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Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1869-10-15
Why SHOULD THE WORK CEASE 2
APLEA FOR WINTER SUNDAY.sCooLS
TO OFFICERS AND TEACHERS.

My DEAR FBIENDs
1t is fact, though fact hard to be ac-
counted for, that many Sunday Schools, es-
pecially in country districts, close ia tall and
sometimes remain closed far into the Spring.
Why? Is Bible instruction less valuable or
less needed in winter than Summer
Are souls less precious, or is labor for
their conversion less dutyf Do the world,
the flesh, and the devil, cease to allure and
to destroy. Do sickness and death cease
their work? Are all sure Of renewed OPP
portunities next yearf To ask these que'-
tons suggests the answei.
Why should the ioork cease You give
especial care to your common school IN
,ointer get the best teachers, and expect
the largest attendance and the best interest
Literary Societies. Lyceums, Lectures, all
literary and educational movements are in
full and successful operation in winter.
In social life il is the same. Social gath
erings for purposes of amusement or profit,
or both, are multiplied and we'll sustained.
All is life now
Christians multiply their meetings and
efforts for their own and others good. We
look for revivals mostly-too many of us on
w lin winter. |, is the season Of activity.
And when all else is active, why should the
Sunday -school-the best, in many instances
the only means of religious instruction for
the children and youth-go into winter quar-
tiers and lie dormant; rather die. and wait
a feeble and uncertain resurrection next
year?
know the excuses, dare not call them
reasons, for this course. l only ask: Are
they valid viii the Master accept them
Can you meet them, and the dear ones who
are to die this winter, at the judgmentf
entrcat you to pray over this matter. Ask
Jesus. Ask your conscience. Ask the chi
dren. If they say, keep on, let II not be
said, as little girl once exclaimed, 'Our
Sunday school stopped yesterday" "Why
was that 2" she was asked. "Bccause there
were no teachers they did not come any
more; so Mr., ----- stopped the school !
and her grieved and troubled look. and bel
quiveriug lip, told how sorely che felt the
loss Of her Sunday-schoOl.
No TIE school must not close. Rather, re
plenish the libraries this fall Get new
papers Renew old subscriptions Redoubl'
your efforts to lead the children to Jesus !
Call in new scholarsl will do oil can Il
aid you by visits, or otherwise. Write m
about il. BY all means, hold on. Do no
stop TIE SCHOOL, Yours in love,
ISAAC Is. SELF,
Missionary American Sunday School Union
Greenv!lle, tenn, Oct. /, 1869.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1869-10-15


u hIe ln VIC nofthern sAe' ~
n Woods Of autumn, all around our vale
Have put their glory on.
m, 10,
n, ~ mos ~, NJ .nss un,ola .a
+aem gronps o. giant kings In purple and gold,
Tint guard the enehanted ground.
-. Ar. -...,. ,,..,.
y. u.i..a .sras. H. 80 ,sS -,
y here the gay company OF trees ltok down
VI Tue green neids below
NJ stsos arc nt ,iono
4. lhes. hrt.,,i ,valts Tho svrce, sor,hros, n, r
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1869-10-15
ABOVE The CLOUDS.
Il WOman Gives Her Experience,
How She Felt and what sho saw.

