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Year: 1868

Pure blood may be compared to pure water, and
impure blood to muddy water. If you pass muddy
water through muslin you soil it continue the
process and you cover with thick mud. Blood
passes through all parts Of the body if good and
pure it nourishes and ceanses the parts it goes
through. If impure it leaves or less dirt be-
hind it. BRANDRErH's PILLS are the medicine
wanted, because they made on purpose to take
dirty humors out of the body, and they fail.
These pills scrofula, even of forty years
standing; they have cured cases of rheumatism
when the patient had not walked for four years
of paralysis where the legs had lost their power of
movement for seventeen years. The evidence in
these cases cannot be disputed. Is there town in
the world where such evidence exists not? If
BRASDRETH's PILLS have been much used there
we know that such evidence can be found.


But be sure and upon each box my name in
the Government stamp, in white letters


B. BRAxpRETm, Brandrcth House, New York.


Sold by all druggists. $40
Year: 1868

WE WANT GRANT,. B. Felton's speecb


at San Francisco, was the ablest of tbe
campaign. In conclusion, speaking of Gen
eral Grant, he said


hat can we suffer if Grant is at our
mead! There is some men so organized that
society leans upon them. His eloquent acts
speak OF his untiriug energy, his devotion
10 duty, his inagnanimity and want of per.
sonai ambition. AT the head of the army,
what lover of his country suggested that
| another would be better than he? How
slowly his modesty attracted the gaze of the
nation. How steadily grew the confidence
OF the nation in his power to guide them to
safety. With what unchanged, steady pace,
never tagging and never breaking into run F.
never tired, never impetuous, he distanced
all competitors. How gradually he sits
there, as the curtain closes on the war, at
that little table of pine, and dictates the
courteous, simple words tnat reunite forever
in one race, with one common purpose
the two nations which generation of dis
sensions and quarreling had divided ~ ****
Let there be peace. In the mouth of the
coward these words signify only the longings
of a mean heart for ease, even though at
the expense of honor and pride. Let there
be peace, the lukewarm patriot says, for he
cares but little for the grandeur of great
Nation, whose flag commands and thereatens,
and forces respect. Let there be peace, says
Grant. 1t comes from the heart of a warrior.
1t comes from the horror that fields stream
ing with blood have inspired. 1t comes from
the sympathy, gentleness, and love for his
kind which great man feels. 1t comes
from the lips of man for whom war has no
terror when the safety or honor of his coun-
try is concerned. He would not have utter
ed these words during the war, excepting on
the condition that the supremacy of his
Government should be acknowledged. Sat
isfed that this is done, he utters them now
as the one aspiration of his heart, the one
pledge of his policy, the one object to which
bis efforts will be directed. Noble old COM
mander! we trusted you once, when the
tempest was tossing our bark; we will trust
you again now that the sun shines brightly,
but there are still clouds in the heavens.
Year: 1868

THE following are the closing sentences OF
memorial tribute to General IIalpine. in the
New York Citizen, from the pen of his as
sociate editor, John r. Walker:


The summer grass will wave softly over
his silent resting g-place, and the autumn will
bring its gold and crimson offerings to
wreathe his grave, and as the seasons wane
the world will cease to remember him, and
his name will fade from the lips of men but
to us who were bis familiar companions, and
whose daily intercourse with him marks SC
many happy cycles of time, bis memory will
indeed be "joy forever" Fall gently on
his ashes, summer showers and autumn shad-
ows! Touch him as tenderly as he was wont
TO touch the sorrows of mankind!
Year: 1868

