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Year: 1871

Outn.
Pleasant summer time of life
Bright with hope, with ardor rife
Full of projects big and fair,
Castle-building in the air.
Then the heartless world is met,
And with vice we are beset.
If our principles are right,
We can well our battles fight;
But if truth and courage fail,
We shall meath temptation quail
We shall stumble, slip and fall
Shame will cover with her pail.



Of all vices Turing men
To the spoilers fearful den,-
Robbing them of health and
Without r-~- peace


r-vopect Of release,
Blacklist of the horrid lot,
Is Intemp'rance, hell-begotI
How seductive are Its wiIes!
How deceitful are its smiles!
How degrading its embrace
Sad and hopeless is the case
Of a youth with mind and soul
Under its malign CONTROL
And the proper rule of life,
For boy or girl, or man or wife,
Is to pledge relentlentless hate
To all that will intoxicate.


Trials of Housekeeping.
Year: 1871

MRssRs. EDITORS: Inasmuch as the dis
cussion about the division of the school
fund seems to take general range, you
will allow me to express my views also.
AS long as the discussion was conducted
by your first correspondent, "One of Very
Many" L kept aloof from taking any part,
feeling that it was in able hands. His ar
guments were sustained by sound logic,
reason and liberation. But your second
correspondent, Another of Very Many /"
takes different view of the subject, and,
in my opinion. a very dangerous one


How the views of your correspondent
are in accordance with the platform of the
great Republican party in this country
how sectarian policy in the management
of free schools, whether it emanates from
Catholic or Protestant sources, is in accord
ance with the principles of liberty and
freedom, L cannot see. But to the article
in question. "Another of Very Manyp
takes the ground that this is Protestant
country, that our institutions are Protest
ant, and that our liberty has been nodded
and modified by the Bible (the Protestant
Bible, for the writer seems to ignore all
others. He further says that "the Catholic
clergy and their people are mostly foreign
ers, whom we had kindly invited to be-
come our fellow-citizens, and that it betrays
want of delicacy objectionable in those
wiz nave UCcu tlIOWH uDOH OuI
and have been educated largely at our ex-
pense," &C., &c.


These arguments remind me very forci-
bly,. of the old Know Nothing doctrines
with their motto "Americans thall rule
America" Does your correspondent in
augurate this dangerous policy? Does he
deny that the foreigners in this country,
large class of whom are as intelligent as
moral as industrious as those to the manor
born, have the same right as he has? Does
he expect them to dance to his fiddle I?
Has he forgotten that the foreigners, by
thousands and thousands have shouldered
their muskets and fought for the perpetua-
ton of that liberty of which he boasts so
much, that they have bought their right of
citizenship with their life blood. Where
would your liberty be to-day if these for
eigners had remained silent spectators
during the late rebellion !? And has it al
ready come to that, where the bones of
these thousands of foreigners, who have
shed their blood for their suppression of
the rebellion, which shook the very life of
the republic have hardly bleached, that
their survivors shall be reminded, the
''they have been thrown upon our bounty,
and have been educated largely on our ex-
pense." s-l-z9t-


1 deny in toto that this is Protestant.
country; it is neither Protestant nor a
Catholic country, but country where all
religious scots and denominations have an
equal right. Public schools ought to be
free from all sectarian influences, open
alike to the Protestant, the Catholic or the
Jew, and on that very principle I am OPP
posed to the division of the school fund,
and that seemed to me the ground which
your first correspondent took; but to make
it Protestant school is as much sectarian
as to make it Catholic, and would be as
dangerous as the other, and entirely an.
tagonistic to the principles of a Republican
people. COSMOPOLITAN.
Year: 1871

EDITORS CHRONICLE To the above I
wish to reply through your columns, so
that others similarly situated may be ben
efited


The first step necessary to be taken in
the organization of Farmers Club is to
have head or president-not an dutona-
atom nor drone, but q GUe man whose soul
is in the work of agriculture. 1t won't do
toselect him because he may be a Esquire"
or Colonel" or Major or what is
called "big man " in the neighborhood.
1t is not always the case that such men
make the most active and vigorous work.
ers. Never select any man simply on the
ground that he may be considered infuen-
tial. You want one who can and will put
his own shoulder to the wheel and push
like giant Energy, when accompanied
full. 1t will accomplish wonders. In Sc
lecting, therefore. a man for this RESPONSE
BILE position, see to it that he fills your bill
in the essential respects alluded to.


