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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-02-08
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Ms. T. c. May, Union, Ky, Mrs. II. C.
Starnes, city; Mrs Ella Folin, Russellville.
Ky; Miss Anna Howell, Montgomery, Ala. !:
Miss Sallie Collins, jackson, Miss; Miss
Mary Pilgrim, city; Mr.. Gardner Gull,
Green Hill, Tenn; P Donald & Co., New
York city; j. F. Owen, House Rep;
city; W. n. Wright, New York city;
T. E. Adams, city; Jno. Hawks.
Penoille, Tenn; Postmaster, Jacksonville,
Ind; John Stewart Il Bro, New York city;
Jessie G. Frazier, city; Wallard 4 Burgose,
Lebanon, Tenn; Jordan Alternately, Can
ton, Ky; Robt. Right, Murfreesboro,
Tenn; Capt. VIM. H. Gill, Philadelphia
Pa, Jas. K. Hurst, Greencastle, Ind; Thos
O'Neal, Lexington, Tenn; ]. Calendar,
Hospital for the Insane; ~. A, )" box 81.
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Letters must be prepaid at least one
rate of postage, i. e. three cents drop let
ters two cents.
Mrs. A. D. Hudson, Nicely S Bend; Alice
Green, Columbus, GA. VIM McLemore,
Spring Hill, Tenn.
REVENUE STAMPS.
Revenue stamps are not received for
letter postage.
Mrs. E. f. Ferguson, Memphis, Tenn.
Sugg Fort, Forts Station, Tenn. John
Hassel, Trenton, Tenn. ". B. Sheppard,
Memphis, Tenn. Atha Thomas, House of
Representatives, city; Robert Morrison,
Huntsville, Tenn.
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The old red stamps issued prior to 1861
we're called in; those now in circulation
are worthless. Stamps that have been
used once cannot be used the second time.
Mrs c. Tanning, Franklin College,
Tenn. Miss Susie BRAKEMAN, city Miss
Mary Hughes, Cincinnati, o.; Capt. ]. J.
Bradley, Pleasant View, Tenn.
HELD FOR BETTER DIRECTION.
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Gibbs. North West St, No. 2O5; Anderson
Hogan, Sugar Creek CO., Ala.
LETTERS RETURNED.
Returned because of inability to find the
Offices addressed.
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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-02-08

4 WAY WITH UNCOMFORTABLE TRUSSES-
~ COMFORT AND CURE FOR THE RUP-
TURED. Sent postpaid on receipt of 10 cents.
Address, DR.. L. B. FOOTE,
decl5-eod-3m 100 Lexington Ave, N. Y.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-02-08

A WAY WITH sPECTACLEs-OL EYES
\ MADE NEW, easily, without doctor or medi-
cines. Sent postpaid on receipt of 10 cents. Ad-
dress, DR.. Z. B. FOOTE,
decl5-eOd-3m 100 Lexington Ave, n. Y.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-02-08
southern Bonds In Ncu York.
FIRST nOkRD

The sales of Southern bonds at the New
York Stock Exchange on the 4th inst. were
as follows:
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-02-08
GENERAL MARKETS.
MONDAY, Feb. I, 1870.

MONDAY, Feb. I, 1870.
Nashville Cotton Market.
CoTToN-Market to-day, was very quiet
and weak, and only the best selections
commanding the outside figures. We
quote:
Orulnsty .-'..'.... ....'-.......'....D (9NH
Good ordinary. .....................22
Low middling. ......................22 LG23
West-Jersey pioneer., 1870-12-30

