Rensselaer Union, Volume 1, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 September 1869 — Page 4

The Democracy.

Of th, put* fa to weaken Us prospect* of moos— In the pending campaigns, if any ■nch prospect exists. The confession is net, however, «o impolitic as one would at first suppose, for the truth itself is too obvious to be Ignored. There la only one point in eommon, and that ia hostility to the dominant party. In a general way they concur in denouncing the Administration and ita friends. But eyen here It is not safe to be very explicit, because that would bring tjg> the dashing opinions of The Democracy bf Massachusetts's opposed to repudiation, and is in favor of throwing up the sponge in the combat against Impartial suffrage. In other words, i Q. Adam* and company are shunning the rock on which their bark had previously been wrecked, and also tho whirlpool which threatens to engulf it. lii Kentucky the other extreme is adopted. Let us, ia praotiaalb) the language of those old Bourbonlrlr# t* pcflfdrifi the istonlahing feat of (Ktfhde dashing hgnlnst the 'rock* of negrophobia and being gulped down by repudiation. The difference between these two positions can readily be explained. In Massachusetts the party lias fed upsn . the ashes of disappointment until it is ready to surrender every distinctive feature, in the hope that, dad ip th£ arntoc of Republicanism, it might acJitCvo yiptory. But in Kentucky the DlmoCTicy is so strong ttiaf There fs no. need of concealing or. borrowing. On a straight Democratic Issue the State can be carried beyond a doubt It is obvious that the real cliaraetcr of a political party is to be studied in localities where it is dominant. Wficrc it is in a minority it naturally tries to hide its pecuthey are Offensive to a maiorityor the voters, This fact invests the Kentucky Democarcy with an unusual interest, and justifies the statement that if the party only dared to show its colors, the two hemispheres of its political creed would be hostility to negro suffrage and repudiation of the national debt. Tennessee, judging from Andrew Johnson, the leader of the party in that State, will go .with Kentucky on the latter pointlmtthp negro linring H* ballot jii that State, it will not do to ride the old hobby, at least for the present. It may be tlint as the State once before gave Sambo the right to vote and then deprived him of the privilege, so it will again. At least it is quite posible that the Democracy will attempt it. But not at present. As matters now stand the party in that State is mid way between the other two States named. Ohio comes the nearest to Kentucky of any State. It is opposed to the Fifteenth Amendment, and is for virtual repudiation of the five-twenties. In the nomination of Rosecrans an attempt was made to adopt the progress! vc*pert icy, but the party soon got back into the groove df Bourbonism. Floundering in the sea of popular contempt, it has not found and cannot find a place off safety. - Repudiation is the resort ’of wjpundrcls , without honor. There are those who shrink from this, either through principle or policy, and hence the party lias “no common ground to stand upon, and no policy to offer.” It is & wreck that jlrifts aimlessly in a troubled sea, kept from sinking only because thi’ leaders persist in adherence to the. old name and organization, even at the expense of continued disaster. —Chicago Journal.

A Very Short Epistle from Mr. Nasby.

[Wroia flic Toledo Blade.] Peiver's Tavern, ) Holmes Co., Ohio, Sept. I,IBGO. )' I hed appeal to the Democracy uvMaine, Ohioaudl’ennsylvany, but Jeßt,cii I wqz a finikin uy it up, thgiinfamottß wr&cji,. Pepper,' Otme in with his bill for board. I can’t liquidate it, and I am preparin to lie ejected from the premises. DtTkHdwfroin experience what method will be adopted to remove me treat the house, I hcv atulbaMte sheets froth n*v bed tn the fasat <tv filv pantaloons. Thus genius mitigates evils wicli it cannot altogether avoid. TB€3Eeetswill ease the kick, and kin be sqW for emiff to pay ralerode fare. Let Pepper come. I ant prepared. I shel go to Mock Chuuk, Pennsylvanv. Asa Paseker, our glorious standard-bearer, he* twelve millions uv dollars, and I want to get in-afore it is all gone, K/. the leaders uv the Philadelphia Dimocracy liev lied full swing at him for over a month, I must make haste. In the general blucdin tlic old man hez subjected hisself to, it would be an infamous sliamc if git a few drops. O that Pendleton was old, and rich, and anxious to be tJuyemor. o how I envy them Pennsylvany Democrats who have Packer in hand! It’s better for cut than a guMMAne.’ ‘But— I bear Pepper’s steps on the stairs. Adoo. ATi V. Nashy, Wicli wuz Postmaster.

What is Democracy?

