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The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-11-18
How to Have a Loving wife.

A correspondent sends the following tc
the chronological Journal
If you would have loving wife be as
gentle in your words after as before mar
riage; treat her quite as tenderlv when a
mstron as miss; don't make her maid
Of all work and ask her why she looks less
tidy and neat than when '.you first knew
her." don't buy cheap, tough beef, and
scold her because it does not come on the
table ''porter house," don't grumble about
'nursery," and remember that 'baby" NAV
take after papa in his disposition; don't
smoke and chew tobacco, thus shatter your
nerves and spoil your temper, and make
your breath q nuisance, and then complain
that your wife declines to kiss you; go home
Joyous and cheerful to your wife and tell
her the good nevsyou have heard, and not
silently put on your hat and go cut to the
''club" or dodge" and let her afterRard
learn that you spent the evening at the
opera or at fancy ball with Mrs. Dash.
Love your wife, be patient; remember that
you are not perfect but try to be; let
whisky, tobacco and vulgar company alone;
spend your evenings with your wife, and
live decent, Christian life, and your wife
will be loving and true-if you did not mar
~ q thoughtless beauty without sense or
worth; if you did, who is to blame if you
suffer the consequences
The following speech is attributed to
3 member Of the Legislature OF Pennsyl
Vania: 81 know wimun, Mr.. Speaker;
say it in no disrespect, 1 know um, I
have had heap to do with um. They're
. useful class, and-and, yet with the best
IF 'em you may have trouble" a
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-11-18

With one leap he reached the deck oi
the boat, jumped across the chain-a fash
"A shot; he fell upon the deck, rolled over,
aad-was gone. -
1t was the work of an instant; but ]
followed so quickly, that even in the dark
ness 1 caught sight of his hat and face as
be was swept away by the rapid, surging
tide. The ferry boat was stopped for an
instant. A boat was lowered. Two deck
hands, urged on bysmy description of the
valuables he had ebout his person, risked
their lives in the darkness. Bat the body
found variety Of letters and papers,
which, as 1 afterwards learned, explained
his position and announced his intention
What had induced him 10 select this spot
was never known. imagine it was in
some way associated with his beloved
daughter Meg. who, as he had said, sur
vived him but few short months.
Iproceeded no farther toward Washing
ton, but returned toNew York by the first
train My firm had paid him, that after.
noon, a hundred thousand dollars in gold,
and received, in payment, a certified cteck
for nearly one hundred and fifty thousand
dollars. The rest Of that Sunday and SUM-
day night were anxious hours. The teller
of the bank, who could have told whether
the check was good. lived out oftown.
Monday morning came. The cheek was
not good. The certiication was forgery
was one of a dozen committed by Mr.
Brisket. The financial and social CON-
nunity went into spssm of horror, and
he house of Hartley, Frank & Co., sus-
pended payment
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-11-18
Chinese SuperstitIou.

The Pekin Gazette of July contains
some interesting matter Ia connection with
Chinese civilization generally, and more
particularly with the treatment of disease
by means of portions of the human body
cut of for the purpose. This, you will
see, has some bearing on the Tlen-Tsin af-
fair, the immediate cause of which was the
belief thar the missionaries used children's
eyes as medicine. Ma-ksin-yi, the Gov
ernor General of the two Kiang (Kiang-nau
and Kiang-se), Dsmorializes the throne to
the effect that young girl of Kiang-ning-
fu cut of two joints of one Of her fingers
and put it into the medicine which her
mother was taking for disease which the
physicians had pronounced incurable. The
traditional and orthodox Chinese custom,
for which las the memorial says) there are
numerous precedents even in recent years,
is to cut of portion of the flesh of the
thigh. This, the young girl. aged only
fifteen, at first actually attempted to do,
but had not either strength or courage
nough 10 complete the operation. The
Governor General INDUCES in boundless
laudations OF this most commendable act
of tilial piety, which had, of course, its
re ward in the immediate recovery of the
mother. He begs that the EN-
peror will bestew some exemplary
reward on the child, such as the erection
of q triumphal arch in the neighborhood,
to commemorate the act. By this means,
he says, flial piety all over the world will
receive encouragement The Emperor, in
his reply. refers the matter to the Li-Pu
for consideration. The family of the girl
are respectable, her father being an expec-
tant Taotai. 1t is to be hoped an abstract
of this interesting memorial will appear as
part of the precis of the Pekin Gazette in !
the next Cycle; and surely the editor can
not allow such touching instance of Chi
nese flial piety and such q convincing
proof of Chinese civilization to pass with |
out its need Of praise.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-11-18
zee LITTLE yosEauTE.