Among the various notables who figured
at the Democratic Convention, held in New
York on the 4th of July last, we do not hear
of that distinguished champion of the s lost
cause,'' DIR. Blackburn. He, of all others,
showed his zeal in the cause of the murder
ers and assassins who sought to break up the
Government This fiend of hell---no, We will
not call him that, for it will disgrace the
lowest fend of hell to class him with such
a wretch having plotted to spread yellow
fever in that very city, where his friend
Seymour was put in nomination, should
have been placed in position to have re-
ceived vote of thanks from that Convention.
He was as void of heart as the bottom of
the mighty ocean is of dry land. He plotted
to poison the waters of the very city where
Seymour his friend. was put in nomination.
Arson was to be added to the other crimes
which for atrocity, were unheard of in all the
annals of the world Yet this infinitely
worse than fend is now high priest in the
rebel Democratic sanctuary. They today
love him for his damnable designs Of poison.
ing indiscrimnately men, women and chill
dren, and then burning their dwellings.
The Knights of the Golden Circle could not
stand this damnabe plot, as general con
fagration of New York would have caused
their friends to lose more than they were
willing to sacrifice even..for the '' lost cause. !"
Blackburn went too far. He did not weigh
the matter in oil its bearings for had New
York been burned or the inhabitants there
of poisoned, or the yellow fever been intro
duced, the rebels would have suffered more
than they were willing to bear. If they
cleaned the city of their friends goods and
chattles, of course exposure ofthe plan would
have been the result---and the diabolical
work would have failed of success. Il Sac
RecOTd
Year: 1868

The Protestant Episcopal Diocesan Con
vention of Western New York, at its recent
session in Buffalo, adopted a resolution
avowing satisfaction at the appointment
by the last Methodist General Conference
of Commission to confer with similar
cemmilar commission on behalf of the Pro-
testant Episcopal Convention with a view
to the union of the two bodies, and ex-
pressing hope that the Convention will
respond.
Year: 1868

We are informed that Jack Browns eel
ebrated fighting bull "Rebel" butted his
brains out few days ago against a large
stump, in a field near the Greenland
course. The stump was badly Clipped but
proved too much for the ferocious animal,
which had once contested field against a
regiment of soldiers and put them to flight.


Louisville Courier.
Year: 1868

For THE LADIEs.-It is said that if the top
%, carrot cut off at this season or later, is
placed lna saucer of water, with few hits of
CHARCOAL to sweeten it, it will form radiated
sathery plant by no means unworthy to grace
any lady's table. Try it.
Year: 1868

his body: that, above all, will fire the ner-
vous system in such way as to take hold
almost certainly on other stimulants, and
aa likely as not lead to intoxication and ut
ter destruction-this we ought by all means
to lay aside. The risk of not doing it is
more than any one ought to take on him
self who is a follower of Christ. 1t is a
perilous thing for man by his example
to fire arrows which be knows will poison
whomever they hit. And it would he a
sweet and blessed thing i6In addition to all
mans positive works Of good in life, he
could say, when he comes to die, have rot
conscientiously done a single thing, in eating
or drinking or pleasure, that thought had
tendency to mislead or stumble to their


estruction any Of those who arc around
about me-"
Year: 1868

tho action of tho clements, or tho


agency of man, may loose oil trace Of


every impression mado upon it.


But not so with regard to impress


sions onco made upon tho minds of


tho childin its formative period. Onco


thoughtlcssly or otherwise in the walks
OF human career: place the foot upon


tho tender mind Of the child, and you


havo notonly made an impression,


but ono too often, ineffacablc. DR..


Pricstly, q ripo scholar tells US that


though in his mature life he could not


bclicvo in witches and ghosts, yet
from Impressions mado on his mind


in the nursery, he would often suffer


momcntary alarm, when ut times in


the night, he would find himself alono
and amid circumstances favorable, as


he had been taught, to ghostly manifes-
tations. This is but one striking Illus
tration out ofmany that mi ght be given,
of the durable character Of first impress
sions. And what invests this feature
| OF childhood with still moro fearful
Importance, is that wrong impressions
arc much more tenacious and indc-
structiblc than right ones. Nor is this
surprising, when We consider tho ma
| turc Of the mind in it's fallen condi-
tion. 1t is soil of great fertility in
which every noxious and hurtful plant
| finds abundant nourishment. While
| on tho other hare, tho Hl1mcnt SO nee
cssary to promote tho healthful de-
vclopcmcnt of the plants of virtue is
forcgn substance only supplied
through the importation of Gods
grace. How careful then ought we
to be concerning the daily impressions
wo arc making on our children.
When in state analogous to mud or
wet mortar, impressions wore mado
on the rocks in question that would
require days of laborious chiseling on
the part Of the sculptor to remove.
So while the minds of childhood is in an
impressiblc state may it be impressed
with the character Of sin so as never
to be cffaccd. The sum of tho lesson
thon that we would Impress, is that
the mind and heart of our children
arc in high degrco susceptible to
impre ssions, that impressions of
wrong kind, arc moro liable to be
made than correct ones; and that
these, owing to the character Of the
fallen nature, arc tho most difficult to
erase. Watch therefore that tho
rough footprints of vice and sin bo
not rudely set upon the young heart
Of your child.
Year: 1868