Fbom a late number of the Mobile, Ala., Tribune, we clip.. -|he spfejomcd extract, which gives the truthful view rtf Democratic intentions, without dissimulation or coneetisadAt. The Tribune says: If a true Southern man has any political status in a national teenso, ifois-a Demociat. The only men at the North with whose views lie honestly cßtacides are those who during the war Were called 4«(jPßerhe^d % ’’ 4ml who since the conclusion or ttie war have-.protested, and voted against all the enactments of a corrupt Congress. Thr Irut Democrat believes t/uU the reconstruction Xbw* ought to be overthrown at thepoiut of she F<4smL bayonet if «f f*hary,andtfuit M negro SMidd r b<: de> prned of she right of suffrageilleralh'conferred upon him. When tee abandon those principles ire abandon tits Democratic party, and with }t the forlorn hope rtf restoring the government as it was. "

Republicanism in the South.

riUa mm&s MiOUcago mill other cities under Republican administration that the superiority of Republican over Democratic rule is shown by contrastin'” it with Ihc.tole of cities ilfnder Democratic administration; not only in th? Northern titptetl, Where Republicans have held the reins of power, that the same fact is demonstrated ; but the present prosperous eoodttfae Of the' South *hrt*a the same truth, and, considering alt thfc' dreumstan•ces, in a manner in the highest degree remarkable. Upon„Ui£ wljpltv the NpuUtjM*,fever more than ftfa mw. dfit be true that it i*updertJ«; control of “oarpete' baggers ants sca&w*gß,’Uh«ai the South is tmder a lasting debt of gratitude to carpetbaggers and scalawags, _ Railways have been built, repaired, and improved ; towns with a of »fqgrcs»,fioUjJii the crop* we Superior to any of previous years; manufactures have been started; commerce has been placed upon the footing of active operations; systems of pop*uw»i have become successful ; ivheft were for- * merly misery, degradation and unthrift, *»< wilf tuofe to

come out of a vast scene of deeolation caused by the curse of slavery and the ravages of war, In a few short years, is a Cd result which could have sprung hut the greet source of prosperity among any people—the irresistible )K>wor of ffee-Ideas and free Institutions. Tim Bdhth I* prosperous because It URepublican andfrae. That it is not wholly prosperous ; that scenes of terror and outrage occur Which demand the most vigilant care to prevent becoming more frequent, and the most . Inflexible determination to punish, wo may readily admit. But these things arc due to the fact that Republican Isnt has not fully triumphed: that J,he old crime and barlmrism hare not been all swept away. Ihe politicians pf the South lack the capacity of party organization and party management. They have in Virginia and Tennessee utterly ami disgracefully failed In these respects. But this is a mere temporary evil, which will in due lime cure Itself. The great fact remains that in four years the Booth lias tlono luorelo place itself on a firm liasU of prosperity and national wealth, being thereto Inspired by Republican ideas, than It ever accomplished in fifty years, under the Inspiration, If there ever was inspiration from such n source, of bogus Democratic ideas. And this is a fact which all the abuse of the Republicans personally, which all the satanic sheets in the country can manufacture, will be utterly unable to answer; as it Is also a reason for the better organisation and management of the party at the South, and the vigilant watching of those who would divide It on trifling occasion at the North. — Chicago Poet.

A Laughing Political Philosopher.

The action of the late Democratic Convention in Massachusetts is hut another proof that the party has no common principle, except opposition to the Republicans, and no national policy whatever to propose. In Virginia and Tennessee the Democrats vote for negro suffrage; in Pennsylvania they denounce it. In Ohio they demand that the bonds shall be pnid in greenbacks; in lowa they insist niton the stritt letter of,the contract. In California they declare for a white man’s government, nn<l in Massachusetts they acquiesce in results. With the Republicans they everywhere denOfinre extravagance and demand economy. Indeed, whatever may be said of the Republican .party, however justly it may b« reproached for the unworthy members who always follow success, and for such faults of administration as may be fairly charged upon It, it is scarcely reasonable to suppose that the public welfare would be promoted by the success of an opposition which has no common principle or policy. . The Democratic candidates further illustrate the condition of the party. In Pennsylvania the banner-bearer Is Mr. Asa Packer, a gentleman of whom it is actually impossible to say any thing but that he is very rich, and belongs to tlic Bourbon wing of tho party. In Ohio, Mr. Pendleton is a gentleman of education and ability, an original Secessionist, and the representative of the repudiating policy in finance. In Massachusetts, Mr. John Quincy Adams ia a gentleman also of education and ability, who cannot conceal his sense of the extreme comedy of his position ; a laughing Republican of yesterday, the Democratic guide, philosopher, and friend of to-day. A Bteady Republican and earnest! supporter of the war, Mr. Adams differed with his party upon the policy of reconstruction ; nnd with no respect for the Democratic party, or faith in its doctrines, hut apparently supposing that not to approve the Republican policy is necessarily to become a Democrat, upon the principle that what is not white must be black, he suddenly makes his bow as “the rising young Democratic statesman of New England," telling his followers that if they would win the battle their arms must have new locks, stocks, and barrels.

