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Year: 1871

Man may have been, indeed, | be
Iieve must have been, once homoge-
neous race; but it was at period Of
which we have as yet discovered no
remains, at a period so remote in his
history that he had not yet acquired
that wonderfully developed brain, the
organ of the mind, which now, even in
his lowest examples, raises him far
above the highest brutes at period
when he had the form, but hardly the
nature of man, when he neither pos
sessed the human speech. nor those
sympathetic and moral feelings which,
in greater or less degree, everywhere
now distinguish the race. just in
proportion as these truly humar facul.
ties become developed in him, would
his physical features become fixed and
permanent, because the latter would be
of less importance to his well being
he would be kept in harmony with the
slowly-changing universe around him
by en- advance in mind. rather than by
a change in body. If, therefore, we are
of opinion that he was not really man
till these higher faculties were fully
developed, we may fairly assert that
there were many originally distinct
races of men; while, If We think that
being closely resembling US in form and
structure, but with mental faculties
scarcely raised above the brute, must
still be considered to have been human,
we are fully entitled to maintain the
common origin of all mankind. -
Herald Of HenIfh
Year: 1871

| AT considerable expense have contracted for
90 Large LithOgraph POrtraits (size11z nchesD
ofour esteemed U Senator THURMAN be
our order from fine Photograph by Hon. H. PUTNAM
itor of the ChalicoAe ADVERTISER which will be


Suitable for Framing,
making very


Handsome Ornament for the ParIor or Library,
WORTH $9 EACH!
which we will present to


|EVeU Old New Slb@ The Democratic Enquirer ii March Il, H.
On the following conditions:


subscribers who will his indebtedness
years subscription advance will be entitled to the Portrait
Each our subscribers paid year advance from JAN
49, 1871 Vol 81 will be entitled the Portrait


Each subscriber who has paid year will pay year
the time already paid, will be entitled to the Portrait
Each subscriber paying year in advance will be entitled to the
Portrait.


person sending subscriber with cash in advance will be
copy Of the Portrait for each subscriber sent


Tho Terms of Subscription whether at Club Rates otherwise
well known to all our present subscribers


The Democracy of vinton adjoining countoya


parcs-now have good opportunity obtain nice Picture for
Pror Ornament popular America at the present
rising only of the Democratic party but tho


a and frame national and whose course in the
Senate has him the profound regard of honest
broad and the love Of the Democracy Oho His
name has been throughout the Union connection with the
Presidency floating the mast head many influential pa
po in the country In vnton adjoining counties ho has many
warm friends who have know him from boyood who certainly will
consider this one the best presents offer them


Let all our subscribers those who not subscribers Vnton
and other counties themselves this opportunity to Por
trait Begin the now Remember the time only March l5


purpose purchate and greatly improve tho
Democratic Enquirer have take the to not only increase the
already large subscription list but raise the sufficient means that will
b rouirod to aid us in tho undertaking. J.w. BOWEN.
Year: 1871

UlCcS vi bAh0 Il - CCs


We have for sale Dockets of the
above description for tho uso of JUS
tices of the Peace: The form is
very simple and concise, and paper
on which they are printed is the
very best, such as can be written
upon without the liability Of the
pep going through it, or the pen
scratching it; and the printing,
ruling, and binding arc donO in the
finest style. The Dockots are got
ten up in much better style than
tho old blank paper DocketS, and
are sold at the same prices. Call at
this Office and see them.
Year: 1871

proclamation to-day:


A PROCLAMATION.


The act Of Congress entitled an act to
enforce the provisions of the Fourteenth
Amendment to the Constitution of the
United States and for other purposes,
approved April 20, A. D. 1871, being a
law OF extraordinary public Importance,
| consider it my duty to issue this my
proclamation, calling the attention Of
the people of the United States
thereto, enjoining upon all good citizens
and especially upon public officers to
be Jealous in the enforcement thereof,
and warning all persons to abstain from
committing any Of the acts thereby pro,
hibited. The law Of Congress applies
to all parts OF the United States, and
will be enforced everywhere to the .ex-
tent of the powers vested in the Execu-
tive; but inasmnch as the necessity
therefor is well known to have been
caused chiefly by persistent violation
of the rights of citizens Of the
United States by combinations Of law
less and disaffected persons in certain
localities, lately the theater of insured
ton and military conflicts, | do partlc-
ularly exhort the people Of those parts
OF the country to suppress all such
combinations by their own voluntary
efforts, through the agency Of local
laws, and to maintain the rights of all
citizens of the United States, and to Sc
cure to all such citizens the equal pro-
lection OF the laws.


