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The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-04-02
A PeRnsylvania Diamond.

A remarkable diamond story
has been act ahoat IN the eastern
part OF tbTs State, which 10 briefly
as follows: Nearly n century ago,
on old gentleman IN the lower part
Of Virginia picked mp stone TO
thrUw at a rabbit; the stone gilt.
tered IN the sun, and the old gen.
tleman concluded to take it homo
for the children 20 play with
Shortly afterward the family phy-
sieian happened to SEQ il, and Of.
ierod six dollars Gor il. but the fam.
lily would hot sell Subsequently, n
friend Of the ismiiy, about TO vlsit
Europe, waH given thestonc, and,
upon his reaching LondOn, hs eou.
suited an old ispidary named KnoS.
who, alter careful exafR,L Rtiou,
declared that "All Amorica was not
able to buy that stone" A Jew,
whom the rusty friend afterwaI DE-
consulted Informed him not TO como
out with the stone again without q
guard, Rs he would DO robbed wero
IL known he had IL. The friend ro-
turned home, and delivered up tho
precious gem. Some time aftcrward
party Of six Marylanders offered
for the ptono, IN lands and negroes.
the equivalent OF 100000 which
was refused. Tho old man died,
an d the stone remained IN the Cam-
!ly for several generations; and ro-
Gently, so runs the story, 1t cano
into the possession Of pr. I'ougberty.
Of Mochanicsburg, Pa, whose chill
drcn are legal heirs. It is claimed
to be diamond OF first quality, and
weighs 40 carets, while that of tho
RJah Of Mattan (?), said to be the
largest IN the world, weighs only
33T carcts. The stone has been
scnt away to pass thcseruuny Of tho
Sblcst scientihc men in the country.
and tho Harrisburg State Guard,
which is responsible for the story Of
which the above is an outline, says,
"th0ro is no reason TO bclicve that
America can boast tho largest diA.
mond in the world"
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-04-02
Land sales at the south.

There Is quito an active busIness
in real estate al the South this
Spring, Farms in Virginia are
changing hands constantly, tho
purchasers generally being mon
who propose louultIvate themse. vsn.
The same is trueIn Sohth Carolina
and other States At the South, and
worry good prices are realized by tho
sellers. At n recent auction salo
in the Kcrshaw district, South Car
olina, tract OF Six thousand acres
WAS divided up into small lots and
sold on liberal terms, and good
many freedman were among tho
biddurs and purchasers. The prices
were fully Ss high as would have
boen Obtained before the war. Ia
North Carolina 3 tract OF 10000
acres, which was in The market at
fifty cents per acre before tho war.
was lately sold 10 a German colony
for 81 so por acre. Tho small
farm system Will soon DO very gen
erally lntroJuqOd IN tho Southern
States, ard IT Will DO a great i'm
provement over old plan OF plana-
iatlons with hnnltods aud thou
sands o. acres o. uslnProved lands.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-04-02
Opinions Of Prominent Bu-
Etncss Men.

a young man inquired Of vii.
liam Gray, The celebrated Boston
shipper, as ~ the best means Of
success in business, and received
tho following laconlc reply:
"Aiyertisol advertise advertise I!
THIS is the ht. of trade, and stand
log advertisements, you will find,
will prove the Eos. remunerative.
least I hay Q found il 50 during nay
buslness career thus far; for should
you withdraw but a single week
from tho paper III which you accus'
TONED to advertise, ten TO one that
would be the timo when some
would be new customers wall look
INTO the paper for your business
address, and not finding 1t you will
lose several profitable sales"
any motto through life has bean
work and advertise. In business.
advertising IS the true Philosophers
stone, and turns whatever ittouthes
to gold. have advertised much,
bo:h 10 the weekly as we'll as in
daily papers nor have ! found that
those OF tho lar rytst c'rculntion-ot
either class-beneiitled mo tho moAt."
john jacob Astor
"Whatover success l may have
had in business owe mainly to
continuous Advertising, and ] deem
1t good policy to advertise long IN
the samc papers. From a clope OBJ
servation, l am fully convinced that
It ls impossible TO make much head.
way IN any branch Of commerce.
without tho facilities which tho
press alone can give. ."-Jdcob Ridg-
pdy.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-04-02
SUMNER AS A CARPET-BAG.
GER.
Prom NJ, Rlehmopd EnauIrer.