HooFLAsD's GERMAN BITTERs.-We clip the
following from the editorial columns of the
Leader, Cleveland, Ohio, one Of the most in
fuenlial papers Of the West: 'sIn calling
the sttention OF our readers to this valuable
preparation, we do 30 with full conviction
that it is highly scientific remedy for Dys-
pepsia, and all diseases arising from disor.
dered state of the Liver or Stomach. In
making this assertion, we are sustained by
the testimony Of many OF the eminent pro-
fessional men Of the county. Lawyers,
physicians and clergymen all bear witness to
Its great usefulness. 1t contains no alcohol
10 stmulant, but is purely medicinal. being
compounded from the prescription OF one OF
the most celebrated physicians of his day, and
is well known and used by the faculty OF the
present time. 1t has been before the pub
lie in its present shape for over twenty years,
and during that time has become known an
over the world. To those in need of q REM
edy of this character, We would say procure
it at once, and do not waste your time and
money on the many worthless compounds
that LOW fO0d the market; and those who are
not In immediate want of it, VIC would advise
to be prepared to battle with disease by
keeping it alwsys in the house."
Hoofand's German Tonic combines all the
Ingredients OF the Bitters, with pure Santa
Cruz Rum, orange, Anise, etc. 1t is used for
the same diseases as the Bitters, In cases
where some alcoholic etimulant Is required.
Il is preparation Of rare Yslue, and is most
sgreesble TO the palate.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-11-18
The Earthquake,s Effect on ON wells,

The TitusVitle Herald of Sunday says:
Titusville, as the principal city of the
oil region, was naturally 'fwithin the
belt, fact we are pleased to note and of
which this distinguished visitation is a
first class recognition. What may be the
effect upon the petroleum report for Octo-
Der is yet to be ascertained. From the
apparent line of the conyulsion, due north
from the McCray farm, it would not be
surprising if the great petroleum caverns
of that locality were to be emptied into the
subterranean tanksgs of Church Run.
Taking that view of the phenomenon, it
will be to most operators ''blessing in
disguise" and however shocking to people
of nervous sensibilities, cannot be too Of
ten repeated in the neighborhood of aban-
doned wells.
A correspondent of the same journal,
writing from Shamburg, says:
"a little before noon to-day light shock
of earthquake was distinctly felt by the
citizens of this locality, and many sup
posed that another nitro -glycerins explo-
sion had taken place. At several of the
wells peculiar phenomena were observed.
In one case, upon the Clark farm, a well
that produces fifteen barrels OF oil, sud-
denly commenced to flow at the rate of
about thirty barrels per day, then dropped
of, and for an hour scarcely yielded any
oil. Some Generalization occurred among
land owners lest the bottom had fallen out
Of the territory and the production ceased,
but the creyice-searcher proves that it is
sfiIl there
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-11-18
A Rhenish Legend.

AZurich correspondent Of the st. LouiI
Republican, writing Of the town of Shaft
hansen, Switzerland, says: There Is fine
old cathedral there, dating from 1l04; 9
castle or fortress commanding the town,
which dates from the fourteenth century.
It was renewed during the great famine oi
1864, in order to afford support to the in
digent Like all old castles, It has its le-
pepds. One of the most interesting con-
nected with this I will relate. The le-
gend saith, that during the Orusades the
lord of the castle went of to the holy war,
leaving behind him young wife to whom
he was recently wed. After long time
he returned. He arrived one very dark
night precisely at nine o'clock on the bank
of the Rhine, opposite his castle. Impa
tient to behold his wife to whom he had
been so long absent he could net brook the
delay of boat or daylight, but plunged in
to the rapid waters, attempted to swim
across, and was lost. g.r. sam e.
The disconsolate wife had an immense
bell of silver made, hung In the great
tower, and set apart large sum Of money,
the interest of which was to support per-
son whose whole duty should be to ring
this bell every night at nine o'clock, in
commemoration of the sad event which oc-
CURED precisely at that hour, and as it
only four or five hundred years
ago, We know the time to be exact. After
this loud expression of her grief she retired
to convent for life, thereby setting widows
a very exemplary example. In the course
of time the French stormed the castle, and
very ungallantly melted this bell for mer-
cenary purposes. 1t was replaced by one
Of baser metal, which is rung for fifteen
beginning ct nine o'clock every
night and will be by the conscientious
Shaffhausites until the end of time. The
present bell-ringer is an old man, who told
me that he had performed this duty nine
-aar veara t-a
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-11-18

