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Year: 1866

ufacIurer.


1t is conceded fact and admitted by eve
ry one, that if the Capitalist or ManUtac-
turer can secure monopoly of the sale and
manufacture of any article of universal con-
sumption, that they have laid the stepping
stone to permanent structure of wealth.
The cause of so many failures with men of
enterprise and small capital is the compe-
tItiOn of buSnesS-the advantages of com
bined capital against the man of limited
means, with no protection thrown around
him. tits seldom that there is an article
patented that is destined to come into gen
eral use, and can readily be sold to every
family in the land. From time immemorial
THE BROOM has been an Indispensable
article in every house, and may we not safely
conclude that it always will continue So
If, then, the sale of this article is unlimited
and there is no end to the demand while
time last can there be a shadow of risk in
securing the sale and manufacture of one
of the most complete and simple made
Brooms that the world ever produced.
1t has been the custom of our foretatherS,
from the days of the Roman Empire to the
present time, to construct the Broom on the
same plan, without even an effort to inn
prOyement; but ours is an age of progress
sion-old things are being done away with
and more useful and simple machinery is
fast taking their place, thus it is that we
are advancing and keeping pace with the
age in which our lot has been cast.


The success of this Broom is 10 longer a
doubt The certainty of it being univer-
sally introduced into every house is only
question OF time. Wherever there have
been men taken hold of it, and commenced
manufacturing, the demand has no parallel
III any article ever made. We have, bv the
sale of territory in several States, got in sue
cessful operation number of factories. and
this too, all in the space ola few months as
the patent not granted till June 9th.
1868. In Chicago, H., Mr. Charles f.
Browne, the assignee of the patent. has the
/ largest manufactOry of the kind on the
American continent, and it is not vet three
months since it was put in motion in Michi-
gan, Indiana, Wisconsin, Iowa and Mime
sofa. They are being manufactured by the
quantity, and here, in the city of St Louis
we are completing arrangements to enter ex-
tensively into the manufacture of the ar
ticle, and may we not safely conclude that
there are capitalists ready and willing to
carry this same enterprise into every State
in the Union.


We have more territory than we can con-
troll protitably, and will dispose of any of
the States remaining unsold, at prices that
can't fail to suit the purchasers: and to
men of limited means. we viii divide to you
States by county to suit your convenience


"A word to the wise is sufficient"
Year: 1866

From the N. o. Picayune.l


If the Houston (Texas) Journal does not
cease urging emigration from these States to
the Lone Star ex-Republic we shall be com
PEELED 10 make 'OdOrous' comparisons be-
tween our soil and theirs, our seasons and
theirs, our crops and theirs, aye, and our
stock-raising capacities and theirs.


We trust that our people, here and in
Texas, will give up the habit Of roaming,
living in tents, picking up stakes every year
or two, discontedly, and never having a
home to which they and their children and
children's children can look, with constantly
increasing admiration and affection, from
generation to generation.


Two faalts especially mar Southern agri-
cultural life the first is the attempt every
year renewed of making one great crop, at
every expense Of present comfort, and
the next is Of wearing out the land
with their mode of using it, with the ex-
pectation Of leaving it ere long and moving
to new countries. When the home comes
to be spct intended to be every year
adorned more and more, and made every
year the more and more productive and valu-
able, so as to remain ever in the family a
memorial Of the providence Of his ancestor
for his descendants, and his desire to beget
in them a specific affection for the spot of
their birth, then, indeed, shall we have such
an era Of happiness and prosperity as will
make the whole South a Garden Of Eden.


Bring men from the North and the West,
from Europe and Asia, but do not entice any
Southern man TO renew the nomadic life
which has been our bane hitherto. We
must give up the idea that land is to be made
poorer by cultivation or use, but cultivation
must be made 70 enrich il, and use TO add to
its productiveness. Instead of denuding it
Of It's virgin beauty, we must adorn it more
and more, and the older it grows in our use
the more lovely must it be to the beholder.


