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Year: 1872

There is now one Democrat. at least.
who has been converted 10 belief in the
existence Of the Kuklux as described by
Republicans-who believe that the stories
told by the carpet baggers are not exag
gerated. We allude to the Hon. Reverdy
johnson. 1t will be remembered that
upon the passage of the Kulkux Bill,
Mr. johnson condemned it in unmeasur-
ed terms, denouncing it as "a gross out
rage upon the southern people," and ''an
unnecessary and outrageous piece of legis
lation to oppress peaceable and law abid,
ing people During the late trials in
South Carolina, Mr.. johnson was retained
as counsel for the accused. His present
views on the subject may be inferred from
the following language employed by him
in addressing the jury:


IL have listened with unmixed horror
to some of the testimony which has been
brought before you. The outrages prov
ed are shocking to humanity F.; they admit
of neither excuse nor justification they
violate every obligation which nature and
law imposes upon men they show that
the parties engaged were brutes, insensi,
BILE alike to the obligations of humanity
and religion. But, if justice shall not
overtake them, there is tribunal from
which they may not hope to escape it is
their own judgment; that tribunal which
sits in the heart of every living man that
still, small voice which strikes through
every heart-the voice of conscience
the voice of God. If it has not already
startled them to the enormity of their
conduct, | trust in the mercy of Heaven,
that voice will speak before they shall be
called upon to account for the transac.
tons of this world /; that it will so speak
as to make them penitent and that, trust
ing to the dispensation of Heaven, whose
justice is dispensed with mercy, when
they shall be brought before the bar of that
great tribunal, there will be found in the
fact of their previous lives some small
grounds upon which God may say-Par-
don ~


Our Democratic cotemporartes are gen
orally ready to quote from Reverdy John
son. We hope they will publish the
foregoing extract.
Year: 1872

with all his strength and cunning, the
walrus IS no match for the polar bear
In August the walrus makes his way to
the shore, draws his huge body upon the
rocks and there basks in the sunshine
Ever watching for his prey, the bear
mounts the overhanging cliffs, and lifting
large rock with his forepaws, and cal
culatlng the distance and the curvature
with the accuracy of a mathematician, he
hurls the rock on the animals head, crush,
ing in the ponderous skull then, like an
arrow, the bear rushes down the cliff, and
If the walrus still lives, he hammers away
with the same rock till the beast is dead.


Bear-hunting is one the most exciting
scenes of the polar regions. A large She
beer, with four months old cub, was at
tackled first by the dogs, which she caught
up and flung, first one and then another
to great distance. During the strug-
gle, the cub was wounded with pistol
ball. At once the mother placed the
cub between her hind legs, and showing
1T along sought fight but, wounded her
self, she faced about, rose upon her mind
quarters, placed the cub between her hind
legs and bade defiance to her pursuers-
Wounded again, she fell dead, and the
cub mounted the dead body of its mother,
and continued the fight till captured.


Since the days of Job, there has been
no such patience as is now displayed by
the Esquimau, when in winter he is hunt
ing the seal. Having ascertaned where
the seal is gnawing beneath the ice for
breathing hole, the hunter perlorates the
spot with a slender bone rod, with point
at one end and knob at the other, which
is moved By the seal in coming to the sur
face. This many occupy twenty four
hours. The hunter then builds wall of
snow, four feet high, to shelter him from
the wind. Seating himself behind it, he
places by his side his spear aud lines
He must preserve the utmost silence, that
he may hear the seal at work and not
cause fright to the animal. He even binds
his knees together with a thong to pre-,
vent the rustling of his clothes. And
there he sits for twenty four hours wait
ing the coming of the seal to the surface,
when he cautiously rises with spear in
hand, and the long sought for seal is his.
Rec. DR.. Newman, IN the Methodist.
Year: 1872

