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Year: 1867

son that to be Influenced by what he says
you must hear him, asd see him, too. You
must see the old fellow get up in a fit of
passion, kick his chair away TO make play
room for himself. put one hand under the
breast OF his waisleoat and you must
hear him change his voice from talk to a
scold, and from scold to roar. This is
not oratory, nor rhetoric, nor defamation,
but is something that carries its point in
the Senate better than either. In the old
pro-slavery days when Wade and John p.
Hale and Sumner were about the only
abolitionists in the Senate, the Southern
erns feared the unpolished denunciation of
Wade more than the scholarly invective
of Sumner. l have been told by MIR.
Sumner that on one occasion while Wade
was speaking Mason, of Virginia, touched
him (Sumner) on the shoulder, and, in
tone of positive fright, said My God, see
that man prance = On another occasion,
some one, Wigfall, l believe, told one of
his southern colleagues that he meant to
reply TO one of Ben's speeches. oh, for
Heavens sake don't-don't rouse the old
fellow. We've got him quiet now, and
better let him alone"
Year: 1867




The following is an extract from racy
description of Senator Wade, written by
" Mack" of the Cincinnati Commercial ::
:" Wade is a man not given, | should mag


inc, to close study or diligent reading, but
his intuitions make up for his deficiency
in this respect; they come TO his relief
always, and often serve better purpose
than the bookishness OF other men. Sher.
man is man of close application. stu
dent by habit and inclination and al
though he may have all Wade's faculty
for extemperaneous debate or action, he
lacks self-conffdence TO exercise it. Meth
er of the Ohio senators can be called fn-
ished orators of amy kind in the strict
meaning of the word. But Sherman is a
good rhe,orician and far reasoner.
Wade speaks sometimes with more force
and effect than his colleague; he relies
less on the force of what he says than in
the vim with which he says it. A strictly
Ben Wade speech would be weary, stale,
fiat and Improbable effort from the tongue
of almost anybody else. 1t is ike the how
of Ulysses, which could be welded effec-
lively only by the strong arm of IFS owner
and was bui cumberous and ponderous
load under any other. 1t is for this rea-
Year: 1867

Lori SALISBURY lately stated in pub
lie meeting in London that, from personal
observation, he had ascertanei that Of
adult criminals of that city, nearly all had
fallen into course of crime between the
ages of eight and sixteen years and that
if young man lived an honest life up to
twenty years of age, there were forty
nine chances in favor, and only one
against him, as TO an honorable life there
after. n


This is fact Of singular Importance to
fathers and mothers, and shows fearful
responsibility. Certainly a parent should
secure and exercise absolute coatrol over
a child under sixteen. 1t cannot be diff.
ficult matter to do this, except in very rare
cases and If that control is not very
wisely and efficiently exercised, it must be
the paren's' faut; it is owing to parental
neglect or remissness. Hence the real
cause of crime in such country as Eng
! land or the United States lies at The door
of the parents. 1t is fearful ref ection
We throw it before the minds of the faith
ers and mothers of our land and there
leave it to be thought of in wisdom, re-
marking only as TO the early seeds of bod
| lily disease that they are, in nearly every
case, sown between snndown and bedtime,
in absence from the family circle; in the
! spending of money never earned by the
! spendor-openlng the doors Of confection-
aries and soda fountains, of beer and to-
bacco and wine shops, of the circus. the
negro minstrel, the restaurant and dance;
then follows the Sunday excursion the
Sunday drive, with the easy transition to
the company of those whose ways lead to
the gates of social. physical and moral
ruin. From e gbt TO sixteen--in these
few years-are the destinies OF children
fixed in forty-nine cases out of fifty-fxed
by the parents J Let every mother and
father so!emnly vow, BY Gods help, I'll
fix my darling's destiny for good, by max
ing home more attractive Than the
Streets"
Year: 1867

A GOLDEN THoUGHT.-We know not
the author of the following, but it is one
of the most beautiful productions of the
human mind we ever read:


" Nature will be reported. All things
are engaged in writing their own history.
The plant and the pebble 60 attended BY
their own shadows. The rock leaves ito
scratches on the mountain side, the river
its bed in the soil, the animal leaves its
bones in the stratum, the fern and the leaf
their modest epi,aph in the coal.-The
falling drop makes its sepulcher in the
sand or stone; not footstep in the snow
or along the ground but prints its charac-
ters more or less lasting, map of its
march. Every act of man inscribes itself
on the memories of its fellows, and his
own face. The air is full of sound, the
sky of tokens; the ground is all memoran-
da signatures, and every objeci is covered
with hints which speak to the intelligent"
Year: 1867

MEN ONE Would RATHER NOT MEET.
Men who tell stories that run into one
another, 50 that you find it very difficult
TO get away at the end of any of them.