Tho extont to which O charger


can apprchend the porils of battle


field may bo easily undcrratcd by one


who confines his observation to horses


still carrying their riders; for as


long as q troop-horso in action feels


the weight and hand of master, his
deep trust in man keeps him seeming
iy free from great terror, and he goes


through tho fight, unless wounded, as


though it wcro field-duy at home !;
but the moment that dca dist.
bling wound deprives him of his rider
he seems all at once to know what
battle is-to perceive it's l-al dangers
with the clcarncss of n human being,
and to be agonizcd with horror of
the fate he may incur for want of n
hand to guide him careless of tho
mere thunder of guns, he shows plain
1y enough that he more or less knows
the dread accent that is used by mis-
silcs of war whilst cutting their way
through the air; for as often as these
.souds disclose to him tho near passage
OF bullet OF round shot, he shrinks or
cringcs. His eye balls protrudc; wild
with fright, he still docs not most COM
monty gallop home into camp. Ills
instinct seems rather to tell him that
what safety, if any, there is for him
must DO found in tho ranks; and he
rushcs at the first squadron he can find
urging piteously yet with violence
that he too by right is q troop horse;
that he too is willing to charge, but
not to be left behind; that he must
and that he will 'tfalli in" Sometimes
ridcrlcss charger thus bent on align
ing with his fellows will not be con-
tent to range himself on that flank of
tho line, but dart at some point in the
squadron which he seemingly judges
to be his own rightful place, and strives
to force himself in. Riding, as is usu-
al.for the commander of regiment,
to do, some way in advance of his reg
iment, Lord George Paget was cspc-
cially tormentcd and pressed by the
horses which chose to turn round and
align with him.


At one time there wero thrcc or
four of these horses advancing close
abreast of him one side, and as many
,as fys en the other. Impelled by ter
regarieus instinct, and by
q bar hdbit OF raging in line, they. SO
'Aeicsef in upon Lord George asto be-
smear his overalls with blood from tho
CORY TANKS Of tho nearest intrudcrs,
and oblige him to use his sword.
Year: 1868

At Sidney, towards the close Of a sultry
day in December, [ was pacing the quar-
ter-deck of H. NJ frgate Herald, when the
old quartermaster called my attention to
an unusually fine merchantmen that was
just rounding Macquarrie Point.


She was a very handsome clipper, and
as she slowly came up before the faint
breeze, her sun-blcached sails shone out in
dazzling whteness against the dark forests
of gum trees that surround the lovely har
Dor of port Jackson. Her long hull, though
low and black, was yet exceedingly grace
full, and for a vessel of her tonnage she
seemed to sit lightly on the water.


Having nothing better to do, [ resolved
to board her, and accordingly ordered the
gig to be manned.


AS with long steady strokes we approach
ed the vessel, the slovenly way in which
they were taking in sail, the general slack
ness and untideness of everything connec-
ted with her, became painfully apparent.
Not that she was worse than the generality
of merchant vessels; but leaving, the fri
gate in the magnificent order and seaman
like condition of the Herald without so
much as rope-yarn out of place, the con-
trast was so very great. On board all was
noise, hustle and confusion. The captain,
who received me courteously at the gang
way, was surprised to find, was a gentle
manly looking man.


In command of these Australian clippers,
one generally finds rough, bearish old
Scotchmen, who take pride in saying that
they " came in through the hawse holes, -
by which they mean that they were orig-
nally common sailors. Any one knowing
much about them would never doubt tn G
truth of this favorite boast of theirs.


However, in this case it was entirely
different. The captain, as l surmised, was
protege of the owners, and was accord
ingly placed in command of this vessel as
soon as he had satisfied the moderate re-
quirement of the Board of Trade.


He was most agreeable man, of good
educa IN. but totally deficient in any
strength of purpose, any firmness of will, or
quickness of decision hence | saw that he
was by no means the right man in the right
place.


