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Year: 1872

At last Senator Wilson has been com.
PEELED, BY the force of public opinion, to
acknowledge that the letter over his sig
nature, denying that he was ever a
Know Nothing" is base forgery. or
course this Is nothing moro than every
one knew before, but il would have been
mere manly if Mr.. Wilson had acknowI
edged that he was tho leading spirit of
the Native American party, when the
charge was 6rst made. Better late than
never, however, and now what will our
Irish and German narurslizcd citizens do
about it? Will they vote for Radical
Vice President who is at the present
moment bound by a solemn and sacred
oath to appoint to no place Of honor,
profit or trust any citizen Of foreign birth
or Roman Catholic ? Can they after
this admission from himself, vote Mr.


Wilson into an Office of honor. and profit.
and trust2 Birds Of a feather are said
to flock together, and by the way. does
any one know whether Gen. Grant be


longsd to the buls.eys and back alley
faction Of l8552-St. Louis Dispatch.
Year: 1872

The Radicals are becoming alarmed at
the decrease Of their msjorities in some
Of the most Radical states where cleo
tions have taken place. and are mussing
their forces for the Indiana and Penn
sylvsnia elections. The large sums of
money that have been forced out of the
department clerks are being used extrava
gantly. About Eve HUNDRED thousand
dollars Of this money was expended in
Maine alone, and yet the vote there fell
far shsrt Of the election just before the
last Presidential contest. They feel Ger
tain Of Iowa, but are much concerned
about Ohio, and consider Indiana and
Pennsylvania doubtful in the extreme
They also express great confidence IN
their final triumph, but they show their
alarm nevertheless.
Year: 1872

A New York Herald reporter went to
Chas. OCouor for the purpose Of inter.
viewing him as to the construction of his
letter 10 the Lousvile convention. That
gentlemen refused to give him any salts
faction, saying that tho letter was .uf.
icien,ly clear to his own mind, and if
not to Others he could not help it. I,
didn't seem to be very clear to the dele
gates of that convention, for they were
considerably denoralized by it, but
finally concluded to stick to him whether
he stuck them or not
Year: 1872

A clergy man 10 Lawrence church, on
a recent occasion, discovered, alter com.
mencing the service, that he had forgot
ten his notes. As it vas too late to send
for them, he said to his audience, by way
Of apology, that this mornig he should
have to depend upon tho Lord for ~hat
he might say, but in the afternoon be
would come better prepared.
Year: 1872

If you want GROCERIES at what
they are worth, call on W s Cooper at
the Novelty Cash Store. Don't believe
what others say, but call it is no trou.
BILE to show goods. was told by lady
that a merchant said my goods were very
inferior, but after examining them she
bought and said che would call sgain.
Year: 1872

This old Democratic paper stood strictly nu-
tral during the canvass, and now 1t says:


There will be general feeling Of relief in all
parts Of the country that the contest is over
The strife was 40 full Of personality and bitter
ness while it lasted. that all but extreme parti
sans had become wearied Of il. and were ready
10 hail with rejoicing the day Of peace. The
very magnitude Of the victory and the defeat
will contribute not little to the general salts
faction with the result. The viclors will nat
urallfy exult at their extraordinary gains; and
the defeated will feel much less sore and chafed
than il they had missed success by the barest
chance. This is the tone Of most OF the papers,
md the current expression ofsentiment on every
side Of US.


We do not look with the same complacency
upon the sweeping success Of the dominant
party. Our misgivings do not grow out OF any
ohagrin at the defeat Of Mr.. Greeley, whom We
could not under any circumstances support for
such an Office, nor out Of any partisan hostility
TO the successful candidate. They spring from
. careful estimate of the natural effect upon the
leaders Of the successful party Of such an unex.
pacled triumph. Most OF them hoped for, and
doubtless looked for, the reelection of their
standardization. but few il any were 10 sanguine
a to forecast the actual result.
Year: 1872

R,aht alopRside of this troublous life, that is
seen and temporal. may lie the green pastures
and still waters Of the unseen and eternal, and
they who know US better than we know them,
can ct any time step across the rill. that We
call death. to minister to our comfort.
Year: 1872

The Republican Convention that met in
Nashville yesterday, after full consulta-
ton, nominated State ticket and made
preparations for vigorous canvass of the
State. ,e7


The ticket is the strongest that could
have been chosen. Our candidate for Gov
ernor is young man of ability, energy
and great promise He was member of
the last Legislature, and made fine repu-
tatlon as fluent, forcible speaker and a
discreet and able leader. :si15si-1


Our candidate for Congress needs no in
PRODUCTION to CHRONICLE readers. We
are promised vigorous canvass and we
trust the Republicans of the State will
prepare for one of the most exciting and
hopeful campaigns they have seen for
years.