Fully sensible Of the responsibility
imposed upon the Executive by the act
of Congress, to which public opinion is
now called, and reluctant to call into
exercise any of the extraordinary pow
ers thereby conferred upon me except
in cases of imperative necessity, do
nevertheless deem it my duty to make
known that | will not hesitate to ex-
haust the power thus vested in the
Executive whenever and wherever it
shall become necessary to 90 SO
for the purpose of securing to all cltl-
zens of the United States the peaceful
enjoyment of the rights guaranteed to
them by the Constitution and laws. 1t
is my earnest wish that peace and cheer
full obedience to the law may prevail
throughout the land, and that all traces
of our late unhappy civil strife may be
speedily removed.


These ends can be easily approached
by acquiescence in the results OF the
conflict now written in our Constitution
and by due and proper enforcement Of
equal, just and impartial laws in every
part of our country. The failure Of
local committees to furnish such means
for the attainment Of results so earnest
ly desired impose upon the National
Government the duty OF putting forth
all its energies for the protection OF its
citizens OF every race and color, and for
the restoration Of peace and order
throughout the entire country.


In testimony whereof / have here
unto set my hand and caused the seal
of the United States to be affixed.
Done at the City Of Washington this
third dav o, May, in the year Of our
Lord 1871, and Of the Independence Of
the United States the ninety-ffth.


U. S. GRANT.
By the President,


HAMILTON FISH, Secretary of State.
Year: 1871

MAINE HISTORICAL SooIETY.-There were
thirty-three resident members present at the
late annual meeting of the Maine Historical
society, the largest number present at any
meeting since the formation of the society.
Year: 1871

AN UNCOMFORTABLE CoMpANIoN.-As
two civil engineers we're 1t work in the
wilds Of Michigan couple Of weeks ago,
eighteen or tweaty miles from any camp,
one Of them began to suspect that the
other had become insane, . suspicion
which was made certain when his com


pauion came to him and said ~ wish
you would hide my revolver and tho
axes for I came very near killing you
with them last night. l got the revolver,
and cooked it at your head three times ;
but something told me- not to kill you
with that, but to get the axe, and then
was commanded not to kill you then,
But I am afraid will If you don't hide
them, and God knows I don't want te
hurt any man." This was not very pleas


ing information, and he did his best L
persuade him to 20 back to the camp
Failing 10 this he left him, went back
alone, procured assistance, and the uu
fortunate man is now in an asylum.
Year: 1871




THE STATE Journal of Madison, is one
of the most valuable Of our exchanges 1t


is par excellence the Wisconsin, journal. Its
energies and ability are devoted to the
news and interests of the State, and to the
wants of her people more than any other
paper in the State. Nowhere else can be
found so much state news and, being pub.
lished at the seat of governmental tho
head of the fountain-it is more sure to
be correct iVits notes Of what is going on
there. While all the above is true, we
have one fault to find with the Jmo,mal /;
that is, it frequently credits the other
county papers with local items taken from
the TRIBUNE. An instance of this was in
its issue Of Monday, where two items are
credited to the Chronicle that never appear.
ed in the columns of that paper, but were
published by us last week OF course this
was an oversight on the part Of the young
man who makes up the State items. We
forgive him, but hope he won't 'let it oc.
eur again.
Year: 1871

MANUFACToRY STARTED. N Messrs.
UREN 4 PENRosE have made up a few hun.
dred pounds of soap in their factory, of
which we made mention last week. They
now propose to introduce it to the people,
by carrying it to every house in the city
and vicinity. They are Offering the soap
at about one half the cost of other soaps
of the same grade, and ought certainly to
find ready sale for it. 1t has been tried
by several ladies Of the city, and pro.
nounced by all to excel in cleaning quail.
ties. The manufacturers ask that every
lady try it. If you have any doubts about
it, buy little--a quarters worth, or a
dimes worth--and test it for yourselves.
We fully believe this is good thing, and
earnestly desire to see the enterprise of
the manufacturers rewarded, and a manu-.
factory built up in our city that will be to
the advantage of everybody. Let every
body only try il, and we will risk the re.
suit. se
Year: 1871

