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The Old Fashioned Mother.


Thank God some Of IL, have had Al
old-fashioned mother Nota woman o'
the period, anamcjcI and panied, with
her great chignom, her curls, and hustle
whose white, jcwclcd hands never felt the
clasp Of the baby fingers but dear
old-fashioncd, sweet voiced mother, with
eyes, in whose clear depths the loye-hght
shone, and brown hair, just threaded
with silver, cying smooth upon her faded
cheek. Those dear hands, worn with
toll gently guided our toltering steps in
childhood, and smoothed our pillow in
sickness, even reaching out to us in
warming tenderness, when her sweet
spirit was baptized in the pearly spray of
the river. Blessed is the memory of an
old-ashioned mother 1t floats to us
now like the beautiful perfume, from
some wooded blossoms. The music Of
other voices may be lost, but the entranc-
ing memory of hers will echo in our
souls forever. Other faces may fade
away and be forgotten, but hers will
shine on until the light from Heavens
portals will glorfy their own. When in
the ftful pauses of busy life our feet
wander back to the old homestead, and
crossing the well worn threshold, stand
once more in the low, quaint room, 50
hallowed by her presence. how the feel
ing of childish innocence and depend
ence comes over us, and we kneel down
in the molten sunshine, streaming thro'
the open window--just where long years
ago we knelt by our mothers knee, lisp
ing "Our Father How many times
when the tempter lures us on has the
memory of those sacred hours, that
mothers words, her faith and prayer,
saved us from plunging into the deep
abyss of sin Years have filled great
drifts between her and us, but they have
not hidden from our sight the glory Of
her pure, unsclfsh love.
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THE BUSINESS INDEX, 81 Park Row, N.
L Y. for Jan. contains lists of $4,000 Business
Oppor tunities, West and South. pages
monthly only so cts a year. IOWA
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"Bul these hacks are dangerous
Wa might get the small pox.' "You We
no cause to be afraid of my coach, mum
for I've 'ad the hind wheel vaccnnted,
and it took beautiful
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FREE TO BOOK AGETS.

We will send handsome Prospectus of our
New Illustrated Family Bible containing
200 fine Scriptrral Illustrations to any Book
Agent, free of charge. Address,
NATIONAL Publishing Co., Phila., Pa. law
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Ayers
Hair Vigor,
For restoring Gray Hair 10
its natural Vitality and Color.

ened, falling hair checked, and bald
ness often, though not always, cured
by its use. Nothing can restore the
hair where the follicles are destroyed,
or the glands atrophied and decayed.
But such as remain can be saved for
usefulness by this application. Instead
of fouling the hair with a pasty sed-
ment, it will keepit clean and vigorous.
Its occasional use will prevent the hair
from turning gray or falling off, and
consequently prevent badness. Free
from those deleterious substances which
make some preparations dangerous and
injurious to the hair, the Vigor can
only benefit but not harm it. If wanted
merely for
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Greeley says the feather-legged bantam
is the best variety Of chickweed. L.
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intellectual Powers of Snakes.

Although the wisdom of scrpents y
has long been heard of, the cases are
rare where actual observation has de-
tected any warrant for the phrase But
that snakes are not entirely devoid of
reasoning powers is shown by an occur
renee which fell under the eye of Mr..
e. Layard, an excellent observer in
Ceylon He saw cobra put its head
through narrow hole and swallow a
toad. Finding that with this incum-
brance he could not Withdraw himself
he reluctantly disgoreed the precious
morscl, which began to move of, This
was too much for snake philosophy to
bear, and the the toad was again seized
and again was the snake, after violent
efforts to escape, compelled to part with
its prey, Now, however, q lesson had
been learned, and the toad was seized
by one leg, withdrawn, and then swal-
lowed in triumph. : Scientific Miscel
lany, in the Galaxy for April,
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Claremont, N. H.,
Dec. %, 1870.
Having been for some time afflicted with pain
in the chest, and general debility of the system,
assuming consumptvs symptoms arising,
doubtless from an impure state of the blood,
one bottle of DR.. Flags Inhaling Balm, gave
me almost immediate relief, and think has
X. r. COTTON.
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AT a California fair recently several
bottles of strained honey were put on
exhibition, when a chap put bottle Oh
castor'oil with the rest. The opinion
of all who tried it was that the bee that
laid il was fraud.
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Farmers Helper

Farmers Helper
Shows how to double the profits of the FARM
and how farmers and their sons can each mako
S1OO Per Month
In Winter. 10000 copie. will be mailed free
to farmers. Send name and address to
ZIEGLER & MsCURDY, Springfield, Mass
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Ayers Sarsaparilla,
FOR PURIFYING THE BLOOD.

