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Year: 1868

Hon. Schuyler ColAx, the next
Vice President, spoke at Lafayette,
Ind, as follows. of the coming ad-
ministration of Gen. Grant:


Under the administration Of Gen.
Grant, we will have American Cit
izenship as proud protection as
Roman citizenship in its palmiest
days. When Paul stood in the midst
of his enemies and they we're about
TO scourge him, he said to them in the
language Of confidence, "rOuch me
not, for am Roman citizen and
the officer shrank back, for he realiz.
ed that if he laid the weight Of
finger upon him Rome would punish
him for the offence. They were a
thousand to ono against Paul, but the
unseen power Of thousand Roman
lrgions was with him, and with this
Republican party in power the poorest
and humblest man in the South, and
the most defepseless naturalized cit
izen abroad, will feel that il be Obeys
the laws, the flag and the power OF
his country is with him, protecting
him against outrage and wrong, from
traitors ut bone, or from enemies
abroad. And then, with liberty
achieved, with treason rebuked, with
loyalty triumphant, our constitution
shall span our horizon from ocean
to ocean, with liberty and Justice
shining out from it, like The sun by
day and the stars By night, and every
loyal heart throughout the land
rejoicing at tho glorious consum.
nation, viii praise God and say amen
and amen loud and long,continu-
ed applause.


This is exactly what is needsd to
give the country true and lasting
peace The rights and security Of
the humblest citizen must be secure
before we can have peace. OPP
preston and injustice never bring
peace. One end OF tho chain that
bound tho slave was attached to tho
master, and tho nation that ordains
or permits the oppression Of any Of
its citizens must expect 10 feel in
general insecurity and disorder, the
penalty or its oifcnse. Not only
ought this absolute protection Of the
citizen to be assured at home, but II
ought TO shield and command for him
consideration and respect abroad
Year: 1868

On and after the first day of April next, the
subscriber Will be found at the above stand
where he will he pleased to see his old custom
ers, and MI others who may want anything IN
the WAICd or JEWELRY LINE


mar 19--tf Z, S. FLEMING,
Year: 1868

to be done? How do those men who oro 81
fering to bet money on the election of The
Democratic ticket at the coming election ex
pect to carry this city of Philadelphia? Sure


y their confidence does not repOse upon the
ers who will vote the Democratic ticket
How, then, say, do they expect to overcome
the honest votes of the Republican party? l
VIII teil you, friends, how they expect to do
u. lney intend to bring to this city parties


rom rom Baltimore and New York, and vote
.ieth repeatedly throughout the various cleo
@ .lol DIVISIONS OF the city, and to such an ex-
tent as 20 strike down and render powerless
the votes of the Republicans of the city and
they will do this if we stand idly by and per
NIT it to be done.


l tell you the election will be carried AGAINST
you by gigantic frauds, unless all of us do our
duty to the uttermost to prevent it. / for
one am determined not to submit to it. | will
use my personal influence, and all the force
and power of my office to prevent it. will
urge my friends; employ agents; do my utter
most TO have fair election held in the city
OF Philadelphia


Inc spirit and determination of the Repub-
Icahs OF Philadelphia are well indicated by
the particulars which we gather from the va
rlous accounts OF the meeting; and we inter
that this rallying at the various central points
in the State is to be kept up for the fortnight
to come so that the people are to be well In
formed of the great questions at issue. With
these well understood, we have no fear of the
result
Year: 1868

The Mepublicans Of Buxton and Hollis have
not halted in their good works now that the
State election is over, but are pressing their
forces on for another glorious victory in No
vember. Saturday flag was thrown to the
breeze at Salmon Falls hearing the names of
Grant and Colfax-quite large crowd being
present, among which were many ladies'
when it was unfurled to the breeze three rous-
ing cheers were given for "Grant and Colfax'
and three for Joshua L. Chamberlain, the he
ro of Little Round Top and the man who has
| just been elected Governor of the loyal State
of Maine by a majority of 21 0OO" The "Star
Spangled Banner" was then sang, after which
Joshua Dunn, Esq, was introduced as the he
70 of Chatagee, and as a man whose gallant
exploits, daring deed and hair breadth escapes
while following the banner entitled him to a
hearing at all. times. Mr.. Dunn spoke at
some length saying that he was Democrat
now as he always had been. He learned his
politics from the Argus some 80 years ago
when that paper said that "man who would
not stand by the flag of his country was a
coward and q traitor" He believed it then
and he believed it now. But modern Democ-
racy is no more like the Democracy of those
dayo than Copperhead snake is like bird
of Paradise.


