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Year: 1867

The class of our citizens who are engaged in mechanical and manufacturing employ ments is of great and growing importance. If they need legislative protection they should have it at once. Nor do we alto gether dislike to see the interest politicians of all descriptions and creeds, take in them. It shows how thoroughly our politicians are subservient to our people, which is infinite ly better than that our people should be subservient to our politicians. Still servil- ity, even of the representative to the con- stituent, is not pleasant spectacle.

 The great difficulty of this question lies, we imagine, in the fact, that the working men do not themselves know what legisla- ton they need, and to what they are enti- tied Those who expect that legislature can make employers pay them the same wages for eight hours which they can afford to pay for ten, expect what no legislature can give. Itmight with proprie- ty enact that three pecks of grain should ulAAe UuSnei Uul no ISSlSIlGuro IS con- potent to enact that every man shall pay as much for bushel of three pecks as for a bushel of four.

 Time only will show whether working men will best consult their own interests by working but eight hours each day. If with eight hours hard work they can earn enough to supply all their material wants. and have the remainder of their time to devote to their mental improvement. then an eight hour law will prove a beneficial enactment. There may be kinds of work. too in which eight hours of intelligent labor would he really worth as much as days work of ten hours will now average. Then, the time taken by tine workingman for the improve

 ment of his mind tells directly on the value of his labor. There may be kinds of labor also. in which a mans physical energies are as much exhaustedin in eight hours work, day by day, as he can endure without injury unless by taking slower pace he consume more time than is necessary. In either
Year: 1867

A CURRENCY FOR THE DoMINIoN.-Mr Pc
ter Jack, cashier of the Peoples Bank of Hal
flax, writes to the Montreal Gazette, on the
subject of currency. That paper says:


He makes suggestion which we consider
to be valuable one, namely, that we should
fall in with the resolution adopted by the Cur
rency Congress recently held at Paris and
make the French five franc piece the unit
with which to start in the formation of an uni
versal currency. This happens to be the unit
of the Provin,e of Nova Scotia-its dollar be-
ing as near, Mr.. Jack says, as may be to the
five franc piece, five of the latter being only a
very small fraction over the sovereign in val
ue. We learn from our European exchanges
that the Emperor of the French has already
struck coin of the same size as the English
sovereign and American half eagle, bearing
on the diverse the words, "Five dollars
Twenty-Five Francs" with the object of carry
ing out the recommendation of the Currency
Congress. This step is greatly important, and
If it is carried fully out it will make great
advance in civilization. In arranging the
Canadian currency we bad better begin in the
way which is scientifically the best; and there
will never be more convenient time than the
present. 1t was an object, a few years ago, to
make the Canadian dollar the same as that of
the United States; but that reason has now
disappeared, and the probability is that when
our neghbors resume specie payments they
will be enlightened and spirited enough to fall
in with plan of universal currency. In fact,
to do so, they would scarcely have to make
any change.
Year: 1867

The following amusing and seemingly
incredible narrative we extract from a
late French publication


Three brothers, all humpbacked, and
all accurately alike in appearance, lived
at Besancon. One of them killed a man
in chance medley, but not being taken
on the moment, the prosecutors could
only swear that one of the three brothers
had done the deed. Rather then put an
innocent man to death the judge let the
guilty one escape, but to avoid further
inconvenience of the kind he bauished
all three from the province. One set
tied in Paris, became rich, and married {;
the others, after nearly starving in Eng
land, returned and paid VISIT to their
fortunate brother.


The master of the house was abroad
when they Knocked, and the poor wife
was troubled more than little by the Wis
it. "My husband is very jealous" said
she to them while she was giving them
something to eat. "You must 90 to the
farthest quarter of the town, and never
come here again: but I'll make your
brother look to your wants" While she
was speaking she heard her husbands
knock, and cried out, Follow me if you
value your lives.


