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Year: 1867

act in the case Of the estate, on account OF
which such monies were deposited


Rule 10. In case Of the absence of the
judge at the time and place noticed or ap-
pointed for any hearing or proceeding before
him in bankruptcy, or if the matter then
fails to be called or acted on, the same shall
be deemed continued, without other orders
to the next sitting Of the court thereafter,
at which time the like proceedings may be
had thereupon as if first noticed or appoint
ed for such day.
Year: 1867

The registration officer for Davidson coun-
ty closed his Office on the 10Th, and win not
open again until further orders. The total
number Of votes registered is four thousand
nine hundred and seYenty-seyen, Of whom
one thousand four hundred and twenty-five
are white, and three thousand four hundred
and fifty-two colored.
Year: 1867

The dlsproportion between the white and the
black population ia constantly increasing. In
1870 the blacks will constitute Ie4s than ten per
cent. Of the population. The white population IA
Increased by canttant stream Of Immigration
Let all do their best 10 abolish the foolish
prejudice existing. and there will be no danger #
aclashing Of races In this country. The white
man has no more OF Divine right" than the
black man. The white mans control IN this
government will not be because Of the potency
Of an abstract right; but because Of the vast pre-
ponderance Of favorable circumstances. We be-
lieye that Providence will control those crcum-
stances in favor of the white man without the
necessity Of denying the black man any Of his
civil rights. Providence is usually more
straightforward than corrupt politicians.


The blacks should he enfranchlsed because
they are patriots. By this we mean that there
should be no distinction between white patriots
and black And we mean farther that by the
amendment VIC will simplify our recognition of
patriotism. 1t is not only an expression Of graf
itude 10 reward the patriotic soldier but It Is
also expedlcnt. We thus declare that we esteem
patriotism as an essential quality In the citizen
ofa Republic. Patriotism is virtue which 1t
Is TO the interest Of government TO cherish. The
patriotism Of negroes is Of the purcst kind; 1t Is
unadulterated love Of country.
Year: 1867

1t is now something like thirty years
since the establishment of the first Ad-
vertising Agency in this country. At
that time there were scarcely Eight
hundred periodicals of all descriptions
printed in the United States, while now
the number will exceed four thousand
Advertisers have increased and Agen-
cies been established in every important
city, and have proved great assistance
to the newspaper press


1t is estimated that at the present
time there are several hundred men
who make this their business, but Of
these no more than twenty are known
to any considerable extent, and by far
the most important are two or three
well known firms in New York city,
among which the house of Geo. p.
Rowell e. Co., 40 Park Row, occupies
in some respects the most prominent
position. Although not among the
oldest, this one, by the energy and
business ability which has characterized
it, has become the authorized agent Of
nearly every newspaper printed in the
English language in North America,
and the amount of their transactions
exceeds the combined business of ma
ny of the older but less enterprising es-
adjustments.


AT their Office may be found on file
newspapers from every section, from
Maine to California, and from their
books can be learned the rates for sub
scription and advertising.


The distance of advertisers from the
newspaper publishers, as general
thing, renders it difficult for the latter
to be correctly informed of the f.
nancial reliability of their customers,
and therefore they usually prefer to re-
ceive their iavors through some reliable
advertising agency, which, in consider
alton of the commission allowed, as
sumes all risk of payment, and does
away with the trouble and expense Of
collecting individual accounts.


The house named in this article is
Year: 1867

EDs. GALS the "Arch. Mayo" who has been
making COpperhead speeches In this county, du-
ring the last week the same MAYO who represent
ed Butler county in the Legislature at one time
during the war, and who said in the hall of the
House that he had right to speak treason, 10
write treason, and to act treason? There seems
TO be an Identity in name If my recollection
serves me properly the Mayo referred to for the
treasOnable utterance just quoted was knocked
down by another member, Major Free perhaps Of
Perry county. If he is the same Mayo, he Is,
par excellence, fit representative Of South Caro-
lima Democracy. INQUIRER.


We hasten to relieve the anxious mind of "In-
quirer." He is the same MAYO, and no member
Of the Legislature or Radical ont of it. las ever
been able TO refute the position. He was making
an argument defining what treason Is, and secuted
the idea that there could be treason except By
OUert act as prescribed by the Constitution. He
did not say that he had a right to 'act treason.
But referring TO the common denuncatiOn on the
part of the Radicals Of the Democratic opposition
to their war policy, lie said that "a man had
right to speak treason and to write treason"
which meant the same thing as II he had said
treason could not be written or spoken. 1t was
correct position, and cannot be undermined
ChAicothe AdrertiSsr.