The evening of every mans life is COM
ing on apacc. The day of life will soon
be spent. The sun, though it may be up
in the mid heaven, will pass swiftly down
the western sky aud disappear. What
shall light up mans path when the sun
of life has gone down; He must travel on
to the next world but what shall illume
his footsteps after the Gishtfall of death,
amid the darkness of his journey? What
question Is more important, more practi-
cal, more solemn for each reader of our
journal to ask himself? That is long
journey to travel without friend. Yet
every man must perform it. The time is
not far distant when all men will begin
the journey. There is an evening star
in the natural world. Its radiance is
bright and beautiful, and cheering to the
benighted traveller. But life's star is iu
good hope of heaven. Its beauty and
brillianey are reflected from the Sun of
Righteousness, whose bright rays light
up the evening Of life, aud throw their
radiance quite across the darkness of the
grave into Immanuel's laud. 1t has IL
Illuminated the footsteps of many traveller
into eternity. 1t is of priceless value
A thousand worlds cannot purchase it !;
yet it is offered without money and with
out price to him who will penitently and
thankfully receive it. Reader, will you
take it?
Year: 1872

The Practical Fdrmer contains the fol
lowing remedy for bots "Fill an ordinary
junk bottle half full of molasses then
fill with sweet milk shake the contents
and drench follow the above in about an
hour with bottle of strong sage tea,
made of our ordinary garden sage next
day give that horse feed of rough rice,
and the dead bots will be elected with the
rice. My theory is, that the milk and
molasses being sweeter than blood, the
bots turn loose to eat it. The sage tea
will kill them, and it is the only thing |
ever heard of that will do it without in.
jury to the horse The rice will dislodge
the dead bots better than salts; in fact, if
you will give horses a feed of rough rice
every two weeks, | do not think there is
the least danger from bots F.; at least such
is my experience. As a proof of what |
have written, get two sage leaves, dip
them in hot water. lay one down and put
lively bot on it, then cover him with
the other, and he will die instantly =
Sage tea have also found very beneficial
in collie !; it is perfectly harnless, if it does
no good.
Year: 1872

To the Editor Of The Pats5nrg Post:


wish to make known through your
widely circulated paper to the many now
now suffering with cancer In 1868
cancer came on my left hand, after much
suffering, all remedies failing NE, had
it burned out with caustic 1t made it's
appearance again in 1861 in my right
arm, being moro troublesome than before;
suffered almost death again with caustic
burning; this seemed to check it for
while. 1t next broke out in my right
hand. In the spring of 1871 it grew
very fast until the hand became helpless
and | carried it in sling all remedies
and caustics failing me this time | feared
my hand must be taken off, On hearing
OF several persons being cured by drink
ing wild tea and poulticing the cancer
with the tea grounds, | commenced using
wild tea in earnest. I abstained from u.s.
ing coffee or other tea and in four weeks
was cured as well as it ever was. am
acquainted with Two citizens of Pittsburg
that have been cured of cancer by drink
ing wild tea within the last tew months
For the sake of suffering humanity L
make known these facts. Wild tea grows
in most of the States and is we'll known.
This remedy should have the widest
publicity.


Yours respectfully,


u. Is. W WEELIAMS, Health Officer


Allegheny City, Pa.
Year: 1872

The Chicago Tribune says: A case of
peculiar interest to the instructors Of the
rising generation has just been tried at
Princeton, in the Circuit Court of Bu-
reau county. At a common school in that
county last winter, two small boys, forget.
full of all the precepts of the excellent
DR.. Watts, engaged in hand to hand
conflict during the morning recess. They
were, however separated, and on inquiry
the teacher was assured that friendly re
lations were restored. But by noon their
fiery passions were once more aroused
Moved therein probably by "Tom Brown
at Rugby" they arranged for a regular
prize fight. Just as one was knocking
the other down for the third time, the
ring was broken and the victor assaulted
so vigorously that his elbow was dislocat-
ed. When the crowd interfered, their
teacher was notified of the hurt He
rushed at once to the door, called out to
them to stop, and then hurried back to
he was naturally averse to walking through
slush several inches deep is slippered feet.
Before he reached the group, the elbow
was dislocated The injured youth,
through his father, straightway sued the
teacher for criminal negligence. The
trial was a long one. The jury were out
twenty four hours, and returned yer
diet for defendant, whereupon an appeal
was at once taken to the Supreme Court.
Great interest was manifested in the trial,
and the schools of Bureau county had Il
practical vacation throughout its progress
as all the teachers were congregated at
Princeton. If the verdict should be re


versed, there will probably be an cnger
rivalry for positions in schools for girls,
where human nature manifests itself in
gentler phases, and the pcdagogue will
not be likely to lose his years wages by
the blood thirstiness of his pupils.
Year: 1872

