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Year: 1867

A man would have cursed the brutalized
husband for such conduct. But not so this
loving wife. To all appeals made 20 her to
leave his wretched home and return to the
pleasant one of her parents, she turned
deaf ear, ard answered only: 81 love him
and cannot desert him now. 1 will still
save him, through the help of God.''


But matters grew worse, instead of bet
ter. The wife and her two children were
often without food, and the husband and
father seemed to have become more fiend
than human. Still the faithful wife clung
10 him; still she prayed for him; and still
her faith was unshaken that he would ulti-
mately reform, aud again become to her
all he was in the first years of their love
and welded life.


One night in December, 1865. the hus-
band came home at a late hour. The poor
wife was crouched over the fast dying en-
bers, with her helpless babe in her arms.
She noticed that Esterly looked more wild
and crazy than usual, and his nerves were
twitching at fearful rate; yet she did not
fear him. Finally he asked her why she
had not better fire. She replied that she
had no more wood. This seemed to make
a maniac of him, and the demons that had
been lurking in his wake or besetting his
footsteps, seemed suddenly to possess his
soul, and seizing the infant from his wife's
arms he hurled it upon the Goals, and for a
time would not allow the wife to remove it.


He was delirious-the mind had yielded
to the demon pressure, and he was mad
dened, desperate tiend. Finally the child
was rescued from the fire; but it was too
late to save it, In agony it fingered for two
days, and then God, in his mercy, took it
up to Heaven, and give it home among
the angels.


The maniac father rushed out into the
night shrieking and screaming; but soon
afterward he was seized by some of the
officers of the town, taken to his wretched
home, and there confined for days, until.
through the skill of a physician and the
constant nursing of his wife, he recovered
At first the wife told that while sitting over
the fire nursing the child she had fallen
asleep and the child had dropped from her
arms into the fire. And it was this acci-
dent, she said, that had crazed hel husband
and caused him to flee from the house. Ii
was nearly year before her parents knew
to the contrary.


When Es erly had recovered the wife
told him how the child had come to its
death. She AYERS with the utmost solemn
ity that this was the first knowledge he had
OF it. Then, she says, he resolved to live q
sober life in the future. In few month:
he left home, went TO Southern Illinois for
employment, and is once more engaged ir
business for himself. On Tuesday night
the wife arrived in this city, on her way tt
join her husband again. She remained
here with relative. from whom we derive
the above facts, until yesterday morning
when she left on the train of the Louis
vile, New Albany & Chicago road er
route for the home of him who has filled
her heart with such anguish, and darken
ed so many years of her life with sorrow
that might otherwise have been bright anC
| happy.
Year: 1867

They have gone so far as to organize a
band of spies and informers, composed of
sirty persons, whose daily and nightly
business it is to lounge at hotels, street
corners aud saloons, and catch and treasure
up the remarks that Conservative citizens
may drop in an unguarded moment. These
are reported at the proper quarter, and the
names of the utterers taken down, and put
upon their records. The object of this is
10 select the victims of their cruelty before
hand, in order that there may be no delay
or scruple in the matter when the time
.arrIVps
Year: 1867

In working your way into an Encamp.
meni Of this Order, you will approach the
outer door, snd there inform the vidstte
that yon desire admission into the Encamp-
meni. When You approach the inner
door, whisper 70 the scntinel the word
s LiRoala.p which will pass you When
you get in you win approach near the cen
Year: 1867

their industry which they fail to find 10
home" and to this law on our statute
book is largely to be attributed the fact
that during the last decade our ratio
Of increase Of population Twas less than
that of any state of the Union.


OUR COUNTRY.


It is hardly necessary at this time to
allude to the part taken by Vermont in
the late rebellion. We have reason to be
proud Of her record. Here We stand equal
with any Of our sister states.