Not only does such course as this add
value to the possession in the real estate


Rrket, but it adds incalculably to the hap
=, less Of those who live on and near it, re-
lires the tastes and habits Of the young and
purifes the lives and hearts Of the older
ones. No need then Of resorting TO books OF
travel and the romances of British life TO
learn Of rural establishment, sylvan beau
ties and the felicity Of country life. With
our soil as rich as it is given us by nature,
and such a climate as ours, is it not shame
10 us that we wear il out when hoary-headed
old England is growing younger, more Wig.
orous and stronger under foot every day


No; our people must not move from State
to State, but remain where they are, pre-
serving present fertility and restoring that
which has been lost, and making their
homes yearly and daily more and more at
tractive, making room along side Of them
for the crowded ont people Of other lands
and States, and building up permanent set
Elements capable Of supporting the best Of
schools and churches, and other means Of
moral aud mental improvement at their
very doors. In this way only can there be
real prosperity; for il is as true Of a whole
people as Of individuals, that ''the rolling
stone gathers no moss
Year: 1866

If have any friends OF acquaintances who a
in my line Of business, 1 cordially invite them
will afford me moro than ordinary pleasure 70
n the community who are my friends and soqI
eheerfully bid them welcome, and hope they vi
their goods at once. / want 10 clothe the peoI


/ return my sincere thanks TO the public gen
and solicit share IN future.
Year: 1866

would be rank hypocrisy. Such lam
guagc we Dcmocrats-wc who pray
and hope and labor for reconciliation.
might hesitate to use but surely from
such an orthodox source we may be
permitted to quote and to adopt.
Inc concession of General Martindale,
not merely that the South was sincere
out that there was no alternative for
them but the arbitramcnt of war.
brushes away at once all the absurd
theories which so long perplcxcd lcgis-
latlon and executive oction as to n
rebel oligarchy which precipitatcd the
masses into war. 1t recognizes the
revolt as popular movement. Such
it was, and now when as such it has
tailed, surely the same logic leads to
the result that minute penalties and
Individual Prescriptions should not be
visited on the revolt of whole com
munity.
Year: 1866

The British Government have at last de-
termined to relieve the Irish people OF one
Of their most fruitful causes Of complaint,
by aboiishlng the Roman Catholic test oath
Tha' oath practically debarred every con-
scientious Catholic from holding any posi-
ton under the British government. It net
only required Catholic to swear allegiance
to the Protestant dynasty, but it likewise
compelled him to recognize the Church Of
England rs the true exponent Of the Chris
tian religion. At the session Of Parliament
preceding the present one, an effort was
made by the progressive party to have the
obnoxious oath abolished, but the movement
was defeated by the party representing the
wishes Of the Government We can only
imagine the cause that has induced the
change now manifested by the latter party,


but it is certain they now propose entirely


to blot out the Objectionable restriction
on Catholics. Upon test vote in the House
of Commons, on the 9th inst, only five
members out Of nearly seven hundred dis
sented to the abolishmcnt Of the oath. The
proposition now is to establish form OF
oath that shall have no sectarian features
about it, but which shall require nothing


more from Catholic or q Jew than Is re-
quired from a most devout member Of the


Established Church This is the most i'm
portsnt move in the direction Of liberalism
that has been made by the British Govern


ment for many years.
Year: 1866

LETT 200 lunatics and 800 convicts to
starve. I have provided money to feed
them if the next Legislature refuses to
refund the money, | will turn the crazy
and convicted loose on Middle Tennessee.
1t will be the best physic they ever had,


The Governor closed by warning all his
old friends to stand Ly the Government
He predicted that the South would attempt
another revolution through the ballot box.
If they did, he said, the Northern hordes
would grind .hem to powder
Year: 1866

In a sweet, rural valley, nestled among
the hills of Ma ssachusetts, stands a
pleasant village, with picturesque mill
pond and factory. Several summers age
this hamlet was the temporary residence
Of two young men, who were apparently
artists; as their chief occupation seemed
to consist in sketching the scenery Of the
neigh5orhood, WHICH was celebrated for
its beauty. Their arrival had created
some stir among the villagers, for with
cut "a bit OF pretention. both young men
had certain dignity of manner that
made them look up to and many a pretty
factory girl, as she trip2ed to her work
cast back look over her shoulder as
she met either of the handsome strangers.
Though the society of the village was
unusually intelligent, and the females
were remarkable for their loveliness, yet
there was one famed beyond all the rest.
in both mind and person. Sweet Edith
Mather She vas an orphan, without
sister or brother, aid lived with an aged
aunt, whom she chiefly supported by her
labor in the factory. Edith was popular
with every one. She was SO gentle, con-
sfderate and kind, that even those who at
first envied, learned at last to love her
The younger Of the two artists, whom We
shall name Lowell soon became interested
in the gentle girl, at least if looks, tones
and constant seeking of her presence
were any proof. he was thus interested.