We have been told of an incident
at the African church in this oily
on Sunday last, which deserves To
bc recorded--ii only for the fan Of
the thing. I.seeus that consdera.
bic number Of Northern people.
following the example OF Forney,
are visiting the South TO spy out
the laud," and large proportion
OF :hem, unlike Forncy, take Rich.
mond in their trip. Lattcrly we
have observed quite a multitude 81
Northern people sojourning with
Darlington, the popular proprietor
of the Exchange H0tul, which hotel,
by the way, they seem 70 prefer in
order that they may see something
OF shat southern Society" ior which
Il Ia famods.
Bat 10 our story. Whenever
these Northern people happen to
lay over in Richmond on Sunday
they make q point of going to the
old African church on Broad street,
where they witness the dovotlUns Of
the "man aEd brother" Seats are
set part ut the African church, we
are told, for the accommodation of
thoso white visitors, whore thoy
are kindly permitted TO be spectn-
tors without too close proximity to
the "dusky race Al the African
church they hand around the hat, "
especially TO the visitors, and more
over ask the namo Of the contribu.
t)r whenever contribution ia
made.
last Sunday, we arc told, q party
OF these visiting Yankees from the
Exchange went TO tho CHURCH In
Question, AMI among them n gentle.
man whose name happened 70 be
Sumner. Unfortunately, Also, he
wSr from Massachusetts. In due
course OF the proceedings at the
church, the hat vas handed to AR
Sumner by sable deacon.
What name2' asked the sable
official.
sumner" replied the unfortu-
nate gentleman of that name.
"Whar fromY' Hsked tho man
and brother.
Massachusetts" was tho reply.
At this the eyes of the sable dea
con dllated 10 the size Of snuccrs
and his whole frame quivercd like Q
dog that had caught founder
Ho went forthwith to the preacher
who, like himself. was coalblack
negro, and Informed hlm that Mas
sa Chawlas Sumner, from Massa
chusetts, was wid dem white folki
back dar Ivy dc door,
The black preacher left the pul.
PIT, came out 10 "de white folks,
and hndlng out tho gentleman
: whose name, unfortunately, wat
Sumner, he seized him by tho hand
and poking forward his hurley heaC
and mushroom mouth, imprinted 1
kiss npoL his lips-"right in hi,
mouth T. says our infornant--anr
gave such other Indications Of hir
JOY as only a CushItc can.
At this proceeding 1.-THE gentle.
man from Massachusetts, who's,
name unfortunately was Sumner
became exceedingly indignant anC
LETT the church.
Ne have no comments 10 make
upon thus occurrence We tell i
as twas told to us-a true story.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-04-02
Reputation Wv mo Practiced
Iti And How IL has Worked.

Mr.. Mungen, NJ. G. from the FIN
dley dlstr,ct, in this State, relates
tho folio wing among many instances
which camo under his own obser ..
vation:
"a soldier, volunteer in one tho
Ohio regiments, the 82d, bad few
hundred dollars-I think Sj00-ol
his hard cummings saved ior the pur.
pose OF buying n home for himself
and lIs young wife and babe
Having volunteered, he was waited
upon by very loyal Republican
living near RoundnsAd, III my dis
tr.ct, who wished to borrow the
money.
The soldier loaned him money
and took hrs note, payable in gold /,
tho same kind of currency he loaned.
Not long after the soldier went 70
the field; Mt the battle OF Autietam
"a bullet struck him, ard he fell 10
rise no more, with his back TO Jhe
field and his feet TO the foe. His
widow aud child leit helpless, she
called on the loyal" gentleman for
the money he hai borrowed lie
tendered the amount in grceDback-,
which cost him forty cents on dol
lnr. She refused the proposition,
and brought snit in the common
pleas court to recover tho gold
But the court pointed 10 the repu-
diation act Of u Republican Con-
gress decided against the widow,
and she was compelled to take forty
cenla on tho dollar for the dollar"
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-04-02
How 1t Is and win Be.