MENTAL TAXATION A CAUSE OF DYs-
PEPsIA.-Mental anxiety and pecuniary
endorsements such as loss of property
by fire, by failure in business, or by bad
debts, and also domestic troubles, disap-
pointed affection, and the loss, or the
treachery Of friends, will frequently cause
dyspepsia !; too close, and too active in
tellectual labor is also frequent cause,
Editors, authors, and literary persons oft
en- engender dyspepsia in this way.
Much brain labor requires much blood
at the brain, and an ever-working intel
lect uses up so much of both blood and
nervous force that there is not enough re-
naming to do the work of digestion.
On the other hand, deranged digestion
is sometimes produced by too little exer-
else Of the brain. Persons are frequent
" met with who have been in active bus.
iness life, and, having accumulated enough
to satisfy their ambition, have retired
from business. Now although the brains
and bodies retire from active life, yet
tho poor stomachs very often have
their tasks increased, Ifa man has been
for long time accustomed to eating
heartily and working hard either with
body or brain, he had better not relax
his working habits without at the same
time having corresponding relaxation
in his habits Of eating. "He who will
not work neither shall he eat, is not
only Bible injunction, but Law of the
human constitution, the disobedience of
which is often attended with such de-
rangements Of digestion, and other bod
lily in6rmities, as to render either prop
erty orSIife Of but little value.-Dr. NIL.
er on Dyspepssa.
West-Jersey pioneer., 1870-12-30
EATING WITHOUT APPETITE.

1t is wrong to eat without appetite, for
it shows there is no gastric juice in the
stomach, and that nature does not need
food, and there not being any fluid to re-
ceive apd act upon it, it would remain
there only to putrify, the very thought Of
which should be sufficient to deter any
man from eating without an appetite, Of
the remainder Of his life. If a s.tonic is
taken to whet the appetite, it is a mis-
taken course; for its only result is to cause
one to eat more, when already an amount
has been eaten beyond what the gastric
juice supplied is able to prepare.
The object to be obtained is q larger
supply of gastric, not a larger supply of
food; and whatever fails to accomplish
that essential object, fails to have any
efficiency towards the cure of dyspeptic
disease; aud as the formation of gastric
juice Is directly proportioned to the wear
and waste Of the system, which it is to
be the means of supplying, and this wear
aud waste can only take place as the re-
suit Of exercise, the point is reached again
that the efficient remedy for dyspepsia is
work-outdoor work beneficial and Sue
cessfulin direct proportion as tits agree
able, interesting and profitable E
West-Jersey pioneer., 1870-12-30

"A New York politician, in writing q
letter. Of condolences 4 to. the widow Of q
t'country member" who had been his
friend, says ~ am panied to hear that
-has gone to heaven. We were
bosom friends, but now We shall nessr
meet again.v tx ~-aass s1
West-Jersey pioneer., 1870-12-30
POINTS OF ETIQUETTE.

Don'tspeak of persons, with whom you
are slightly acquainted by their first
name.
Irritability is breach Of good morals
as we'll as good manners. Gentle cour-
tesy we owe to all.
Be punctual 1t is always annoying
to be kept waiting and often a serious
detriment to ones business.
Answer civil question pleasantly and
kindly, even if you are in a hurry.
Jokes are dangerous things, to be used.
like gunpowder, with extreme caution
If possible, always be at the station
few minutes before the cars start. Get
ting aboard after the train is in motion
is not favorable to bodily safety, nor to.
that calmness Of mind which leads US to
act wisely.
Don't be disturbed if you find the
best seats taken. AS no one knew you
were coming, of course, they did not re-
serve one.
Have your ticket in your hand. Con-
ductors hayn't always the time to wait
till the portmonnaic, pocket, and trav-
sling bag, are searched, before receiving
it. We once saw lady, when the con-
ductor demanded her ticket, dive to the
lowermost depth of her travelling bag,
where she clutched something frantically,
and, in blind haste, handed the waiting
officer fine tooth comb, suppcsing it to
be her ticket, which she afterward found
in the folds Of her garments
When car is crowded, don't fill seat
with your bundles. True politeness is
not amiss, even amid confusion and bus
tie of public conveyance. If an open
window proves uncomfortable to another,
you will close it. Don't fdget with the
hands orfeet. Let alone the watch chain
and necktie. Quiet ease, without stiff
ness, indicates gentle breeding.
West-Jersey pioneer., 1870-12-30

