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The Richmond palladium., 1870-06-25

good lady's dressmaking was onlv
81 1,911! and yet this was dispute
as exhorbitant by the husband q
| Mrs. c., with what show of justice
may be inferred from a few Of the
leading items:
Making blk silk long dress, $500
| Work on trimmings, 430)
| Making black silk suit, 45.tu
Work on trimmings, 1915
Making poplin suit 1870
| Work on trimmings, ll6e
Making blue cambria suit Is 60
Making a seer-sucker suit, $500
Making purple suit. 37.00
! Work on trimmings i35 90
Making Hermann suit, 1900
Work on trimmings, 1883
l2syds Hermann @ SIS 5000
2yd tea rose silk @ S15 5000
Work retrimming sack $500
The above is sample cut OF
some hundred or 80 of items, in all
of which like moderation was
shown; partly, we suppose, out of
regard to tae moderate circum-
STAGES Of the customer. But Mr..
Coolidge had the hardihooi and
audacity to resist the bill. Mrs
Coolidge, who wore the dresses
thus fearfully and wonderfully
made, testified that formerly Mrs.
Flyn. had been reasonable in her
charges, but that Of late she had
become fearfully unreasonable.
But 1t did not occur to Mrs c.,
that formerly one stitch answer
ed where now one hundred stitches
are required and that formerly
there was plain surface where now
are folds, tucks, laces, buttons,
p ds, protectors and divers trim>
miags, and that in accounting for
the extraordinary plumpness OF
TIE Dill, these must be taken into
the account? Mrs. Flynt was some
on 'trimmings;' but trimmings
was what Mrs. Coolidge wanted
ergo, she wanted Mrs Flynt; for.
what fits were to the old quack
doctor, what mastery inactivity
WAS to Fabius, what persistency
on 'one line was to Grant, what
dash was 70 Sheridan, what pro.
lection is TO Pennsylvania poll
iician, what damna.ion is to the
Pope, the same is work ON trim
mings' to Mrs. Flynt.'
But Mr.. Coolidge couldn't see
it-he would 'nt-he vowed he
wouldn't. Rather than pay such
bills for such suits, he'd have
law suit. First the Superior Court
sent the matter 10 an auditor, who
reported that the gowns furnished
might have been made for 81, 1868.
The Flinty hearted dress-maker
declined to accept the report, and
the case went to jury, and 10
the jury disagreed. A majority
favored Mrs. Fiynt, but the minor
ity were obstinate, and here tho
matter stands. Mrs. Fly Mt also
has another suit with leading
Boston merchan who, 'tyran,'
like declines to settle his wife's
little account. The subject is one
OF grave consideration, in many
respects. What is to become of
the world if husbands are encour-
aged in refusing to settle for in
vestments In clothes clandestinely
made by their wives Again,
what will become OF the only art
ist in Boston who knows how to
make a gown. if her innocent and
necessary system Of extortiou is
thus interfered with by the c C,urtsf
And finally. If the case should be
d. cided in Mrs. Fiynt's favor,
what will become Of the husbands
who are 70 be taxed for these mum.
heriess mysterious vanltt.s. ac-
cording to the scale adopted by the
Boston dress-maker
The Richmond palladium., 1870-06-25
A BOSTON LAW SUIT.

Boston is having An immense
sensation over a lawsuit; and thai
neither murder trial, divorce
suit, Eor a breach Of promise
case I: is a suit brought by Mrs.
Olivia p. Flynt, first class dress
maker, against Mrs. A L. Cool
idee, leader of the ton, wife of
wealthy merchant. The bill for tn
good lady's dressmaking was onl
81 Oil and yet this was dispute
as exhorbitant by the husband q
Mrs. c., with what show of justice
may be inferred from a few of the
leading items:
The Richmond palladium., 1870-06-25
CITY STABLES!
WILLIAM Conner,
pranvio%~r

n TAKE pleasure'in informing my friends
IL and the public generally, that have be-
come sole proprietor of the above establish
ment, on Main street, between 5th and 9th,
where will be found at all times a full stock
pf
The Richmond palladium., 1870-06-25
Anthony Grey.