Don Piatt, Washington CORES.
pOndenL OF tho loyal Cincinnati
Commercial, closes recent lettor
to that paper as follows:
with Boutweiiin the Treasury,
and the House organized by Mr.
Blaine in the interest OF the New
England monopoIies and Ponnsyl-
vania pig IRON, We OF the agricGl-
tural interests Of tho Wes; may
hang our harps upon the willows,
and suffer outrage and wrong for
the next four years. The vast pow
er Of the General Government Will
drive with merclless vIgor over
our PROSTATE trade, to enrich tho
already wealthy monopolists Of New
England and Pennsylvania, Our
grain may rot IN our barns, and our
sheep be killed 10 save tho Iallov
and pelt, while our party has noar
ly two thirGs of majority IN Con.
gross. Tho nch grow richer the
poor poorer"
~ can tell my politicaI friends at
the West that the day is not distant,
when all tho glOries of the late war
and all the noble impulses IN behalf
of.colored humanity will not save
us. A slckened aud dlseusted pco-
ple will be sorely tempted to hand
the Government over 10 the hated
copperheads."
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-04-02
An oasis I'm IIae a adlcal Desert,

Tho Now York Journal q Com.
merce, sheet that Of late, has paid
little or no attention to politics, DO.
slows praise on Andrew Johnson
for a virtue, which, in these degcn-
ate days, is one rare indeed among
Government officials, II says
"Le: 1t be remembered, TO Mr..
JoAnson's 8 credit, that, in an age OF
unparalleled public robbery, job.
berry and vonality, nc retired from
office without the STAN of such
crlmes upon has garments"
During tho bitter and maglignant
fight against President Johnson,
when tho effort WAS made TO hurl
hlm from office. not single charge
was made against his integrity rs a
man. In retiring from office, he
stands confessed, even by his enc
mIes. us an HONEST man. And III
these days OF peculatiOn, that nd
MISSION, wrung from his enemies
is tho highest Of praise. Elected u
Office by the Radical party, IN hiI
retirement as IN acknowledged
honest man, Andy johnson stand'
as an oaSis in the Radical dossri.--
SyateAaak.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-04-02
The ColOred Men Fought NOSly

The CadiE Sentinel gives this ac
count OF n fair and festival in that
village. in which negro won tne
trt ssing gown NJ she most popular
Of oil the "loynl' ministers that
"diSpeose with" the Gospel in That
place:
SAMBo AHEAD.-The United Pres
byterian Mite Society Of Cadiz col.
ebrated Washlnston's birthday By
holding a fair and festival ut the
court house. Among other propo-
sitions WAS ono TO raise funds by
voting a very fine dl essing gown to
tho most popular preacher IN tho
place, each vote costing the voter
twenty-five cents, 1t was supposed
Mr.. Meloy, the pastor of the U, =.
Church, would Of course be the WIN.
ner; but this thing of voting is n
queer institution.
Newman, negro res
Meloy, U. p 1856
Grimes 81
Pittenger .h
Tho gown was duly presented 20
the negro in II speech by Pittenger,
his lowest competitor, TO which the
darkcy responded IN clerical ZONES
OF "high order" We thought tho
amalagation case Cadiz had u few
weeks ago would be negro enough
for that town for q considerable
length OF time but IL seems the
"colorcd t,oops still fight Dobly.'
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-04-02

"Ihe responsibilities ! accept
without fear" said Grant, Said
Washington: "rhe magnitude and
difficulty OF the trust to which the
voice of my country called me be-
ing sufficient to awaken in the wis
est aud most experienced Vf our
citizens q distrustful scrutiny INTO
his qualifications, could not but
overw helm with dependence one,
who, ,inherinng inferior endowment
from nature, aud unpraclised in tho
duties ct civil administration, onght
to be peculiarly conscious Of his own
dofciencies.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-04-02
E'E EMPLOY NO PFDLARS.
AdnlIaIStraIOT's sale OF Real
EaIate.


