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Year: 1867

Go with US to the public houses, where
number of young men are assembled.
All is life and gaiety. A few among
them may be young and timid. They
approach the counter, and wine, rum,
brandy are called for. One or two may
stand back and say, no gentlemen, we do
not drink please excuse US. Immediate
ly the rest turn and begin to aunt their
friends who refuse to drink saying they
are afraid of getting eight" Of the cold
man. and some whisper audible, well ,
they are mean fellows are afraid to spend
cent! Here you see two very sensi-
tive nerves are touched-Courage and
Cleverness. Their bosoms swell with
pride rather than bear these filings of
their comparisons, they step up to the
counter and join in the reyelry. The ice
is now broken, the first great act of the
drama performed. Others follow in natural
order, until the individual who refused to
drink at first, reels along the public street
without shame.


Such is the manner in which thousands
of our promising young men are lead
way by false ambition; and thousands
more will follow in their path unless they
learn the meaning of courage.


We have in our mind number of no.
blehearted, good meaning men, who do
not possess strength enough to face op-
position Rather than be called mean
they will follow up these habits of drink
ing until their appetites became uncon-
.rolable.


We advise you, young men, when you
are in company, aud solicited to drink in
toxicating liquors, to say frankly aud de-
cidedly that you do not indulge in such
things, and you command their respect,
and they will be forced to admit that
your courage is sufficient to bear all their
taunts and not yield the right. Those
who stem the tide always meet oppos-
ton but never despair-press onward.
Our only hope of rescuing the race from
this brutal, slavish passion rests with the
young. Will you, young friends, have
courage, true, high and God like courage
to face this growing evil and Danish it
from our land.
Year: 1867

\ correspondent writing to the IndiaDap-
oils Journal says AT Pennsylvanaburg,
Ripley county, Indiana, met most re
markable case ofone armed ingenuity. Ro-
bert lewis, young man without home
or kindred, who had to earn his daily
bread by hard, daily labor, early in the
war, and ut the minimum age entered the
service, as a private in General Spooner's
regiment, the S3i Indiana. At the bat
tie of Chickasaw Bluff, Robert lost hiss
left arm at the shoulder After much
suffering he returned to his former home.
The loss of au arm only seemed to impress
him with the idea that greater enegry-
would be required if he would make an.
honorable living.


He began to study at night and every
leisure moment. Soon he qualified him.
self for teaching. About this time he
did what would be usually, under similar
circumstances, a very foolish thing-he
got married. But his wife accepted the,
situation, and was willing to laugh at.
poverty and help her husband earn tbaip.
daily bread. He taught school in the
winter, and in the spring began to build
house. | was through his house day
or two ago. 1t has six rooms, OF the goth
ic style of architecture aud neat aud sub
stantial throughout From foundation
to roof, all the work was done by this one
armed man except that his wife and moth
er assisted in raising it, Not being able
to procure joists to suit him, he sawed
them out of wide two inch plank


He laid the foundation, built the Chin
neys, made the door and sash, in short,
no sound of hammer or any other tool
was heard about the building of that
house except of those that were wiede6e
by his arm. Let any one try to start
penny nail with the use of only
one hand, aud he will doubt the truth
of this story; but strange as it may
appear, it is in every respect true.


1t would pay one for a trip to Ripley
county to see the ingenius devices oF
Robert Lewis to make the difficult work
for two armed man easy Of accomplish
ment by one armed soldier. At the
time | was there he was completing Il
crib which would compare with the neat
est of those sold to the market Besides
earning living aud building house,
Mr. Lewis is reading law. He has re-
markable head, and unless | am much
mistaken, he will yet become emineut
He is not yet 81 years of age,
Year: 1867

In Easton, Pa, the other evening, just
as performance in the public hall was
about to end, two wags put themselves 10
front of the doorway with an umbrella
and waited for the outcoming crowd. 1t
was not raining at all but when the
first persons of the audience had reached
the door and seen the warning umbrella
scores of hands were thrust out, coats
were buttoned closely, and dresses taken
up, while quite number remained in the
hall, refusing to come out on account OF
the rain. The sell was complete.
Year: 1867

