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Year: 1866




1t is not as universally known as il
deserves to be that castor oil is as useful
in the trades as it is as medicine. II
is much better to soften and to redeem
old leather than any other oil known
when boots and shoes are creased with
it, the oil will not at all interfere with
the polishing afterward, as is the case
with lard, olive, or any other oil. In
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, the old leather
hose of some of the fire companies was
creased with it, and found to be-
como almost as soft and flexible
as new leather. Leather belts for trans
mitting motion in machinery will usually
last three TO five years, according to the
wear and tear they are exposed to; when
creased with castor oil they will last ten
years or more, as they always remain
flexible and do not crack. Besides this
advantage, castor oil will prevent
slipping, so that belt three inches
wide, impregnated with it, will be
equal to belt four and half inches
wide without castor OIL 1t is necessary,
however, to wait twcnty-four hours, till
the oil has disappeared from the surface
and penetrated the leather; otherwise
the fr, SHY creased surface will cause
slipping. That rats and other vormin
deiest anything impregnated with castor
oil, and will not touch it, is another ad-
vantapO
Year: 1866

10 the chyalry of the vcinage. Whereupon they did
enter it, destroyed the contents smashed the desks
and burned the books. 1t was exquisite recreation
while it lasted but the next morning fearful word was
broucht that the militia were coming, armed with
bord guns and disagroeabe swords, to yndicate the
majesty of the law and 10 bring the iconocass, no
longer sportiye 70 serious account Without needless
delay, subscription paper was sent roundi money
enough was raised to replace the damaged furniture
and n this actcal way more disagreoable reckon
IL was Gyeied.


This little event demonstrates the effectiveness OF
r naties not unknown to legislation, which in most
communities makes town or county responsible Tor
tie mischief Of mobs. When the incendianes VINO
FIRE these school-houses fully understand that every
building destroyed must be replaced by new one
quite as good and perhaps better, to be erected at
their expense, by specially taxing the whole neigh-
borhood, possibly the active rascals Will stay their
hands or the cowardly onookers be brave enough to
interfere. There is nothing like going directly at
mans breeches pocket; there is nothing like teaching
him. through diminution of his cash, the
exceeding beauty of good consciencei
there is nothing which will SO damp
his feonious enthusiasm the certainty that be must
pay roundly for its indulgence; there is nothing which
will rouse the elhargy ofmagstates like the prospect
Of swinging assessment; there is nothing which Will
% Gre the yaor Of the posse comitatus, and bring pas
sion and prejudice to sense Of the excellence Of
order and decency. When those who aid and abot
are forced to foot the bills may be sure that the
principals will find their way TO the calm retreat oil
tho county Jail, under the guidance of vigllant and
thoroughly ncoruptibe constable. Erroneous pub
'!c opinion" will got twist in the right direction
when it thus becomes an expensive luxury and if to
the value Of the property destroyed be added the cost
Of maintaining the militia, the arrangement Will be
found to work admirably.
Year: 1866




Gov Cummings Of Colorado has addressed mes


sage to the Legislature in which argues at length
against the erection Of the territory into State,
under the impression" as he says that there is
claim upon him for candid statement and discussion
Of the whole question" We fully agree with Gov.
Cummings as to the claim, but to the candor with
which be has attempted TO discharge it there may be
q difference Of opinion. His principal argument is
that the inhabitants Of the territory don't want to be
admitted into the Union, in proof whereof he ctos
the action Of the Territorial Senate at heirlas session
in rejecting the project for State Government. We
don't appreciate the force Of this circumstance,


sderng that the Senate subsequently, reversed their
action, and the House of Representatives likewise
voted for admission. The new Legislature which has
just assembled, and which certainly ought to know
the sentiment Of It's constituents quite as well as Mr.
Year: 1866

We have already had something to say of that gen.
tie but expensive amusement Of burning freedmen's
schoohouses, to which lively Confederate spirits in
various parts of the land afe known to bo addicted


