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Year: 1867

whether he does no, consider II an unimporant
unessentiai part OF bis measure. Hear, bearl


The CHANCELLOR or ExCHEQrER- have objection


whatever TO answer the honorable genteman's question
a. present aad do not wish him TO put IL Oh IN Thurs
day The bill which asked leave 10 Introduce yeser-
day only just In the possession Of members wish
them TO consider it and think, when we discuss
OF it has been fairly consde ed by both sides Of The
House, that 10 the legitimate occasion on which TO
press an opinion on point important tCheers)


MIR. GLADSTONE have several questions 10 put to
the government with reference to this bill; and they
differ from that Of my honorable friend the
member for Birmingham, inasmuch as they do
not touch any matter OF policy, but only ask for
information The right honorable gentleman having
truly said that the bill was in hands only this morn.
ing, have NO, been able to give him notice OF my ques
tions, but shall be most happy to place them on the
votes in he finds IL nconvenient TO answer them
my reading them to him. My questions, sir
these


F6s-wheiher the conditions Of voting In borcughs,
far e. s they are BY NE Ss e % % n arr 70
for under the value Of fl If not in what


II !. intended by the BIN that the
eapaon Of any nouse Warehouse counting house shop or
other building 70 depend upon the occupa
The o .9t1i al number Of male occugers
Monday consisted exclusively of the occupiers of dwelling
ne he NJ Ss w bay
hs d SCI M r s % hs a. o. os
which such estimates are framedf


And lastly, whether occuper claiming be registered
under clause ~ when composition or other reduced rate
order 10 be registered pay the difference
duced rate and the which would have chargeabe
upon him II directly ratedi tHcar, hear.)


The CHANCELLOR OF THE ExcHEouER-I think the
proper mode OF dealing with these questions Is to give
the explanation which may be deemed necessary in fair
discussion when my colleagues and myself have OPP
portunity OF generally reviewing the whole subject
cannot help being Of the opinion that by answering
those questions now, when such opportunity
present ITSELF we may give very false impression TO
the motives by which we are actuated and the object
which desire to attain Hear, hear) 1t is only
when we can avail ourselves of such opportunities
that TO which have referred that the government will
be able clearly to indicate the policy upon which they
mean TO proceed. (hear hear
Year: 1867

Blessed is the man who doth subscribe
for his county paper and pay therefor.
His feet shall not stand upon slippery
places; he shall not he forsaken by his
friends nor persecu'ed by his enemies, nor
shall his seed ever be seen begging.


Blessed is he that walketh to he Office
Of the printer, yea. even ascendeth to the
sancinm and payeth years subscription
therefor Sciah


He shall learn wisdom day by day, and
be exhalied above his fellows.


lie shall talk knowingly upon all sub
jects. and his neighbors shall be astonished
at the muchncss of his learning.


He snail not contract bad debts or lose
good bargains.


He sbqil not pay an additional per cent
on taxes for his eyes shall behold the no
tiOe of the collector, and he will take yarn.
ing thereby.


Verify. he shall bring his produce to
the market when the prices are exceed.
ingly good. and withhold it when the
price descendeth.


He shall not lay hold of red hot pokers.
for his knowledge Of metallurgy will teach
him that hot iron burns.


His children shall not vex him, nor his
wife wear breeches


Tie shall live to good old age, and
when his dying hour is at hand his soul
shall not be troubled as to its future
state.


But it were better for him that doth
refuse to subscribe for his county paper
that he be bound hand and foot and cast
upon feather bed.


He shall have no rest, either by day or
by night for visions of creditors shall dance
upon bis stomach by night, and their
actual presence torment him by day.


IF perchance be bath monent's peace
it is only that ho may have little rest ere
the memory of an evil life lacerates his
mind as the gogd pricks the hide Of the
strong OK, 40 that punishment may be lon
ger drawn ont.


His children shall grow up in wicked
ness, they shall put their hands to their
noses and vex him to wrath, and his wife
shall kick him out of bed. Selah
Year: 1867

HEAVEN AND HoME.-We were read
ing the other day, that on the shores Of
the Adriatic Sea. the wives of the fisher
men, whose husbands have gone far out
upon the deep. arc in the habit at even.
tide of going down to the sea shore. and
siuging. as female voices only can. the
first stanza of beautiful hymn. After
they have sung it. they listen ,illthey hear
borne up by the wind across the deserr sea
tho second stanza sung by their gallant
husbands as they are tossed by the gale
upon the waves, and they are happy
Perhaps if we would listen, we too might
hear in this desert world of ours some
sounds. some whisper borne from afar. to
remind us that thero is heaven and n
home and when we sing the hymn upon
the shores of earth, perhaps we shall hear
its sweet echoes and cheering the hearts of
them that are pilgrims and stranger. and
look for city that hath foundations.
Year: 1867

It's there any particular person you
would wish me to marry?" said widow
expectant to her dying spouse, who had
been somewhat of tyrant in his day.


