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samples of his ware, previous to making
ms own proper appearance. Here we
claim an argument for our plea, that sto-
rics prccede books. In the late Professor
Aytoun's hands the art of storytelling
did not degencratc but for occasional
blots of "wut" they would be perfect
Of their kind. There is real fun in his
tales, and fun is the prime characteristic
Of them.
TO add another feather to the story
cap, it is said that poe's wild inventions
contain the germs Of more than one SEN
'ation novel, and that Il very clever
author who works the sensation depart
ment made the discovery at an carly
period of his literary career. There is
some truth, we believe, in this, but not
mt all enough to make out the least pre-
text for charge of plagiarism.
1t is not easy to meet with a good
story now; such one as Tom Hood or
JerrOid could write-such one as was
wont to light up the pages of magazines
which erst were disagreeably tinged
with political war paint. Every week
tons of periodicals are carried from the
neWs-agcntS, and sown broadcast over
the land, and nearly all contain some
thing in the shape of novelette,. 1t is
well for the makers of those literary
contcctions that our literary society.
with its complicated wants and new
passions, supplies them with an mex
haustible quantity of raw material.
They have fifty plans for serving the
crumplcd rose leaf which interfercs with
the syharatism attributed in penny and
hali-pcnny papers to the upper classes.
They can pile the delicious agony on
foundation as slight as the gossamcr
trouble which shades the brow of the
lovely countess when dear Lord Ernest
Adolphus FitH Howard has missed
bringing her down to dinner, or, as we
ought to say, led her to the scene of fcs-
tiVity. They can be cynical at TIMES.
but with that air Of killing Don Juanism
which reminds lis Of, 60, Mr.. Snoobs
how can you be so sarcastic ?" In the
sentimental vein they have almost come
round to see Miss Seward again. We
have recently seen both pictures and
lettcrprcSs in a popular monthly, fra
grant of the Forget-me-n0t" and " Bi-
iou" of our grandmothers. As for sto-
rios Of the genuine story kind, they are
rs hard to find as real Madeira. The
editors, we suppose, are compelled to
accept the rubbish which is shot out on
Us through dcarth of better; the most
hopeless thing about these inventions
would seem to be, that they show no.
whore that "genius in the making" as
it were, which years ago resulted in
"Pendrnnis," and David Copperfield."
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Old Things,

GIVE me old songs, those exquisite
bursts of melody which thrilled the
Tyres of the inspired poets and Ministries
of long ago. Every note has borne on
the air tale of joy and rapture, of sor-
row and sadness. They tell OF lays gone
I'by, and time has given them a voice
that speaks to us of those who breathed
those melodies; may they be mine to
hear till life shall end as /" / launch my
boat" upon the seas of eternity, may
their echoes be waited on my ear, to
cheer me on my passage from earth to
fatherland!
Give me the old paths where we have
wandered and culled the flowers of
friendship in the days of "Auld Lang
Syne." Swceter far the dclls whose
echoes have answered to our voices,
whose turf is not stranger to our foot
steps, and whose rillshave in childhood's
days reflected back our forms, and those
of our merry playfellows from whom
we have parted and meet no more in
the old hooks we loved so well. May
the old paths be watered with Heavens
own dew, and be green forever in my
memory!
Give me the old house upon whose
stairs we .ccm to hear light footsteps,
and under whose porch a merry laugh
seems to mingle with the winds that
whistle through the old elms, beneath
whose branches lie the graves of those
who once trod the halls and made the
chambers ring with glee.
Add 0, above all, give me old friends,
hearts bound to mine in lile's sunshiny
hours, and Il link so strong that all the
storms Of earth might not break it asun-
der; spirits congenial, whose hearts
through life have beat in unison with
my own. o, when death shall still this
heart, | would not ask for aught more
sacred to hallow my dust than the tear
of an old friend.
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Hints to Husbands.