Let girl, during the years from II to
Is. spend but one hour daily in mental
labor, taking but one study at a time.
walk another hour, labor at some agree
able employment three or four hours, read
an hour, sleep all all she wants during
the night, but never take daytime "naps," I"
eat plain, nourishing food, mostly bread
and roast or boiled meat, and every day
indulge in all the fun and froic which
her youthful spirits can deuise, and she will
become healthy, happy and intellectual
Then from Is to Il she may attend Vassar
or any other college, and will find herself
better able to carry off prizes than the
girls who have been always at school =
But she will not have developed wiry,
muscular strength equal to the young
men of her own age, because Nature has
forbidden it.


a girl is provided from birth with more
adirose tissue than boy, not as some
suppose, to keep her warm, but to
render her muscles more juicy, soft and
yielding than his The investigations OF
some anatomists have also proved that
her body contains much greater mum
Der Of nerves, and that her arterlal system
on approaching womanhood becomes more
largely developed than his. |, therefore
cannot at all agree with the writer who
says, 1--WE see no way out of this difficulty
but to commence with the cradle, and
educate girls as nearly like boys as posi-
BILE. ~. 7 EoeniuJ MAJ.
Year: 1872

Last evening was the regular monthly
meeting night Of the school board, and in


portant bushes was to have come up, which
should have been attended to before the
opening of the schools Only four of the
thirteen directors had time or inclination to
be present-Messrs. Cooper, Mercer, Jack
son and Boothby-so the meeting went oy
default. 1t is understood a special meeting
will be called in few days, or as soon as
the secretary can find a quorum to notify
them. Itis not announced when the schools
viii open for the season, but it will be de-
termined, doubtless, some time this week.
Year: 1872

The Boston Post says: With regard to
the working women, it is gratifying to OBJ
serve that some of the large manufactur-
ing establishments are making arrange
ments for the immediate unemployment
of their usual force; but certainly weeks
and probably months will elapse before
this numerous class of industrious citizens
will be able to earn again the wages that
supply them with lodging and with food.


The poor that Boston has always within
it's limits form burden that is borne none
too gracefully; and as we enter upon the
inclement season with thousands added to
that class of dependents, and with other
thousands cut off temporarily from the
means of livelihood, we cannot afford, for
their sakes, to repulse the offers of assist
ance made in their behalf. These are peo-
pie who will not beg, but who must be
sought out and cared for; and in accepting
the gifts from abroad we concede nothing
of our ability to care for our own poor, any
more than to rebuild our own warehouses,
but heartily acknowledge the good will
that prompts such brotherly action.
Year: 1872

We understand that a deer was recently
captured in Prince George county, which
showed unmistakable evidences of the
disease now SO prevalent among the horses
throughout the country. 1t is matter of
regret that this noble game should be thus
affected, and the hunting of them should
be stopped for awhile. We have noted the
fact that deer have been caught at several
points elsewhere, so sick with this disease
that they were unable, or rather showed
no disposition to escape from the hunter.
-PefcrsIl1LrO Inder
Year: 1872