Mrs. Charles Wise, wife of the seronaut,
made balloon ascension with him the other
day at lancaster. She writes.
When my husband announced that he
would sell the vacant seat in uis balloon
chariot, "Jubi'er," accordingly Resolved
TO 10 the highest bidder, though it should be
n thousand dollars when he very grayely
suggested 20 me about the pay, haVing as
he sa' d, two cash offers of fifty dollars each.
told him mine was a hundred dollars
pad in advance by numerous charges
against him, or darning stockings d sew
ing on his buttons for ten years past. From
this he made no appeal, but said, "all
right, you shall 60"
AT ten minutes past four o'clock last Sat
urday afternoon, Jupiter being sufficiently
Inflated, stepped into the wicker car tn re
To- Attached, and with throb Of delight
loomed up aud over the centre Of the city.
The multi tude below, with uptarned faces
he rafting sound Of m trtial music the
shouts Of applauss-and III. earth with all
+ life, gradu lily sinking down -down-still
deep down, excited me very much, and
involuntarily begsa 10 wave my kerchief in
response TO the happy saluati as OF my
| good friends below.
l
TO wave, Ahile he would throw overboar.
ballast composed Of bundles OF business cir
culars, aud up, up we went at glorious
rate. My replies To his questions for awhile
were only splendid spleadidl" NJ
he4ft was palpitating with joy over ~
beau les spread out-beheath aud around, q
that could nothing but gaze upon TIL
grand SO NJ be ore me
When We got beyond the built-up part o
th. city, ventured my head through tn
barrier Of ropes to look straight down, al
beneath spied what seemed n'ce li'tl
Christmas garden. with little buildings !
the m dds, which my husband told me wa
Franklin end Mar'h Il College, and jrSt O
this moment milk-lke yapor rushed dow
before aud underneath us, entirely obscul
ing the world below. All at once my 10
add observation changed to a feeling ,
ACCOMPLISHMENTS most profound. Oh
what a solemn silence surrounded us.
was an awfully my sterioua thing to me. no
this heavenly curtain Of dew drops could !
suddenly wrap itself all around us.
The big puiIed.up globe -boye our head
scarcely visible. seemed TO bend and stage
with this load Of vapnr weighlng upon
; Presently a cheerful, mellow glimmer
! light came from above, which ebsered
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1869-10-15

EMERSON ErHERIDgb AS YoTER. An
amusing incident is related Of the d st In
teryiew between Gov. Senter aud Emerson
Etheridge, at Hnntlpgtonf Tenn. IL APP
pears that they had ne or been formally in-
iroduced unll the day senter spoke at
Huntington. EtheTidge, with his usual ex-
pletiyes, grssped Senter by the hand, TO.
marking that no had slways been a Uuion
man, bn' had been deprived Of his vote by
fraud; that be had, through SSnter's kind
ness, irsl received bis certificate and duly
registered as voter. To make up for lost
time, he said hs had erected = ballot hox 10
his pArlor, surrounded by Americsn days,
and tbon he pAssad several days and nights
Ia going through the motions Of voting, aud
had acquired snch pr, dcircy that he had
duly deposited his bsllnt-callil g allnd
every time the name Of Emerson ElheTidge
aud be had responded In thunds : ton, o
. Voisl, ~ God" nl
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1869-10-15

again into conversation. Here Mr.. W. threw
! overheard considerable bundle of business
cards, and as they scattered through this
illuminated cloud they cracked like little
! torpedoes. l wondered what caused it,
Mr.. W. said III sounds like electric
tparss." As they hoated about, they shone
like silver and gold.
Presently we came out Of the top Of this
cloud and here again came n new scene
How beautifully strange up here--great big
masses Of white, soft looking, 1eecy clouds
below. Oh, they looked as soft and silky
as the finest down, and they rolled about,
as IL were, in wanton righteousness.
"But, where are we now we are entirely
partitioned of, how will we get down? ~
Mr.. W. aid, al will take you down now ;
but before we 60, let us eat bite of our
provisions, kindly furnished US by our friend,
John Sides"
"No indeed" said I, "this IL feast OF
reason can only feast with my eyes,
But, toplease him, ate few grapes of a
bunch placed in the car by John Adams
which he was devouring with a gusto that
indicated keen appetite, as he also got
out of the basket q roasted foNl to regale
him elf with. While in this solemn stiffness
| was suddenly startled. ooh, what was
thnt2" Mr.. W. said, ~ let of some gas
to 90 down." When the valve snapped
shut, 1t cracked like gun, and made me
tremble for moment : IL made such q
strange noise up there.
Now we gently and softly sank down
through this Heecy bed below in its midst
II was more dark this time, And as we came
out gradually below, l saw the city as be-
hind thin gossamer curtain, and now came
such n Gathering of iron wheels, and puff
ing of steam engines, and ringing Of bells,
contrasting strangely with the bright, silent
world above the clouds,
Here we could see the beautiful Susque.
hanna, and here aud there village peerine
from behind dark cloud, and the people
below hallooing all around us, aud heard
a voice distinctly cry, "Chsrley, come down
down-come down-come DOWN."
We repeated these cloud scenes five OF
six times, going up and down, and was al
most led to believe that whom we shall
change from mortality to Immortality, II
will be our happy destiny to soar through
the realms of space, visiting on spiritual
wing, this globe for the good book tells us
that, 'iu my Fathers house there are many
mansions" and verify felt when wa:
away up above the clouds, that | was in
the house Of god it was SO solemDly grand
and sublime.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1869-10-15
THE DISMAL SWAMP.
m. Hlatory ana sIyslery.

