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Year: 1866

Ii has been reported that have Sold
out" to the Democratic party. What
the grounds are for this assertion know
not, neither do / care. 1t is q well
known fact that | have always been
classed with the Republican party, and
n Republican / still claim to be. Our
President, Mr.. johnson, was elected by
the vote of that party, and | believe he
intends to carry out tho principles of the
platform on which he was elected to the
Vice Presidency, if | DO not misunder-
stand his yiows. 1t was the enlistiDg
CRY of the entire North during the
rebellion that those who fought
thebattles should be our officers
after the war. Let every man, be he
Republican or Democrat, redeem those
promises now. The President is full
filling his part OF the obligation. Let
those that elevated him to his present
position uphold him in it. On the negro
question | stand where l always did. |
am not and never was in favor of negro
suffrage But do believe that it is the
duty of our Government to protect their
labOring interest in the Southern States.
| think that President Johnson acted
wisely in vetOeing the Freedman's Bu-
reau bill. There were millions of treas.
ure to bo donated to the negro, and
those who stood the brunt Of the battle
were to be left in the cold. Two-thirds
OF the Republicans of this State support
Mr.. johnson for his action or that ques-
ton. am in favor of admitting the
Southern States when they send loyal
mon to represent them in Congress |
do not believe in irritating the people of
both sections of the country until auOth
er war is brought upon us.


Finally. believe that the radicals of
both parties are going too far; that such
measures as they propose will eventually
ruin cur Government


Very respectfully yours, &c,


f. ii. MORSE.
Year: 1866

DOWNFALL OF THE PoPE.-A writer in
the Evangelical ChristiaHdow says: To
the downfall of the Austria must succeed
the downfall Of the temporal power of
the Pope There Is 10 reason to doubt
that France will ezecnte the treaty with
Ital, and eyacuate Romo in the course
of the present year The departure Of
Plus *, from that city may not be con-
temporaneous, indeed It wOuld not sur
prise us should Victor Emanuel do ali
in his power to induce his Holiness to
remain, aEd he may even invest his
abode with al that heart could wish
for OF temporal splendor. But not the
less viii his position be altered.
Year: 1866

The County Convention, on Saturday,
was largely attended. both by delegates
and outsiders, and some of the offices
were hotly contested. The ticket appears
st the head of this column. In the main,
we are pleased with it. We could have
suited ourselves better in some Of the Of
Gees. but perhaps it was the best that
csuld be done. We have lived here ten
years, and have Just found out for the first
time that several of the candidates are
Radical Republicans. But prehsps the
Convention knew better. If they only
"stick," we shall be satisfied. Others,
we suppose, are Radical enough; al
though, when the party was FIRST organ.
ICED in the County. they met in Conven-
tion with the Democracy. and proclaimed
their full fellowship with that party, in
its warfare against the Republican party.
We are glad they have found the right
side at last.


We should have preferred that Iowa
Township had been represented on the
Ticket. The Convention might have
given us the District Clerk. without doing
any injustice whatever. Or. at all events,
it eould have given Us the Superintendent
of Public Instruction. Iowa is q large
Township. and pays more taxes than any
other in the County. She could manage
to dispose Of several Of the County Offices.
and relieve Washington and Ceutre of
the burden of filling them all. But not
having got any Office. the people are un-
der obligations to the Convention, at any
rate. for repudiating the outrage commit
ted in our Township Convention. and
teaching those concerned tlst it pays
best. in the long run. to act fairly end de-
Gently. when they have it in their power
to act otherwise.


But if we are ever to have the party
thoroughly organized in the County. we
must make beginning. even if it is not
the most satisfactory. Another reason
for supporting the ticket is. that we want
to make Doniphsn the banner County.
BY giving the largest Republican majority
Of any County in the State. and the only
way to do this, is to stick together, and
not divide up at home.


Therefore, If we do not learn OF any
more serious objections to to the ticket
than We have yet besrd, We will give it
our support.
Year: 1866

LEAvrxwoarA, Oct. Is, 1866.