The next officer of importance is a Sec
retary. He is the ours-naan of the organ
ization-the constant, persistent and un-
yielding worker, whose brain and muscle
must and will be taxed to the utmost to
enforce life and interest into the whole
thing. 1t is not always easy to find just
such man. There are members who



tions, but when thoroughly tried, they are
found wanting. He must be gifted with
the genius of putting the dry bones to-
gether, and covering them with muscle,
sinew and skin. Everything depends up
ON his industry and perseverance. He
must, therefore, be no idler-rlo piodder
Up and doing, is his motto. Labor viacet
0n1uid.


The organization would be incomplete
without Treasurer, whose duty it is to
take care of the funds and to disburse
them as directed. And, by the way,
let me observe that no organi-
zation has ever yet succeeded
without some means. There ought to be
an initiation fee Of one dollar or more.


After the organization is completed, an
able committee of five should be appointed
to prepare constitution and bylaws for
its government. These should be COM
prehensive and to the point.


Finally, as the object of the organization
is to promote the cause of agriculture, all
the members should subscribe for some
ably-conducted agri cultural journal. 1t is
important to know what the farmers are
Year: 1871

A good way to get sick is to go shopping
every day in the week, eat ice cream and
cakes for dinner, drink strong tea for sup
per to strengthen the nerves, and fret the
balance Of the time because you havn't
sufficient means to buy all the fancy goods
displayed.
Year: 1871

The New England Former thinks that
if farmers will make accurate comparisons
between the profit of getting twenty tons
of hay from twenty acres, and the same
amount of the same variety of hay from
ten acres, they viii be much more likely
to drain some of their lands than they will
without such comparison. F1f fIi
Year: 1871

A preparation of roots and herbs, warranted to be
strictly vegetable and do no injury to any one


il has been used by hundreds. and known for the
last H years as one OF the most reliable ecacous and
harmless preparations ever offered to the suffering If
taken regularly and permanently it is
Year: 1871

Wm. Williams drove the first team
with Indian ponies and small wagon
from an Indian mission near Niles, to
a Mission near Grand Rapids the lat
ter was composed of half.breeds. This
was in the summer Of 1927. He was
employed by Mr.. Mccoy Of the Niles
Mission, to 20 and help The half-breed


Mission at Grand Rapids make hay, as
they were entirely ignorant of the pow
ers of this very necessary branch of
farming. The management and result
of Mr.. McCoy's mission to the savages
of Western Michigan in that early day,
is sad commentary on the frailty of
human nature In his zeal to make
proselytes to his peculiar faith, and gain
Il high-sounding reputation, he resorted
to very unhallowed means to obtain
them. He wrote letters to the east and
south, and published glowing accounts
of the suferings and destitution of his
charge, until money, provisions and
clothing, were sent from various chris


tian societies in quantities that enriched
the missionary. The clothing and pro-
visions were sold to the poor Indians for
enormous prices, paid in furs and dried
venison these were readily turned to
cash and appropriated by the man of
God to his own Golfers. This inhuman
traffic for the good of heathen souls was
successfully carried on for six years /;
and all of this time Mr. Mccoy was
discouraging emigration by misrepresen-
tation, both of the country and the ma
tives. This was for an obvious reason,
for the penetration Of the growing
white population did not need to be very
searching to fathom the depth of his in-
terest in the future wcll-being of the


Indians. 1t was not in his heart, but
in his pocket. Alas, for the motives
that sometimes prompt mankind to deeds
of benevolence-. so called They will
" steal the livery of heaven to serve the
devil in" During the six years of Mr..
Mccoy mission, three thousand white
inhabitants had settled in these south
western counties of Michigan, and the
feeling of indignation towards him for
his dishonesty and the immortality of
some OF those connected with him in his
career, was universal. The Indians had
become demoralzed under his instruc.
tions in the " true path to Heaven, in
more ways than one. We will not draw
the veil from some of his acts, but leave
them for the reader to imagine. The
outward pressure was too strong, and he
left, carrying with him more specie than
two horses could draw. His removal
from Niles was to the then far off State
of Kentucky where he engaged in a
lucrative business with his ill.gotten
Year: 1871

