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Year: 1871

A fashion writer calls attention to the
peculiar manner some young ladies' have
Just now of carrying the hands. The
arms are held as close to the body as
possible, bending them until the back
and forepart nearly touch the wrists
remain elevated, and the hands assume
a listless, dropping position which we
can only liken to the kangaroo. =.
Year: 1871

ANECDoTE OF VoN WEBER.-The following
anecdote of Weber, the illustrious composer,
presents him in a new and unexpected light
aud will be read with interest:
I was in London in 1911. Weber was in q
boat on the river with some ladies, and began
to perform on the fate, which he played to
great perfection. But seeing that his boat was
followed closely by another, in which were
several young officers, he put his flute in his
pocket.


"Why do you stop playing ?" said one of the
officers to Weber.


For the same reason that began" replied
the composer.


"And that is 7"


" Because it pleases me-"


"Well, them" said the officer, "take up your
flute again, or it will please me to throw you
into the water"


The composer, seeing that the dialogue was
unpleasant to the ladies he was with. gave way
and began playing again. When leaving the
boat however he accosted the bold son of
Mars, and said "Sir, the fear of annoying the
people who were with me made me brook your
insolence, but tomorrow / will have satisfac-
lion. We can meet in Hyde Park at 10 o'clock.
If you have no objection we will fight with
swords; we need no seconds; the quarrel is
only between you and me, and il is quite USE
less to bring in strangers"


The officer accepted the challenge. He was
at the rendezvous at the appointed hour, and
met Weber, as agreed on. He drew his sword
and put himself on his guard, when Weber put
pistol at his throat. "Do you wish to mur-
der me I" said the officer. NO." said Weber;
"but be kind enough to put up that sword and
dance minute, or you are dead man."


The officer made some objection, but the au-
thoritative and determined tone of Weber
seemed to influence him, and notwithstanding
the arrival of some people on the scene of &C.
ton, he went through what he was asked, or
rather told, to do. "Sir," said the musician,
"you compelled me yesterday to play against
my wish; have now compelled you to dance
against yours Our bond is over. However,
should you be dissatisfied still, l am quite ready
to give you any satisfaction you may wish fol"


The officer held out his hand and begged his
adversary to honor him with his friendship.
From that moment an attachment sprang up
between them which lasted to the day the il
lustrious composer died.
Year: 1871

A LITTLE scHooLBoY presented his teacher
the following note from home as an excuse for
tardiness: BABY cross Biscuits to bake had
no Baken powder the dog upset the kaughphy-


pot the cat licked the milk got up late Excuse"
Year: 1871

No man ever took his place in the barber's
chair who was not informed by the barber that


we will have rain soon, or that the weather


would soon be peasanter. The reason Of this
is, that barber is professional bayrumeter.
Year: 1871

The body of men which first assumed the
name of Ku.Klux Klan was


AVERY DIFFERENT ORGANIZATION
from the thieves and robbers who now prowl
about for purposes of booty. The latter have
borrowed the livery of the former to serve the
devil in, and hence that originally genteel or.
ganzatioh is made the scape-goat of every out
rage in the country. The original organiza.
tion is gone out of existence entirely, and re.
liable gentleman now in this city, who was a
member of the Klan, is responsible for the fol
lowing statement of facts: The Ku-Klux Klan
was peculiarly of Southern origin, and was in
tended to counteract the Grand Army of the
Republic" and the Loyal League" and for
the better protection of the families of South
ern men from the depredatons of the robbers
turned loose on society after the war. Their
object was to protect not to depredate; to
build up, not to destroy. As evidence of their
motives-peace and good order-the oath which
each member took upon himself was pledge
to " SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION AS GIVEN
US BY OUR FoREFATHERS, AND TO PROTECT
THE WEAK AGAINST THE STRONG"


This shows that it was only the disturbers of
the public peace,


THE LAND PIRATES,


VINO loilOW close upon the neeIs OF sucn uis0r-
ganization of society as ensues after long war,
who had any cause to fear the terrible bug.
bear of Ku. Kluxism.


Its name was suggested by the noise which
the old army musket makes when springing
the lock and discharging the piece. Ku-Klux
-Klan-the first two syllables made by the
lock- the last by the bang, or klang, OF the dis
charge, the final "g" being afterwards dropped
for the sake of euphony.