The situation is evidently as amusing to Mr. Adams as to every body else. It is as if our excellent and honorable friend Mr. Woodford, th| lath Lieutenant-Governor of New York, should suddenly appear as the Chief sachem of Tanfirmny, directing the serene Mr. Tildcn and his fcllowstatewncß fiwyeney, Tweed,: axd Hall, wlmt they must do. to be saved. To complete tlie entertainment at the Massachusctu Convention, Mr. Woodbury,the prosir dbhl, announced that (lie Democratic party, the party of James M. Mason, Jefferson Davis, and Wade Hampton, the party whose chief leaders fought desperately to overthrow the government in order to perpetuate and extend human slavery, “ had always battled for human rights." No one chjoys a joke more than Mr. Adams, and we can fancy the smile upon Ida face aa he listened to this daring flight, just as he. was about to begin liis own speech liy telling his new pupils that they must blot their record as fast as passible.

Mr. Adams’ vote will probably be larger in proportion, than usual because of the prohibitory movements In ?hi6 speech he evaded this question fairly; nudltmlicst part of his remarks was tlie shrewd:satire Upon the vituperative style of the temperance advocates. Mr. Adams said that the-prohibitory saw is an invasion of-personal liberty; feui whether it lie not one of the legitimate invasions of that liberty for ttpe common welfiue, wliich ia, the ground upon wliich its friends place its justification, lie did not say, but, “faulting, put the question by.!’; • , Tliere is no donbt, however, that the laughing Republican gave the Democratic party very sound advice. If it would prosper, it must stop talking about its bat tling for human rights to -a generation widch lip* won the victory* pt human in' the teeth of Democratic hatlhtS and Democratic bullets. It must prove its honorable acceptance of the situation. It must present some policy that will lighten' the financial burdpp _of the nation, more sp&lilK'lt must eradicate its inhuman and bloody traditions from the memory of the American people; and it must cease to attract to its support the ignorant and the vicious. When it has done all these things, add iff- ConSetptenee nominated Cheerful Republicans like Mr. Adams, the Democratic party may reasonably expect some favor from thd codntrr.— Harpedt Tfoeffy.

An Ideal Democracy.

Gun. Rosecrans, like many other patriotic men, bears A sort of attachment to the so-called Democratic organization, not for Its own sake, but because of a certain sort excellence whiebthat party liigltt, could; wotdd.or should have attained. The letter of General Rosecrans, so far as it utters any positive convictions, advocates doctrinesaud measures spread out clearly in everjf Republican platform pnow before the people. The party which Gen. Rosccrans defines has no tangible concrete existence; it is purely jnythicaL It is a golden vision oi his own imagination, which has no founda- ' tioa Hell fa,not rntgeunjike. hetohu than is th* Democratic pasty, of the past eight years unlike the imaginary picture of Democracy given in Jifa letter to the Committee of the fate Ohio Convention. The Democratic party of to-day fa thoroughly apostate front every principle \Vmcli the woru Democratic would indicate. Instead of being a party of the people and for the people, it has become the organ and instrument of a selfish and intolerant ojigMoby, Instead of an jftdVoOate ot liberal' suffrage and a‘ more complete, recognition of the rights of the masses, it has become the mere .tool of setfibb ' demagogue#. Gen. Rosecrans is mistaken If he supposes the organization, . " t&tm <>£>)£ life fU’IfiJISJcV

as such, can ever be reclaimed or reformed. Apostate individuals sometimes repent and reform; but apostate parties, never. This is the lesson of history.The Republican party advocate* the true Democracy. We hhve austaincdlhc Union —fought Its battles and vanquished Its foes. We-oppose all class legislation. We believe iu paying the debts of the nation, and keening Its lianor untarnished. We believe In a paper currency, of equal value in every part of our country, sustained by the credit of the nation; we believe in coining to specio payments at the earliest possible day. Those are the doctrines taught by the Democracy of other days All the good of tho ancient Democracy the Republican party retains and the party of Pendleton rejects. The only party which Democrats who Sympathize with Ocn. Rosecrans and lifs views, onn consistently act with, Is the Republican piirty. To act with the party represented liy Pendleton, will lie sclrstultification on their part The Republican party is in good part made up of the staunchest Democrats, who were taught in tlie school of Jackson, Silas Wright and Stephen A. Douglas; men wluvwere considered its chief expounders in its purest days, while the Democracy is composed of dreg* of the Federal party and of the sectional Know Nothing organization. Geo. 11. Pendleton is himself of Federal antecedents nnd education, and his political creed to (lay is more like that of the Hartford Convention thjn of the Democracy of the olden time. We appeal, therefore, to all patriotic, Union-loving Democrats to stand by their principles and thus rebuke the organization so basely apostate that a patriot like Rosecrans cannot accept a nomination on a platform of their framing. When good men fear tlie odium of repudiation so that they dare not accept office at its hands, it is time good men forsook it for a party of better principles. —Toledo Blade.