Men who have quarreled with all their
relations


Men who have been BETRAYED and
abandoned in the most heartless manner
by all their friends.


Men who have been prosecuted and
swindled by a general conspiracy of
everybody.


Men who initiate popular actors.


Men who are always asking, Don't
you think so p'


Men who are always "putting case.'
Men who agree with you too much.


Men ''who feel inclined to join issue
with you there"
Year: 1867

THE cable does not by any means give
us all the interesting items from abroad.
1t failed to inform the American public
that the Empress Eugenie and her son
narrowly escaped drowning off the coast
of France. Had the young Caesar be-
come food for the fishes what change
it would have made in the future histo-
of France aud Europe! True, had his
mother been drowned with him, Louis
Napoleon might have married again and
have had another son, but the probabil-
tiles arc that Prince Napoleon would
have succeeded TO the throne in time.
PIol-Plon, as he is nicknamed, is an ar
dent Garibaldian, and were he to WELD
the imperial destinies of France, there
would soon be amend of the temporal
power of the Pope. But the life of the
Prince was saved; whether for veal
or for woe is yet to be determined.
Year: 1867

Of the numerous publications of
similar character, we know of none that
VIII rank with this, either as to the
manner it is published or edited. Its
typography is perfectly unexceptiona-
Ole and an appropriate casket for the
literary excellence by which the arti-
eles of the editor and contributors are
Usually marked, while the illustrations
which adorn its pages are in keeping
with the other points of excellence. 1t
ispubiishcd in Boston, by TnroN & Co.,
Tor three dollars year. Considering
that this magazine contains nearly or
quite double the quantity of reading
matter-to say nothing of the quality
of any other, similar publication, the
cost to the subscriber is exceedingly
low.
Year: 1867

Oar candidate for the Senate, is q
hard.listed old farmer, possessed Of a
large amount of good, honest sense, and
will make an Industrious and useful
member of the Legislature. No danger
Of any man who works as hard for his
money as does LEWIS APPLEGATE
suuaudering the public funds.
Year: 1867

If the greenback is good enough for
you, is it not good enough for the Bond
holder,-especially as the latter loaned
only greenbacks to the Government and
the Government did not promise to pay
in anything elsei


Let justice be done to all. sia
Year: 1867

That we carried this Senatorial dis
trict by but ~ majority last year, and
that the vote Of every Democrat and
Conservative in Ohio county may be re-
auired to insure the election of our can
didate this year.
Year: 1867

Don't fail to attend the polls to-mor-
row. Let no apparent inactivity of the
opposition produce undue confidence or
carelessness in our ranks The presence
at the polii Of every one Of you 5 ne
cessary to secrre fitting victory.
Year: 1867

Let US not become Indifferent because
the enemy appears to have abandoned
the field. Let us not be surprised by
any cunning strategy. We must not
make the fatal mistake that our enemy
is dead. He is alive, untiring and as
inscriptions as ever. In this struggle,
let us not only defeat, but crush him.
Year: 1867

rolls. I could not see why, with sufficient
Office room and labor properly systema-
tized, 500 or even 1000 clerks might not
be employed in the examination Of 10000
rolls. did not regret that the House res
olution was defeated in the Senate, because
I thought l saw prospect of obtaining
relief by the employment Of an increased
force upon the original rolls themselves.
The impression was very extensive in the
House that after all there might be at the
bottom of the trouble some undisclosed
reason not originating in the necessities Of
the case, and at the close of the session a
special committee was appointed to ascer-
tain the cause Of the delay, ana suggest a
remedy, if possible.