This was so gross an injury that it ddiot need long or
repeated discussion; the simple facts themselves were
sufficiently eloquent and conclusive. But our readers
who think as We believe most Of them do that every
wrong should have remedy, will be cheered TO learn
that in Missouri a remedy prima Jaeie excellent has
been discovered for this epidemic arson, or for
like malicious mischief. In Galloway County was
Freedmaa's schoolIIouse and tho odilco, not upon
architectural but moral grounds was very dstGstolul
Year: 1866

of English cloth worn in Iowa, and so get at the
quantity of English farm produce brought into Iowa
in direct competition with the farm products Of that
State The sum total would be startling and would
justify the declaration that when the account current
Of Iowa with the defeat of the Tariff Of 1866 in the
United States Senate comes to be balanced II VIII DC
found that she has been an enormous loser
And to this loss the farmers of Iowa will have
to add the great depreciation in the value OF then
wool and the greater depreciation in the value oil ther
sheop-consequcn both of the refusal to sustain
the American woolen manufacture; for the American
coth.mill is the sole market of the American wool
grover, and the sole support of the American she p


breeder Sectional votes cannot sever the ucbS0 S0oi
i,lnrnaIa
Year: 1866

"Cheap goods" is the free.trado catchword of the
pedders Of commerce. High prices, temporary only
under any circumstances and ever sure to fall under
competition, are no hndrance to consumption. For
where ell labor receives q corresponding compensa.
ton, as under tariff to promote diversified industry
price is no obstacle to the exchange Of labor.
Year: 1866

BUSINESS TALENT.-Rare almost as great
poets-rarer perhaps, than veritable saints
and martyrs-are consummate men of busi-
ness. A man to be excellent in this way
must not only be variously gifted, but gifts
should be nicely proportioned to one another.
He must have in high degree that virtue
which men have always found the least plea
SAINT Of virtues-prudence His prudence,
however Will not be of merely cautious and
quiescent order, but thet which being ever
actively engaged is more itly called discre.
ton. Such man must have an almost ig-
nominious love of details, blended-aud this
is rare combination-witha a high power Of
imagination enabling him to look along ex.
tended lines Of passible action and put these
details in their proper place. He requires
q great knowledge of character with that ex-
quisito tact which feels unerringly the right
moment when to act. A discreet rapidity
must pervade all the movements of his
thoughts and actions. He must be singular
y free from all vanity and is generally found
% be an enthusiast who has the art to con-
ceal his enthusiasm.
Year: 1866

HUMAN BROTHERHOOD The. race Of
mankind would perish, did hey cease to aid
each other. From the timf that the moth
er binds the child's head; till the moment
that some kind assistant wipes the death
damp from the brows Ofthe dying, we cannot
exist without mutual help. 4ll therefore,
that need aid have right to,ask it of their
fellow mortnls; no one who has the power Of
granting, can refuse it without guilt.
Year: 1866

John NJ. Boots thus wildly described, in
a Fourth of July speech at Baltimore, the
consequence of supporting "the new party
contemplated by the Philadelphia Conyen-
tion:


SIN the present condition Of things, there
is to be great effort made to get up new
party, and a Convention Is called 60 meet
in Philadelphia, some time next month, l
believe. 1t is an embarrassing question for
me to know, not as Mr.. Webster said, where
I am to go, but how am to vote. No, it is
not an embarrassing question. That was q
slip of the tongue [ shall have no embar-
rassment about it / shall vote for the un-
conditional Union party Of this nation.
Immense applauseI. There may be a
great deal of radicalism in it; but / never
saw a party in which there was not radical
iem. Radicalism is sometimes little too
fast, and sometimes conservatism is a little
too slow; but you have medium between
the two that viii regulate it.


II am not TO abandon those who agree
with me on this great question of therestora-
ton of this Union because there are radicals
in the party, and when, if do not agree
with them, have to go into another party,
where there is more radicallsm, and more
obnoxious radicalism than find in the great
ODlOu party. Nj dll tdulCdllnAil, luet MutCu
is most obnoxious to me is the radicalism Of
the Democracy Applause. And | will
vote with any party, do not care who or
what it is, to beat it down and keep it down.
IGreat applause. Much as suffered, and
much as we all suffered in this war, would
so help me God, ten times over rather go
through another rebellion than to see that
party restored, and to see the great war car
rie1 On hv the ITnifad Skatas the hundreds
of thousands of lives that have been lost,
and the millions of money that have been
expended, all go for nothing, except to re-
store that party, who alone are responsible
for all this. Immense applause. Get up
another party? There can be but two par
ties in this Union, the one is. loyal party,
and the other is a disloyal party [6re at
applause. He who does not vote with the
loyal party must go with the disloyal, and
vote to bring the rebels and copperheads
j nto power again. IApplause,
Year: 1866