The air in a circuit of 80 miles, Is allied
with odorous vspor almost TOO oppressive
for Inspiration. The great Dismal swamp
IA on lire The flames are sweeping its
border line for full 10 miles from east 10
v est. dsyOurlDg It's underwood and hurn.
ing the roots OF It's giant Expresses two feet
nnder the soil. The area Of this wilder
ness is 800 square miles. It's track lies like
that OF an Immense horried serpent. com
mencing nine miles back Of Norfolk and 50
far frUm the bay coast, aud reaching so
miles into the borders Of North Caroline.
To ali the Inhabitants Of Southern Viz
Sinla living around iis dark borders,
the Dismal Spamp has fame hSh that Of a
half explored cstat omb. Ask one Of the
unimaginAtive residents Of the neighbor,
hood. who has never heard Of Tom Moore
about ishuge, half Toms mite v .lierneas
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1869-10-15
MESSAGE OF GOV. WALKER.
ExtcUTlvE DEPARTMENT,

RIcBMoED, VA, October D, 1863
Gentlemen of he Senate and III use of Rep
resentdtiUvS
The construction lately adopted by the
people of this Commonwealth imposes upon
the Governor the duty Ito communicate
90 the General Assembly at every session
the condition OF the Commonwealth, aud
20 recommend to their consideration such
measures AS he may deem expediont." As
your powers add duties at the present ses-
sion, however, have been construed 10 be
confined 20 the g limited and qualified pur.
poses requisite to reconstruction" IL will be
necessary for me, on this occasion, la the
fuldllmont OF that constitutional obligation,
u recommend for yo0r consideration such
measures only as are, or seem to DO neces-
sary 10 prepare the State for readmlssion 10
representation 10 tho Congress OF the Uni
ted States.
The fflh section OF the act Of Congress
OF March Z, 1861, among other things, de-
clares that " whoa said State, by vote "a
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1869-10-15

GENERAL LEE. AT VIRGINIA SPRINGS
A. frst. Northern visitors were cons gayd
20 insolalion. but toe Intervention If that
august and grand man Of the age, G neral
Lee, soon put every thing ON u footing of
friend iuess aud cordualiy. Our informant
s,ys il was worth a pretty TO 500 with what
ease and dignity General Lee collnTed and
whipp sectional prescription. Entering
the drawing room, Que morning, he was i'm
nedi.,ely, as ever, the centre OF an animat-
ed throun of S uthern ladies. to whom h.
polluted out Ii tie group in one corner II
log in aWkward and unwe come ab,taac-
iea. lie inquil ed VINO they were, and was
told with n thrug that they were Northern
people-yankees, Ii that be SO, said ha,
they are strangers, and We must show th, IN
some attention. Then, with graceful apol-
ogy, he left the fa'r Nrginit thron & aud ap.
| Or aching the strApg r., :ntr. duoed him
self as mir. Robert 4. Lee, aud begged the
| plea ure Of their acqualnt nee In a few
moments his & NAL example was followed
by everyday IN the room, sectlo,a
prescription was VOTED down unanimously
ever af or. A liberal, cosmopolitan spir.t
was inauguraied, AID the White Sulphur
became de igi tful to guests from every part
OF the coun ry. Hereafter, II will uudoubt-
eddy take the first rank among American
summer retreats Macon telegraph.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1869-10-15