Western Patents.

The following Western patents were issued from tho United States Patent office for the week ending August 31, 1869, as reported by Messrs. Farwcll, Ellsworth & Co., solicitors of patents and counselors in patent causes, 102 Lake struct, Chicago, 111. : von Illinois. —' —“ Pnmp—A. Dixon, Aurora. Mangle—P. 11. lllnk &Q. K*sck, Moline. Spring Bed Bottom—C. & M. Hogeboom and L. Van Vk-ck. Winslow. Baae-Bumlng Stove—M. W. Lester, Chicago. Hot-Air Furnace -M. W. Lester, Chicago. Pence—H.sl. Prentice, A nrora. Vapor Burner—William Aiirlch, Chicago. Spring Wagon Seat—J 4. Bear, Decatur. Furling and Reefing Sails—Jß. W. Brown, Cambridge. Lamp—J. M. A. Derr, Chicago. Plow ClctiH—T. Dorr. Yorktowr. Ditch (laige Scoop— O. (lore,.Carlin vllle. Grain Drier—H. Grotz, Chicago. Water-Wheel—J. Hepperh, Peoria. Cooking Stove—C. McClain, C'aikle. Plow Coupling—Wm, Peck, Mcndota. Window—G. Shutioi ell. Chicago. Moth Roof Lining—-I. It. Smith, Chicago. Millstone Balance—G. W. WUaon. Tolouo. Steam Engine Platon—R. Withy, Chicago. Stove —O. JBartielt AS. I). Ed-on, Rockford— Com Planter and Grain Drill—G. W. Dickinson, Charleston. Compound for Curing Cholera la Flogs and Chickens—A. C. McMahan, Lincoln. Rotary Washing Machine—W. 11. Welch, Bloomington. FOR •WISCONSIN. Seeding Machine—W. A. Van Brunt, Iloricon. Bag-Holder—J. N. Collins, Menasha. Kuflling Aitachment for Sewing Machines— J. O. Fairbairu, Milwaukee.' Wagon Standard—G. Richards, liichimid Centre. Hollow Grate Bar—N. Shaw, Went Eau Claire. Corn Harvester—J. W. Shauurd, 8. Bryan &H. Hunt, Janesville. FOR lOWA. Washing Machine—J. W. Myera, Lyous. Wash Boiler—O. Baldwin, Keokuk. Parlor Bedstead—l. A. Morgan, Bioomfleld. Grain Binder—L. F. Parker, Davenport. Rake for Harvesters—C. 11. Periter, Washington. FOR INDIANA. Button or Stnd—J. It. Carter, Hartsville. Marker for Com Ground—O. H. Catey, Wlilinmsburg. Process of Preparing Wood Fibre for Paper Stock— G. E. Marshall, Laurel. Rack forSngar, Creum, Sail, Ac.—Mary A. S. Mullin, Osgood. Extension Table Slide—O. E. Sanford, La Porte, (’rout Cutter—J. O. Schtrsrz, Indianapolis. Evaporator—A. W. fiddler, South Rend. Clrtd Finder—D. Applegate, Noldeaviile. T*nk Regulator—*. M. OfOse, Lebanon. Ax—A. It. Jumper, Siinman. Seats for Schools, Halls, Churches, Ac.—ll. Ogbom, Richmond. Evaporator for Sngar and other Liquids—L. Scant* lib and J. M. ScuuOin, Evansville. Planter and Cultivator—N. Whitehall, Newtown. Plow—J. C. Bell, Lebanon. Com Planter—J. A. Johnson, Pendleten. Cultivator—E. Walker and J. 3. Piatt, La Poije.

An Adventure at Niagara Falls.