The New York Times amused itself day
or two ago with drawing a fancied parallel
between the Philadelphia platform of last
week and that of the Union party In 1864.
The comparison does credit to the ingenuity
of the writer. Itrests upon such coinciden-
ceS as the resolutions in both platforms that
gratitude is due 10 the army and navy,-the
resolution of the Baltimore platform that
slavery must be extirpated and the Phila-
delphia affirmation that slavery has been
abolished the declaration of both that the
national debt is iuviolable, and the profess
ions of devotion made by both to the ad-
ministration for the time being. All things
considered, the points of resemblance are
not of remarkable significance, perhaps, but
to have discovered them at all is doing very
well for journal which undertakes TO fight
the battle for the rebellion under the Union
flag. Certainly nobody else would have
thought OF hunting for such parallel.


But there are two parties interested who
are not to be deceived by any such ingenious
fetch as this comparison. Nobody need ex-
pect that by any process the resolutions of
The Philadelphia convention can be made
palatable to the Southern wing of Mr.
Johnson's party. They repudiate and
spurn the declaration of principles, with
more energy than elegance. They resent
the demand that they should bind themsel-
YES to hold sacred the national debt and TO
declare. that the war has sustained the au-
thOrity of the Constitution and the like: and
they think in incredible that their delegates
should have agreed to such terms Nor is
the platform likely to be recommended to
them any more strongly by the Times 8
notable discovery that in substance it follows
the Baltimore resolution of 1864. Isitnot
adding insult to injury toexpect high strung
Southern gentlemen not only to rejoice in
their own defeat but to do it in almost the
words ofthe mud sill party which defeated
them? That is ordering them not only to
eat their leek, but to eat it from the point
of the enemy's sword. They will simply
kick the resolutions out of doors altogether,
wisely contenting themselves with the prae-
teal results Of the convention, which were
certainly all In their favor


And on the other hand, the Northern
people will not be blinded by any nonsense
of platforms to the vital mischief of these
practical results Even if the professions
of the resolutions were fairer than they are,
they could not conceal the fact that the con-
yention proposed as itssole object to restore
the Southern States with increased political
power, and without guarantees OF good
behavior, as the reward for rebellion, and
that as "a means to this end the convention
and the President whom it supports threat
en- civil war in language which is incapable
Of misconstruction. Although the conyen
ton had taken fhe Beatitudes for its plat
form, Its sinister purpose would still have
been clear; and it would stillhaye been found
impossible to cheat people who are IN
earnest and who know how to penetrate
cheap disguisas, by affecting TO point to
mere general profess ions of pure intention as
evidence of character. Boston Adratiser.
Year: 1866

THERE is a simplicity that is defect, and
a simplicity that is great virtue. Simplic
ity may be want of discernment. When
we speak Of person as simple we may
mean that he is credulous and perhaps vul-
gar. Tne simplicity that is virtue is some
thing sublime every one loves and admires
il, but it is difficult to say exactly what this
virtue is. FeaelOn "a
Year: 1866

A sHREwD preacher, after an eloquent
charity sermon, said to his hearers: Il am
afraid, from the sympathy displayed in your
colntenanees, that some of you may give
too much. | caution you, therefore, that
you should be Just before you are generous;
and wish you to understand that [ desire no
one who cannot pay his debts to put any
thing in the plate. The collection was
rare one. sfG
Year: 1866

se-One of Coughs Stories is a neat hit
at those dilatory people who are always
behind time. Some one said to a person of
this claus, II see that you belong to the
three handed people. y Three handed
that s rather uncommon - 30 no common
enough-two hands like other people-and
a little behiad-hdzd y i
Year: 1866