Estate.
In pursuance OF an order Of the Probate
Court Of Morgan county, Ohio, / will offer
for sale at public auction on Saturday, the
l7th day OF April, 1869, al 10 o'clock, fore
noon, upon the premises, the following real
estate situate In the counties Of Morgan and
Perry, Ohio, TO wit: Being in Morgan
County, Ohio, a part of the south-half
Of the southwest quarter, section thir-
ty, 1901, township nine, 81 range thir-
teen, 1881, it being the whole of the
south half of said quarter except TWEEN
ty acres decided 10 wary Shell by Thom-
as Barnes; and also the following tract,
from William Dickerson, fifty acres OF
the west side running north and south
with the Perry county line across the
whole of the lands conveyed by j.,
g. Abbot and others, and
by them conveyed 10 William Dicker-
son; and also the following situate in
Bearield towdship, Perry county, OH
10, bounded and described as follows
Being in the south corner Of the south
east half quarter of the south east quar-
ter, section twenty five, l25l, and town
ship thirteen, 1881, range fourteen, "a
and running north seventeen rods, and
five links; thence west twenty rods;
thence FIVE rods and five links SOUTH
thence thirteen rods west thence
south thirteen rods; thence thirty rods
to the place of beginning also five
acres being as follows, in the same sec
ton and range as above mentioned,
commencing at the south west side OF
said iands to run east until it intersects
with said lands and from said corner
north 10 the above named lands, so as
to contain FIVE acres, The above men
toned real estate, in all, is supposed
20 contain one hundred and forty
acres, appraised at twenty five humid
red dollars. Terms of Sale; -Dne
third in hand, one-thiPd in one year,
and one-third in two years from day OF
sale, with interest. The back pay
ments to be secured by mortgage ON
the premises sold. u. +, POWER,
AdminiAtrater Of the Estate Of
Jane Graham, Deceased.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-04-02
caae yha racentI

E9~ A case wns recently tried at
Terre Haute, Indiana, IN which
the justice. ona lawyer, and hall
the Jury wore NAMED Smith.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-04-02
Bloed PuriAs~s

PROM nos. 0KO. W. WOODWARD,
Chsf Juatiea Of the Supreme Court OF PennsifvAliA
pHiLADELrHtA, March u, 1881.
SD Hoofdnds GsrmaH BiuerI" q nol an ,Rios-
tsaa Asssyd0s bi u good ioato usai ~ dSSsrdere
u ls dlprsigs orgeas aad qf great bensn - easss -
6uAatlv sa6 Sssf II asTpoas aetion, IN ne sVsfeus
dIo ". WOODWARD.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-04-02
A, W. WALKER. j. G.. wALKER
M A L II "A
CLOTHING I CLOTHING II
A. w. wALKER a CO.,
MERCHANT TAILORS,
Ben street,
Malta, Ohio.

Clothing made to order on the short
est notice and at prices 10 suit the
times, All orders accompanied by a
responsible name win be promptly
filed, This firm is always up TO the
latest fashions, and warrant their clio
thing To stand the scrutiny Of the most
fastidious. They keep goods Ia sell by
The yard or IN any shape to suit pur-
ehasers, Ladies Cloaking always on
hand.
Cal carly, before the rush begiss.
Mar. l9-ly.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-04-02
Hoofiand's German Bitlera
Hoolland,, earman ronio

