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Year: 1866

SURPRISE PARrY.-On Tuesday evening last,
another one of those impromptu parties, now
so fashionable hereabouts, composed of some


forty of the gay cavaliers and fair danes Of
Oroville, under arms, made q successful raid
upon the Union Hotel After the formalities
Of surrender, Captain Hopkins Immediately
commenced a series of strategic movements,
which completely turned the tide of battle, and
snatched from the hands OF Defeat brilliant
victory. Music was soon improvised, and while
the gay and joyous party were keeping step
TO the sound of the viol," Captain Hopkins
dispatched his fair and trusty Lieutenant to
the issuing Of rations from the
commissary department. In an incredibly short
space of time, the table was fairly groapng
under one of the finest and most elaborate
of which it was ever our good fortune
10 partake. If that lieutenant had been
Grants chief commissary, under the present
price of greenbacks, We should not have applied
for contract. We hope soon to chronicle
another raid of that gay party. We, like
them, believe they will all live longer, die
happier, and in the dark future have less to
regret, than the gloomy, misanthropic few, who
seem to wear life as burden
Year: 1866

We are requested BY Judge Strauss to deny
the rumor that be united certain improper per.
sons in the holy bonds of matrimony. The
Judge is not disposed TO be accessory to or
tolerate any propositions of improper recon
Structi0n
Year: 1866

A novel incident, according to the Paris
correspondent of the Irish Times, occurred
at the Paris races on Sunday; zone or


two celebrated personages were present


For instance, the Emperor was there and


ne walked about for good hour, familiar


" leaning on the arm ofthe Marquis De


Lavalette, his Minister of the Interior.


Isabella, the flower girl of the Jockey Club,


had between her tapering fingers one of


the loveliest little roses ever seen. and She


looked long and anxiously toward the


most powerful man in the world 'Cour-


age IsabellaF she said at last, and walk


ing UP to the great, tremblingly but


gracefully, held before him the beautiful


rose. Napoleon has much natural kind


ness of heart besides, he never refuses


anything nice from pretty woman, and


so with bow and a smile he took the


blushing Hover from the blushing girl,
and placed it in his button-hole But the


Emperor is not accustomed to receive fav-
ors without recompense and his hand


Immediately sought his pocket. This is


the strangest part of the story-not that


the Emperor had pockets, but that in


them he had not single sou. His purse
had been forgotten. Perhaps on thSt
great course with its hEndrefs-of thous-
ands of grouped Spectators, the mighty
Emperor OF the French-a man whose
clyll list is twenty-five millions of francs
and who besides can put his hand in the
national till when he pleases-was the |
only person present without gold silver, |
or copper in his immediate possession.
His Majesty was rather amazed ut his posi- |
tion, and after vainly feeling in his pocket,
nudged Lavalette in the elbow. The /
minister saw at once what was required |
and beckoning to the fair Isabella to re-
turn, handed her gold twenty franc
piece. Money is no great object to the /
flower girl, SO She is getting hole drill |
ed in the CONT wear it suspended round |
her neck.
Year: 1866

& Lord Nelson and Mr. Pitt could never
agree. 1t was told Nelson that Pitt said:
He was the greatest fool he ever knew
when on shore" He speaks the truth,
said the hero, sand would soon prove
him to be fool if had him on board a
ship; nevertheless, am as clever an Ad-
miral as he is a statesman, which is saying
great deal for myself" -


The important business which has
called Prince John Van Buren, to Europe
is merely TO negotiate an effort TO make
an international yacht race. Pee q
Year: 1866

Men and women make their own
beauty or their own ugliness. Sir
Edward Bulwer Ly,ton speaks in
one of his novels Of man "who
was uglier than he had. any bust.
ness to be )" and, if he could but
read it, every human boing carries
his life in his face, and is good look.
ing or the reverse as that life has
been good or evil. On our features
the fine chiscl of thought and emo
tion are ctcrnally ut work. Beauty
is not the monopoly Of blooming
young men and of white and pink
maids. There is q slow. growing
beauty which only comes to per.
lection in old aga. Grace belongs
to no period OF life, and goodness
improves tho longer it exists. l
have seen sweetcr smiles on a lip
Of seventy than | ever saw OH a lip
of seventeen. There is tho beauty
of youth, and there is also the beau
ty ofholincss-a beauty much more
seldom met and more frequently
found in the armchair by the fire,
with grandchildren around its knee,
than in the ball room or the prom
enade. Husband and wife who
have fought the world side by side;
who have made common stock of
JOY and sorrow, and aged together,
are not unirequently found curious
ly alike in personal appearance


and in pitch and tone Of voice


just us twin pebbles on the beach


exposed to the samo tidal inhu-
cncos, are each others alter ego.
lie has gained a feminine some
thing which brings his man.
hood into full relief. She has
gained muscnline something
which acts as a foil to her woman
hood.
Year: 1866