She ordered the servant not to open
the door till she should return, and then
conveyed the brothers down the stairs
and locked them into the cellar. Her
husband scolGed for being kept out so
long, but a good dinner restored him to
humor; and at night went out to pay a
visit.
Year: 1867

The wife then went down into the eel,
lar, and there found the two poor broth.
ers dead, one lying here aad the other
there. What was to be done? She sent
for a strong Auvergnat, brought him
down stairs, showed him one corpse
which she had previously taken out Of
the cellar, and promised him Louis d or
on his return after ha7inE thrown it into
the Seine. He made nc scruple about
the matter, but popped the body into the
sack, took it to the bridge and shook it
into the river. Returning for his reward,
the wife disputed his claim, as the body
was still lying outside the cellar door
Here the stupefed man saw what he firm
| ly believed to be the corpse he had thrown
from the bridge, and, resigning himself
to destiny, he got it into the sack and
went through the ceremony the second
time. Coming back, be was terrified and
enraged by finding the tgiee-dropped
corpse knocking at his own door. "Are
these your tricks, master ?" said he, 'Ah,
Monsieur Ghost ! clever as you are, I'll
settle you the third trial"


So saying, he forced the poor husband
into the sack, carried him to the same
spot and effected the third discharge
This time he returned in triumph, for
the wife, ignorant Of her husbands fate,
and having no more corpses to remove,
paid him twice what she covenanted, and
gave him glass of wine into the bar
gain.


"Your good health, madame, said he;
"you are better than your promise, but
I earned it. I found the hnmpbacked
rogue or his ghost knocking at the door
after I had thrown him in for the second
time" "Oh, wretch q" cried the poor
woman, 'you have drowned my hus-
band"


While she was screaming and he stand
ing in amaze, the gen d'armes entered,
secured both, and sent them to prison
Next day they were brought before the
magistrate of the quarter and examined.
The poor wife concealed nothing the
Auvergnat was not called on for an ex-
PLANTATION; and while both were awaiting
sentence Of death the three brothers, in
full life, but with pale faces, were usher
ed into the room. Some fishermen sta
toned near the bridge had saved the
three. The unmarried men had been
only dead drunk in the cellar, and the
submersion, and the consequent pulling
and hauling and ejectmept of wine and
water, had recovered them from their
drunken lethargy before the natural time
On their first appearance before the mag
istrate, they could give no explanation
of their visit to the river, and the hus-
band had no idea Of the canse of his be-
ing seized on but his Wife's explanation
made all clear.


The king hearing of the strange ad-
venture, settled a pension on the unmar-
ried men, but they were not to dwell
within fifty miles of Paris, and the mar
ried man was not Jealous for q year and
a day after his seizure and escape from
the river.
Year: 1867

Correspondence Saturday Gazette.7


Oh you American lovers, rejoice in
your secret walks, your lonely rides,
/ your escorts from evening prayer meet
irgs, those well established rendezvous
for lovers. You can indulge in secret
sighs, billet-doux and poetry little do
/ yoUrealize the inconvenience with which
modern German courtship is carried
on. There are no secret interviews and
smuggled letters to inspire the heart of
an amorOus German. If he has anything
to say, he says it before anybody and
everybody who happens to be in the
room. If he calls upon the mistress of
his affections, he behOlds her quietly
knitting stocking in the midst of the
family circle; and with all this array of
spectators must he unbosom his heart
and WOO his bride. By unbosoming his
heart | don't mean proposing. Unless
he can watch a second behind door
in a ballroom, or elude for an instant
the watchful care of the young lady's
guardians, that momentous question,
"Wiil you have me 2" and its delicious
answer, eyes, dearest, will never be
whispered between them at all. He must
60 to pater fdmjHas, or some married
friend whose affections are doubtless as
withcred as her features, and make
them the mediators. When all is ar
ranged, the engagement announced, and
the romance entirely over, then he can
see the lady alone, take her occasional
ly to the theatre (when he wishes to do
this before the engagement he must in
vite also the mother or the aforesaid
withered reIation), and indulge in a
walk once a week.


This extreme reverse seems at first
glance the more unnatural from the fact
that Germans are essentially a romantic
and poetical people. Their literature,
their love of music and worship of art
show this, no less than the mistaken and
romantic attemps at chivalry among the
students, and the tenderness and kind
ness one meets with everywhere. Their
politeness, rough though it sometimes
is, and the interest, almost curiosity,
which is taken in your affairs but Ger
mans have to look beyond mere firta
ton and love-making. They are usual
Iy poor, and must choose a wife as the
Vicar of Wakefield did, ''for wear" A
fashy, brilliant girl, who tackled the
usual domestic instruction would neverdo
for them, and lady who should throw
of her reserve and openly accept the at
Year: 1867