One day he and his friend had clamb-
cred up some rocks on the steep hill side.
from which the village was overlooked,
and as they sat there, the bell of the fac.
tory rang, and the green was imme ediately
covered with the girls employed in it,
vending their way thither after dinner
Among them it was easy to recognize the
light and graceful form of Edith Mather


''Is she not beautiful? Where can you
show NE person so sylph- like Z" said
Lowell with undisguised enthusiasm.


His companion made no reply for a !
moment, and then abruptly remarked.


IL think it is time We had left this
village"


"Why?" asked Lowell in a tone of
surprise.


because, if we do not, you will have
That girl in love with you. Your admi-
ration is evident 20 all her friends, and
you are too honorable to hold out hopes
you never intend to fulfill !"


"liold out hopes never intend to
2lGnw
Year: 1866

There is no death, The stars go down
To rise upon some fairer shore;
And bright in Heavens jeweled crown
They shine forevemore.
There is nc death The dust we tread
Shall change beneath the summer showers
To golden grain or mellow fruit,


Or rainbow tinted flowers.
The granite rocks disorganize


To feed the hungry moss they bear,
The forest leaves drink daily life,


From cut the viewless air.
Their Is 10 death the leaves may fall,
The flowers may fade and pass away
They only wait, through wintry hours,
The coming of the May.
There is no death, An angel form


Walks DER the earth with silent tread
He bears our best loved things away,
And then we call them dead"
He leaves our hearts all desolate-


lie plucks our fairest sweetest flowers
Trarsplanted into bliss, they now
Adoru immortal bowers.
The bird-rke voice whose joyous tone
Made glad this scene of sin and strife,
Sings now in everlasting song


Amid the tree of life.
And where he sees a smile too bright,
Or heart too pure for taint and vice,
He bears it to that world of light,


To dwell in Paradise.
Born into that undying life,


They leave us but 10 come again;
With joy we welcome then-the same,
Except in sin and pain.
And ever near Us, though unseen,


The dear immortal spirit treads;
For all The boundless Universe


Is life there are no dead.
Year: 1866

KEEP TO THE RIGHT.-The streets OF


Richmond are gradually becoming more
, crowded, and this renders it more ne
ccssary than ever that any rule should be
adopted which will save trouble and con-
fusion and practically increase the con-
vcnience and comfort Of every pedestrian.
! 1t is not at all unusual to see two persons
walking in opposite directions meet face
to face and then the difficulty is for each
to pass the other. One steps to the right


and the other does the same; they meet,


bow, dodge to the left, and meet again
till, in despair, one stands still and allows


the other to pass him. The streets are


also encumbered, particularly on Sundays,


with scores of sauntering negroes, who
have no idea beyond that of spreading
their dignified rotundity over the whole
sidewalk and this is another Objectionable
feature which may be removed.


If every person passing along the streets


will ,cqH on the right-hdnd side of the side
walk, and altcdyS pass to the right of any


one that he may meet, there will be no


more collisions, no more loss of time and
temper, and no more unpleasant brushing
against the garments of the great emanci-
pated." This is a very simple thing to do


1t cannot well be enforced by an ordinance,
and must depend for its general adoption


upon the good sense of the people and


their desire to save themselves all un-


necessary discomfort and inconvenience.