Ep,roR or WHITE CLouD CHIEf:-I read
with much gra.ifcatior, in your last paper. the
statement of your views on the Senatorial ques-
ton, and especially in reference to Gov. Car
ney. You appreciate his position exactly. A
more perfectly unreliable, unprincipled politi-
clan is not to be found in tie State. There is
as much friendship and as good an understand
ing, to-day, between him and Mcdowell the
head of the Copper johnson party OF this State
as when he assisted the other to his present
place in the Post Office. BY the removal Of q
man whose political principles have never been
questioned or suspected. He is affiliated with
q gang of corrupt political Adventures all over
the State, who look to him as the dispenser Of
rewards for political services, and to whom he
is bound BY ties as strong as those which ever
unite political thieves and plunderers; and, in
order that he may redeem bis pledge to them.
he must have the control of Federal patronage
in this State. To obtain il, il elected Senator,
he will again join the Bread and Butter Brig
ade, with which he was long notoriously con-
nected-or, rather, continue with it the con
nection which is nov temp rarily concealed.
I do hope the Northern Tier will yet be
made to understand this matter. Gen Lee is
naturally your first choice for candidate. He
may be your Isss,asweii, snd the successful
one. If 50, very we'll. Over such result !
shall have no tears to shed. 9 a


But suppose it should be otherwise. Sup
pose the South should have candidate, and
be successful, and Lees friends should ulti-
mately find they could not succeed with him,
and should cast around for some other man
what then7 Will your people. in that contin.
gency, be guilty Of the political suicide Of aid,
ing to elect man who, without the talent, has
no more principle than Doolitle or CowaL,
and ~ho naturally supports Johnson, because
like him, he is naturally deceitful and treach.
erous? l trust net; and look to you. and
such as you, to prevent it, if possible.


We may be subdued here Carney's money
with the aid he will receive from the Copper
Johnsons, may enable him to secure majority
of the Representatives from this County
Should this unfortuna tely be so, the true Re
publicans of this city and County will appeal te
the honest and true Republicans Of the State
to save the honor of the State, by electine
some one to the Senate who will represent it
true principles. Shall such an appeal be Eadt
in vain7


Of course, Leavenworth would like to have
Senator; and she has material enough from
which to select one, in whose keeping the hon
or of the party may safely be trusted. But II
the rank and file of the party, there are som,
here who have not bowed the knee to Baal
and IL, from our own citizens. one OF this char
scter cannot be elected, they prefer Leaven
worth should 60 unrepresented in the future a
she has been in the past. 1t may teach politi
cal shysters that in politics as we'll as in NOR
ais, sometimes honesty is the best policy.


OIL. @.
Year: 1866

The canvass for Representative over
in Holt, is becoming warm. For vsri.
Gus reasons. large portion Of the people
arc dissatisfied with Mr.. Buick, the no.
mines of the Convention. He is com.
q stranger. and it is claimed
that be has not resided in the State long
enough to render him eligible to the Of
fee; and thus far, be has failed to prove
to the contrary. But the chief objection
lies in the fact that an effort will be made
in the coming Legislature to change the
route Of the Platte Country Railroad.
taking it east Of Oregon. leaving that
place, Forest City. and the entire west
ern part of the County. far to one side ;
and the people think they have reason to
believe that Mr.. Buzick is 10 favor of the
change. or can be induced to favor it.
In view of these circumstances. several
hundred of the leading citizens of the
County have signed call asking Sheriff
Ksuoher to become an independent can
didste for Representative. and he has con.
sented to the use Of his name in that con.
nsction. Thus the ball is fairly opened.


This is . question in which the people
Of White Cloud are deeply interested. as
we'll as the people Of Forest City and
Rush Bottom. 1t is to be presumed that
the people of Holt have some ground for
their fears in this matter. II the con-
templated change in the route is made,
Oregon will be removed farther than ever
from the road, Forest City's last hops
will be gone. and the thickly settled
western part Of the County will lose al
of the great advantages to be derived
from the road. They need q man in the
Legislature whose interests are identified
with theirs. and who will watch and de.
fend those interests. The surest way to
secure this. will be to vote and work for
Mr. Kaucher.


