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Year: 1867

The farmers in this region Of country have
great difficulty in keeping sweet potatoes through
the winter. Jerseyman,' who was partly
raised in sweet potatoe patch informs us how
they keep their potatoes in Jersey. The Jersey.
men have long since discarded the different mo-
des of packing in sand, leaves, saw-dust, or any
things else They simply dig their potatoes in .
dry SPELL before frost, lay them out on the ground
to dry in the sun, and before the dew of evening
begins to fall, they haul out to the patch the
boxes and barrels they propose to put the po-
tatoes in and lay them in carefully (handling
them all the while as carefully as eggs, SO as not
bruise them). They then haul them to the
house and pile up the boxes and barrels in a
corner of the kitchen carefully, so as not to
bruise them and if kept at the right temperture
through the winter, they are bound to keep, II


you don't eat them.
Year: 1867

Are receiving and have in Store a large and
well selected stock of Groceries, Confectoneries and
Notions, to which invite the attention of our
friends and the public generally. Thanking them
for their very liberal patronage heretofore bestowed
we hope by strict personal attention to business to
merit a continued share of the


Call and examine goods and prices before pur-
chasing elsewhere, as determined to sell goods
in our line cheap any other house in the city.


Country Merchants will find it to their interest to
examine our Stock.


Sept. 16, 1867 NISBET & MAXWELL.
Year: 1867

Plain, Ornamental and Fancy.


Gents and Ladies underclothng beautifully made.
Mrs n. is compelled to make her support by her
Needle and close industry.


Feeling truly grateful for the great kindness shown
by the community of Charlotte for the past year she
has been here, she would beg a continuance of the
same She can be found in the new house next to
Mr. Allen Cruses residence.


NEW SYSTEM OF CUTTING AND FITTING
Three afternoons in each week will be devoted to
teaching little girls Ornamental, Fancy Embroidery,
Braiding, and all kinds of Needle Work.
july %, 1867. If
Year: 1867

The Bedford (Pa.) Gazette thus illustrates the
working of the law forcing negroes into the cars
with white men:


"a friend of ours relates that as he was travel
ing from Philadelphia to Huntingdon, a few
nights ago he took berth in a sleeping car,
and when about retiring, his attention was at
tracted by loud talking and scufiing on the
platform of the car. The ticket agent had re-
fused to sell the darkey ticket, and the colored
gentleman trying to force his way into the
car without the requisite piece of stamped paste
board. A policeman came up, however, and
settled the business by telling che ticket agent
that, under the law, if he refused to sell the negro
berth ticket account of color, he would be
amenable to a fine of tive hundred dollars and
subject tn pay like sam to tie negro upon &C.
Hon for debt! This had the desired effect, and
the African was handed the coveted ticket. 1t
so happened, however, that but one berth was
vacant, and that was half of double berth partly
occupied by white man. The negro divested
himself of hat, boots coat and vest and proceeded
to appropriate his half of the double BERTH
White man, who had been DOING turned around,
looked at the new conner, rubbed his eyes, looked
again, and then came such kicking, tumbling,
sprawl ng, and mixture of white and black gen.
orally, as would have done any amalgamationist s
heart good. About this time the conductor ap-
peared upon the scene and the result was that
the negro with ticket in hand, tumbled into bed,
whilst the white man, growing anathemas at the
party he himself had helped to place into power,
doggedly put on his clothes and went forward to
sit with wrenched back and cramped legs in the
passenger car, Illuminating On the beauties of
Radical legislation .... .
Year: 1867

The st. Augustine Examiner Of a late
date says: WementiOned sometime ago
the estimates which had been made as 10
the size Of the orange crops here and on
the river. The season was. Unfavorable
last year for fruits of all kinds. yet now
that the crops have been gathered it is
found that they were under estimated
From Watson's grove, near Picolata,
ninety thousand were sold. This year
there is every prospect that there will be
more fruit than ever before, since the
great frost Of 1885. The trees are per-
fectly loaded with blossoms, many of
them looking ike an immense bouquet.
One or two Of the largest groves in the
vicinity of the city will, If the season
continues favorable, bear between one
and two hundred thousand. OF course il
is vet impossible to make an approx
mate estimate, but the crop, provided we
have no severe frost, will surpass by far
any that we have had for years.
Year: 1867

villages and last year that man was one of
the subscribers. This year he felt obliged
p discontinue it. His wife was very anx-
sous to take it, for it had become a genial
companion to her 10 her leisure mcments !;
but he could not afford It. The club-rale
was,o dollar and fifty cents per year.