In Milestone, Somerset county, there is
a fruit half pear aud half walnut, which
grew upon a black walnut tree. The up
per part of the fruit is distinctly wal
nut the lower half being equally dis
tinctly pear. 1t seems that the walnut
stood near pear tree, aud the two being
in flower at the same time, the pollen
from the pear must have fallen upon the
walnut blossom and the result was "mis-
cegenation."
Year: 1867

THE New York correspondent Of the Mo


bile Adrerti=er, in his account of the New
England dinner, says: "Neither Butler nor
Banks were at the table. There is rumor
that the proprietor of Irving Hall stipula,
ted that Butler should not attend His stock
of silverwa.c is large and valuable. The
reason of Banks absence is said to have
been an apprehension in the minds of the
committee that the supply of lquors ordered
would give out early il he was at the table"
Year: 1867

Coop FOR ANNA.-Wben Governor An
drews sent the Massachusetts, girls to the
Pacific coast to supply the want of feminin,
ity in that region, he said that they need
not marry Immediately, but could find plenty
to do in teaching the little children Anna
Dickinson can't see it" She says: ''Where
the little children were to come from out Of
4 population Of ten thousand men, was more
than she could imagine but she thought
probably that Governor Andrew, being
man, might he able to do So"
Year: 1867

the accuser when he acts in good faith, and at the same time secure the rights oi the other party. l speak of course, with all proper respect, for the present Senate; but it does not seem to me that any legislative body can be SO constituted as to insure its fitness for these functions. It is not the theory of this Government that public offices are the property of those who hold them they arc given merely as a trust for the pub lie beneft--sometimes for a fixed period, sometimes during good behavior, but gene rally they are liable to be terminated nt the. pleasure of the appointing power, which rep resents the collective majority and speaks the will of the people. The forced retention in office of a single dishonest person may work great injury 10 public interests. The danger to the public service comes not from the power to remove, but from the power 10 ap- point therefore it was that the frsmers of the Constitution left the power of removal unrestricted, while they gave the Senate a right to reject all appointments which in its opinion were not fit to be made. A little re- fection on this subject will probably satisfy all who have the good of the country at heart that our best course is to take the Constitu- tion for our guide, walk in the path marked out by the founders of the Republic. and obey the rules made sacred by the observance of our great predecessors
Year: 1867

Nor soldier is needed in the South for
any honest purpose, and yet the Radicals
expend forty millions per year as the cost
of the War Department in that section
This is one of the taxes fastened upon the
labor and the industry of the nation by the
Radical party. The Williamsport Conven-
tion endorsed this needless use of the pub
lie money, and if the nominee of that body
is elected the march of corruption and
profigacy will be still more rapid. Those
in favor of retrenchment, economy and re-
form must act with the Democratic party
this fall
Year: 1867

The Columbus Statesman. the well known
Democratic organ in Ohio, has come out
for the proposed amendment to the Consti-
tuition, giving suffrage to colored men.
What has the Pittsburgh Post to say to that.
Commercial. .-7I


All the Post has to say is that the state
ment is not true. The STATESMAN is one
of the soundest and ablest exponents of
democracy in the Union, and when it yields
to negro suffrage or any other heresy, then
is doomsday near. But for fear the Com
naerctal man might take another day to ex-
plain the joke-we give the following ex-
planation from the Cincinnati Enquirer:


A DIRTY TRICK.-A despicable trick was
played by some one of the party of high
moral ideas' upon the OHIo STATESMAN,
the other day, by making a very important
change in the Democratic State ticket at
the head of its columns. The bottom of
the ticket as it has been in the STATESMAN
for months:


"On Constitutional Amendment giving
negroes the right to vote and hold office


"NO.''