Let US not be deprived Of the fruits of
our sacrifice Of men and money by execu-
tive interference. and by the removal
from official positions of men Of firm and
consistent loyalty and patriotism. Let
US see that the cause we gave the lives of
our sons to establish is henceforth main
tained, and that we receive the full bene-
ft Of our sacrifices in the permanent es.
tablishmcnt Of this Union on principles
of justice and eqhal rights; and to that
end let us "urge Congress to act bravely
and thoroughly in the adoption Of what
ever measures may bo requisite for the
establishment of. peace and prosperity
throughout the whole country"
1t is no time now to take step back
ward, but "advance the whole line" hole
the positions we have won, and with ou
fathers declare and maintain that "al
men are equally free and Independent
and have certain natural, inherent ant
ipalienable rights, among which are tn
enjoying and defending life and liberty
acquiring, possessing and protecting pro
perty, and persuing and obtaining happi
ness and safety"


Finally, let US remember that "it i
not in man that walketh to direct hi
steps," and that all our labors are "noth
ing WORTH" without the direction Of th
Infinite Wisdom whose guidance l invok
in all your deliberations.


JOHN B. PAGE
/ Montpelier. Oct. II, 1867.
Year: 1867

necessary to assess a tax upon the polls
and real estate Of the Inhabitants Of the
State, that will realize to the treasury
four hundred thousand dollars. II will
be noticed that this sum is nearly one
hundred and seventy thousand dollars
less than was raised by tax last annual
session.
Year: 1867

CO Rufus Choate in maintaining
the worthlessness Of certain testimony
offered upon the other side, in case in
which he was engaged, once said z" 1t
would be as difficult to find grain Of
truth in that testimony as to find a drop
Of water spilled in the Desert Of Sahara in
the times Of the Crusaders p
Year: 1867

Balance. $40l, ,442 OF


It seems to me sound policy to continue
to apply yearly one hundred and fifty
thousand dollars as a sinking fund to re-
tire the funded debt. Should you concur
in this view, and should the basis Of the
estimate prove correct, it will be
Year: 1867

RIsTORT-In the card concerning the Ma
dame kistori Swindle OF last winter, publish
Ell yes terday, the names OF the Messrs. Davies
were mentioned in such i manner rs TO leave
their connec ton with the affair in doubt. We
had thought that it was generally known that
every cent received By these gentlemen was
refunded, and had hoped that no further ex-
planation OF their conduct was NECESSARY.
Year: 1867

should vote straight Five Conservative bal
lots were deposited by this delegation from
Howard's Grove hospital


The poor old men travelled back to the wa
gon as best they could, and the assistance OF
the police and soldiers were actually necessary
to prevent them from being lynched'oy the
Radical freedmen. They reached the wagon,
however, and were driven off in triumnh,
after casting probably, their first and last rots
Year: 1867

WORK SrspESDED.-In consequence of IN or
der from the War Department At Washing ton,
work has been suspended on the winter quar-
ters which were being erected for the troops at
Camp Grant. Some of these troops will be
ordered TO other portions Of the district.
Year: 1867

The colored men of Richmond who desire 20
vote with their white fellow Citizens for the
peace and prosperity OF the city need no longer
fear the threats OF Hunnicutt and his mob
The scenes of yes sterday proved most conclu-
syely that the military force will protect any
citiZeu-white or colored-in the free exercise
of this privilege Of manhood. Let them hcsl'
tate no longer to cast their votes with their
best friends.
Year: 1867

The election in this city yesterday passed
off with much less trouble than many OF Our
citizens had anticipated. Great activity was
manifested by both parties, and the result oil
The first days balloting must be exceedingly
gratifying to all good citizens. We devote
considerable space TO 4 detail of the proceed
iugs in each ward.
Year: 1867

HUNTSVILLE, Aug %, 1867.
EDITOR BOLIVAR BULLETIN:


Dear Sir-Forty days from the date of
my last letter to your paper finds me in
Huntsville again. then wrote you of the
fine crops growing in this noble valley; but
from that day up to yesterday not shower
Of rain has fallen in this section. COnse-
quently both cotton and corn have suffered
very much, particularly late corn and cotton
The early corn is very good, and 1 think that
the cotton viii turn out pretty well. Morn
ing dawned upon US through clouded sky,
and the lOng-needed rain began to fall about
o'clock, and continued until all were salts
fed. think the rain was pretty general


have been to lower Mississippi since my
last. The crops in that section are very
satisfactory to all who have worked them
well.