As ILLUSTRATIVE of the French national
ls.o military review, Admiral Caillez, pass
ing by the Twenty-first battalion, halted
in front OF private of the National Guard
of the sixth company, who wore on his
plain uniform the Grand Cross of the Le-
eion Of Honor, studded with diamonds.
He greeted him as NJ. Duruy, the former
Minister of Public Instruction, for il was
he. 'Yeur placs is at the head of the
battalion" said the Admiral. ''My place, !"
replied the Minister, sis in the ranks o!
the defenders of my country. Soldiers
will do better for commanders" ave
shall meet again on the ramparts," added
the Admiral. That is our duty replied
NJ. Duruy, "and we shall fulfill it with
courage, firmness and success"
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-11-18

THE dome of the capitol at Washington
is one of the largest in the world, being
one hundred and seventy feet in diameter
at its base, and two hundred feet high.
The architect naturally thought SO large
mass would be affected by the suns rays,
SO that the expansion, would be UNEQUAL,
according as the sun shone on one or the
other side. To ascertain the extent of the
expansion, he extended wire within the
dome from the top TO the bottom, and con.
nected with it, by delicate mechanism, q
pencil which drew on paper the line of
movement. He expected quite regular
curve, as the opposite sides of the dome
were affected by the daily passages of the
sun. But he found, that It was not the sun,
but the wind, that had the most effect
The American Journal of Science contains
q copy of the figure drawn one windy day,
showing all the changes and lulls of the
storm, and making very curious comph-
Gated filure-
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-11-18
THE RUoE PI.AYaATE.

"0ak leaf and maple leafi" hear the wind call,
"Beech leaf and willow leaf. futter andfaIIi
Red leaves and yellow leaves, orange and brown,
Dance on your shaken boughs, dance and come
down.
III be your playfellow; careless and gay,
Wen go sporting and racing through the whole
day:
Up in the air over the ground. rr
Merrily, merrily whirling around,
Either and thither-wherever blow
Over the hills and the Acids, you shalt goI
"Red leaves and yellow leaves. hutter and fall
Come to me, come to me 7" hear the wind call.
Fair are his promises. on from the bough,
Down comes pretty red maple Leaf now
Poor little leaf i-by tonight Il will be
wishing again IL were back on the tree. ID.
Rude Is the wild wind, and rough is his play,
and cold Is the bea in the wet chilly clay.
N Dnr-or
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-11-18

Last winter my brother had gray squir-
rel given him. 1t was little wee thing,
but it was cross. So the man who owned
it told Gilbert he would give it to him If he
would pick it up. BERTHE was afraid, and
another boy picked it mp and said, '.Ho,
aint afraid, but the man said '.No, want
BERTHE to pick it up. 80 he did, and 1t bit
him. Bot he would not drop it because
he wanted it so bad. It was no bigger
than field mouseC) and had on collar
and chain. We gave him some wool and
he made q nest in the kitchen closet.
Mother said the chain was too cruel, so We
took it of, and he ran about the house;
but he was always Wild One day caught
him in my hood and sat down to hold him,
and we both fe u asleep.
His name was Adjidaume, but he didn't
mind it. In the summer he went up stairs
and got out on the roof and made him
house out of some bits of cloth and twigs
in the spout and lived there q while, but
he soon ran away.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-11-18
The New York Juvenile Asylum on
Warrington Heights.

