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Year: 1867

One hundred Thousand men now labor, with
good results, who, until they used


ALLcOCK,S POROUS PLASTERS,
had not done days work for years So these
Plasters are the means of increasing the wealth
of the nation, not less than aquarter of million
Year: 1867

A "FREAK OF NATURE."-A brief paragraph under
the above head has elected the following from cor
respondent who writes from Anlite City, under date
of Sept. q


About the year 1880 became acquainted with an
aunt of my wife who then upward OF ninety years
of age aud dned with her at the house OF her son,
who was born when his mother was 60 years old, and
who was IS years younger shan his ne&t Youngest
brother or sister.


This old lady was the wife Mr. Adar, of South
Carolina whose name is honarabiy mentioned more
than one time in the history of the revolutionary war,
and when met her in Alabama she had regained her
eyesight, and did, in my house make herself a fine
muslin cap without the aid of glasses.


Soon after this period she concluded that the return
Of sight was warning that she not long for this
world consequently she returned to Carolina to be
buried by her husband bat after stay of four years
she concluded she mistaken, and returned to Ala
bama having four and full grown teeth in front,
two above and two below. My wife and myself have
raised nine children, and have lived to the young
est "a daugbterl married We are both in good health
and now have seven more years to wait, hoping that
she may initiate her extraordinary aunt by presenting
me with fne to repair in part the loss OF ou1
two sons in the Confederate army"
Year: 1867

THE BRIGHT SIDE.-The restoration of Ga1t's Sap
Mo to its Virginia owners by Mr.. Tappen, of New
York, wno had bought it at United States Marshas
sale during tie war, reminds US that lately lady of
this city was restored to the possession of heavy


solid, silver pitcher, which had been taken North by


family of neutral parties, in order TO preserve 1t Tor
the owner who following the fortunes OF the Con-
federacy outside of the Union lines A few days since
the owner received intelligence that the missing artl-
ces on their homeward journey, and before this
they have probably been received Many are the In.
stances of honorable conduct that occurred during and
after the war, and they should all find their way into
print. When the premises of Judge McGee near
Woodvle, were sacked by the Federals, one of them,
man who bad been resident of this city, and who
had quit the Southern for reasons very satsc-
tory to himself informed the Judge that if he had any
money he had better turn it to him for safe keep
ing. He received about $4,000 in Louisiana Bank
money at that time of far greater value than green
backs and at the appointed time and place returned
every dollar of it 30 the owner. Banished and out
lawed, and declared enemy to people, he was


true to his word in this instance. Such Incidents few
and far between although they be, are the bright
co,ors in a picture which is of dark hue at best


Baton Rouge Advocate
Year: 1867

THE "REDsK1&s. The New York Herald says
The only way manage Indian affairs at this stage is
to give them an equal chance in proportion to their
mental ability. The settlers who occupy their lands
must share the acres with them-cutvae the soil in
common with its original propretors The cid idea
of reservations we'll enough long as the vast
heart of the continent unoccuped but now all is
changed. Pacific railroads are cutting the Indian
lands into dozen fragments, driving the bufiaoes
from their haunts and rendering it impossible, under
our present march progress to draw lines of demar
cation between red and white. In accordance with
the rule of nature we must blend white still preserving
distinction. The Indian must be Incorporated in
our communities as march westward to meet the
wave coming eastward. The settler in our Territories
must now share the soil with the aboriginal proprietor


1t is the settlement of our Indian difficulties The
problem has 1T length reached that point. Indian res
eryations are now impossible and barrier to our
progress The savage must stepno our line OF march
and be civilised OF disappear.
Year: 1867

JEFFERSON DAVIS AND HIS TRIAL.-A Richmond
correspondent of the New York Tribune writes:


From authentic source have reason to state that
Jefferson Davis will be tried at the November term of
the United States Circuit Court here, and that he will
be forthcoming at that time. The counsel for the de-
fense will declare themselves ready for trial. The
court will signify its assent in the manner The
Government will ask for time under the pfetenSe of
being rnprepared-a shift to get out of the trial The
cour viii then say it will be in session for consider
able neriod. which will afford TIE Government ample


time to prepare and if its representatives fail to pros
ecute the prisoner before TIE term of the court ex-
pires it will in that case probably declare the prisoner
discharged, in the absence Of the prosecution. Such
will most probably be the programme OF the long eA
peced Davis trial. and such the upshot OF it IN case OF
the failure of the Government to suhstantiate lis
charges. The country will then be rid Of a serious
incumhrance,
Year: 1867

TELEGRAPHIC ABsURDITiEs.-Of all the telegraphic
absurdities we have met with amusing than


that of the man in the South Of France who received
a letter from his in the army before Sebastopol,
begging his father to send him pair of shoes,
and five franc piece The old man was very willing
to comply with his request, but having reader
of forwarding the articles than by the telegraph
which passed within half mile of his house, he pro-
cured the shoes and hung them the wire, with the
money inside A laborer returning hon1eward, seeing
the shoes dangling the wires, took them down, and
finding they fitted him, carried them off leaving his
old ones in their place. In the evening the farmer
came out to see how the wires had performed their
work, and delighted at the result 'My poor son,
said he, has not only received the shoes sent him
but has already returned the old ones"
Year: 1867

HARD QUEsr1oNs.-An exchange puts the following
questions, which We leave for some Of readers to
answer:


washerwomen, and always behind with their land
lord can play billiards night and day, and always
ready fvra game of poker seven up? ..


Can any one tell how men live and support their
families who have no income and do no work while
Others who industrious and constantly employed
half starve?


Can any one tell how it is that man who is too
poor 10 pay for newspaper is able to pay dollar or
two week for tobacco whiskey Or cigars?
Year: 1867

THE EpIscoPAL1ANs ON DIvoRCE.--In the Episcopal
Diocesan Convention held in Chicago recently; reso-
luton adopted nstructng the deputies OF the do-
cese III the next general convention Ito procure by
general common law, with suitable qualification, a
prohibition of the use of the marriage service Of the
Church in cases where either party contemplating mar
rage shall have been previously divorced by the civil
law on grounds other than that of adultery" The
deputies are also Instructed procure rule of duty
to be followed by clergymen whose services are thus
applied for in asceraining the facts bearing On such
Year: 1867

RlGHrEoUs VENGEANCE LONG DELAYED.-We find
the following story in the New York Evening Gazette


Baron Prangen colonel in the Austrian army in
lS49, and chief of the military police at Verona in
those days when Austria ruled Italy with rod of iron
He was exceedingly cruel, and occasion had


the young Countess Rovina stripped almost naked end
whipped numerically in the presence of crowd Of
soldiers, for alleged political ofense The Countess
was almost crazed with shame and Indignation at the
outrage. Her death and that of her husband soon
followed A young man lately met the Baron Pran-
gen at his country seat near Gratz in Austria. lie
nsulted him. received the desired challenge, and
chose Turkish sabres as his weapons. When the duel
came off the young announced himself the
son of the Countess Royna, aud hacked the Austrian
to pieces.
Year: 1867

\ New SrYLE-We see by the following extract
from letter written by an american gentleman, So
journing in Paris to friend of his, that new style
of dress has made its appearance, which would be
sorry to see adopted by the ladies in our midst


Paris has gone mad on the subject of low .neckcd
dresses. They are getting and more deeo1iets,
and the leaders of the ton are appearing without an
bodice at ALL merely using band like that by
infants which has the advantage of covering up moth
ing in front, and being regardless of everything be-
hind. 1t requires tact, however, to keep it One
lady, with no sleeves at ALL in Paris and only
row gold cord in the excitement of the dance, broke
the cord, and everything carse down by the Are
we coming to this.
Year: 1867

The New Orleans Bee says the mistress of an Officer
of the army, sadso be in high command has, accord
ing to the authority Of the Times, run up millinery
bills in that city his charge, while absent in Wash
ton, to the extent Of Went-fve thousand dollars The
officer denies all responsibility in the matter, and
there may vet be deectable expose of the sffr,
the uodtste it is said, threatens suit fo her demands