WONDERFUL YARN.-The local of the
Wheeling Register gets off the following


AS a gentleman was passing along Fourth
street yesterday, he passed place where a
number of boys were playing marbles One
of them, in shooting his marble, cleYerly
put it under the gentleman's foot. The
gentleman slipped and tumbled against a
lady, also passing precipitating her, along
with himself upon large hog, who was
examining the guttur geographically for
debris The hog, frightened out Of his
prepriety, bolted Of, and ran between the
legs Of another gentleman, who, in falling,
frightened span of horses attached to
wagon in an alley. A man who was IN
carpenter shop near by, was about to light
cigar, and upon starting up to see what was
the matter, dropped his lighted match
among the skavings, and fire came near
being originated. Thus ended this budget
of accidents for the day.
Year: 1866

Over the river on the hill


Lieth a village white and still
All around it the forest trees
Shver and whisper in the breeze;
Over it sailing shadows 60


Of soaring hawk and screaming crow,
And mountain grasses, low and sweet,
Grow in the middle of every street
Over the river under the hill
Another village lieth still;
There | see in the cloudy night
T Twiukling stars of household light,
FIRES that CLEAN from the smithy'S door,
Mists that curl on the rivers shore;
And in the road no grasses grow,
For the wheels that hasten TO and fro.
In that village on the hill
Never is sound of smithy or mill;
The houses are matched with grass and flowers
Never clock to tell the hours,
The marble doors are always shut;
You may not enter hall or hut;
All the village lies asleep;
Never grain to SOW or reap;
Never in dreams to moan or sigh,
Silent, and idle, and low they lie.
In that village under the hill,


When the night is starry aud still,
Many a weary soul in prayer
Looks to the other village there,
And weeping and signing longs to go,
Up to that home from this below;
Longs to sleep by the forest wild,
Whilher have vanished wife and child,
And heareth, praying, this answer fail
"Patience that village shall hold ye all p
Year: 1866

pTD Devoted to the of Republicauisns, the IN
terests of Agriculture the advancement OF Education,
and the best coed OF Potter county. Owning no guide
except that of Principle it will endeavor to aid in the
work of more fully Freedomizing our Country.
Year: 1866

might be tried upon the Indictment found
against him in the United States Circuit
Court held st Norfolk in May last. Two
reasons have Influenced me in not taking any
step for moving him from their custody.


The one relates to the safe-keeping and
the other to his own personal comfort and
neaith. have never had any doubt bui
that he would be delivered TO the United
States Marshal for the district whenever he
should have demanded him, on capias OF
any other civil process. But you can readi.
y understand that so soon as he goes into
the hands of that officer upon any action
had by me his place of confinement would
one OF the State jails of Virginia. At For
tress Monroe all necessary precautions can
be. and are, taken to prevent his escape
Over the internal police of State jail the
Marshal has no authority, and the custody
OF the prisoner could not be secured save at a
very great expense. Hbae ,. ...


Mr.. Davis is now In as comfortable quar-
tiers as the most of those occupied by the
army officers of the fort. The location Is a
healthy vne. His family have free access to
him. He has full opportunity for exercise
In the open air. IL his health be feeble, re-
move him to one Of the State jails, and his
condition, instead OF being bettefed, would
in all respects be much for the worse. His
counsel probably understands all this, and I
think will not be likely to take any steps
which would decrease the personal comforts
or endanger the life of their client. have
the honor, &C., .
Il1y-F l0.i3eg L. H. CHANDLER,


U. s. District Attorney for Virginia,
Year: 1866

The Richmond Enquirer of a recent date
has the following: An affecting scene took
place a few days ago at the police station,
which melted more than one stern heart to
tears. A young man of respectable connex-
ions had been arrested for drunkenness and
disorderly conduct, and was raying like a
maniac in his cell, when his aged mother at
tired in widows weeds, entered the station
house, and requested to be allowed an inter-
view. The request was granted, and she
stood face to face with her erring son. The
surprise almost sobered him for a moment
and he greeted her with maudlin tenderness,
but the demon of intoxication soon broke
forth in fresh rawlings. The mother endeav-
ored to calm and soOthe him, but without
avail his dalled ear was deaf even to the
tones OF maternal love, and retiring from the
cell she sank into chair while the sobs so
long choked down burst forth with passion
ate vehemence for her son-her fallen son,
her fond hopes and pride, the prop and stay
OF her old age-for whom she would will
ingly have laid down her life. For two
hours her uncomfortable agitation had full
sway, and then, with effort at calmness she
departed.