Aye-and so it goes, said the other
geufleman-s'Well, that mans wife may
at this very moment be wishing shat she
had her paper to read, while he is paying
almost It's full price for year-for what
and yet see how smiIingly he does it,
Ah these poor sympathizing wives -
How many clouds darken upon them from
the brows Of their husbands when they
ask for triflng sums of money. and how
grudgingly the mite is handed over when
il is given. What perfect floods of Joy
might that dollar and forty cents have
poured upon the unsuccessful billiardsplay
g AL ais WeA Ger sseb ivs and


shaffbay DO not know H
he sooney gees


The game had finished at the aearest
table the two gentlemen moved on and
Albert Landman arose from his seat and
left the hall, Never before had be such
thoughts as now possessed him. He had
never dwelt upon tie same grouping of
ideas. That very morning his own true,
faithful loving wife had been sad and
heart-sick because he had harshlY and un-

Kindly met her request f6r a small snm of
nr6pey. And his sweet Lizzie had crept
away to her home almost broken-hearted
for the want Of a'aimple toy such as her
mates posssaed,. And yet the sum of
both tlsajr wegt5 amounted to not as much
as he had paid away that evening for bill.
lard playing.


Albert Landman wanted to Be an honest
husband and tather, and the lesson was not
lost u Ahin: On his way home he stop
ped al NJ. GRANTS and purchased the best
and Prsttiest hoop to be fOEnd, with a
driving stick painted red and white and
blue, ann in the morning, when he beheld
his child's delight and had received her
grateful, happy kiss, the question:. came. 10
his mind Which was the best and Dap
piest result-thia.-s<sss4ive game of bill
liards ? TIE hoop had cost thirty cents
He could play two games less at billiards,
and be the absolute gaiherof ten cents by
Incorporation. =;


lA'fw mOTningsafter this as Alberkarose
from the breakfast table, he detected an
uneasy. wiseful look upon his wiTe's face.


''Kate, what is it %


''Albert, If you could spare me half-a-
! dollar this morning."


Certainly, my love. Anything in rea-
son to make you happy" And out came
the wallet, and the money was handed over
with warm genial smile.


What Tears at that Was it possible
that she had been so little used to such
scenes on his part, that so simple an act OF
loving kindness thus affected her?


How many games of billiards would be
required to give such satisfaction as Al
bert Laedman carried with him on that
morning to his shop ?


A very simple story is it not But how
many may gain lasting profit by giving
heed to this lesson
Year: 1867

"THAT GREAT NAME."-A planter had
a favOrite negro who always stood opposite
to him when waiting at the table. His
master often took The name of God in vain.
at which the negro Immediately made a
low and solemn bow. On being asked why
he did 80, he replied that he never heard
that great name mentioned but it filed his
soul with awe. Thus he cured his master
without offending him.
Year: 1867

if two or more persons conspire either to
commit any ofFense against the laws Of the
United States, or to defraud the United
States in any manner whatever, aud one or
more of said parties to said conspiracy
shall do any act to effect the object thereof,
the parties TO said conspiracy shall be
deemed guilty Of misdeameanor. aud on
conviction thersofs shall be liable to a pen-
atty of not less than one thousand dollars
and not more than ten thousand dollars,
and TO imprisonment not exceeding two
years. And when any offense shall be be-
gun in one judicial district Of the United
States and completed in another, every
such ofense shall be deemed to have been
committed in either Of the said districts.
and may be dealt with, inquired of, tried,
determined, and punished in either Of the
said districts, in the same manner as if it
had been actually and wholly committed
therein.
Year: 1867

We are deceived by appearances. A
coat of fine texture may cover a fool, and
If its is believed that he has wealth, his
favor will be courted by his fellow FOOLS
But wealthy man or one Of intellect
rarely command sympathy in old clothes.
We are not apt to consider that a crow
wears a glossy suit Of black-as tasty as
that of auy divine in the land-while the
eagle is clothed in a suit of Canada grey"
Yet the first would rob one of a dead horse >.
while the latter scorus the favor Of man.
Year: 1867

o thou, whoever thou art. thou art tempt
ed to commit sin, do thou think on death,
and that thought viii be an angel to thee
The hope of heaven will raise thy courage
above the fre-cast threatenings of the
world the fear of hell will rob its persua-
sions of all their entertainments and the
very extremity of their trial may itself con-
tribute to animate thy exertiOns by thought
that the greater will be thy reward here
after.
Year: 1867

ture now City Solicitor and has filed other positions
of honor and trust.