Sun CURE One Of the ablest lawyers
in our country, a victim Of long and hard
brain labor, says writer in the Home
and Health, came to me year ago suf
fering from partial paralysis. The right
leg and hip were reduced in size. with
constant pain in the loins. He was oh.
lged in coming up stairs to lift up the
left foot first, dragging the right after it
Pale, feeble, miserable, he told me he had
been failing for several years, and closed
with My work is done, At sixty ! find
myself worn out


| directed him to lie down under q
large window and allow the sun to shine
on every part of his body; at first ten
minutes a day, increasing the time until
he could expose himself to the direct rays
of the sun for full half hour. His hab.
its were not essentially altered in any
other particular. In six months he came
running up stairs like vigorous man OF
forty, and declared, with sparkling eyes,
81 have twenty years more of work in
me-"


have assisted many dyspcptic, neu
rnlgic, rheumatic and hypochondiacal
peole into health by the sun cure.
Year: 1871

,ey r. F.. LEE-We have half dozen


beautiful pictures Of this distinguished
Eat sent to us for sale. 1t Is pronounced
y. ,he best likeness Of Gen. Lee ever is
In order to dispose Of them at once
p'1 are authorized TO sell them at reduced
Those in want should apply soon.
Year: 1871

10 limited amount, upon railroad which is well
located for business, and has been already largely
constructed with the funds Of its Stockholders can


not be otherwise than sae. This security is ncreas-
ed If the Constructing Company is composed OF men
OF high character, al d OF ample means for success


uiy carrying through any work that they undertake
Year: 1871




NASHVILLE, June 1.-The Tennessee
Democratic State Executive Committee
at Nashville have this day adopted res
olutions entertaining their acceptance
in good faith Of the issues OF the war and
all of the late amendments to the Con-
stitution and their acquiescence in it as
supreme law OF the land. They also
declare their cordial approval of the
late Congressional address in all re-
spects.


A meeting of the Democratic editors
Of the State, embracing the majority Of
the Democratic press of the State, me,
this afternoon and unanimously en-
dorsed the action of the State Executive
Committee, and pledged themselves to
adhere to that line OF policy.


The Tennessee Press Association,
with a very large attendance OF the
editors and publishers of the State, held
a meeting here to-day, and tonight the
citizens met with them at ConcOrda
Hall, where add :esses and poems were
delivered by the editors They will en-
ioy the attentions Of the Board OF Trade
tomorrow.


Horace Greeley has been urgently in
vited to visit Nashville and address our
people.


A special from Little Rock to the
Union and american says that this after
noon a prisoner in the county Jail
named Micauber from Memphis, NAL
treated fellow prisoner during which
he struck him a heavy blow with his
fist killing him almost instantly. His
victim was an inotfensive young man
imprisoned on a charge OF forging
school warrants.
Year: 1871

The fact is now clearly demonstrated
that there is something organically wrong
in our mode of raising wheat in East Ten
nessee. What is it? Let the farmers in
vestigate this question. The difficulty lies
somewhere in their management of the
soil, and in the way they sow their wheat.
Year: 1871

We learn that daring express rob-


berry occurred on the Mobile and Ohio
road in Hickman county, Saturday night


last. 1t appears that three men, who
purchased tickets at Union City, 7 en-


nessee, for Clinton, kentucky, got on the
train When the train halted at Mos
COW two of the robbers got off and their
confederate remained on the platform of
the car. Observing no one but the
messenger in the express car as the train
moved out from the depot, the two jump
ed into it aud resented revolvers at the
head of the messenger. They forced him
to hand over the key Of the safe, which
one ramsacked while the other stood
guard over the expressman. After tax
ing out all the money, supposed to be
about twenty thousand dollars one of
the thieves placed it and the key in his
pocket. The robbers then pulled the
bell cord, and when the train Stacked
up, jumped out and took the woods
where they escaped under cover of the
darkness. The train backed down to
Moscow, where description of the rob
bers was sent by telegraph. The citi-
zens of the place armed themselves, and
to the number of twenty five turned out
to hunt in the woods, but when the train
renewed its course the thieves had not
been secured. As they took the key of
the safe with them, it could not be open
ed so as to ascertain the exact loss.
Year: 1871