The scamp changed the type so as to
make mo" read Yes" The trick is in
character with the general tone of the
party to which the perpetrator of it be-
Post.
Year: 1867

The Cleveland Herald thus describes the
looks of the spiritualist brothers and sisters.


who have been holding aconvention in that
city: We were more interested in the fe-
male delegates than in the male. So far as
the latter is concerned, there is the usual
gathering of long haired, heavily-bearded.
bald-headed, lean kind. There is hardly a
stout man in the crowd, and not one fat
one. Many wear spectacles; and almost
all wear soft hats and busters, and most of
them carry carpet-bags, evidently filled
with books and pamphlets. The women
are for the most part past their prime. gem
orally of the cadaverous order, with now
and then cheerful face breaking out into
smiles, and lighting up with jollity and in
telligence. AS rule, the women faces are
seriously sad, as if they had come to find
some one who could minister to a mind
diseased. some one who could pluck out a
rooted sorrow. The "bloomer" costume
is not unfrequent in the convention, the
wearers tripping about evidently not at
ease, butyet as if determined to have their
own way. Two of the "strong minded -
have thrown themselves inside regular
frock coats and trowsers, the coat being
closed tightly in front. These women dis
pense entirely with erinoline, and both be-
ing spare in figure, have a very lank,
scant, chilly look.
Year: 1867

If the Radicals do indeed think them
selves essential to the salvation of the coun-
try, and the perpetuation of their rule the
single condition of the reign of universal
justice, then they stand condemned at the
bar OF public judgment for so wantonly be-
traying the "apathy" which is chargeable
with having lost them California. II s.suc-
cess is a duty" with them. it is certain they
have woefully neglected their duty in the
present instance. The indifference applied
to their standard, is in the highest sense
criminal. Shellabarger, of Ohio. tells the
people of that State, from the stump that
rebellion was hatched in the bosom of the
Democratic party; that all Democrats are
traitors, and that it will, in history, become
a astanding disgrace tor man to have had
Democratic ancestry. Allowing for Shell
labarger's somewhat enthusiastic way of
putting things, and forgetting that the
three hundred thou sand Democratic voters
of Ohio would certainly have come to the
support of the rebellion at its outbreak. if
they had had hand in the original plot
ting of it, we must still insist that the Rad
icals, on such profession of faith. were
guilty of nothing less than "treasOnn them
selves, in letting California go back into
the control of body of citizens who they
know to be 'straitors," and regularly de-
nounce as such. We think it is time they
should be summoned in some such way as





son. We charge them with being pdrticeps
cTimii,is, when they grow "apathetic'' in
the face of such danger as that of Ste Q
lapsing into the control of open "traitors >
They either do not believe their own
statements. or they are themselves EQUALLY
guilty with those whom they ac-
cuse of the highest crime
againet the country. California is re-
deemed from their rule, and it is therefore
safe. 1t was fair and open issue that was
made, and the people met it. The reaction
in the popular sentiment against the course
of Radical misrule changed nearly thirty
thousand votes. That is revolution
There is something more than "apathy" in
that. The result cannot be accounted for
by calling up any splits in the Radical
party. The simple truth is, it is splitting
up of that party. The people have had
enough of it, and demand the immediate
restoration of constitutional rule. They
have arisen to condemn its extrava gance,
its corruption, its incapacity, its usurpa-
lions, its tyranny. and its contempt for the
Government and the Union established by
the fathers. This is the lesson of the CAL
/ ifornia election, which the Radicals will be
wise to take to heart.-Boston Post.
Year: 1867

A little incident occurred last week
in on of the cars Of the Hartford and
New Haven railroad which gave q
gratifying proof Of the Difference paid
by young men to the wishes of ladies
and their readiness to supply want
as soon ~ it becomes known. The
car in question was nearly filed, as
the cars are apt to be IN this day of
travel It's floor near the door was
covered with tobacco juice, as, alas,
car floors are likely to DO in this day
when the use oftho vile weed 80 much
prevails, At one Of tho way stations
II we'll dressed lady entered the car,
looking with uneoncealed disgust at
the pools OF yellow and Shiny juice ON
the floor, then raised her dress slightly
and picked her way across.-The only
vacant sitting in the Car was GU seat
occupied in part by young man, who
at once made room for the lady by his
side. At soon as she was seated, with
look ofrelief, mingled with one Of
solicitude, thelady asked her seatmate,
"Do you chew tobacNo?" "Noma'am,"
was the reply; but l can get you q
chaw fyou like" The look Of dis
gust again crept oyOr the lady's face,
whllS those sitting ny smiled audibiy
Year: 1867