The mistress seems to have assumed more freedom
than a spouse and to have been regarded by her
dunes as the officers lawful wife, These are fast times
Year: 1867

We COPY as follows from the Washington CORE
spondence Of the New York Tribune of the 18th in-
slant:


Another difficulty arising out of the operations Of
the tenure Of office law has just been developed in the
Middle District of Tennessee Nashville Dstrict. The
District Attorney resigned, the resignation to take
effect on a certain day The Senate in the meantime
met and the President made haste to nominate sue
cessor; and in turn several bat none confirmed
The nomination of the first Successor CT COURSE oper
ated the incumbent, and the vacancy there
fore happened during the recess and the Senate ad-
ourned without filing It. Under these circumstances,
the Tenure of Office act declares that such office shall
remain in abeyance ETC., and the duties shall devolve
upon the person who by law performs them IN case OF
vacancy. But the office of District Attorney IS one
whose duties do not devolve by law upon any person
in case Of vacancy. The Secretary of the Treasury
informs the Attorney General that gross and extensive
frauds and crimes against the revenue laws are beng
committed in the middle district OF Tennessee, and
from other sources evidence come up that the crim
nal laws of the United States being extensively VI
olated. The courts do nothing without protect
ing officer and nobody can prosecute but a District
Attorney. General Grant also informs the Attorney
General that the government officers are vexed by
suits in the State courts for acts done in the line OF
their dutv who entitled have their acts carried
into the United States courts, but there is no District
Attorney to act for them. The question is now what
shall the President do For civil suits he might make
contracts with lawyers perhaps, to act for the United
States MS corporation, but the Uuited States is a
sovereign in the opinion of legal men, and can prose-
cute offenders against their laws only m the manner
pointed out by law. The manner pointed out by law
is through the District Attorneys and their deputies
On the other hand the Office Tenure act positively de-
clares that anybody who appoints Or accepts an ap-
pointment, makes out signs seals or accepts com
mission, or, in word, has anything whatever to do
with executing the laws of the United States, under
the circumstances Of this case shall be guilty OF
high msdemeanor and liable to fine and Imprisonment.
In Short if the President don't execute the laws he is


liable to grave charges, and if be does, by appointing
the proper agents to execute them, the office tenure
reaches him in with his appontee, the Secre-
tary Of State and everybody connected with the trans
action being liable to the penitentarv.
Year: 1867

The editor of country afternoon journal grumbles
as follows There is, however; great deal OF truth
in what he says:


There is species of bore known only to editors
and terror only to the editorial sanctum known as
the iniernal," )" who to capacity for writing unites
the most consuming desire to his weak efusons in
print He makes frequent calls upon the editor, whom
he intimates BY presenting formidable rolls of manu-
script at his head, with request-vcry much like a
demand-to peruse. He waylays him at night, after
the editor has closed his labors and is crawling wcari
ly homeward, and wants to know if he has read it..
He sits for hours on the editors doorstep of morn
ing for his victim arise eat his breakfast and come
out; and then fastening on his button hole he regales
him with recaptulation Of the points " in that little
matter left with you" during which he remembers a
little point but very Important which he had left out,
and requests the editor to be careful and be to
insert it before goes into the hands of the compost
tor: He sends private notes to the editor How
about the little affair of mine will it appear tomor
row." and ruIls IN to look it and make trtng
correction IF he worries into giving him room in
our columns to his communications his resources for
information become great ard he spreads over pages
of foolscap and of paper, which tue editor is
politely requested to lay before an eager public
Year: 1867

In the horizons verge,
Where our futures ever-s setting sun


Lights up the skies,
Bright with all glory which the day hath won,
An island lies.


Far DER the tossing sea,
Beyond all storm and gloom that lie between
Its hills appear,
Forever smiling in that light serene,


Distinct and clear.


