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Year: 1867

Went to the corner grocery and got
.zwei lager felt refreshed and resumed
the attack on the pipe.


Found out that what allied us before
was that We hadn't pounded it enough


Remedied the defect, and the job was
done. Stove smoked beautifully.


Got wife to tie rags around three OF
our fingers and one thumb, and thought
we'd sit down and have . smoke


Found meerschaum after a while, and
discovered amber mouth piece broken.


Got the tobacco can, but on ascertain
ing that the salt celler had been emptied
into it, made up our mind we wouldn't
smoke


We concluded we'd better go to bed,
and started to pick our way through the
mass of things piled up and scattered
around.


Stumbled over the long rockers of
chair and barked our shin. Returned no
answer to an interrogatory as to why we
didn't break our neck repeated Now
I lay me- and earned in


Having a strong constitution, which
enables us to bear good deal of sleep,
and always paying strict attention to our
sleeping, didn't known anything till
morning.


Went down stairs and found wife get
ting breakfast, with tears in her eyes.


Told US she was deceived in the
house'-if she'd known what it was, she
would never had moved into it-and
that she'd never be able to settle in it.


This settled US. and declining to par
take of the frugal morning meal which
had been provided-we remembered the
supper--we took our departure, promis-
ing to call in during the early part of
the ensuing week, when the things had
been put to rights


And we mean to go.
Year: 1867

/ 2 T. Il
kind Of robustness that they give.


Now, there may be certain sorts Of
faults of which this il true-faults Of
manner, faults Of irregularity but this
ought not to blind us to the moral char
scter and to the effects Of faults that are
sested on conscience; that involve prin-
ciple; that touch, the question Of bene-
violence and seldshness that have in
them certain relations to the waste Of the
supply of life that run their roots even
deeper, and touch the very seat of hon
or, and, one may say. Of character and
salvation. .,.


One Of the reasons why faults are 80
freqneat, and so little considered, must
be Of course a general imperfection Of
human nature But the uncousciousness
Of men as to the details of their life
while they are pursuing weighty matters
this also is reason Of the faults of
which men are the subjects. They are
unconscious Of them largerly. because
there is very little true friendship that
takes upon itself the offices Of true friend
ship This is that which makes the
household so invaluable. The father and
mother love their children so much that
they can tell them their faults at any
rate, till their children get so old that
they know more than their parents or
think they do. There is q fidelity pos
,sible in the household without risking
friendship, without risking love.


And there is another kind of discip-
line besides this Of love-that in the
school and that in public affairs.-Where
boys and young men are thrown together
the inter comparison, the angry taunt,
very soon makes men aware Of those So
cial faults which are apt to be disclosed
in the social circle. But there is very lit
tie friendship aside from that Of the fam
ily which teaches q man after he gets
out of the school and out of the family
what his faults are How many persons
do you know, each Of you, to whom you
would 60 and ask: "Will you tell nae
honestly what you thiuk to be my prin-
cipal faults T'-that is, persons that you
think have sagacious judgement enough
to know, and persons that are SO kind
that you can afford to have them know
There stands command in the word of
God, Confess your faults one to anoth
er;" but, for the most part, men are sell
fish, and the christian duties Of life are
80 little inculcated and practiced in So
cial relations that one dose not dare to
confess his faults to his neighbor. He
--ys: eff should it would be putting
club in his hand, and by and by he
would strike me with it. He would get
angry with me and the facts would come
out. Or, there would be a competition
in business and he would use them to my
disadvantage. 1t is not safe" And the
judgement is right. There are very few
people that it is safe to trust. There
are very few men whose judgement Of
your faults is one that it would be safe
for you to trust And SO, from these
various infirmities Of men we gov up
with clustering faults. Many Of them
reach to the very vital points Of char
acter And no man speaks TO us Of
them.
Year: 1867