Their signs and grips are few and simple.
A member was recognized by returning, twice.
a gentle pressure of the hand. or when hand
shaking was not practicable, passing the finger
of the right hand gently through the hair, in
response TO like motion from the inquirer.


The klan was organized, as before stated.
in sentiment Of peace and good viii to all.
and malice towards none. II was established
by the very


BEST MEN IN THE COUNTRY,
the leaders of the Confederate armies, and
extended from the Potomac to the Rio Grande.
1t was composed OF men who loved peace for
its own sake; it was perfect knight errantry
Of the Southern States, as harmless, and in
tended TO be far more useful and subservient
of good morals than the Loyal League and the
Grand Army-but the hue and cry raised
against it, and especially the fact that every
villain assumed its virtues for the purpose Of
his outrages, finally induced dis
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Year: 1871

For DELEGATE.-The Democrats of Wash
ington Territory appear to have united on
Judge McFaddcn, of Olympia, as their choice
for next Delegate to Congress. He is said to
be an able man and fine public speaker.
Year: 1871

SuspENDED--It is reported that work on
the eastern end of the Northern Pacific Rail.
road has been temporarily suspended, and that
a change of route is contemplated by the di.
rectors of the company.
Year: 1871

The absence of Colonel Daniels, who is
the enemy of the iniquities of the funding
bill, and who is the author of the article
published in the JOURNAL, in relation to the
subject, will account for the non-appearance
of reply to the article of the Enquirer of
this morning.


Colonel Daniels has weakness for con-
Tossing his errors, and will cheerfully do so
if wrong; but we are disposed to doubt
the insinuation of the Enquirer, that the
statements concerning the funding bill were
either criminal or bfunders.


The JOURNAL has, fortunately, "blun-
dered" on number of facts connected
with the Funding Bill and the manner of
its passage, and has thundered it into them
so strong, that Democracy in Virginia is so
divided upon the subject, that no man in
the Valley or Southwest, with legislative
ambitions, dare defend it.
Year: 1871

BROAD STREET. The alacrity of the
Council committee to whom the subject of
the Broad street improvements was referred,
is not such as TO inspire our friends in that
locality with a very great amount Of conf
dence. A meeting Of the committee was
called for Thursday afternoon, but quo
rum did not attend, two of the members
being out Of the city, and third failing to
appear. Another attempt to have a meet
ing is to be made this evening.
Year: 1871

AN AGREEABLE CHANGB.--We con-
gratulate those who, by choice or other


wise, attend the courts of the Police s,)u US
tice, that in a few days change will be
made IN the place of holding the Police
court. The new courtroom, in Odd-Fel-
lows Hall, is now receiving the finishing
strokes of the carpenters, and will be
ready for occupation in less than a week.
1t will be great Improvement over the
room formerly used, and will cost the city
but little for furnishing and rent. The ar
rangement of the stand, prisoners coop,
witness-box, &C., is also much better.
The prisoners will not be seen from any
direction in the room, except from the
Judges stand, as the coop is made close,
and is above the height of a man.. A small
room, which has been partitioned off in
one corner Of the main hall, will be used
for the office of the Police Justice and his
clerk.
Year: 1871

When the green-eyed monster plants
his envenomed fangs in the vitals of q
West Tennessee youth, it is always best
for the whole neighborhood 30 look out
for squalle Some days ago there was O
denseIy attended wedding not very fan
from Jackson, in the end Of the State.
Among the very few who were not pres
ent on the occasion was young man who
was known to be desperately in love with
the bride, and whose heart and hand she
had rejected" with scorn. In the midst
of the marriage ceremony the house was
suddenly shaken to its very foundations
by something resembling mixture OF
earthquakes and discharges of artillery.
The rejected lover, in order to be re-
venged, had piled up number of shells
under the smoke-house and touched them
off with train of powder. The scene
which followed the explosion is said to
have beggared description. The smoke
house. with its several thousand pounds of
bacon was hurled high into the air and
scattered to the four winds of heaven. The
bride tainted in the arms of her adored
one, the rest Of the calico screamed, the
men swore, and for some little time the
widest CONSERVATION prevailed. Mean
while the young man, with his soul stepped
in The sweets of revenge, took to his heels
and never has been seen since. Young
ladies Of West Tennessee who are about to
marry should have their rejected lovers
bound over to keep out from under the
smoke-house with their shells.
Year: 1871




The question of " Convention" or "No
Convention has been decided by the bal
lot in favor of the latter. It was fraught
with most momentous consequences to the
ax-payers. It's discussion agitated the
State from mountain slope to seashore.