At the hour of writing this, we can not
make further comments.
Year: 1872

The Concert itself will be the most brilliant OTches
tral display that occurred in the West. One hun
dred performers gathered from all parts of this
try and from Europe. under the direction of Professor
Hast will contribute to this grand musical carnival
And to afford ample for every ticket holder 10
enjoy such an unusual musical festival the Concert
will be given in Central Park where arrangements
have been made to accommodate all who may come


Persons holding whole, half or quarter tickets will
be admitted to both the Concert and Drawing, and
none without such tickets will be admitted to either,
Year: 1872

There was man in our town


And he was wondrous wise,
lie had pain from ear to ear,


Another between his eyes
And when he saw he had catarrh, p


With all his might and main
lie purchased Sages Remedy
And has his health again.
1t is sold by druggists everywhere.
Year: 1872

Especial Correspondence to the Cincinnati Gazette ]


nrrl INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. %.


The campaign in this State is progress
ing satisfactorily to the Republican party.
and has been decling steadily for the past
four weeks. The campaign, on the part of
the Republicans, is the best and most
thorough ever made in this State by any
party, and will continue to grow more
vigorous as the day for election ap-
Year: 1872

A large number of persons were IN the city
yesterday, in attendance on the railroad stock
holders meeting.


Coal dealers are preparing for the winter
trade 1t is thought prices will rule higher
than last year
Year: 1872

MISTAKEN The Nevada National Ga
zetie thinks we are desirous of having
Meadow Lake Township attached to Placer.
In this it is mistaken, as VIC banker after
40 portion of Nevada. If Iruckec cannot
have a new county, her people prefer to
belong to Placer, as matter Of convenience
and financial gain. The Gazette threatens
us with removal Of our county seat in such
an event. IF the Gagettc knew that three
fourihs of our people are better accommo-
dated with the county seat just where it is
than they possibly could be with it at any 9th
er point, and that $25 ,000 would not replace
the county buildings, it would not have
mentioned that matter
Year: 1872

The Daily Post (price one cent? issued a
double sheet on Monday last, which we think
was the cheapest paper in America, and the
best for the money. The Post has both
business and political sense. We wish it
great success.
Year: 1872

Nor much good can be expected from leg
is,ators who will get on a big drunk will
heather polygamst japanese, and thei
make the State pay for the whisky and
cigars that made beasts of them.
Year: 1872

TIE STEAMER OLD DOMINION will not sail
for New York this afternoon as advertised,
being laid up for repairs TO her machinery.
Due notice will he given of the time Of her
departure. The Wyanokc will sail OH Fri
day morning ut 7 O'Clock.
Year: 1872

The INVISIBLE CHILDREN.-Oh,i it is
not when your children are with you, il
is not when you see and hear them, they
are most to YOU it is when the sad as
sembly is gone; it is when the daisies
have resumed their growing again in the
place where the little form was laid it
is when you have carried your children
out, and said farewell, and come home
again, and the day and night are full Of
sweet memories it is when summer and
winter are full of touches and sugges-
tions of them; it is when you cannot
look up toward God without thinking of
them; nor look down toward yourself
and not think of them; it is when they
have gone out of your arms, and are liv-
ing to you only by the power of the i'm
agination, that they are the most to you.
The invisible children are the realest
children, the sweetest children, the tru-
est children, the children that touch our
hearts as no hands of flesh ever could
touch them.
Year: 1872

Prot. Thomas Hill of Waltham, Mass.
writes to the n. Y. Tribune;


