who, it appears, did not get enough fighting
in the rebel army, and throws himself into q
fighting attitude because lady of bis ac-
quaintance failed to notice him on the
street:


"We would respectfully suggest to the
young lady whom we met the other day on
the sidewalk of the public street, and who
failed to return our salute, that, while we
feel no resentment toward a lady, we are
very capable of feeling it toward brother,
and particularly toward Sweetheart, who
may champion her cause. We did not think
the omission inadvertant, but Intentional
If she can recognize her identity, we would
be most happy to receive her champion, in
any way his peculiar taste may indicate,
from straight out and-out fisticuff to 'pis-
tolls and coffee for two"