Mark Twain met witli quite an adventure recently, at Niagara Falls. Crossing to the Canada side, he sought tl\e camp of the Red Men .who manufiictnrc’bcad bags and moccasins for the visitors, and made them a speech, in which some remarks upon tlieir eostguie, and they- hnjpt. of -smoking short dudheens,'appear to*have been misconstrued, and exclamations broke fortitof— - “ Down wM him V* “ Scoop the blagyard !’’ “Hang him!” ,*Barn him!'’ j—“Drownd him!” It was the quickest operation that ever was.,.,l,simply saw a-sudilen flash in;the air of chtbfe Jack bats, fiists, head b assets, moccasins—a single flash, and they all appeared to hit mept wnce, mjd pq two of them infhc aiimepßtce.- Ifrt&e next instant the entire tribe was upon me. They tpre aU tlie clothe* off me, they hroliemiy* arms and legs, they gave me a thump that dented the top ■ of my head* till it would hold coffee like a saucer; and to crown their disgraceful proceedings and add insult to injury, they threw me over the Horseshoe Fall and I got wef. ... ■ About ninety or a hundred feet from tlie top, the remains of my vest caught on a projecting rock, and I was almost drowned before I could get loose. I finally fell, and brought up in a world of white fonm at the loot of the Fall, wfliose celled and bubbly masses towered up several inches above my head. Of course I got ipto tlie eddy, I sailed round mid round in it forty-four times—chasing a chip and gaining on it—each round trip a ha If ft mile—reaching for the same bush on the bank forty-four times, and just -exactly missing it by a hair’s breadth every time. Alt-last a man walked<dOwn Slid sat down close to that bush, and put a. pipe.in his mouth, and lit a match, arid followed hie with one eye a;jsl kept on-the match while he sheltered it in his hand from the wind. Presently a puff of wind blew it out. The next time I swept around he said: “ Got a match ?” “ Yes—in my other vest. Help me out, please." “Not for Joe.” When I came around again I said: , ** Bxcttse the seemingly impertinent curiosity of a drowning man, but will you explain this singular conduct of yoors ?’’* “With pleasure. I am the Coroner. Don’t hurry on my account, I can wait for you. But I wish I had a match.” I said: “ Take my place and I’ll go and get you one.” He declined. This lack of confidence on his part created a coolness between us, and from that time forward I avoided him. Items* my Idea; incase anything Happened to me, to so time the occurrence as to t&rOWvriy custom intothclmmfsdftfce op 4 ' position coroncrover on the American side. At last a policeman caihe along and arrested prace by fajita® at people on shore for help. The Judge fiotd me, hat 1 had the advantage off hint; My money was with my pantaloons, and my'pantaloons were wit*the Indians.» Thus I escaped. lam now lying.in a very rtritWal coriditfon. At Iridsfl Sat lyfull extent' yet,, .because dogtof fa not done taking the inventory. He krill

make out, ray manifest this evening. However, thus far he thinks only six of ray wounds are fatal. I don’t mina the others. Upon regaining my right mind, I said ; “ It is an awfttlly savage t ribe of Indians that dathe head work and moccasins for Niagara Falla, doctor. Where are they front ?” “Limerick, my *<in."

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS. A iieabty gentleman—Sir Loin. A positive gentleman—C’er-taln. A scsriciocs gentleman—Bur-mise. A cowardly gentleman—ftur-render. Many a good man lcaveth an Inheritance in the Washington Life Insurance Company of New York. A scitoolmahter, on being asked what wasjneant by the word “ fortification,” answered, “two twcntiflcations make a fortification.’’ An invalid disturbed ass tlie inmates of Ilia boarding-house, recently, by imitating a dog. When asked why he did it, lie said he hail been ordered by his physician to use Port-wine and bark. “ The blessed man that preached for us last {Sunday,” said Mra Partington, “served tho Lord for thirty ycare—first as a circus rider, then as a locust preacher, and fast aft an exhauster.” A man attempted to spell “ crockery ” the other day, and proceeded thus, “ kraughkearrclghe,” hut expired in a spasm before lie could make a y, with which lie intended to end the word. There’s the Rub—“ Plain faced girls should dress plainly,” remarks a lady of authority on fashion. Was there ever a young lady who was willing to admit that she had a plain face ? Some things come by odd names. The most uncommon tiling in nature is styied “common sense;” a paper half a mile long is a “brief; ” and a melancholy ditty, devoid of spnsc or meaning, is a “ glee.” Rev Dr. Eliot says, of all persons in the world, travelers are apt to be the most unreasonable, and if there is a quarter of an inch of selfishness in a man, it shows itself up in cars and steamboats. Excursionist (from Salt Lake). . “ Give me through tickets for fifteen grown persons and thirty-nine children.” New Ticket Clerk (from Massachusetts); “If it’s a school or an asylum, we can make them cheaper to you.” Excursionist (indignantly). "Sirl it’s my own private family, sir!" Among the latest promotions in tlie French army was one of a captain of.tlie guard who was elevated to the rank of commandant. On learning the news his little girl began to sing and dance and clan her hands. “ What makes you so glad f". inquired her mother, “ Why, if papa is commandant there will be music at his funeral.” A young lady having asked a gentleman the size of his neck, he sent the following: ~ “ Tlie size of my neck! That’s remarkably strange, And admits of a very significant range; A necktie, a collar, sore throat, a baiter, And others, enough to make a man falter; Let this lender reply anxiety check. The length of your arm will just go round my neck.” A Roman ecclesiastic, in reply to whatever question might be proposed, began by saying, “I make a distinction.” A certain cardinal, having invited him to dine, proposed to derive some amusement for the company from the well-known peculiarity of his guest. Saying that he had an important question to propose, he asked : “Is it under any circumstances lawful to baptize in soup ?” “ I make a distinction,” said the priest; “if you ask, 1 Is it lawful to baptize in soup in general?’ I say no; if you ask, ‘ls it lawful to baptize in your excellency’s soup?’l say yes —for there is really no difference between it and water.”