The cotton crop of Georgia, Alabama and
Arkansas is very promising South Caro-
lima, Louisiana and Texas will not do so well.
I think the cotton crop of this year will
amount to 3,25O,00O bales Memphis will
certainly get her full share If Memphis is
not the best cotton market we can adopt
she ought to be for the country adjacent to
that city produces just the kind of cotton
that all the American manufacturers want
and great many of them buy their supplies
in Memphis from first hands, and are ena
bled to ship the same from Memphis to their
factories nearly as cheap as from any other

cotton supply city, and ali the expenses will
be less than at any other place.


Truly Yours,
Year: 1867

II
peak hastily of fellow-creature's seer
aults:


OH be not the first 60 discover
blot on the fame Of q friend
A faW in the faith Of = lover,
Whose heart may prove true in the end.
We none Of Us know ore another,
And Oft into error may fall;
Then let as speak well Of our brother,
Or speak not about him at all
A smile or a sigh may awaken
Suspicion most false and undue;
And thus our belief may be shaken,
In hearts that honest and true.
How often the bright smile Of gIadness
Is worn BY the friend that we meet,
To cover soul Of sadness,
Too proud to acknowledge defeat9
How often the sigh Of detection,
Is heavsd from the hypoerite's breast,
To parody truth and affection,
Or lull a suspicion to restg
How often the friends We hold dearest.
Their nobiest emotions conceal
And bOsOms the purest, sinoerest.
Have secrets they cannot reveall
Leave base minds to harBor suspicion,
And small ones to trace our defects
Let ours be q nobler ambition,
For low is the mind that suspects.
We none Of us know one another,
And oft into error may fall
Then let US speak we'll Of our brother,
Or speak not about him at all
Year: 1867

The New Orleans Times concludes q
double loaded article advising the accept
ance of the military bill, with the following


The question with oln people now is-
not what they desire, but what they can ac-
cemplish with the stubborn, unbeHding ma
teriaIs on hand They niust maize the best
of an unpromising situation themselves, or
hand over the political machinery Of the
State, with all their Constitutional rights
and privileges, to the tender mercies of ex-
treme men who are emperics in statesman
ship and place hunters BY profession. In
terests cf so serious q nature are involved
that we can no longer remain silent on this
subject. Our people must either accommo-
date themselves to the force of resistless
current, or be swept by its mad strength
against the rocks Of a political Scylla or
into the whirlpools Of political charybdis
Though the conrse we suggest is an unpleas-
ant alternative it still is the only one left !;
we must accept it now, or look with fear
fui certainty for still harder terms.
Year: 1867

The fact that the managers of the Con
servatiYe faction have resorted to the des-
picabIe trick of using the names of respect
able colored Radicals to give responsibility
20 their Convention, is proof that they are
driven to the wall and are ready. to resort
to the lowest articles to keep up show OF
fight They only manifest their want Of
sense and candor by such conduct. The
colored population feel aprofound contempt
for their strategems No doubt four-ffths
of the names they parade in their list OF
delegates are those ef Brownlow Republi-
gans.-Fress AID Times. t p e1a s's
Year: 1867

Too many of our farmers seem to lie
of the opinion that if they buy their
cattle and turn them out to grass, moth
ing need be done until they are fat; and
that the great point is to have as many
as they can possibly keep.


This branch of farming, like all others,
needs experience, and will pay for more
attention than it generally receives. In
most cases as soon as the cattle are turn
ed out in the spring, they are allowed
to have the whole range of all the pas
ture fields at their will. This is a mis-
take; they sheuld not be allowed to roam
about iu this manner, but should be
controlled. They should be changed
from field to field every two or three
days.


Cattle, like all other animals, like a
change of food: nor is this the only adj
vantage; by contining them to one field
or portion of ground, they will cut down
the grass before it comes too rank, and
that in the other fields may be growing,
and when they are ready to 60 into an
other field the grass ofthe one they leave
may go on growing, and thus the grass
will always be young and tender.


They should have q change of pasture
every three OF four days, and be changed
not only from field to field, but from up
land TO meadow and from meadow TO
upland. 1t is great mistake to have
too many cattle. Remember that ten
well fattened are as good and will bring
as much as fifteen or twenty only hall
fat.


Shade and fine salt are of great i'm
pOrtance; the latter should be supplied
at least once q week. The best way
which can find is to mix il with bran,
say one quart of salt to half peck OF
bran and place it on the ground in
small piles.