The New York Journal of Commerce says ::
'Persons interested in astronomical discov.
ries will regret to learn that the observatory in
Cincinnati, built by the influence and energy of
the late Professor Mitchell, has fallen into a
state of decay, and that the splendid instrument
which was once the pride of the country. no
longer keeps watch and ward upon the heaven
ly bodies, but serves only to amuse idle specta-
tors who want to look at the man in the
moon, -
Year: 1867

CROP Prospects IN THE UNITED STATES
Complete returns for the month Of June to the
Statistical Division of the Agricultural Depart
ment in Washington corroborate the statements
relative to wheat prospects heretofore gwen.
A careful analysis OF information from all the
States shows that the total average in wheat Is
10 to Is per ct. greater than last year In a
majority of the States the breadth of winter
wheat is quite as wide as usual, and that OF
spring wheat much greater. In the Ohio Val
lev the average of winter wheat is less by - or
Is per Ct, with very heavy Increase OF
spring sowing The States showing any ma
terial decrease Of acreage of winter wheat are
Ohio, Indiana Kansas and Texas. A large
increase is indicated in Virginia, Georgia,
Arkansas and Tennessee, and in the South
generally and slight advance ia shown in the
New England and Middle States.
Year: 1867

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4.-George C. Whiting
died here last night, after a short illness, aged
about fifty years. He had been connected with
the Department of the Interior ever since its
organization, and was in its employ at the time
of his decease as chief clerk. He had often
acted as Secretary of the Interior ad interim,
and was formerly Commissioner of Pensions.
He was prominent Mason, and at the time of
his death occupied the position Of Grand Master
of the District of Columbia.
Year: 1867

better lfe.n Fully acknowledging the rights and
dignity Of the citizen, the people demand that
of equal rights to all and special privileges to
none. Let Ohio set the noble example, and
thus contribute TO the last grand act by which
the people will crown the republic with the
greatness OF justice.
Year: 1867




Our dairy woman is an ancient, strong mind
ed, strong-llmbed sibyl from South Carolina,
who is generally called Aunt Winnah The
whole care of milking, butter making, and the
dispensing of milk and cream is lodged in her
hands. We were astonished to hear that the
plantation numbered forty cows, and that Aunt
Wiunah. with one assistant, did all the milk
ing.


But on inquiry We found that this operation
consisted only in milking so many OF the forty
COWS as Joe felt disposed to bring up from the
woods, or that came up Of their own accord to
visit their calves, of whom there are about tit
teen in pen near the house.


In Florida COWS run wild in the woods every
calf is allowed to grow up to maturity, and
everybody 3 calves run together in the woods
Many stock owners never see their cattle all to-
eether from one year end to another. Enough
calves are kept near the house to attract mp
some OF the COWS, and it IS considered the
proper, orthodox, way to let the call suck while
the COW is being MIXED, in order to make her
give down her milk The consequence Is, the
forty COWS together do not yield in actual milk
more than We have seen given by two good
COWS treated in the Northern way.


Witnah churns every day-unless Joe for
gets to bring up the COWS, or something else
happens, in which case they 60 without being
MIXED Tor morning or an evcnlng-Whlch
lact generally dawD3 on us in tie sudden per-
ception of there being no milk or cream for our
breakfast Or tea.


Winnak makes valiant fight for her butter,
and feels aggrieyed at the demand set up by
the ladies OF the establishment for cream morn
ing and night. Somebody ''must JUS bring
up more o dem cows ef Is to glib de ladies' SO
much milk and cream; dere won't be no butter,
shor." We have sometimes described to
Winnah the manner Of proceeding with North
ern cows, which seems to fill her soul with
horror. She informed US that "de COW would
ies dry right up if you kill her chile. 4"


In vain we describe TO her the charms Of
fresh veal, a dish unknown and inadmissabe
in Florida We did succeed in bringing an
unctuous glow on the face Of the cook by de-
scribing the charms Of veal pie, but Winnah S
brow grew dark as if We had proposed to make
it OF babies. 81 jes SO soon see one OF my
babies killed as one dem calves. The calves,
in fact are the prettest little things IN the
world, and at uncertain intervals Wlnnah stops
her washing or whatever she may chance to be
about, because her bowels yearn after her
calves and it suddenly comes into her head to
carry some hay to them. Then she will leisure
ly pet and pat each one, portion OFT the weaker,
discipline the stronger ones with maternal
cuff, now and then, to teach them not to be
greedy, and then leaning on her elbows over
the fence, will smoke her pipe and laugh with
lull-hearted satisfaction.


