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Year: 1868

We shall constantly admonish the Southern
people to be self-reliant. and shall do what We
may be able 20 induce the estabhshrnent of
manufactures in our midst for our home pro-
ducts. To this end VIC will pay special attention
to the COST and STATISTICS of manufacturing.
and exert ourselves TO encourage the diversifi-
cation of Southern industries and the develop
uent Of Southern resoorces.
Year: 1868

And for the special pleasure and profit OF the
young. each week we will give a general literary
aud religious miscellany. Nothing shall find
it, way into our columns unfit for the perusal'
the mothers and daughters Of the land. Depre-
eating the demoralizing sensationalism Of many
contemporary journals. we shall eschew that
character: striving to give the reader substantial
matter. prefcrring 20 be useful rather than


ensatiousi,
Year: 1868

And kindred topics. We shall also give an ex-
tensive variety Of valuable and interesting mat
ter-the hest adapted to the farming classes o.
our State which will, in a great measure. sup
ply the place Of a family agricultural paper.
Year: 1868

BY A CONSOLIDATION OF THE ,rAsH-
WILLIE UNION AND AMERICAN and the
DISPATCH, and by the generous and united
support Of the UETOS AND DISPATCH by the
patrons Of both the former papers, the Proprie-
tors are enabled to present a Newspaper hithe
10 unsurpassed in this city or State.


IN FULLNESS AND ACCURACY
NEWS. our paper will compare favorably ith


best in the entire country; and in sayine


we only repeat the expressions Of many


patrons, who are most capable Of Judging in


matters.
Year: 1868

The following story Will be apprecla-
ted by every man who will analize
the platform Ofthe Democratic party,
recently adopted at New York.
Some years ago a gentleman lived
few miles from Louisville, Kentucky,


who had a fine breed of dogs. A
friend living about five miles from
him secured the promise of pup from


him when old enough to be taken
from the mother.


When the time came the donor


wrote a letter of presentation, and
causing one ofhis negroes to place the
pup in bag, gave him the letter and
ordered him to take the letter and pup
to Mr.. The negro shouldered the


bag and trudged along until he came
to a grocery on the road side, about
half way to his destination, at the
door of which sat a halfd of young


men who knew the negro and his
weak points. Hailing him they asked


him what he had in his bag, and
where he was taking it,


The negro, unsuspicious of evil, told
them all bout it, on which they told
him to cOmein and get drink. Moth
ing 10th, he set his bag outside of the
door and went in and drank, and,


whilst some of the party kept him in
conversation inside, others of them
| stole the pup and substituted pig in
place of it. After drinking, the negro


came out and shOuldered his bag,
unconscious Of the change, and pro-
| ceeded to his destination. Arriving
there he sent the letter to the gentle
man to whom it was directed, who,


glad to have his present, gave orders
to admit the bearer. When brought
in to his presence he told the negro


to get him out. The negro did so:


when piggy appeared; the negro, all
establishment, declared it was just as
mastersent it. The gentleman, think
ing himself insulted, wrote a very in
dignant letter to the donor, and, ord
ering the negro to take his pig back,
gave him the letter for his master.


The negro again proceeded on his
way, until he came to the grocery,
where the same crowd still stopped.


On observing him they hailed him,
to know why he was bringing BACK
his pup the negro told them the rea-
son, and they again asked him in to
drink, and while he was doing so they
substituted the pup for the pig. After
drinking, the negro went on his way
with his burden, and arriving at home
gave his master the gentl mans let
ter. The master was astOnished at It's
contents, and ordered the bag to be
emptied, when 10 and behold there
was the pup! The negro, in amaze,
raised both hands, and cried out,


Fore God, master, he am pig or
pup, just as he please.,'


Now, let any honest man read the
platform, and if the pig or pup plat
form is not the true name of it, then
it viii be hardtO find one for it.-St.