The incessant rains which have fallen during the last five or six weeks have pro duced luxurious growth of grass in the corn and cotton field --In some portions of the country we fear cotton has been greatly injured for want of proper cultiva- ton, but it has been impossible to plough on some plantations for weeks. Could there have been an interval of two weeks dry weather, the prospectwould have been hattering for good harvests in tho fall Corn crops are reported promising through out the country, but in some sections the cotton prospect has been seriously damaged by the rains. Just as the cotton required working most, the wet weather prevented it, and gave the grass start which the planters have not yet overcome satisfacto rily, and forced a two rapid growth of the plant--makfng more weed than squares and blooms. It is to be hoped that the fine weather now before us will afford the planters opportunity of vastly improving the prospects in the course of the next two weeks Helena. Clarion.
Year: 1867

Like, for example, any one were to eX- plore over the key that reads, point of the heart, or base of the heart, and no tic-tac sound could be heard distinctly in that region. and that you can hear that sound which is proper to the heart under any other key, you will at once be put on the trail of your diagnosis. fiatter myself with one advantage this instrument possesses over the stertheo- scope, and that is, that by it's use, no one can mistake to decide between a chlorotic and organic affection of the heart, an error which in my opinion has cost many lives: from the fact that the treatment which is appropriate for the former, is almost fatal for the latter class of affections. But this instrument clears up the difficulty for instance we auscultate through the key situated over the pre-cardial regions, and we hear whistling sound, and of rude and harsh charactcr-and the key reads point of heart--you may rest assured that you have to do with an organic disease of the heart; and, of course, this in connection with such other phe- nomena as may present themselves, it is easy for one to locate the disease i, but, should we encounter a similar noise over the key that reads base of the heart, then we will hesitate between an organic and chlorotic disease of the heart. Now, the question arises, at what time of the hearts action was the sound announced The chlorotic noise or whistle of the heart, has never been heard but at the first, or systolic action of the heart--never at the second, or diastolic action. After this remak one half of the problem is already resolved. Should the whistle accompany the sec ond or diastolic action, then we have to do with an organic affection, if, at the first time, we will hesitate between the two types. Now comes in consid- eration the seat and location; this in- strument vii; point it out like finger board points out a road; it tells you where the organs are located, in plain letters. There then, you have a diag- nosis, and a diagnosis mathematically exact and direct, which otherwise, and with the use of the stertheoscope, one might ignore, who was not well ac- quainted with the pathological situa- ton of the organs. l might refer the reader to other theoretic instances, no less certain than dangerous, of the mis- application of the stertheoscope but suffice it to say, that this instrument- invented by myself--is of too great a practical utility to need much detail of language, ill order to introduce it into the practitioners eiaboratory. 1 will only say Five it trial

 DR. J. A. RoUsELAUx.

 F. S.-As soon as can hear from the manufacturers, to whom | have for warded the patterns and descriptions, I will publish the cost price, and will also publish in pamphlet form, a work instructive for the use of the instru- ment, together with the theory of aus cultation, for the benefit of those who purchase the instrument.

