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The Van Buren press., 1870-05-03
POETRY.
For tho Van Buren, Press.
THE AWAKENING.


The south-wind wakens the voice of Spring,
Leaves shoot forth on the tender bough:
And gaily whistles the farmers boy,
As through the fields, he follows his plough.
Once more blue skies are DER us bent,
Fleek'd with white clouds like feathery spray,
The lakes clear surface is ruflled with waves.
As frolicsome breezes over it paly.
The peaeh-tree branches are all aglow
With rosy blossoms. opening wide,
Where the bees go busily to and fro,
At early morn and even tide.
Deep in the woods in some sheltered nook,
Shy violets peep through last years leaves !;
And the fairy anemone by the road side.
Spring first wild flowers. its welcome gives.
At earliest dawn the blue birds note
Sounds sweet reveille to the opening day.
And twittering swallows their vespers sing,
Over our heads in the twilight grey.
The air is filed with new sounds oflife
From the beetles hum, to ths kine's deep low,
And children's voices far sweetcr than all,
Blend with the brooklet's musical flow.
Sunshine, and music, and gladncss without,
Speed the bright hours on Times ileeting
wing.
Sunshine and gladness should be in our hearts
To join in the welcome of Weakening Spring.
Ruth.
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Sun and Rain.

A young wife stood at the lattice pane,
In study lad and brown"
Watching the dreary. ccaseless rain,
Steadily pouring down:
a Ht Drip. drip, drip.
If kept on its tireless play;
And the poor little woman sigli'd, "Ah, me
What a wretched, weary day!'
An eager hand at the door,
step as of one in haste,
\ kiss on her lips once more,
And an arm around her waist:
Throb, throb. throb.
Went her little heart, grateful and gay,
As she thought, with smile, Well, after all,
1t isn't so dull day."
Forgot was the FLASHING rain,
And the lowering skies above,
For the somber room was lighted again
BY the blessed sun o. love:
:" Love love. love"
Ran the little wife's murmur'd lay;
Without.lt may threaten and frown lift will |;
Within. what a golden day!"
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MISCELLANY.
A Bunch Of Rags.

Everybody liked Tom Hall. and every
body was sorry for him. 1t was sad to
sse see sspe.hh Q tine Noppd, man the victim Of
mockers power unwlttingly, it seems.
A new dram shop had been opened
close to the foundry at which he worked
and he along with others was in the hab-
it of going in for glass of ale. When
the cold weather set in, he took some
thing stronger, and he imagined it agreed
with his spirits
Time went on, and the liking for strong
drink increased and grew stronger, until
at all hours he might he seen staggering
out of the Rainbow" dizzy and stupc
fed with the poison Of the Intoxicating
cup.
Toms was a very bad case, for he be.
longed to q very respectable family, and
he had been drawn into snare, he was
an afectionate son and brother and
friends counseled, and ministers preach
cd, and every means was tried to reclaim
him, but all effort seemed lost. Tom
was bound hard and fast in the invisible
chains Of the mocker. His family mourn.
ed him as lost, and many a silent tear
his sister let fall on his tattered garments,
as she sat patching and darning them
Tom was infatuated, all agreed but
for all that he was a favorite, from the
mansion to meanest hut in Arlie; and
some good people prayed for poor Tom
Hall.
"Ah, these rents will not darn, again., y
said Jennie, as she turned over Tom's 8
ragged raiment.
In Toms better days he had pride and
it was such sad change when he didn
care who saw him out at the elbows, "
But somehow Jennie could not find i,
in her heart to abandon the brother she
still loved and so Toms tattered hahili.
ments were taken up again, and made the
most Of
Kindness may win him back" said
Jennie, and when he came home, at tho
worst he was met with words OF peace
if in sorrow.
just as the trees were beginning to bud
with the promise of spring Tom came
home looking thoughtful. lie was sober
after long run.
In the last rays Of the setting sun, his
sister was trying to cover some darns
Tom sat down beside her, and silent,
watched the patient finger for some time
That's tiresomc work, Jennie" h'
said.
His sister held up her seam before
him.
"Why, that's u bunch Of rags laugh
ed Tom,
Yes, Tom, aud bunch Of rags would
be the best sign that a publican coulC
hang across his door said Jennie, sad
ly.
Tom made no reply he looked at th'
rags In silence. 1b'I
Next day, Tom went back to his worl
and continued so tar two or three weeks
He looked at the " Rainbow but didn'
go in.
Halo what's up with Tom Hall 2
wondered Sinclair. AS he filed up gas
with Toms favorte whiskey for anothe
customer at the counter. .f.-
Sinclair was not the only one that wa
astonshed at the change. Every da,
Tom went to his work; every night h
came home sober; and after time he ap
pearcd at church on the Sabbath. The
people began to think Tom was in earn
est and meant to reform.
a. The angels come at last" whispers
Florence, and q bright drop fell on Dick
golden hair 49,
"Had Tom Hall really become tee
totaler :" wondered Sinclair, when
whole month had passed without Hsi
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How TO Kill WEST PoiNr.-The New
York Hera'd says: "Mr. Bu,ler, OF
Massachusetts, did, it appears, really
nominate niger for the military school,
but with his usual acute discrimination,
he nominated one who was ineligible.
Somebody, however. will now nominate
another; and negro cadet is foregone
conclusion of the Radical mind, This
will pretty eifectualy drive the right sort
of boys away from West Point, and leave
there only snivcling hypocrites, willing
to make believe that they arc as fond oi
Sambo rs Of anybody else. That is to
say, this will be the effect unless the boys,
as boys are apt to, shall decide to settle
this matter for themselves on the first
darkev that comes. West Point, indeed
will be very hot place for the pioneer
nigger, and we prophcsy that he will re-
sign"
"well," says the Aagusta Coastitu-
tonoisr whats the use Of 10th
amendment, if West Point is to turn Ku
Klux.p
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- A celebrated divine. who was ro-
markablc in the first period OF his ministry
for a boislcrous mode of preaching, sud
denly changed his whole manner IN the
pulpit, and adopted mild and dispassion'
a,c mode Of delivery. One Of his brethren,
observing it, inquired OF him what had in'
duccd him TO make tho change. lie an.
swsred, Z" When ! was young. thought it
was the thunder that killed the people but,
when ] grew wiser. discovered that it
was the lightning so determined in fu'
ture 10 thunder less, end tighten more
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fg-Thc Chicago Times thinks the 18th