This matter may appear at the first glance
to be of but trivial Importance; but II
every pedestrian in our city will determine


to keep to the right for only week or a
day, the convenience resulting from ii will


be so great that there will then be no
danger of the recommendation to keep 10
the right being again disregarded.
Year: 1866

STATE LICENSES IN HENRICO COUNTY
On Saturday next the sheriff and CON-
missioners of the revenue of the county
will meet at the courthouse TO issue
licenses to all who have not yet procured
them; and as this is the last opportunity
double tax, those who are required by law
to obtain licenses TO do business in the
county should avail themselves of il. The
court will also meet that day for the pur.
pose Of acting on all applications for per.
mission to cell liquor,
Year: 1866

THE SYSTEM OF POLICE APPOINTMENTS.
No doubt has been expressed as to the gene
raj efficiency of the police force of Rich
mond and so great has been the confidence
inspired by the restless energy of the Chief,
and the zeal and integrity of his officers and
men, that every citizen has appeared will
ing and determined to afford them all the
aid and support in his power. There are
still, however, some apparent defects in the
system, and to these attention is now called.
According to the present charter of this
city, the Mayor is head of the police,
land shall have general superintendent
and control of said police, pursuant to the
ordinances Of the city, and it does seem
that it would be far better for the Chief OF
Police to be in name and fact head of the
force, he reporting direct to the City Coun-
Gil. Such Il change as this, however, could
not, it is presumed, be made without the
action of the General Assembly. Under
the existing ordinances, the Mayor has all
appointing power, and appoints at will SER
gcants and privatcS, not exceeding in all the
number allowed by the ordinance. To this
practice there is apparently the greatest
objection. The Chief of Police is person
ally acquainted with every one OF ms men
he sees them ut all hours and under all cir
cumStances; and surely he can tell what
man best deserves promotion, and will best
discharge the duties of that position, with
far more certainty than the Honorable
Mayor, whose only connection with the pO-
lice is when he sees them in the courtroom.
Iii the hands of the Chief of Police alone
the power of making appointments and pro-
motions should lie. He would then be di-
rcctly responsible for the men whom he
! chose; and the experience every man in
Richmond has had of his good sense and
Judgment is a sufficient guaranty that every
appointment and promotion would be made
with the single desire of securing the best
men for the service of the city. It's hoped
that the Council will take up this matter at
their next meeting, and make the amend
mentS proposed.
Year: 1866

CRIME IN HENRIco.-The docket at the
present term of the Henrico Quarterly
Court is unusually large, and as the court
can remain in session but ten days, it is
probable that many of the cases will be
continued. The county Jail is full of pri-
sonerS, but most of the offences are OF a
minor character, and only one white man
is In custody.
Year: 1866

CIRCUIT Court OF RICHMOND-JuDGE Me-
REDITH PRESIDING this court yesterday
the petition of Judge J. VI. Gregory, asking
payment of the remnant Of salary due him
as Judge of the Sixth Circuit during the
existence Of the Confederate Government,
was argued by MeSsrs. Stcger and Sands
for the petitioner, and Thomas X. BOwden,
Attorney General Of Virginia, for the Com
monwcath. The Judge will render his
decision in a few days.


The petition, which was drawn by Judge
Gregory himself in a most able manner,
bases the claim upon the ground that the
petitioner was Circuit Court Judge be-
fore the war; that his term did not expire
during the war; and that his term of office
had not expired at the time that the Audi
tor refused to pay the salary then due. 1t
was argued that the ordinance Of the
Wheeling Convention vacating all Offices
the incumbcntS of which had not taken a
prescribed oath did not apply to the case
of the petitioner, as the oath had not been
rendered him, and he, the petitioner, ha,l
therefore had no opportunity of taking or
refusing to take the prescribed oath.
Year: 1866

THE MASONIC EDUCATIONAL CONVENTION
meets tonight at O'Clock, at the City
Hall, to receive and act upon the report of
the committee appointed at their last meet
ing to devise school system.
Year: 1866

ANHIvERsARY WEEK IN New YORK.
This is the week so celebrated in the En-
pirc City for the appearance of white era
watts, distinguished darkics, and wcll-known
orators, upon its streets. Any number OF
benevolent, philanthrophic, and Christian
societies are to have anniversary meetings
this week. Many of them are rather poll
teal or fanatical gatherings than what they
purport to be; yet some of them are of a
very different character. If we find any
matters of general interest in the proceed
ings of any of them, we shall notice the
same for the benefit of our readers.
Year: 1866

THE HoT-BEDs 0P DISEASE IN RICH
MoND.-Although the Board Of Health and
police force have already done much In
improving the sanitary condition OF the
city, there are some few favored localities
which imperatively demand their imme-
date and earnest attention. The princi-
pal Of these are the following


House in Exchange alley, occupied en-
tirely by negroes, of whom it contains
more than one hundred. There is negro
ball In this house nearly every night, and
it is the frequent scene of riot and dis
order. As may be imagined. the whole of
the house is in terribly filthy condition.