Mr. Dunn then alluded to the occasion of
the gathering, saying that we had come to-
gether for the purpose of spreading to the
breeze the glorious old stars and stripes, the
emblem of our country's pride and glory, bear
ing on its folds the name of our next President
and Vice President of the United States. We
had also come together to celebrate our glori-
our victory in Maine and in Vermont-the
star that never sets. As the news comes to US
from Vermont booming across the lofty peaks
OF the White Mountains, it tells US that true
Democracy is as fairly fixed in the bosom of
her sons as the base Of her towering hills is fix
ed in her soil. If the rebellion had been a sue
cess you might have had to day in some parts
of our glorious country the stars and bars,
with perhaps copperhead snake affixed,
which You would have been bound to respect
One of the most cursed of rebellons has been
crushed and tell us ye traitors, We villains high
and low, do not lthe injured souls of those
brave boys, buried in every Southern battle
field haunt you in your solitary walks, arrest
you in the midst of your debaucheries. Mr.
Dunn talked nearly an hour predi;ting 25OOO
in the State of Maine for Grant and Colfax in
November. The meeting closed with singing
The Union Forever" and three cheers for the
speaker. A
Year: 1868

A writer who says his cow gives
all the milk that is wanted in a
family of eight persons, and from
which was made two hundred and
sixty pounds of butter the year;
gives the following as his treat
ment He says:


at you desire to get large
yield of milk, give your COW three
times Il day water slightly warm,
slightly sailed, in which bran has
been stirred at the rate Of one
quart to two gallons of water. You
Will find, if you have not found, by
this daily practice, that yoar COW
will gain twenty. five per cent. i'm,
mediately, under the effects OF it.
and she will become so attached
to the diet as to refuse to drink
clear water unless very thirsty, but
this mess she will drink almost
any time, and ask for more. The
amount OF this drink is an ordina
ry pail full each lime, morning
noon and night. Your animal
will then do her best at discount
ing the laclcal. Four hundred
pounds of butter arc often obtain
ed from good stock, and instances
are mentioned whore the yield wa,
even at higher figure"
Year: 1868

To SwEETEN MusTY CAsKs.-As
now is the time when farmers are
preparing to lay down their meat
Tor the winter, they should be
careful to see that their barrels are
sweet and clean, otherwise the
meat will be tainted. The casks
should be thoroughly washed out;
then if any foul smell is perceived,
place in each pint OF sulphuric
acid, to which is added a quart OF
water. Agitate this well, being
careful that mono oft spattcrs on
the clothes. Or, wash them in the
same manner with chloride Of
lime water, being particular in
either case to carefully wash out
with puro water. Steam is excel
| lent to clean barrels, as is shown in
the method adopted in brewerie
and distilleries. Boiling brine
limo water, or lye may also be used
to good purpose.
Year: 1868

A new Hampshire editor, who
has been keeping a record OF big
beets, announces at last that "the
beet that beet the beet that boat
the other beet, is now beaten by n
beet that beats all the beets, wheth-
er the original beet, the beet that
beat the beet, or the beet that beat
the beet that beat the beet"
Year: 1868

Vermont contains no town six
miles square with moro than six
thousand inhabitants; it has no
house that is not within half mile
of q school, and not moro than a
hundred native born citizens over
twenty.one years Of age who can
not read and write.
Year: 1868

enough TO say tnaT Tney are vrIuios
which touch the supremacy Of the
peoples laws, their right to self gov
ernment, and the stability Of their
institutions.