fg-The Chicago Times thinks the 10Th
amendment will yet have to piss the
ordeal Of the Supreme Court before 1t
gets out of the woods. 1t says:
1t seems by no means improbable that
the question Of the valiAity'rof the 10th
amendment will yet have to be determin-
ed by the Supreme Court. IN California,
the county clerks refuse to register ne
groes in the lists OF electors, and avail.
the decision of the State authorities. il
the decision of the latter should be ad
verse, the question -as to that State, at
any rate--will necessarily pass to some
higher tribunal, unless (asis very proba-
ble) Congress should proceed to +" re-
construct California.
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ks- Charles Lamb was in the habit Of

EF Charles Lamb was in the hsbit OF
wearing whito cravst, and in conse-
ouence was sometimes taken for clcr.
gyman. Once at dinner table, among
a large number Of guests, his white era.
vat caused such mistake to be made,
and he was called on to say grace. Look.
ing up and down the table, he asked. IN
his inimtable lisping manner, " ls elsee
no cl cl clergyman present q Ne.sI
answered a::guest. "Th,then," SAID Lamo
bowing bis head, Z" Let 10 thank God.S
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r1- A German forest keeper, 50 years

Nt,- A German forest keeper, 81 years
orage, not wishing to carry to the grave
with him an important SECRET. has pub
lished in the Lepsic Journal recipe he
has used for fifty years, and which be
SAYS. has saved several men and n great
number of animals from horrible death
by hydrophobia. The bite must be bathed
as soon as possible with warm vinegar
and water, and when this has dried, a few
drops of muriatic acid poured upon the
wound will destroy the poison OF the
saliva, and relieve the patient from all
present and future danger.
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PEARLS you cannot do as well as
YOU wish, do as we'll as you can,
Small cheer and great welcome makes
merry feast.
TO mingle the useful with the beautiful
is the highest style Of art. The ono adds
grace. tho other value. -,
Be always sure Of doing good. THIS
will make your life comfortable, your death
happy, and your account glorious.
Write your name in kindness. love and
mercy on tho heart Of those You come in
coutsc. with. snd You will never bs forgot
ten. .8 ea.l isd=inii he9q 9d
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gT A Louisiana planter aolizhtsd A's
hands last week BY paying tasrn ~ slvsr
quarters. One old negro ex0Mmea :
a'Fedrit money come and done gona
and greenbacks 10 played eus. h1t dis y
the stuff that rats can't chaw. y olo
time is come agip. hoo-yayr' And seep
he vent away and buried his nnnsy.
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SlED- A prominent Radical OF Indiana
said the other day that the Republican
party had "stall fed the Dutch long
enough, and now. as it had nigger enough
to offset the German vote, the Dutch
might CO." To show that the party
could get alsng without the aid Of the
Germans, the convention to nominate
candidates for the various of3ces fos
Marion county did not put German on
the ticket, notwithstanding several were
urged for positions. The Radical have
probably had enough Of the " sweet Ger
man accent" as they long have had :
disgust for the "rich Irish brouguc."
Their ambition will now be to secure the
votes Of the colorcd population, whose
accent IL ofa different sort from that Of
tho Germans a h0e Efis | y
The above, from the New York Herald.
is substantiated by articles on the same
subject in several German papers. u
requires no commentary. The adoption
of the fifteenth amendment has strength.
ened the Radical vote. The party M
power has no further use for the foreign
born element. having found substitate
and more willing tool in Sambo. Those
Germans who have heretofore % faith
eully adhered to The dominant party, are
now told. in the words Of Schiller "1hs
Moor has dono his duty; the Moor can
| ~. o. PicdywNc. p
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SUBTERRANEAN LAKES In connection
with notice Of the subtersanean pond
supposed to exist at Worchester, Mass,
the Lawrence american makes the annex.
ed statement:
In stockton, Cal, and Immediately
around it, an abundant supply OF good
water can be had anywhere by boring
down dozen feet with common auger
with long handle. Picnic parties carry
a pump and stand, lead pipe and an augur
as part Of the required articles for the
day. But a very short time is expended
in obtaining water. The fine reservoirs
have no bottoms and require no filing,
the water coming in freely rs soon as they
arc dug. 1t was necessary to change the
place OF burial first selected in the town,
the water penetrating the graves and par
TALLY filing them. Yet there is no
healthier place than that locality in that
or any other State An artesian well
was sunk 1000 feet in 1855, and ever
since has thrown up solid column OF
water ten feet above the surface Of the
ground. Some thirty or forty miles
from Stockton there is tract called
{" float land" which moves on the surface,
probably OF lake, several hundred feet
at times. Hundreds Of cattle Craze upon
it with perfect safety. 1t is supposed to
have been formed much as the Worches.
ter land There are several pieces oi
such ground in different countries Of En-
rope. ~r A
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Ey Gen. B. Boynton, ofOhio. says
that after careful examination, he hss
come to the conclusion that 1t would
take as many Gen. Grants TO make one
Gen. jackson. as it would blue dies TO
make an elephant. ,fegnseS a
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Special notices double the above rates. Edi-
trial notices 20 cents per line for the first and
l0 cents for each additional insertion. All
transient advertisements cash in advance.
srriase and obituary notices not to exceed
ines free, over five 20 cents per line.
cards or communications of personal
3haracter if admissible at all, double the usual
efcs and strictly in advance.
Announcing candidates, for Congress or
3ate Offices S25.O0 County Officers, $1,000.
Editorial notices, 25 cents per line.
Yearly advertisements, paid quarterly. in
sdyance. Legal and transient advertisements
70 be paid for when left at the office.
All job Work. to be paid for on delivery.
! Ad lress all letters and communications to
J. s. DUNHAM, Editor and Proprietor.
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NO45