This decision places all the property in
the State at the tender mercies of the non
property holding, non-tax-p paying portion
of the voters. These are generally negroes
who never stay in ono place long enough
to list their polls. The simple question
was, shall the Legislature be compelled
to provide by appropriate legislation and
adequate taxation for the prompt and re-
gular payment of the interest on the pub
lie debt" as Article ", Section of the
Constitution enioins This interest il
So, 5000 Five hundred thousand dol
lars is the amount required to run the
State Government-to pay current ex-
penses. To collect this sum thousands o
acres Of land have been


SOLD BY THE SHERIFF.


Five times this amount will just make
the So. 500. 600; and of conrse five time
the quantity of land will be exposed fo
sale by the Sheriff, with his tax execution
in one hand and his BANNER in the other
Now that the smoke of the battle ha
cleared away, let us look at the causes o
defeat. and the stylo of ammunition en-
ployod by the mo Convention" men. l
would seem that all would unite to throy
OF this intolerable burden, fastened OF
the taxpayers by the cerpet baggers anc
their allies in Wall street. The ''carpets
have long since flown to more congenie
climes and left us with the bag to hold
They drained the treasury dry, however
before they left. When carcGsses are pick
ed bare, vultures depart.


Through negro and carpet-baggers' il
| huepce many mouths were fixed to th
official teats of our good old mother, an
they feared an election might oust then
They appeared to be oblivious to the fac
that another election must soon occur G
all events, and only cared to draw thei
salaries as long as possible. So these me
| BLED FREELY IN THE CANVASS


to have the Convention voted down.
Every State and Federal official was active
both with purse and person, during th
campaign. .. s. Attorney General Acl1e
man came down and threatened :us wit
the interference Of the q. s.. goYernme1
Year: 1871

Certainly, with a fair election and with
out the use of the bayonets and the money
in the Treasury Of the Government, the
prospects of beating the Radical nomina-
tions are very fair from whatever point we
view them. The latest calculation made
is by Republican in the Cincinnati Com
mercial, and is as follows ....--


The frogs were clamorous for King,
and complained because they had nome
King Log was sent them, but he was found
to be inactive, and they were more clam
orous than ever. Thereupon came King
Stork and gobbled them up. The Ameri-
can people have progressed as far as King
Log, who now rules them from Long
Branch or other watering places, wherever
our peripatetic Government was situated
according to the latest dispatches. and it
looks as though they might FALL into the
hands of King Stork (rsmmany) at the
next election, if the Republican party does
not exercise great care in the selection of
its candidate. Let any Republican who
thinks his party has a sure thing on the
next Presidential election. count up the
States sure to go Democratic and those
certainly Republican, and if his bread and
butter be in any manner dependent upon
the success of the latter party, I venture
to say that his pericardium will be pos
sessed of an uncomfortable feeling.


Look on this pieture, aud then on this !:
Year: 1871

An awful warning to scolding wives
comes to us from Milwaukee. A woman
in that city was "jawing" her children,
in general, when her husband entered and
interposed kind word. She opened her
mouth for an angry reply but spasm con-
tracted her cheek, her lower jaw fell, and
she could neither speak nor shut her mouth,
but remained in that condition, her tongue
hung out, and her eyes nearly started out
of their sockets. She had dislocated her
jaw bone in her violent attempt to make a
stinging reply to her husband. A surgeon
was called who reduced the dislocation,
bound up her jaw and prescribed cruel
diet. The old man is now enjoying the
quiete st time be has had for years
Year: 1871

From the TechnolOglst.


