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Year: 1867

ASvIyERsARY or THE REFORMATIoS-
day next will bo the three hundred and fftieth
anniversary of the separation Of Martin Luther
from the Roman Catholic Church, which act was
the beginning of the reformation Of tho Church
in Germany. Throughout the day and evening
the anniversary will be observed by tho German
Evangelical Lutheran churches, not only in this
city, but throughout the United States.
Year: 1867

A CURIOUS CALcULATIoN.-An ex-
change says: "What noisy creature
would a man be were his voice in pro-
portion to his weight, as loud as that
of locust A locust can be heard at
the distance of one-sixteenth of q mile.
The golden wren is said to weigh but
half an ounce; so thata middling sized
man would weigh down not short of
four thousand of them; and itmust be
strange if a golden wren would not
outweigh four of our locusts, Suppos-
ing, therefore, that common man
weighs as much as sixteen Thousand Of
our locusts, and that the note of To-
Gust can be heard one-sixteenth of a
mile, a man of common dimensions,
pretty sound in wind and limb, ought
to be able to make himself heard at the
distance of one thousand six humid ed
miles: and when he sneezed his house
ought to fall about his earsp Suppos-
ing a flea to weigh one grain, which is
more than its actual weight, and to
jump one and half yards, man of
one hundred and fifty pounds. with
jumping powers in proportion, could
jump twelve thousand eight hundred
miles, or about the distance from New
York to Cochin China"
Year: 1867

COOP RoADs-With the sparsely-
settled country in some sections, and
in, the absence Of regularly : laid out
roads, it's hardly to be supposed that
the labor necessary to make good roads
can be bestowed upon them; but in
older and more thickly settled sec
tions of the country, where roads are
regularly laid out, there IS no possible
excuse for the horrible condition that
roads are often found in. There is
nothing that strikes q stranger more
unplessantly than the bad roads to be
met with, and it is often the one cause
that make him seek other States where
roads are better. The loss of time
spent in getting out Of the mire, the
breaking Of vehicles and harness,
and often irreparable injury to
the noble horses, all put together, would
go far to build good roads in every
neighborhood, besides the increased
comfort that would be impaired in a
trip over the. country.
Year: 1867

WHAT IS NOT CHARITI.-Ttis is not char
ity to give penny to q. street mendieant
of whom nothing is known, while we bag
gle with poor man out Of employment
for miserable dime. It is not charity
to beat down sesmstress to starvation
price; to let her sit in wet clothing. sew
ing all day; to deduct from her pitifnl re-
muneration, if the storm delays her
prompt arrival It is not charity 10 take
a poor relative into your family and make
her slave to all your whims, and taunt
her continually with her dependent stu
ation. 1t Is not charity to turn man
out into the street with his family, because
he cannot pay his rent. It is not charity
to give up with q supercilious sir any pat
ronage, as If God had made you the rich
man, of different blood from the shiver-
ing recipient, whose only crime is that he
is poor. It is not charity 70 be an extor-
tiOner-nOt though youibestOw your aims
by thousands.
Year: 1867

reported that in recent conFer-
sation with Lucy Stone, Mr.. Chase said:
"Be free to say from me that l think
there will be no end to the good that
will come by woman's suffrage, on the
elected, on elections, on government,
and on woman herself. ( have said
this in public and private for many
years. 1 am glad that an effort IS
making in Kansas to accomplish it
and shall rejoice when the elective
franchise will be as free to woman as it
is now to men. think, too, that this
will be at no distant day"
Year: 1867

When DR.. Day was President Of Yale
College party went out with him to
practice surveying, and the President felt
gratifed with the intelligence evineed.-
Next one Of the party was examined
'-How would you go to work to survey
piece OF landi" The student hesitated.-
"If man were to come to you and wished
to have his farm surveyed, what would
you do?" ILL should advise him TO
get somebody else to do it, sir"
Year: 1867

The patient of q ''root and herb


medicine man got the following pre-
scription from him for bad cold
"Putcher feet in hot wotter, gotobed
and drink pint of loot" The patient
brought the enigma to US in despair
al can make out the first part well
enough" he said. "Put your feet in
hot water go to bed and drink q pint
that is plain enough. But what's looti"
We were embarrassed at first, but 8
happy inspiration struck us-L-oo--
t-double too-elder blow tea.-And
that turned out 10 be the explanation.
Year: 1867