UsEsuL MEpIcAL Hsxrs. Hulys J6sv.
nal o. HsaiM advocates the uodegnto uee
Of tea or coffee ct mce3s, snd deuouucoe
cold water and alcoholic heveraGes. Tea
ana coffee for supper and b5ssffkst sdd
to human health and strength, Il only .
single cup Is taken at each noal, sud b
never increased In strength. frequency
and quantity. II they were mere stimu-
lanss, they would, in the course Of time.
either become inert or positively injuri.
Gus. But science and experience unite
in declaring tea and coiIsc 70 be uu4ri.
tious as well a. stimulants; ) henee thsy
do new good to the system eveFy dag,
to the end OF life. just a. bread and fSuil
do The habitual use OF tea and cofsce
at the first and last meals Of the dry hss
another great advantage--is productive
OF incalculable good In Avcrting evils.
We drink at our meals and II we do not
use tea or coffee, We win a. whatia Woe1e
--cold wAtcs. milk og aIcoxolic iGixsytok
The regular use OF the last Nill led the
young to Drunkenness, the usc ofmjlk
at meals by sedentary people, will pro-
duce constipation or biliousness, while
cold water largely used in cold weather
attracts to itself so much Of the heat OF
the system IN raising said water to the
heat Of the body, that digestion II arrest
ed and deadly sickness OF the stospscli
sometimes caused. .s4t-,, \.
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THE MOUNT AUBURN.
Young Ladies' Institute

ii AS Il beautiful and convenient location
IL upon the enincnee from which 1t takes
its name. Its history has been record of I'M
Interrupted prosperity.
Its course Of instruction runs through three
departments of four years each. Special or
elective courses of study may be pursued as
far as students may wish Peculiar adyanta-
ges are thus offered young ladies who have
already taken the ordinary English studies.
drawing and painting, modern languages and
o,her extras. None but the most competent
teachers are employed.
Apparatus is furnished for every depart
ment. Libraries containing several thousand
volumes of standard books are always acces-
sible. Physical culture Is carefully attended
to.
For catalogues or further information ad
dress ..' H....
Rev. A. j. ROWLAND, President.
or /. III. WHITE. Treasurer.
No. l43 Raec-st, Cincinnati, Ohio.
aug l7,G9-ly
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AurHoRIriEs ON ADvERTIsfxG.- With.
out advertising / should be poor H,An
to. dny.-H. T. Helmbold.
My success Is owing to my liboiality
in advertising bonner.
Advertising las furnished me with
compctcncc.-Amos lawrence,
! advertised my productions and made
monsy.-Nicholas Longworth.
Constant and persistent advertising Il
a sure prelude to wealth. Stephen. Gi.
rard. !,
lie who invests ono dollar IN business
should invest one dollar In advertising.
A. I. Stewart. s 81 J,
+. I. Barnuni. the noted exhibitos, us-
cribes his success In accumulating : mil
lion ofd6llars in ten years 10 the nnlin.
tied use Of printers ink asg
A man who is liberal in advertising Is
liberal in trade. and such man succeeds,
while his ncighbor, with just ~ good
goods, fails and drops out OF market
Horace Greeley. ~ ~ ~ ~ n sa8
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A Goop YARx.--Once upon . time
there lived among the hills Of An adjoia.
ing county an old gentleman, whose sns
tire personal and real estate consisted Of
a wife, well. ventilated log cabin, half
an acre OF not very productive land, and
a violent fondncss Tor what 10 sometimss
called " tangle-lcg" whiskey. One spring
morning tho owner Of all this property