b rs RlGHIs-BY BY I ak about
tho women and the dsrkies, and the-ths
ALI the rest of 'em; none OF 'em all are
half so badly used as boys are. Ask any
boy know a lot, and can give you II
their names. AK 'em all. They'll tell
you, to be a boy is TO be somebody witnt ut
a right In tho world.
You're TO take all the sass III IA given 10
you and give none back, cause you're b
BOY, You are TO pay full fare in the cars
aud omnibuses, cause you're boy aud not
Guild and never have sea-, 'csus
you're boy aud not a man. FIT lady get
| 10 after liza all full, and looks about her
everybody oks at you. Cd gentlemia
says. my son." reprovingly. O inductor
SAYS, sCome, nov, you boy" You've paid
your sixpence. No natter that Is nothing.
You've been on your legs, with bundles, ali
day. wno csresi-you're q boy. Now q
horse has Auch load K ven TO him as be can
Gerry, and man wont tai Q any more thi .
he can walk muller. Ask boys what g ow,
folks think they can carry. There's no limit
toit. Who doesn't know boy who does
mans work, and does II vel, for ten h Of
what man would get for l,f Vino nas'n'
read an advertisement for boy who writes
a good hand. undst stands accounts, Is wil
ling to make himself useful board with hi
parents, Is trust. WORTH no objection 10 sit
ting up all night: not anxious for meals a.
regular time 90 inipuivDce about him.
The bost Recommendations reqninid, Anc
two dollars week wages"
You Iook back add wonder " you eve
wer. that pretty lutte friliS In peliic0a'
that e,esy body stuffed Sith caudy; aud yo'
! wOlder II you'll ever be q man. and be lik
cd by Tho girls. aud treated ,lii ely by th'
other fellows, and paid for your wo, An'
lowed To do as you choose.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1869-10-15

GRAoE CHURCH. REV. J. II. Williams,
the new rector Of this church, preached
his opening sermon on Sunday morning
last, notwithstanding the Indictment weather
We learn that no made q most favorable In
preston on his hearers. He Is, we under
stand, q man Of great zeal aud industry
and IL Is believed that he will build Grac'
mo into a furnishing independent church
lie boldly proclaimed in favor Of cuttinl
Loose from ST. Paurs, OF which IL has so ia
been az appendage, and making IL stand oI
It's OWL { undation. The new incumb ! )
a live preacher aud will make his marh.-
Lynclb,ug Vrgin'dR.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1869-10-15
Irarnum's Brick Man.