A genius living IN CaIifornia made Q
nerve and bone all-healing salve, and
thought he would. experimentalize a
little with it. He first cut off his dogs
tail and applied some Of the salve to
the stump. A new tail grew out i'm
mediately. He then applied some to
the piece of tail which he cut of, and
q new dog grew out. he did not know
which dog was which.
Year: 1867

People who are blessed with health and
strength and potatoes, should never repine
at fortune. even If their pockets are
cramped now and then Instead Of look
ing up with envy, we should look down
with gratitude. For every dozen who are
better of than you are there are ten
thousand that are worse. f
Year: 1867

As funeral party in Houston was bear
ing victim of the yellow fever to his
grave, the supposed eorse kicked of the
cover of his coffin and Indignantly insisted
that the pail bearers should carry him
back. He is now recovering.
Year: 1867

In looking over the last issue OF the
democrat, we noticed a leader CRITICS
ing our construction of the Governors
last proclamation; The criticism re-
ferred TO concludes thus: "The PosT
wholly mistook the Governors idea"
We do not wish it to be understood that
1T is our desire TO be eccentric, and be
full of odd conceits and fancies, but
withal, we have endeavored in our edi-
torials to give honest expression to our
convictions. This criticism suggested
another thorough and careful reading of
the proclamation, and our remarks upon
it. The result is, that while it may be
possible that we mistook the Governors
IDEA, we cannot see anything in the Ian
guage of the proclamation that would
cause the retraction, alteration or
amendment of our remarks one iota.
We could scarcely realize that the proc
lamation was a genuine emanation from
the Executive office, when we read it..
Holding position under the Federal Gov
ernment; an exile from the tyranny that
rules the land of his birth, which should
render his allegiance to the Govern
ment that has offered him an asylum
doubly binding soldier of the Repub-
lie tried and true, it seemed to us almost
an impossibility that Gen1 Meagher
should avow such sentiments as were
embodied in the concluding paragraph


1t is indeed gratifying to learn that the
only construction" that we could posi-
bly, place on it is not the idea" intend


ed to be conveyed by the Executive. We
did not publish the proclamation, be
cause the patronage of the Executive il
bestowed upon Democratic journals


They are paid, and paid well, for the
printing of all such matter; and as the
idea" is suggested to be very different
from the construction we have placed
upon it, we would like to know what il
is. The Democrat says we were mista


ken. Show US in what, or we with al
who read the proclamation, will neces
sarily believe that you dare not main


tain tie pledges therein given, and ar,


DESTROYS of evading the consequences o


its defiant and presumptuous rashness.
Year: 1867

ment, to served until relieved by the
regular troops. This is well enough in
its way, but we think there is another
practicable method, which might at
least be used as an adjunct to this plan.
The mining season is about to COM
mence after a long and idle winter.
Men come here to work, not TO enlist as
soldiers to serve for period of several
months, and there are hundreds of the
best class of Indian fighters, who would
willingly mount and speed to any threat
ened quarter, and do efficient service in
any emergency which might arise, but
who will not enlist for any definite
term. Ifthe Government will pay those
who will enlist to remain out in the val
leys or mountains until the troops arrive,
this other class will go without pay, aud
furnish, or be furnished by the citizens
with any thing they require. They will
select their own officers, go at an hours
notice and be there when they are need
ed, and back in the mines when the
emergency is past. Ten men will go in
this way for one the other Let there be
an effort to organize in this way as an
additional means to that suggested and
acted upon. There is another. The
Sioux are the enemies of the peaceable
tribes. They are poor, and the spoils of
war is the only pay they ask or expect


If this trouble comes into our Territory,
the circumstances of the case will COM
pei them to take sides either for or
against US. We can make them useful.
While admitting the superiority of the
Sioux as warriors, they can still be of
great assistance. Having their warriors
with us, and their families back under
the surveillance of the whites, they will
be as hostages for the fidelity of the
warriors, and there will be little fear of
treachery. The Government is employ
ing them on the Platte; Crook has their
assistance against the Snakes in the
Northwest, and we may have it here,
We make these suggestions as auxilia-
ries to the proposed equipPing of vol
unteer regiment for continuous dnty
believing that there is only one feeling
in this matter: to protect our Territory
from invasion, and be prepared to assist


the settlers of any locality, before the
war whoop has rung in our ears, or the


smoke of destruction has went up from
! the homes OF In~rdO-od Families. Thi,
movement has begun in good season
and there is time to consider tile prac


ticability of all proposed plans, aud adop


all or any that may be useful.
Year: 1867




The autumnal equinox usually marks
the dividing line of tho fashionable
world between the season ut the sea
side and the season in the city.