Life Assurance. —The important subject of Life Assurance is gradually and deservedly gaining public attention by the force of its own merits. The time is not far distant when the death of a man leaving his family unprovided for by a policy of Life Assurance, will leave a stain of neglected duty upon his character. It is a duty which every man owes to his own dependents and to the community. He who neglects is not, a good husband, father or citizen. He has no right even to risk the chance of throwing tlie future support of his family, in case of his death, on the community at large, or on relatives and friends, when it is in his power so easily and surely to provide against such contingencies. Of all the companies doing business tho Washington stands second to none. The New York Herald states that hot long ago a tailor in that city, who is happy enough to be considered a master of his art by some of his customers, received from Europe what appeared to be neither more nor less than a coffin. For a time ho feared to investigate the mystery. Bui, taking heart of-graee and a hammer, at last he opened tlie dolorous case, and within it found nothing more nor less than, the counterfeit presentment of one of his devoted “ clients.” Bent abroad to reside, and finding no tailor either in London or Paris who could do justice to Ills fair proportions, this intelligent youth had caused to lie VtWe an exact manikin likeness of liimsclf, which he had forwarded to his New York “artist,” in order that his garments might befitted thereon without flaw or soar of fault. “Mark Twain” gets off the following inthe. Buffalo Rvpresx: “John Wagner, the.oltlest man in Buffalo—lo 4 years—recently wajfccd a mile and a half in two weeks. lie is as cheerful and bright as any at these other old men who charge around so in the newspapers, and is every way remarkable. Last November he walked five blocks in a rain storm, without any shelter but an umbrella, and cast liis vote for Grant, remarking that he had voted for forty-seven Presidents --which was a lie. His “secondtcrop of rich brown hair” arrived from Ne.w York yesterday, and he has a new set of teeth coming—from Philadelphia. He is to be married next week to a girl 102 years old, who still takes in washing. They have been engaged eighty years, but their parents persistently refused their consent until three days ago.” ’ ...

Grooming Horses.

Though suitable and properly prepared foot! is the prime requisite lor the horse, regular grooming holds the second place in the management of him. A tnan who omits the customary ablutions at stated times—who goes for days or weeks with uncombed hair, may exist—but does not live in the proper sense of the word. So of the horse. Grooming fa alike essential to looks, health, arid elasticity of action. The curry-coriib and card should be brought info daily requisition, nor should the clipping shears be omitted. Fetlocks bedraggled with mud, Unkempt and tangled mane, detract much from the appearance of the animal, repress his ambition, and hence diminish his usefulness. A'man who neglects the regular grooming of his horses is an enemy both to the beasts and himself; to them because he withholds labor which is their due, and to himself because he depreciates the value of his own property.—Stork Journal. Thk “ paregoric wedding ” is the latest novelty and is the first on the list. It is gpen on the first anniversary of a married couple who have-meantime Been blessed with an heir. A New Hampshire female stoles tomb* stone and pawned it for whisky.

FIRM AND HOUSEHOLD.

