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Year: 1867

A BRIGHT JokK.--A good joke was
lately gotten off at hotel in Wales
where number Of gentlemen we're
The conversation. which was political
and general, turned on John Bright, and
all but one person land he stranger)
engaged in it, berating tie Reformer in
most unsparing terms. The stranger
rose and left the room Calling the ser.
want. he said, If any Of the 1gentleman
in the room ask who am, tell them I
am John Bright As soon as the waiter
went back into the room, he was asked
who that gentleman was That short
gentleman that just went ont ?, yes,
Why, that's John Bright, II. p It's
easy to imagine the CONSERVATION Of the
party. In little while the short eenfle-
man returned. Every motAsrs con Of
them we're prompt in making the most
tumble apology for their remarks The
honorable gentleman graciously foreave
them At the same time he said that he
was so often abused that he was used 70
It Now, the best of the Joke is that
the short gentleman, bright as he was,
was not John Bright, and Il was the gen ).
try who ate 'umble' pie who were not
bright enough to keep from being sold
Year: 1867

The Havana Cuba) correspondent OF
the New York Times, writes


An amusing duel took place yesterday
about five miles from the city. 1t orig
mated in remark made BY man to his
friend on seeing q lady coming out OF
church. The lady was unknown to the
person making the remark, but happen
ed to be the others wife. A slap in the
face was the consequence, and a chal-
lcnge came soon after. This was ac-
cepted, and the seconds selected place
The wife got wind of the affair, and i'm
mediately took steps to prevent the
dreadful catastrophe. Her first thought
was to notify the police, hut that might
have given her husband the reputation
of coward, and she took q bet
ter method by going to the house of
the other party, where she met his
wife, and plan was soon concocted
between the feninines- This morning
both husbands got up early; wives ditto
Husbands took Carriages, and their wives
lone armed with five children and the
other with three-took otter vehicles in
waiting. When the two daelists arrived
At the spot they were somewhat aston
ished on seeing the two other carriages
attS up win tueu passengers, VINO
cody informed the men that they also
had como to Il ght. so as to make il q
complete family quarrel. each at the same
time producing an empty purse and a
packageo Of baby linen as their arms and
munitions Of war. The little ones had
pop guns and ere cracker, and soon
some indulged in . cry. It il useless to
add that the bloodthirsty Benedicks
made peace on the spot. and returned to
Havana, in company with their seconds,
70 celebrate the affair over champagne
dinner.
Year: 1867

We find the following receipt, for saw
ing OLIVE presume coal oil in oHr ex


changes. Try it: Put the wick into the
lamp, and fill the latter shout half full
with coarse salt. and then about an inch
of oil, and it will be found that q great
saving will be the result The salt wastes
Away gradually during the burning and
must, therefore, be renewed from time to
time The light Is pure aud more bril-
liant than without the salt, and the wick
requires no snuffing 20
Year: 1867

CoIUMrIA July 81, i8G7.-G' "'tI: The under
signed. i'll behalf Of many others Of your friends
as we'll as of themselves very respectfully crav,
your advice With regard to their action III the very
important matters soon to DO submitted to the
people of this State. W have no intention to tp
pose the execution of any law, even it in olr
power but under the Reconstruction ! ct, certain
latitude Of action is left us, which entails upon Us
entire responsibility for all consequences which
may flow therofrom. We believe this RESPONSE
bility to be very grave, and these Consequences
vital to every class of our community, inseparaby
connected as the interests of all. Recent
events show that there Is no longer possibility
of that entire harmony Of action among people
for which you and have heretofore hoped aud
striven. The views Of the whole community are
unsettled by the new aspect Of affairs, and the
people look to these who command their conf
dencc for d course Of action upon which al may
agree who truly desire the prosperity Of the State.


Hesitating to intrude upon you in your with
drawal from public affairs, but believing that your
own appreciation OF the emergency will excuse our
request; that your well proven patriotism viii IL
resstiby plead it and that your calm and eX-
perienced Judgment viii weigh supromely with
your friends, and command the deep consideration
OF all honest men, we subscribe ourselves,


Very respectfully, yours,
Year: 1867

NapoIeon's Plan for the Relief Of the Pope.