Tne reputation TINS ex'
cellent medicine enjoys,
Is derived from its cures,
many of which are truly
marvellous. Invetcrate
cases of Scrofulous dis
ease, where the system
seemed saturated with
corruption, have been
purified and cured by it.
Scrofulous affections and
disorders, which were ag-
gravated by the scrofu.
lous contamination until
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A Chicago business house recently re-
ceived the following poetical cflusion ac-
companying draft from country GUS
toner:
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VI TlSE I1OOhcJ
| to 1 and 6 to 9 p. m.
DIR. FLAGG,
Inventor sOt Inhaling Balm,
WASHINGTON, ST.
Claremont, New Hampshire.

CERTIFICATES.
70 Green Of. Boston, Mass.
Dec. 5, 1870.
DR.. A. J. Flsgg,-Dear Sir: Your lnhaling
Balm has worked wonders with my bronchial
affection. am nearly well-my cough much
easier, and that aggravating and annoying
rattle ip my breathing apparatus entirely gone.
Yours faithfully, RUSS Is. WALKER.
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Claremont, n. II. !
Dec. %, 1870.

Dec. %, 1870.
This is to certify, that l have been troubled
a number of the ply sicans, botn in this coun-
try and in Europe, and have tried all the best
advertised remedies without any effect, and
given up all hopes-but at last tried DIR: Flaggs
1nhalng Balm, and TO my great joy, thelped
me Immediately, and after using it two months,
I was entirely cured.
F. C. WILKINSON,
Veterinary Surgeon.
SgDR FLAGG will visit Woodstock
VT, every month, and will be a. the
Eagle Hotel, Woodstock, Tuesday,
April 25, from s q. m. to SPIN.
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ONLY ONE DOLLAR A YEAR!
ONE HUNDRED COPIES FOR $50,
Or less than One Cent Copy. Let there be a
$50 Club OF every Post ONCE.

sEMI-WEEKLY Sun, So A YEAR,
of the Same slzo and general character as
THE WEEKLY, but with greater variety Of
miscellaneous reading, and furnishing the news
to It's subscribers with greater freshness, because
II comes twice . week Instead Of once only
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A Newspaper of the Present Times.
Intended for People Now on Earth.
Including Farmers. Mechanics. Merchants, Pro-
fsssional Men, Workers, Thinkers. and all Man
ner OF Honest Folks, and the Wives. Sons, and
Daughters OF oil such.
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FRIGHTFUL BUTCHERP BIZ hEGfo
OUTLAWS IN NORTH CAROLLNA.

WILMINGTON, July IL.
There was fearful butchery perpetrated In
Robeson County, yesterday afternoon. by
Henry Berry Lowry and band of negro OUT
laws. A sherlff's posse, having IN charge
Lowrys wife and several others who had been
|. aiding and abetting the outlaws, was ambus-
caded near Buiss store, on the Wilmington,
Charlotte and Ruthertordton Railroad. The
following of the sheriff 's posse were killed
and wounded: Killed Hector Mcmillan, Arch
ibald Brown and Hector McNeill; wounded
b. Mccormick, Berry Barnes and james Low
ry; the latter q colored man and cousin Of the
outlaw Lowry, but was cooperating With the
sherIff.s posse. The fight resolved itself
into regular battle, which lasted some
time. The sheriff's posse fought well,
even following the outlaws into the recesses
of the swamp, but It is not certainly known
that any outlaw was killed. Lowry, leader Of
the outlaws, and Captain F. NJ, Nisbart had q
regular duel on the railroad track, each
loading and firing deliberately five or six
times, but neither was wounded. The whole
County of Robeson is at last fully aroused, and
1t Is believed that a campaign will nowbe in
-augurated that will result in the determination
of the outlaws. A committee Of the citizens
of Robson County came here to-day to pro-
cure arms and ammunition. Every member
of the Lowry band is o negro.
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NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.