DO not jest with your wife upon g
subject in which there is danger of
Wounding her feelings. Rcmemberthat
She treasures every word you utter
though You may never think of them
again. DO not speak of some virtue in
another mans wife to remind your own
Of fault. DO not reproach your wife
Witha personal defect, for if she has sen
albiitty, you iniliCt a wound difficult to
heal. DO not treat your wife with mat
tention in company; ittouches herpride
and sheWill not respect you more, or love
you any tae better for it. Donot upbraid
your wife in the presence of third per-
son. The sense of disregard for feeling
will prevent her from acknowledging
her fault. DO not entertain your wife
with praising the beauty and accom-
plishmentS of other women. DO not.
too often, invite your friends out to ride,
and leave your wife at home. She
might suspect that YOU esteem others
more companiOnable than herself. If
you have Il pleasant home and cheerful
wife, pass your evenings under YOUR
own roof. DO not be stern and silent in
your own house, and remarkable for
your sOciability elsewhere. Remember
that your wife has as much need of rec
rcation rs yourself, and devote portion,
at least, of your leisure hours to such
society and amusements as she may
Join. BY 50 doing, you will secure her
smiles and increase her affection. DO
not, by being too exact in pccuniary
matters, make your wife feel herdepend-
ence ON your bounty. 1t tends to lessen
her dignity of character, and does not
increase her esteem for you. If she is Il
sensible woman, sheahould be acquaint-
ed with your business and know your
income, that she may regulate her
household accordingly. BE it remcm-
hcred that pccuniary affairs cause more
difficulties than amy other cause. Your
wife has an equal right with yourself to
all You POSSESS in the worid-thereforc
she should be made acquainted with
that which is great importance to both.
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Visitors in q Printing Office.

DURING the absence of the Boss. YES.
tcrday, we had visitors. A blooming
lass, her hOmc-spun, practical mother,
and that inevitable nuisance, the big
boy" (big boys are humhugs, the world
over, a brother of the blue-eycd lass.
The good lady informed us that they
were on tour of inspection, and wish
ed" Nam, mam-Oh! Man," inter
ruptcd that iii boy, plucking at the
plaits of her dress, behind. What's this
yere: | gosh" pointing at a job press,
opening and closing its vertical inky
jaws with automatic regularity. The
matronly spectaClcs bpamed on the ma
chinery fora moment. 81 10 not know,
my sOn-it seems like something that
don't know what it's a-doin'; keeps n
comm, but backs again as much as it
comes. wonder in my heart if it amt
the Tennessee Legislarorw The blue
eyes looked brightly at the mother, and
then, on tip-toe, whispered "ny-trap!"
Nam, | gosh l tell you what, hit
minds me owe a yoke of niggcrs Il buZ-
zin'-watch 'em come together-thar.
dye see that suc>in' squeeze? now watch
'em come apart-Io you hear that? . !
gosh he, hc!"
M son." and the brute was fairly
looked into silence in an instant-thosc
,pcctaclcs have IL wonderful focal power
10 be sure. The blue eyes were beaming
ON US, we knew theT were, for we felt
as though our check was being pencillcd
with II butterhy's wing, dipped in altar
of roses, while the dim echo of long lost
music whispered in our ear. We felt
very good, indeed. We were aroused
by the good lady. "Well! well! law
me! children, look back yonder! If
thar amt wool-curlin' mer4hcan,
with a fly brush to keep the specks
OIL the rolls; how meet" We cXplain-
ed to her that it was Il power press,
on which our paper WAS printed.
" Dear, my soul, me! i it? Now, mis-
ter, do show me WharaboutS in the trick
a-bob idcars are bred-madc, / mean to
say" and she placed the turkey-tu fan
before her nose. We could do no better
than point to the mixing apparatus.
" Well, well! what is the world COM
in to next; but, mister, don't they look
'orter mickey, tho, jist in their material
'tate?"
We admitted they did, and thought
the term mucilcy might he applied to
many Ideas III their finished state, but
we did not say 50. "Mam, say mann,
AK him what them frllcrS are il motiOuin'
at over them siopin' tables?" We an
swered, distributing type, sir, and we
pronounced sir sharp enough to cut the
whelp's throat. son, dod rot en-, |
thought they wer Il skccrin flies outen
them little boxes" The blue eyes fell
from ours to the iloor like Il pairOf strick-
On humming-birds. We fear that we
had been, perhaps-wcll, staring. The
old lady now bcthought herself that it
was time to go, 50 she led the way. As
the big boy brought up the rear, we dis
covered that ne had been seated on the
tuc-I Of . Do.so L.!!, 20. ACROSS lis rear,
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Almost an Elopement.