II was stated officially in the French Legis-
lature on Tuesday last that the Emperor is
in favor Of the partition Of the Papal debt
among the Catholic Powers. This is an indi-
rect way Of pledging number Of the Cont
mental governments to the maintenance Of the
present state Of things in Rome. Napoleon
seems to be passing from one political blunder
to another. His desire to retain o power of
him to the consequences Of this eternal policy
Of intermeddling. The checks which he has
received in Italy, Germany and Mexico seem
to have produced but little effect upon him.
To the rest of the world it is plain that they
have weakened his popularity with his people,
and that few more false moves Of the same
kind will entirely destroy it If there is one
question more than another which it is dan
gerous for him to reopen it is that OF French
interference in Rome. He got safely out OF
the consequences Of hissfrst mistake in that
quarter, and should be satisfied to remain 50.
The voice Of the Catholic world, at least of all
but the fanatical portion Of 1t, is against the
continuance Of the Pope's temporal power.
But even if this were not SO the Italian people
are determined to put an end to II, and what
nation wills it will be difficult to gainsay. This
guaranteeing or assumption of the Papal debt
is simply intended to commit the Catholic
Powers to an armed interference if necessary;
and II step Of that kind should ever be at
tempted we need scarcely soy that the conse-
quences will be fatal to Napoleon He GER
tainly will not be sustained by the French peo-
pie in . war for such a purpose. The very
idea shows that his mind is becoming weak
sned, and that, like Louis XIV. towards the
close Of his life, he Is surrendering himself to
the influence Of women and priests.
Year: 1867

The advantage and design of the Money
Order System, we believe, are not fully un-
derstood by all wnom it is intended to ben
eft. Surprising such to be the case, we
have the right TO venture brief ezpana-
ton; as no doubt, MANY who send money
by enclosing it in letter, Thereby exposing
it to the risk Of loss, would avail them
selves Of this very safe method, did they
know NOR about it,


The purpose of the system is to afford a
safe mode for the transmission OF small sums
of money, and it is not intended, therefore.
that it should interfere with the business of
bankers. Orders can be obtained for sums
as low as one dollar and as high rs $50; but
should any larger amount be sent, addition
al order would have to beprocured. The
fee for orders not exceeding $40, is ten
cents, for those oversee, and not exceed
ipg $50, twenty five cents.


The money is never sent through the,
mail but paid at the Office where the order
is obtained, and then the order is paid.At
the Office upon which it IS drawn to the
person in whose name it is drawn. Should
an order be lost in transmitting, it can be
renewed on application.


All post Offices are not money order Off
ces--nnly those ut county seats, as well as
other offices at business points, such as at
Massillon, Orrvihe or Wooster. But this
need not be an objection, as an order can be
tmadc payable to another, by the indnrse.
p,ent OF the person in whose name il il
drawn. And there is no community but
that can thus conveniently reach q money
order Office. #


We reeomm end this system fully, because
of the great convenience, absolute safety
and chespness by which small sums Of mon
ey can be sent.


To register letter does not, by any mean,
insure its safety. The money is always en-
closed in a registered letter, and 40 matter
how small the sum, it costs fee Of twenty
five cents, and then gees at the risk of th,
person sending e. Canton Republican.
Year: 1867

THIS extraordinary Lamp produ-e7 is own | Gas by the yaPorization of Petroleum Naptha, or Bcnzine lt enis neither smoke nor intensity tC an ordinary gas burner and at an eX- pense of from one 10 three cents per hour only, according 10 the quantity Of light required. II is peculiarly adapted for mining purposes, also for stores, factories billiard rooms, and n fact for all purposes where regular gas is not available, and for winch it i- au uimiraur substitute As an outdoor light it stands unriyalled, burning with undiminished brilliancy in a strong wind.

 DIRECTIONS FOR USE.