As to politics. it is unnecessary to in.
stitute comparisons. Mr.. Kaucher has
been known and tried for years, and hat
been found steadfast through evil as vel
as through good report. 1t will be diff
cult to demonstrate how the election o.
such man will seriously demoralize the
Radical party. or give aid and comforl
to the Copperheads.
Year: 1866

WHEAT.-There was . very large
amount Of wheat raised in this part of the
State. the past season. Buyers are now
purchasing i. In large quantities. snd
competition is active. Wha. will be the
consequence of exhausting the supply at
this time Many farmers say the grass
hoppers have destroyed the wheat that
sprouted this Fall and it Is feared that
next seasons crop Of these depredators
will be too heavy for the grain crops. II
so. and the present supply Of breadstuffs
is exhausted, what will the people ol
Kansas do in case of a famine next year.
and no United States Senator to elect!
Year: 1866

IMPORTATION OF VoTERs.-We are in-
formed that the Atchison and Pixies Peak
Railroad have sent large number of Ia
borers into the southern part Of Brown
and Nemaha Counties, ostensibly for the
purpose Of working on their Road, but
really to vote in the coming election.
and elect Pomeroy Representatives for
the Western District of Brown and the
Southern District OF Nemahs, and to beat
George Graham for the State Senate.
The law requires residence of thirty
days in the Township or precinct, to en-
title one to vote. By some blunder. the
managers Of this affair got their men in
too late, SO that it will be only twenty
eight days on election day that they have
been there. Look out for them, and spot
them
Year: 1866

E We hear it rumored that there
win probably be an independent ticket in
this County. The more the merrier.-
There is no law against it, and it is as
fair now ss it has been heretofore. Let
sspirsats 90 in on their muscle but there
fs nostsling IN what shape they will
come oat.
Year: 1866

Has HAD IT'S DAY.-We notice that
they are still running the Lane and Anti
Lsne issue in Douglas County. Lane
being dead and buried, we think that is.
sue had better be in the same condition.
An objection We always had to the man.
agement of the Anti. Lane party in Doug.
las County was, that they were continu-
ally petting set Of violent Democrats,
and showing them forward into prominent
positions at every opportunity. The
present editor of the Journal is one of
their portcges. The result was, they
were generally "scooped." Hero in Don.
iphan, we always put such rubbish in the
background, and were always successful.
Year: 1866

A Eoston Gin Concert offers the follow
ing unique prizes:


The contractor who was honest during
the war


The politician who refused Office.


The doctor Who CURED rs quick rs ho
could.


The woman Who will not llrt aud wears
an old bonnet to church


The gentleman who gives up his seat 10 a
lady Ia "a horse ear and the lady who thanks
him,


Ghe wife who beheves her husband sat
up with sicL friend.


The man Who did find the place for his
night key amer midnight.


The lady who WAS satisfied with heg
honnCr and VINO never looks about IN
church to see now ner ueiphbors are
dressed.


The Clergyman who declined tn eat roast
turkey on general fast days.
Year: 1866

A SON SHOT BY HIS FATHKR-A terrible
tragedy occurred last Sunday in CLAY county,
Illinois. young man-one of the chivalry-
taught to sleep upon his revolver, was making
too free display OF pair Of them in the pres
ence of his father, who had Just returned from
church. His father piously reproyed him,
when the young scion of southern good breed
ing drew one of the revolyers, and, leveIing it
at the head of his father, blazed away The
shot was a bad one, and before he could fire
another the father snatched mp a double bar
relied shotgun and shot the young villain
dead ID
Year: 1866

NAPOLEON TO THE PoPE-To ssprotect the
Pope both In his spiritual character and as a
temporal sovereign" is announced as the latest
version of Napoleon's intention, and for this
end General Fleury has been sent TO Rome
Just what is meant by his intention 10 s.pro-
tect'' the Holy Father Is however, not stated
II is announced that in an interview with Mr.
Gladstone the Pope limited at ireland as a
probable place OF refuge, should ne be Obliged
TO leave Rome 5f
Year: 1866