Louis Democrat.
Year: 1868

Is it not cruel in Gen. Grant to de-
cline doing anything to remove the
Democratic chagrin about the want of
enthusiasm for him on his Western
tour? He not only does nothing to Sc
cure the outbreak Of that Tremendous
enthusiasm" which Presidential can
didates are ordinarily so eager to stir
up, but he even goes so far as to take
the most direct, plain and practical
way OfpFeventingit. He travels along
in the quickest, quietest and most un-
OstentatiOUs manner; he makes no
display of himself; and, when local
reception committees or other public
bodies wait upon him, he requests
them, in his sprOmptand effective man
ner, to permit no public manifesto
tiOns, but to aid him by every means
in avoiding them. It is a high recon-
mendatiOn of Grant for the Presidency
that he has learned the art of travelling
through the country like a gentleman
rather than a mOuntebank.-N. Y.
Times.


r- H........ .
Year: 1868

DIR. Parrish, of the Media Asylum
for Inebriates, in Delaware county,
Penn. delivered an interesting Iect-
ure in West Chester, on Tuesday even
inc ofIast week, upon Habit and its
Laws.n We learn that the leading
tonic of the lecture was the habit of
intemperance, and the question was
argued more from a physical than a
moral standpoint. The doctor main
tanned that drunkenness is a disease,
and its victime can no more help it
than they can help an attack of the
cholera, yellow fever, or consumption.
This disease may be hereditary, may
be implanted by the mother in adj
ministering remedies to her infant,
or may be acquired as other diseases
are, thrOugh-imprOper diet, etc. The
doctor was decidedly down on the
profession for prescribing so much
alcohol in many of their remedies.
A great error of the day is the man
neT in which the disease Of intemper-
ance is treated. 1t has become the
very bad habit to denOunce it as a
crime, to rate it among the vices, and
consequently its unfortunate victims
are cut OfffrOm the care and sympathy
they deserve and stand so much in
need of, and are looked upon only as
meriting punishment for their crime.
This is all wrong. When the great
public-when temperance ereformers-
look upon drunkenness in its proper
light-when the same provision is
made for its thirty thousand victims
in Pennsylvania that is made for the
blind, the crazy, or the poor-when
the drunkard is takeu by the hand,
encouraged, sympathized with, and
is made to feel that he is suffering
with disease, and is not criminal
in the eyes of the moral world, an
important step will be taken in the
true pathway to temperance reform.
Year: 1868

THE other day an old soldier who
lost an arm said: IT am waiting to
see ifthe people Of this country are
going to elect Horatio Seymour, and
if they do will swear that lost my
arm in a threshing machine, not in
defense of my country
Year: 1868

THE ASSESSMENT OF THE STATE OF
NEBRARKA.-We are under Obligat-
ions to the Hon. John Gillespie; Aud
itor of State, for the following state
ment of the property of Nebraska.
Its most remarkable feature is a COM
parison of the valuations of 1867 and
1S68-the latter nearly doubling on
the former. 1t presents vivid pic
ture of the astonishing progress of the
State for the year past There is not
another State in the Union which can
show a doubling of its property in
one year. The people of Nebraska
are proud to go before their country
men with such record of their prog
ress. The figures tell for themselves,
and need mother particular comment
at this time:
Year: 1868

DECISION Is THE LAND 0FFIcE.-The Com missioner of the General Land Office, in re- ply to inquiries, states that homestead en- tries can only be made upon surveyed land, after return to the proper District Land Office of the official plat Of the survey; also, that the right of a settler under a homestead entry attaches only from the date of the en- try. Settlers upon unsuryeyed land, desiring to secure their improvements made prior to the return of the survey, may obtain priority of right as against subsequent claims under the provisions of the pre-emption laws, and filing declaratory statement thereof before the expiration of three months afscr date of the return of the survey to the District Office
Year: 1868

RkTs-Tow TO FIX THEM.-Chloride Of lime has frequently proved sure ahing to drive rats away from any place infested by them. An ounce of it scattered in the place where they come to feed, or wrapped in a bit of muslin, and put in their holes, where it aquires dampuess, produces gas that is not offensive to man, but is to the rats. If chloride of lime is moistened with muriatic acid, and placed in s drain, vault or cellar, and closed from the air little while, the rats will depart, because it will be death to re- main. This is also good disinfectant, and will, for time, cure the efiiuyia of dead rat One application of chloride of lime to rat holes has driven them away tor a year, when q renewal of it started them again.
Year: 1868

TIE x. Y. Citizen says of Commodore Van derbilt:

 Penurious to the tenth of cent when the pockets or bellies of bis poor employees are to be pinehed-arrogant, tyranical and ex- acting, when the public purse is to be laid under tribute for his private benefit; utterly reckless of any human life that Is not his own or in possession of his family or toadies we hereby enter our solemn protest, on be- half Of the people, against any action ten ding to endOw this bad old money moloch with any further power over the lives and purses of the Empire State.
Year: 1868

