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Year: 1868

RIDING A WIPE ON LADDER.-An affair
has Just taken place in Welsh village which, az
the details had not been proved in the police
court, there might be some difficulty in credit
ing as piece of contemporaneous history. A
man, named Williams, living st Wsenfawr,
CarnarvonshIre, got tired Of his wife. and after
living apart from her for some time, married
again. 1t appears that n is the custom 10 regard
the woman, and not the man, as the principal
offender in these cases, and according 70 the
unwritten law of the country her penalty is
is that she shall be seized by her neighbors and
placed in an upright position upon ladder
(freshly tarred IL pracucable), with her legs
through the holes, and be carried about the
village Tor such a space Of time seems good
TO her beaIers. Williams's second wife was
accordingly seized at 10 O'Clock al night by a
mob. which surrounded the house whera she
had taken refuge, and being fixed In the ladder
in the position described, she was carried. not
only all over the village, but for a distance of
two miles along the turnpike road, being re-
deliver ed at home shortly after midnight A
policeman watched the proceedings from a safe
distance, and yalIantly taking down the names
Of ten men and two women whom he recog-
nized in the crowd. they Were subsequently
summoned before the magistrates and fined a
sovereign each
Year: 1868

temple of fame" Just as he finished this
sentence the platform gave way and preci-
plated Johnson, very much intoxicated at
the time, to the ground. Are these men
repentant? Are they now loyal3 Must
they be permitted to control the State in the
process Of reconstruction If 80, Virginia
cannot be reconstructed. The reconstruc-
ton act calls upon Stoneman to remove
these men from Office. The fourteenth
amendment declares the Offices filled by such
men vacated. What validity attaches to
the acts of the judiciary of the State, not
one of whom in ten is qualified TO hold Of
fee? What becomes of the bonds Of the
executive officers of the State Could they
be reached in case Of default IF their
bonds were proceeded against, would not
the plea hold that these men were not Off
GERS after the ratification of the amendment,
and that from that time such sureties were
released from the obligations of their
bonds? These are questions that are daily
discussed among substantial men of the
State. -4r--gas. na.1roa =.


My letter is discursive, but these facts
are easily proven. '.., ii.
Year: 1868

Once she was Mother and it was
''Mother I'm Hungry" sMother mend
my jacket, F" Mother put up my dinner"
and Mother" with ner loving hands
would spread the bread and butter, and
stow away the luncheon, and sew on
the great patch, har heart brimming
with affection for the imperious little
curley pate that made her SO many steps
and nearly distracted her with his bois-
| ferrous mirth.


| Now she is the "the old woman" but
she did not think it would ever come to
that. She looked on through the future
years, and saw her boy to manhood
grown; and he stood transfigured in the
light of her own beautiful love- o4
Never was there more noble son
than he-honored of the world and the
staff of her declining years.


Aye, he was her support even then,
but she did not know it, She never re
allied that it was her little boy that gave
her her daily toll, that his slender form
was all that upheld her over the brink
of dark dispair. She only knew how
she loved the child, and felt amid the
mists Of age his love would bear her
Pslnfi Psll leading sh'S to the b, life beyond. ioa


But the son has forgotten the moth
er's tender ministrations now. Adriit
from the moorings from home, heis cold,
selfish, heartless, and ssMother" has no
sacred meaning to the prodigal. She is
"the old woman" wrinkled, gray, lame
and blind. nIz s5 p H X1ssa


Pity her, Oh grave, and dry those
tears that roll down her furrowed cheek
Year: 1868




The senior editor of the Cincinnati
Commercial, writes to that paper from
Washington, the following about our
new Senator MeCreery:


The Kentucky Senators. Garret Da-
Wis and McCreery. thanked God aud
took courage" l suppose from their man
ner Mr. McCreery, of Kentucky, is
winning respect here by his attention TO
duty. He is large, portly gentleman,
dressed in black, aud close shaven. He
is remarkable in appearance for the strik
ing contrast between the whiteness OF
the bald place on his head and the black
ness of the hair surrounding Ii would
not surprise me If the politicians OF
Kentucky were deceived in this gentle
man. They elected him with the notion
that when the time was ripe they could
get rid of him-that breath could un-
make him, as breath had made. Per
haps not. He may turn out tn be a
stronger man than they suspected, aud
have career of his own in the public
life to which be was so unexpectedly in
troduced
Year: 1868