 Charge the reservoir with the prepared fluid, or with BenZine, from half to thTee-fourths iull-al- low portion to run through into the cup-theu turn of the tap, and ignite the fluid which will heat the burner sufficiently to generate the gas. which will be seen issuing from the top. The tap must now be turned on, aud steady light will be maintained till the whole Of the contents of the reservoir b consumed.

 small needle, bent st ;he point and fixed in a holder, may be occasionally required to clear the minute hole through which the gas issues, and the regulating screw at the bottom turned a little back-but care must be taken not to force the screw too high, and it should never be used to ex tinguish the light by turning the tap oh, il will gradually go out

 When necessary 10 renew the cotton which is placed in the lower pipe to prevent the too rapid ' How Of the fluid, the Lamp should be placed in d vice and the burner screwed of The burnt cot | ton must then be entirely withdrawn and fresh piece of stout cotton rag, one inch wide and foul | or five inches long, should doubled over piecC of wire and inserted into the pipe-the ends cut short Od the burner screwed on with little white | lead, and the Lamp is ready for use ! Manufactured solely by
Year: 1867

The fourth volume ofthe MINER was begun Jan uary l, 1867. IL is the determination to make it in every respect more complete and attractive than the preceding volumes. While il will treat Of all matters of public importance, its col umns will be moro particularly devoted to the in- teres,s Of the miners of Arizona the intrepid and deserving men who as pioneers and prospectors through dangers and difficulties to which ordiEa- " men would have succumbed have wrested this rich country from Inc hands of the savage, and will not abandon it. As their organ, and a record of ihe progress in the opening and development of the unriyalled mineral, agricultural and paste ral regions of the Territory, and Of all that per tains to its growth and prosperity, the MISEr will merit a large local and general circulation As the oldest paper n the Territory its value as news medium and advertising sheet must be ap parent, not only to onr own citizens but also k business men throughout the Union.
Year: 1867

flowed and run into each other, and in shor,
nave divided up the whole land into islands.
Taking this into visw with the fact, nearly
all the principal covntvies Of South Ameri
ca-Bfazil. Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador New
Granada, Nenezuela--have their main drain
age aud the best portion Of their domain
either in this valley or III navigable con
nection with it, the importance and tue
Justice of the late decree of the Emperor
of Brazil, opening tho Mediterranean of
South America as a free Highway for all
nations, are seen at once in n conspicuous
light, The Amazon by nature belongs to
South America and mankind.


The treasures OF commerce TO be directly
drawn from nature here, have already been
brought iua general way to the notice OF
our readers. We may add to the 800 kinds
Of choice timber, remarkable for their
density and beauty Of grain, which cover
the entire country with dense forest, an
endless variety OF strong and light textiles,
a variety of fruits of the myrtle family, as
numerous and IA fine as that of the rose
family that embraces all the choice kinds
of our northern climate, another family
akin to the magnolia embracing also great
variety of luscious fruits, and still another
family os which the character was not de





ably the greatest on the globe, the material
Of chocolate, caoutchouc, Brazil uuls, etc.
in inexhaustable profusiou everywhere
and finally the grand staples, drugs aud
dyes of the richest character and variety
Settlers would have nothing to do but to
gather these stores from the gorged nature
in a perpetual harvest, and commerce.
nothing but to load cargOes of treasure al
most directly from the ground on which it
grows. The aquatic vegetation is so lux
uriant that it Is never apparent where the
land ends and the water begins, aud the
latter is often concealed completely by q
prairie of rank vegetation and gorgeous
| flowers.


Bat there are not now 250,000 people in
all this new world and the bad reputation
of the climate, which the learned professor
stoully comhats--declaring it, from ten
months trial, most delightful aud salubri.
ous--is imputed to the unanimous hue and
cry of the officials oxiled from time to time
to those wild though luxuriant solitudes,
whose natural discomfort has attributed to
them every deadly evil that imagination
can conceive. OF the temperature aud
other interesting matters oil this lecture we
need not repeat what We have here toforo
| republished.
Year: 1867

Some time ago boy was discovered in
the street, evidently bright and intelligent,
but sick. A man who had the feeling OF
kindness strongly developed, vent to ask
him what he WAS doing there.


"Waiting for God to come for me-" he
said.


"What do you mean said the gentle
man, touched by the pathetic tone OF the
answer, and the condition of the boy, in
whose eyes aud flushed face he saw the
evidences OF fever,


God sent for mother, and father, and
little brother" said he, and took them
away to his home up in the sky ;and mother
told me when she was sick that God would
take care Of me. have no home. nobody
to give me anything and so | came out
here, and have been looking so long in the
sky for God to come and take care of me,
as mother said lie would. He will come,
won't he !? Mother never told a lie."