A letter from the Hon Hugh l.. Bond was read in the
Convention in which he thus refers 10 his while
Judge OF the Baltimore Criminal Court: "Snce the
adoption the Constitution Of 1864 which abolished
Slavery Criminal Court has been appealed TO from
parts Of the from system OF statutory
ervtude the children OF those whom you had made free
by that instrument and who being carried in wagon
loads the Orphans Courts TO be reduced 10 the nvO
untary servude from which their parents had Just been
released II my duty my pleasure TO send
the States writ Of habeas corpus into every house where
this wrong was done. would gladly accept your nomi-
nation and again become candidate for position on the
Bench II for other purpose than to have the fair udg
OF my fellow-citzens upon my conduct in this
spcct"
Year: 1867

Some Of the Republican papers of this State
favor the nomination OF Judge David Wagner for Gov
ernor He is pronounced unquestionaby man Of abil-
ity and high character thorough Radical and stead
fast and Trustworthy man. who would honor the state in
almost any other capacity he hOnOrs 1t by the dis
charge OF Judicial duties
Year: 1867

A GERMAN paper tells story of Bis
mark which illustrates his fOndness for 8
practical joke. The snecdote is as fol-
lows. One day while he was dining at
Frankfort at the table d'hOte, he observed
two young ladies sitting opposite to him
who were talking and laughing in a very
loud tone. He soon perceived that they
were making fun Of the company, and
that their remarks were especially d.
rected against himself, but be could not
understand a word Of what they were
saying, as they spoke in the Lettish Ian
guage, evidently making sure that no
one st the table was acquainted with IL,
Although the count was ignorant of the
language, he had learned two or three
Lettish words during a recent tour in
COurland, and he determined TO use his
knowledge so as to diseOncert his fair as:
sailants. Turning to q friend who sat
near him he whispered, when you
hear me speak in a foreign language,
give me your watch key" Meanwhile
the ladies went on talking more loudly
than ever, and by the time the dessert
wss put on the table their hilarity had
reached its climax. At length, during a
pause, after q somewhat hesrtier burst
Of laughter than usual, Count Bismark
said quietly TO his friend, Dohd man
to asleck," give me the key.) The eff
feet was instantaneous the ladies started
as il they were shot, and with faces COW
cred with blushes, rushed out of the
Year: 1867

To KEEP BUTTER IN THE Sum
MER.-A simple mode of keeping
butter in warm weather, whore ice
is not handy, is to invert common
flower pot over the butter, with
some water in the dish in which the.
butter is laid. The orifice at the
bottom may be corked or not The
porousness of the carthenwarc will
keep the butter cool.


1t will still be cooler if the cork
be wrapped with wet cloth. Not
the porosity Of the earthenware,
but the rapid abstraction of heat by
external evaporation causes the but
ter to become hard.
Year: 1867

Love and Respect are rarely found
in lost fortune, and advcrsity sell
dom meets with the return Of friend
ship.


TIE DECAY OF NATURE.-How
dreadful that the faircst of created
things bear, in their very lovcliness,
the seal and sign of their decay


Uncleanliness and sluggishness
generally 90 hand in hand; for the
obtuseness of mind which disposes
a man to waste the most precious
hours of his exhistcnce in debasing
sleep will naturally make him neg
lect his person.


EARLY RIsING.-Every circum-
stance contributes to render early
rising advisable to those who are in
the enjoyment of good health. There
is no time equal in beauty and fresh
ness to the morning, when nature
has just parted with the gloomy
mantle which night had flung over
her, and stands before us like a
young bride, from whose aspect the
veil which covered her loveliness
has been withdrawn


SYMpATHY.-If' the image of my
friend rises up spontaneously, as it
were, in the mind, and dwells there
like an actual presence, so that
every lineamcnt of the countenance,
every glance of the eye, is repre-
sented as vividly as if they were in
deed before me, and the sound of
their voice is in my ear, [ firmly
believe that at the very moment
that person is thinking Of me. This
is sympathy. Why, if this is not
the case, does that phantom rise up
uncalled for by any previous word,
thought. or association? Impress
ed with this deli ghtful conviction
| hold sweet communion with the
absent, and in the atmosphere Of
thought enjoy the purest sensation.
Year: 1867