~ WASHINGTON, July IL.
Alderman and Creswell alone of the Cabinet
It is loosely stated that Parsons, OF ALA.
bama, has been appointed assistant attorney
general with special view to Ku-Klux prose
Cutions. -
Double daily postal car service has been
ordered by the rostmaster-general To-Day on
noora, via Lynchburg and Brl+tol. The pos
tai car service will be extended through to
New Orleans as soon as the Alabama and
Chattanooga Railroad resumes running.
The acknowledgement has determined TO
readyertise routes awarded to all bidders who
have failed to comply with their contracts.
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third by voters of his Congressional district,
and another by the leading business men;of
this city. stBesides, -" remarked Mr. Bowen,
''the President Is fully satisfied that acted
sincerely, and thatI never would have mar,
ried Mrs. King had mot; believed that e, !, 1ad
Concerning the election Of Bowen from the
Second South Carolina District, and the al
legged scheme OF DeLarge, hisopponent, to de-
fraud him Of his seat In Congress through
false returns made by the county commissions
ers of election In that district, Mc. Bower, re-
commissioners who consplred to defraud him
of the election were now serving out SEN
tence OF two years each in the Penitendary
for perjury. The testimony filed before the
committee on elections of the House Of Repre-
sentatIves would fully .substantIate al that he
had claimed, while additional evidence was
being collected every day tocontest the right
of DeLarge to the seat to which he was
elected. MI. Bowen states that, while the
prosecution of his case for bigamy was pend
ing. he was assured If he would agree to dis-
continue contesting the right Of DeLarge to
his seat; that procee edlngs In his case would be
stopped at once. OF this, Bowen says he has
the proof, and this wB undoubtedly one OF
the strongest reasons the President had for
pardoning him To-day. .Now, that am
liberated y he said, II will continue TO- mass
evidence in favor of my seat in Congress, and
am confident from the testimony already In
and to be produced thatI will be awarded my
seat" :.
. Mrs. Petlgru.K King Bowen here Interrupted
the conversation, In an afectlonate manner,
excusing her intrusion by the remark that she
was sorry to part from him after her trial.
even for 80 short o time, but business required
her to run down town. 9sSee," she said to me,
show careworn my poor husband looks. His
hair, once glossy black. Is now silver gray.
the result Of six long months of persecution:
His hair is gray. but not with years;
s Nor grew it white in q single Right, -;
as mems have grown from sudden ears
/. Mr.. Bowen states that he will prepare for
publication, at his earliest conyeuie q COM
plete history Of his case, and intends IN every
respect to conform to the low:
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rYpEsEr71aGsBY STEAM.
The following isfrom London letter by II
D. Conway in the Cincinnati Commercial:


The following isfrom a London letter by II.
D. .Conwayin the Cincinnati Commercial:
One Invention, however, did interest me; it
was a. steam type-composing machine Mr
Mackie, of Warrington, has patented this affair,
and it is now used In several printing offices,
among Others that Of the Graphic, Of London.
The Invention consists Of two machines. One
of these Is small one which has keyboard,
like piano, of fourteen keys. The operator
sets before him the copy which is to be put In
type, and manlpulates the keys. Whereupon
there ls evolved from beneath an1nterminaoie I,
strip of pa per, two Inches wide, which Is full
of punc!urss. Ea.h one Of these punctures
corres uonds with letter of the written copy.
Tie yhole manuscript having thus been copied
In punctures the roll of punctured paper ls SET
lin machine that looks like an iron centre
table. Tie top Of the scentre-table hos oil
around on its edge little boxes containing type
The top OF the table then reyolves. The punc-
tured paper runs around, and when o certain
type needed is reached, a.little lever falls 10y
reason of the opening allowed one end OIL II
by the hole In the 'paper,9 the other END toucn-
ing and selecting the letter that is needed.
The.type so selected falls into the place, aud
the row of selected type pours In oontlnu GUS
stream out Upon a regular composers STICK,
which, as fast as it is filled, is removed 10 me
form. This may all seem complex IN the
description, but 1t seem; wonderfully smooth
and simple when seen. "A man engaged at
The perforator, and three boys at, the com.
poser to feed the boxes with type and
SPACE. out the lines, set up newspaper
column large as' one of the Times In one
hour. which Mr.. Mackie maintains Is equal
to the com position of eight men,: 1t econo'
mlzes fifty per cent. of outlay. The invent
or has been ten. years on It, and has now
certainly gained success. When our CONNER
olal houses have Babhidge's calculators instead
of clerks, and our newspaper offices have re-
yolylpg centre-tables instead OF compositors,
why should not Mr.. Carlyle's dream OF an
.ron automatic prime minister be realized
The Republicans of England will do the
handsome thing by any Yankee who Will
invent on automaton Queen that can Sign
her name and not have large family:
To return to Mr. Mackle for moment. !
NAV add that his machine costs f50O, and
the inventor advertises that he Is prepared TO
undertake type.setting for one year In any
house that purchases, at three pence pei
thousand, {whatever the size OF type) SET Id
eighteen inch lines. Mackie is proprietor OF
the Warrington Guardian, the largest pape.
in England, equal to LIZ columns OF the
Times, and it il certainly set up very neatly.
set up by his machine, all varieties being useo
| small plea, minlon and nonparetl.
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4 SCARE IN AUSTRALIA.

..ss's.. ~ SAN Francisco, July 10.
Asteamer from Australia brings accounts OF
piratical expedition was fitting ont In San
Francisco to make o descent on the island.
The colonists expended some million Of dol
lars, called out volunteers, erected earthWorks
and improy a feet to repel the ;ifibusters,
before they discovered that the story was g
,canard originating with two boys, who started
1t as q joke, not dreaming qf the excitement it
would create.
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CaYADA EXECUTED.

-. HAVANA, July TO-.
Cavada was executed on the lst, at Puerto
Before the execution OF Cavada, he wrote
letters to VillamiI, his brother, Adoll, ana
render, as that was the only favor they could
do Cuba; that continuation of the struggle
would only entail useless shedding OF blood,
and that the Cuban cause was lost at home anu
In the United States.
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CINCINNATI ITEMS.

CINcISNArr, July IL.
Arrangements will.be made to-day to COM
plets the tunnel through the hill north OF the
city. r-,..,o
The storm 10 the county was equally destruc.
tive. Afalling tree crushed farm house near
Dayton, and killed two persons. The damage
is estimated OF a million Of dollars.
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THE MExIcAN ELECTIONS.

MEXICO; July 2, via WASHINGTON. July IL. -,
It is believed the opponents OF Jaurez WILL
have q large majority In Congress.
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First Impressions OF the City-An Art
fst,s view-An Air OF Ancient Respec-
tability-The Battery and tho Harbor
Fort NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. up the Asn-
Iey-The Grand Old Plantattons-fne
Live Oaks-Goose Creek Church nnd its
Associations,
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TIE BE 81 IN 4:Tl;R;ER THIS q DIE
WPlsafsdfos,yuISa

~. WlsHSofos, KS
The barometer viii sproSablg cor ptsa6ea alaW
ON Wednesday east. .of. .thss
with southerly winds and reatenfn WeatHers
In the Gulf States, and mum ef6ls IOca1 Storms
rom Arkansas to- New York md ,eastN1ss 10
the Atlantic. Northwesterly are prob
able for the upper. lakes The lightnin struch'
the wires at Gunpo Wder River gEtt1ngs sohtle
North. y; y z; IS. z =
Yesterdsy,s ,Wsathar snoIts es sfns q
SIgna1 Service, o. ID. As-4..4 ..4sIPsss11l.
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ILL .ABOUT THE STATE.
Spnrtanburg.