''Marry the devil, if You like.' was the
gruff reply 'sQh, no, my dear; you.
know it is not lawful to marry two both
ers $50
Year: 1867

A friend of ours, who lives in the coun-
try, relates awonderful story, too wonder
full to be believed, did we not know him to
be a truthful man. He says that yesterday
morning, while in his stable admiring his
fine horses, as he is wont TO do, he heard a
squeaking and f1uttering noise on the out
side, whereupon he rushed to the door, and
imagine his surprise, when seeing his game
hen and rooster victors over large sized
mouse. The games had doubled in on the
unfortunate mouse, as he made his appear
ance beyond the sill of the stable, and the
hen had him securely fastened by bill holt
on the top of his Uranium. Once or twice
she loosened her hold as if to show the
fellow what complete mastery she had over
him, and the mouse tookoto his heels with
all possible speed. 1t was no use. The hen
gobbIed him up again with the dexterity OF
a rat terrier, and continued to shake him
until the breath was out of his body. Then
-oh iswhat then, reader can be more re-
markable than what has just been related
she (the hen) actually proceeded TO gulp
the rat down, head, body, tail and all, just
as if he had been grain of corn or wheat


If any of our readers doubt the correct
ness OF this story, our informant stands
ready to make the proof. The chickens are
a. pair of ".Clippersn sent by Mr.. Prentice
of Shelby, through Capt. Cobb, of Marion,
to friend of this office some weeks since.
Year: 1867

ThEATMENT OF CANARY BIRDs.-The
following facts regarding the treatment Of
these birds will be found useful to all who
possess them:


The canary bird is ole thes does net
require much attention, but what is re-
quired should be done regularly and with
care. If the birds are wanted to sing, there
ought to be only one in cage, as they
will not sing well together. An ordinary
Fancy cage, such as is to be bought any
where, will do. For breeding purposes q
much larger cage is required. Put 4
small square box or small willow basket ia
the cage, and then throw in some lint or
bits of hempen rope, and the birds viii
make their nests. As soon as the young
birds learn to eat alone, they should be ia
ken from their parents and put in another
cage. Keep the cages out of the draught,
and feed the birds with canary seed. Now
and then give them hard boiled eggs, bu.
when they have young ones give them
eggs every day. The cages should be
kept clean, and always supplied with fresh
wator
Year: 1867

KEROSENE OIL.--We publish below the
law just passed by Congress in relation to
The sale of adulterated and unsafe kerosene
CT petroleum Gil! The extent to which
the adulterations are practiced at the pres
ent time is not generally Known. The
most common adulteration is By mixing
naptha (Which is infamable at any tenn
perature) with the oil, thus making a mix
ture which endangeis the life of every one
who burns it. Any oil which will ignite
at temperature of less than one hundred
and ten degrees Fahrenheit is unsafe, and
the law Furnishes its sale with fine and i'm
prisonment.


"Section 20 of Amendment to the In
ternal Revenue Law, approved March a,
1857: And be it further enacted, that
no person shall mix for sale naptha or il
Illuminating oil, or shall knowingly sell or
offer for sale oil made from petroleum n for
Illuminating purposes, infamable at less
temperature or ire-test than one hundred
and ten degrees Fahrenheit and any one
so doing shall be held to be guilty of a
misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof
by indictment or presentment in any Court
of the United States having competent
jurisdiction, shall be punished by a fine of
not less than one hundred dollars nor more
than FIVE hundred dollars, and by impris-
onment for term Of not less than six
months nor more than three years"
Year: 1867




We call the attention of our m .rchan:s
manufacturers, mechanics, professiona
men and traders generally, to the following
ard appropriate suggestions of the Louis,
Vi'lc journal, and trust that they will
profit By them. Says that paper:


owe have been carrying on the Louis
vile Journal between thrty-six and thir.
ty-seven years. During all that time, we
have known no man of business in the city
to fail who advertised literally. And
we have known no one to succeed in any
considerable il even in a respectable de.
gree who Gid not advertise literally!