And he is the same Mayo with whom
we had the honor @ OF debating at three
several points in this county. The
same man who said at Jackson Fur
mace that he would rather vote for the
rebel General Lee for President than
for Ben. Wade, as he considered Lee
a better Union man than Wade. He
is truly fit representative of the rebel
Democracy, either North or South.
Year: 1867

authorized to contract for our paper at
our lowest rates, and we assure custom
ers at a distance that we prefer to re-
ceive orders rather than to contract d.
rect with parties who are unknown to
us, no matter how good or responsible
they may be.
Year: 1867

An Indianapolis letter-writer says:


While passing through the Union
Depot few days ago was accosted by
a one armed man i'm faded army blue.
His apparent familiarity surprised me
Mt first, but / soon recognized him as
an old acquaintance. This is not the
place for a biography, but the history
of this man Is sufficiently exceptional
and interesting to deserve at least a
passing notice.


Fourteen years ago I first saw him
working at q windlass I'm the gold Dig
gings of Australia. He and his three
partners hoisted by that windlass, from
a single SHAFT" more than eight hun
dred thousand dollars. A few months
later I bade him goodbye, as he sailed
from Melbourne for New York, with
two hundred thousand in bills of ex-
change in his pocket. next saw him
a wounded rebel soldier, lying on the
battle field of Antietam. A little more
than year later, saw him as Union
soldier, lying In q hospital in Tennes.
see. To-day he IL helpless wanderer,
dependent upon charity for dinner.
Year: 1867

A SOLDIERS REMARK. - A lady
dressed i'm luxurious fabric as ever
fiuttered from q fairy form before
wars blast was blown, y with sweep
ing trail upon the ground, Of indefinite
length, turned the corner Of the Way
soldier, sitting on the corner enjoying
the sun noticed the movement and the
look, and with the view or reassuring
the lady exclaimed:


"It'sall right, madam--the rest of IL
is coming down the street, and will be
along shortly. You can sail on--the
dress is all setting.u It Is useless to say
that the lady did sail on like three
decker before . full breeze.
Year: 1867

Let me kiss her for her mother
The bewitchihg Polly Ann
Let me kiss her for her mother.


Or any other man.
Let me kiss her for somebody,
Anybody In the world,


With her hair so sweetly auburn,
And so gloriously curled.
Let me kiss her for her '.feller,"
And do not care red,
II he taps me on the smeiier


With his billy" made OF lead.
Let me kiss her for her daddy


The pretty pouting elf


Or, IL that don't suit the family.
Let me kiss her for myself 36
Year: 1867

n ID. CRA M Err, PROPRIETOR, CEDAR
cs FALLS IOWA. This Hotel, at the corner OF
Main and Second streets has been recently enlarged
and fitted up in the STYLE and is becoming the
favorite resort OF the ling public. ST.
Year: 1867

The New Albany Qnd.) Ledger relates,
on what it claims to be unimpeachable
authority, the following singular case,
which occurred in Franklin township,
Floyd County, Ind:


The latest and most singlar sensations
that Franklin township has produced,
was told us by two as respectable citizens
as reside in the township. Itseems that
not many weeks ago young couple,
whose names we are requested to sup
press, were married by the Justice Of the
Pence of Franklin township. Eight days
after the marriage, at about midnight,
the young wife left her bed, went out
doors, and remained but a short time
On entering the house she retired to bed
again without speaking TO her husband.
Twice afterward, between her first get
ting up and daylight, the wife left her
bed and went out az at first, remaining
but short time. In the morning her
husband got up quite early and went 10
his work, some distance away; the wife
making no complaint, but remaining I'm
bed after he had left. About 10 o'clock
in the forenoon some children belonging
to another family were playing near the
corn crib that stood upon the farm oecu-
pied by the Young couple, when they
heard the cries of an infant, apparently
proceeding from the corn crib. They
entered the crib, and after a little search
found newly born babe, wrapped up In
quilt, lying in one corner Of the barn.
The newly married wife was its mother,
and it had been born while she was out
the first time during the night. What
is most singular about the affair, neither
the husband nor his grandmother, who
lives with him, suspected that there was
anything of the kind in prospect,
Year: 1867