Some friend of Gen. FALLows in this city
writes the following letter to the Madison
Journal. We fully concur with the writer
in the opinion that Gen. F's visit to our
County will result in good:
Year: 1871

A poor unfortunate by the name oi
Thomas Malone, committed suicide on
last Thursday in the Jail Of this town.
Some two weeks ago Malone was con.
fined in jail on account Of his being
insane. 1t seems that he had been in
thi, condition for some time. His bad
spells were only occasional, and before
they came on, so we have learned, be
would tell his wife that he always felt
like killing some one, himself or some
one else, and that they ought to take care
Of him and watch him. Finally he
got so bad that be was brought TO town
and confined in jail. On last Wednes'
day his wife came to see him and he
told her she would never see him again
alive. On Thursday morning he ate
his breakfast as usual. When the
Jail keeper went to give him his dinner
he found him dead. He had tied a
sheet to the CRATES of the window, then
around his neck, and sat down, and
there he was when he WAS found sitting
on the floor in the embrace OF death, in
the same cell and very much in the
same manner in which the unfortunate
Joseph Sapp committed suicide. lie
has family and lived in the ghbor'
hood of Smithtown, in this county.
The cause Of his insanity iS unknown
--.Horqdntown Constitution.
Year: 1871

Had. Morse, who was shot BY young
Cannon night before last died at FIVE
o'clock this morning and was buried
this evening.


Another shooting ARRAY occurred at
the landing to-day between two negroes,
resulting in one being wounded In the
thigh.
Year: 1871

After trying the one hundred and
twenty-elghth man, twelfth man was
found to form the jury in the Wander
pool murder case at Hastings, Michigan
This is the third trial on a charge ol
numbering his partner in the banking
business at Manister, Michigan, about
two wears apO,
Year: 1871

At the examination In Mobile on
Friday. Of the recent railroad riot in
that city, ia reply to a remark made
bv Colonel Stewart, that the road had
expended already 81 600, 900, Admiral
gemnes stated that it was in bad taste
for men to come South in a tone Of de-
fiance and boast of bringing Northern
capital and Northern enterprise for
the development Of that section IN the
face Of the fact that they had got OUT
Of two States under Radical rule al
ready 81, ,000, 900, and are entitled TO
SIC, 600 per mile more i0r every foot
Of road laid in his OwD State. The
claim Of expending Northern capital
Is not sustained by facts.
Year: 1871

have not tolerable biography. In illus
tration Of this point Mr.. Parton gave
passage from his own experience
when he held the post of paragraph
maker to New York weekly
paper. Thinking it unjust that the
press should report mems evil deeds at
so much length, while passing over good
actions, he determined to found a new
department, which should record good
deeds only. But, after ransacking all
the world of journalism, he was obliged
to give up the idea from the impossibility
'of procuring sufficient material. And
yet, during that very time, as at all
times, the vast majority of all the actions
done in the world were virtuous. 1t is
only those who familiarly know both the
past and the present that can realize the
consoling truth that, during the last hun
dred years, there has been improvement
everywhere, and real retrogradation no
where.


We shall hope that in 1870 the con-
trast with lS70will show results as pro-
gressive and as favorable as the contrast
between 1870 and ITO.
Year: 1871

now 10 PREVENT SprInS sickness


There are great many people who


are subject to bilious attack every


spring, and who expect it as matter O.


course. The Herald of Health says


there is no more need for people being


thus sick in the spring than at any Other


time Of the year, if they only know how


to live. This periodical sickness can be


prevented simply by regulating the diet.


Not that all persons who have been-sub-
ject to such attacks year after year, for
a long time, can overcome the difficulty
at once. We are all such creatures OF
habit, that when anything becomes estab-
lished in this way, there is strong ten
dency to its return at the regular time,
even after the producing cause has ceased
to operate; consequently, in bad cases,
IL sometimes takes several years to over
come it entirely. Under a proper regi-
men the attacks will grow less severe
every year until they entirely disappear