l return to my proposition, that
the defense of the President, as made
by his answer aud by the argument
of his counsel, rests at last, not upon
the question whether indictable crime
or offenses are laid to his charge, but
upon the broad proposition that i'm
parchment will not lie and cannot be
maintained against him Tor any VIC
latiOn of the Constitution or Of the
laws, however fragrant in the judg-
ment Of the Senate or the House the
violation may be, because Of his as
serted constitutional right to Judicial
ly interpret for himself the validity
Of every act Of Congress, and execute
Year: 1868

In The town Of $ there was shoe
maker who at the time ofiieiated as prea-
cher He always wrote tie not'ces h'm-
self, in order to save the expenses OF
printing, Here is one of them; " There
will be preaching in the pines this sun
day afternoon On the sn'ject, All who
do not believe will be damned at three
o o'elock.'p
Year: 1868

1t is now probable that the rebels, cop
perheads, hunkies, and Democrats will all
unite on a white mans" ticket for the city
and parish, and make gigantic effort to
obtain control of the city and parish offices.
Of course they will use all fair and unfair,
allhonest and dishonest means toaccomplish
their object, and will have at their disposal
any required amount OF money.


Bribery, intimidation, and deception,
and every other means that unscrupulous
ability can devise and desperation carry
out will be resOrted to but their main
hope of success rests in anticipated divis-
ions in the Republican party. To bring
about these divisions rebel money and fiat
terry and deception will be used without
stint; and the Republican who consents to
be candidate in opposition to a regular
nominee of the party is Justly liable to the
suspicion OF being controlled by one or ell
of these influences.
Year: 1868

Which will be sufficient to duplicate lines to all, or
nearly ALL the paying points reached by the present
monopoly.


The present telegraph Companies of the country
have been consolidated into one huge mono poly.
and are now earning over six millions of dollars per
year or over one hundred per cent the actual
cost of their lines their present capital having been
watered over one thousand per cent.


The National Telegraph Company have IA recog
milton from the United States Government Of the
importance of their enterprise with grant of the
most valuable franchises conferred upon
Telegraph Company. No competing line has ever
had the right granted by congress to this Com.
pany to construct and operate lines every Rail
road and Mail Route in the United States The posi-
ton OF this Company differs from that of any com
pany ever before organized. The question of the
right of way is forever settled.


The Stockholders of this Company can not be sold
out or transferred to any other Company. The act
of Congress under which this company has been
organized prohibits any transfer of the franchises
granted.
Year: 1868

We suggest that the closing sentence in
the following paragraph be read by scme
one connected with the New Orleans post
office who has intelligence enough to profit
by the hint. The writer alludes to improve
ments at the Boston postottiee:


A new style of letter box arranged by
Postmaster Burt, and approved by the de-
partment at Washington, is TO be used.
Each letter box has glass aperture reveal
ing the letter within, and each box will
have combination lock. Each key will
be different from every other key, aud no
one key will open the lock set for any other
key. When a letter box changes hands
the combination lock will be altered, and a
new key be made. The cost of the four
Thousand boxes will be four dollars each,
completed, besides the one thousand news
paper boxes. These boxes will be hand
some and durable. The passageway to the
letter boxes will be open at all hours, day
and night, Sundays not excepted, and will
be patrolled at late hours by an officer.
Year: 1868

new enterprise to be known as the Nation
Telegraph Company has been organized with val
uable franchises conferred by a recent act of Com
gress for the purpose Of establishing Trunk lines of
Telegraph on all the principal railroads and mail
routes in the United States. The stock is to be
issued upon the same principle that of the Msr.
chants Union Express Company which recently
the entire business community in the enterprise.
This is done, not so much to dispose of the stock
as il is to secure the business of the country through
which the lines pass.


The Capital is to be
Year: 1868

PRIZE FIGHTING In OBIo.-The Ohio Lngis-
lature, whatever may be thought of some of its
recent actions upon political matters, has acted
senslbly In passing a severe law against prize
hghting, and providing for heavy penalties in
Imprlsonments and fines. Several other States
have passed similar laws within the past year.
and, II the laws previously In force had been
carefully executed, there would certainly have
been much less prize fighting than there has
been The passage OF q stringent law will rot
OF itself eradicate an evil, but il is only one
step toward 1t, and must be followed up with
vigorous enforcement. Laws are good for
nothing unless they are faithfully executed,
and If those States that have taken so strong
ground in their statutes against the barharism
Of prize fighting shall take equally strong
ground in their courts of justice, we may hope
to see this rapidly growing evil checked, If not
entirely crushed out.
Year: 1868