AsorER MAS CARRIED OVER NIAGARk- No little excitement was produced in Mag ara, July 18th, by the announcement that an- other victim had been added to the list of those who have gone over the Falls. At about g o'clock that afternoon, as the General Superintendent of Goat Island was passing Bridge No. 3, on the islands known as the ''Three Sisters" be discovered the body of a man passing directly under the bridge Fol lowing the body down the stream, he saw it pass over the Horse Shoe Falls.
Year: 1868

LESLIE CooMBs, the bosom friend of Henry Clay, says he is now called a copperhead be- scause he believes that God made man and other animals as He desired they should be- that the negro is not white man no more than polecat is lion.
Year: 1868

Messrs Hostetter & Smith - Gentiemen-l sell more of your Stomach Bitters than of any other medicine Parties wbo have tried them speak in very high praise Of their excellent virtues l have used them myself, aud prescribe them with unparal leied success
Year: 1868

THE MINER office Is well supplied with Presses, Plain, Fancy and Ornamental Type, and the pro prietOrs are determined to execute all work with which they may be favored in the neatest and best style of the art

 Work may be ordered frcm any part Of the Territory, and, when accompanied with tbe cash it Sill be promptly executed and sent by mail or as directed

 Persons sending us money for subscription, advertising or job work. may forward it by mail, or otherwise, at their own risk
Year: 1868

A BOLD THIEF DETECTED.-A few eve
nings since colored individual went into
a well-known boot and shoe establishment
on Broad street to procure pair of shoes
for his wife. After very tedious and
minute examination of several pairs, du-
ring which the attention of the salesman
was frequently diverted, the purchaser Sc
lected pair, and paid the price demand
ed. He had been absent but for moment
or two when it was discovered that a valu-
able pair in addition to those sold were
missing. The thief was now out of sight,
and the merchant had to become recon-
ciled to his loss. Last evening, much to
the dealers surprise and satisfaction, the
very individual who above all others he
desired to see walked in, and, producing
the stolen shoes, stated that lie had pur-
chased them few evenings before, but
they proved to be too large, and he de-
sired to exchange them. He was at once
charged with the theft, and an effort made
to detain him. Nothing more true, how
ever, than that "a guilty conscience needs
no accuser." No sooner than the charge
was made the thief took to his heels,
bolted out of the door, and in twinkling
was lost to view.
Year: 1868

How IT WORKS. advises the
negroes not to engage with any person to
60 to work at any place whereby they will
lose their vote-tbat is, if they registered
in Richmond they must remain here so as
to retain the privilege of voting, even
should they be without work all the time.
The poor deluded victims of his ambition
follow the selfish advice which he gives
them. Now, the practical working of this
is, that the negroes will not make contracts
to 60 to the country, where they are
wanted, and where good wages and COM
Portable accommodations await them, but
remain here in large numbers; and the re-
cords Of the Mayors Court show the result.
1t is known that large number of negroes
came from the adjoining counties to regis
ter, and, not wishing to lose their votes,
they remain here, filing up our already
over-crowded city and consequently there
are more negroes here than at any previ-
Gus period since they obtained their
freedom
Year: 1868

STATE TAXES IN RICHMoND.-The Sheriff
of Richmond notifies all who owe State
taxes for 1867 that longer indulgence can
not be given. He is compelled to settle
with the State Auditor, and taxpayers
must settle with him or he will be COM
PEELED to enforce payment.
Year: 1868

TIE PENCIL of nature seems to be at the COM
mand of Mr.. DAVIES, judging from the truthful
ness Of his beautiful pictures produced at the Lee
Gallery. Perhaps the magic is in the name LEE
Year: 1868

WE do not publish the following letter
to become its endorser, for we are quite
sure that there has not been and is not
now any intention on the part of the
Conservative men of Memphis to slight
or act independently of their friends in
the country. We publish it, because,
whenever there is discomfort or misun-
derstanding among those engaged in the
same cause, it is wise to make it known
at once, that the cause, IL there be any,
may be removed; and If none, that by
explanations harmony may be restored.
We join in no censure, expressed or i'm
piled; but it is best that the impression
Of which the letter is evidence, should
be known, that mischief may be pre-
vented:


NEAR WHITES sTATIoN, N. & G. R. b.,
GEN. ALBEIT PIKE:


Dear Sir: 1 noticed in your paper of
to-day an article taken from the AvG-
ldnche signed Voter" and q reply by
yourself as President of the Shelby
County Democratic Club. For the pur-
pose Of keeping down division in the
Conservative element Of the county,
thought best to drop you individually
few hints ia time, that you may reconcile
all, city aad county. Before the war
there was unity OF action with the people
of the city and county. In our meet
ings We all met and consulted, and there
fore the parties were represented in
county and city. Since the war it has
been very different, as you are apprised.
II you will reflect, the city has repre-
sented the whole county in everything.
We in the country are never consulted,
but expected to unite with the city, and
give 1t every Office. This is not as it was
before the war. The city did not then
call meetings for the whole county and
set the time at Z or s o'clock at night,
thereby preventing the. country people
from participating in them. 1 think
when you examine into the matter it has
sll originated here.


1 merely write for you and the good
Of US all. We are all Wings in this Dis
trict, and sensitive; but no office-seek-
ers among us. Yours truly and in haste,
Year: 1868

We republish this poem from the APPEAL OF
the year 1860. When 1t was Published, the suthor
being then wholly unknown to Us, We thought
it the nnest poem that had been written in
connection with the great struggle of the South
for independence. We think SO yet, and there
a,fsel, ouair4.
Year: 1868

In fact we are able to execute everything in
the Printing Line, IN style and at prices en-
tirely satisfactory TO our customers, and hope
that the public mayex;end to us liberal share
of their patronage. JAMS
Year: 1868

The following from the Ne'c England
Homestead is exactly to the point, and
we reprint it with pleasure i'll the hope
that it may be generally read:


What are the qualities necessary to
constitute good COW? A good milker
alone does not in our judgment consti-
tute good feeder. 1t is these three
qualities combined that make the COW.
Give us COW that is good for milk,
quality as we'll as quantity considered,
that when properly bred to good bulls,
will invariably produce COED calves,
and one that when dried of her milk.
will, with proper care and attention,
take on flesh rapidly and evenly and for
one we rest, for while at least, salts
fed. And till we can raise up an entire
breed of cows, each one of which shall
possess these excellencies, our aim shall
be to advance in improvement till we
can accomplish our object.


To possess the first OF these qualities,
COW should have a fine head, a little
wide above the eyes, but quite small be-
low, and appear somewhat long. Her
nose should be of rich yellow color, or
at all events, not black; 1--WE dc not
know of any full .blooded stock, of any
breed with black noses, but they fire.
quently appear on stock as high bred as
fifteen n-sixteenths.) Her neck should be
very small where it joins the head, but
widening and deepening as it approach
es the shoulders and briskets. Her udder
should be of good size, we'll covered
with long, soft hair, and not inclined to
fleshiness; large milk veins, and small,
delicate horns--they may be long in
some breeds, but they should be fine,
and she should have a yellow skin.


To be a good breeder, she should in
the first place be descended from good
stock, and the farther back you can
trace her from good stock the better.
She should possess all the before men,
toned qualities, with broad, straight
back, wide loins and hips, long, deep
quarter, round ribs, bones small in pro-
portion to her size, deep and full brisk
ct, fore legs wide apart, and lastly, she
should be good handler. A COW that
is good handler will also, invariably,
produce rich milk, and if first-rate
handler, and possessing the before mea-
toned qualities, she will be invariably
a good feeder. This handling quality
is, or has been too much overlooked by
breeders and judges of cattle shows.
Judges that will give in their decisions
for premiums on stock without even
touching an animal, are in our opinion,
unfit for that office. We should not
think of purchasing a COW for milk,
stock and beef, without knowing her to
be good handler. ..,
Year: 1868

NETT, of Marion, for Secretary of State;
Colonel EVANS, Of Morgantown, for State
Treasurer.


All of which shows that there is an
interest felt in the approaching State
Convention far exceeding anything
ever heretofore manifested by our peo-
pie, and a confidence in the election OF
the Ticket there to be nominated which
augurs well of success. Our friends are
highly encouraged and deeply in earnest
in every part of the State. VICTORY
is the watch-word. ..s
Year: 1868

Out of the shadow Of sadness,
Into the sunshine Of gladness,
Into the light Of the Blest-
Ont of the land very dreary,
Out of the world Of the weary,
Into the Rapture Of Rest.