-nIN,T WASTE TINE AND LABOR
bv using an old Axe. Send $3.50 to LIPPiNCOTT
&RaK EWALL. Pittsburgh, Pa aud they Will seno
n tip-top Axe, Expressage Paid. Half DAY IN
erihding will thus be saved.
West-Jersey pioneer., 1870-12-30

A SLIGHT MIsTAKE.-The following
anecdote has been associated with the
name of = well-known clergyman's help
mate. The minister had been entertain
ing at dinner clerical friend from some
distance. The evening was unpropitious,
and the friend was invited by the minis
ter foreman during the night, and he
accepted the invitation. They walked
together for some time in the garden. i
At dusk the minister asked his visitor to
step into the house, while he would give
directions to his man servant to get his
friends conveyance ready in the morning.
As the stranger entered the house the.
ministers wife mistook him for her hus-
band in the twilight; she raised the pull
pit Bible, which chanced to be on the
lobby table, and bringing the full weight
oft across the strangers shoulders, ex-
claimed emphatically, Take that for
asking that ugly wretch 10 stsy al nlghss
West-Jersey pioneer., 1870-12-30
The Best Paper,
Best American Weekly.

1t is the Standard Authority on all branches
of AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE. &c. Asa Literary
and Family Paper 1t is q fsvorite in many OF
the best families ali over the Union. Canada, &C.
Indeed MooBE's RURAL has no Rival in its Sphere,
and is the Largest Illustrated journal on
the Contnent-each number containing sixteen
Five-Coiumn Pages, double The size OF most
papers of its CLASSY It is the paper for the East
West, North AND South.
West-Jersey pioneer., 1870-12-30
THE new YORK METHODIST

The new YORK METHODIST
. AN EIGHT PAGE WEEKLY,
Now in its Eleventh Year publishes Sermons,a a Sc
rial Story for the Family, new Childrens Story ev
cry week. Chats with the Little Folks, Editorials by
the best Methods Writer'S aud others, Foreign and
lfglous and Secular Intelligence. Price, $3.50 per
year Liberal Premiums or cash commissions to
canvassers Subscriptions commence at any time.
For specimen enclose two cent stamp to prepay
postage. Address the METHODIST, ia Nassau
St New York.
HOLIDAY JOURNAL for 1871
Contains Christmas StOry,Splendid Plays,
Magic sports, q c.; 4S pages Illustrated. Sent
Free on recent of one stamp for postage. Address
ADAMS o. CO., Publishers, Boston.
West-Jersey pioneer., 1870-12-30

sTERMS.--S3 a Year of 50 Numbers, and only
So. 10 in Clubs of Ten This Quarters l3 Numbers
sent FIRE E, as offered above. Our Club Induce
n,ents for 1871 are unprecedented. Specimens, Pre-
MUM Lists &c, sent free to all forming Clubs,-and
we want live Grub Agent in every Town. Address
ID. ID. II. MOORE, Al Park Row, New YORK.
Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1870-01-06

Turks, Lady Mary Wortley Montague
having made the first experiment of
its efficacy by inOculating her son,
while residing at Constantinople.
Like the modern Greeks, the Chi
nese of the present day, content with
the legacy of the past, have ceased to
invent; but without a doubt they
were once among the most ingenius
and original ofthe inhabitants of the
earth.
The Chinese have not gone back,
and that is saying a great deal in their
favor but in respect to material pro-
gress, for ages they have made no adj
vancement. Four years ago they
were in advance Of the Europeans in
everything that contributes to the lux.
ury of civilized life; but where are
they now? Authors of the compass,
they sweep from headland TO headland
in coasting voyages, never venturing
to cross the ocean, or to trust them
selves for many days out of sight of
the shore. DISCOVERIES sofgunpOwder,
they supply the world with fire crack
ers, while their soldiers fight with
DoWs-aTfd arrows, wooden spears and
match-locks. Inventors of printing,
they have not yet advanced to the use
of metallic type and pOwer-press, but
continue to engrave on a block of
wood and to print it off by the use of
a brush. Sufficiently versed in as
tronOmy to calculate eclipses two
thousand years before the Christian
era they remain to this hourin the fet-
ters of ajudicial astrolOgy; and among
the earliest to make advances in
chemical discovery, they are still un-
der the full swGy of alchemy.-W. II.
p. MARTIN, i'1 HdrpeT'S Mdgdzine.f for
November.
Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1870-01-06