IF COWS were to have vote they would,
doubtless, all agree to come TO FLORIDA, lol
they have it all their own way here.
Year: 1867

north to resist something of jealousy to-
wards their brethren who always lived i'm
the sou.h the same jeao'rsly towards those
of the north, and that like jealousies may
exist between the east and west. / have
taken this case into consideration little
and have come to the conclusion if there's
not room enough for all our native citizens,
white and back. to live together in peace
| and harmony within cur recent boundaries,
then with view to that particular case We
have made an agreement With the emperor
of Russia to give US room for ten more
states as large as New FORK, up sowar,is
the north pole. daughter and cheers
Ii the black man is not happy here in oay
presence, We will give him the whole ground
of the southern states daughter IF
we OF the northern and eastern states have
not room enough to live together without
cutting each others throats why we Will
extent the era of the freedom downward
toward the tropics, and up to the Ar,ic
ocean, (loud applause.l But wherever we
the l3 OLD stripes (applause.) My theory
of civil war is this, the more fear we have
OF them the better, the shorter they are
the better, ard the way to prevent them is
to cultivate good and friendly relations By
giving justice to all classes and to all conul
tions of all men; and as soon as the flag of
rebellion is struck, then, forthwith, to ex-
tend the conquerors hand to lift up and
cheer, sustain, and encourage the prostrata
foe Cloud applatise.) BY and by We will
all find out this is the true way. We dom alb
see it at once it would be singular if this
thirty six millions Of men should reach one
mind in thirty six hours, or, more singular
still, if in thirty six seconds. daughter
and voices. That's so" / only know il
is not possible in this age for men in the
same country, Of the same birth, extrac-
ton, education and religion to remain else-
mics. There may be an apple of discord,
there may be a root of bitterness, but what
in Gods name is war worth if it cannot
crush the apple of dscord and tear ND the
root Of baseness? That, | think, is whats
the war has done already. (Cheers.(


After further remarks, the president ard
Seward retired.


Gov. Swami made brief speech.


The party dined at Barnum's by invita-
ton of the mayor and city eouncil.


The party next visited Druid Fill PARK.
and returned to the hotel.


They will take steamer to, morrow merEa-
ing for Annapolis, where they will be form
ally presented to the constitutional eeaye.s
ton.
Year: 1867

be- The Chiffon Times says that Franz
Lambert and Henry Bader recently got
into quarrel which resulted in the latter
getting severe thrashing. Bader then
went home, got gun, went to the house Of
Lambert, and, after smashing one of the
windows and breaking the stove, he shot
Lambert in the arm, inficting a severe
wound. He was subsequently arrested and
lodged in the Manitowoc county jail.
Year: 1867

THE FOURTH. We anticipate our day of
publication, and print our paper one day in
advance in order that the printers may
have an opportunity Of celebrating the 4th
of July. This is our excuse for the scarcity
of local and other editorial matter.
Year: 1867

A COP SEND.-On Tuesday afternoon
we were visited with a fine and beautiful
rain, which continued until near dark. Our
farmers have good reason to render thanks
to benefcent Providence for the blessing
bestowed upon them.
Year: 1867

School Pic -NIc.-We regret that the
invitation to attend a picnic of the chill
dren of district No 2, town Of Cato, ar
rived too late, or we might have been
tempted to attend. Hope the little ones
will have a happy time.
Year: 1867

sey The State Editorial Convention, by
a large majority, adopted resolution ask
ing Congress to repeal the prohibitory duty
on the importation Of foreign printing pa
per, and requesting the Senators and Rep
resentativcs from this State to favor such
repeal
Year: 1867

DISTRIBUTION OF School MONIES. We
are indebted to Major BAETz, County
Treasurer, for the following statement Of
the amount of State School Money which
each town in this county is entitled to--the
basis being forty cents for each schol-
ar Major BAErZ is ready to pay over the
several amounts upon application from the
town trcaSurcrS
Year: 1867