IL the cattle are not fat when the
first heavy frost comes, they should
have something more than grass, for
that as soon as frosted loses great por-
tion Of its powers of fattening; pump
kins raised among the corn, nubbins or
small potatoes, Tin small quantities.
will answer the purpose.


generally feed from ten to fifteen
head every summer, and always make
il rule to keep ten bushels of corn and
FIVE of oats, to feed (ground and placed
on the ground in thefall) after the first
heavy frost.


In conclusion, there is more depends
upon the care taken OF fattening steer
than many suppose. They sould be
kept quiet and free from excitement OF
all kinds.-4 Grarier, in GeTmaHto,rH
TELEGRAPH.
Year: 1867

POLITICAL PREACHING.-The New
York Journal Of Commerce, in a recent
and forcible article on this subject,
makes the following remarks: 'NO
one ever hears of clergyman preach
any politics which are distasteful to q
majority of the people. The political
sins which the clergyman condemns
are never the sins of his own congrega-
ton. Ii is one of the, marked and
striking characteristics Of the times
|. that o Radical clergyman never preach.
ed politics to anything but Radical
congregation"
Year: 1867

We predicted few days ago, that the
Radical ring-masters here would not
consent to call q Convention of their
party to organize for the Fall CAM
paign, although it was the general wish
of the loyal that such Convention
should be held. Weintimated that such
an assemblage did not suit the present
purpose of the ruling clique; it would
compel all honest avOwal of sentiment
upon the negro question, and the powers
that he were indispOsed TO risk the con-
sequences.


1t seeTs we read the signs in the
Radical sky with some correctness. No
Convention will he held. This is the
fiat of the management and whether it
be satisfactory or not, all subordinates
must acquiesce. The Clarksburg TeIe-
Jrapk, which insisted upon the Conven-
ton with considerable vigOr and earn-
estness, subsidies with exemplary mod
tSlN, nON, thdl tuC uCbcl mluhtiOh VI
the "loyal' oligarchs of Wheeling is
announced. The Telegraph says:


We learn that the Union Executive
Committee of the State have decided
that they will call no State Convention
of the Republican partJ. We believe
that il would have been TO the interest
of the party TO have called conven-
ton, but as we will have none, we will
say uo more about il, but do the best
we can without it,


The party is evidently in 4 good state
of discipline. The perfection of drill is
said to be accomplished, when each in
dividual of an organization becomes an
automaton, moving in implicit obedi-
ence to the bidding of superior author
ity. The tame submissiveness with
which the Radical masses in this State
will yield, al the dictatiOn of hali-a-
dozen loyal" Superiors, their prefer
ences in the matter of State Conven-
tion. is not the only evidence OF fine
training that might he pointed ont.
Year: 1867

WHEN TO MAKE RAHs.-It is i'm
portant that farmers should know when
to split rails, so that they will keep
longest. The timber should be cut and
split in September, as the sap has then
performed its Office. When the rails are
split the bark should be peeled off so
that they may season and dry. Intheir
present situation many farmers have 10
consult rather their convenience than
scientific rules; but as affairs improve
it will be necessary TO observe the
proper times and seasons for all manner
of farm work. When we consider the
vast amount of fencing to be done in the
Southern States, this subject of rails
looms IN a. one of the frs; import
ance.
Year: 1867

FTEETH AND PAINLESS DENTISTRY.
L corner Camp and Canal streets, New Or
leans. \ fun Sett Of Teeth made in Thirty
Hours. Teeth inserted on Vulcanite Base,
vastly superior to gold in every respect, being
much stronger and more durable, and can be
furnished at Half the Price.