The dear little boy and girls who read
this column Of our paper by the bright
warmth of home frasides, with loving
papas and mammas close at hand. ought TO
think sometimes of the homeless little ones
in great cities. Other people sometimes
think of them Nineteen years ago, twen-
ty-four good men IN New York set about
establishing q home for them; and now
more than seven hundred little unfortu-
mates are gathered into the home every
year, and made clean and comfortable and
happy They are taught In large sun
shiney schoolrooms, and fed in q dining
room that beats the Newhall-for size.
They have . gymnasium, a croquet ground,
all kinds Of tools for carpentering. garden
ing, shoemending, ETC., and bathing tanks
so large that 9 dozen boys can go SWIM
ming in them at one time. In the course
able homes can be found-they are sent
away, and their places refilled by another
seven hundred from the streets.
A lady who has lately visited this Asy-
lum says something very beautiful about
the little girls dornitory-whieh she WIS.,
tied just after they had gone to bed. The
great room had more than hundred little
white beds in it, and in every bed was .
little girl They were softly bidding each
other Goodnight !" or shyly reaching to
clasp hands from one bed to the other.
'tBy and by the Matron made signal,
and out went the hundred whispering
voices as if a candle had been blown out.
You could have heard a pin fall. "Now,
Children" she said, 'st is time for us to
go. If you wish, you may chant before
you go to sleep"
Instantly every pair of hands was cross
ed, and every child lay motionless. We
moved toward the door and listened. It
was beautiful. More than hundred child
ish voices chanting the Lordsis Prayerl
As the last notes of the "Amen" died
away, we could just distinguish the chill
dren's forms in the twilight. A soft
breeze came in through the windows, the
last faint food faded from the September
sky, and the night closed softly and ten
derby about them.
"a few hours later we went in again.
There they lay sleeping in the moonlight
l cannot describe the picture. Il is q vision
Of young eyelids beautiful with peace: of
plump little cheeks pressed against uncon-
scious pillows; of white arms thrown care
lessly over restful heads; of tumbled hair
catching sudden lights from the moonlit
windows. -''Angels Of little children !" I
whispered. l was thinking of Little Nell.
Moonlight never seemed so tender to me,
before. 1t came in like mother-love, with
IS proud lights and gentle shadows
making the plainest beautiful, and the
beautiful angelica Not homeless wander
rs, now, nor idle vagrants. nor cruel-born
,abies, hunted into ways of sin,-but
lappy children far of In dreamland. tax
ng with them the holy and helpful les
ons of the day."
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-11-18
gottru..
THE PETRIFIED PERM.

In valley, centuries ago,
6rex little fern leaf. green and slender. 7
Neining delicate and hbres tender : ~ ?
waving when the wind crept down so low.
hushes tall. and moss, and grass grew round 1t,
Playful sunbes Ems darted in and found Il,
Drops Of dew stole In. by night, and crowned II
But no foot CT nan e'er ffod that way,
Earth was young. and keeping holiday.
Monster fishes swan the silent main,
stately forests waved their giant branches,
mountains hurled their snowy svzlanches,
mammoth creatures stalked across the plain;
Nature reveiled in grand mysteries,
But the little fern was not of these,
= Did not number with the hills and trees;
Only grew and waved its Wild sweet way,
None come to note It day by day.
Earth, one time. put on frolic mood,
Heaved the rocks and changed the mighty motion
OF the deep strong currents of the ocean;
Moved the plain and shooS fhe naughty wood,
Crushed the little fern in soft moist clay,
Covered II, and hid it safe AWAY;
Oh, the long, long centuries since that day
Oh, the agony oh. LIES bitter cost.
Since that useless little fern was lost
Uselessi Lost There cz1ne q thoughtful man
Searching Nature's secrets. far and deep;
From fssure in q recky steep
BE Withdrew stone. DER which there ran
Fsiry pencilhngs quaint design.
Veinings, leafage. hbres char and fine,
And the ferns life lay In syery Incl -
= Sos Think God hides some souls away,
Svfetly to surprise us, the last day.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-11-18
rhs Lnsr sraIInu.