A SKILLFUL MEcHANIc.-On Monday
last, while working one side of our paper,
4 portion OF our press was broken, and We
were in fix, as it was impossible to pro-
cure pattern of the broken article this
side of New York. But We applied
to Mr.. JACOB RoEMER, foreman of Villas
& Cos. iron and tin shop, who went to
work at it, and in short time the press
was running as usual. We venture to say
that no other man in the State could make
the repairs so skilfully and speedily, and
we rcconmend him to those who have diff
cult jobs Of work in the iron line.
Year: 1867

LINCOLN GULcH.-A miner from this
gulch passed through the city few DAYS since
with home stake of 100000, and from a
gentleman just in from that section we learn
that there are very many of the claims that
will in all probability, pay much better next
year than this, a company has been form,
ed for running drain ditch to the bedrock in
the lower part Of the gulch, where they are
sanguine Of finding large deposits Of the pre-
cious metal.-Helena Gazae
Year: 1867

FIRE IN THE MoUNTAINs.-EarIyI IN
June some parties burning a coal pi; 0car
the Butte allowed the fire to ccmnuDicate
to the woods, since which time all thai sec,
ton of country embraced between the Big
Blacktoot, the head of the Boulder and Ten
Mile, reaching, in some instances we'll over
on to the tributaries of Prickly Pear, has
been more or less injured by. its ravages.
OWlDg 30 the extreme dryness of the season,
even the green timber on the mountains has
been almost as tinder in the fire, and owing
to Its extreme density in the section of coun-
try embraced, it has destroyed fully one third
of the timber within the area of country
which we have named. From a gentleman
just 10 from Lincoln gulch, we learn that
the hre in the Mountains in that neigbbor-
hood is sweeping everything before it, with
no prospect of any thing but the fall rains
extinguishing it. These extensive fires. in
which millions Of dollars of damage in loss of
timber has been sustained by the Territory,
are the immediate cause Of the cloud of
smoke that has been hanging over the valley
for the past month, obstrucfing the usually
beautiful view of the belt range Of Noun,
tains on the other side of the Missouri
Rendering even the beautiful valley of the
PrickIy Pear as iudistinct as a dream
Helena Ga=tte
Year: 1867

COMMUNICATION WITH MoSTASA-A memorial
to the Congress of the United States is now be-
ing circulated for the purpose of securing sigma.
lures, in which it is set forth that the entire
northern portion OF Montana Territory is practi-
cally cut off from communication with the great
Columbia River and the Pacific coast, for tue
want of wagon road from Horse Plains to Cab,
met Landing, on the Pen d 'Oreille River, dis
tance Of one hundred miles, which, if improved,
would open great tboroughfare for trade and
travel by stages, teams and otherwise. This is
measure in which the people Of Walla Walla
Valley are largely interested, and hence we
trust that the memorial will be very generally
signed To open this road, Congress is asked
to appropriate one hundred aud fifty THOUSAND
dollars, for which sum it is estimated that a good
practicable wagon road can be opened between
the points named. We trust that our Delegate
in Congress will give this measure his attention,
and aided BY the Delegate from Montana, and
the influence of the Oregon delegation, we think
that there will be slight difficulty in procuring
the aPproPrHi on.
Year: 1867

On Thursday afternoon, at 2 o'clock, the
throng in attendance was called to order for
the purpose of hearing the annual address.
The orator SELECTED for the occasion, was Mr.
Philip Ritz, of whom it is slight praise to
say that he acquitted himself well, and gave
our farmers and friends generally, a vast
deal Of excellent advice. Thus much by way
of introduction to
Year: 1867

T1LroN, of the Independent, commenting
on the presidential issue, gets at the truth
in few words. He says:


Gen. Grant is not what one would call
a conservative. On the contrary, he is as
much of radical as majority Of social
ed radicals. But he is man who does
not represent either conservative or radical
opinions ; he does not represent any opin-
ions at all he would rather lead an army
than an administration and he cares more
for cigar than for an idea. If Gen. Grant
were elected to the presidency-a position
to which, for his own sake, we hope he
does not aspire could tell in ad-
vance whether his administration would be
radical or conservative; nay, that practic-
ed soldier, but unpracticed civilian, could
not even tell himself
Year: 1867

As piece of valuable scientific infor-
nation the invention of new oil is noted.
1t is possessed of most marvellous faculty
of transudation. Placed on the palm Of
the hand, it almost invariably appears on
the back, and traverses the entire thick
ness of the body, even when covered with
linen. The inventor asserts, therefore,
the possibility by its aid, of making local
application Of iodine to diseased lungs.