"Do you tell US, oh candidate for the
custom of the community, that you can't
afford to advertise because your business
is dull? All. why is it dull? Listen
ard VIC will tell you 1t is dull because
yau don't advertise, and you don't adver-
tise because it is dull SO the vacant cir
Gle is complete. We tell you, if you are
doing i'll, to advertise that you may do we'll,
and, if you are doing well, advertise that
you may do better Set high your mark
of business success, and advertise upon it.
You can do SO, if you will, even in hard
times


'A little nerre is nee ded in advertising
as we'll as in using any other effective
means OF success. Your men who have
no more nerve than wet rag advertise
little or not at ali, and thev succeed little
or not at all. You may suppose that we
arc giving advice that We think would
benefit ourselves. Yes, we do think it
would benefit us, but benefit you immensely
more. Think little, and you will agree
with us. And if you agree with US, be
wise enough to act accordingly"
Year: 1867

When a female is in trouble or afflicted with dis
and requires medical surgical assistance.
the first inquiry should be, where is there phys-
clan who is fully competent to administer relief
whose knowledge ofthe female system is perfect,
who thoroughly understands the application of med
icine to disease, whose scientific attainments in
gerry have made him pre- eminent nhis profession,
and whose respectable standing in society recon-
Unless these and many more questions can be sat
isfactory answered, the afflicted should pause be
fore consulting any one. The Doctor has been a
DISEASES for twenty years, and is fully qualified
to administer in all cases, both medically and sur
gically, in IA thorough manner years of study
and practice-both in hospitals and famies-can
make. Therefor families rely upon him upon
a father ALL IN AFFLICTION, NJ MATTER
WHAT IT'S NATURE, WILL FIND IN HIM
ONE WHO CAN FEEL AND SYMPATHIZE
WITH AND BEFRIEND THEM IN TROUBLE
ONE IN WHOSE SECRECY THE UTMOST
CONFIDENCE CAN BE PLACED.
Year: 1867

The Union Party of the State OF California
in Convention assembled, hereby present to
the people of this State their platform and
declaration of party principles:


ResOtrea, That in the present, as in the
past, we are irreconcilably opposed to treason
and to traitors, whether the same shall at
tempt to subvert our Union and control our
Government by fraud and treachery from
within, or force from without; and that up
on the loyalty of the Nation. tried and prov
TN, we rely to re-establish firmly and forever
the bonds of our National Union.


ResoLued, That in reconstructing the Ma
ton its foundation should be justice and its
architect loyalty, and we are not willing
that those so active to destroy should be
chosen and preferred builders to erect it, and
until it shall appear that in the States lately
in rebellion loyal Committees exist. capable
and ready to administer justice and enforce
law in accordance with the principles of a
government of freemen, and equally is it our
wisE that the Government be administered
and the law enforced by the loyal agents of
the Federal Government.


Resolred, That in the reconstruction plan
of the late Congress we recognize policy as
wise as it is magnanimous, and when the re-
spective States late in rebellion shall bring
themselves within its provisions, we Will
welcome them as sisters, and receive them as
equals in reconstructed Union.


ReSolred, That we deem the passage by the
Legislature of law establishing eight hours
labor as legal day. work, eminently just
and proper. ........


ReSoiced. That the importation of Chinese
or any other people of the Mongolian race
into the Pacific States or Territories. is in
every respect injurious and degrading to
American labor, by forcing it into unjust and
ruinous competition, and an evil that should
be restricted by legislation and abated by
such legal and constitutional means as are in
our power.


Resoired. That the future primary elections
of the Union party in this State should be
held under the provisions of the primary
election law, and that such test should be
prescribed and enforced as shall exclude all
persons not members of the Union party.