YESTERDAY morning, at quite an
early hour, the family of one of oul
citizens was thrown in state of fever.
ish excitement by the mater .tdmHidS
who imagined she heard stealthy foot.
steps on the back stairs. The father of the
family was awakened and assured that
the house was full of burglars, and that
the family would be murdered i'm less
than n minute, unless something was
done. The old gentleman hastily drew
on his pants, lighted the coal-oil lamp,
seized the poker, and sailed forth in
search of the robbers. What was his
surprise, instead of finding the house
full of desperadocs, to meet on the
landing his good-looking daughter with
a bandbOX on one arm and q large va
lise pendant from the other. Father
was, of course, in justiilable rage; de-
manded to know of Sarah Jane what
this meant, and what she was doing up
and dressed at so unreasonable an hour.
just at this moment came tap on the
hall door, and II masculine voice in a
suppressed tone, sung out: "Hurry,
darling, Pm waiting" Light began to
break in on the enragcd parent, and he
transferred his attentions to the street
door. Daughter eXpostulated, begged
pa not to go out there or he would catch
his death of cold; but pa was unrelent-
ing, and in moment stood on the
porch, confronting Il siX-fOoter with
savage mOustache and q full travelling
rig. Pa, of course, stormed, ordered
sarah Jane back to bed, and for that
time, at lcast,a runaway match was pre-
vented.
The lovycr was last seen at one of our
livery stables, settling for two-horsc
Singlc-scated carriage, which he swore
had proved too wide for one and not
wide enough for two. Sarah Jane last
evening was looking quite disconsolate.
and spoke Of plighted affections and
young hearts breaking for love. We
have reason to believe, however, that
She will recover.-S. JOSeph Union, %.
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The Axe.

THE other day was holding n man
by the hand-a hand as firm in its outer
texture rs leather, and his sunburnt face
was rs iniloXible as parchment; he was
pouring forth Il TRADE Of contempt ON
those who complain that they can get
nothing to do, rs an excuse for becom-
ing idle loalcrS. Said |, "JeI, what do
You work at? You look hearty and
happy; what are you att" "Why,"
said he, :" bought me an axe three
years ago that cost me two dollars. That
was all the money | had. went to
choppiug wood by the cord. l have
done nothing else, and cleared more
than six hundred dollars; drank no
grog, paid no doctor, and have bought
me Il little farm in the Hoosicr State,
and shall be married next week to
girl who has earned two hundred dol
lars since she was eighteen. My old
axe ! shall keep in the drawer, and buy
me new one to cut my %ood WITH"
After left him | thought to myself,
that axe and no grog." They are tho
two things that make n man in this
world. How small II capital that axe
how sure Of success with the motto, "No
grogw And then Il farm and a wife,
the best Of all.
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Sermons.

THE custom of taking a text rs the
basis of Il sermon is said to have origi-
natcd about the time of Ezra, who, ac-
companicd by several Levites in pub
lie congregation Of men and women,
assembled the pulpit, opened the book of
law, and after addressing II prayer to
the Deity, to which the people said
" Amrn,n read the law of God distinct
ly, gave the sense, and caused them to
understand the reading. Previous to
the time of Ezra four hundred and fifty
seven years before Christi the patriarchs
delivered in public assemblies either
or moral instructions for the
edifcation Of the people; and it was
not until the return of the Jews from
Iiabylonian captivity, during which
time they had almost lost the language
in which the Peutatcuch was written,
that it became necessary to explain rs
wei! - ~ read ,Ay Scriptures 20 then
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VOLUME I.
The Beauty of Old Ago.