1T IS STATED here this afternoon, upon ap-
parentiy good authority, that General Gordon
Granger will be ordered to assume command Of
this district in place of General Emory, whoi Is
to b. ordered TO a new command. Gen. Han
cock Is expected to arrive here this afternoon
and the statement gains ground that he will be
ordered to assume command of the Department
of the Atlantic, headq uarters in this city
Year: 1868

THE PRESIDENT has under advisement the
assignment of General Halleck to command
the fifth military district in place Of General
Hancock, but it will not probably be definitely
determined until after the consultation with
the latter.
Year: 1868

WE ARE REQUESTED to state that il is useless
to apply for seats during the impeach ment
trial in the Reporters gallery Of the Senate.
The Sc nate provided seats for sixty, and that
number OF tickets were issued several days
ago, asd until further provision is made those
representatives of the press elsewhere, who
have not been provided with seats will do well
to remain at home and 'ssmoke the pipe of
peace"
Year: 1868

barrel" and besides, a small and ever de-
creasing supply of meat.


John had his derk and gloomy days.
"He did not see," he said, chow we were
ever to get along" We had no land
broken yet. It had been impossible to
get it done in the fall, and he had moth
ing but his labor to exchange for the
work, when the season for it should come.
We we're without team, and money was
scarce, and it was not often that he re-
Vceived any for his labor. But [ told him
God would help us and care for US, since
we were his children, for he has promised
that bread shall be sure, and we must
trust in Him and fear nothing. "There
is bread for to-day" [ said, "and God
will take care Of tomorrow" And so he
did, for, in one way or another, our wants
were always met.


Before the middle of March, all our
provisions were gone, but handful of
flour. The spring was cold and back
ward. For two days it had rained. Then
it became colder, and the rain was turned
to sleet. In the morning every tree was
''ringed inch deep with pearl" The
fences were glazed, and the whole world
seemed clad in icy armor. Matters looked
dark for US, and John was in one of his
darkest-and gloomiest moods


He went out before breakfast, with his
gun, hoping to find some wild geese or
ducks down by the creek. But he had
only single charge of powder in the
flask.


| listened, hoping to hear report, but
heard none, SO that [ was astonished to
see John returning soon, carrying a heavy
bird in either hand. He threw them en-
the kitchen floor, saying, "Cook one of
them for breakfast, | am going back for
more," and strobe off in haste without
another word. He returned again and
again with both hands full, till thirty
large birds lay piled together ON the floor
Then he sat down, weary but elated.


"That is all,'' he said, II found them
by the creek with their wings SO loaded
down with ice that they could not fly, and
they were waddling about on their broad
feet quite helpless. l got large stick
and in few minutes laid them all fat
There is supply of meat for season at
least, and we can exchange some of them
for -four. | do not see but our wants are
supplied.


'Let us thank God" I said with deep
emotion, II knew he would not leave US
to want"
Year: 1868

We had paid the last dollar we possessed
for our land, cow and small quantity
of flour. Then my husband left me- with
my little one, alone on the wide prairie,
while he went to seek for work; for we
must have bread for the coming winter.


Our house was frame, covered with
boards and lighted by a single window
There was no floor, and my baby learned
to creep on the bare ground. His little
knees were all brow and scratched with
the dirt and the Grass roots. Often as
he erept about, he would stop and look up
into my face with a pltiful half cry, as if
to tell me he had received fresh wound
but lie was brave, strong baby, and soon
learned to walk, at which he was proud
indeed.


The days seemed long while my hus-
band was away There was little that [
could do to increase our stock of COM
forts for the winter, but hearing that a
neighbor was sick, four miles away, |
took my baby in my arms and went to see
her. [ found her surrounded by a fam
ily of little ones, with no one to hel her,
and | staid there two weeks. Her oldest
boy walked over to my place and drove
back my cow, that she might receive the
necessary care during my absence from
home.