The st. Louis RcpuJlican gives
the following part ofa letter re.
beived by friend from daughter
nine years old, who is now Mt n
boarding school, placed there be-
cause she was one Of those who
know too much TO stay at home
We think she bids fair to become q
perfect woman's rights woman:


" My DEAR FATHER /: | was very
glad TO hear from you and hear
you are well but | was not a bit
glad to hear that mother lad ba.
by, because it was a boy. | should
be very glad if 1t were little girl;
but | hate boys worse than ever.
Now | am going to tell You what
you ought to name him. lam go
ing to choose a homely name, be.
cause | don't think boys ought 10
have pretty names. Boys are sqnal-
ling all the time. You don't have
one minutes peace while there is a
boy baby in the house; but when
You have a baby sister in tho house
you never hear it cry. Name him
Peter; that is good enough for a
boy. You must excuse me for wri'
ting so much alb mt boys ; the rea'
son write SO much about boys is
because / don't like them"
Year: 1866

BY JOHN @. WHITTIER
. people. chosen are ye not


Likewise We chosen of the Lord,
To do His will and speak His word?
From the loud thunderstorm of war
... Not man alone has called ye forth,
But He, the God of all the earth
The torch of vengeance in your hands
de quenches unto Him belongs
The solemn recompense of wrongs.
Enough of blood the land has seem
And, not by cell, or gallows stair,
Shall ye the way of God prepare.
Say to the pardon-seekers Keep


Your manhood bend no suppliant knees
Nor palter with unworthy pleas.
Above your voices sounds the wall
Of starving men we shut in vain
Our eyes to Pillows ghasty STAIN
What words can drown that bitter cry?
What tears wash out that stain of death?
What oaths confirm your broken faith?
From you alone the guaranty


Of union, freedom, peace, we claim
We nrge no conqurers terms of shame.
Alas no yctor's pride Is ours


Who bend above our triumphs won
Like David o'er his rebel son.
Be men, not beggars. Cancel all
BY one brave, generous action trust
Your better instincts, and be just
Make all men peers before the law,
Take hands from off the negro's throat,
Give black and white an equal vote.
Keep all your forfeit lives and lands
But give the common laws redress
To l.abor's utter nakedness.
Revive the old heroic will,


Be in the right as brave and strong
AS ye have proved yourselves in wrong.
Defeat shall then be victory


Your loss the wealth of full amends,
And hate be love and foes be friends.
Then buried be the dreadful past,
Its common slain be mourned, and let
Its memories soften to regret.
Then shall the Unions mother-heart
Her lost and wandering ones recall,
Forgiving and restoring all
And Freedom break her marble trance
Above lhe Capitoian dome,
Stretch hands and bid ye welcome home
Year: 1866

Woman will not suffer by laboring
with the fallen to make them better. Her
pure robes will gather no stain in going
down to the lowest of Gods creatures, TO,
raise them up and point them to the way.
of life Christ's robe was not soiled whens
he sat in the rude fishing boat and taught'
the people on the shore. , 'r G 90.
Year: 1866

At Connersville, Ind, Mr.. HENDRICKS,
the talented United States Senator, addressed
large meeting of the Democracy, in his
speech, which was a general review Of the
policy Of Radicalism in Congress, present.
ing this view Of the tariff:


The House Of Representatives passed
bill which is now pending in the Senate, and
which, suppose, will be passed at the next
session, designed TO increase the revenue
from duties on imports. What do they want
TO increase the tariff fer? Do you believe
they want more revenue? That is a mere
sham. There is no occasion 20 increase the
revenue. As il now stands the gold and
silver revenue is about one hundred ana
seventy millions. But the tariff now brings
in great deal more gold and silver than the
Secretary needs to meet the demand upon
him for specie; and from time TO time he
has 70 sold gold in New York. Then they
don't want TO increase the revenue.