BY JAMES MAGUERE.
WistfulIy asked sick Anthony Grey:
"Now, are you positive. daughter May,
Their line of march will lead this way?
Daughter, just read it once more, pray ?"
40, quite sure, father" the maiden said;
Yet again with patient voice she read
That which already by heart she knew;
Ten times at least she had read it through
Bending above the inyald's bed
"Through all the streets, to Malvern lane,
And back by the county road again
Resting at last at the court house, where,
Close to the bounds of the public square,
Upon the ground which the Odd Fellows own,
They III lay their temples cornerstone"
Then the usual fowery- framed appeal,
Commendatory of public zeal
In things for which all should interest feel,
From little coun.ry-to IN gazette.
A simple announcement this, aud yet,
OF all the medley of news there told
The latest swindte, the price OF gold,
Eartbqua axes, battles, shipwreck. fires,
Flashed by lightning along the wires
Naught there for Anthony Grey possessed
single spark OF the interest
That little paragraph compressed.
For weary weeks, in wearing pain,
Had Anthony Grey in sickness lain;
swung
The hammer until the anvil rung,
And the strong, round voice, With its cherry
tone,
Now limp in child-like weakness hung;
Had sunk to a patient plaintive drone.
While May, the daughter, and Hannah, the
wife,
Watching the ehbing and flowing of life,
Had mingled their fears with gratitude
To those of the three linked Brotherhood
Who often came on their errands good,
And wondered not that thought should wan
der
Back TO the little Lodge-room yon'ler =
For Anthony Grey had come to be
Much priced among the Fraternity;
For no matter how drear the night or storm,
Tth. sturdy backsmith's stalwart form
Was always found in attendance there,
Filling his or some iaggard's chair;
Ever content in his earnest heart
To do his best in an humble part,
Aspiring not, through unmerited place,
| To tarn,sh honor with sheer disgrace
Although the Brotherhood at large
| Declared that the scene-supporter S Charge
Never exerted such wonderous sway
| As when twas given by Anthony Grey.
The Richmond palladium., 1870-06-25
RICHMOND,
ODD FELLOWSHIP
FROM THE " WASHINGTON SUNDAY HERALD. J

FROM THE WASHINGTON SUNDAY HERALD.
The following poem, for pathos and depth
of expression, has, we think, never been sur
pa ssed and seluom eqnalled. 1t will strongly
remind the reader of Whittier's poem of
barbara Freitche," rendered by hr. Muir
doch.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1870-04-28
Its Mission FULFILLED.

The following are the resolutions dis
banding the American &ntiSlavery
Society adopted at its last meeting in
New York:
ResoEUed, That in the ratification of
the Fifteenth Amendment we see the
fulfillment of the pledge which the
Anti-Slavery movement made to the
colored population of the United States,
to secure to them all therights and priv
ileges which belong to them as men and
as American citizens.
Resolved, That the social prejudices,
anarchy and the rule of the assassins at
the South, and the ignorance, lack of
organization, and landless poverty
which must for time weaken the
black will all contribute to make the
exercise of these rights neither easy nor
always safe for years to come, still ,sincs
the voting class is never permanently
wronged without its own consent, we
feel that we may safely trust our clients
to the general influences of civilization
and Christianity.
Resolved, That, thanking Almighty
God for the marvellous and unexampled
uuickness with which it has pleased
Him to do His great work, penitent for
the guilty past and grateful for tri-
umphant and undeserved present, we
welcome our wronged equal to our side,
promising him henceforth to make
every effort to secure to him safe ex-
ercise of his rights the present oppor-
tunity for social enjoyments, for intel
lectural and moral improvements; relax
ing no whit of our watch and aid until
no vestige is left in social, civil, and
religious life of that hateful prejudice
which has hitherto poisoned and dis
.graced our entire legislation, and we do,
Therefore, Now disband the Ameri-
can Anti Slavery Society.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1870-04-28
Trua Pnlifeness

The terms lady and gentlewoman are
often in our mouths, but the true mean
ing Of them is but little understood.
In this privileged land, were we ack-
nowledge no distinctions but what are
founded on character or manners, she
is q lady who, in inbred modesty and re-
finement, adds scrupulous attention
to the rights and feelings of others. Let
her worldly possessions be great or small
let her occupations be what they may,
such an one is a lady, gentle woman;
whilst, on the other hand, the person
who is bold, coarse, boisterous, and
inatteutive to the rights and feelings of
others, let her possessions be ever so
great and her style of living and dress
be ever so fashionable, will always be
looked upon as q vulgar woman. Thus
we may see a lady sewing for her liveli-
hood, and a vulgar woman presiding
over most expensive establishment.
A we'll bred lady must carry her good
manners every where with her. 1t is not
Il thing that can be laid aside and put
on at pleasure. True politeness is uni
form in every situation of life, accom-
panied by calm self-possession which
belongs to a noble simplicity of purpose;
and, unless it is is cultivated and cXer-
cised, it will never become part of ones
self. Fit is attempted to be assumed for
some particular purpose, it will sit awk-
wardly and fail at the utmost need.
The charm which true politness sheds
over person, though not easily describ-
ed, is felt by all hearts, and responded
10 by the best feelings of our nature. 1t
is a talisman of great power to smooth
our way along The rugged paths of life,
and to turn toward us the best side of
all We meet.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1870-04-28
Only One Brick Upon Another.