This committee has power to send for
persons and papers, and is determined to
make thorough and impartial investiga-
ton at the commencement of the next ses-
sion, and to ascertain and, if possible, re-
move the obstacles to the speedy payment
of these bounties. Until Congress shall
act upon the Committees report, | can see
no prospect of relief for our soldiers who
are waiting for the additional bounties pro-
vided by law.
Year: 1867

Our readers know that the best mechan-
ism of the best manufactures of this coun


try is unsurpassed anywhere in the world.
The genius of American inventors and me-
chanics produced the cotton-gin, the me-
chanlcal reaper and mower, the sewing
machine, the best telegraphic instruments,
and last, but not least, the wonderful ma
chinery of the American Watch Company
of " altham, Mass, a mechanism that takes
hold Of the raw materal-the brass and
steel, und gold and precious stones, and
under competent direction turns out that
daily wonder and necessity, perfect time
keeper.


Beginning in 1850 in very moderate
way, but with the determination to make
none but thoroughly good watches, the
Company have continued to enlarge their
works from year to year, (as they were IN
able to supply the demand until now thev
manufacture about one-half Of al the


watches sold in the United States. Their
factory covers over three acres of ground
and as an Illustration Of its extent, we
may mention that it is supplied with over
sixty miles of iron pipes. These watches
have proved so reliable that several of tho
railways of the country now furnish then
as part of their equipment; and while rec


ommending other lines to adept the same
Year: 1867

EXPLOSION N-On Tuesday of last week,
while the workmen were at dinner, an ex-
pos on took place at the machine shop OF
the Mineral Point Railroad Company in
this city, which threw out one end of the
boiler and scattered things generally about
the shop and in the street adjoining. The
occurrence of the explosion could not have
been more fortunate for the workmen, as
the last man had not been out of the shop
more than ten minutes, while others were
about entering 1t for the afternoons labors.
The engine was a new one, having been in
use but few months, and, with the weight
Of steam on at the time (only about 50 lbs. }
the cause Of the explosion is quite mys.
terry, as the boiler was known to have been
well supplied with water. Fortunately nc
person was injured, and couple Of hun.
dred dollars will repair the damage to the
machinery in the buiding.-NjneraJ Point
Tribune.
Year: 1867

Gen. Halbert E. Paine, one of our repre-
sentatives in Congress, in concert with
other members Of the House, says the Min
eral Point Tribune have applied for and
received the appointment Of Committee
for the purpose Of investigating the cause
of the great delay in the payment Of extra
bounties due soldiers.


At the commencement of the last session
of Congress, the House Of Representatives
adopted a resolution, directing the secreta-
ries of the Treasury and of War to inform
that body whether additional legislation
was necessary to expedite the payment of
the extra bounties. The answer they re-
ceiyed from the Second Auditor and the
Paymaster- general, was that no legislation
was necessary, and that it would take at
least three years to complete the payment.


Gen. Paine, in letter to Governor Fair
child, says:


The information that the Second Auditor
had in his Office $4,000 muster-out rolls
for the year 1865, and therefore 100, 600 in
all, led me and, think, many other Rep
resentatiyes, to doubt whether i. was GER
tain that only forty-five clerks could be
employed in their examination. l could
not see why each clerk should have 1900
Year: 1867

EXHIBITION AND LEcTURE.-Prof. Lester
will give an entertainment and lecture on
the sciences of electricity, galvanism, mag
netism and electro magnetism in the Pres
byterian Church on this and tomorrow
evenings. His lecture will be illustrated
by the use of variety Of machines, &c.
No doubt it will be highly interesting
and amusing entertainment, and we advise
all lovers Of scientific truth to attend the
exhibition.
Year: 1867

MANUFACTURES are making steady and
rapid progress in the Western States. Our
Western exchanges bring us announce
ments of over seventy establishments either
opened or soon to be in operation in
Michigan, Illinois, and Wisconsin alone.
The main interest of the West must con-
tinue for long time to come to be agri,
cultural. The comparative cheupncss and
extreme fertility Of land will render farm.
ing as a general thing more profitable
than manufactures. But the distance from
the great markets Of the East, and the
heavy charges for freight, will put limit
upon the profit of agricultural products
and lead the West inevitably to build up
manufactures at home.
Year: 1867

AT ALBANY, last week, lady who had
been in i'll health for some time, narrowly
escaped being stranglcd by a huge worm
that made its way up into her throat The
neighbors were called in, when they sue,
ceeded in removing the obstruction and
saying her life,
Year: 1867