/" Yes, my lad, said the gentleman over
come with emoioni "he has sent mo TO
take care Of you"


You should have seen his eye fash, and
the smile OF triumph bteuk over his face, as
he said


Mother never told a lie, sir but you
have been SO long away"


What a lesson OF trust, aud how this in
cident shows the effect Ui never deserving
children With tales


IT is beauty's privilege TO kill time, and
Year: 1867

Some two years ago woman at East
Lulworth lost her wedding ring while on
gagged in her domestic duties. A few days
ago she was peeling potatoes, and on divid.
ing a sort of double one she fould in tho
inside of the potato the lost wedding ring.
which she was able to ideutify. Tho po-
tato was grown in field some half mile
from the cottage.
Year: 1867

rule of the Democratic party In
former years when it was always sue
csssiul, was "vOTE EARLY" The sys-
TEN presents more advantages than are
apparent at first sight.


by voting early, you render yoaiseli
free to devote your attention during the
day to hunting up and bringing to the
polls your neighbols who are less
prompt.


BY voting early, you avoid the danger
of procraStmation until it is too late.
BY voting early, you prepare yourself
for the business of the day, and avoid
the danger of unexpected calls upon
your time causing You to lose your
vote.


Let the old rule be strictly followed
by our own Democratic and Cosserva-
tive citizens to-day.


VOTE EARLY.
Year: 1867

TIE Tribune says the Republicans are
bound to go under if they don't succeed
in their negro policy, and the Tribune
never said truer word. The Tribune
notifies the tender-footed of its party
that they can't ego back" on the negro
if they would, and every sensible man
must see that the Tribune speaks the
fact. The Tribune admOnishes every
professed Republican who turns against
negro suffrage to "bespeak and secure
beforehand place in the Democratic
caravan, and the wisdom ofthe 7ribune's
advice is beyond question.
Year: 1867

We would remind oar friends that
there is "a vast amount of work to be
done to-day.


Lay aside your usual business and see
that the interests of the campaign are
properly cared for.


Don't depend upon Committees.


Go and attend for yourself to what
ever may suggest itself to you as i'm
uortant to be done.


Don't omit any effort that may be
necessary to bring Democratic voter
to the polls.


We owe it to ourselves to inaict upon
our opponents an overwhelming defeat
today, and W. will do it if we work
for it,
Year: 1867

There is necessity for the active ef-
forts of every Democrat in the city to
make the triumph of our ticket as CON-
plete as it should be.


Erery rote is needed, not merely for the
election of our ticket, but to elect it by
a majority that becomes US after the
grand triumph in Ohio, Pennsylvania,
California and Connecticut.


Let every sympathizer with the tri-
umphing cause come to the polls and
help us.
Year: 1867

We remind our friends of tie great
Importance Of leaving no effort unex-
pended in giving LEWIS APPLEGArE a
rousing majority in Ohio county. Last
fall the district was very close. We
may need every vote We can give our
candidate in this county.
Year: 1867

And let us roll up such majority for
our ticket to-day as shall dispirit and
discourage our foes for all time to come.
If We beat them as badly as it is in our
power to do, we will have but little
trouble with them in this county here
after.


Let us stick hard and put the finish
ing blow to Radical intolerance, so far
at least as Ohio county is concerned.


We cant erery rote brought out. Ht
need erery one.
Year: 1867

Your Democratic neighbors and bring
them to the polls.


At every election there is number
of qualified voters who fail to deposit
their ballots. BY proper exertion on
the part of those who feel the import
ance of the issues involved in this cam
paigu, nearly all of these voters may be
induced to come to the polls and deposit
their ballots.


Hunt them up.
Year: 1867

A friend Of General Grant asked him
the other day what he now thought of
his declaration-"thew will of the people
was the law of the land" He replied,
"the people have spoken; let them be
obeyed."
Year: 1867

AT the recent election in Virginia the
negroes voted almost to a man in favor
of constitutional convention, and for
just such delegates to the convention as
the majority of Whites did not want.