q ssuabtaasfor " an ~ fngro5ieafs sC ~ B1ssrs
- pvuB Salna cSns Asn., oraA1s, sie. n % ussd
~ ~ eaAs diseasst ~ Rsri. wAsrs aessa
pus acsAeite etnaiaf Il required fou tyti bear ~
AAsf nat G.sss rcl.sties are entirely dihrreot fron
oaB oAas adpcrtiaef Tor hs csrs sf "a ds,asea Ransd
Aa.s brU etsatae PrPsTaftsas sf sssieiaai Gsfraes
sAa ~ sthsrs efs decocfiOHs Qf run - asuls
HyR rhs TONIC H deridsdiy oas OF W. usoa piaa-
usi and ayresdbiS rsnsdsss eser sg-ref % ne gshlf
- taa< n snqufsfe = yea1ars q tats a. TAds -
HsgfvsaS, sfAfardhSg. aad niede.aai guaitte5 AssS
eaassd y y krsya a. ~ Orsaisa 4 81 kSs<a
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-04-02
DEBILITY.

B.s . - asdsee.e sg.si = 5A.aaaSs e,r-ss
~; ~ ..s.,1 T's'i ~. =. s"s S. .,0SZ y x: @ ,ss
VasM, srsa0Asa - Ne .sppstas, eaaSs
- eNjsPvsesf sr ns-AA.s food, sHdbLe Ne 80
Isaoa 70 d{Ssa y peT>/y ps olood gtp, gnod sound,
Aaay egSJissf~H sgaateai' Ne ysilov tiHge froa Ds
49, Sspirf booA 10 As eAesks and aAaH0s gs Iais1
Hesa slsrt-b-,ofhsd, eaacidtei S,ak a'd nervous
ta-.isd % 14ii1aoed, r.osi, snd vigorous Fsr'oA
Weak and Delicate Children are
nsade strong ~ naing the Bitters or
Toaate. Iu faca, the1 are Family We1t-
stnss. They can be administered wtth
0SFeeet safety - q child three mOnths
ola, eae most dsIieaso iesnaiei or niHA
Of nthAo1B.
nav Rsasedfss ~ ia bsa
Hl0od RurihsgS
syey kasssa, and wil az diss1srI TrffitHe fe~
ksd Md ks'PySv@TY@ hsodPars tssp yo.g
kSar - sSdsr k>sp voiU afgestiUe o'gana
- . ss~Ad hsoRhy usondIsaoa, by hs uss
n asr rsmsds,i .xs--sn@iA aud 10 dtssdIs t0il
~ dead yoa The bssi IN ne eoeaiyy eeonla ~
a~S, y yesys n hOReH reputation % Jos aHysh,V
- aash ~ Asss rrcJaratiOyS.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-04-02
PERFECT sPECTACLES,
the difficulty al procuring which is
WE'LL KNOWN.

Mcssrs. LAZARUS a MORRIS, Ocu.
lists and Opticians, Hartford, Conn,
Manufacturers Of the Celebrated PER
FECTED SPECTACLES, have after
years OF experience, experiment and
the.crectioD Of costly machinery, been
eua6led 10 produce that grand deside-
ratum,
PERFECT SPECTACLES,
which have been sold with unlimited
satisfaction TO the weaaers in Massa-
chusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut,
New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine, New
York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Nova
Scotia, New brunswick, Prince Ed
wards Island, and Dominion of Cana
da, during tho past nine years.
These celebrated spectacieg never
tire the eye, and last many years with
out change.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-04-02
vnoa1 aEv. JosErn X. KENNAHD, D D,

P.sloT a the Tenth Baptist Church, Philadelphia
DR- JAohsoH-DsAE Bio;-i Adus beeH Ire9uesiiy
Fsgssted 20 connect ny tsa recommendations "
Hsyent ktEds Of nsdicfRss but regarding e ITdo1.ee
- 80 u ~ appropriate sphers haze IN al eases de-
etasd bea gia a clear proof uaTiOS nsiaqces, and
pariiesariy MY 0,On JdBiy ef he pis(ained n Dr.
AseNanda GerHdH Biiisrs dspaTt for JrOss ny
asAdl eesra 10 srPrrH ny su eoHvioisoA hal for gen
oo@plsanI -ssie and valuable
"a. .s = s.Ss 1ss. a.. -. =. ~. ~
H~a a sbsSS eaa'sS. YSuys, Sssy rsFse,luly,
u ~ kkNNAAD,
BtehlA, bsIOw C0aies Sirsst
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1869-08-27
Saving for Old Age.