And ever thitherward
The wide-winged carrier birds of promise fly
And on the shore
The crested waves of hope are dashing high
For evermore.


'Tis an enchanted isle,
That magic ''sometime'' in the sunset sea,


Yet know we well
That in its valleys all bright things shall be,
All good shall dwell.


"Sometime'' we we'll believe,
We shall have passed the trouble and strife
And in that isle
Enjoy the fullness of that summer life


And rest while.


Somehow we know full well
That it's an island, though its green hills hide
The distant surge,
And far beyond it other phantoms glide,


And isles emerge.


That "Sometime" gaze we still
We cannot help but gaze; still let us dream
Far be the hour
When it shall vanish in the suns last beam
And smile no more
Year: 1867

Oh! fair is the sunshine


On mountain and lea,
On cornfeld and meadow,
On river and tree.
1t makes all creation


Rejoice in its smile,
And the husbandman see
The reward of his toll.
But if always 'twere shining
And day always bright,
Without the repose


And the darkness of night,
1t would prove but a curse,
1t would madden the brain
Turn rapture to sorrow,


And pleasure to pain.
But there is sunshine


That never destroys.
And does not debili itate


Him who enjoys;
No darkness is needed


To deaden its sheen,
No night is required


From its lustre to screen.
Oh, happy! thrice happy!


That sunshine who gain;
1t may beam through their life,
And waken no pain,
For its soft gentle beams


Only pleasure impart-
'Tis the light of true love


In the depths of the heart.
And there is sunshine


More beautiful still,
Whose beams with their splendor
The universe fill;
On the mind and the soul


Its rich lustre is shed,
Giving sight to the blind


And new life TO the dead;
Through unceasing duration


That sunshine shall last,
Illuming the future,


Recalling the past.
To impart it the earth


AS a creature He trod;
'Tis the light of His glory.
The manifest God.
Year: 1867

THE DEVIL RIGHT-A prosy lay
member of the church rose in meeting
and said:


"My friends, the devil and I have
been fighting for more than twenty
minutes. He told me not to speak to-
night, but | determined that l would.
He said that some of the rest could
speak better than l, but still I felt that
| could not keep silent. He even whis-
pered that spoke too often, and that
nobody wanted to hear me; but I was
not to be put down that way-and now
1 have gained the victory 1 must tell
you all that is in my heart" Then fol-
lowed tedious harargre.


Coming out of the session room, the
good pastor inclined his head so that
his mouth approached the ear of the
militant member, and then whispered,
Brother, l think that the devil was
right"
Year: 1867

The solution of the national problem
was foreshown in miniature in the Dis
trict of Columbia the other day. George
town was redeemed by Radical voters.
1t was shown that the colored men
know better than to vote with the pro-
slavery party, and what white men and
colored men can both vote without ga
war of races Probably there was
some danger of disorder to be guarded
against, but it was easily guarded
against, and efectually. There was
never a more peaceful election. The
same thing can be repeated on a grand
scale. As to the apprehension of ga
war of races in such an event, the
Georgetown experiment also furnishes
striking Illustration of the facility with
which even prejudiced whites become
ashamed of their prejudice, and lose all
their aversion to seeing the negro at the
ballot box. A correspondent who Wis
tied the polls on the occasion named,
says:


A venerable colored citizen gives us a
ticket of the kind he voted. 1t had at
the top picture of the black mans
friend, Father Abraham. Passing on
to one poll, we found an orderly crowd,
about one-fourth blacks. Policemen
were stationed at the window where
the tickets were handed in, but this dis
play of uniforms and clubs appeared to
be entirely unnecessary, unless it was to
curb the rebellious spirits of the "se-
cesh, who indicated their opposition by
wry faces and contemptuous mien.