A kentucky farmer says he knows
this will be good wheat and fruit year.
because II has been poor sugar season.
Very little maple sugar was made this
spring, and the sort OF weather that pre-
vents free flow of sap is the very sort
to secure good wheat and fruit crops
Year: 1868

SCHOOL MATTERS. The Village Board
Of Trustees and tue Supervisors of the town
of Man;towoc, in joint session, on Tuesday
passed an ordinance setting apart the
Fourth Wars of this village as a separate
school district, only the Trustees from the
Second Ward voting in the negative. This
action was almost unanimously favored by
the residents of the Fourth Ward, and as
unanimously opposed by those Of the Sec
ond Ward. This difference of opinion as
to the propriety of the proposed division is
due to the fact that about two-tbirds of the
taxable property Of the old district was sit
uated in the Fourth Ward, while-about
two-thirds of the children were residents of
the Second Ward, and it was further
claimed that the division would be unjust
because large number who do business in
the Fourth Ward, and pay heavy taxes
there, reside in the Second Ward. We hear
some talk, among the opponents of the
measure, Of taking an appeal to the State
Superintendent, on the ground that the
action was illegal. That portion Of the
town of Manitowoe included in the old dis
trict remains attached to the Second Ward
district A resolution was introduced
making this a separate district aso, and
one dividing the Third Ward into two dis
tricts, but the Board adjourned for two
weeks without acting upon them.
Year: 1868

DESERVING THE REPUBLICAN, PARTY
The editor of the Ripon Wis. Representa-,
tire. in his issue Of July 1st, hauls dowu
the names Of Grant and Colfax, and an
nounces his determination to support The
nominees Of the Democratic Convention.
He says!


From this day henceforth and forever,
to the time when we are planted beneath
the sod under which all Republicans and
Democrats must lie, We shall advocate. in
our feeble way, the principles Of Democracy.
Henceforth We are Democrat. We
want it distinctly understood, as ne wish
to receive all the cursing from Republicans
as soon as convenient. There are many
causes that have led to this decided change
in the politics of this paper. The prime
cause is the total failure Of the party to do
a single thing towards the reconstruction of
the country. The leaders appear to US tot
to care continental what happens to a
state, if she don't cast Republican vote.


The government supports niggers in
idleness. because they vote the Republican
ticket, and starves white men because they
do not. This, white men cannot allow.
They will not allow it. -.t.-.....
Year: 1868

Week before last a singular scene was
witnessed in the House at Washington.
The Speaker stood in his seat with tele-
gram in his hand announcing the death Of
Charles A. Eldridge, of Wisconsin, by the
explosion Of cannon in New York, and
waiting for the conclusion of the reading of
bill by the clerk before announcing it,
and General Garfield, of Ohio, was stand
ing waiting to make motion that the
House adjourn. out of respect to the
memory of the illustrious deceased, when
the dead man walked in and took his seat.
Instantly, Speaker Colfax left his seat and
rushed to congratulate Mr.. Eldridge on his
escape, and there was very general rush
of the members to shake hands, so that for
some time business was entirely suspended.
Mr.. Eldridge is the acknowledged leader on
the Democratic side of the House, and
while often sharp and severe IN his hostili-
ty to the obnoxious measures of Jacobin-
ism, nd'unexcelled as a parliamentarian.
commands the personal esteem and respect
of the great mass of the Jacobin members
by his uniform courtesy. We reiiaNte the
circumstance simply to show the import
ance to the State and country at large tq
retain Mr. Eldridge in the House, instead
of permitting him to decline reelection,
as he desires to do. io-A "
Year: 1868