A tippler who had his load on
fetched up'' against the side Of
house which had been newly
painted. Showing himself clear By
a vigorous effort, he took a glimpse
at his shoulder, another at tha
house, q third at his hand, and ex-
claimed: ''Well, that is careless
trick in whoever painted that house
to leave it standing out all night
for people to run against.
Year: 1867

Some of the Mongrel editors are
willing to displaco the drunken
Sheridan for the stealing Butler
The editors who want to make this
change, we presume, are, them
selves, more addicted to theft than
drunkenness. They would there
fore, prefer to serve under Butler
than under Sheridan.
Year: 1867

"We returned home OH Thurs
day. says an editor, latter trip
of six hundred miles in about three
and a half days, having in that time
passed over four oxen and q bar
ouche. Any person who has done
more in that time, will please for
ward his address and the small bal
lance he owes u.s.
Year: 1867

All who don't believe Stone, o.
wig & Co. are honest.


All who do not believe in Merrii
war record and O'Connor's zeal for
temperance.


All who don't believe in taxing
the many to enrich the few.


All who don't believe that par
sons should preach politics.


All who don't believe that Ger
mans, Irish, French, Swedes and
others born abroad should be de-
MED civil and religious liberty in
Iowa


All who don't believe in turning
our public schools into Puritanica(
mills for grinding out race trained
to vote the radical ticket.


All who believe in enjoying the
air Of heaven on Sunday.


All who don't believe that every
Puritan is a saint . ..." ....


All who don't believe that non
believers in puritanism will be id.


All who don't believe ia serving
the devil in the livery of heaven.


All who don't believe that one
man has right to debauch another
man S wife.


All who don't believe that spend
ing one day in church will atone
for spending the other six in cheat
ing your neighbors.


All who don't believe in a tariff
that enriches New England and i'm
poverishcs the West.


All who do not believe in sixteen
hours as days work.


All who don't believe that every
person not born in New England
is an idiot.


All who don't believe in denying
to others the right to speak, think
and act as they please.
Year: 1867

tion had closed, and when all was quiet
in court, Mrs. Leis and her daughter made
their appearance. They were in ignorance
Of the tragedy just enacted. Judge tud-
low directed an officer to get carriage
aud induce them to return home. This
was done, although the object was still
unknown to them. When they reached
home the officer informed them Of what
had occurred in the court room. The
distress Of the wife and child is represent.
ed to have been very great. Leis is about
thirty five years Of age. He was aaddler
by trade. Eler was a man Of about
twenty eight years Of age and tailor
His wife was Informed of his death at II
O'Clock, and she Immediately came 10 the
coroner's office, where she wept bitterly,
and frequently asserted that her husband
did not deserve this death, as he was not
guilty. The deceased at one time served
in the One Hundred and Nineteenth
regiment of Pennsylvania volunteers, from
which he eventually deserted.
Year: 1867

The blast that sweeps Ger the frozen earth,
The last leaves from the forest shaking,
Breathes softer notes than the wording


mirth
To the heart that is heavy and breaking
For what are the songs of the festal board,
Or the widest strains of the yiol,
When the soul is bowed as its dying Lord,
In the garden of gloom and trial?
Ye may kindle smiles in the dropping eye,
Though tears DER the pale cheeks are


stealing,


As lightning flashes along the sky


When the storm is sullenly pealing.
Wild words of mirth on the lips may play,
Though sorrow can know no assuaging,
As merrily glisten the drops of spray,
Ger the gulf where the torrents are raging
Then wording sing to the broken heart,
In vain its anguish beguiling,
And deem that solaee the strains impart
When your victim is mildly smiling
That smile may glimmer a moment bright
Not pang of the bosom quelling,
As the cold moon CLEANS on the mists Of


night


And illumes without dispelling.
Year: 1867

The execution took place AT clock
at the New Bailey Prison, Stafford. The
fog had become extremely dense, so as
to make the recognition Of Allen, Larkin
and Gould difficult TO any but those who
we're near the scsgold. II they made
any attempt TO address the crowd it was
not observable except by those close at
hand. The excitement was intense, but
no effort was made to create disturb.
ance Rumors were prevalent in the
crswd that it was determined to shoot
the executioner Nothing to corrobo-
rate these reports transpired. The pris-
0ners we're executed simultaneously.
The scaffold was inclosed in black cloth,
so as to conceal all but the head and


shoulders Of the persons standing upon
the drop. The arrangements Of the
police we're carried out admirably, aud
ne disturbance Of any kind was made.
The police guarded the river lrWell No
boats were allowed TO pass along or
across the river. Business in the city
vas suspended, and traffic at a standstilL
Year: 1867