 J. A. RoUsELAUx.

 Des Are, Ark.
Year: 1867

leagued with the burglar, as the dog fed
by the robber, he gave no alarm. He
stirred not from his kennel. To change
the illustration, we might say that as
"the oz knoweth hi" "ownef, and the ass
his masters crib, so this stall-fed tenant
of the public stables, looked kindly
upon the aTproaches of his patrons and
attendants. "


Take it all in all, this affair is dam
naole disgrace to all concerned, but
especially to the active and the passive
agents therein, who occupy places of
public trust about the State House.
With the previous reputation of BORE
MAN our readers are acquainted, and
his agexcy in this matter is not very
astonishing. When man has done as
much rascality as any other living
being, it is not very surprising that he
should do little more. With the re-
cord of the Secretary of State, the peo-
pie have been less familiar, just
as they are now less familiar
with his record than they will
be hereafter. He was not generally
known to be corrupt: indeed he was
even suspected of being honest. Sus-
picion on the one side, will now give
way to knowledge on the other. There
will be an addition to the many Radical
offenders who have already been cruel


fed by the press and hung mp as monu-
ments of "loyal" rottenness. There
will be stir among the distinguished
putrefactions of the State, as another
odor rivals their hitherto matchless
stenches. Let us close with the ancient
warning, Groom for the leper, room."
Year: 1867

INSTRUCTIONS TO DEPUTIES.


l. When you desire to establish Council of
the U. L. A; at any point, go there or send an
assistant. Assemble eight or more loyal men,
explain to them the objects, and, as far as you
think proper, the principles of the Union League
of America. If tney consent to become MEM
bers, initiate them; After you have given them
the secret work, take the Chair, state to them
the number and names of the officers they have
to elect. You will then have them proceed to an
election to fill the different offices from among
the men initiated.


2. After the officers are elected, you will re-
quest eight or more of the members to sign an
application for a Charter. This application and
the fee of-you will forward to the Cores
ponding Secretary of the State League who will
send Charter and the necessary books, blanks,
&c, to the President of the new Council.


3. If you are unable to attend the organization
ofa Council, you may deputize and send an as
sistant, being responsible for his prompt report


4. Instruct the Councils that they should hold
meetings once in each week, and that they
should follow the ceremony nearly as possible.
Advise them to enlist all the loyal talent in their
neighborhood, and that they have speaking when
ever they can.


5. You will perceive that the success of the
Councils which you establish will depend in a
great measure upon the men who are its founders,
and who may be elected to fill the offices. They
should not only be prudent, vigilant, energetic,
and loyal but they should be men who possess
the confidence of their fellow citizens.


g. You should establish Councils in each elcc-
ton precinct. These Councils should not only
have distinctive names, but be regularly number
ed.


z. It is important that each Council be at once
put in communication with the State and Ma
tional Councils. Through these sources the
members of the League will be supplied with
documents. Each Council of the Union League
shonld, as soon as organized, subscribe for THE
GREAT REPUBLIC, the national organ of the
order, which contains each week matters of in
terest and Importance to members of the League.
-GTeUt Re1luJZic
Year: 1867

Negro minstrels SO much in vogue at the present
time in New York that every house the city Is well
filed every night The entertainment at Chase's MIN
srcs is everything that could be desired the pub
lie appear think from the well deserved encores given
last evening to the vocal and comic hits These min
fourth street, cater principally for the west side popuia
ton.
Year: 1867

The New York Round Table,
draws the following portrait of the
people Of Mexico. 1t says;


GAS matter of fact, 10 people on
earth, reputed civilized, are so utter
ly and irredeemsbly despisable as
the Mexicans. They are not cow
araly, blood thirsty and indolent
alone, but liars and thieves as well.
Nor are these qualities confined, as
some would have it, to the lower
classes. . Maximillian had a beauti-
full revolver, of great value, mounted
in gold and ivory; it was stolen at q
military council where none were
present below the rank Of General.
Jewels and other costly articles were
notoriously and regularly filched
from Carlotta wherever she moved.
Santa Anna had his lnkstand stolen
at q council of ministers, and the
room was darkened to enable the
thief to return it undetected. The
scoundrel Lopez who betrayed his
master is well known as an adroit
thief. The truth is that stealing is
so universal in Mexico that it has
almost cone to be regarded as a mat
ter of coarse, and other vices on
which we need not dwell, are equally
so, and are rather more rife among
the upper classes, if anything, than
among the lower. The Mexicans
have no moral fibe. Physically and
intellectually are equally deficient
To talk about patriotism and liberty
and the sense of honor among such
beings is simply nonsense"