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.--Shortly after II
o clock on Saturday night last the wagon
house on the farm of Mr. MoRITZ KIEL, on
the town line road, about three miles from
tie village, was discovered to be on fire,
and, notwithstanding the efforts made by
Mr.. KEEL and his ncighbors to save the
property, the flames rapidly spread to his
two large barns and other outbuildings,
which were soon utterly destroyed, with
the greater part Of their contents. Mr.
KIEL's loss embraces the wagon house, a
new building, 2ix36 feet on the ground,
containing about four tons of last year S
hay his old barn, partly log and partly
frame, 2Sxo4 feet, with two calves and
about fourteen tons of new hay; his new
frame barn, 30x0l feet, Just completed,
with about 1000 feet of lumber; a hog
pen, containing four large hogs and about
thirty chickens; smoke house, contain
ing about $3.50 worth of meat, belonging
to himself and Mr.. PETER STADLER ; and
one wagon, two ploughs, two drags, and
three sleighs, which were out doors be-
tween the two barns, but could not be got
at on account of the extreme heat. Mr..
KIEL's cattle were in tho old barn, and
VIXEN the fire was discovered the flames
from the wagon house were beating against
the door so that it was impossible to enter
it. An opening was promptly made in the
back part of the barn, and all the cattle,
with the exception Of the two calves men
toned above, were saved. Mr.. KEEL S
house was at one time on fire, and was with
difficulty saved from being involved in the
general destruction, and large quantity of
vheat and rye, standing on the opposite
side Of the road, was badly scorched. HIS
total loxs will reach $4,000. The two barns
and their contents were insured for ST 100
in the Mechanics Mutual of Milwaukee


How the FIRE originated is mystery
The wagon house, in which it was first dis
covered, was a new building, built of green
lumber, and therc had been no fire in or
near it, which fact makes the suspicion that
the fire was the work of an incendiary a
plausible one. This family seem to be an
unfortunate one, two brothers of Nlr. *,
living in the same neighborhood, having
previously been burned out. This calami-
ty is to Mr. KEEL almost a crushing one,
but he is already at work with praiseworthy
spirit and enterprise attempting to repair
the damage done We sincerely hope that
this severe visitation will not cause him
permanent embarrassment.
Year: 1868

Thousands OF men, who reflect little ans
aspire to be on the winning side in every
political canvass, are acting with the radi:
cal party on the assumption shat Seymour
will be defeated. These men have not
canvassed the field. The chances are ted
to one that they will be disappointed.


lfnll the southern states are admitted to
the electoral college, the successful candi,
date will require one hundred and fifty
nine electoral votes The northern states
already democratic on the popular vote
Year: 1868

is number is the commencement Of The


Volume of the MANITowOC PILOT,


a announcing the fact we feel that We


more than ordinary reason for thanks


he pubic of this ard the adjoining


ties for the many acts of kindness


Fn, and the generous support rendered


nee our location in Manitowoc. We


here nine years ago, unacquainted


nearly all its citizens, and with very


capital except fair amount of ener>


honesty of purpose and intention to do


t. The Pilot was started with only the
fdence and support Of few personal
hds, while its enemies could be num-
I'd by hundreds-the latter prophesying
karly decease. We have borne many
Is since our residence here-many jeers


many wrongs-aH of which did not
be from the opposition party but we
eve we are correct in saying that so far
he Pilot is concerned to-day, it has rot
enemy in the ranks of the Democracy,
file many of its political opponents are
E to give it credit for consistency in its
|nciples, and watchfulness Of the interests
the town and county.


The first number of the Pilot promised
active and earnest support of Democrat
principles. We have faithfully endeav
ID to fulfill the pledge, and no better
oof can be shown than the handsome ma
ity which the Democracy possess in the
lnty-its thorough organization, and the
ion, harmony and good feeling which ex-
among its members. If we have aided
the good work, we have only performed
pleasant duty.


The Pilot to day has circulation nearly
uble that of any other English paper
Iblished in Manitowoc, and as large as
at of any other paper printed
rth of Milwaukee 1t enters upon its
nth Volume with pride, thankful to its
ends for their encouragement in the
st, and hopeful that they will stand by it
the future. That nothing will occur to
.r the amicable relations at present ex-
ing betw cen it and its many readers, is
e ardent wish Of its editor.
Year: 1868

Farmers OF Maine! We are in earnest up
ON this subject, and exceedingly an xious to
awaken in you an interest and determina-
ton to give more attention to the cultivation
and raising of wheat. Knowing that the soil
and climate of our State are well adapted to
the growth OF this important crop, we have
no hesitatign in again urging you to prepare
your lands and sow them with wheat the
coming spriug which is close upon us. We
hope and trust that many of our farmers Sc
lected and prepared some fields for this pur-
pose, last autumn, but if not, we urge them
TO do so as soon as the spring opens. Don't
be afraid of insects; have full faith in the
promise OF seed-time and harvest; gaze not
at the clouds; .prophesy wet or dry
season, nor calculate the different phases OF
the moon, for she has nothing to do with the
matter, but SOW your wheat fields just as soon
as they can be prepared to receive the seed,
whether the queen of the night is full, orbed,
or, half extinguished, displays her crescent in
the western sky.