A boy watched a large building, as
the workmen from day to day carried up
bricks and mortar.
My son." said his father, "you seem
taken with the bricklayers. Do YOU
think of learning the trader"
mo, sir, was thinking what a little
thing brick is, and what great houses
are built by laying one brick upon an
other"
Very true, my son; never forget it.
So it is in all great works. Ali your
learning is one lesson added to another.
If man could walk all around the
world, it would be by putting one foot
before another. Your whole life will be
made up of one moment upon another.
Drop added to drop make the ocean.
Learn from this not to despise little
things. BE not discouraged by great
laboIs. They become easy if divided
into parts. You could not jump over a
mountain, but step by step takes you to
the other side. Do not fear, therefore,
to attempt great things. Always re-
member that the large buildings went
up only one brick upon another"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1870-04-28

An eminent physician in the Hearth
and Home says; Death from heart
disease is efalarming frequency. Almost
daily we hear that friends or acquaint-
ances or public men have suddenly
d ed, and on inquiry it is found that the
lit art was at fault. This fact has fire.
quently given rise to the remark that it
is strange the heart should SO often be
the seat of mortal disease.
But the truth is, we attach far too
little Importance to this organ and its
functions. 1t performs its great Office
so quietly and so uninterruptedly that
we even forget its existence. From a
period anterior to birth until death,
during sleeping as we'll as waking
hours, ceaselesslv and roislessly, with
steady and measured rythm, it circu-
lates the vital fluids through every It's
sue of the body. Seventytive times it
pulsates in q minute, or los, 900 times in
the day, without exhaustion or appar-
ent need of repose.
The heart is q hollow, muscular or
gan, weighing but ten ounces, and is
suspended in the cavity of the chest by
delicate ligaments. And yet it per-
forms, quietly and nciselessly, and with
but the slightest jar, an incredible sum
of labor. In twenty-fOur hours it is es-
timated thnt the heart accomplishes
more than three times as much work as
a common laborer in ten hours. "Three
old women sitting by the fire." says a
recent scientific writer, alternately
spinning and sleeping, do more work
by the constant beating of their hearts
than can be done in o day by the young
est and strongest laborer." He adds:
mo labor that we can undertake is re-
garded as more severe than that of the
muscles employed during boat race;
and yet this labor, severe as it is, is only
three-fourths of that eXerted day and
night, during life by each of our hearts
If the entire force of the heart were eX-
pended in lifting its own weight verti
cally, it would be raised 10,754 feet in
one hour. Compare this with the exer-
tions of an active pedestrian, who can
raise his own weight but 1000 feet per
hour, and we find the heart cXerts about
twenty times as much force; or with the
best locomotive, which can raise itself
2,700 feet in an hour, which is but one
eighth part Of the human heart.
TO reflective mind, it cannot be
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1870-04-28
DeIusions of GIrIhood.

The following is bit of Fanny FERNS
experience.
fused to believe in school friendship.
That delusion ended when Arabella
Triplet told mutual friends that l was
years and years her senior, knowing
what terrible fib she told.
1 used to suffer pangs ofanger because
of woes of beggars. Since that L have
seen one unstrap his leg in an area, and
run off gaily on two legs of his own.
Another threw loaf of bread in the
gutter, and | saw third who had all
day been yelling, PLEASE assist the
blind" carefully examining his collec-
ton of ten cent stamps by the light of a
friendly apple-woman's candle.
| used 20 put the greatest faith in low
ers' VOWS. Now, l do not believe man
means anything he says to woman,
unless it is something disagreeable.
l used to believe in faithful servants.
Since then l have hired girls from in
telligence offices, and lost all my hand
kerchiefs but one.
I used to believe in beatty. Since
then I have seen a bewitching belle
take off half her hair, and all her teeth
the best of her comptextion, two pounds
of cotton batting f.rd corset.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1870-04-28
New Series-Vol- 10, No. II.