The cold breezes that sweep ap
from along the shore, and the noisy
waves that attend the periodical storm,
utter admonitions to society that il is
time to return to their winter quar-
ters. And the fair and fragile pack
up their summer fineries and set the
caravan in motion towards the city.
And the complacency and indifference
with which these changes are made
from the country to the town, and
from the town to the country again,
and among the shining marks that
tell us how Indifferent the generatio ms
about us, rising and risen, are to
those sacred sentiments about Home,
which are SO often in the hearts and
and mouths of our grandfathers.


Home, to the young girl of the
"Best Society" is where she changes
her clothes and sleeps. What does
this comfortable looking and fastidi-
GUS multitude that we see driving up
from their cottage on the beach, TO
their mansion in the avenue-know
of Home 7 These ancient ladies' and
gentlemen who bow and smrk and
smile, through their rheumatic pains,
at each other and rub their poor old
toes with flannel and tickle themselves
with the idea that they have blood
which elevates, which everybody
hasn't got, which is indispensable,
which makes life endurable. Or what,
of sacred Home, know this rafting,
chattering, wasteful group of the
younger aristocracy? yoang ladies
and gentlemen who have learned that
the most tangible and unquestionabIe
right of Blood is the possession of
Money-and who are considerably
more disposed to spend the latter
than to boast of the former. Home,
after all, is not built. Bricks and
mortar don't make it-and yet some
beloved woman's smile may create it.
1t may not exist within the marble
manor of the rich and great--and in
the tiny cradle that holds the idol of
two lives it may be found. 1t is the
briefest spot of earth sometimes, for
it is the hallowed corner where the
darling of our affections is Home is
the Eden of earth. Since it is no
longer home. Tho babe finds it upon
mothers bosom, and it may be
recognized the wide world over by
the responsive beating of heart.


Home, TO the young man of the ton,
is the place where he can't swear and
mustn't smoke. We may gloss these
staring facts over with all tho honied
phrases in the world, and try TO beat
down aoousias saass;~~s~, hnt the
truth still remains there is no such
place as home in Society. There is
no family gathering beneath beam
ing mother,s eye, such as the humble
daughter and son of the middle life
knows. No advising, and acceptance
of advice, between parent and child.
No looking upon the parental thres-
hold as sacred altar, within which
all the symbols of grace and purity,
and honor Christening pleasure are to
be recognized and worshipped.
Year: 1867

In July, 1865, Hon. ]. H. Campbell
United States Minister to Norway,
with a party of American gentleman,
went far enough north 10 see the sun
at midnight. 1t was in SO degrees
north latitude, and they assembled a
cliff 1000 feet high above the Arctic
sea. The scene is thus described alt
was late but still sunlight. The Arc
tic ocean stretched away in silent
vastness at our feet; the sound Of it's
wave scarcely reached our airy look
out away in tho north the huge old
sun swung low along the horizon like
a slow beat Of tho pendulum in the
tall clock in our grandfather's parlor
corner. We all stood silent looking
at our watches. When both hands
came together at twelve, midnight,
the full, round orb hung triumphantly
above the wave--a bridge Of gold run
ming due north spangled the waters
between us and him. There he shone
in silent majesty which knew no set
ting. We involuntarily took off our
hats-no word was said. Combine,
If you can, the most brilliant sunset
and sunrise you ever saw, and its
beauties win pale before the gorgeous
ooloring which how liz up the ocean,
heaven and mountain. In half an
hour the sun bad swung up percepti-
bly, on its beat, the oolors changed TO
those of morning, fresh breeze rip
pied over the ford sea, one songster
after another piped up in the grove
behind us-we had slid into another
A.,. -
Year: 1867