Everybody is daily in need of kind
ling fires, at least so far as to light
match or cigar, few have ever need OF
quenching a fire. Hence, most people
know that fire spreads by heating ada
cent fuel, and that in heated air and
burning gases of the fire, are much more
efficient agents than the mere radiant
heat; in other words, that to get fire
to spread rapidly it must be lighted at
the bottom or to windward, or where
lateral draft may be created by the fire
while few people know that to quench
fire the same principle isgenerally avail
able and the quenching is most rapidly
etfeetual if it can be begun at the lowest
part of the fire or at the windward, or
where draft strikes it. OF course in
great eonfagration it is often impossible
to avail oneself of these facts but IA
the beginning, while the fire is confined
to one or two houses, it can generally,
unless there be gunpowder or beuzine in
the building, be subdued by resolute
plucky adherence to the maxam, Play
low" When building is we'll on fire
and pouring stream Of fame and burn
ing ciuders out of its roof, the tempta-
tion to plag on the roof is very great,
and the majority of iremen yield to it !;
out the majority who resist the tempta-
tion and direct their streams into the
lower story of the building, presently
have the satisfaction of putting out The
fire. If the gas pipes under mass of
burning ruins be open or broken, the ef-
lectual remedy is to shut off the gas in
the main pipe. The blazing roof is the
burning gas, the gas is generated from
the heated tlmbers, the heat generating
it is from the burning stories below; the
wind currents carrying the blazing Gin
ders to adjoining roofs are produced by
! the same heat below; quench that lower
story, and you have put out the fire at
the gas factory and cut off the supply
of gas, and the steam from that quench-
ing has also gone up and deadened the
fire even the roof Improved methods
Of rendering buildings fire proof are i'm
peratively needed in our cities but both
in city and country we need still more
urgently a general knowledge of the
principal on which smaller fires can be
quenched by ten-dollar hand engine
as rapidly and efiectually as by the mosi
magnificent of Lattas steam fire engines
| Commenting on the above, the Trib
une says: "The doctrine laid down in thi.
letter is not mere theory. A relative o.
Prof Hills had much practical expert
ence in putting out fires, and won great
repute by his success; his rule being al


ways to keep the men playing low, and
as soon as possible breaking in at the
lower stories and applying water to the
lowest part of the FIRE.
Year: 1872

"SAY AMEN TO THAT BRETHREN p
Ia the south of New Jersey, some years
ago, there travelled over one of the hardest
counties, good, faithful, hard-working
brother, named James Moore, or Jimmy
Moore as he was Familiarity called. He
was devoted to the itineracy. A true,
loyal Methodist, plain, pointed and sharp
in all his preaching and exhortations. -
He had been laboring year en- one Of
his circuits, and before leaving for his
new field, he gave his people, who dearly
loved him, his farewell sermon. At the
close he said, My dear brethren, this is
my last address to you. am going from
you, ana you may never hear the voice
of james Moore again"


"Amen!' come loudly from the sea t
near him.


He looked at the man with little sur
prise, but, thinking it was a mistake
went on My days on earth will soon
be numbered, L am an old man, and you
may not only never hear the voice of
james Moore, but never see his face
again"


Amen p was shouted from the same
seat more vigorously than before.


There was no mistaking the design
now. The preacher looked at the man
he knew him to be hard, grinding man
--stingy and merciless to the poor. He
continued his address: May the Lord
bless you who have done your duty, aud
honored him with his substance, who
have been kind to the poor, and pausing
and looking the intruder straight in the
eye, and pointing to him with his finger,
3" May his curse rest on those who have
cheated the Lord and ground the poor
under their heels. Say amen to that
brotherp
Year: 1872

THE BACHELOR JURoR.-A gentle
man who is rather given to storytelling
relates the following:


When l was a young man / spent sew
eral years in the South, residing for q
while at Port Gibson on the Mississippi
river. A great deal of litigation was
going on there about that time, and it
was not always an easy matter to obtain
a jury. One day was summoned to act
in that capacity, and repaired to court
to get excused.


On my name being called l informed
his honor, the Judge, that / was not
a freeholder and therefore not qualified
to serve.


i am stopping for the time being at
this place."


You board at the hotel, l presume n


/ take my meals, but have rooms in
another part of the town where lodge. y


$50 you keep bachelors hall ?''


Yes, SIR"


"How long have you lived in that
manner"


About six months.