As an illustration of Barnnm's habit OF
making every thing toll to his account, Bar
mum relates the following anecdote as an
illustration
"One morning stout, hearty looking man
came into my ticket office at the Museum,
aud begged some money. asked him why
he did not work and earn his living He
replied that he could get nothing to do and
that he would be glad OF any job 81 q dollar
q day. / handed him a quarter Of dollar
told him 10 20 and get his breakfast aad re-
turn, and would employ him at light labor
At dollar and u halt a day. When he re-
turned gave him five common bricks.
'Now,' said !, go AMI lay a brick on III.
sidewalk at the rner of Broadway aud
Avn sire I; another close by the Museum
third disgonally across the WY o. III.
corn t Of Broad say and Vesey st Q OF, b,
the Aston House put dowl the { urth on
| the sidewalk In front Of 81. ,ul's church,
oppo lite; then with the 9th brick n b ,nc
take up a rapid march from one POINT u
the other, N iking the circuit, exchanging
your brick at every point, aud say nothii q
TO shy one. .1u.
What Is the object of this p inqn red the
man.
No matter replied; all yon Ieai tt
know is that itbrings you fifteen cents wage,
per hour. 1t Is = bit VI my tun, and to a.
SYST me properly you must seem to be ~
| deaf as a post pay no attention TO any
one, but attend faithfully to the work, aud
at the end OF every hour by St. P&ur,
clock show this ticket at ito Museum door,
enter, walking sOlemoly through every hal
10 the building pass out and resume you;
| work.
With the remark that 1t was ".ll one Il
him, 10 long as he could earn bis living,
the man placed his brick aud begun h.
round. Half an hour afterwards at q.
Ave hundred people were watching his IN, .
terions movements. He had assumed ,
military step aud bearing, and looking a
sober as Judge he made no response what
ever TO the constant Inquiries as 20 the OBJ
ject Of his singular conduct. At the enc
Of the first hour tho sidewalks Ia the vicini
ty were packed with people all anxious Il
solve the mystery. The man, az directed
then went into the Museum, devoiiDg H.
teen minutes to a so:emn survey Of ths
halls, aud afterwards returning 10 his round
This was repeated every hour till shutdown
and whenever the man went into the Muse
um a dozen or more persons would buy
tickets and follow him, hoping 10 gratif,
their curiosity in regard TO the purpose o
his movements. This was continued fo
several days-the curious people who fol
lowed the man into the Museum consider
ably more than payiug his wages-tili final
~ the policeman, to v hon had imparte,
NV object, complained that the obstructipl
Of the sidewalk by crowds had bee m b
serious that must call ia my 'brick niau
This trivial incident excited CONSIDERABLE
tax AID amusement il advertised mt
aud il materially advanced my purpose Q
making lively corner near the Museum.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1869-10-15
FOOD FOR FOOLS.


Well, let him go, and let him stay,
" do not mean 10 die
shobs he'H hud that can i've
Without him II | try;
lie thought to brighten me with frowna
SO terrible and black;
He'll stay away a thousand years
Before ask him back.
He said that hal acted wrong
Aad fpolishly beside; Ir.F
] won't forget him after that Ir
wouldn't " died
u was wrong, what right had no
To be so cross TO mol
know Ia not an angel quite
don't pretend 10 be.
lie had audtber swestaeart oneS--
And now when he foil out,
He Always SAID EuH was not cross.
Aud that she did not poht
IL IL enough to vex q saint-- f..I
les more than can bear
4 l 7wish that gIrl bf his wss---1 e ..
Well, don't care where. s'f'
lie thinks thai she Is pretty, too,
IL beautiful a. good irffr
l wonder II she'd get him back
Agaipj now " she coald:
know she would, and there she ia
She lives almosl ia sight;
And now, It's after nino o'clock,
Perhaps he's thore tonight.
I'd almost wtiio to him to come
But then I've said won't
do not care much, bat she
ehan't have him II M
Besides, know that was wrong,
And he was Ia the right;
guess III tell him so aud thon--
wish he'd come tonight.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1869-10-15
Kings Colleges

TENS Institution with a competent corps OF Teseh-
n ers, will open August o, 1860. Connected with
the Collegiate department, there IL binary sehool
in which ingtTueton Is worry thoroak &. also Pre-.
ies t.. q,
Tuition in Primary Department, per session o
ave months, according Tn class, ........ti0 %
In Preparatory Department. 90 or rs %.
Boarding in Refeetory from u 70 to u 90 psr
week. n.,t4s Hf.
Boarding In private families, incl45irs RON, I'd
Of, lights aud washing, el5 90 per month.
This Institution IL locaned AT bristol this line
Tenn. -
For caialcsue or further particulars, AsarosE'
Revs. O. A. Caldwell, d. Tadloek. or ProfA. IA
Il Winston, n. u. ManAfd. nl
President Of the Hoard, q. A. Caldwell.
Secretary, L. b. McClanahan.
june 25-3mt
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1869-10-15
INTERESTING STATISTICS.
Confederate losses Daring the Lnte
aid ..... Civil War.