The Democratic leaders are in an amusing
position as they stand waiting to sell out
their effects to the highest bidder; great
droves of voters, like the cattle in the stock
yards, wait to be transferred, and the auc-
tioneers are crying for bidders. The Gin
cinnati convention is looked to for large
offer. But the steadily diminishing capital
Of this nondescript concern gives small
hope of revival of the market, favorable
to the vote brokers. Does any sane man
suppose that union can be made between
men Numerically opposedin principles and
sympathy, merely to elect one Republi-
can over another. The masses Of the Dem.
ocrats have nothing against Grant on the
contrary, they see the daily evidences OF
his wise and safe administration. They
will not be transferred like chattel slaves
to leader not of their own choice, when
there is SO distant prospect Of gaining
even the cheap reward proposed. There
will be kicking and baking ''all along the
line," we predict, if an attempt is made to
drive the herd into the Cincinnati pen.
Year: 1872

The Baltimore american notices the ten
dency Of its young men to leave and go
West, as follows. This tendency is inevi-
table, and can only be remedied, in Mary
land as in Virginia, by abandoning the an
tiquated and fossilzed institutions of the
past, and assuming the progressive march
that belongs to great and prosperous
states


"By a sort of infallible instinct these de-
parting agriculturists set their faces west
ward. The great State Of Virginia lies inn
mediately to the south of them all of
Maryland, except the narrow neck which
they claim as their native soil, lies to the
east of them, but. they resolutely turn to
the West.


"If these thrifty, skillful farmers could
be induced to locate on the Eastern Shore
and in lower Maryland, they would con-
tribute more to the prosperity of the State
than many ship-loads Of immigrants from
foreign countries. We have often declared,
and we repeat it again, that Maryland does
not want labor, but capital. We want
settlers to buy farms, not imported labor
ers to till farms. The large land owners
could hire as many laborers as they could
possibly find work for, if the productions
justified the payment of wages such as
are paid in Western Maryland or in Penn
sylvauia. We need hundred thousand
immigrants, each having sufficient capital
to buy piece of land and pay for it. They
would have no trouble in getting farm
hands to till every acre purchased. There
is no scarcity OF workingmen !; the only
trouble is that in the present Improbable
condition Of agriculture in many of the
counties they cannot be employed.


'slt is not only Western Maryland that is
sending away her young men. One East
ern Shore paper mentions the departure for
the Far West of nine respectable citizens
two of them having families) within the
last week, and the editor expresses much
regret that their native county should lose
their industry and energy. There was
nothing for them to do at home, or at least
there was nothing at which they could
make living wages, SO they were obliged to
seek livelihood elsewhere. ''At this rate
it will not take long to depopuate this sec
ton, and leave our houses and lands un-
tenanted," remarks the dispirited editor"
Year: 1872

To the Editor Of the State Journal


A great deal has been said about the
duty of wives to their husbands, that it is of
vital necessity that she be always smiling,
willing and neat, and have his dinner ready
on the minute. All this is founded on the
presumption that man is selfish animal,
and needs as much coaxing and coddling as
q baby, to keep him steady. Now, | do
not see half so much about the necessity of
husbands treating their wives with gentle
ness and consideration. We are told that
the wife should use extra care on Mondays
to make the house pleasant and the meals
regular in spite of the washing, and not let
her fatigue prevent her giving her husband
a smiling welcome on his return from work.
Very good. Now, per contra, husbands
are not often reminded that they should not
regularly growl because. its wash-day !;
should not talk about 'smother's ways" on
that occasion, and should not be cross to a
tired and over-worlSed wife when night
comes. Ibelieve in fair play, and despise
selfshness. And so do all right-minded
men, and little reflection is all that is
needed. My friend, do you know your
wife does the harder work of the two?
You work hard and steadily, but you are
the overseer; you do your own work, and
see that your orders are obeyed.
Your wife has the house to Keep
in trim, the family to feed, the
clothes to mend and Keep in order, and
either to do the washing and kitchen work
herself or, nearly as bad, to direct it, She
has children with thousand wants, and
perhaps shelp" contrary enough to try
the patience of saint. And, my laird, in
stead of cheering and encouraging his sore.
ly tired help-meet, expects to be coddled
and smiled at And if disappointed, he
talks about his mother am of an OBJ.
Year: 1872