Resolred, That we fully approve the amend
ment to the Constitution of the State, pre-
sented by the Legislature of 1866, and pro-
viding that the Legislature shall have no
power to make an appropriation of money
for any purpose whatever, for period longer
than two years; that the same should be ac-
cepted by the Legislature, adopted by the
people and become part of the Constitution
of the State.
Year: 1867

Discovered and used by the Resident Physician,
are the only remedies which are safe and sure to
have the effect. The large number of cases in
which they have been used, is guarantee of their
success. Great should be taken in visiting the
Institute, to remember the name. -
Year: 1867

drunkard and save the moderate drink


er. We indulge the hope that this
Congressional Society, by the blessing
OF Almighty God, will contribute some
tinlng to this holy purpose, to rescue
the fallen and save the falling. Let US,
gentlemen of this society, which we
trust will long continue to enroll
among its members the representa-
tlves OF the people as they shall come
hlther IN the years to come, be true to
our plighted faith to each other, and
to our God. Applause Let us re.
member that strength comes from stri.
wing; that, in striving to rescue our
fallen brothers, and to save our falling
brothers from impending ruin, we may
keep our own steps from gliding down
wards, Ever watching, and ever stri-
wing, when life's labors are done, our
bodies may return to our mother earth
unscared, ard our spirits to God who
gave them, unstained by drunkenness.
| Applause.
Year: 1867

the corpse; for the crowd of infuriated
but now somewhat dismayed, Irishmen
gave way before the rise and fall of my
bludgeon. The men who bore the cof-
fin were pushed irresistibly backward
toward the window One of them
shouted:


"Take care, the windi, the windi ~
and then there was great crash OF
broken glass, and to my horror, which
feeling was lost in a supreme sense of
the ludicrous, / saw the coffin with it's
end up disappear through the window.
We at once sprang down the stairs, up
setting several persons IN our descent,
It was full time we had gotten away,
for Black Alley was alive with its den
izens of rouehs and jail-birds who had
rushed out to take part in the row.
The unusual phenomena of coffin fall
ing in their midst arrested their steps.


We had barely time to see the shat
tered fragments of the mahogany and
the sadly abused body of PATIO Shaugh-
Messy, whose white cerements of the
grave were shockingly stained by the
filth in which it had rolled, when we
heard the sharp click of a watchman' S
rattle, and aparty ofthese guardians of
the night rushed in, using their billies
and hooks in an energetic but some
what promiscuous way. Fortunately,
we were recognized by them, and kept
our heads unbroken. But the Black
Alleyians and the "wakers' were taken
prisoners, and, headed by the corpse,
were removed to the station house. { !.


We heard afterward that Pat was de
Gently buried; but no amount of per-
sonal friendship has induced us since
to accept an invitation to a wake, and
for no possible consideration would we
ever again become parties to the Arrest
of Corpse. t
Year: 1867

Republicans of the Ohio Legis-
lature stand shivering on the brink OF
the proposition to strike the word
white from the Constitution of Ohio,
but fear to launch away. Their warm
and sparkling enthusiasm for the pre-
amble of the Declaration of Independ-
ence congeals suddenly when confront
ed by the rugged issue Of this day.
Delicate fictions are permitted to cir
culate to relieve the brethren of the
cold and awful responsibility that
presses upon them. The children OF
Africa who are in our midst, were. re-
Gently represented as begging that no
thing rash orpremature should be done
for taeir sake. They were solicitous
that the enemy should not be grappled
with until a more. auspicious time
might arrive. We have not, however


heard of more than two of the Ameri


can citizens of African descent who
confirmed this story. But while oul
Legislators halt, the issue is made up.
The record Of the second session OF
the Thirty ninth Congress does the
business. When the Republican party
in Congress insists upon enfranchising
the blacks in the District of Columbia
and in the States recently in insur-
rection, and the Republican party in
Ohio sustains that Congress, we do
not see that denial that the party ia
vored negro suffrage would amount to
anything considerable r sE.-9H
Year: 1867

Let others write Of those who fought


On many a bloody field
or those whose daring deeds were wrought
With sword, and spear, and shield;
But will write of heroes bold,
The bravest of the brave
Who fought for neither fame nor gold
Who fill an unmarked gravel
Heroes why conquered many a field
OF hard and sterile SOIL
Who nude the sturdy forest yield
To unremitting toll;
Heroes who did not IDLY stand.