INFLUENCE OF MENTAL ANXIETY ON
DIsEAsE.-Writers on physiology assure
us that an over anxiety of the mind rela-
tive to the action of any organ of the
body will disturb the natural functions of
that organ. For example, if one convin-
ces himself that she action Of his heart is
disturbed, and that he is threatened with
the heart disease, the pulsations of his
heart will soon become unfavorably affect
ed-and by the workings Of his imagina-
ton. There is a gentleman in our city
who became impressed that the action of
his diaphragm was morbidly affected. He
accordingly concentrated his thoughts upon
this fancy to such an extent that the natu-
raj action (nvoluntarily muscular) was
disturbed, and his lungs worked so badly
after going to bed, he would often have to
dress himself and take a short promenade
in the street before tired natures sweet
restorer'' would visit him. If, however,
his attention happened to have been pre-
viously occupied by business, lively COM
pany, or anything else that would divert
his mind from its morbid direction, he fell
asleep at once. Physical disturbances,
when they really exist, are increased two
fold in their intensity if stimulated by
mental anxiety. There seems 10 be con-
nection between the mind and body which
gives the former an imperative influence
over the latter. A. j. Davis recommends
that, when any one finds himself to be
affected by any physical disturbance, he
should "arsert his superiority to the in
truder," driving it away, rather than hon.
oring it with fostering anxiety.-Boston
Republican.
Year: 1867

A'i4 hioiiNNiiNE fEAI URE
o. the stock system of Life Insurance as opposed 10 IN,
spn Snt9I Is low rate Of premium which is IMMEDIATE
SECURED and CERTAIN in lieu of a dividend which h
DISTANT, CoNrlNGENT, and UNCERTAIN; tnis So
called dividend being merely a return Of portion of III,
instance. ~ $50


ILLUSTRATION:


uppose that individual aged thirty desires 10 deyot,
SO year for the purpose of eeetng an insurance on
nI ie this amount will Immediately him in the
universal the sum OF Sll75l payable on his decease
Ihis sum paid 70 company charging the ordinary mutuA
rates, would secure him the Of Ss.474


The difference between these sums lis exactly tho
same az an Immediate bonus addition 10 the policy te
be paid by the former Office the holder Of the poey in
case Of the early death Of the insnredderence mime
diafsfy sscifred in favor Of the UNIVERSAL SO 2I7
TO illustrate the importance of the policy of low
premiums IN more general terms 10 that by
reduction OF twenty five per cent in the rate of premium
the same amount of money will secure policy thirty
thIee and oHehird cent greater and likewise that
reduction OF twenty-five per In the rate Of premium
Is precisely equivalent TO annual cash diusnd Of tp
Tee aud one-thnd per cta! payable in odraee or to
years.


By the Stock plan the flu cash affect of the premium Is
tnineddtety to the insured the Company taking
all the risk By the Mutual plan the full value In insnr.
ance OF the premium paid Is secured TO the policy
holder, who takes portion of the risk himself


THE PREMIUMS
charged by the Universal are as low as the actual
perience Of insured life in this country will Justify and
are nearly oned lower than those charged by the ma
jority Of Mutual Companies.


Table Of Rates and other information promptly furnished
on application to


c.E. NEwcoMB, General Agent


Bellows Falls, Vt.
Year: 1867

PROPAGATION OF HOUSE FLIES
Flies are propagated in the summer in the
compost heap principally-mostly in horse
manure. They first light in the fresh
droppings of the horse, penetrating quick
ly into the loose texture, and depositing a
great number of eggs, which hatch in a
few hours; varying according to the
warmth of weather and degree of heat
and compost. In from four to seven days
the maggot comes to maturity, creeps TO
the side of the heap, and takes the chrysa-
lis form. 1t then appears like small egg,
and is of dark brick color. In about
two days more the perfect fly appears,
working its wings little to get the hang"
of his new existence, and then flies direct
ly into your house, dear inquirer, and
alights on your nice food. After wiping
his feet and luxuriating on your good things
for time he goes back to the barn to in
crease and multiply. Having learned so
much by observation, we put our knowl-
edge TO practical use by letting the horse
remain in the stable in the summer about
six days, presenting great attractions TO
the flies that escape me, and those Of my
neighbors. They will soon produce count
less thousands of maggots. We then heat
about six pals of scalding water, and
while one rakes over the heap another
dashes on the water, which literally
straightens them out. Pitching the scald-
ed mass into pig pen we permit the pro-
cess to be repeated. 1t is not particu-
larly pleasant operation, but far better than


20 fight them after they are in the house.
The women will be glad to heat the water


f the men will apply it, and both will be


pleased with the success of the plan, if


veil followed up.-Neac England Farmer.
Year: 1867

Sorrow and even Joy Immediately disturb
digestion.