During cold weather people eat larger
quantities than usual of carbonaeeous
food, such as fat meats, sugar butter,
bread, cakes and other preparations of
white or superfine -four, nuts, fats, syrups.
etc. OF course a much larger quantity
of carbonaceous food is required by the
system in cold weather than in warm,
but as general thing people eat too
much of it, clog up their systems with
the excess and overburden the excretory
organs, particularly the liver, in vain
efforts to get rid of it, Those who take
great deal of outdoor exercise are
usually enabled to work it of, and sell
dom suffer much in consequence, except
in hot weather; while those who lead a
sedentary indoor life suffer most


When warm weather comes on in the
spring, people require much less car
bonaeeous food, but instead Of changing
their diet as the weather changes, they
continue to eat the same kinds of food
they have been eating during the coolest
weather of winter, and the consequence
is that the already oYer-burdened liver
IS unable TO bear up under this extra
load, and utterly refuses to perform its
function until it has bad chance 10 rest
and throw off its accumulated burdens.
Now, to prevent this state of things, two
things are necessary. First, people must
eat a less proportion of carbonaceous
food at all times. Second, as the weather |
grows warmer in the spring they must
eat a much less quantity of it than they
do in cold weather, and substitute in
stead more vegetables and acid fruits.
Every family should have large supply
Of canned fruits and green vegetables to |
use at this time Of year. For a single
article there is nothing so good as tart
apples, and they should be used in un-
limited quantities.
Year: 1871

The Scientific American says:


| We have often sufferedin our personal
feelings from the incivility of telegraph
operators, railroad conductors, ticket
agents, etc. No doubt these officials
have much to try their patience, and are
called upon to answer many foolish
questions. We are certain, however,
that we never asked one of them fool
ish question, and we are just as certain
that it is very rare to get reply from
such people that is not in word or in
manner uncivil Civility is as natural
to a goodrnatured man as breathing.
Even if rude and unpublished in manner,
inborn goodness of heart makes itself
pleasantly felt in all the relations of life,
while the most polished manners and re-
fined language may cut deep and leave
lasting wounds. Ht fH Hi


To foremen in shops, and superinten-
dents of large manufacturing establish
'ments, good rtemper is a most valuable
qualification. Indeed, this article was
suggested by a notable want of good
temper in the treatment of subordinates
by a foreman in an establishment re-.
Gently visited by.us.


1t was evident that this establishment
was pervaded by a spirit of revolt, be-
gotten by the brow-beating, insolent Ian
guage and manner of the foreman. The
men were sulky and obstinate, being un-
doubtedly rendered unmanageable and
restless by the total disregard Of amenity
in the man placed over them.


Surely, thought we, whatever skill in
his profession this man might possess,
it was dearly purchased at the expense
of willing service on the part Of his work
men. When, from any cause, man is
forced to add to his physical toll the bur
den of a discontinued mind, he will
neither do as much nor as good work as
when his heart is light and his mind
Year: 1871

Silver Springs, Florida, is one of the
greatest curiosities in the south. It
bursts forth in the midst of the most
fertile country in the state. 1t bubbles
up in a basin near one hundred feet
deep and about an acre in extent, and
sending from it deep stream sixty to
one hundred feet wide, and extending
six to eight miles to the Ocklawaha
river. In the spring itself fifty boats
may lie at anchor-quite feet. The
spring thus forms natural inlandport
to which large steamers now run reg
ularly from the st. Johns, making
close connections with the ocean steam
ers at Palatka. The clearness of the
water is truly wonderful. It seems even
more transparent than air; you see the
bottom, eighty feet below the bottom
of your boat, the exact form OF the
smallest pebble, the outline and color
of the leaf that has sunk, and all the
prismatic colors of the rainbow are re-
fected. Large fish swim in it, every
scale visible and every movement dis
tinctly seen. If you go over the spring
in boat you will see the assures in the
rocks, from which the river pours up
ward like an inverted cataract.
Year: 1871

Senator Howe has introduced into the
Senate bills for a ship canal to connect
the waters of Green Bay with Lake
Michigan, Wis; making land grants In
aid of the Green Bay and Lake Pep1n
Railroad, and railroad from Milwau-
kee to Lake Superior, via Green Bay !;
extending the time for the construction
of the railroad from the ST. CroIx River
to the west end of Lake Superior and
Bayfield,.


Among the bills introduced into the
House are the following: To repeal the
income tax; increasing the representa-
ton of certain states in the House OF
Representatives to enable the people
of Colorado and New Mexico to form a
constitution and state government-the
latter under the name of Lincoln, with
the view to admission.