I SEFI'J. HECIPES, ETC. “ Eternal vigilance ” h llip only sure preventive of weeds. Soaking sced-wliwitrin brine ig said to )>e a preventive agalmt smut. It is better to spend an honr hanging loose doors and gates than in banging roond taverns and stores. •• * Hot piilk bas been very gpceessftifly tried in llengal as a rethedy for diarrhea. A letter from a resident says that a pint every four honrs will check the most violent diarrhea, stomach nehe, incipient cholera, or dtaetttory.' H*>T a pint every meal generally redocys gradually and pleasantly any ordinary diarrhea. / Hr. Buckingham has an article In the Medical and Hurgind Journal, in which lie recommends strongly the rise of ripe fruit, particularly peaches, for orditmrydlnrrhea 1 and dysentery; sometimes with, sometimes without morphia, ns the presenee or absence of pain dictates. -He says he had fust prescribed a quart of peaches a day for a patient , i< Pi.ack a bone in the earth-Rear the root of a grape vino, and the vine will send out a leading root directly to the bone. In Us passage it throws out no fibea£[— but when it reaches the bone, the-root-will entirely cover it with most delicate fibers, like lace, each one seeking a pore of the bone. On this bone the vine will continue to feed as long as nutriment remains to he extracted.— Exchange. More horses are killed by liard riding and driving than are worn out by hard work , although too many are worked to death. It is strange that horse owners will not see their Own interest in taking better care of so valuable an animal, A horse should never be put to the road without having his feet examined to see that the shoeing is all right. Be careful about watering when the horse is warm, ltub his legs well after every day’s work. — Stock Journal. . ~ A Cure for Poll-Evil.— I the following recipe is furnished to the Farmers’ Club by a resident of Genesee County, N. Y.: “ Take a handful of pine and steep it in fresh butter until it becomes crispy; strain it; add a teaspoonful of the oil of peppermint to half a pint of the butter when cool; take a piece, as large as a small walnut and put into each ear, taking dare to keep it closed until melted. In a few days it will effect a cure. It is also a good remedy for horse distemper. Note — The orifice should be kept clean by washing with soap suds.” How to preserve ice for a considerable length of time, for domestic purposes, and especially the sick room, is told by an exchange. Make two bags of stout woolen fabric; the outer bag should be made at least two inches wider each way than the inner one. After placing one bag inside the other, stuff feathers between tlie two, and sew the bags together at the top. Put a block of ice into a bag of this description, and it will be preserved for nearly a week, when, under exposure, it will melt in less than an hour: > *■ Influence of Light upon Plants. — The influence of light upon plants has always been well known, und recently sonic experiments made in Franco gives us some further knowledge of its influence in its less obvious phases. A climbing plant placed in a dark place; continued to grow, but did not twine in the usual spiral convolutions. It grew' straight up in the dark; but when replaced in the light, it recommenced to twine ns usual. The ex-■ periment was repeated several times, and always with the same results, thus show-' that light was essential to its power of twining— Hearth and Home. A Washing Fi.tUd.—Jehr.ie T. Hasten, in Wextern, Rural recommends the following formula: “Take one‘pound of sal soda and half a pound of tinslaeked lime and put thenr in a gallon of water, boil twenty' mflmiW*, it stand till cool, then drain off and put in a small jug or jar ; soak your dirty clothes over night, or until they are wet through, then wring; them, and rub on. plenty of soap, and with water add one teacupful of. the washing fluid;, boil half .an hour or more, rinse, and your clothes will look better than by the old way of washing twice before boiling. ■ iThis is ■an invaluable recipe, and, every..poor, tired woman, should try it. ■

Washing Wool in Germany.

TiJE WOoess of washing is done under the roof,i and, accordingly, no sudden showers, or rainy wwither can interfere with it. .Before tin*. shower 'hath is administered to the sheep, their dirt and pitch lias to he dissolved or loosened. For this purpose a soaking vat is put up, winch is cohered and tightly put.togetlier of strong planks or boards. It .is tilled with dipt water, equal to eighty-four ■degrees Fahrenheit ; the gfjeep areyhen placed-in two lines and constantly 'handled until .tint yolk and dirt gre dissolved, which ordina* riiy takes from fifteen to twenty minutes. The solvent effiijc.t,of the hot water is ; increased by addingfew poundsof potash, and also by, the 1«« arising from the natural oily matter of the wool. The sheep, after being well.floaked, are placed under shelter,.where they, have to wait their tum .shower-bath, in order that the animal, now too much heated, may .riot pass, immediately from., .the hat soaking yitfggto the shower-bath, this being from sixty-one io Wtftjatbree cflegrees Fahrenheit. * The water is let upon the sheep through** tiositf, Vfth a'strsfner upon .the end. It JBjt® with erthsridefahie yslojß- - and is brought-to bear upon all parts of the sheep until the wool is of a snowy whiteness. The sheep are then driven to a warm, dry shelter, arid shorn as spon.gs the wool is dry, generally about the sixth day. On'an average, forty sheep are thus washed innn liont. ' * .■

How to Keep Rats from Destroying Harness.

At, most every person who uses a bar* n6ss liaS 'fltdjre' og less annoyed by having them injured by rats. We give a few hintaas to h<*w thtemay be avoided, though everybody knows, or];, affects, Jip know, what is test. The receipts here given are collected from different sonreee. Take about a teaspoonful of QeyCnne pepper, mix'it thoroughly with a quart of oil, and rub the harness with the mixture. This, it is claimed, yrill not only keep rats and mice from gnawing the" harness hut it will also prevent horses and colts from chewing the lines or halters. Take two quarts of green leeks, pour over them one gallon of oil, anL kt'U stand a few days before using; the longer it stands the betters , k ., ■ ■*. A little benzine rubbed over thd harness after it has been oiled is said to be a sure preventive, but is hot recommended by many, on account Of the idea' that It injures the leather. , . One ounCe, of aloes to one gallon of *oil will prevent Vats frotai dtfctfdying the harness. ; ' ■' . . ' I''""'' It is also claimed’ by mixing a smsTH quantity, sa/a ‘‘tSNbfcsjpodnfhr, of pfh’c tar to one quarr OfgifT, llurheM M'fe iufEt effectually protected ffoifi any Injtify; #ht if too much is puVyn’thc loknicr Wul cot absorb it. making the —Uariuss d'UdrHage Journal. Chapptd handt, (ice, Uitfgti 'Ala, tfiiipito, 'via*worm, Bfurrnemn, no otner cutnreotn uwocubs, eared, w« tt* Ala toAeMftWMitmtoMi.lij'Mbc tatJWii^wtftrtiNrniano^oaSwmwi'ifsnwm' 1 * Co, Htw.Xflw.-, < It la more vtm tow. »• k*m.« toe tmtj Compound! BOW hi Mi* ,wt- .-i uH 9sU

Prussing's Vinegar.