II was a scene which none could view
without emotion, and spoke In thunder
tones of the evils Of strong drink. For
your own sake, for your mothers sake, for
Gods sake, spurn the intoxicating bowl
1t is frarght with ruin to body and soul it
is liquid fire, distilled damnation, the
strongest weapon of all the DEVILS potent
enginery. Don't drink. The ruby bowl
may invite, but there is death in every spark
le; tears aud signs in every glowing drop.
1t win deprive you of health, fortune, repu-
tation and honor. Don't drink, boysl
Year: 1866

Editors, says the Columbus Enquirer
write some remarkably truthful paragraphs
sometimes; but never yet has one compress
ed SO much truth 10 so small a compass Al
the one who penned the following, which
we find credited merely TO an "exchange:"


"Editing newspaper Is good deal like
making a FIRE. Everybody supposes that he
can do little better than anybody else
We have seen people doubt their fitness fol
apple peddling, or driving, and counting
lathe; but in all dur experience, we never
met with that individual who did not think
he could double the circulation Of any paper
In two months
Year: 1866

provision, so that were not only just but
generous to our soldiers, and they are satisfied
with it.


do not wish to occupy the time of the Sen.
ate but, sir, it appears to me that in these
considerations we have rather underrated the
material of which these sol 'iers a. composed.
As has been said by the Senator from Ohio,
they not nercenaries, they are not hire
lings, they are not persons whose favor, polit.
ical or otherwise, is to be bought and sold by
the paltry bid of few bounties just now. They
are the citizens, they are the responsible men
of the nation they the owners of property
small to be sure, individually, but property
which is sacred to and cared for by them. They
feel the responsibilities and the troubles thai
are imposed upon us now in the way of keep
ing clear and pure our public faith highly a,
any Senator in this Chamber do4s. | do not
believe that t. ey will feel compmented by any
extraordinary effort at this time, under pro-
fesson of equalizing bounties, to unequalize
and disturb the hurdens imposed upon the diff
ferent States and to imperl in large degree
the public faith and the public credit.


Thus much ! have said in relation to the
pending amendment it applies to my State
When the am endment in chief comes to be
considered may have something to say upon
the details of it.
Year: 1866

COMPANY FOR BOYs.-Among the hired
men with whom We worke1 for several sea-
sons IN oue younger days was one just such
base feii5x as Is described in the paragraph
below, which We copy from the Name Far
mer, and We commend the subject TO the care
iul attention OF every parent.


But the most important consideration con-
nected with the lie of farmers boys, Is the
company IN which they are kept. Men give
their sons long and valuable lectures on the
subject when they think there is danger, but
in many cases the most danger is home.
Many men who think they are careful IN tins
respect, employ as farm laborers the very out
casts OF society, illiterate, ,foul-mouthed, licen-
tiOus vasabonds of every description, that are
properly the subjects OF correction houses and
hospitals; and In this society the bows are
kept weeks and months If not years, having
minds at the most susceptible period of lite
filled with the vulgar expressions and low
lived principles which such characters SOW
broadcast Wherever they 90. Who can ex
pect that boy subjected to such influences q
home, will seek rehned society abroad? How
important, then. that the home education
should be such as would q him to feel a
home In good society when abroad.
Year: 1866

CABLE ENDs-Why is a happy husband like
tie Atlantic cable?


Because he is spIced to bis Hearts, Content.


I'll. said the present success of the Ocean
Telegraph was in the fact that the directors
rever lost sight of the great end of their
undertaking from the start.


The greatest wire-puler of modern
times-Cyrus w. Field.


On the arrival of the Great Eastern at New
foundland the sailors unanimously declared
that the whole thing was played out" and
during the passage they held an indignation
meeting, at which loud shouts of D0ssa ssstk
the cable were heard.


Shall We call Mr.. Field an aristocrat because
he is so very proud of his " connections


Dear me-" said Mrs. Grundy, and 90
they have put telegraph pole. all the way
cross the ocean. | shouldn't wonder they
tried pontoon bridge next"