How natural Il h for people to com
plain becoming dissatisfied from some
petty motive, with some petty objects,
and frequently With tAsmsslvss- In the
hight Of their sxcitament they at once
enter bill Of complaint against some
thing beyond their control, and woe to
that object lin their own inagination) }
against which they hurl their inveotives.s
We have often wondered, says the Chica-
60 Journal, il there 10 anything else in
the animal kingdom but men and frogs
that croak. The croak Of the latter.
however, is his song. He can't help it.
He feels jolly in his drink, and utters
himself-not very pleasantly. IL 10 true
for the fun Of the thing. The frog does
not inveigh against Providence for send
ing bad weather; he never growls at the
east wind, never complains at the heat
he sings the same song at ell seasons.
Providing this, lesvss to man the undi-
vided honor OF being the only croaker.
The horse goes uncomplaining in his
course, not croaking bit shout his fate;
the Lion, though compelled to wait for
his dinner till hve o'clock, never croaks
about it, but waSs his tail and waits
the robin sings the same joyous song in
an east wind that he does in . westerly
one all with an instinctive content at
the dealings Of Providence. The flowers
bloom happily and never fire of their
pistils in petulance or anger; the trees
heed not the fair or the foul, bat keep on
whether or no; and the humble grass
though universally regarded ~ green,
keeps right ON growing. true to the al
legiance it owes the sun, irrespective Of
little outside influences.


What's the use Of croakingf Does il
make ones hair white or black3 Is an
east wind shorn Of a single shiver by it?
Does the rain cease to chill because Of
it? Does the sun relax its melting beams
because we don't like it2 No. Then
why should we croak? All, why2
Year: 1867

Our numerous friends in Cornwall, Salisbury and other towns, are particularly invited to call and see us, and are assured that we can make it for their interest. to purchase from our large and varied stock.
Year: 1867

The greatest wonder in the State O.


Iowa, and perhaps any other State, is
what they call the Walled Lake." in
Weight county, twelve miles north Of
the Dubuque & Pacific Railway, and
about one hundred and fifty miles
west of Dubuque city. The lake is
from two to three feet higher than the
earth's surface. In most places the
wall is ten feet high, width at the bot
tom, fifteen feet, and at the top five.
Another fact is the size of the stones
used in construction. The whole is
built Of stone, varying in weight from
three tons down to one hundred
pounds. There is an abundance of
stone in Weight county, but surround
ing the lake to the extent Of five or
ten miles there is none. No one can
form an idea as to the means employed
in bringing them to the spot, or who
constructed it. Around the entire
lake is a belt of wood land half mile
in width, composed of cak. With this
exception the country is rolling
prairie. The trees, therefore, must
have been placed there, at the time of
building the wall. In the spring of
1856 there was a great storm, and the
ice on the lake broke the wall in sew
eral places, and the farmers in the vi
cinity were obliged to repair the dam
ages to prevent inundation. The lake
occupies a ground surface of two
thousand eight hundred acres, depth
of water as great as twenty-five feet.
Thewater is clear and cold soilsandy
and loamy. tits singular that no one
has been able to ascertain where the
water comes from and where it goes,
yet it always remains clear and fresh
Year: 1867

In various portions Of the South the


most gratifying reports are made OF
recovery from the desolations Of the
war. In Georgia more than seventy
cotton factories have been erected
since the war, afording employment
to the destitute, and paying good div
idends to the stockholders Tho city
of Atlanta has been nearly rebuilt
with good and substantial brick stores
and houses, and an opera house, to
cost 100000, is in course of erection
Year: 1867

It appears from late account given
by traveller in Africa, that the true
worth of woman in that country is
estimated by a comparison between
her strength and that Of a COW, and
Uice UerSH. Not because her amiability
should be like the good nature Of the
COW, as the judgment sometimes is in
this country, but because she can car
ry u heavy jar of water or do other
heavy work to compensate for hor
living. The price of a good, strong
young wife is placed, on this basis, at
ten COWS. The women Of Africa may
be stronger than the women Of Amer
ica, but they cannot be worth so
much, for many a woman in this
country costs a thousand times the
price Of ten cows, and does not in her
whole life give milk.
Year: 1867

A correspondent Of the North.
,0eStern Farmer thinks sheep should
have a greater variety of food
than any other domestic animal,
and says that Lionaeus found
sheep refused only l4l species Of
plants out Of SGT offered them; he
thinks tho fret thing in the morn
ing should be good soft hay.
Year: 1867

A CARD-In 1861 Morton discontinued the
discount formerly given to the JObbing Trade,
and. ignoring the services of middle men, mas
sold his pens either directly to those who Use
them. or to such as keep them on hand for the
better supply of the writing public in their
own localities. There may be Jobbers VINO
have spoken in favor of the Morton Pen since
that time, but, if so, their remarks have never
in single instance reached his ear; ana
although they generally admit that Morton
can make the best pens in the world, and used
to do so, they nevertheless put forth great
exertions to show that the Morton Pen has de-
preciated in value, is not what it formerly was
and that those which they vend are equal IL not
superior; now since many Retail Dealers obtain
what little they know of pens, as well as the pens
themselves, entirely from the Jobbers, people are
apt to be misled 10y their representations.


