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Welcome, thrice welcome, bsfty nv
Yearl ,r4 eae sseii ien84f ier q
Yes, we hail thee, glad New Yesr, with
joyful greetings, though you bring joyts
some, and sorrow to sthers--for soms
lesk forward TO the New Year, with
bright anticipations, while for Others 'tis
dark and gloomy. ifn4 saes
Some Of oar friends, who were win
us ON last New Years dsy, now sleeP
their " last sleep beneath the coinn ild;"
but We have pleasant memories stili Of
al their words and aetioas. l'sa
Bright and pleasant were the dsys of
the old year; long win they be remem-
bered. tho other years may come--yss,
happier years may pass away I've viii
still cherish the pleasant days Of 1870.
But, that year has past slanbsriag
with years that have gone; tits g"ns,
gone, never to rcturn! eaah q sans
The deeds committed, Tor good or evil,
can never be recalled IL good, they sss
recorded for us, by the Recording Asgsl
in Heaven; II evil, they are recorded
against US. making our sius that mscA
greater. for which to be fsrgisen. at'A
The New Year brings changes 10 ALL
ah! great has been the change with
sotne since the last New Yess. whA
some, they have chauged fos Sstssr, via
others, for ,eosse; some !sok forward 70
tho future year, viii, joyful aud happy
hearts, while others, have no joy--Io
hope. o III ra7
We should all begin whatever the
past might have bcen--wish the New
Year, new life, better life; live motG
for others, aud not quite % much for
ourselves. And try to crush oil unplsas.
ant memories of the past; and oil bitter
feelings; and let no animosity exist
against any Of our fellow bessgs. We
must remember We all have to die, sud
sooner or later, we will all meet around
the Judgment Bar Of Cod, TO secoans sos
our deeds donc ON this earth, and % oar
lives have been here, accordingly viii We
be judged. sao'eaai' A &f3
Welcome, welcome, glad New Year! 'i'3
| Sing wclemne songs, both old and sew;
May you bring joys TO many, ~
| And sorrpws to few. sya,A
Aud may we with the New Yoar, .ssso
Begin our lives anew; l.lw gl a7si
That our crown In heaven be brightss.
And our paths on earth mors truc.
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OzAHK, Ark, Jan. lst, 1871. s..
CorroN- SEED OiI..---In some sections
of our State, attention has been siyea to
this subject. As to the value OF cotton
seed oil, aud its profitable character. We
subjoin the following from a Liverpool
circular Of Mr.. A. s. McRse, for general
infOrmation:ss ioa i2's llstgweTl
Cotton seed oil Of the soathorn Statcs
has 4 great future before 1t, second only
in Importance to the gigantic petroleum
trade Of the northern States. Its sweet.
ness, utility and price, Is now commend.
ing il everywhere, and though In Eng
land We are manufacturing sOmc 700
tons annually, (chiefly from Egyptian.
seed), the quality Is not to be compared
with the American, 40 the following ~.
rieties will testify: The price Of English
TO- day is f34, at which II is slow. the
value of American ESQ 10 cas- pcr ton,
at which 1t Is IN strong demand The
range OF quotations for American oil be-
gins from the worst Of it which ecllpses
any of ours) to the best Of II, that 10,
from ordinary yellow to fine hleached..
The bleaching Of this oil IL Of the ycri-
est Importance, aud whether effected by
the sun, or chemically, will hsvc mark
cd advantage from southern climes. Our
consumption for II 10 practically inex.
baus,able--we use il for soap. for Salads
for lubrcating and for burning-and the
whole continent Of Europe consumes Il
largely. II is sold by the ton OF 1880
lbs and il Is to Is per ton 10 taken
OF the above quotations., producers may
see at a glance the net profit on con.
signmcnts to Liverpool from the south.
crn and western States OF America.
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AT Pittsburgh clergyman called
OIL Edwin Booth and eAksd him i thsrs
was q side door by which strictly moral
man could get into the theatcr 10 ses him