The mutual endurance of protracted
trial will bind hearts together more
closely often than the bearts them
selves are aware Of at the time. Alb.
sence, too, will cover over little differ
ences of disposition, the wear and tear
of daily contact, and the inevitable,
though often invisible conflict of the
frequently opposing interests of selfish
wills. 1t is blessed work that Time
does in burying any remembrance Of
human frailties that may have existed,
and cherishing only the better, nobler
deeds end influences of our lives. We
forget the little weaknesses, and recall
only the strength of old friends, when
separation is broken and union comes
again. And our sympathies are en-
larged, and effection is rekindled, and
the greeting is generous and heartfelt.
So 1t was that we came back 70 find
open hearts and open homes on all
sides, with not one inharmonious voice
in the midst of this faithful and beloved
charge. 1t is always worth while for
one TO 20 back occasionally, TO discover
by the test how true is human nature
especially in Christian people where
it has been rcgenerated-to the higher
instincts and sentiments Of life. One
knows not how many and how sincere
are the friendships of life, which we
are constantly forming, if we seek to
deal Justly and truly by our fellow-men,
until we come toreview them together,
and to measure them by common
standard in odr hearts. Then the
response comes in ardour, unconcealed
and unaffected.
Year: 1867

A good Joke came off quite recently
at court house. A person, living a
short distance out of the village, is in
the habit Of frequently coming to town
and drinking TO inebriation. At such
seasons he is apt to call on his honor
Judge NJ. Recently he made one
Of bis visits, became decidedly tipsy,
called upon Judge NJ, and desired
the Judge TO write him pledge, assert
ing his intention TO cease drinking.
His honor wrote the pledge, as desired,
and the tipsy individual affixed his
name thereto. He then desired to
have the pledge that he might take IL
home and exhibit it to his wife. His
Honor thought be was himself the
proper custodian of the important doc
ument, but yielded TO the solicitations
of the man, at the same time assuring
him that if he broke tho contract and
appeared before him in state of in
toxication he would have him locked
up. A week elapsed, and the Judge
was confronted by the same man, as
tipsy as aforetimes "How is this p
said his Honor; "did / not tell you
/ would have you locked up if you did
not keep your agreement


Judge NJ" said the tipsy fell
low, "you think am fool i know
what | am about. III show you il i
am fool p and he drew forth his
wallet from his pocket, took out his
pledge, unfolded It's worn creases, and
holding it up triumphantly, exclaimed
"Will you show me the United States
internal revenue stamp on that agree
mentY The Judge caved.
Year: 1867

CONC EAsr.-Mr. Bssell. of the firm Of
Goodwin & Bissell leaves this evening for
New York for now supply Of Hardware,
rtc Their stoock having bsen completely
broken up by the late fire, they now intend
to lay in new and complete stock and will
be ready to supply the trade in two or three
ynrLs
Year: 1867

NEw BRIDGEs.-Our city engineer, w.
D. Clark, has been selected by the Board
of Supervisors to superintend the erection
Of the bridges on Brady street, Harrison
street, and the Hickory Grove road, cross
ing Duck Creek. The superstruc.ures oi
each OF these will cost about 500. They
will be bull. in thorough, and complete
manner |. will he remembered that the
bridge on tho Hickory Grove road was
built two years ago at considerable ex,
pense to the county, and now it is nearly
useless, and would be entirely so by spring.
The expense of building will now be more
than the original cost. We hope the short
sighted policy Of cheap structures will here
after be avoided Good substantial bri ges
are cheaper in the long run, - We now see
BY the one on the Hickory Grove road.
Year: 1867

Are the Mongrcls less bloody and
brutal in their threats of vengeance
against the South now than they were
during the war? Does the conduct OF
the Southern people in any way In
crease or diminish the violence OF those
Northern fanatics? No. The whole
trouble is in the vicious passions OF
those men. Were the South to relin'
ouisN all its rights, and to give itsell
up to be the slave OF the Alongrel fac
tioa, instead of appcasing this dcvellst
appetite for oppression, it would only
sharpen and intensity it. 1t is a mon
ster that grows by y.the vice it feed
upon.
Year: 1867