In order that the public may judge correctly
and at the same time see how much PANS
taking is exercised to give every one who orders.
inst such pen as will exactly suit his hand,
Morton confidently refers to the many thousands
throughout the entire country, who have re-
ceived his pens through the mails during that
time, and also calls particular attention to the
following letter which has accompanied every
No Is MAIDEN-LANE, NEw-YoRK,
Year: 1867

One of the first objects hoped to be ac-
eomplished by the iniquitous military re-
construction bill, is a division Of the people
Of the South into parties, in relation to it.
The New York Erening Post thus states the
case:


"The movements for reconstuction un-
der the act of Congress will produce one
very much needed result-they will divide
the Southern people into parties once more
There must henceforth be two political par
ties there, as there are and always have
been in the Northern States; and by means
OF the negro vote these two parties will be
in every State 20 nearly balanced in strength
that each will have TO respect the others
rights; and each will be able to insist upon
It's own rights This once DONE the South
en states must ineyitably and quickly adj
vance in liberal sentiments and in love of
aountry-for il needs only free discussion,
thorough discussion, TO enable the people
everywhere TO see the right, TO recognize
their best interests, and 10 lead them to cast
away the false leaders whose stupid blum
ders aud criminal ambition brought such
ruin upon the Southern States"
Year: 1867

We shall constantly admonish the Southern
people 10 be self-rehant, and shall do what we
may be able 10 induce the establishment Of
manufactures in our midst for our home pro
ducts. To this end We win pay special attention
TO the COST and STATISTICS Of manufacturing.
and exert ourselves to encourage the diversih-
cation Of Southern industries and the develop
pent Of Southern resources
Year: 1867

By A CONSOLIDATION OF THE NASH
VILE UNION AND AMERICAN and the
DISPATCH. and by the generous and united
support Of the UNIoN AND DlsPATCH By the
patrons Of both the former papers. the Proprie-
tors are enabled 70 present a Newspaper hitner-
to unsurpassed 10 this city OF State.


IN FULLNESS AND ACCURACY OF
NEWS. our paper will compare fayorably with
the best in the entire country aud in saying
this. we only repeat the expressions Of many OF
our patrons. who are most capable Of judging IN
uch matters.
Year: 1867

most OF the time. If it does not seem
thick enough, put another palful Of water
on The so''ings; stir well; when settled,
drain Oft carefully, and add TO the mixture
as required. Try it occasionally by put,
ting little to cool. When it is ready to
remove from the FIRE stir in a handful Of
salt Have ready a tub in which cold
water has been standing to prevent stick.
ing; put the soap into it and let it stand
I'll solid, then cut into strips. Or pour
the soap into moulds for cakes. This will
make about forty pounds Of soap at cos.
Of two cents per pound.
Year: 1867

This is theme upon which so
much has been written that we al
most despair of being able to offer
any argument which will not be
considered stale and uninteresting.
But the evil times upon which we
have fallen, demand Of us that we
should endeavOr to impress upon
the public the Oft-told fact, that
cultivated intellect is the most
safe guide IN troublous times. One
Of the effects of the war has been
to render the situation of our
young men, just starting in life,
materially different from what it
was previous to our troubles. We
have lost nearly all our property,
and now it is the part of manhood