There was nothing surprising in this,
at least to any one who had credited the
Negroes with sufi cient judgment to dis
criminate between friend and foe. That
he should want to exercise the rights of
citizenship, since he is compelled to bear
its burdens, is natural, just as natural as
it was for him when slave to covet his
freedom. That he should use his ballot
SO as to secure the former, might be cx-
pected just as naturally as that he should
have used his legs in days gone by to Sc
cure the latter. Any other course on his
part would have indicated a stupid igno-
rance or scottish indifference that would
have satisfied all minds of his utter un>
fitness for the endowment. But Just be-
cause he did just what he ought to have
done, ard what would have degraded him
in the estimation OF the rebels themselvs
if he had not done, they turn upon him
with ferocity that would disgrace even
the negroes were the situations of the par
ties reversed. They propose to drive
him from employment, TO deny him the
common right OF all Gods creatures, that
of toll, and to bring upon him all the
horrors of absolute aud hopeless want.
Such madness and stupidity combined,
have seldom been equalled in the same
people. Even surprising that there ex-
isted necessity for some vindicatory
measure, the thing proposed is the very
refinement of non sense itself. The COM
munity that would attempt it would soon
fnd that its own was the greater punish>
ment, and we know of no people who
would be likely to discover the unpleas'
anttruth sooner than the Virgiuians them>
selves. They, can least of all, afford to
do this thing yet they have cammenced
it in downright earnest, and to- day there
are thousands of Negroes in Virginia in
enforced idleness and perhaps want. Idle
ness is the DEVILS work shop; want is
his opportunity Whatever of crime or
violence results from this mean course, let
the responsibility for it be correctly fixed.
That considerable of both will come if
the present purpose oe the white people
of Virginia is PERSISTED in who can doubt 7
-Franklin Repository.
Year: 1867

TEN FoLLIEs.--To think that the more
u man eats the fatter aud stronger he
will become


TO believe that the more hours chill
dreu study at school the faster they will
learn.


To conclude that if exercise is good
for the health, the more viol,nt and ex-
haustipg it is, the more good is done.


To Imagine that every hour taken from
sleep is an hour gained. ''l A4-


To act on the presumption that the
smallest room in the house is large enough
to sleep IN. ~


TO arg ue that whatever remedy causes
one to feel Immediately better is "good
for" the system, without regard to more
ulteror effects. a.


To commit an act which Els in itself
preiudicial, hoping that somehow or an
other it eau be done iu your case with
'impunity.


10 advise another to take a remedy
you have tried yourself, without making
special inquiry whether all the condir
tions are alike. ..,....


To cit without an appetite, or continue
to eat after it has been gratifed merely
to crafty the taste. tl q


To eat. a hearty supper for the pleasure
experienced during the brief time IT IS
passing down the throat, at the expense
of whole nights disturbed sleep, aud a
weary waking in the morning
Year: 1867

through some banking system that Mr..
Pendleton proposes to destroy our pres
ent National Banking system, and, to
substitute nothing in its place that his
policy would depreciate the greenbacks
to third of their present value, and
would Immediately precipitate p disas>
trous collapse in our financial and busi>
ness interests, without accomplishing a
single beneficial result. We must have
banking system of some kind. We
could do better without railroads than
without baLks. The only question is
whether the Government has driven
good bargain with the bankers under the
present system. If they have not, they
have the power to amend the bargain at
any time. They can drive it closer and
closer, until they drive the banks out OF
the business. 1t has been shown that
the banks now pay in taxes about all the
interest the Government pays them on
their bonds. The profits of the banks
have been about proportionate to those
in other kinds of business. But we de
not object to any amendments to the Ma
tional Banking law whereby the Gov.
eminent will drive closer bargain, give
less and get more but Mr. Pendleten's
so.called plan simply destroys the banks
ing system and substitutes nothing for
it. The theory that Government can
save any sum whatever by destroying all
the banks is preposterous. 1t is one of
those crule destructive vagaries which
men out of power, and divested of all re-
sponsibility, may advocate, but which,
if they were themselves in power, they
would have too much sense to carry out.
~ Y Tribune,
Year: 1867

The President and Managers of the Fair field County Agricultural Society, propose to open their approaching exhibition for Grand Base Ball Tournament, open to all clubs of the State for the Championship. The winning Club to have solid silver ball as prize.