The purpose was 30 put the tariff so high
that the Pennsylvania and the New England
manufacturers would have a monopoly of
the market and could charge us for our
clothing just what they pleased. Do you
like il? And yet they say TO you that you
ought TO vote for them. How much this
bill, which covers 102 pages, viii increase
the tariff l cannot tell you. 1t is now tied
up in the Senate. They were afraid TO pass
il in the Senate because they feared it would
hurt them in this election. Do you think
We ought TO increase the protective tariff at
this timer They tax cotton three cents; If
they tax cotton why can't they tax your
corn and your pork2 When Congress yield
ed the point that raw material as it came
firm the earth could be taxed, they yielded
up every thing 10 far as our interests in this
agricultural section Of the West are con-
cerned But do you know how they tax
woolen goods and cotton goods? WOolen
goods they tax thirty-fve per cent. upon its
value and fifly cents pound in addition;
and cotton goods they tax so much al "a
loren and then 50 much a square yard.


Well, You buy wooden goods that cost
dollar a yard, and that come from England
OF France, and YOU pay for il per pound, so
far as il is taxed, precisely as much as the
man that wears ten dollar broadcloth. That
is what they call taxation for the people.
DO they say that New England manufactu-
rers need protection? Those manufacturers
have made more money within the last lonr
years than in any twenty years before Gov.
SPRAGUE, of Rhode Island, owns cotton
establishment which for several months
cleared a profit OF SlT, 600 day. In re
gard to protection, the speaker illustrated
by saying that il some person in the county
OF Fayetie asked for protection from the
county authorities for horse collars request
ing that no collars should be imported from
other counties, the people would not stand
IL They we1ld say the demand was alb
surd. But when this principle il applied
TO the magnificent system of State--oh, il is
30 wise and statesmanlike j like to see
those Eastern people get rich, but let them
work for their riches, just as we do, without
anv undue advantage.
Year: 1866

Speaking of the Radicals, their past wishes
and present purposes, the New York Journal
Of Commerce thus puts the case:


The triumph of our Constitution and
laws was in fact no part of their wish or
plan. They hated bOth with no less intense
hatred than the Southern enemies of the
Union. In short the plan, conceived in
sin and born in the iniquity of the last Con-
gress, was to inaugurate a new system Of
government overthrow the Constitution,
abandon the principles Of liberty and self
government, establishing a new system in
which the one part Of the country should
rule the other, absolutely, tyrannically,
without allowing representation, without
permitting a murmur from the oppressed
and degraded population who who were TO
be thus governed. The civil rights bill, the
Freedmen's Bureau, various other acls of
Congress, were all parts of this scheme.
Men pretending to be jealous for liberty,
were engaged in forging chains heavier than
Southern slavery had ever used, and in fast
ening them on the limbs Of Northern and
Southern citizens. II might, therefore, well
puzzle any sane man to say at this moment
what all the fierce war of these years has
been about.


Has it been 10 conquer and subject the
people Of one section TO the people Of an
other? Has il been 10 overthrow the Con-
stitutiOn Has il been 10 build up party
Of moral ideas who are TO govern all the
people in their own way? Has it been to
deprive States of representation, &c destroy
the fundamental principles on which the
Government was originally established, and
on which the colonies revOlted from
England? Was it for the Union, for the
Constitution, for the supremacy of law2 If
for these last, why have we not seized that
victory which has been waiting year and
more for us TO take and enjoy it?


The truth is that the contest between the
Government AMI the Radicals is now fast
shaping itself, and the question is plainly
before us, whether we are for the Govern
ment or for the new rebel party. For the
Radical party is to-day the rebel party. 1t
deserves the name, and should receive it,
and be known by il.


It's principles are rebellious against the
Constitution, enmity to the rules of govern
ment, 10 the union of the States, TO the res
toration Of peace. The rebellion is not yet
ended. As long as the South held out there
was Yisable armed rebellion against the
Union. There is no armed resistance; but
from various parts of the country we hear
Radical threats of taking up arms again.
True, they come mostly from nOn-combat-
ants Of the BUTLER sort; but some honest
enthusiasts believe in such men, and the
threat is to be regarded as pregnant with
danger.