After onr first meeting, we were a good
Year: 1868

At a meeting Of the Union League Club in
New York. during the discussion on a pre-
amble and resolutions reported by Mr.. Eaton
from the Executive Committee the i'm
peachment of the President for high crimes
and misdemeanors. DR.. Joseph p. Thompson
said


I" Mr.. President | came here this evening
solely for the purpose of receiving impressions
from other members of the club in converse
tiOn. and not knowing that this subject was
TO lie formally presented and were | to con-
suit my own feelings | should preserve dis
erect silence, for | speak only at the urgent
request of several gentlemen to take the place
of an absent member, who was to have sec
onded the resolutions. The gravity of the
occasion must restrain all hasty utterance.
But discreet utterance is more worthy of
our history a club. and our loyalty cit
liens, than would be silence in face of what
may prove the gravest contingency in our
public affairs Were this club by speeches
resolutions tonight, to give utterance to
denunciation of the President, or to partisan
feeling-were it even to express itself in such
way that on reading the report, the public
would say that is just what might be ex-
pected from Republican club this would
be most unfortunate for our position, and in
ITS influence upon the community. but the
calm, judicious tone of these resolutions must
everywhere commend itself as in accordance
with the demands of the hour.


Concerning the law and right of the case
there is, of course, but one opinion-that
the way is fairly open to impeachment. 1t
is too late even to discuss the policy of i'm
peachment, since it is before a fact.
Yet | will say here, with all frankness, that
have been slow to approve the policy, and
am not even now convinced of that. | have
had a latent expectation that, if let alone,
the President would be sure to do something
before November that would determine the
election of his successor upon the right side
and with this conviction there came a sense
Year: 1868

temperance reform, or to prevent the en-
actment or execution of wholesome laws,
that they may carry ON their ruinous work,
and increase their profits without restraint.
Our motives for liberality are different,
but more worthy. The Executive commit
tee have become satisfied that as this is a
work of benevolence, rather than of selfish
ness, we must look to our churches more
than we have done for aid. We therefore
respectfully ask all our churches in the
State, which are willing to render material
aid i'll this service, to place this among the
special objects of their benevolent contri-
buttons, and request that duriug theIpres-
ent month, or the earliest favorable oppor-
tunity, all our ministers preach specifically
on the subject, or to some extent present to
their congregations the claims of this cause
upon the sympathies, the labors and libe-
rality of temperance men, and solicit gene
rous contributions to be placed at the dis
posal of the managers of the State Tenn
perance Society, for the purpose above
named. We also appeal to all friends of
our cause who have means, to regard this
subject as eminently worthy of a part of
their benevolent offerings. The enemies
OF the temperance reform are awake, and
would rejoice to have us just now abandon
our enterprise, and surrender to them the
field. Let it not be done. It would be
a serious reproach to the temperance men
of Vermont, if we should fail to have at
least one standard bearer i'll all the State,
to stand forth in defense of our cause, and
with tracts, arguments, and appeals, and
the aid of volunteers or assistant laborerS
to check the progress of the rum power
which Is SO restless to destroy. Our
churches alone can prevent this /; and to
them we appeal for speedy action, as well
as to every true friend of human welfare
in the State. All contributions for this
object may be forwarded either to Rev.
w. w. Atwater. Secretary and General
Agent of the State Temperance Society at
Vergennes, or to George W. Scott, Esq,
Treasurer, Montpelier.


By order of the Executive Committee


G. NJ. WILLARD, Chairman
Year: 1868

The cause of temperance is inseperably
connected with the cause Of Christ. The
State Temperance Society is laboring in
this department Of Christian enterprise as
an auxiliary of the church. The Rum
Power stands defantly in our way, boldly
confronting us in our march towards the
worlds salvation. 1t is one of the chief
obstacles in the way of our success. To
overcome this gigantic foe, it is necessary
to enlighten the public mind in regard to
the perils and duties Of all Agitation
must be continued and increased. We
have nothing to fear from it. The argu-
ments are all on our side. The public
sentiment and feeling should be daily reused
on the subject The common use and sale
of intoxicating drinks, which produce so
mnch intemperance, misery and crime,
should be made to appear shameful in
every civilized community.