Dr.. J seph Jones, S cretary of the South
ern Historical Society, has ~ritten letter
to General S. Cooper, formerly Adjutant
which he says:
have recently been preparing for the
Southern Historical Society, a paper upon
the losses OF the Confederate Army, from
battle, wounds and disease during the civil
war 1861 5. The following general results
of my investigation are most respectfuilv
submitted to you for exs mination and criti-
cism; rt rrs
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1869-10-15

A gentlrm. who has been struck by q
Young lady's beauty has determined 10 fol
low The injunction aud "kiss the rod thai
smote him."
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1869-10-15

any Lord" said the foreman Of wslsb
jury, ~hsu giving IN The We ci, A" We and
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1869-10-15
SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA.

Wonders Above and Below Ground.
The Natural Tunnel and Incoming
Rocks.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1869-10-15

Why sres fDwls fashionable btdf : D
canse they si~s,s aIPear dtessud 10 d
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1869-10-15
why CHARLES DICLENs sEPARA
TED FROM HIS wIFE-HIs OWN
STATEMENT.

The great novelist prefAcss bis letter as
follows, "You have not OF y my fall per-
mission to show this, but beg you 10 show
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1869-10-15

ls6l-2........... l4o9io
IL IL bs fair TO assume that the total NOR.
tally of 1868 was fu ly equal to that OF
1862, then the total deaths ia the Cnnfedsr-
ate army, '6l-2 was ut least lG0,0 600, exclus-
i've of the deaths in Northern prisons, which
would swell the number to near $4,000 (;
aud II the deaths among the d 'scharged for
wounds and diseases. amongst the sick aud
wounded on furlough be added, the grand
total Of deaths in the Confederate army,
during the entire war, did not fall far short
Of 200.
According to this calculation the deaths
from disease were about three times as
numerous as those resulting from tho casu-
alties of battle.
The available Confederate force capable
of active service in the field did not, dur
ing the entire war, exceed six hundred
thousand men. or this number, not more
than four hundred thousand were enrolled
at any one time, aud the Confederate States
never had in the battlefield more than two
hundred thousand men capsule OF bearing
arms, at any one time, exclusive Of sick,
wounded and disabled.
IL the preceding calculation be correct,
we have the following figures, illustrating
the losses of the Confederate armies during
the war;
Confederate forcos actively engaged 1910 100000
Total deaths In c. 3. A................., 100000
Losses ofc $. A., In prisoners, 1915,
which may be considered as total
losses ON account OF the policy OF
| non-exehange by the United States 100000
| Losses Of O. :. A., by discharge, DISABLE
ity and desertiOn... 2oo,oos
II this calculation, which Is given only Al
an Approximation, be correct, one-third o.
| all the men actively engaged on the Cen
federate side we're either killed outright
upou the n-ld or died of disease and
wounds, another third OF the entire nun
her were captured and held for an indef
mite period in Northern prisi MS and ofth'
remaining 10000, at lesat one-half wer'
| lost to the service oy discharges aud deser
| tiOn.
Al tho close Of the war the ava BIZ
force Of the Confederate States nun DO I'd
scarcely 900 effective men.
| The resolution and Unsurpassed II .ver!
and skill with which the Q moderate leader
conducted this contest is shown by the fac
that out of 600, 900 men in the field 10000
were lost to the service.
AT the close of the var the 100000 Con
federatss wers opposed by one millio
n $50, 000) Federal troops.
Your approval or disappIoval OF this cal
culatiOn il most respectfully solicited.
The distinguished abtlhy with which 20
dischatg. d the responsible and atduOus d.
ties OF Adjutant & neral of the Cohfederai
army qutlih you, above every other of
Ger Of the laie Confederate States, to d.
eide how far such calculations may Of
, p zach 10 accuracy.
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'edic "A. l--rn
DIR. WIN. N. VANCE.

7 ATE of King-port, resides IN BRISTOL
IL lie will attend to professional CALF
rom town and country, say :,
OFFICE. in Kings Biock-hrst door o.
he r'ght--up stairs aug Ia, "