The House has passed joint resolu-
tions repeating the duties on salt, coal,
tea and coffee. The vote stood at about
14O ayes to so noes.


The House has adopted resolution
instructing the Committee on Foreign
Affairs to inquire whether the acqu1sl-
tion of Lower California is feasible and
desirable, and if so to make such rec
ommendation as may seem best.


The House has passed resolution
for the appointment of Committee OF
13, to sit during the recess of Congress
and investigate the condition of the
south with reference to the outrages
upon the persons and property of Union
men. Subsequently the Senate passed
a Joint resolution to the same effect,
and it is probable that the House will
rescind IT'S action and concur in the
Senate's resolution for joint Commit
tee of both houses.


Sumner presented in the Senate a
memorial from citizens of San Domln-
90 who had been eMled from their
country by Baez, setting forth his cru
elites to them and all who opposed him
and the scheme of annexation, that the
vote in favor of annexation was OBJ
tanned by force and protesting against
that measure Before the memorial
had been half read the point was raised
that it was against the usage of the
Senate to receive memorials from for
eigners, and the reading of the paper
was stopped.


Both houses have concurred IN grant
ing permission for the erection OF 6
monument to Prof. Morse, on the cor
ner of Seventh street and Pennsylva
MIA Avenue, Washington.


Senator Davis has proposed an amend
ment to the constitution for the estab
lishment of constitutional tribunal
consisting of one member from eact
State, with power to decide all ques
tions of Jurisdiction between the United
States and the several states, and the
constitutionality of acts of Congress
or any government officer, and to opeI
and count the electoral votes for Presi
dent and Vice President.


| Nearly the whole session in the
House on the 10th was occupied by {
bitter personal alteration or debate
between Speaker Blaine and Gen. But
ler, growing out of certain charge;
made by the latter In a circular to the
members, the principal of which was
that the passage of the resolution for
committee of investigation into South
ern outrages was secured by a trick
The Speaker WAS active in getting uI
the resolution, and Butler opposed 1t,
hence the quarrel.
Year: 1871

TThe following lines were written by the Hon.
Alexander McClung, noted duelist of the
southwest who United States Minister to Peru
during the administration of President Taylor
They were more sincere than such things usually
are for shortly after writing them the author killed
himself at Jackson MissJ
Swiftly speed DER the waste eff time,


Spirit of death-spirit of death
In manhood's morn-in youthful prime


wool WOO thy breath
For the fading hues of hope have fed,


Like the dophin's light,
And dark are the clouds above my head


As the starless night.
oh warmly the wanderer sighs for the rest


OF the peaceful haven,
The pilgrim saint for the home of the blest,


The calm of heaven;
The gauey-slave for the night winds breath,
At the burning noon
But more gladly I'd spring to thy cold arms o Death
Come soony o Death-come soon!
Year: 1871




To test horses eyes, look at the
/ eye carefully, when the horse is in
rather a dark stable Note the size
and shape of the pupil, carry this care
fully in your mind while you turn the
horse about to 3 strong light. If the
pupil contracts and appears much
smaller than in the first instance, you
may infer that the horse has a good,
strong eye, but if the pupil remains
nearly of the same size IN both cases,
his eyes are weak, and you had better
have nothing to do with him.


Chickens Dropping and Dying!s


The Rural New Yorker has the follow
ing: Chickens are very often seen in
the poultry yard dropping and moping
about, and finally die before any atten-
tion is paid to them; and then breeders
are profuse in their queries as to what
ails their fowls. One reason is that the
chickens are either too highly fed or
become lousy. In the former case the
food should be chopped eggs, bread
and milk, scraps from the table chop
ped fine, and let them have plenty of
fresh mold and road sand or gravel. In
the latter case, put some worm-wood in
their water and grease the head thor
oughly with lard or fresh butter. In
our youthful days the first thing we did
after the chicken was out of the shell
was to saturate its head well with fresh
butter. This precaution, in our opin-
ION, has saved us many brood.
Year: 1871

A YOKOHAMA dispatch states that the
Damios are acting independently of
the Mikado. Prince Satsuma is acting
as if ready to break into rebellion
against the Mikado at any moment.
Foreigners are generally apprehensive
of renewal of civil war this summer.