To carry on this work we need funds,
with which we may fill the State with tenn
perance tracts, lectures, arguments, and
appeals. and to enable us to keep at least
one suitable person constantly employed In
carrying out the purposes OF the society
We cannot always find men who Will devote
their time and energies so tbIs work with
less than half reasonable compensation.
Besides, we cannot procure the publica-
tions we need for gratuitous distribution,
nor carry on our great work in any Of It's
departments, without funds. The Massa-
chusetts Temperance Alliance last year
raised $4,000 for their work. We have,
during each of the past three years, asked
the friends of the cause in Vermont Tor
50 900, and have received an average OF
about $500 per year.


Our opponents especially those inter
ested in the rum traffic-can afford to law
ish their ill-gotten gains to check 'he
Year: 1868

SAD FATE OF An IHpIAN PRIscKss-Tne
accident which caused the death Of Wau-ne-
pe.wink-a- Pretty Bird,) at La Crosse, Wis,
to which We have heretofore referred. Is mar
rated o follows-She was standing at the rail-
way depot with her two fatherlesss children,
waiting the arrival Of the train, when one OF
the little ones got upon the track. Seeing its
danger, the mother, regardless Of her own lie,
sprang forward and snatched the child from
the very jaws of death. She threw the little
one upon the platform, but il was too late 10
save herself. The rushing locomotive caught
her blanket and threw her upon the track. The
wheels caught her foot run over IL, crushing
the bones TO atoms, tearing off the flesh, and
making q frightful wound. The bone up to the
knee WAS spllntered. Such an injury could not
out be excruciatingly painful, yet the Indian
mother, with wonderful nerve, drew her knife
from her belt, and cntting OF the loosely hang
ing flesh, washed the limb and bound IL up
with her own hands, refusing ell assistance. A
physician was called, who recommended am
putation as the only possible way in which to
save her life. She refused to have the opera
ton performed. modification teok place, and
death soon After ensued.
Year: 1868

IT m NOT PROBABLE the President will
make his contemplated trip for a week or ten
days. He has received an invitation to attend
the celebration OF the Grand Encampment of
Knight Templar at 81. Louis but has been re-
luctanily compelled TO decline the in nvltation
Year: 1868

THE BREAKING UP OF RouGH WINTER
From the warm sun and balmy skies Of the last
few days we think we may congratulate s'all
the people Of the United States" that the rough
winter Of 1868 is ended, and that brighter
days and better times are coming. The break
ing up not only Of the embargoes of snow and
Ice on the railroads, but of the close, icebound
blockades Of our interior rivers, has already
commenced in the West under the pressure of
dissolving spring rains and swelling foods.
From the East to the West there will probably
be work for bridge builders and railroad and
canal men with the clearing away of the
winters accumulations Of ice and snow.
Railroad companies should accordingly double
their usual precautions against accidents from
embankments washed away, land slips and
fallen rocks, culverts cayed in, bridges dis
placed or weakened, &C. Our city councils,
meantime, without standing upon the ceremo-
nies Of the Circumlocuton Office, should at
once provide Tor wholesale chopping up of
the banks Of ice which obstruct the streets
right and left, lengthwise and crosswise, so
that the sun and the rains may have q chance
at the removal Of these nuisances, If we can get
rid Of them in no other way. A few thousand
dollars appropriated for this purpose In giving
the relief Of employment, even for day or
two, to few thousand needy workingmen,
would be most acceptable act Of charity, not
only to them but to the whole community.
Year: 1868

What under other circumstances and in former
longer create surprise, and reign of despot-
ism or anarchy would ensue. A faction deter
mined to rule will stop at nothing when II has
the power, and especially when there is fear
that this power Is slipping out of its hands.
The military despotism over the South may be
extended to the North. Some disturbance may
be fomented as plea for suspending the
writ of habeas corpus and governing the
North as well as the South by the
strong arm of military power. 1t is quite
evident that the radical oligarchy now estab-
lished at Washington would not stick at this or
anything else to perpetuate its power. AS this
revolution proceeds we shall soon find our Sc
curities will run down abroad, that they will
be sent back in vast numbers, and that both
the government and country will be plunged
into great financial troubles and bankruptcy.
And what will become of the debt and the
bondholders? Isitlikely that the people viii see
themselves ruined by revolutionary Congress,
and then consent to bear the burden of an
enormous debtr If they should 1t would be
contrary to all experience where the people
have had voice In the matter. This is the
deplorable state of things 10 which Congress is
hurrying us on, and unless the people rise in
their might at the polls and drive the radicals
from power we have q disastrous future be-
fore us.