Ammonia, or, as 1t Is moro generally
called, spirits Of hartshorn, Is q powerful
alkali, and dissolves grease and dirt with
great ease. 1t has lately been recon.
mended very highly for many domestic
purposes. For washing paint, put n table.
spoonful In quart Of moderately hot
water, dip in flannel cloth, and with
this simply wipe off the woodwork; no
scrubbing will DO necessary. For taking
grease spots from any fabric, use the
ammonia nearly pure, then lay white
blottlng paper over the spot, and iron II
lightly. In washing laCes, put about
twelve drops In pint OF warm suds. Tc
clean silver, mix two teaspoOnfuls Of am.
moniA in quart of hot soap suds. Put
10 your silverware and wash II, using an
old mil brush or tooth brush for tile pur.
pose For cleaning hair brushes, etc,
simply shake the brushes up and down In
mixture ot one teaspooniul Of ammonia
10 one pint Of hot water; when they are
Cleansed, rinse them In cold water, and
stand them In the wind or In q hot place
10 dry. For washing finger marks from
looking glasses or windows, put few
drops Of ammonia on o moist rag, and
make quick work Of II. If you wish
your house plants TO flourish, put few
drops OF the spirits in every pint Of water
used in watering. A teaspoonf1l In O
basin Of cold water will add much 10 the
refreshing effects Of bath. Nothing Is
better than ammonia water for cleansing
the hair. In every case, rinse of the am.
inOnia with clear water. To which we
would only add, that for removing grease
spots, mixture Of equal parts Of am.
monia and alcohol Is better than alcohol
alone; and for taking out the red stains
produced by strong acids in blue and
black clothes, there Is nothing better
than ammonia. '
Year: 1871

The Colored Members of the Legisla-


ture Declare In Favor of Repu-


dlatlOn.


CHARLESTON, Nov 18.-.Thc NetOG
prints a report Of the action of the caucus
of colored members Of the Legislature
held last week. The caucus resolved to
make no appropriation tho coming ses'
sion, for the payment Of the interest on
the State debt And declared themselves
in favor Of the reputation Of both the old
and the new debt OF the State.
Year: 1871

IT Is singular that q great convention
Of all the principal telegraphic companies
Of The world Is to be held in Rome, on the
LIST of next month. The Capital, which,
Of all others, stands for tho past, for ultra
conservatism and for whatever is opposed
to the spirit Of the age, is chosen for the
gathering Of those who control tho most
marvellous Of agencies for progress, en-.
lerprise, new projects and liberal ideas.
1t will be almost as strange conjunction
as 1t would have been to have held the
late Ecumenical Council at Chicago.
Year: 1871

L,OR SALE-A HANDSOME BLACK CANADIAN PONY,


old stylish and fast driver; warranted sound,
kind and gentle IN respect for any lady or boy
drive him; must be sold. Apply at 81 King street.
Year: 1871

NEW YORK, July IAN indict-
ment for perjury against Naval
Officer Latin, OF this port, has been
found by the grand jury of Herkimer
county, and the trial is set down for
next week. The circumstances OF the
case are said to be these: Some time
ago a brother OF the naval officer in
trured the latter with bond for safe
keeping. This, it Is said, was folded
up and placed in an envelope, in the
naval officers desk. One day, when
sending off official documents, the
naval officer accidentally slipped one
of them into the envelope containing
the bond. The bond and the official
document were posted together, and
the bond could not be traced for a long
time; but it was afterWard discovered
in the possession OF q tailor at Her
kimer. The owner Of the bond, when
he heard of this, brought suit against
the tailor for its recovery, and the
present charge grows out of the evi.
deDce given In the case. Friends OF
the latter declare that the prosecution
is malicious, and say that he desires a
full investigation. A prominent and
important officer of the court also
telegrapbed to the effect that the an
nouncement of an indictment does
Latin wicked injustice.
Year: 1871

CINCINNATI, July THE commit
tee appointed by the Chamber Of
Commerce to consider the claims on
our citizens for the Vincennes and
Cairo railroad, reported that there is q
probability of this road making an
equitable arrangement with the Ohio
and Mississippi road for an exchange
of traffic, but unless this can be made
sure by binding acts Of the two cOrpo-
ration, and the road be not also ab-
sorbed in some great trunk line that
will discriminate against Cincinnati,
they would not recommend aid. The
report recommended the appointment
of q committee of five to put the mat
ter before the citizens with 8 view to
such action as may be necessary to Sc
cure and make permanent its man
agemeut in the interests Of Cincinnati
commerce.
Year: 1871

The New York Tribune speaking of
the next election, has the following:


1.-The State of New York is to be re-
covered from the clutches of her Demo-
cratic misruiers this Fall. Fraud, noun
famous and deliberate, gave her Electo
raj votes to Seymour and Blair in 1868 !;
Fraud, reiterated and extended, has since
kept her under the sway of Hoffman and
Tweed. Moneys stolen by millions from
the taxes or added to the debt of her
great City, has been used with effect to
forge and distribute certificates of Natu-
ralization by the ream to grind out voters
who had not been two years in this coun-
try, to suborn twelve-barrel repeater"
and bribe canvasSerS to make false re-
turns. The net result is the autocracy Of
Tweed, Connolly and Hall, the purchase
Of Winans and other betrayers of their
trust, and the saddling of the metropolis
represents nothing but fraud, forgery and
theft. Such is the rough outline of a
long career of audacious, successful crime
which has eliminated in burden of tax
alton and a mountain of debt at which
property holders may we'll stand aghast,
wondering what remains un-revealed.