All the swallows were flying of to the
South; except one dear little swallow; and
he staid on the wall, and looked round on
the pleasant fields where he had been liv-
ing; and he did not want to leave them.
Besides, he knew q little boy and girl
who used to feed him; and he thought they
would miss him if he few of many long,
long miles to the South, where there is no
snow.
The other swallows called out to him to
come with them, and fly of to the sunny
South, but still he fingered, and did not
care To 90. 90 -.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-11-18
.FoIlow, follow, follow,


sang the others; but he did not heed them
Then black cloud came over the sky,
and chill breeze swept down over the
earth; and the little swallow thought to
himself, "That must be the breath of old
Winter of whom have heard SO much, and
from whom all the birds of our family fly
of because they do not Ike him. have
half mind to stay and see what he is like.
So the little swallow staid and staid till
it was too late for him to join his friends;
and then it came on to snow. And the lit
tie swallow thought to himself, ''OhlI
don't like this at all The grass is all COW
cred with white; and where are all thefies
gone? What shall do for food p ii'.f
The little boy and girl who had been
kind to him saw him, and let him know
that they were willing to take care of him,
and feed him. He few round their heads
once, twice, three times, as If to say,
'aGood-by, dear little friends: will be
back again next spring, when the violsts
are in bloom" srs4 g1is Te sa.
Then the last swallow flew off in a
straight line for the South, and left the
rude, cold Winter behind him, and few
and flew till he found sll his fellow-swal-
ows, where the trees and bushes were yet
green: and his fellow-swaIlows were all
Eery glad to see him; for they had been
Ifraid he was.lost. a.-es+ IDA FAE. %.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-11-18
gonns Folks department.
TRUTH.

Boy, at all times tell the truth:
Let no lie dehle thy youth.
II thou,rt wrong, be thine the shame:
Speak the truth, and bear the blame.
Truths honest. truth is sure;
Truth Is strong aud must endure:
Falsehood lasts 9 single day,
Then il vanishes away.
Roy, at ali times tell the truth:
Let nc lie defiie thy youth
Truth Is steadfast. sure, and fast,
Certain to prevail at last.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-11-18

NEw lsvEnIToSs.-A. A. Frew, IS s. Canal
street, Chicago, wants canvsssers for all
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-11-18

NILSSON is to occupy the splendid suit o
rooms at the Revere House, Boston, hrs
used by Jennie Lind, and since known By
her name,
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-11-18

PRUssISG's White Wine Vinegar is just the
thing 10 keep pickles. Ask for it.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-11-18

THEY rather imposed upon Mr.. Greeley
out west. In Lawrence he was taken in .
carriage to see the city and its improve
ments. Keeping him engaged in conver-
each circuit passing very fine building in
course of erection. At about the fifth
round Horace broke forth: "Well, well,
Lawrence is growing rapidly, Why, there
is a very large number Of fine buildings go
ing up. Don't you fancy there is o little
monotony In the architecture. thought
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-11-18

TIE vii! of the late John G. Mix. now
before the Supreme Court of Errors, at
Hartford, Conn, contains the following
curious provisions: "I give to my beloved
wife, O. ]. Mix, in trust for the mainten-
ance of herself during her life. and the
maintenance of my daughter, E. F. Mix,
so long as she remains single; and to my
beloved son, Geo. II. Mix, sum not ex-
ceeding $400 per year. The two daughters
and widow allow S5, 900 each, provided
they die without children To my son-in-
law, ]. h, bequeath $500, provided
his wife dies before him. without children.
My property is to descend to my grand
children that may be born twenty years
after my death. The will was written by
the deceased himself, and bequeaths an
estate valued ct $50, 600.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-11-18

A Trip TO Cathedral Valey-The
Grandest scenery I'm the Slerras-A
- Locality Well Worth the Waits of
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-11-18

A sTRNaER stepped into New Orleans
saloon, called for drink, and, putting
down two-dollar bill, wrote upon the back
of it ''the last of s7O0' as q valedictory.
In nine cases out of ten the biggest bieot
in the world is the man who breaches up
hberality, and the man who can hate you
worst is he who addresses you in loftiest
phrases.
ABoY of 12 years of age, sentenced to
confinement in the Chicago reform school
has escaped from it p times in success ion
He declares he will not stay there.
ONE of the religious papers has q con-
demnation Of those popularity seeking
preachers who give ''hogshead Of words
to every pint of sense. which is none too
severe.
-'-CoAIE. don't be timid, :, said couple of
foolish snobs 20 two mechanics; ''sit down
and make yourselves our equals" ''We'd
have to blow our brains out to do that, "
was the reply.
MRs. OPHELIA BENNETT, of Richmond,
Va, stepped upon psrlor match, Friday,
which Was ignited, and setting fire to her
clothes, burned her so that she died next
day.