But dealt such fearful blows,
That acres broad Of worthless land
Now blossom like the rose.
The horoes of the plow and loom,


The anvil and the forge;
The delivers down amid the gloom
or yonder rocky gorge:
Heroes who built yon lofty tower,


And forged it's heavy bell,
Which faithfully proclaims the hour,
And marks its flight so we'll.
Heroes who brought from every cline
Rich argosies Of wealth,
Heroes of thoughts and deeds sublime,
Who spurned what came by stealth;
Who won guerdon. fair and bright,
And left no bloody stain
No hearth profaned-no de adly blight,
Upon Gods wide domain.
Year: 1867

THE RIGHT SPIRIT-The Richmond
Eclectic, edited by Rev. Drs. Hoge and
Brown, in its editorial notes concludes
an article on the Educational interests
of the South as follows:


''To the intelligent and virtuous
youth of our land do we look, not only
as the best hope. but as the only hope
of Church and State. Their future
assured success will reflect honor not
only upon the section which eScites
our immediate solicitude, but upon the
whole country. We say the whole
country, for while we love the South
with the affection of heart that almost
broke at its defeat, we yearn for the
reign of order, and right, and truth and
peace over the entire land, and we pray
that the Divine favor may overspread
and irradiate it throughout its magnifi
cent expanse, from North to South
and East to West ..- -..4
Year: 1867

Gen Thomas has addressed letter
to the Mayor Of Rome, Geogia, in
which he informs the people of his de-
partment that the display of rebel flags
cannot be tolerated. The noble sol
dier tells those Confederates that trea-
son is a crime and that any exhibition
of it in his department will be sum


marily punished. He concludes thus


/" With too mary people of the South
the late civil war is called revolution,
rebels are called 'confederates,' loyal
lists to the whole country, are called
damned Yankees and traitors, and
over the whole great crime, with its
accursed record Of slaughtered heroes,
patriots murdered because of their true
love Of country, widowed wives and
orphaned children, and prisoners of
no parallel in the history of the world.
they are trying to throw the gloss of
respectability, and thrusting with con-
tumely and ,derision from their society
the men and women who would not
join hand with them in the work of
running their country. Everywhere in
the States lately in rebellion treason is
respectable and loyalty odious. This
the people of the United States, who


ended the rebellion and saved the coun-
try, will not permit, and all attempts to


maintain this unnatural order of things
will be met by decided disapproval


AS, however, it is pretended by the
friends of the citizens arrested that
I they were so innocent as not to know


that it was wrong for paroled prisoners
and unpunished traitors to glory in
their shame and fiaunt the symbol of
their crime in the face of the country,


they will be released from confinement
with the understanding that no act of
treason will be passed unnoticed, and


may they and others who think like
them profit by the lesson they have
received" a.
Year: 1867

LOOMING AHEAp.-An exchange. taking a
glimpse of the future. says the Pacific Railroad.
now progressing rapidly to compl elton, with
prospect of being opened TO travel by 1870, will be
the great highway of the world. Stretching with
its eastern connections across the continent from
New York to San Francisco, distance of 1858
miles il will afford the shortest and most comtorta
blc route from England to China. The traveller
from London 10 Hong Kong will run up by rail
from London TO Liverpool and take the steamer
which will land him at New York, $3.50 miles to
the westward, within eleven days OF the time he
left home. Thence across the country he Will hyi
six davs TO the Golden Gate, where another steamer
will be in waiting TO carry him the remaining i5oo
miles in twenty-three days. The whole trip Will
occupy only forty days, fifteen less than the short
est time ever made by the Mediterranean and Red
Sea route. There will he not two changes The
whole course will be through the healthiest and
pleasantest regions Of the world, and the land
transit will be grateful relief to the monotony OF
ocean travel These great advantages Will eventu-
ally secure ts the Pacific Railroad the whole trade
of Eastern Asia, and make New York and San
Francisco its principal seats.
Year: 1867

WHEN Verdi's Macbeth was given for the first
sleep-walkng scene did not altogether please the
galleries. The theatre was darkened-everything
looked gloomy and mysterious-the music being
to match. The curtain rose. and the nurse and


doctor were discovered seated at the door of Lady
Macbeth's chamber. a battle of physic and candle
being on the table that was between them. War
not (who was playing Lady Macbeth was wait
ed for in the most profound silcnce-a silence
which was broken by voice from the gallery, cry
ing out Hurry, now, MIR. Lacey. tell US, is it a
boy or girl?'' The inquiry nearly destrohed the
effect of the whole scene by the emotion it created
Year: 1867

BEAR FIGHr.-Thos Smith, ]. Brock and an In
dian had exciting encounter with bear on
McCloud river, says the Shasta Courier, a few days
ago. Brock first fired at the bear and wounded 1t,
whereupon the animal made dash at the party,
who had to do some lively lodging and running
to keep ont of its way After receiving six bullets
in MS carcass the animal weakened, and the hun
tiers had some bear meat for supper that evening