This will give an idea of what we might
expect in Wisconsin. ifit ever should fall
again into Democratic clutches, for wher
ever we nay look, be it State, County or
City, administration if Democratic, it is
certain to be fraudulent and exorbitant.
Take any Democratic State and compare
it with Wisconsin, or take any county
or city in our own State and compare it
with Republican one similar in popula-
lation and wealth, it will show the same
result, theft and forgery aud fraud on
the Democratic side, while honesty, fru-
gality and order will be found with the
Republicans.


If such considerations do not secure a
Republican victory, there will be the
strongest evidence, that fraud and cor
ruption can sway any administration
from that of the smallest town to that of
the largest State in the Union.
Year: 1871

stand either that the Democracy insist


upon such qualifications just at present,


Indeed not so much as they did. -


but the peculiar circumstances of our


llte civil contest required some gifts not


always found in fighting generals. There


We're large military departments, over


which the commandant was for the time


the supreme civil ruler. Ordinary gov
ernment was suspended The busine> S
and conduct, the entire domestic affairs
Of populous and turbulent communities
had to be regulated by orders from head
quarters. None but man of 6rst-class
administrative ability could long main
tain himself in such part. The record
shows that, as a Department Command
er Gen. Washburn was eminentiy sue
cess: His long career at Memphis and
at flcksburg, during which he held the
scales with such firm and skilful hand
as to retain the cordial approval Of the
government, while winning the esteem
OF the rebels themselves, is a shining IL
lustration Of his merits and this regard


There is no man in the West. who has
more clearly eviuced the precise qualities
wanted in a Governor than Caledore c.
Washburn.


But ne is not only specially fitted to
NuSidIu the part M an TISeCuilVG, ne Is
also a representative Republican. He
is one of the original founders of the par
ty in this State, has never swerved a
hair in his support of its doctrines, and
to day he stands committed to help en-
sure all the grand results which the con
vulsions of the past ten years have rem
dered possible. Like the great organi-
cation he represents, he has from the
outset of the voyage sailed with an even
keel and steady rudder toward single
port, exempt from the delays and en-
Of new department.
In the coming campaign he will fight
shoulder to shoulder with the same
comrades, and under the same flag, as
have they been associated with his name
since his name was first heard in public
life. He is just the man to represent
the party, which moves straight on, and
whose face is set as flint" toward the
equal rights of all men under the Consti-
n tiop
Year: 1871




and the Wisconsin Democracy from our
exchanges:


Ii ON the Berline courantl


The Democratic platform is worse
than breathless carcass. The Demo
Gratis seem to be wholly incompetent to
aeVise anything new, except it be in ad
Jastlng machinery to take money from
the people. There is nothing that will
sharpen up their wits and make then
eyes sparkle like heap of gold locked
up IN the public treasury. Without any
scfupies OF consc ance they can tramDle
under foot the rights of four millions OF
people to get to it. Right and Justice
nave 20 influence with them Such is
their thirst for money and power They
are like the man who swallowed four lit
tie mice to get Gill whiskey.


[From the Monroe sentinel,)


Since 1866 we have not regarded Mr..
Dooittle as anything but an earnest man.
We cannot vouch for his honesty as 3
statesman. He was always an earnest
man for ofice-he is that now. The
democracy. knowing the failings Of J Il.
could Doo-little else than Doc little, and
they have done the least for their party
'"aO WAS possible 10 40, In Selectlng. the
sdfnest backslider to head their ticket in
the campaign this fall. Well it's their
own funeral. x We
should much prefer to vote for such a
man as Palmer, though he is an ultra
Democrat, than to reward such a weak
and vascillatlng statesman as DoolIttle
with an Office as honorable as that Of
Governor of Wisconsin. Democrats will
not accord to the triple renegade that
confidence which, under the circumstan
ces, Is SO essential to their victory this
fall