Last week the Columbus Dispatch
charged that We exhibited Inconsistency
in supporting Col. Holt and opposing
Maj. Hale, who it said, occupied similar
positions. Now, it says:


eve will concede that Holt does not
occupy the same position as Maj Hale.
We mention the matter here simply as a
matter of courtesy to the Courier, and
not because it has any bearing on the
questions under discussion"


This is the amende honorable, and we
thank the Dispatch for it; but if it has
no bearing on the question, and it has
none earthly, why did you ever men
ton it?
Year: 1871

PEsTILENCE IN THE EAsT.-The ca
bic telegraph system, which was not
in existance when this country was
last visited by Asiatic cholera, to
give US timely warning of its first ap-
appearance in the East, brings intelli-
gence that that devastating pestilence has
just broken out in Poland, on its way
westward. On former occasions we
received the warning and the pesti-
lence at the same time, and the oppor-
tunities to establish proper sanitary
protection against its anticipated incur
sions were not afforded. Now we can be
warned in time; and having discovered
agents of prophylactic virtue greater than
were known at any previous irruption of
the terrible plague, it is hoped that we
have the means to avert it, and ample
time for their effective employment.
Year: 1871

ONE of our Lodgeton friends wants us
to "come down heary" on the Columbus
Dispatch.


Some days ago citizen thus accosted
an Irish drayman


"Why do you drive such a pitiful-
looking carcass as that? Why don t
you put heavier coat of flesh on him,
Pat?'


"a heavier coat of flesh on him By
the powers, the poor creature can hardly
carry what little there is on him now, and
what should he do if we puta hearier
coat on p
Year: 1871

TIE Columbus Dispatch comments


elaborately on our reference to com


bination of "rostive lawyers and poll


ticians in Hickman and Graves counties"


who are determined to beat Capt Clark
at all hazards, and thinks we are mis-


taken. Well, all we know about it is
that, these gentlemen tell us so them
sclUcs. OF course, we didn't mean all,
because we know of some who are
working manfully for Clark. On
this point we will give the. Dispatch
another bit of information, and that is,
we believe we are personally acquainted
with every practicing lawyer in this SEN
atorial District, and assert that every
one except three, so far as our acquaint-
ance extends, endorse Clark's position
on the question of negro testimony.
How they will vote, we don't know and
don't care, but so far as their influence
may bear upon this election, we would
infinitely prefer being endorsed by their
judgment than their individual votes. If
there are those among them who feel
aggrieved at Clark's innocent jokes on
the profession to such au extent as to
abandon previous declared positions, we
are sorry or, if there are those who
vote for Hale on personal considerations
We attach no fault to them. In fact, it is
none of our business, and we don't care.
So far as coordination" is concerned
we don't fear it. The people will decide
his contest, Independent of any infu-
'nces any man or set of men, may bring
o bear
Year: 1871




a little more than one week from to
day the Kentucky State elections occur


Our exchanges from other sections ex
hibit an enthusiasm being displayed


commensurate with the importance OF tht
contest. On Monday week, the 9Th Q


August, Kentucky fires the first gun II


the great Presidential battle of 1872


Shall its report carry joy to our friends


iu the other States or dismay to our enc


mics. The election of the Democratic


ticket is assured, but the triumph OF oul


State ticket, is mere shadow, whe1


compared to its effect on the elections IL


the other States and on the Presidential


election of next year. All of US know


what effect the election results IN the


Northern States has upon our own polit-
zeal feeling, whether for encouragement
or Encouragement. We weigh and sean
each loss and gain, and argue from thence
future victory or defeat. Let Kentucky
increase her majority and it will send a
thrill of enthusiasm throughout the De-
mocraey of the North, which will en-
courage them to work with power and
earnestness which knows no defeat Let
our majority be reduced, aud it will fall
like pail over the noble exertions of
our friends, and correspondingly nerve
our enemies to battle for victory. Our
party in other portions of the State
appear to be thoroughly alive to its great
importance. Our friends discuss their
minor differences as members of the same
family approve or disproVe each other
for mutual good, but rally with an cleo
trio shout to the standard of our gallant
chieftains, Leslie and Carlisle. Let us
all emulate their noble example. Let
US support our local fayorites with what
ever degree of warmth and enthusiasm we
may deem proper, but let US present a
solid phalanx for the State ticket. We
have heard some good men assert that
they would not vote for Leslie and Car
isle, because they had declared them
selves in favor of negro testimony. We
think they are wrong, and deplore such
a spirit. Let them vote against Clark on
this question if they will, but we earn
estIy entreat them, if they are honestly
and truly opposed to Radicalism, not to
visit their excitement on our chosen and
accepted chieftains.