1t is not generally known that there
exists, about mile west of Fremont,
remarkable underground stream, with
swift current, and no outlet above the
surface of the ground this side of Lake
Erie. 1t was discovered several years
ago on farm north of the -Four Mile
House. now owned by widow Shelter, by
a man who was returning from days
chopping in the woods. In walking
over slightly sunken place, he noticed
a hollow sound, and turning, struck the
ground with his ak The ak broke
through and disappeared and never has
been heard from since. Further inves-
legations showed rock about six feet
below the surface, with crevice foot
or more wide, in which water could be
seen several feet below. By tracing its
course farther down and breaking
through the crust, the same phenome-
non appeared again, and by dropping a
piece OF wood or other floating substance
in the upper aperture, it was soon seen
to pass the lower one, showing strong
current A lead and line, let down to
the depth of seventy feet, found no bot.
tom The supply of water is only
slightly affected by drouth, and a pump
set up in one of the places above men.
toned, has furnished the purest water to
the whole neighborhood during the late
dry season. 1t is certainly quite re-
markable stream Fremont Journal
Year: 1867

16g- The New York papers again show
some concern about the cholera, mas
much as the ship Lord Brougham, just
arrived from Hamburg, had, during the
passage of forty eight days, not less than
seventy i've deaths from cholera, which
is a heavier mortality than ever occurred
before on a ship arriving at the port of
New York. The vessel had no physician
ON hoard
Year: 1867




A letter from Mayaguez, dated Novem.
Der 9th, says:


At five minutes past three o clock p. m,
yesterday, we experienced an earthquake
such as the oldest inhabitants do not
recollect ever having felt before. The
day was clear, and what little breeze
there was came from the southeast The
shocks we're three in number, the last
being the most violent The oscillation
was from east to west, and the effect such
as TO ring all the church bells and the
town.clock, just as if there owere gen.
eral alarm sounded by the authorities
Shortly after the shocks the tide rose in
the river, and n current set in up stream,
at the rate Of about ten miles an hour.
Up to dark the river overhowed six diff
ferent times, rising as high as one yard
over the mole. We know of some sugar
house ohimneys, walls and a few new
houses having been thrown down. Along
side of one of these houses there sprung
up two fountains of water, and this
strengthens the belief that the quake
passed along in that immediate neighbor-
hood


During the night there were five other
shocks, and at half past seven this morn
ing there was another very violent one.
Fortunately, thus far have heard of no
injury to persons resulting from the
shocks.
Year: 1867

THE Public MoNEY--THE NATIONAL DEBT.
The New York Times, which is not over
scrupulous, is nevertheless perfectly capable of
being scared, aud it is beginning now to express
no little alarm at the rapidity with which the
national debt is being augmented. 1t says: /:
The Bounty Bill of 1866 added about eighty
millions. Another is under way which will
add from two to four hundred millions more.
Mr.. ;Schenck says this bill will do 'to begin
WITH" and Gen Banks pledges himself to
vote for whatever sum the soldiers want
he does not care whether it is four Or eight
hundred millions of dollars. Mr.. Williams,
Of Pennsylvania, has presented another, and
Mr.. Perham, Of Maine, still another bill OF
the same sort. In addition to these bills
there is another to pay out of the national
treasury all debts incurred by States and coun-
ties in raising troops. 1t is pretty certain"
the Times tells US, to become law and to add
FIVE hundred millions to the national debt


Then come the claims of loyal men" for
compensation for losses during the war, of
which the Times remarks: "We have very good
reason to believe that the amount Of such OF
these claims as will be found to be perfectly
Just, and such as must be paid, will approach
very nearly, if it does not equal, what is under
stood to be the present aggregate ofthc national
debt" If all that the Times predicts comes
to pass, then will come to pass also our pro-
pbecy that close upon the destruction of the
South will follow the ruin of the North
Baltimore Gazette.