The Columbia Union of yesterday says
tsFrom % gentleman from Spartanburg we
learn that the sub-Ku-Klux committee mas ex-
amined up to this date. some twenty-five VIII
nesses, and that the testimony 10 regard 70
outraces in that county is complete, ana Snat
witnesses by the score coald oe examined W
verify testimony already adduced, dld LIME
permit. Five members OF the kI-klux nave
been arrested on warrants, issued by Unlted
States Commissioner s. T. Pointer, Esq, and
two of them have been bound over to appear
Of the United States Court, at GreenylLe, neXt
month. The others have not yet had tneiE
examination, but the evidence against tnem Is
Conclusive. We also learn that the greates[
excitement prevails throughout the county
regarding the Investigation"
Horny.
The Horry News has good account OF tae
corn crop in that seaside county: "from
every section OF Ghe county we learn mat the
| corn crop Is unusually good, and tnat the pros.
meets are, that an abundant crop VIII % maae
| TO supply our home demands next year. inls
Is grand march on the ROAD 70 oinQepenaence' ~
when we consider that for many years past
there has been imported and sold In this coun,
tV from &c. GOO to so, 900 bushels OF corn IN one
YEAR: LET our farmers strive to increase the
| harvest every year, until Horny shall become
an Egypt of export. and famous as sellers, ano
not BUYERS of corn"
The same paper also states that sales-day
twas we'll attended by the citizens from the
| country, considering the day was red hot, ane
farmers not quite through laying by thpil
crops. The sheriff sold but little property
the Poor farm was sold, and we think it was
moor sale, and poorer purchase. A tract OF lol
acres of land brought $40. The Congdol
warehouse and lot sold for s450-other SAFES
were postponed.
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ancholy, gray-haired mulatto, with all the dig
nifty and department Of the old school, lifted
his hat, and said aWelcome, gentlemen; to
Magnolia p On theS border of small lake
within the grounds, shadowed by. the moss
hung boughs etthe oak, ne lunchedi and then
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world. The building at the foot of the street
Is the ancient customhouse, which during tne
recent war was rudey hustled by many an
irrevereht shell, uDcGTsmonlou battered py
ball and petard, and now, stands o broken ana
shattered remlniscence of by gone belligeren-
81. This structure, which dates back before
the independence OF the colony, is dear to the
Charlestonians. 1t has always excited their
patriotic sympathies. for here during the Revo.
luton the patriot prisoners were confined, and
from its portals the heroic .maEtyr Hayne was
led to execution.
The old buildings that the church looks
down upon ore not more ancient than the
church itself. St. Michaers was built In l752
lit is said from designs by q pupil OF Sir
Christopher Wren. The tower is considered
very fine, and the situation sof the church
makes the spire 8 conspicuous Object lar out
at sea. During the siege OF. Charleston IN tne
late war II was amark for the Federal .artl!.
lerymen; but though persistently snelea, u
was struck but few times, and then only
with slight injury.
Another ofthe ancient churches in Charles
ton is st. Philips. This was the first ehurcn
establishment In Charleston; but the present
structure, which Is the third erected sy Inc
parish, although of venerable age, is yet mol
quite. so old as ST. Michaeps. The view from
the spire is fine; there is keener Interest
In the graveyard than even In the old churcn
itself, Tor here are met with at every turn
those family names that have so long been as
:sociaiea IN honor, not only with Charleston
buttwith the whole country-Gad Rut'
ledge anf4 Pinckney. In the portion of the
graYeysrd that lies across the roadway is the
tomb Of Calhoun. It consists OF plain grsn'
ite slab, supported by walls ot brick, and f0l
inscription has simply the name Of "CAL
.HoUN.n St. Philips, with Its empowering
. trees, its ancient gravestones, Its SCARED and
kbroken walls. its marks OF hostile shells, Its
surroundings Of old buildings, the tiled ROOT o
which show quantity through the green OF tne
trees, affords picture that is picturesque and
pleasing.
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a few Of The genuine ESPICS "FUMIGATEyR
CEPTORALESn to be had OF Dr. q. BAERss
msy25 Eo.1a Meeting. .StTeet.z
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rERMAN soOTHING C0RDIAIsl
AN INVALUABLE REMEDY FOR INFANTsl
TRENCH PATENT MEDICINES.

w. n. sl1b1UN, ~. >,
And by Druggists generals.