for success other than mere
Of stone and material, and
the perfection of the printers skiu
there is something more important
that either or all Of this. The hand
that reprOduces on the stone the paint
ing to be copied must be that Of true
artist. No dauber OF bautcher can do
this work. which demands In him
who does it not merely manual skill
and fine artistic vision, buta thorough
understanding Of and earnest synpa-
thy with the purpose OF the painter
whose work is before him, strong pow
ers of analysis and rare knowledge Of
cOlOrs. Few Mon psssess these qUali-
fieations in the requisite degree but
that of these few, Prang's establish
ment has its full share, Is attested by
the fidelity and general artistic excel
lence of his chromOs.
Within six years Prang's chrOmO-
Autographs have attained a popularity
unprecedented in the history of Art.
1t is less than twenty years since the
first chrOmOs, from England and Ger
many, were brought TO this country.
Their circulation was very limited,
owing to their high cost, and other
reasons; but to-day there is hardly
person of moderate education who is
not acquainted with Prang's Ameri-
can chrOmOs, and few families who do
not possess one or more Of them. OF
q single picture, Tait's Chickens"
over $4,000 copies have been sold aud
the Barefoot Boy published only q
few months ago, the Easter Morn
ing" the Reading Magdalen," and
o dozen others, bid fair to become its
rivals in popularity. These facts tend
to disprOve common assertion that the
mass OfpeOple has nOtaste fOrOr appre-
citation of art. Ithas not been a ques-
ton of taste, put question OfmOney.
Nine persons out Of ten covet a fine
painting, wherever they see one; bat
eight Of the nine have not the means
to crafty their longing. Mr.. Prang
has made possession Ofan easy squence
of desire. FOrten dollars the working
man may glOrify his house with one
of COrregiO's masterpieces; for the
same sum he may delight his eyes and
soul with the harmonious richness Of
Bierstadt's "Sunset in California -
he may warm and feed his patriotism
and feed his ambition by cOntempla-
ting 1.-The BOyhOOd of Lincoln :" or
he may renew his youth in gazing on
the inimitable portrait Of Whittier's
Barefoot Boy"
AS an educator Mr.. PTaug deserves
a high place in our annals. He has
made "things of beauty" and put
them within the attainment of the
most humblest; and the love of the
beautiful before dormant in many q
soul, has been aroused by his works
to an activity which clothes the
whole world in brighter hues, and
makes life itself a poem.
Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1870-01-06
How John B. Cough Parted
with his Mother.
LON Gough's AutobIography.