When friend is overwhelmed with
grief, we try to force him gently to take
the food he so obsiinately refuses. Per-
haps our entreaties succeed he takes a
little food Gas support Error the
food will weaken, not strengthen him. In
such cases, Instinct may be safely relied
on. When man is hungry, he will eat
When he will not eat, ,.hs should be left in
peace till hunger prompts.
Year: 1867

A gentleman asked Mr.. Beecher.
the other day, what he intended to do with
the characters of his new novel now run
ming in the Ledger. He said he was
bothered to know, but " felt tempted to
get up a great railroad smash and kill
them of at once"
Year: 1867

We copy an elaborate article on this


disease, which we commend to tLs


special consideration Of mothers. 1t


is from Hall's Journal of HEALTH and


may be read with advantage:


Group seldom comes en- suddenly


Generally it has at first no other symp<
toms than those Of the common cold,


but the very moment the child is seen


to carry its hands towards the throat
indicating discomfort there, it should


be considered an attack of Group, and
should be treated accordingly. When


a child is sick Of anything no physi-
| clan can tell where that sickness will
end. So it is with cold it may ap-


pear to be a very slight one indeed,


still It may end fatally in Group, putrid


sore throat, or diphtheria. The mo-


ment a mother observes crOupy symp-


toms in a child from two TO eight


years, the. especially crOupy age, she
should keep the child in her own room,


by her own side day and night, not al-


lowing it for moment to go outside
the door, keeping it comfortably warm,
| so shat no chillfness or draft ofair shall
come over it. Light food should be-
eaten, no meats or hot bread or berries,
The whole body, the feet especially,
should be kept warm all the time


Rubbing twenty drops Of sweet oil in
to the skin over the left breast patient.
| ly with the hand, two or three times,


or more. times, a day, often gives the


most marked relief in a cold, thus pre-


venting Group. Such a course prompt
I ly pursued will promptly cure almost
any cold child will take, and seldom


fails to ward off effectuaIly in a day or
two what would otherwise have been


fatal attack Of Group, with its ring
ling; kissing, barking sound, and its


uneasy, oppressive and labOred breath.
/ ing, none Of which can ever be mis-
taken When once heard. Many a
sweet child is lost thus; the parents
are aroused at dead of night with a
cough that suggests Group; but it seems
to pass off, and in the morning they


wake up with a feeling of thankful
Ideliverance from a bOding i'll. The
child runs about all day as if perfectly
well but the next night the symp-
! toms are more decided, and on the
next night the child dies; but this


would have been averted with great GER
tainty if from the first night the child


had been kept in a warm room, warm


ly clad, if the bowels had been kept
free, and noting had been eaten but
little toast with tea or cruel or stewed
fruits.
Year: 1867

Harper's Weekly gives its opinion
of the Democratic party in the follow.
ing vigorous manner:


"The Democratic party is not able
to understand that there has been a
revolution. Stupid as the Bourbons
and infatuated as the Jacobites, it de-
votes all its energy to decorating the
body and Initiating thelung ola corpse.
Instead of watching the course of the
revolution in public sentiment and the
national condition, and sagaciously
adapting itself to the change, it hopes
to rescue a shred of State sovereignty
and at least a single slave whip from
the rushing current. 1t is merely the
Tory party Of the old revolution, with
out its intelligence or excuse. Nasby
ridicules it amidst the roaring laughter
of the country, and its Southern mas
ters reject it as a worn-out tool"
Year: 1867

GooD SENSE IN THE SUUTH.-The
Meridian (Miss.) Chronicel gives the
following advice:


If we accept these provisions, not as
measures Of oppression and punish
ment, but as the inevitable results OF
the war, that the negroes shall have
the same political rights as the whites,
we may soon obtain representation in
Congress, and much will have been
done to relieve our people from the
dreadful consequences of the late re-
bell;On.


The endeavOr to evade these enact
ments by those who are now eligible
to vote, suIlenly refusing to register,
and deluding themselves with appeals
to the Supreme Court, may not only
signalIy fail to accomplish the desired
end, but will assuredIy increase the
number of disfranchised, bring upon
the country harsheT measures, and
most likely terminate in a general
confscation of Southern property.