to exert to the utmost extent every
honorable means by which our
means can be bettered. We want
now scientific education to devel-
op the wealth OfOur country. The
soil Of the South will compare with
any country in fertility. Nature
has been lavish in her gifts to us
of tie means of untold wealth.
There now lie hidden within the
confines of our own State, miner
ais of great value, ready to come
forth at the call of science. By
an application Of the necessary
means, these dormant valuables
may be a source of profit to us
which have so long lain r1nheeded
and Improbable. The State may
employ geOlogist who will make
a survey and report a work replete
with instruction. This will be but
the initiati0ry step towards the
development Of our resources. Our
children should be prepared to use
this knowledge with intelligence.
Then let the people interest them
selves in establishing schools all
over the country in order to quail
ify the rising generation to adapt
the means to the ends for which
they were intended. Teach the
student not merely ornamental
branches, but those Of use and
profit-thOse that will qualify him
to develop the latent resources of
the State. Let us initiate, in this
case, the example of the North.
By their admirable system of edu-
cation none need be unlearned if
the parent is too poor to educate
his children, then the State does
it for him. The consequence is,
that they furnish us with teachers,
engineers and manufacturers who,
for the purpose Of wide and gen
eral prosperity, should be furnish
ed by ourselves.


The huSbandman likewise can
carry his education into his farm
with effect. Chemistry will teach
him the adaptability Of soil to the
various crops and the manner of
culture that will produce the most
profitable results, while economy
will regulate his outlay proper
tionately to his income. Aside
from the. increase of wealth con-
sequent upon the educating of the
1. e L.
Year: 1867

humanizing and ennobling quail
ties should be. another powerful
stimulent in its favor with us. 1t
s0ftens the ruder nature of man
and opens up a thousand latent
joys to render life desirable, and
prepares him for all the duties of
a citizen.


Thus it has ever been, that while
the tendency of education is to
beautify and make great, ignoran-
ce takes the opposite. The lead
ers in the schemes of emigration
now on foot would have us fly
from our country, merely because
evil betides, in search of another
which man has vainly sought from
the beginning of time-some Eel
Dorado which exist alone in the
imagination. Let us turn a deaf
ear to their calls. If they are re-
ally, as many of them are from
their very souls, our frieds, let
them eXpend their time and money
in erecting school houses all over
the country and placing the means
of education within the reach of
every one. Then they will have
done us a benefit which will re-
dound to their honor forever.
With an educated people in a
land teaming in wealth, who
could doubt that the dark clouds
now lowering over us would soon
be dispelled, and that a future
would burst upon us more fruitful
of good than all the past has been
Ofevil.-[Columbia County (Ark.)
Vindicat0r. ... ...
Year: 1867

Tell the fainting soul and weary form
There's a world Of the purest bliss
That is linked, as the soul and form are


linked,


By Covered Bridge with this.
Yet to reach that real on the other shore
We must pass through transient gloom,
And must walk unseen, unhelped aud alone
Through the Covered Bridge-the tomb
But we all pass over on equal terms,
For the universal toll
Is the outer garb which the hand of God
Has flung around the world.
Though the eye is dim and the Bridge is


dark,


And the river it spans is wide.
Yet faith points through to a shining mount
That looms on the other side.
To enable our feet in the next days march
To climb up that golden ride,
We must all lie down for one nights rest
Inside of the Covered Bridge. g..
Year: 1867

The policy of the radicals is to
divide the South, by holding out
alluring hopes of peace, on the
adoption of their plan. For their
plan to succeed at all, it is essen
tial that the people be led gradu-
ally to lose sight of, and abandon
their present State Governments,
which they will surely do, when
they participate, and become ac-
tors in the formation of govern
ments under the military. They
hope to accomplish this by en-
couraging as many Southern peo-
pie as possible to accept the mill
tary bill, in the hope of relief
from their disabilities. Witness
the case of Brown of Georgia.
The ink in which he advised the
people Of his State to accept the
bill, was not dry, before a bill was
introducedinto Congress, relieving
him of disabilities. Gov. Brown
owes it to his fair fame, we think,
not to accept this boon if rendered
at least not for a year or two,
when people may forget that he
was at Washington himself at the
time he made such swift haste to
commend the cup to the lips Of
his people. Many will be caught
in this trap. But God forbid that
we should charge all with such
bargains. Many worn out with
long delay and apprehension of
cOntiscatiOn, and the revocation
of pardons-will, and have, for
the sake of the people honestly
given the same counsel. The
Radicals know full well, that in
the nature of things, dissensions
will arise between such, and those
who reject the plan, refuse to CO
operate, and adhere to the present
governments, under which dis
sensions, it will be difficult to
maintain our constitutional rights.
To thwart that, we must be very
cautious, we who adhere to our
ancient rights, and avoid all Grim
ination and recrimination Of any
kind whatever. The Conservatives
of the North cannot maintain the
contest well, embarrassed by q
divided South. We do hope that
the South will stand together
whilst there is chance-as there
certainly is. 1t will be timeenough
to submit after we have exhausted
all our efforts. One thing is GER
tain: The people of the North
cannot maintain our constitution.
al rights for us after zoe abandon
them. tits a maxim of politics as
well as law, that no injury is done
to those who are willing. q