A very important change in my
fortunes now occurred. I was twelve
years of age. and my father being un-
able to furnish the premium necessa-
ry to my learning trade, and having
no prospect for me other than to be a
gentleman's servant, made an agree
ment with family of our village who
were about emigrating to America,
that they, in the consideration of the
sum of ten guineas paid by him should
take me with them, teach me a trade,
and provide for me until / was TWEEN
ty-One years of age. After much hes
itation, my mother, from a sense of
duty, yielded to this arrangement. I,
boylike, felt in high glee at the pros
pect before me. My little arrange
ments having been completed, on the
4th of June, 1929, l took, as l then
supposed, a last view of my native
village. The evening 1 was about to
depart, a neighbOr invited me take tea
at her house, which / did. Mother
remarked to me afterward: 81 wish
you had taken tea with your mother,
JOhn," and this circumstance was a
source of much pain to me in after
years.
The parting from my beloved par
ents were bitter. My poor mother
folded me to her bosom then she
would hold me off at arms length,
and gaze fOndly on my face, through
her fearful eyes, reading, as only a
mother could, the book of futurity for
me. She hung up, on theaccustomed
peg, my old cap and jacket, and my
school bag, and there they remained
until, years after, she quilted the
house. At length the parting words
were spoken, and / left the home of
my childhood, perhaps forever.
A touching scene it was, as 1 went
through the village toward the coach
office that evening. AS l passed
through the streets many a kind hand
waved farewell, and not a few famil-
lar voices sounded out "GOd bless
you" There was one old dame, of
whom I had frequently bought sweet
meats, at her green grocery, and who
was familiarly called Granny HOgben;
she called me into her shop, and load
ed me with good wishes bulbs eyes,
cakes and candies, although poor af-
fectionate soul, she could i'll afford it.
The inn was reached, and in company
with another lad, who was going out
with our family to meet a Felative-I
mounted the roof of the London night
coach, and was quitting the village,
when, on turning round to take a last
look of it, saw a crouching woman's
figure by a low wall near the bathing
machines. My heart told me at once
that it was my mOther-whO had ta-
ken advantage of half an hours delay
at the inn door, and walked on some
distance, to have one more glance at
her departing child. l had never, till
then, felt that l was loved so much. .
My mother took ourseparation very
keenly to heart. My sister has tod
me that she would sit, as if in deep
thought, looking out i'll the distance,
as though she saw something far
away; and sometimes my sister would
see her at mig hit, standing by the win
dow looking out on the sea for hours.
When spoken to on these occasions,
she would start and sigh, and then
creep quietly to bed.
Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1870-01-06
About Money.

In late number of Hdper's Mdga-
zine story appeared, embodying a
terse disquisition on money. This is
the most of it:
When one man has money and an
other has not, they contend for its pos
session. This is trade or robbery, ac-
cOrding to circumstances.
There are three uses for money-the
use of getting it, and the use of keep
ing it, and the use of pending it..
Consequently it classifies the bulk Of
mankind into money-getters, money
keepers, and mOney-spenders. Except
the miser we read of in novels, men
do not love money for itself, any more
than soup tickets, or baggage checks,
or prOmissOry notes, or little deeds.
The Glove of money" is the pleasure
of mental function in getting, or keep
ing, or spending. The sponge and
the spend-thrift are equally guilty
with the miser.
The class of mOney-getters includes
merchants, gold miners, pickpockets,
politicians and professional beggars.
Americans are great money getters,
Dub bllCY NlO uOO CdIC W hCCP lO' LACAiOOi
this is a country of great incomes, but
small fortunes.
The class of mOney-keepers are
small. Literary men are not fond of
it. Lawyers are good at keeping
money, particularly if it is other peo-
ple's. Money, like some other es-
sences, has a pugnent, sweet taste ;
but to keep must be cOrked tightly. 1t
evaporates in the open air, and the va
por is called interest. A mortgage is
condensing instrument which en-
ables a mOney-keeper to eYapOrate a
mOney-spender.
The class of mOney-spenders in
cludes the majority of mankind. 1t
is natural to spend money before we
get it. We are born to this, and costs
a great deal before we earn anything.
The power to get into debt is essential
to the happiness of all shiftless people,
including most of the governments of
Europe. College students and mar
ried women, who 'have no capacity to
bind themselves, satisfy this propen-
sity by getting their fathers and hus-
bands in debt, if possible.
Money is like gunpOwder. To make
it carry, charges should be careful
measured and rammed down. Its eX-
plosive power depends on the tight
ness with which you hold. Scattered
loose it fizzles away with no effect.
Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1870-01-06
Squirrel wisdom.