The most nervous persons can have their
Teeth inserted without the least pain. Teeth
Extracted without pain. sep2T-3Ino-d
Year: 1867

A CURIosITY.-Mr. Frederick Simonson
has shown us a beautiful specimen of fruit,
the result of new process of migrating.
A plum tree and peach tree grew side by
side in the garden of Mrs. L. A. Simon
son, in Washington street. Early in the
season, by way of experiment, six fruit


buds of the plum tree were tied with fine
silk thread to the same number of buds on
the peach tree. Four of these united buds
dropped immature from the trees. The
other two set and matured fruit, one being
attached to the peach tree, the other to the
plum. In shape they resembled the plum
and in color the. peach, but the flavor par
took of both the peach and plum. The
pit also exhibited some of the peculiarities
Of both these fruits. As curiosity the
experiment is an interesting one, although
in poactical way it can prove of little
service, owing to the time, and labor in
uniting the buds. What the seed of this
hybrid fruit may produce is a question,
however, for the future.-Nerark Journal.
Year: 1867

A FATHER DIES FOR HIS SoN-There
has been a terrible fire in Evansville, in
which some of the best merchants houses
were burned down. The Evansville Cour-
ier says, and it is nobler and braver than
Casbianca:


''We regret to chronicle the loss of use
full man, a loving and kind husband, brave
tather-for in the act of saving his son S
life the father was buried beneath the burn
ing ruins. Mr. Magennis was employed in
the factory as a maker of safes, and had, we
believe, as an assistant, his son, lad some
sixteen years old. These two were working
In the upper story when the alarm was Civ
en-, and. seeking to make an exit, found
their retreat cut off. The father helped his
son to reach a window, and, pushing him
from it, sank back exhausted into the rag
ing furnace beneath The body was badly
burned, and when the fire was somewhat
subdued, there was gathered from near
where the door had been, heap of shriv-
eled blackened remains-all that was left of
a noble man who had died while striving to
save a life that was dearer than his own"
Year: 1867

lesson in itself sublime,


lesson worth enshrining,
I, this: Il take no note of time,
Save when the sun is shining"
These M o-words dial bore,
And wisdom never breaches
To human hearts better lore,
Than this short sentence teaches.


As life is sometimes bright and fair,


AMI sometimes dark and lonely,


Let US forget It's pain and care,


And note its fright side only.
There is no grave on earth's broad chart,
But has some bird to cheer it
So hope sings on in every heart,
Although we may not hear it.
And if to day heavy wing


Of sorrow is expressing,
Perchance 10 morrow's sun will bring
The weary heart a blessing.


For life is sometimes bright and fair


And sometimes dark and lonely,
Let us forget its toll and care,


And note its bright hours only
We bid the joyous moments haste,
And then forget their glitter:
We take the cup of life and taste,
Noportion but the bitter;
But we should teach our hearts to deem
Its sweetest drops the strongest;
And pleasant hours should ever seem
To linger round us longest
As life is sometimes bright and fair,


And sometimes dark and lonely,
Let us forget its toll and care,


And note the bright hours only.
The darkest shadows of the night
Are just before the morning
Then let US wait the coming light,
All bodeless phantoms scOrning.
And W lille we're passing on the tide
of Times fast ebbing river.
Let's pluck the blossom by it's side,
And bless the gracious giver


As life is sometimes bright and fair,


And sometim es dark and lonely,
We should forget its pain and care,


And note its bright hours only.
Year: 1867

In Vicksburg the burnt district is being
rebuilt, and the activity of building in other
parts of the city shows that the people are
rapidly recovering from the stagnatlon
caused by the war
Year: 1867

The following beautiful incident is record
ed IN the Pittsburg Dispatch:


The noble deeds of robin-red- breast have
been celebrated for generations in both song
and story, and the tender sympathy which
tins bird is supposed to feel for stray babes
has gained for it the highest opinion of the
occupants of the nursery. A painful little
circumstance, which will interest our young
readers. and at the same time serve to con-
flrm their regard for the robin, was brought
to light after the fire at the residence of Mr.
NJ Callum week or two ago In tree
near by, robin had built her nest, and
hatched her brood. The birdlings were too
young to fly, and although the flames pro-
gressed, and the heat became more and more
intense, the mother bird refused to leave
her nest, and pershed in her efforts to pro-
tect her little ones from harm. The nest
was afterwards discovered, and the parent
bird was found, with her little brood still
under her, but all were dead. What a Won
derful instinct has the Creator bestowed up
on this little creature, that would impel it
thus to sacrifice its own life, in manner so
peculiarly painful in its efforts to shield the
helpless little ones committed to its charge
Surely many men and women might learn
lesson of wisdom from this martyr bird