We therefore beg these friends, to
weigh well, calmly and deliberately, the
of the act, before they pro-
scribe Leslie and Carlisle on such grounds
Let them cultivate that liberal view of
the situation which allows an honest diff
ference of opinion, whether it comes
from Democrat, Republican, Know
Nothing or Whig. This is the broad
mantle of charity which intelligence and
cool reason spreads over the differences
men, and enshrines all anti
Radicals as a noble brotherhood Let
our enthusiasm for our respective local
preferences strike up the fires of Demo
cratic fraternity, and send out a shout of
unity through our entire ranks for Les
lie and Carlisle.
Year: 1871

our most powerful political party In 1875; and
this IL doubtless the underlying Idea Of
General Buffers ''new departure" in Massa-
chusetts.


SO far, however. while the State and Terri
torial elections of 1871 indicate that on the
platform Of General Grants administration
and with General Grant as their candidate
the republicans are rather gaining than losing
ground, there is nothing in the side issues, or
disturbing cliques and factions Of his party,
here and there, threatening any serious resist
ance to his nomination or his election for
another term. A. We anticipated ct tho out
SET the ''new departure" Of the Northern
democracy has fallen like wet blanket upon
tho Southern ire-eater, and, instead Of
harmoniSing the party In any section.
has operated to demoralise II moro or
less 10 every section. But as there
is no safety in retreatiug from this new
position the only alternative left 10 the party is
to maintain 1t, and to prove their sincerity In
It by adopting, not only the sound advice Of
Chief Justice Chase on the subject, but the
Chief Justice himself ~ the living embodi-
ment Of the party in reference to the constitu-
ton as amended in the matter Of equal rights,
civil and political, to white men, yellow men,
red men, negroes and all. In short, tho
democracy want q man as their standard
bearer on their new departure" whose record
will satisfy the country, aud Chief Justice
Chase Is that man.
Year: 1871

TUE ASTI-DRANsHor coSvHyuos vas
held at Syracuse yesterday and full State
ticket was nominated. OF course The anti
dramshop men know that they won't get six
thousand votes In the whole Stale, but they
take great interest In their party, evince The
greatest care In their platforms aud show The
utmost zeal In their speeches, all the sane.
Year: 1871

Thiers, Baznise and tho French Assembly.


President Thiers and Marshal Bazaine, the
hero Of Metz, have had conference at Yer
sailes, and, according to our despatch, tho
conversation was almost entirely on the sub
ject of the disaster with which every one
now associates the name Of the Mexican gene
raj. What number Of singular reflections
war and politics! Bazaine could look back to
the day when he started from the French capi-
tai Is Marshal Of France, feeling all the Inn
portance In himself Of man who had been led
by the excited and thoughtless French people
to believe he was great strategic general,
and that despite his failure In Mexico
no one really treated ii as being his
fault. He went, he saw, he failed.
The venerable old President Of the republic
must also have remembered the manner in
which he had been reviled and snubbed BY the
gallant gentlemen Of the red cloth and the
sword because he had dared to counsel mode
ration to the populace Of Paris. Bazaine,


after having received an audience Of the


President, received permission to make state


ment before the Investigating Committee.


Here he made speech in justification of his
conduct during the war, and maintained
that the cause Of the fall Of Metz was not
owing to either lack Of men, mental courage
or discipline in the forces under his command,


but simply for lack Of ammunition. The Mar
shsl knew perfectly well he was talking


against time; for after the action Of the nation


for months past 1t 10 certain the statement
was taken only for the trife 1t was worth.
Bazaine has certainly seen the pictures


reversed, and We hope he will profit by the
lessons he has received.


In the Assembly bill was brought 10 charg.
ing tho entire nation with the cause Of the
war and the direful disasters carried out sub.


.equently In the field and at home by the Com.
munlsls, and ordering the sum of 100, 600, 00C
francs to be raised and distributed among the


sufferers throughout the country. A state.
ment to the effect that the Duke d'Aumale
bad been created Governor Of Algeria is au.
/ thoritstively denied.