There is no danger of confsca-
ton, as we honestly think. We
believe the bill is thrown into
Congress to confuse and demoral-
ize us in this very fashion-work
upon our fears-divide us, and
make discord, between those who





risk it and those who don't. tits
to frighten us from our Rock, and
make us plunge into the current
and be lost. Let us be wise and
wary but no less firm. Use the
utmost Cancellation towards each
other, respect each others opin-
ions, and avoid imputation of mo-
tives. Most especially is it desir-
able that no man allow himself to
be so fully committed to the poll
cy of acceptance, as to enlist his
passions to sustain his cOnsisten-
cy.-[Wash. ARK Telegraph.
LARGE HAITI.-240. 600 cigars
Year: 1867

The rebel General Robert u. Lee, on
the 18th Of Februay, 1864, when discOV-
cred that the coIored men were making
good soldiers for the Union, insisted up
ON employing them in the rebel forces,
and paid them the following cOmpH
ment, which is copied for the benefit
of their Copperhead prosecutors: 'They
possess all the physical qualifications,
and their habits of obedience constitute
a good foundation for discipline. They
furnish more promising mat eriaI than
many armies Of which owed their eff
cheney TO discipline alone. think those
who are employed should be freed. 10
would be neither Just nor wise in my
opinion to require them to remain as
slaves" Here even the Of chief the
rebel army demanded the freedom of
the black soldier, even when he fought
for slavery. Shall he not be freed when
be fights for freedom, and when free
not only to the bad men who sought 20
destroy the Government, but TO their
cOWardly sympathizers in the North
Have these Wretched partisans ever
asked themselves whether the colored
raoe would not be enrolled amid the
the acclamatiOns of the whole people IN
case of . war against q foreign enemy
And vet the great Democratic party
coneeuts to descend to the deep d0gra-
dation of refusing to the remnant ol
This race in the cid free States the rights
which belong to all other citizens, and
chiefly to those who are willing % night
for the Government.
Year: 1867

SUICIDE Yesterday . man named Otto
committed suicide ty taking > dose OF
strychninc in .. glass Of beer. lie was a
painter by trade, residing on Fifth street,
near Myrtle. For some time he had told
his relatives that he was tired Of life, aud
they have been on the watch for sny ate
tempt at self destruction, and loaded pis


tol was taken from him o day or two ago
Year: 1867

We had more of the procession nuisance on
Sunday, and there was at one time prospect
OF another riot such as that which occurred
last st. Patricks day. A German Society on
the way TO the laying of church corner stone
undertook to block up the whole width of the
Bowery, and kept 18 cars, crowded with pas
sengers, waiting until it had marched past


Persons who tried to proceed on their way
through break in the line were seized by ex-
cited "marshals," and clubs were showered
freely on the heads of unofIending horses.
The energy of the police fortunately prevented
any serious disturbance, but for a while there
was danger of u sharp fight We wish these
soceties-and for the matter of that the city
authorities-cOuld be brought to understand
that the public streets are for the use of all
the public alike, and no body of men have
any right TO interfere with traffic and travel
by parading themselves across the thorough
fares in such manner as to block up the
road. If Brown, Jones, and Robinson choose
to walk through New-York with scarves around
their necks and a band of music and banner
before them we do not see how they thereby
acquire any special rights not accorded to the
rest of the community.
Year: 1867

The Chilians are greatly alarmed at the ex-
pected return of the Spanish squadron. The
Government freely express their opinion that
the Spaniards will very shortly make their
appearance. Some preparations have been
made for tho defense of Valparaiso, but it is
feared that they are insufficient, and that the
CITY may be burned.