FOrty-g,tn Battery, on Main street. near
Rockets, is occupied by white women of
notoriously abandoned character, and il
in every way adapted to foster and propa-
gate disease and sickness.


Rooms 0rr Ruskelrs Stables, on Wan
Street.-These rooms are densely packed
with negro men, women, and children, who
sleep, curse, or drink during the day, and
riot and raid at night. The staircases and
passages are used for the most disgusting
purposes, and the whole building is mass
of dirt, filth, and corruption. No one can
realize the condition of these rooms, which
are about twelve in number, without
making them visit.


The places we have mentioned are in
many respects the worst in the city, and
we cannot in this paper give adequate
public expression to the state in which they
have been found. No simple cleaning ont
will be sufficient for these dcns of iniquity
and dirt, and the only safe remedy is to
compel the landlords to reduce their ten
ants to reasonable number. 1t is pre-
sumed that an effort will be made to clean
up the Lumpkin's-alley rooms and the
rest of them, and it should be done at
once. Every day that is allowed to pass
increases the danger to the city, and no
better birthplace for the cholera or fevers
could be found. If, under the present
law, the police and Board of Health have
not power to compel the landlords to turn
out the negroes who cause the abuses OF
which we complain, the City Council
should at their next meeting take the mat
ter up and grant the authority to take such
steps as may be necessary toinsure as great
degree of safety as is possible to every man,
woman, and child in Richmond. The Board
of Health will do all that they can, bus it
is useless to expect them to keep the city
in healthy condition if one house is to
continue to be occupied by hundred or
more of dirty, careless, irresponsible
negroes.
Year: 1866

RULES FOR Doc FIGHTING.-The
Chicago Republican devotes e COL
umn of "solid nonpareil to a dog
fight. We cory but single para
graph:
Then McCloskcy and Jennings
went through the important and
somewhat process of tasting" their
dogs. This precautionary measure
consists in getting down Oh the
knees and applying the tongue to
the dog on the breast and between
the shoulders, in order to convince
the other side that he is clean. and
that no poison has been applied ex-
ternally for the purpose Of injuring
the other dog if he should bite here.
Each man has the right to require
the other To taste the dog IN any
psrs ihxf be msy indicate
Year: 1866

"Go HOME ALoNEs.-The San
Francisco Sunday Mercury thus
speaks of new society which has
been recently organized in that city {:


A Literary Society has been Or
ganized in this city styled the eco
Home Alones It was organized
exclusively by young ladies who are
bent on improvement of their minds,
and one of their rules is that the
girls go home alone. We predict
the speedy collapse of this society. 1t
isn't organized on the right basis.
Girls can do some things alone, but
it is utterly impossible for them to
go home alone! Nature, education,
habit, inclination, religion and man.
hood all protest against it. Go home
alone! Go home alone! The idea
is absurd. We never saw young
lady who would not develop avicious
temper under subjection to this dis
ciplinc. What is more forlorn than
the sight of young lady vending
her way alone on a bright moonlight
night ? Forbid it, kind Heaven
Young men, on your manhood pro-
test. Go in and break up the insti-
tuition. The girls will thank YOU for
it, and reward you as only girls can.
Year: 1866

A HINT TO RAILROAD LOVERS
We were eyewitness to All affect
ing scene, says al exchange. One
of the indispensables for good rail-
road trip is good company, and that
we had. Even then, however, time
drags, unless the company has some
subject for amusement, and that we
had. Ahead of our crowd was low
ing couple, taking evidently their
first trip after marriage, or their last
bcfore-there was no visible means
of determining which. They clung
to each other as if determined that
only death should Part them, and
were evidently inclined to depart as
far from the perpendicular as
the back of the seat and the side
of the ear would allow. A little boy
was induced, by the offer Of All apple,
to convey to the lap of the amorous .
swain anote, written by some scamp:


"Hadn't you better take sleeping
carr" An exploding shell could not
have separated them quicker.


Thence onward the car contained no
more perpendicular couple than they.