One of them broke out in this strain:
"These ID niggers only had to pre-
sent themselves to the board of registry
and certify that they were residents of
Georgetown, and they were enrolled,
but we white folks had to answer a lot
of questions, such as, did you aid or
assist the rebellion?' and we had to
swear we were loyal" Here is the rub.
These questions were not asked the
freedmen, because they were all loyal.
At another poll in an adjoining ward,
the colored voters numbered four-ffths.
They were ranged in long line and
voted in turn. Two negro voters made
a tally of each voter, and two others
stood ready to vouch for any voter of
whom there might be any doubt in iden-
tity or name. A more orderly election
| never saw, and this was also the testi-
mony of the gentleman with me, who is
an old pro-slavery Democrat. He came
away saying, "These men are intelli-
gent enough to vote; respectable enough;
more decently behaved men 1 neversaw
they are loyal, and what is the reason
they should not vote p? There is no rea-
SON. In fact, he grew decidedly enthu-
siastic in favor of universal suffrage and
boldly announced that henceforth he
was on the side Of Justice and right and
should array himself against the party
of prejudice and caste. Every negro
had smile on his face, but no taunts
or boasting was heard Missouri DEM
Ocrdt.
Year: 1867

AN ACCOMMODATING FAMILY-In an
eastern exchange we find the following,
which speaks rather literally for the
folks advertising, considering the style
of the age:


Wanted-a general servant in small
family where man is kept. The
housework and cooking all done by the
members Of the family. The gentleman
of the house rises early, but prepares
breakfast himself All the washing is
put out, and the kitchen is provided
with every comfort and luxury Cold
meat and hash studiously avoided. Wa
ges no object to competent party
References and photographs exchanged.
Address, &c.
Year: 1867

Reader, this is no fancy sketch, but
an incident from life in Virginia. We
are cogrizant of the details, and glad
to state that the erring husband has
taken a solemn oath never to again
"touch, taste nor handle" the accursed
wine cup; upon which assurance the
wife of his heart has again taken him to
her bosom. May he keep sacred his
promise.
Year: 1867

A CLERK PUTs HIS FooT IN IT.
The following circumstance is wholly
true, and while it occurred several
months since, it has not been publicly
spoken of until recently: A gentleman
who had long been absent from home,
returned, and after a rest he and his
wife went to indianapolis, Indiana, to
spend day or two as pleasurably as the
institutions of the Hoosier capital might
permit. Going to one of the best hotels
where the gentleman was well acquaint-
ed, he registered his name ''and lady. y
The clerk looked at him with a smile
and said, ''you can't play that on me
that lady has been here half dozen
times, with as many men, and each one
said she was his wife, Here was
trouble. The gentleman swore, the
clerk saw that he had made an ass of
himself. Omitting particulars we will
state that the five or six gentlemen were
sent for; they met, and having divided
their greenbacks with the husband, the
latter Informed them that they might
"draw cuts" for his wife, since which
speech his whereabouts has not been
known to any interested parties.
Year: 1867

The Daily Wisconsin tells of a man
hale and vigorous with a rifle bullet
still in his brain, received at the battle
of Bull Run. He was in hospital for
a year, but can now swing an ak or
scythe with anybody. >
Year: 1867

A CONTEMPORARY says, ga thief was
lately caught breaking into song. He
had already got through two bars, when
policeman came up and hit him with
stave. Several notes were found on
him "
Year: 1867

GOOD ADvICE.-Now, John, listen
to me for | am older than you, or
couldn't be your mother. Never d.
you marry young woman before you
have contrived to happen at the house
where she lives at least four or five
times before breakfast. You should
know how late she lies in bed during
the morning, or whether the morning
wash and the towel have robbed her of
her evening bloom. You should take
care to surprise her so that you could
see her in her morning dress, and OBJ
serve how her hair looks when she is
not expecting you. If possible, you
should be where you could hear the
morning conversation between her and
her mother. If she is ill-natured and
snappish to her mother, so she will be
to you, depend upon it. But if you
find her up and dressed neatly in the
morning with the same countenance, the
same smiles, the same neatly combed
hair, and the same ready answers to her
mother, which characterized her de.
pertinent in the evening, and particu-
larly if she is lending hand to get the
breakfast ready in good season, she is a
prize, John, and the sooner you secure
her to yourself, the better.