/ think you are qualified" gravely
remarked the Judge. For | have nev.
er known man to keep bachelors hall
the length of time you name, who had
not dirt enough in his room to make
him a freeholder! The court does moi
excuse you"
Year: 1872

A Missourian who stole kiss from n
pretty girl was fined by magistrate,
horsewhipped by her brother, and hur-
ried into the brain fever by his wife
The clergyman also alluded to the affair
in a sermon; the local editor took sides
with the clergyman, and reviewed the
case in print, and the potato-bug ate up
every blade of the mslefactor's wheat.
Year: 1872

In old militia times, Gofstown, Hills
boro county, New Hampshire, was the
rendezvous where the military of the sur
rounding country assembled annually
for drill. 1t was an occasion that drew
together young and old for many miles
around, and parades, sham-6ghts, per-
sonal encounters, gambling, drinking and
generel uproariousness made Gofstown
Muster" familiar name to all who
dwelt in the central or southern portions
of tie State. Very early in the morn
ing of one os those memorial days, an
aged couple living some miles away,
started on foot for the parade ground
To shorten the distance they took short
cut through the old burial ground at
Goffstown Centre, from which they emer-
ged just as SAM W was passing
along the highway. Sam was bound for
the muster, and had taken an early start
so as to lose none of the fun. Arriving
at the graveyard, Sam looked toward it
and saw the old man and wife coming
over the style in early dawn he could
distinguish just enough to see that they
were very old, and concluded at once
that they we're inhabitants of the silent
tomb awakened by the unusual stir. So
waving them from him with both hands,
he shouted


Go back, old man go back This
isn't the general resurrection it's only
Goffstown Muster"
Year: 1872

A young man engaged in making him
self attractive to young lady one even
ing, was taken with violentft Of cough
ing, and brought up two marbles be had
swallowed when he was a boy. The
young lady dismissed him, She said
she didn't want to marry stone quarry.
Year: 1872

Live as long as you may, the first
twenty years form the greater part of
your life. They appear so when they
are passing; they seem to have been so
when we look back to them, and tbey
take up more room in our memory than
all the years that succeed them.
Year: 1872

A Danbury woman was called ppon
to attend the dying bedside of friend.
was deprived of the melancholy pleas
ure by the delay occasioned in borrow
ing breast pen suitable for the occs-
sion.
Year: 1872

A decidedly new sensation is promised
us on the 18th of next August. The
famous NJ. Plantamour, professor of as
tronomy at Geneva, has discovered a
new comet which, it is declared, exceeds
in size any similar meteor hitherto
known OF. By the elaborate calcula-
tions of this learned observer, the new
comet is darting directly toward our
globe with prodigious velocity, and will
come into collision with it on the 10Th
Of August, as aforesaid. The approach
of this terrible object will be heralded
by an extra rdinary degree of heat !;
and the catastrophe cannot possibly be
avoided unless by detection, not now
to be proGnosticated, be produced by
the comet impinglng on the attractive
scope of some other heavenly body.
We believe that this alarming prophecy
correspOndS with one of DR.. Cumming 5
more recent announcements and, II
so, science and religion-or one eccen-
trio representative OF twill tor once
and unequivocally be in accord. The
inhabitants of the earth will have at
least this consolation, that after the
Plantamour comet comes within the
range of telescope observation, and
becomes visible to the naked eye, there
will yet be long time for them to set
their houses in order and prepare for
the " "etelnal smash thatmust ensue.-
N Y Ty1uPS
Year: 1872

grain, too. and the very elements OF
which eggs are largely compo'ed. A
mixture of half wheat bran or shorts
and half corn meal is better than the
latter clear, excepting when the object
is fattening. In making poultry dough
IN winter, never use water; but if
skinned milk cannot be afforded,
moisten the meal sufficiently by mixing
with boiled turnips, beets, mangolds or
carrots mashed These are too watery
alone. but are just what is needed
with the meal, and help to give the
diet the desired bulkiness.
Year: 1872

Hoc to Boil amt .Serue BeetS.-Acids OF
some sort are usually required to give =
dinner proper relish, and food dressed
with vinegar is much preferable t. that
picked in vinegar Small-siZed beets
are more delicious than those of larger
growth. Wash well, but in nowise cut
the beet or break the skin or roots
Boil until tender placing first in cold
water. When done, skim them into a
pan of cold water, and slip the skin off.
Cut them into thin slices, and while
hot, serve with butter, pepper, salt and
vinegar, if that be the taste of your
family. If served cold, slice lengthwise
and lay in cold vinegar.