OFTEN think cfch tottcrng form,
That linps along in ufc's decline,
Once bore u heart rs young. as warm,
AZ full OF i'llc faults rs mine!
And each has had Its dreams of joy,
Its own unequallcd, pure romance;
commencing when the blushing boy
First thrilled ut lovely womnn's glance.
And cnch could tell his talc Of youth,
Would think It's scenes Of love cvlnce
atorc passion, more uncurthy truth
Than any tale before or since.
Yea they could tell of tender LAYS,
At midnight penncd In classic shades,
OF days more bright than modern days
And maids more fair than modern maids.
or whispers In n willing ear;
OF kisses on blushing check;
Each kiss, each whisper far too dear
Our m Ddern lips to give or speak.
or passions to) untimnly crossed
OF passions slightci or betrayed
or kindred spirits carly lost,
And buds that bloSsonraI but to fado.
OF boaute0uS eyes AMI trcSscs gay,
Elastic form and noble brow,
And forms that all have passed away,
Aud left them what W. sec tham now.
And Is 1t thus-is humpn love
30 very light AMI frail thing?
And must youths brightest vision move
Forever on Times restless wing?
Must all the eyes that still are bright,
Aud all the lips that talk of bliss,
And al the forms so fair to sight,
Hereafter only come to this?
Thcn what are all carths treasures worth,
II We at length must lose them thus
IL all We value most on earth
Ere long must fade away from us?
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" Marbel."

SAY, shall tell you what my darlng's like
If am able?
Her name Is Amubc-G call her May,
And sometimes Mabel.
shes like princess in fairy tale
or poem oden,
with odd, attractive eyes, and wayy hair
That's nearly golden.
Her hands are dclicntc, and small, and white,
Ana very sliilful;
shes sometimes enSonablc-somctimos kind,
But or'ner wilrl,
She plays like st. Cecilia when She likes,
But she's cnpricOus;
To hear her sing the "Jewel Song from Faust"
Is most delicious!
Longfcllow's Trust her not she's foollns thee
Reminds me of her;
Thcy say she gluriCS in that fatal powr
Which makes all love her
what matters NIL they say? am bcwitch'd,
And cannot lose her.
would She were more real but who begs
Must not be choOSer."
SO She is still my darling. All my hopes
Are centred in her.
And am waitug-waiting for the time
When may win her!
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ON his white cotton pants, we read in
large letters, "Young Bulldocus-th
fine ami" etc. Wei said a word,
and felt in our hearts that he was most
welcome to the ink. AS the good lady
bowed herself out, she asked us how
Mr.. Wins likes his honey?D Heavens |!
now, when too late, we have learned that
she is Mrs. Jarrold, that the blue eyes
belong to the "bud of PROMISE" and
that walking proofshcet of a horse bill
is Jonas, "the boy of genus" Now
look out for storm. When Mrs. j.
sees that proof the weather will change.
Chdt0NoOga gazette.
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NUMBER 4.

a practice adopted by Ezra, and since
universally followed. In later times
(Acts Xi; 81 the Book of Moses was
read in the synagogue every Sabbath
day. To this habit our Saviour con-
formed, and in the synagogue, one Sab
bath day, read a passage from the
prophet Isaiah, then closing the book,
returned it to the priest and preached
from the text.
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BLOOMSBURG, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 70. 1866

lady for asking for u pistol as birth
day present.
Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-01-09