was struck with the conviction that this
horse, and found 1t timpossruIc w bvfrvw
one. Nevertheless, the ground must
"be broke up" horse or no horse, and
it was finally determined that the "old
woman" should hitch up the old man,
and hold the handles and drive, while be
drew the plow. This was accordingly
DONE and the plow went bravely on, un.
til the plowsharc ran under root, and
the team was brought to dead halt But
the "critter" had Eecone warmed up BY
this time, and as tho old lady gave him
a rap with the rens and cried "git up
there!" he threw his weight upon the
harness with q heavy jerk, which snap
ped the traces short OH. aud he shot for
ward against the fence, his head striking
the end Of rail with the force Ofa maui.
Thundcrarion, old womAnw be ex-
claimed, as he wiped the blood and dirt
from his eyes, "why didn't you say
wh-o-a ~
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"MAcK.' Washington correspondent
of the Cincinnati Enquirer, writing under
date OF the llth says:
Nothing is more certain in the politi
cal future, think. than Grants renomi
nation by the Republican party in 1872
His only possible rival was buried in
Troy, N. Y, last Friday-thc noblest
Roman of them all-the hero of Chicka
mauga. Grant was at the funeral; SO
was Sherman-with Grape on their arms,
but not in their hearts And as heard
of their going, l couldn't help thinking
Of the response Of q Kentucky Confede-
rate to me when asked him why he had
attended the funeral of Federal General
" Certainly" said he, "l'll go to any
Yankee Generals funeral with the great
est pleasure" Grant and Sherman had
done their little best to break the old
hero down, but he triumphed In spite Of
them. At the time of his death he was
increasing in popularity every day as the
Republican candidate for 1872. True,
you couldn't point to a simple act as ex-
pressiye of his in favor OF Radicalsm or
its leaders, bnt the same could be said OF
Grant in 1868,
With Thomas under the sod, Grant has
no rival that know Of for the success
sion, il the Republican party Is to retain
supremacy. The Republican leaders don't
like him, yet they have educated them
selves up---or down-to habit of fawn-
ing sycophancy and disgusting adulation
which has no parallel except IN that Of
the French Legislature toward Napoleon
in the days of his ascendency. | shall
not be surprised to hear it said OF Grant
in the Senate Of America, as was said OF
Napoleon in the Senate of France in
1907, that "the conception which his
mother received in her bosom could only
have flowed from Divine inspiration
There are men ready to say this to day,
but for the fear ofincurring the displeas.
urc of the venerable Jesse r.. +; and yet In
their hearts they know the administra
ton, so far from being success, has been
a disgraceful failure.
No disguise is made here Of Grants
desire for denomination. He speaks OF
it himself to his friends and repeats the
spurious plea which was so powerful in
behalf of Lincoln in lS64-that the work
he was called upon to do will not 9 J.
ished in 1872; and that he would ike to
retain the Presidency until it is brought
to successful completion. Exactly what
he means by this it is not easy to determ
inc. II, however, it be the restoration
of peace and fraternal feeling, ! agree
with him that his mission is not Likely
to be concluded in 1872. And il be cx-
poets to remain President until that de-
sirabe end is accomplished with the as
sistance Of IL Radical Congress he must
think himself good for thousand years
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Grant in ls72.