Home Hdde Cream Cmdy.-To any
quantity of white, or clean, light sugar,
add an equal quantity of cold water
dissolve in little cold water wheat
starch, in the proportion OF two spoon
fuls to one teacup of sug,r, and set it
aside ready for use; set the sugar and
water on the fire to boil; do not stir
much after the sugar dssolves; let it
boil until a little OF it dropped in cold
water viii harden readily; then add the
starch, stirring very rapidly, and boil a
minute or TWO; again try; when done,
pour into buttered dish, or pan, and
set aside till cool enough to work with
the hands; add to it while working
such tlavorng extract as may be pre-
ferred work till very light; draw out
into fiat lengths, and cut into sticks.
This will be found as good us any made
at a confectioner's.


Wasting Bvner.-A Connecticut cor.
respondent Of one of our agricultural
exchanges says; | do not believe III
washing butter. never did; | think
never shall. Good butter does not need
it, All the waters of Jordan cannot
make bad butter good; if it does re-
move any bitter or bad taste. why not
the sweet from the good? My expert
ence for thirty years has been that it is
injurious TO color, and in no case bene-
ficial. | keep butter thoroughly worked
without water. You would hear like
testimony from very many in old Con
necticut, if they speak from personal
eXUprienCn.
Year: 1872




The Great Republic has been reformed
on the ways, and is now able to cal4y a
much larger amount of freight on six-feet
water than ever before. It has been sug-
gest2d tl her owneIs by the patrons OF the
BOAT that her hull should be sealed up and
furnished with hatchways Pnd otherwise
prepared to carry com n bu'k. 1t is nearly
a mater of certainty that very large. trade
in bulk corn VIII be IL asact"d the coming
winter and spl ng between this pol5 and
that of Liverpool, and that a contingency
may arise when every ching which can ca '
corn in bUlk will be needed by our me-
chants. Orr steamboatmen should make up
their minds to accept the great fact that a
bulk grain trade down the Mississippi river
must needs be done, and in their desire to
serve the interests Of their patrons, they
should afford them all the facilities for
carrying grain in bulk in their powe 1t
seems as though the hull Of every steamer
on the river should be arranged for carry
ing grain in this fashion. From 10000 to
10000 bushels could thus be taken by most
Of them in addition to their usual deck and
cabin loads. Had the boats of the upper
rivers all been fixed for this kind of car
riage, St. Louis might have retained many
thousand bushels of grain lost to her from
lack of bulk facilities in our river transport
tati0n
Year: 1872

At two o'clock this morning no count had
taken place. The count directed to begin
had been arrested by the action of General
Longstreet, who took the gSound that the
proper blanks for the vote on members of
Congress had not yet arrived. aud hence
the count was postponed.
Year: 1872

It is said that there is only one real Chi
nese woman in the United States, and she
is the wife of San Francisco merchant.
The olive-eyed females SO common among
the Mongoians of the Pacific slope are all
of Tartar extractiono
Year: 1872

The sale of the st. Louis Democrat for
nearly half million of dollars furnishes
another instance of the solidity and value
of well established newspaper property.
The Democrat had hard row to hoe for a
great many years. Great sums of money
were sunk in it. But by skillfull business
tact and efficient editorial management it
survived its homage, made place for itself,
and may now be considered an institution
alike independent of competition and of
parties. Yet its material appliances would
and dollars, the three hundred and fifty
thousand dollars of residue going to what
is known as "good will :" that is, circula-
ton and advertising patronage. Consider
ing this good will, ;" the price paid for
the Democrat was not excessive, whilst,
considering the future of st. Louis, it
seems scheap.-COwjer-J Journal.
Year: 1872

WAsNG WooLEN N6.-If you do not
wish tuave white flannel shrink when
washedmake good suds of hard soap,
and Wa the flannel in it without rub
bing al soap OH them rub them out i'll
anothesuds, then wiring them out of it
and puthem in a clean tub and turn on
sufficid boiling water to cover them. A
little higo in the boiling water makes
the flanels look nicer. If you wish to
have ylr flannels shrink, so as to have
them tick, wash them in soft soap suds,
and rile them in cold water. ColOred
woolen that incline to fade should be
washedn beef's gall and warm water be-
fore the are put into soap suds. COlOred
pantalons look very well washed with
beef's Cd and fair warm water and press
ed on tn wrong side while damp.
Year: 1872

Corn STARCH PASTE.-Corn starch
makes the best paste for scrap books. Dis
solve a small quantity in cold water, then
cook it thoroughly. Be careful and not
thin enough to apply with brush. 1t
will not mold nor stain the paper. 1t is
the kind used by daguerreOtypists on the
"gem pictures.