sobjec. II Negro Suffrage ~hHh VA. order
ed 10 lis upoo NE table.
;. IMrS Mcgee pvgensV1 tle memerhl OF the
Net Ned OhsaA6er 81 Obmlnerc4 asking
for legislation TO protect Northern creditors
tsSm SAe oCersaiDa iof FSsatksrh statutes Of
l,sniiation. WHICH vas reirrrvd 70 ~ Com
iniltec % JUDICIARY. ~ /.
. several pa lsons Of scl)ien in Tho late
war. asking f;F N equalization Of pay and
bOunty, were sfierel and REFERRED.
Nj. JOHNSON presented the credentials Of
Randall Hunt, Senai0r elect from The State
OF Lonisisns, which were ordered 10 liz
upon tile liable.
Mr.. McDougal offered resolution calling
ON the President f,r information In regard
to the issue Of an order from the command
ing officers Of California, torbidaling the ex-
lIoststion Of arms Ovel the fn,stirrs, and
whether such or,!er was not vi,slAtion Of
neutrality towards Mexico, which was adop-
ted.
Ar Creswcll offercda resolution, which
was adopted. calling lDr information rs u
why commissioners authorized To investi-
gate the cl,ims Of loyal slave owners To
compensation for cOlOsed volunteers in the
service had not been appointed.
The Senate. ut 1890. adjourned.
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HOUSE MIR. Morrill,, Of Vermont, from
the Committee on Ways and Means, report
ell bill author, zing the issue bonds for
funding the issues 81 the United States. II
authorizes the Secretary OF the Treasury to
issue six per cent coin bonds indefinite in
amount ia
Mr. Williams. Of Pennsylvania, Offered n
resolution, which was passed by W against
81, declaring as q sense Of the House Of
Representatives. that the troops should not
he withdrawn from the late seeded States
until the two Houses ot Congress shall have
asccrtained and declared their further pres.
ence there no longer necessary.
On motion Of Mr.. Strong. Ot Kentucky, .
resolution was adopted calling ON the Presi.
dent for infOi nation as to what steps, ifany,
have been taken to restore the child taken
by the usurper Mnximilian, under the pre-
tense Of mekingit u Prince.
SENArE.-TAc President pro tenn laid be.
fore the Senate communication from ilie
Mayor Of Washington, transmitting the
vote In the late eleCtton In the city on the
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LATEST news
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LIVERPOOL, Dec. "a. The correspondence
between Mr.. Adams aud Earl Clarendon was
published to day. Il is voluminous, and
occupied eight columns or the Lo"don
lines. Included IN the correspondence is
the suggestion Of Mr.. Adams that when the
Shenandoah arrived in Liverpool the British
government should take some action against
her crew. Clarendon replies that there was
nothing to justify any action unless against
such Of the crew ~ might be British sub
jtcts, and he says that the naval officer At
Liverpool was fully satisfied that the crew
we're all foreigners, and that there were
ne known 10 be British subjects On
board
The Fenian brother named Barr, con
victcd At Dublin, has been removed to the
Dartm0or Prison.
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NEW IOHk, jan. Q.
The 7'mes Washington special says. a pc
tition from the New York Indians in regard
to their Kansas reservation 10 now pending
before the Commissioner Of Indian Affairs
Judge Cody The first treaty lcgalzed all
rights of these Indians and reserved 10 them
$4,000 acres Of land ut Green Bay Wi>con-
SIN. They were to remove in three years
portion did So by treaty. In 1853 the
New York In,iians coded all their interest
in the Wisconsin reservation, and in c.nsi,i-
Grafton thereof the United States cedcs 10
them the Kansas lands. The Indians forfeit
all interests in lands if they do not accept
and agree To n move to that country within
five years. or such other time a. the Presi.
dent may appoint II was also provided
hat four hundred thousand dollars should
be appropriated to aid in the removal. The
Indians claim that this appropriation was
never made. and no notice Of removal WAS
ever given, and they argue no forfeiture of
their title has happened, and that hy sub
scquent treaty the time Of removal is, and
all forfeiture would, if any had in fact hap
pened, and that the department in several
Instances recognized the claim and title oi
the New York Indians. 1t is claimed that
when JacOb Thompson wue Secretary of the
Interior failing To have bill passed hy the
senate, aprrOprinfing the lands 10 the use ri
government he afterwards without autllofi
| W ri law. and without notice 10 the Indians
made IL part Of the public domain, suffice,
70 private entry, and one third Ia one hal
OF this reservation has been SOLD and patent
| cd by the L. ). Mt ten dollars per acre
Last winter the New York In,l'ans mad,
| application for the appointment of q com
missioner 10 negotiate u settlement ot thci
| claims for an annuity. AMI upon mcinoria
from the representatives, in Congress from
New York a commissioner was appointed
The Indians now insist that this clam shoult
be promptly adjusted on a fair, jusr and I'D
rral basis. The question under considcra
ton by the Commissioner Of Indian Affairs
il, whether previous Secretary (Thomp
| sony having d. cided that the Kansas lands
belong to Government, and these lands hav
ing been brought Ia market, the present Sec
rotary is not precluded from action in the
premises.