Let us tell the world plainly what the war
was for. Let us restore the Union, the right
Of representation and discussion-the grand
principles of free and self-government in the
American Union. And when we are once
more a people united in our great Congress,
let US try 10 show that the doctrine of self
government is the doctrine of progress and
prosperity.
Year: 1866

good grace, thankful that the prospect
of the hardest winter of his life, if the
next winter had found him in that
Office, is past and gone; for he had
made up his mind to work, and to re-
view the languishing cause of educa-
ton. If the successful candidate does
what the defeated candidate intended
to do, our schools will fare better


A. r. II.
Year: 1866

[The following communication was
received the week after the School
Directors Convention, from a citizen
of Gulich township, but was mis-laid
hence its appearance at this time is no
fault of thcwriter. AS the question
discussed BY our correspondent is OF
a general an future character, we in
sert it Cow u 8 benefit Of Awhom II
NAV concern ~
Year: 1866

BY keeping steady drunk in Missouri for one
year, divorce may be secured without fail
Some one wickedly remarks that this is primi-
um offered for drukenness. Remedy worse than
the disease however!
Year: 1866

FLORENCE
SEWING MACHINES !
COPY OF THE REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF


AWARDS AT THE FAIR OF THE
A AMERICAN INSTITUTE.


New York, 1865.
To the FLORENCE SEWING MACHINE co.
FOR THE BEST FAMILY SEWING MACHINE
Year: 1866

TIE CHOLERA ATMOSPHERE IL CHICAGO
The cholera still RACES IN Chicago. A CORES
pondent writes that the weather has been re-
mar&able in that city for a week past. During
that time the sun has scarcely made its ap pear.
ance from behind the clouds, yet very little or
no ram mas fallen. The atmosphere is exceed
ingiy humid, especial at night, when a blue
yapor appears In the atmosphere. rising 20 the
hight OF ten feet, while all above is clear
The wind during the whole period has been
do without fire. The physicians attribute the
spread OF the cholera as epidemic 10 the
character OF the atmosphere. and think there
can be no permanent relief from it until frost
comes, which just now is not promised by the
barometer.
Year: 1866

GENERAL BUTLER AND CoSGREss -Tha
Boston Traveller states that IL is not improb


able that the Hon. John b. Alley. raember of
Congress from the Fifth Congressional District
OF Massachusetts, will resign his seat, in order
thata special election may be held in time 20
return General Butler to the present Congress
General Butler is already nominated as the
kepueiican candidate from this district for
the next Congress, and the district being over
whelmingly Republican, his election is almost
certain.
Year: 1866

SA man ran against the locomotive Of a
tram going into Rochester On Wednesday night
although a nagman seized him by the collar
TO prevent him. The man was thrown as
high as the smoke pipe, and when ne fell one
OF his feet YVES caught under a wheel. which
cut on two or three OF his toes. The sole OF
his boot on the other foot was torn OF His
head was injured and he lay senseless upon the
ground, but his in luries wIil not proYe fatal.
Year: 1866

COLGATEy AROMATIC VEGETABLE SOAP
superior TOILET Soar, prepared from refined
VEGETABLE OILS In combination with GLYcERINE
and especially designed for the use of LADIES and


the NURSERY. Its perfume is exquisite, and


washing properties unrivalled.


For sale by all druggists. e9-eolv
Year: 1866

Occasionally an individual says tn US "time,
are SO hard with me, must stop my paper,
or as in some instances, "my wife thinks we
can dispense with the paper row, and | must
stop" Thus it is, stop the paper the first
thing as useless expense, without thinking ol
the actual waste of money for many things
drank, eat, smoked or cnewed, which can du
the system no good, put rather harm.


The newspaper can, or should, be regarded
as benefit to every household; it imparts use
fulinformation itfurnishessubjectsfo for thought
ant conversation !; it adds charm for social
intercourse it makes agreeable members OF
society To be without a newspaper one
might as well be out Of the world he becomes
perfect nobody; when he goes into society
and hears others talk about current events and
discusses questions of local or general interest.
he can take no part in these things because ne
is not posted up, not having real the papers.


And in the family circle what an influence
the paper has--the children read it and gain
knowledge; it serves to occupy their leisure
hours, to keep them from frivolous amuse-
ments, and gives an attraction for home.-
Surely, then, no wise parent would consent to
60 without newspaper in his family-and
local home newspaper too. lie may think he
can get along without it, because he is out In
the world, and can have the reading ofthe pa
per from his neighbors shop or store,or he can
learn what is going on from others. But this
is rather mean way. Men ought to be inde-
pendent. They ought to read for themselves.