THE BRITISH reform MOVEMENT The
working classes of England, who are denied
suffrage unless they possess a certain properly
are the great movers In the Reform agitation,
of which John Blight is the apostle In Lon
don, convention of representatives OF $50
different trade societies recently met and de-
termined to hold a grand Reform meeting on
December 3D. They the same time recon
mend that the day be observed as a holiday.
The great security Of American institutions is
conceded 10 be the interest which our work
ing people take In them; and a government
which deprives It's laboring classes of any in
fiuence IN choosing Its rulers can ne YER rely
upon their sympathies, or, when An danger.
upon their support.
Year: 1866

This invention combines with the ordinary cotton
Skirt tine ad, ,antages Of our silver Skirt; the


bottom hoops the those used i'm the Silver
Skirt, the covering of which cannot off. while


the upper ones are covered with cotton. No lady,
having once worn one Of our Skirts will he willing
To any othrr the lower hoops of all other
kinks are soon injured and soi-d.
Tl'c hest materials used in their construction


and. from their durability and neatncss they are dcs
tined to become
Year: 1866

AT late public ball in Vienna an officer be-
came entangled by the crinoline of his pattner,
and falling broke one of his legs. The lady roll
ed oyeer him in turn and fractured the other leg.
Year: 1866

dependent advocates the sale of the mineral lands
that the country may be permanently settled and
not occupied by nomadic people. The editor
concluding his article, says - The sale of the
mineral lands of California would in ten years
double the wealth of the State, and in exchange
for the most forlorn and wretched laborng class
in the world. give US the most intelligent. indie
pendent and happy, anywhere to be seen in the
Tnited States "
Year: 1866

At a celebrated Partisan restau-
rant, in 1861, an eXtempore bet
was decided, interesting in its way.
A Mississippi gentleman won a
big pile. He bet that he would
bring five hundred drops out of an
empty bottle, from which the last
supernaculum had been drained.
1t was done in the fairest way,
without any dodge, on the purest
natural philosophical principles.
The secret is this: There is a
great dea! of moisture still remain
ing in the bottle, only it is dis
,persed all over the inside surface in
homeopathic particles, too minute
to be poured out in any way. You
take the bottle, holding it nearly
horizontally, shake it up we'll, and
strike the lower part of the neck
repeatedly on your hand. After
you have manipulated it in this
way for a minute or two 1.-THE
length of time depends on the per-
formers Skill the moisture be-
comes collected and condensed in
the neck, and then you can jerk
out upon a plate or a sheet OF
white paper more drops in a min
ute than you count in a quar-
ter of an hour. 1t made quite a
sensation at the time, but soon
spread about. A Frenchman who
was present exhibited the trick the
next night at the Maison dor.
Year: 1866

Corned beef, properly salted,
and cooked as it should be, is a
dish fit for the sovereign people; ;


but to eat salt junk, such as often
exercises the muscles of the jaws,
| is a penance even for a malefactor.


Most of the beef put up for winter
use, is spelled by the use of too
much salt, which destroys the fla
vor, and makes the meat stringy
and tough. When beef is fresh,
it contains considerable blood,
which is drawn out by the brine.
If the meat is left in this bloody
mixture, it will require much
larger quantity of salt to preserve
it, particularly through warm
weather. My plan is to make
brine by using for every hundred
pounds of beef, 5 lbs salt, 1 or. salt
petre, and l 10. brown sugar. This
is dissolved in just enough water
to cover the meat, and poured up-
on it. When it has been in this
brine for two weeks, | take out
the meat, let it drain, pour fresh
brine over it, and then it will be
good, the season through. -


The cook who uses corned beef.
should not be so ignorant or so in
dolent as to delay putting it over
the fire until an hour before dinner.
A good sized piece requires three
or four hours steady boiling to do
it justice. Insufficient boiling
must be made up for by extra
chewing. Always have the water
boiling when the meat is dropped
in; otherwise the sweetness will be
drawn out into the water. A boil
ing heat hardens the outer surface
at once, and thus keeps liz the jul
ces which give richness, and which
contain most of the nourishment.
An excellent way of cooking corn
ed beef is, to have a large boiler,
with a wire, or wooden rack on the
bottom, Cor the meat to rest on,
over the water. When the water
bolls, place the meatupon the rack,
and put on the cover of the boiler,
with a cloth over it to keepin the
steam. The heat of the steam
will rise above the boiling point,
and penetrate the meat, and cook
it more quickly and better than
could be done by boiling.
Year: 1866