Morrissey is one of the Commodore's
favorites. He was unlucky enough to
have initiated the Albany Legislature
when it went short in Harlem. The
corner nearly ruined him. Ont ,iav lie
was driving out on the road to SaratO a;
his horse was known far and wide to
turfmen-a magnificent PAGER Van
derbilt saw the animal at full speed, and
could not help expressing his admira-
ton. so you like this gait?n "Yes;
do you want to sell?' mo; but 1 will
give him to your' The king of Central
accepted the present, and has paid for it
thousand times over in the opportune
suggestions and happy points with
which Morrissey has been guided into
return of fortune. In the September
gold corner he was one of the outsiders
who had sold to Fisk through their
brokers. While other men had folly to
enter the Courts and wage hopeless
warfare with that redoubtable legal limb
of the Erie Railroad, David Dudley
Field, Morrissey quietly put his muscles
in prime working order, and then re-
paired to the Grand Opera House. With
some difficulty he penetrated into the
inner sanctum. The Prince of Erie was
alone.
w ell blOrrlSSey, WnaG Is lJ?'
Simply your check for $50, 600 in that
little matter Of The name of the
broker was given, but, as it is no part of
the story, we suppress it.
II never bought the gold. IT'S only a
lawsuit, any way"
bah we are not going to law. I've
evidence enough, and you may as well
pay without more bother.n The hand
of the ex-champion of the p. R. was
tightening, aud his attitude became
menacing.
''See my lawyer" whispered the
prince. moving uneasily in his chair.
Not at all. Your signature is suffi-
cient."
"This interview had better be ended
If you can't find the door, I will ring for
somebody to show it to you." As the
hero of the broad gauge spoke, he sprang
to the bell cord. When the Ramsey
deputy sheriffs called at the Erie Opera
House, they had feeling sense of what
the tinkle of a bell means. Morrissey,
however, had no disposition to look in
the faces of d dozen roughs. Intercept
ing the movement, and lightly brushing
back the irritated prince, he broadened
his shoulders, threw back his arms into
position, and significantly said:
"You will not ring, and you must
pay"
a muscular Christian with a right
arm that could stun an OK with one
blow, and who has decided upon a role
that he could play out to bitter end,
has certain coercive force which wise
men recognize. The check was drawn
out, signed, and passed over. What
further happened is not known; but
Morrissey, If we may trust the story,
got his money back, and as yet has not
been called upon in the Courts to ex-
plain his process of obtaining it.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1870-04-28
fnr the SInnng Gulks.
A Genuine Little Lady.

Miss Louisa NJ. A.cott tells this pleas
ant story, true story, in the Youth g
Companions:
Going down one of the very steep
streets, where the pavement was cover
ed with ice, L saw before me an old
woman, slowly and timidly picking her
way. She was one of the poor, but re-
spectacle old ladies, who dress in rusty
black, wear old-fashioned bOnnets, and
carry big bags. Some young folks laugh
at these antiquated figures, but those
better bred treat them with respect,
and find something touching in the
faded old suits, the withered old faces,
and the knowledge that these lonely old
ladies' have lost youth, friends, and often
fortunes, and are patiently waiting to
be called away from a world that seems
to have passed by and forgotten them.
Well, as l slipped and scuffied along,
/ watched the little black bonnet in
front, expecting every minute to see it
go down, and trying to hurry, that l
might offer my kelp.
at the corner l passed three little
school girls, and heard one say to the
other:
"Oh, 1 wouldn't; she will do well
enough, and we shall lose our coasting
if we don't hurry"
"But if she should tumble, and break
her poor old bones, l should feel so
bad" returned the second, a pleasant
faced child, whose eyes followed the old
lady, full of sweet, pitiful expression.
"Shes such funny looking woman,
1 shouldn't like to be seen walking
with herr said the third, as if she
thought it would be kind thing to do,
but had not the courage to try it.
"Well, L don't care; she's old and
ought to be helped, and 1 am going to
do it," creid the pleasant-faced girl; and
running by me, saw her overtake the
old lady, as she stood at a crossing,
looking wistfully over the dangerous
glare of ice before her.
"Please, ma'am, shan't | help you,
it's so bad here?". said the kind little
voice, as the hands in the red mittens
were helpfully outstretched.
"Oh, thankee, dear. I'd no idea the
walking was so bad, but l must get
home" And the old face lighted up
with grateful smile, which was worth
a dozen of the best coasts in Boston.
"rake my arm, then; I'll help you
down the street, cause Pm afraid you
might fall" said the child, offering her
arm.
"Yes, dear, so 1 will. Now we shall get
on beautifully. I've been having a
dreadful time, for my oversecks are all
holes, and slip every step"
Hold on, ma'am, shan't fall. I've
got rubber boots, and can't tumble
down.
So, chatting, the two went safely
across, leaving me and the other girls
to look after them, and wish we had
done the little act of kindness that now
locked so lovely in another.
"I think Katy is real good girl,
don't you?" said one child to the other.
"Yes, / do! Let us wait till she comes
back. No matter if we do lose some
coasts,n answered the child who had
tried to dissuade her playmate from ge-
ing to the rescue.
There | left them; but L think they
got a lesson that day in the real polite
ness which comes from having kindness;
fer, as they watched little Katy, duti-
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1870-04-28
All Snrts.