No usurpation is too fragrant, no
measure too unjust, no oppression too
tyranuous for the Radical leaders to
suggest or resort to for the promotion
or their mad and ambitious schemes.
No obligation is strong enough no
oath sacred enough, no law binding
enough, to restrain for moment the
revolntionis;s who are doing all in their
powcr to place the restoration OF the
Union ond the Constitution among the
impossihili,ics of the future. Under
spch rulers who can hope for the stu


bili,y of Constitutional government


Of any sort, or for the continuance o
free institutions and ofcivil liberty
Year: 1867

The world turns up bat little new.
The Radicals of this day are the very
same as the Jacohins OF France, and
the G reel! and Roman Radicals, that in
the end destroyed their Republics anc
subjected them all to despotism There
is nothing new in their politics. Ever,
item of the Radical news printed daily
is as old as 500 b. c.
Year: 1867

Take square Of soft, plant paper, a
leaf.ofa csst-off eopy-book, for exam
pie; if not too thick, double it into a
triangle, then double it again two or
three times, and then, with the thumb
and finger nail, snip out pieces in such
lshapes and directions as the fancy may
suggest On unfolding the paper the
child is delighted at finding that he has
turned out little mat of paper, often
of very intricate pattern, and always
captivating his eye by the necessary
symmetry OF its form. One or two ex-
periments cannot fail to open out new
ideas to the child. 1 have in my pos
session a collection of these papers
which were done very rapidly in my
presence by children of five and six
years old. Some of them are most
elaborate and elegant in their design.
The inventors of patterns for our carpets,
linens and textile fabrics of every de-
scription are in the habit of resorting
to the fortuitous combinations of shape
and color in the kaleidoscope for their
ideas. And of the infant art before US
somewhat similar use may evidently
be made. These paper figures have the
same recommendation which makes
the forms of the kaleidoscope so valu-
able to designers. 1t is that they are
perfectly symmetrical. By the aid Of
this simple device every lady may be.
come her own designer; and especially
in the days when the braiding of small
table-mats is in vogue, she will find her
self supplied with an endless variety O
suggestions for her work BY contri


vance whose first aim was no higher
than the keeping of her children out o.
| mischief-Good Words.
Year: 1867

The great want of this age is men.
Men who are not for sale. Men who
are honest sound from center to cir
cumference, true to the hearts core.
Men who will condemn wrong in friend
or foe, in themselves as in others. Men
whose consciences are steady as the
needle to the pole. Men who viii stand
for the right if the heavens totter and
the earth reels Men who can tell the
truth and look the world and the devil
right in the eye. Men that neither
brag nor run. Men that neither flag
nor finch. Men who can have courage
without whistling for it, and Joy without
shouting to bring it. Men in whom
the current of life runs still, and deep
dnd strong. Men too large for sectariar
limits, and too strong for sectariar
bands. Men who do not strive, nor cry
nor cause their voices to be heard in the
streets, but who will not fail nor be dis
couraged, till Judgment be set in the
earth. Men who know their message
and tell it. Men who know their duty
and do it. Men who know their plac'
and I'll it Men who know their owl
business. Men who will not lie. Mel
who are not too lazy to work, nor to,
proud to be poor. Men who are will
ing to eat what they have earned, an
wear what they have paid for,
Year: 1867

At banquet given in Chicago on
Saturday last to John B. Cough, he
told his first experience aspublic speak
er. His first speech was when he
signed the pledge, in a temperance
meeting at Worcester, Mass. His COM
rades snickered as he went forward,
and he, looking them square in the eye,
exclaimed aloud, "What are you laugh
ing ats Do you see that handl (E1e
held it up. 1t trembles. But with
that hand / am going to sign this
pledge, and then you may laugh as
much as you please" A little while
after he attended another temperance
meeting. The Chairman called on him
to state to the audience how he got
along, etc. He rose and said he was
getting on finely, hadn't drank a drop
since taking the pledge; was going to
stick to it and felt happy about it. This
was his f'second public speech. He
soon made another and q longer one; a
collection was taken, aud this, the FIRST
remuneration he ever received for a
lecture, amounted to exactly two dollars !
He was soon solicited to make a stump
tour for Temperance of a fortnight's
duration. He asked and obtained per-
mission Of his employer who was a
bookbinder, to go, with the understand
ing that his situation should be retain
ed for him. The books he had in hand
were just ready for gliding. He wrap
ped them in his apron, turned his back
upon them aud has never seen them
since. He spoke at one stretch almost
every night for a year, and averaged
less that two dollars per lecture.