No one denies that it is wise to make pro-
vision for old age, but we are not all agreed
as to the kind of provision it is best to lay
in. Certainly we Shall want little money,
for destitute old man is indeed a sorry
sight. Yes, save money by all means. But
an old man needs just that particular kind
of strength which most young men are apt
to waste. Many q foolish young fellow will
throw away on a holiday a nervous energy
which he will never feel the wsnt of till he is
seventy; and then how much he will want
it! 1t is curious, but true, that bottle of
champagne at twenty will intensity the
rheumatism at threescore. 1t is fact that
everlasting the eyes at fourteen may neces-
state the aid of speotacles at forty instead of
eighty We advise our young readers to
be saving of health for their old age, for the
maxim holds good in regard to health as to
money Waste not, want mott 1t is the
greatest mistake to suppose that violation Of
the laws Of health can escape its penalty
Nature forgives no sin, no error. She lets
off the offender fifty years sometimes. but
she catches him at last and inficts the pun
ishment just when, just where, and just how
he feels it most. Save up for old age, but
save knowledge, save the recollection of good
and noble deeds and innocent pleasures
pure thoughts save friends, save love- Save
rich stores of wealth which time cannot di.
miuish, nor death take away
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1869-08-27
The Value of SelfeXertiOn.

The value of self-exertion appears nowhere
more decided than when we follow the track
OF those who became eminent without having
the advantage ground of instruction from
which to start. There is scarcely any thing
more gratifying to the mind than the we'll
written life of a person whose intellectual
struggles through every difficulty, arising
from want of books, want of examples, want
Of patronage, and who, Notwithstanding
these impediments, continues to struggle till
he triumphantly cmerges into notice Art
surrenders some of her choicest secrets, sci
ence smiles, and fame or emolument, or
both, place the successful experimenter far
above common names. Not scantily are the
inches in the temple of Fame commented
with lasting memorials of persons thus claim
ing their well-deserved honors-peTsons who
have been the boast and blessing of their
day by dint of unsubducd patience, fortitude
and vivacious genius Every department of
art and science is filed with them The
stimulating examples are on every hand
From the lowest rank of life they start forth
They break all the shackles of ignorance.
The repulsive frowns Of the crowd can not
daunt them. The fears of the timorous they
do not listen to. Determined to excel they
do excel. Their native energies urge them
forward in the honorable career till success,
more or less complete, crowns their glowing
efforts +3
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1869-08-27
A Pithy Sermon.

Many sermon has been spun out to an
hours length that did not contain 1.-THE Of
the sound moral instruction and counsel to
be found in the following brief and pithy
sermon from the pen of that good man and
racy writer, Rev. John Todd: "You are
architects of your own fortunes. Rely up
on your own strength of body and Of soul.
Take for your motto sclf-reliance, honesty,
and industry for your star, faith, persever-
ence, and pluck 1; and inscribe on your ban
ner, BE just and fear not Don't take too
much advice stay at the helm and steer
your own ship Strike out. Think well
of yourselves Fire above the mark you in
tend to hit. Assume your position. Don't
practice excessive humility. You can't get
above your level-water don't run up hill.
Put potatoes in cart over a rough road,
and the small potatoes will go to the bottom.
Energy, invincible determination, with the
right motion, are the levers that move the
world. The great art of commanding is to
take a fair share of the world. Civility
costs nothing and buys everything. Don't
drink; don't smoke; don't swear don't
gamble; don't lie; don't deceive or steal;
don't tattle. Be polite be generous; be
self-reliant. Read good books. Love your
fellow-man as we'll as God Love your
country and obey the laws Love truth
Love honor. Always do what your con-
science tells you is your duty, and leave the
consequence to God. 5H