France has 45, 900 school-masters.
A thorn in the bush is worth two in
the hand.
San Francisco claims population of
az, 900.
Agassiz is threatened with softening
of the brain.
The Inauguration of the Suez Canal
cost s., 100000. te-
There are at present 900 ladies in the
Sultan's haram.
Seventy different kinds of rice
are cultivated in India.
Boston takes 2O,94S gallons of milk a
day and !, ,646,0 ,02O annually.
Lotteries are not tolerated in Russia
not even for .eligious purposes.
General thomas had $40, 900 insurance
on his life in'one company.
A Canadian says that it will rain on
alternate Sundaysthis Summer.
An Indiana man gave his hens hot
water to make them lay boiled eggs.
There is said to be 600, 900, French Ca
nadians in the United States.
Hard water is considered more health
full than soft in European countries.
The War Department has pronounced
against the use of any thing but black
ink.
Queen Victoria has enough cashmere
shals TO stock two arthree fashionable
dry good stores.
A bearded woman died the other day
at Toulous, aged 104 years. She had
beard two feet.
Professor Agassiz says that men can
train themselves so as to acquire the
tact of breathing under water.
A little girl has been poisoned to death
at Augusta, Ga, by eating few of the
blossoms of the yellow jasmine, which
she had go hold of.
st. Peters burg diplomats have been
discussing the startling rumor the Bur-
lingam was poisoned by his jealous Chi
nese associates.
Mr. Greeley says that the solution Of
the question whether woman is equal to
man depends upon who the woman is
and who the man is.
The leaves of the coffee plant are now
proposed as substitute for tea. In Sum-
atra the natives cultivate the plant al
most entirely for the leaves.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1870-04-28

DIR. ENGEL, the celebrated statisti-
clan of Berlin, in the last number ofhis
Statistical Journal has the following
observations on the standing armies Of
Europe: "1t must be apparent to every
body that the taxes incurred in the
enormous military expenses of the large
civilized States OF the old and the new
world have already brought the majori-
ty of them to the verge of bankruptcy,
and have exhausted the public credit
that is, the credit of the individual-to
the utmost. The yearly military and
naval budget of Europe alone amounts
to I'll, $50, ,122 thalers (S575, 900, 900 gold),
and the annual interest of the capital
invested in the military and marine
establishments is given at zoe, ,992, 900
thalers CSl47, ,000, GOO; TO which sums
there is still to be added the loss of the
labor of the persons engaged in the mill
itary profession, which is given at $685.
7s9 ,265 thalers 1850, ,OO0. COO per year
Besides this, the wars of Europe from
ls4S to 1866 neeessitated sacrifice Of
1,74S, ,491 men,"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1870-04-28

THE vitality statistics of Michigan
have Just been published. The fact
brought out that will strike the reader
as the most singular is, that the profess
sional men were the longest-iived class
The average age of clergymen and ply
sicians was Sc years, while that of farm
ers was 5l.27 years, being even less than
that of shoemakers, whose average was
$3.50. Clerks enjoyed a shorter life than
any other class, emily 1914 years being
allotted to them. OF the various dis
eases that swept away the people, con-
sumption was the most vital, its victims
numbering S4l, out of a total number of
deaths of6, ,S96.