At the end of the two weeks, [ receiv-
ed for my labors half grown pig and a
bag of flour. Never did daintiest maiden
so constantly care for. and gently entreat
her kitten or her canary as L my pig.
And with the milk I had to give it, and
the acorns that fell from the trees, it. grew
rapidly, so that [ was able, when John
came home late in the fall, to show it to
him in good condition, which afforded me
great deal of pride and pleasure. L
busted myself during the sunny autumn
DAYS with gathering acorns for his swine
ship, and dandelion roots for our coffee, L
also gathered store of hickory and ha-
zel-nuts for the winter evenings.


The money John earned by his labor,
procured boards for a foor, laths, nails,
and plaster; so before winter our house
was made snug and comfortable, though
it contained only kitchen and bedroom,
with single window in each.


But in November John got "a fall, which
so lamed his right wrist and arm, that for
several weeks he was unable to work, and
this was great trouble, because he had
bargained to work for our nearest mel igh-
Der to pay for hay to keep'our cow The
man, irritated [ suppose because he SO
much wanted the work done, refused for
time to let US have any hay, but at
length he relented and drew US single
load


We made out to get through the win
ter by one shift or another, and March
came at last. But it found US nearly des
titute of provisions. We had, like the
poor widow of Sarepta, "a little -four IN a
Year: 1868

began earlier to acquire some of its most
simple branches, it would become SO fam
liar to them that they would never feel
that dread of learning so often manifested
by the unsophisticated, for, like the net
tie: it is only to be dreaded when too
softly handled grasp it with brave
heart and willing hand, and its sting Is
gone.-IHe MoraUian.
Year: 1868

A venerable lady in her hundredth year
lost her daughter, who had attained the
good old agea of eighty. The mothers
Grief was great, and to friend who came
to condole with her she remarked:


ooh, dear! oh, dear [ knew should
never be able to raise that child"
Year: 1868

In few seconds the echo Of the loud re-
port resounded from the icy WALL for anoth-
er instant all was still, and then came noise
like rafting of loud thunder, proceeding
from the centre of the berg.


The danger Of our proximity to this vast
object now became more and more apparent,
and all sail was made to get good oting.-
But we had barely proceeded quarter Of
mile when the same noise was heard again,
only louder, more prolonged, and accompa-
MED by a rending, crushing sound, the in
tensity and nature Of which is perfectly in
describable. The vast island was parting in
the middle, down the course Of the deep
valley before mentioned; and slowly and ma
.estically the eastern half rolled over into the
sea, upheaving what had been its base, in
which were Undecided huge masses Of rock
covered with long sea-wecd. The other part
still remained erect, but was swaying to and
fro, as if it also must capsize. This convul-
sion caused less foam and turmoil than might
have been supposed, but raised wave of
such tremendous magnitude, that when it
reached our ship she seemed about to be
overwhelmed by rolling mountain of water
higher than our mast-heads. The good ship
rose upon its crest, and before again sinking
into the hollow, we saw the man upon
the icebcrg-still in the same posture
glide swiftly down the slippery incline
shoot over the edge of the precipice, and
plunge into the raging surf.


A sensation of inexpressble relief was cx-
perienced by all; it had seemed SO dreadful
to sail away and leave him there, unburied
and alone; now, at any rate, we had seen
the last of him.
Year: 1868

he'll leave without setting down again. Shc'i
the rib for Tom Collins 7


Step this way said she, I've no suita
bic cage to keep it in, and, therefore, if you
like it and take it away at once, I'll present
it to you


Bless her thought I, but it's too bad
She's going to give the old bloat favorite
canary Or something Of the kind, just to get
him away. wish l could prevent it, but
as can't, l here vow that she shall never
lose anything by it. My whole life shall be
devoted to her. Only see what woman
will do for the man she loves I


They assembled the stairs. They stopped
at the bead. My door opened slightly, the
widder looked in and exclaimed


There tits, MIR. Ringer I think it the
finest specimen Of the monkey tribe ever
seen in this country


'Dankhe 7 said the Dutchman, Il daScs
i'm, and thcreupon I left without the pleas
ure Of any further conversation with the
widow on the delicate subject Of
matrimony. Do you wonder that | now find
no pleasure in the word widder ?