Some one has deposited in our cab
met of cuTiOsities a half-dOZen butter
nut shells in the state they were left
picked of their kernel by q squirrel.
Attention is called to the economy OF
the little rodent by pencil marks on
the paper under them, as follows:
1t will be observed
l. That the opening is on that side
of the nut which gives access to the
flat side Of the kernel.
2. That the opening Is nearest to the
blunt end of the nut, where the most
of the kernel lies.
3. That the opening Is not larger
than is absolutely necessary, less than
half an inch square.
4. That every particle Of kernel Is
extracted.
How does the squirrel know before
trying, exactly where and how the
kernel lies? There is only one nut in
a great hoard which showed a liabili-
ty of the squirrel to make a mistake.
On this he began to gnaw on the
wrong side, but he was evidently de-
ceived by the usual prominence Of the
line that passes round the nut at right
angles to the mesial. He soon dis
covered his mistake however, and
worked round and struck the kernel
at the right spOt.-OHeidG Circular.
Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1870-01-06
Things worth knowing.
,. What are metals

@. What are metals ?
a. Hard compact substances dug
out of the ground. Metals are known
from their minerals (which is a gem
eral name for substances thus pro-
cured, by being malleable, laminable,
and ductile.
@. What is meant by malleable?
A. Capable Of being beaten out by
hammer without breaking.
O. What is laminable?
A. That which may be pressed into
sheets by rolling press.
@. Ductile?
A. That which may be drawn out
into a wire.
@. In what state are metals found?
a. Sometimes pure-that is Just as
you see them when used; but more
frequently they are mixed with earths
and rocks, in which state they are
called ores.
@. How are they separated from
these earths, etc. &?
A. By being smelted, as it is called
that is, the ore is heated in a furnace
till the metal melts and runs away
from the earthly portion.
O. How many metals are there?
A. there are now known TO be fcrty-
three metals.
@. Which are theseven eOmmOnest
metals?
4. Geld, silver, copper, iron, tin,
lead and mercury, OrquicksuveT. as IL
is commonly called of the others,
platinum and zinc are all we need
speak of.
Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1870-01-06

WORDS FOR THE BOYS To RE1IE1I-
BER.-Liberty is the right 70 do what
ever you wish, without interfering
with the rights of others.
Save your money and you will find
it one Of the most useful friends.
Never give trouble to your mother
or father.
Take care Of your pennies and they
will grow to be dollars.
Iutemperance is the cause Of nearly
all the trouble in this world beware
Of strong drink.
The poorest boy, if he be industrious,
honest and saving, may reach the
highest honor in the land.
Never be cruel to a dumb animal
remember that it has no power to tell
how much it suffers.
Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1870-01-06
LITTLE FEET ANDL1TTLE HANDS.


BY GLENN HERBERT.
Little feet and little hands,
Busy all the day,
Never staying in your playing
Long upon your way,
Little knowing whether going,
Come to me, pray!
Bring the sweetness, IN its freshness,
OF the early flowers,
All the blessings and crossings
OF your sunny hours!
Little feet and little hands,
What awaits for you?
Sad tO-mOrrOws with their sOrrOwsP
Clouds, or skies of blue?
VIII the pleasures come with treasures
Ever glad and new?
Never tarry feet that carry
Little ones along,
May they hear the darIings where the
Air is full Of sOngI
Little feet and little hands,
Ye are WondrOus fair!
Ye are straying In yoUr playing
From balmy air
Gently blowing, never knowing
Any thought Of care.
To its breezeS, if 1t pleaseS
Him who guides our way,
May you wander, over yOnder
e, Where they ever play,
And no smiling or beguiling
Woo again to stray!
Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1870-01-06

Margaret Logan, who has followed
begging for living for number of
years, died in Boston recently, leaving
sc, 600 to her credit in bank.