If, however, they think they do not need
the paper themselves, they may rest assured
their families do Considerations like these
should have their weight, and should induce
those who have thoughts of stopping their
newspapers not to do SO, for those who have
not taken paper to subscribe at once for one.
Year: 1866

Leo, of Raymond, N. H., writes to the Ra-
raj Neic Yorker: 1T is well known fact
that good location and cleanliness are among
the most essential points in making good but
ter. Every dairy should be so located that it
may be cool and shady, with good draft Of air
circulating through it. A large dairy, and
well filled, ought to be the motto ofeyery farm
house AS soon as the milk is brought in; It
should be scalded, as we get more cream and
better by SO doing. Butter comes better and
10 not 40 liable to be soft and stickey. As
soon us taken from the churn II shonld he
thoroughly worked, left until morning and wor-
kcd again Next salt in the following way:
Take two quarts Of good salt, one ounce Of SUI
gar, one ounce of saltpetre Use one ounce OF
this composition for one pound Of butter. 1t
should he stamped and left to cool before put
ting in jars. Butter prepared in this way
should not be used for two or three weeks
You will find that your butter will be very fine,
as it will have no brittle or salty look or taste


BY following this course your butter will
keep the year through, in warm as well as cold
weather
Year: 1866

At Winona, Minnesota, few days ago. a
man named Charles Russell became suspected
of incendiarism, and was closely watched
Finally he was seen to enter building in which
is kept an omnibus belonging to the Burrldge
House. He had q can of kerosene, with which
he saturated the cushions and every part of the
omnibus, and set fire to it, Just as he was a
bout to step out of the omnibus he was caught,
the bus was dragged from the building so as
not to set fire to that, and the incendiary was
kept in the burning vehicle till he was nearly
burned alive. His clothes were burned from
his body his hair from his head, and his whis-
kcrs from his face, the intention being to make
him confess to other crimes, and to declare his
accomplccs This he would not do, denying
any other crimes, or having any accompllces
He said, however, that Mr.. Burridge hired hlm
to burn the omnibus, because it was insured for
more than il was worth, and he wanted to Sc
cure the insurance. Russell was then lodged
in jail
Year: 1866

The Richmond Examiner says that having
trusted others and been deceived-having hoped
for aid from others and been disappcinted-let
MS henceforward rely upon ourselves. Let us
cease to expect great things from the magma
nimity, and sense of justice, the attachment 10
the constitutions of the North.


Doubtless we have many friends and we'll
wishers in that section, and whenever and
wherever we meet honest aud loyal friendship
we should recognize and appreciate it. But we
must not count too much upon its ability to
help us, Let us concentrate our energies upon
our own resources; labor steadily to promote
our own material interests, and be guided by
our own sense of duty and right. Doing this
we may be oppressed, but we shall never be
degraded. Our patience may be tried, but our
manhood will be unimpaired,"
Year: 1866

A plain farmer says: " Itisnow over twen-
ty years since / learned that sweet oil would
cure the bite Of arattlesnake, not knowing that
it would cure other kinds Of poison. Practice,
observation and experience have taught me that
il will cure poison Of any kind, both on man
and beast. / think no farmer should be with
out q bottle Of it in his house. The patient
must take spoonful Of it internally, and bathe
the wound for cure. To cure a horse it re-
quires eight times as much asit docs fort man.
Here let me say Of one Of the most extreme
cases Of snake bites in this ncighborhood =
Eleven years ago this summer, where the case
had been thirty days standing, and the patient
had been given up by his pbysicians, heard
of it, carried the oil, and gave him one spoonful,
which effected q cure. 1t is an antidote for
arsenic and strychninc It will cure boat in
cattle by eating too freely Of fresh clover; it
will cure the sting Of bees, spiders or other in
sects; and will cure persons who have been poi
soned by low running vine growing In the
meadows, called ivy. sni
Year: 1866

A few Sabbaths since, Eda was, at her own
request, allowed to 60 to Sabbath school for
the first time. and there she learned the start
ling intelligence that she was made of dust
Little Eda's mind was fully impressed with the
importance of the great truth, as was cvinced
by her frequent reference to the subject in the
shape Of questions answerable and unanswera-
bic. This morning, however, she propounded
a stunnsr which " brought down the house. =
Intently watching her mother sweeping, as II
to learn the art she must finally practice, say
inc not word her eyes rested upon the little
pilc of dirt accumulated by the mothers broom.
Just as the dirt was to be swept into the street,
the little philosopher burst forth: Ma ma
WHY don't YOU save the dust to make some more
little girls?"