8.at.r
Out of to-day's sin and sorrow
Into blissful tomorrow,


Into day without gloom
Out of land filed with 81 Ching
Land of the dead and the dying
Into land without tomb.
Out of life of commotion,
Tempest-swept oft as the ocean,
Dark with the wreck drifting Der:
Into land calm and quiet;
Nor ever storm cometh nigh II;
Never a wreck on its shore.
Out of the land in whose bowers
Perish and fade all the flowers $40.
Out of the land of decay
Into the Eden where fairest
OF flow 'rets-and sweetest and rarest-
Never shah wither away.
Ont of the world of the wailing,
Thronged with the anguished and ailing'
Out Of the world Of the sad
Into the world that reioices-
World of bright visions and voices,
Into the world Of the glad.
Out of life ever lornful,
Out Of land ever nournful, ....
Where In blest exile we roam; ~
Into joy land above us, ,''.t
Where there's Father to love us
Into our Home-sweet Home
Year: 1868

utes, and pour into thin cloth, and
squeeze into the cream before churning.
This is for 10 pounds Of ,bntter.


Ny cows are Kept in warm stable
and fed about a peck Of coarse shorts
per cow per day. put 6Opounds of
shorts in tight box; pour on four pals
of boiling water, let stand a short time
if convenient, and then add six pals of
cold water, when mix and feed. CON
slider this as good as twice the quantity
feddry.
Year: 1868

Democratic Conservative


State Convention.


In pursuance of resolution passed
by the State Convention held in Wheel
ing, on the 9Th day of January last,
there will be State Convention of the
Democratic and Conservative voters of
West Virginia, at
Year: 1868

LATEST news from Portland informs us
that the Willamette river is clear of ice The
Columbia was still blocked up toward Asto-
ria. A large amount of live stock had per-
ished in the southern counties of Oregon,
from the effects OF cold weather and the
scarcity Of feed.
Year: 1868

GoING.-The weather for the past few
DAYS has been mild and pleasant, and the
snow in consequence is rapidly going off.
A few more days of such weather, and farm
ers can commence to plow, packers and
teamsters can get ready to commence work,
aud business in general will be lively. 1t
is the opinion of nearly every one hereabonls
that winter has effectually passed away.
Year: 1868

Bv the same mai from Wallula that contained
the above letter, another letter from different
source came to hand, which disavows any cons
pection whatever on the part of the writer or
of others in the house, with that unfortunate
Poem But here is what toe letter says;


HED SrATEsMAN.--In a Wallula Poem pub
lished in your paper the lines occur


"Aud leave Cap to strive for the pay,


As be has ever since striven.'


That is slight mistake. Mr.. Painter settled
the account some time ago. II you VIII give me
room would like to stale that neither nor any
one in this house had anything to do with the
authorship of the Poem.


Respectfully Yours,


II. W. PERKINS.
1t appears from these letters that that infamous
Poem has created an uufavorable sensation at
Wallnla All, Hannibal we would pity you
poor fellow, if your poetry had been BETTER but
you served us bad trick, in giving the name
Hannibal instead of your real one. In that,
you fooled US. In the poetry you fooled yours
self We are even. If by any indiscretion your
real name should become known your life would
not be worth the price Of sucking cali. II you
value your life, leave Wallula by the next stage
or at fnrthest by the first boat that comes along.
We had no idea the publication of the poem
would do any harm, or it would have been re-
iected But the printers error in rendering the
word colors, caires is truly awful. The sense
or nonsense, is entirely destroyed by that blun>
der, aud makes it appear that while the author
has been accustomed to behold various COLI
ored calves in the spendors of the ballroom,
in this instance be only beheld one. The miss
take is distressing and we should probably
never have seen it or known anything about it
but for the alusion made to it in the first of the
foregoing epistles. The verse in O1ch The er-
ror occurred is here reproduced and corrected
with the odious word calves stricken OUT


Midst the splendors of ball room,


We're accustomed to behold


Coors varied as the rain bow,


Yet we'd but one, all told


p. S.-'Iaunibar we forgive you this time,
but don't send any more of your nonsense to
this Office.