Select the best lands on your farms; plow
deep; spread manure on the surluce; pulyer-
Year: 1868

The rapid growth of vegetation in
the Pacific States, as reported by let
ter writers from that region, surpass-
es all our experience in this part OF
the world. The following instance,
related by visitor to the Sacramen
to valley, puts the case in the strong
est light yet: II went over last sum-
mer with two friends, and Jones took
us to a four acre lot he had just pre-
pared for planting. We all went to
the centre of the lot, and he there
made q single hill, and showed us q
cucumber seed. "Now, boys" said
he, "when I put this seed into the
ground yeu must run for the fence,
and get out as quick as you can. y
No sooner had he dropped the seed
than he and the others started off as
if a bull dog was after them. l was
so surprised that l forgot the warn
ing until / saw vine pushing up the
ground and making for me. Then
ran az if for my dear life, but before
l got to the fence, the vine caught nae
and began to wind round me like q
snake. / was very much alarmed
and put my hand into my pocket for
nv iackknife, with which to cut my
self loose, but to my horror, l could
not get it in, on account of cucum
Der which hung there and which was
growing like blazes."
Year: 1868

A OussTroN FOR LAwYERs.--Sup-
nose . man owns sklh' ne iassens
the the skiff to the shore with a rope
made of straw; along comes a COW;
cow oets into the boat; turns around
and I eats the rope; the skiff thus let
loose. with the COW on board, starts
down stream, and on its passage is
inset and the COW is drowned. Now,
has the man that owns the COW got
to pay for the boat, or the man that
owns the boat got to pay for the
cow.
Year: 1868

Every housckeeper should have some
receptacle for solid linens, where they
should be kept until brought out for
washing. Clothes will accumulate
much filth by being thrown around
from one place to another as they are
removed during the week. An old
chest, or trunk, or even a box, set in
the closet and covered closely, will do
to keep them in.


| am an old Gogy in my way Of wash
ing. want pounding barrel, tub,
wash board, and good homemade soft
soap. I want d wringer, though they
are one of the cw-fanglca things, but
are good.


| suppose most farmers wives make
their own soap, and need not be stingy
in the use Of it. Plenty of soap and
water, skillfulIy applied, will ensure
you clean white linen.


On Monday morning (of course You
wash Monday-all good housekeepers
DO that, if it is possible) bring out
your dirty clothes, and sort them out.
This is very essential, for you cannot
have a good-looking washing if the
clothes are thrown in pel-mel, Pick
ont the sheets and pillow cases and
place in one pile; handkerchiets, cuffs,
and collars in another; napkins and
table-cloths in still another.


Wash all these separately then pick
out the wearing apparel which is least
soiled, and wash that. Boil the tiue
white clothes by themselves. Never
put garments made Of unbleached cot
ton in to boil with white clothes, put
them in with the brown table cloths
and towels Clothes do not need tc
boil more than ten minutes, if they are
washed clean before boiling.


Take them from boiling suls into a
tub full Of water. Many people dc
not suds and rinse thoroughly enough
Clothes will not look well, if any of The
lye from the soap be left in them
They will turn yellow when they are
irouod Ifyou have plenty Of water
suds them twice, and rinse in blue
water. Indigo is preferable to ''bIue,
ing The latter, which is put up III
boxes for sale, is nothing more nol
less than prussiate Of iron, and vii
impart an iron rust tinSe to the clothc.
after continued use.


If you use any Of the various fluids
fer washing, the clothes should be
soaked over night in suds, and be wrun2
out in the morning and put into the
boiler full of water, to which has beer
added the fluid. Boil for twenty min.
utes, take them out aud wash then
clean then suds and rinse as above
directed. Western RwaL.
Year: 1868

FEYIIESE PERIODICALS ARE ABLY


Ill sustained by the contributions of
the best writers on Science, Religion, and
General Literature, and stand unrivaed in
the world of letters. They are inds spensable
to the scholar and the professional man, and
to every reading man, as they furnish bets
ter record of the current literature of the
day than can be obtained from any other
Year: 1868

For this the facilities OF Tie World are
unsurpassed by any journal in the United
States. ltseeks TO excel by an accuracy and
candor, spirit and freshness in its news
columns which shall commend it to readers
of whatever party, sex, creed or place.