A young countryman, seeking
employment last week in Cleve-
land, Ohio, was asked by man to
whom he applied if he could ride
horseback. The reply was an ca,
ger affirmative. His prospective
patron told him he had an open
Ing fora young mana business
that necessitated great deal OF
travelling. The applicant declared
that he should like nothing better,
and a bargain was soon struck
But he was somewhat chagrlned
at finding that the business con-
sisted in riding a blind and lntirm
old horse, in circular track, for
the laudable purpose Of grinding
tan bark. .sr.l 81
Year: 1866

ABOUT UNBoLTED FLoUR.--I ad,
nit that unbolted flour will make
the most healthful bread, but bran
and flour separated will keep sweet
longer than if mixed. We have
tried the following with satisfac-
ton: Bolt and keep separate as
usual. For bread, mix the pure
-four and let it rise two-thirds of
the necessary time, then wet the
bran, mix it with the dough, and
let it all rise the rest of the time,
then bake. You thus obtain very
good, sweet, sound bread.
Year: 1866

Innumerable are the ways by
which men meet their death, but
we have never heard Of one more
singular than is related by an En-
glish paper, from which it appears
that a skillful hunter took the place
of the game he intended to destroy,
and was actually shot and killed,
not by the hand, but by the fore
foot of deer, which he had hunted
down. The unfortunate sports
man, George Urquhart, was sta


toned in the glen to head him off,
but the powerful animal, frantic
with the pain of mortal wounds,
rushed down on him, and compell-
ed him to defend himself by using
the butt of his rifle as club.
While thus in combat, the deer
lashed out his forefoot so far and
SO suddenly as to strike the ham,
mers of the double barrel piece,
breaking off one and causing the
other to discharge the load straight
through the body of the hunter,
who said quietly, 81 am shot" fell
into the arms Of his companion,
and died about twilight. The
deer fell dead at the same moment,
but had first avenged its death,
and that of many other monarchs
of the hills, in a most complete
and extraordinary manner.
Year: 1866

We find in an evening exchange:
sI once met a man who had nerve
Misunderstanding he was
an enterprising kind of fellow /;
so he thought he would expert e
ment with it. He first cut OFT q
dogs tail, and applied some of it
a new tail grew out immediately
He then applied some to the piece
of tail which he cut, and a new
dog grew out, He did not know
which dog was which" fH
Year: 1866

A young lady in Wisconsin had
both of her legs and collar bone bro
ken by the kicking Of a horse. Her
hoops touching the horse while she
was passing on the sidewalk, he
began kicking, and one foot got
entangled in her hoops.
Year: 1866

A firm of Scotch warehousemen
IN London have in their employ 2
knitter who has discovered the art
Of knitting two stockings at one
time on the same pins. When
finished the stockings are drawn
away from each other.
Year: 1866

"Madam," said a very polite
traveller to a testy landlady, ''if |
see proper to help myself to this
milk, is there any impropriety in
it" {.


81 don't know what you mean,
but if you mean to lnsinuate that
there is anything nasty in that
milk. I'll give you to understand
you've struck the wrong house!
There aint a first hair in it, for as
soon as Marthy Ann told me that
the cat was drowned in the milk, |
went right straight and strained it
over" The young man tainted.
Year: 1866

P. S-Cousin John Thrasher ses he
have studied hw q week. and will be a
caDydate for some high otis when we
meet Agin. provided We give him time to
sell his cotton seed. I say this-art
have done as much for him as for come
Of lbe csDyjaiss, and nature more, and
bis cotton seed are as good seed as
ever seed. l hope he win suekseed.


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Year: 1866

But as desert courser

 Bears his master from the fray, So the pillows bore their hero

 On their foaming crest that day, Forth plunged the gallant Deerhound To snatch him from the wave, For the hand that ruled the tempest Was stretched above the brave. BEECHMoRE, 1866.