"MAcK,' Washington correspondent
of the Cincinnati Enquirer, writing under
date OF the I1th SAYS:
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1870-04-07
ODSER YER.

4 BEvli,'s FipsLr|y molaucholy
accog..; comes FROM Si'litt coun:y, kv.,
rng,rlinc tie wandering from home IN ,
freezing to death of the child Of Mr. Pat
10 Twi.cs- Il appears that tie chill !. a
BOY about eight years old. hal > favo-i,r
! -. in c,mpauy W th- Sh'ch he was in
tie habit af staying awsy from hnuie TOR
haars Slta -,isY afternoon the boy cal
70 hi. dag as usual. aal hey started GA:
ln srcnd the a 'terno>n amqRg The hiils,
hut xhan .nig;,t came they dbl not re;arn
The fsniiiy of Mr.. TwiggS lccane alars-
.d for the safety OF their child. and l., alter
mastering afesse' of nsighbors. thor
- searci, was made OF all tie sur
rorndin- hills, but to no effect Sunday
came. aui still no news Of the los, 10Y,
and ths fear heesnac certainty tha. the
\ ~ au,, the dog must have been causht
IN the ;erriete hail srerm aud during IN =.
might frexea u death, .ttl day Saniay
passpi, aad stili nu tidings, but at d,y-
iiyh, Yesterday the dog was four sitting
=, ts-e 4 or of MIR. Fwigss' rc.iicue..
~!,irer;ag aud huagry. lie whin i. howl-
!, Il and lease>l aroual unit he was f.d,
la,,si ,l,ea started back TO wh.re his little
lnasrer was. A party OF neishbo-s fcl-
lowed The dog about four ini.ss, aud, e.
nally, i,cs;sls lsrg srock oa the baRk Of
Playi's Fork, tsey sas the deg stop
lTnsy went 10th SPIT, anl there lsy she
.lisaless boas, of the iittie 5ly cslI il death.
Ia bal was,srrd .areasl ua:ii le hos,
his ~sy and might ovsrtssilsg him tar
iron, any shelter, he perisael ia the
storm. rhe lissle boy Vas general "a
goei,e among tlss Rsspse in the vicinity.
and his asssa is a,ssd hsew ~ s'scm.-
Tue s.ithti AZ v kIsf.s gard 4 the d.aa
alalS 4 has ,sAAss lsl<s tsslil ~ sysl. c a.
n yleoh ID Eusi h Aaeets stsisSs isss az 81 .ssT