As an organ of opinion. The World is the
unfincbin.- thamDiOn of
Year: 1868

When q man does wrong, let him
admit the fact. He need not publish
it in "a newspaper he has no occasion
to tell his heighbOTs about it, or men
| ton it to his wife, unless he is blessed
with one of good sound sense and a
sympathetic nature, but, under any
circumstances, it is wise to admit the
error in his own mind, and not begin
to make excuses, for, if so, a repetition
of the evil will surely follow. OF
course this is in allusiOn to agricultu-
ral matters, for it would be perfectly
impossible to allow the mind to dwell
on all the fOllies and injustice which
the best of human nature is prone to-
@"Myl corn does not look so we'll as
lseveral pieces in the neighbOThOod"
don't add mentally or otherwise to
this, "but my land is not so good; L
could not get to work at planting soon
enough, and my manure was not very
good" No! accuse yourself manful-
ly thus-''It is useless to deny the fact,
my manure was poor, because my
stock lived bad; my land was not
plOwed early enough, and has had
crop after crop taken off without any


return, excepting the slight appiea-
tion this spring" A determination
to change this matter willproduce a
healthful state of mind, in other cases
of mismanagement; the next year,
not only will the corn land be ready
as soon as the weather is warm enough
to plant, but the manure wiH be better
in consequence of better feeding of
animals, and also because, instead of
lying in the yard till haGled 10 be put
on the land at seed time, it was taken
out in the winterand turned over once
or twice in heap before being depos-
tied finally on the ground. Then there
will follow thorough cultivation be-
tween the rows and the working of
| the other parts Of the farm, as the self
accusation system has proved neces-
sary for snecess in other crops besides
corn.


Let every farmer keep a diary, re-
cOrding every days work, and cOn1-


menting on every omission he finds


he has made; stating therein any
| doubt in his mind as to whether a diff
| ferent course might not have been
preferable, and even making memo


randa of the opinion of neighbOrs, of


his sons or of any intelligent work


man; and, no matter how smart a man


he may be, an after perusal may be


profitable, and, withal, it will be real
! ly Interesting to know in futuresg gears
what were his views at former periods


of his life, for many deceive them


selves in various respects when there


is naught in black and white 10 prove


the exact state of the case in point.


"Great men never admit they have


erred - has been stated somewhere,


but many a great man would be found


to be far interior to thOsewhp stand


below him in the scale OF society If cir


cunastances over WhiOhs no genius oi


his had control had not favored him
Year: 1868

FARMERS of Nemaha County, will
you write for your own home paper?
We hope you will. The elections are
now all over; soon your seasons busy
time will be through, and the long
winter evenings on your hands. You
can employ those evenings to no bet
ter advantage than by jOtting down
your experience the past season, and
communicating any new idea you
may have formed relative to the vari-
GUS branches Ofagriculture. LetyOur
neighbor have the advantage of your
experience, and you obtain his. No
better plan or medium can be adopted
than through the columns of your
own home paper. Let US hear from
you, friends.
Year: 1868

'ViRTUEs OF BoRAx. 1.-The washer
women of Holland and Belgium so
proverbially clean, and who get up
their linens so beautifully white, use
refined borax as a washing powder,
instead of soda, in the proportion of a
large handful Of borax powder to about
ten gallons Of boiling water they save
in soap nearly half All the large
washing establishments adopt the
same mode. For Iaces, canbrics, &C.,
an extra quantity. of the powder is
used, and for crin0lines, (reduiring to
be made stiff a strong solution is
necessary. Borax being a neutrai
salt, does not in the slightest degree
iniure the texture of the linen; its
effect is to soften the hardest water,
and therefore it should be kept on the
toilet table. TO the taste it is rather
sweet, is used for cleaning the hair, is
an excellent dentrifice, and in hot
countries is used in combination with
tartaric acid and bi-earbonate of soda
as a cooling beverage