PEOPLE say they shell peas when they
unshell them; that they husk corn when
they unhusk it; that they dust furniture
when they undust it, or take the dust
from it; that they skin calf when they
unskin it; and that they scale fishes
when they unscale them. Many men
say they are going to weed their gardens,
when their gardens are weedy enough
already.
Year: 1867

INasermon delivered last Sunday, Rev.
Henry Ward Beecher il said TO have re-
marked that more public men Of emf
nence had started from the business Of
type-setting than probably from. any otff-
er occupation. We know not how true
this is, but It is pretty certain that there
are few public men who have not been
made eminent by the type-setters--a class
which, if not always great in themselves,
are often the cause of greatness in others.
Year: 1867

A STORY is told of an inveterate drink
er, who signed the temperance pledge,
but was found soon after imbibing as
often as before. To his friend who re-
m0nstrated with him, he replied that
the document'which he signed was not
valid because it had no internal revenue
stamp on it.
Year: 1867

Gen. Rosecrans was lately invited to
attend the Union ratification meeting I'm
San Francisco, but he could not go; but
he sent long letter, from which we ex-
tract the following:


1t is clear TO me that we must have a
National party for the future, and equally
so that its bones, sinews, life-blood and
intellect must come from the Union men
of the country. fought to be, and must
be, composed Of those who, when told
the nation is lost" bravely answered,
"Never till we perish shall this catastro-
phe to human liberty be recorded "-of
those men whose thus tried courage gave
promise of that magnanimity which I
have so often witnessed with thrill of
secret pride and joy that filled me with
hope and confidence in our future. If j
could / would say to those brave men
who now frankly accept the decision of
the questions they fought on, cast your
lot with the Union men of this nation,
whoopposed and fought you-trust them.
Let not few extremists, excited by
vague or unfounded apprehensions, by
personal, interest or ambition, prevent
you from meeting the great body of the
National Union men represented bX Con-
gress, and closing forever the agitation



mon country. You are our brethren
We shall not become excited against you
because few hot-headed or few decay
ing politicians attempted to work on
your feelings for their own advantage
Meet us with trust and cordiality; satisfy
the approximations leven If you know
they are unfoundedD of true though
uniformed loyalty, and you will find
us brave, truer, andmore generous friends
than those who claim, par etceitence, to
admire you and deplore your present sit
uation. These are my profound convic-
tions. l rely on the men who fought
and labOred for the utility of the nation
to be the most intelligent and persistent
maintainers of the autonomy of the
States against the extremes of anarchy
or consolidation. / know the men of
the South ought, by the instincts of con-
servatism, courage, and interest, to be
with them. If these views are correct, it
is obvious that there should be no wayer-
ing in cur support of the present general
policy of Congress, however its details
may or may not require modification. No
Representative ought to be elected to
Congress OH platforms of open or covert
opposition to measures wherein finality
is more important than detail.
Year: 1867

Her skin is fresh, and cold and pink,
But warm and red the lips press,
And all her beauty seems To shrink
Compacter In her elinging dress;
While o'er her shoulders to her hip,
Ger swelling bust and far adown,
In trailing gold the tresses drip,


Which forms at night her braided crown.
No more her eyes In languor swim,
But flash with gay, cOquettish strife;
And every pulse, and every limb


Is thrilling into radiant life;
Her cheek hath caught ruddier stain,
And her small feet in sand that sink
Are marble-white, with many vein
Down to tho almond-nails OF pink.
Year: 1867

Miles O'Reilly is at one of the seacoast
watering places, and relates little of his
experience in these terms:


This morning had a bath with a young
Nereid, who swan like a duck, and is the
luckiest of ducks in every way-even
though she would not let me finish song
which she challenged me to write. The
way of it was this-but first let me give
the only two existing stanzas of my great
projected poem, which is to be entitled
Year: 1867

MILITARY ORDERs.-Tbe Cincinnati
Gazette thus indirectly assails General
Grant:


"The Office Of Secretary Of War is n
civil Office. The acting President has no
more power 20 order an officer of the army
TO take it than he has to order him to take
the Office of Secretary of the Treasury, or
to fill vacancy on the bench of the Su-
preme Court An officer of the army mar
consent to hold tie office of Secretary of
War, although there " ,uld be an impropri-
ETY. in his continuing long to hold two Of
fees and Its emoluments; but he is not
obliged to obey an order to take such an
Office. His duty as a military subordinate
is 20 obey legal orders within the line Of
military duty. An order from the COM
mandcr in chief to the General Of the ar
my to take the Office of Secretary of War,
would be just as illegal as an order to him
to take the office of Postmaster General or
the Pension Bureau. Nor would an order
to a military officer to accompany the act
ing President on stumping tour be legal
or binding. Mr. johnson would not be so
fool sh as to subject himself to the chance
of rebuff upon such illegal orders, and
he has not issued them. These personal
Offices are wholly voluntary.
Year: 1867

A dispatch from Washington states tha,
a report is being made up at the Treasury
showing that there are ocer t'ccnty thou
sand officials connected with the depart
ment through its varied revenue branches
Twenty thousand officials in single de-
partment of the Government. This num-
ber is nearly double the strength of the
grand aggregate of the army of the Uni
ted States at the commencement Of the
war, which was only 1881. Averaging
the salaries Of these Office holders at 50
COO each, low figure, and saying nothing
of what they steal, and we have a total OF
forty millions of dollars annually paid out
Of the hard earnings of the people to sup
port them A sum greater than the en-
tire expenditures of the Federal Govern
ment for ali purposes during the eight
years administration Of Washington and
the following four years administration OF
John Adams .-Iadianopolis Herald.
Year: 1867

The Personal Representation Society of
New York have presented a memorial to
the Convention, setting forth a plan for
representing the interests Of minorities in
the Legislature. Its main features are the
following: Let every candidate for the
Assembly who receives a certain number
Of votes-say 200-be declared elected
Let the number Of his votes count as so
many proxies in the decision Of every
question that comes before tie Assembly.
Tie unsuccessful candidates (of whom,
under free system Of choice there would
probably be large number would have
the the right, within fixed time after the
election, to transfer the votes Cor proxies)
they had received to any one of the elected
members, Or to complete the quota of one
or more of their own number By such
transfer. This is clearly just, since it
would not be right that those who had vo-
ted for unsuccessful candidates should be
disfranchsed. or lose their equal weight
in the Legislature. Each of the unsuc-
ccssful candidates would thus be, in this
matter, an 'attorney with the power of
substitution" Unless such transfer of
votes were allowed, voters would be res
trictcd in their choice to the candidates of
the great parties or other prominent candi
dates, from the apprehension that the per-
son for whom they voted might fail of re-
ceiving quota, and that thus their votes
might be lost. But by permitting this
transfer Of votes, each voter is secured the
fullest possible liberty in the choice of can
didates, without any danger of his vote
being thrown away. In the Assembly
thus composed, each OF the members would
vote On all divisions according to the num-
Der of votes which he had received, in the
election or by subsequent transfer from
unsuccessful candidates. His influence in
legislation would therefore be exactly
equal to the combined influence which
would be exerted by the number of voters
he represented, if they were voting in per-
son in one vast popular legislative body.
On the other hand, every single voter in
the State would have in the Legislature
member to whcri he had (either by his di-
rect proxy or by substitution of his direct
proxy iltrusted his share of political in
1uence.
Year: 1867

"That's what want to know y" cried
Jake, struggling for an upright position.
"HalIow who's fell dowt over my lees 2"


.'I'll let you know whose up! said the
voice of Mrs Blake, and the old lady
scrambled up only to go down over chair.


Jake started to obey, and just then the
Tiger, watch dog, hearing the rptoar
managed to break loose from his lair, and
rushing upon the scene, set up his best
bow-vOw.


The Squire had mortal horror of dogs.
and neither fear nor love was strong
enough to keep him quiescent now.


He sprang to his feet with yell; Will
followed. Kate full of alarm for her low
or, hoped out of bed and appeared with
flaming tallow dip. Peggy flung her
arms around the Squirc's neck with cry
of terror, and Jake was silent with amaze
ment Mrs. Blnke was the only one who
possessed her wits She seized the corn
poper, and laid about her with vigor. Her
aim was not always correct, and in conse-
quence, she smashed the looking glass in
thousand fragments, and knocked down
the clock from its shelf, and demolished
two bowls and pitcher that were quietly
reposing on the mantle.