serving turn of mind, and I see things that
Tom, Dick, and Harry have no idea are so
plain. And | 'tknow how it is MYSELF in
regard to the vexations of housekeeping,
and / think if the unappreciated wife should
just go off for weeks visit when David
begins to grumble, it would just serve him
right. But she'll never do that. She'll
stick to her post and begin to "talk back"
until she has beat him with his own wea-
pons and become scolding wife. Now,
Tom, Dick or Harry, remember that Susan
is the very same girl you used to take to
singing school, only she is, or ought to be,
more precious than ever, being yours; and
above all, don't give crusty old bachelors
chance to say they expected 1T, that you
made mistake, or that you were not
worthy of so excellent wife.


BACHELOR
Year: 1872

The TAX BILL PASSED BY THE
House. House of Delegates passed
the tax bill to-day, and Immediately pro-
ceeded to the consideration Of the appropri-
alton bill. The tax bill as it came from the
House was taken up in the Senate, laid on
the table and ordered to be printed after
which the Senate adjourned until 10 o'clock
tomorrow morning, at which time the con-
sideration of the tax bill will be resumed.
The bill is to be considered seriatim, and
none but members of the Finance Commit
tee allowed to speak more than ten min
llteS ....t as
Year: 1872

New DRUG SToRE.--Among the re-
cent improvements in the eastern portion
of the city, we notice an elegant apothecary
store being fitted up, corner Twenty-first
and Venable streets, which will be opened
in few days by our enterprising young
townsman L. e. Sale, who is q graduate
Of the school of pharmacy of the Medical
college of Virginia, and is a thoroughly
competent apothecary of ten years expe-
rience.
Year: 1872

OF tie above 90 plantations, IS lost all
their crop, stock and fixtures; while only
Is succeeded in saving a small portion.


These figures are too eloquent 10 need
one word of comment from us. We can
only hope and believe that their mute ap
peal viii still further urge our active citi-
zens in their good work Of help and even of
salVatiOn
Year: 1872

A lady writer says, if women
were as particular in choosing
virtuous husband as men are in Sc
lecting virtuous wife, a moral
reformation would soon begin,
which would be something more
than froth and foam.
Year: 1872

1T is all very well for General
Grant to say he will not lift "a fin
gerlto secure. q denomination for
President but he will "lift" ev-
cry Office holder who doesn't labor
to SECURE 1t! .asnse1g Z q
Year: 1872

ANOTHER C. CONvENTIoN.-We learn from
Olympia that proposition is on foot
to hold Liberal Republican and Inde-
pendent mass Convention at that place
on the day on which the Democratic Ter
ritorial Convention is called. The OBJ
ject of this meeting is to save Judge Nc
Fadden from the damaging consequences
of an exclusive party nomination, to
which not less than ninety y-nine of every
hundred of his real friends are opposed.
If this meeting is held, we believe we
are safe in promising that King County


will be largely represented. We have not
found in our personal intercourse in
this county single Democrat or Liber-
al Republican who is in favor of main
tanning either of the old party organiza-
tions which experience has taught them
are merely the means or machinery by
which selfish and corrupt men have
secured their own private ends to the
great detriment of the public interests.
There could have been no object in a
party convention at the present time but
to perpetrate a system of party manage
ment which has been fraught with mani
fold evils to the country. But such a
convention having been determined up
on, there seems now to be no alternative
with any hope of success, but for the
people to go in as large force as is pacti-
cable to meet the politicians face to face,
to see that no party trickery or chicane-
ry be used to defraud them of their just
rights to q voice in the election. Unless
this is done, honest men may as well
abandon the contest. In strictly party
contest the Democracy of Washington
Territory are in hopeless minority, as
all sensible men are aware; and as be-
tween the two factions, one supporting
Garfielde under the lead of Beach and
Ferry, and the other clamoring for the
of party organization un-
der the lead Of Newell, what disinter-
ested man cares fig which wins; both
are influenced alike by selfish consider
division of the spoils, and
look only to party organization as
means to personal ends. We hope the
mass meeting will be held.