Am the pidftmg fediabfi tt naw at hand, and many housekeepers are %>ncorned about getting Vinegar that will keep their pickles, we deem it our duty to inform our readers that Prussaing's Vinegar ia admitted Dy all who have tried it to have no superior in the market for purpose. Mr. Pressing warrants his Vinegar to be free from all poisonous acids, and to preserve pickle*. His works are the largest of the kind in the United States, and owing to the extra quality of his Vinegar, it Is rapidly superseding all others with the city and country trade. Dealers and consumers should not fail to aak for it when replenishing their stock.—Springfield (IU.) Journal.

Painless Digestion.

“Noman,’’ say* fllr Aetley Cooper, “ought to know by ble acn»Atlou« that ho hu » etomacb. In othur word*, when digestion le perfect there 1* neither pain nor unaaemeas In the rollon where It takes place. Nausea, want of appetite, flatulency, oppression after eating, shooting pains In the «plgastrlsti, a lashing of the faro at meal times, and a furred toogne In the morning, are among the direct symptoms of Indigestion. Constipation, biliousness, headache, nervous Irritability. physics' weakness, and low spirits, are its almost Invariable accompaniments. All these Indications of DVarsrsia, whether immediate or secondary, are usually aggravated by hot weather. The close of summer Is therefore the season when jhe victim of dyspepsia most urgently needs a tonic and regulating medicine. Of course, every invalid has many advisers. One friend rcroramviyls one drug, another another; bnt In a multitude of counsellors there la not always safety. The standard REMEDY or THE PRESENT AUK POn IXDIOESTION, In all Its stages, is IIOSTETTER’B STOMACH BITTERS. Time, that provesall tilings, lias established Its reputation on an impregnable foundation, —the sßonfaneous UWlmohy of millions of intelligent witnesses. No acrid oil or acid defiles its stimulating principle; Its tonic constituents arc the finest that botanical research has yet discovered; it combines the properties of a gontle evacuant, a blood depurent, and an antl-blHons medicine, with Invigorating qualities of the highest order, and is admitted both by the public ana the profession to be the surest protection anal net all diseases that are produced or propagated by pestiferous air or unwholesome water, that has ever been used either in the United States or Tropical America. In cases of constipation resulting Grom a want of muscular tone 1n Inc intestines, the effect of the BITTERS is perfectly marvelous; and without the dangerous sequences of mercury, it restores tho disordered liver to a normal condition. No Humbug.— We do not wish to inform you, reader, that Dr. Wonderful, or any other man, has discovered a remedy that cores all diseases of mind, body or estate, and is designed to make our sublunary sphere a blissful paradise, to. which heaven itself .shall be but a side show, but we do wish to inform you that Dr. Sage's Catarrh Remedy has cured thousands of cases of catarrh in its worst forms and stages, and the proprietor will pay SSOO for a case of tliis loiithsomc disease that lie cannot cure. It may be procured by mail for sixty cents, by addressing R. V. Pierce, M. D., Buffalo, N. Y. For sale by most druggists everywhere. Valuable information from the Rev. Jobes S. Swan , a clergyman of dlstinJaUbetl attainments and exalted reputation: New London, Feb., 1851. DR. S. A. WEAVER, Dear Sir:—l feel compelled by a sense of duty to tho suffering, to say In regard to your-Canker and Salt Rheum Syjnp, that 1 hava used it .in my family for more, than oue year with most decidedly happy result*.. I consider It adapted completely to sustain Uie reputation which 1* claimed for it. In a number of case* withlll my knowledge, where it ha* been taken for Erysipelas and Salt Rheum, it has been attended with complete success, when other remedies had completely failed. Sold by all Druggists. Tn purest and sweetest God-Liver Oil In the world la Hazurd A Caswell's, made an the seashore, from fresh, selected livers, by Caswell, Hazard A Co., New York. It Is absolutely pure and street. Patients who have once taken It prefer It to all others. Physicians hays decided It superior to any of the other ollrln market. _ _ The Express Companies' buyer and seller of Gort bonds, (A.' L, Stimson, Chicago), also selects and purchases any kind of goods wanted by the readers of this paper.

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