The Squire broke from Peggy's embrace
and dashed out of the window; Will fol-
lowed him. and Mrs. Blake would have
pursued by the same outlet, but she was a
little too large to get through with ease.
A dreadful council was held; Jake
stormed Mrs. Blake threatened; and az
last Peggy and Kate confessed. And
Jake and his wife were so rejoced at the
prospect of getting rid of Peggy that they
forgave their daughter and took Will
Dartmouth home at the end of the year.


And in due time Peggy and the Squire
were made one flesh.
Year: 1867

The present President of the United
States declared at Louisville, Ky, in 1868,
that Kentucky loyalty is thing that
does not exist" aud which we believe has
not existed since this remarkably truthful
declartion was made. To have been n
Union man, or have served in the Union
army during the war. is equivalent to COM
plete banishment from society, and is
perpetual bar against being elected to any
public position in that State.-hdianopo-
Us Journal


The day on which this was written an
ex Federal officer was elected to an impor-
tant State Office in Kentucky by something
over fifty thousand majority.-Ne,c Al
bony Ledger.
Year: 1867

The Massachusetts, Farmer gives the fol-
loving directions for dissolving bones
Take few barrels,--old sugar casks
are as good as any,-and first pnt in at
the bottom layer of wood ashes, their
layer of bones, and then upon it sn-
other layer of wood ashes, and SO OH
alternately till the barrels or casks are
filed If the bones are partially broken
with an az or otherwise first, it will IA
cilitate their dissolution, These ashes
now must be kept moist by adding wa.
ter from time to time, and if they stand
out doors under the shade Of some old
tree or on the north side of q building,
will require less frequent attention.
An occasional wetting with chamber lye
is beneficial. In from ten to six
months, according to the size Of the
bones and the care with which the ash
es are moistened, the bones will be dis
solved and the compost is fit to use.
This is the most economical method Of
reducing them, and if every farmer
would pick up the bones that are scat
tered about his premises and treat them
in this way he would show signs OF
thrift. -1l-
Year: 1867

A farmer at Chesterfield, ILL.,, dos
cribes for the benefit of the readers Of
the Prarie Farmer, simple and cheap
corn ground marker, 1t is made by
putting short axle in the forward
wheels of a wagon, and a long one in
the hind ones; couple them together By
a six feet stick pinned on the hind axle,
and running to the center of the coup
ling; the wagon tongue can be put on
the front axle by two small iron bolts
put through the ends of the hounds and
axle; tile axIes can be made of poles.
Put the front wheels four feet apart, and
the others twelve feet, though the
length of the axle can be made to suit.
Sixty acres in day can be marked with
it. 1t runs light, and marks good
mark, and one that will show after a
rain as good as a sled mark.
Year: 1867

DRINK ron MILcu Cows---Cows that
give milk i'll winter, says the Maine
Farmer, will add much to their profit by
giving them a bucketful of warm water
twice a day with little meal or even
the slops of the family in it. Every Qne
has noticed how an extremely cold day
will affect their milk, or whenever they
become wet in summer. A little salt,
with meal floating on the surface Of
such drink, will soon teach any COW
how to drink it.
Year: 1867

. rs-At recent discussion before the
Maine Board of Agriculture, Mr.. Was
son, of Hapcock County, advocated the
painting III barns. For his own use he
applied a paint made Of one bushel Of
lime, four pounds Of salt, two pounds Of
white vitriol, and it has stood the wealth
er remarkably Any color Of paint may
be put in to give shade that may be
desired. Add water to make the wash
about the consistency to be applied with
a wide brush.
Year: 1867

How TO HAVE GREEN CoRNrHE YEAR
RouND.-Gather it with the husks on,
put in the bottom of clean barrel some
salt, proceed and fill the barrel as with
pork. layer of corn then layer Of salt
when full, put on a large stone for pressure,
and add alittle pickle ofsalt andwater. Set
the barrel in cool place in the cellar, do
not let it freeze, and it will keep perfect
year or more. When you wish to use it,
take out what you want, take off the husks.
soak it twenty-four hours in cold water,
boil it and eat. Some cold day in Febru-
ary you can eat soccotash and laugh at
the storm. For this purpose Stowelrs
Evergreen is best, but any good sweet
corn will do. Used in this way it can be
enjoyed as it is never hurtful.