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The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1871-04-13
. T H E POS T S


The praiseworthy frankoess anden-
tire absence Of self pride that charac-
tcrizcs the 'houest old Farmer" of
Maine, is Illustrated by another hon
est farmer of the same state, who,
desiring TO purchase q yoke Of oxen,
aud being Informed that certain
wealthy farmer in Cumberland coup-
ty had superior cattle FOR sale, went
down thither to purchase. Meeting
n nah driving an oS-,cam, he inquired
Can yon inform me where Mr.
West lives y
There is number Of Vests liv-
ing arounl here Which one do you
wish to find p returned the stran
ger, who was q stout built koen eyed
man, habi,ed in home spun, but bear.
ing 10 general appearances unmista
kablo tokens Of ease, end comfort, so
far as finances were concerned.
IL don't know what his Christian
name is, pursued our friend "but he
is the owner Of some very fuo oxen"
"Wcll," responded the stranger
they all own pretty fair oxen"
But the one | wish TO find has
oxen for sale"
CAS- for that, sir, | guess, thcyJ
any Of em sol if they could get thci
price
"But,' exclaimed the oxford coun
ty man "thc West | wish to fud !:
quite wealthy
"Ycs Well, reckon there ain't
any of them very bad off, replied
the other, with u nod.
My Mr.. West" continued our
friend, hesitatiog, has been represent.
cd to me as very close Gsted man
and not scrupulously honest in all hi,
transactions.
With u curious twinkle Of the eye
and q geu tie rat On the punch Of h
near OK, he sald-'To tell the truth
sir l guess they arc a closc-fstcd Sc
all around, and / never heard thu
honesty run in the family. Isn't ther,
something else ~
eyes" replied the scarchcr for OK
en-, desperately, "thcy say he has been
caught in the act Of robbIng his owl
brothers chicken COOP
The stranger bowc d aud smiled.
"l guess I'm the man. Como will
me, and I'll show y on as fine a s,ocl
of cattle a, you can find ia the State
and, if you know " hat oxen are, thcr
is no danger OF being cheatcd.'
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1871-04-13
TIE BARLEY SHEAF."
Aati-Dust Ar- Tight Cooking S'orC
lciW Ertcnded Firc-Bor
for Wood or Coal.
Patented May 10th, 1865.

Patented May 10th, 1865.
We take pleasure in offering our cusio.
mers and the Stove Trade, New first Glass
Flat.top, and would call particular attention
10 us many attrRetive and VaiuaLie improve
meHts.
This Stove has been carefully tested for
several months, and the results have proved
30 highly satisfactory. that several of our
oldest and most experienced stove dealers
predict for it sale far beyond our ability
TO supply this season.
Sliding front fre-doOrs, giving full use Of
the hearth.
An additional slide in the oren, so arranged
as TO give more room in the upper part of
the oven; n great convenience much needed.
The oveH is nearly ms ride al The top as
atthc hearth line, which not only increases
the size, but will be recognized as great
dd0dntags in baking.
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1871-04-13
DOTY'S CLOTHES WASHER.

The best, cheapest, and most popular
Washing Machine ever invented.
1t is easy cooperate, sitting or standing
takes but little room Injuries nogarments
finishes its work from In two TO four Min
utes; is durable and convenient; and tn
only Washing Machine known that is liked
the better the longer il is used.
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1871-04-13
SAMUEL FAUST,
Merchant Tailor.

Has lust received nm entire new stock of
CLOTHS, CASSIMERES & NESTINGS,
all Of a,supcrior quality which he is pre-
pared 10 make mp in the best style and on
.hcrt notice. lie also keeps Brown and
white French Yoke Linen Shirts, and gen.
cral assortment Of gcnilomens' Furnishing
Goods. all Of which he offers TO the public
at very reasonable prices.
Call at my place on Pine Street. between
Eckberi's corner and tue bridge, Sclius-
Grove, Pa. jane !, loGo-tf.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-02-25
GENERAL LEE.

General VIM. N. Pcndlcton delivered
a lecture on General Lee, at Savannah,
on the 23d General Joseph f. Johnston
being prominent among those who sat
on the platform. The speaker said that
long before April, 1865, General Lee was
aware of the necessity of withdrawing
from Richmond. On the lst of April
in that year he remarked, "General
Pcndlcton, if our cause fails it's epitaph
| may be written, Oiled of Congress and
the lleWspapers.' Not long after his
arrival in LcNintOn he was summoned,
greatly against his wishes, to appear
before the Reconstruction Committee,
| in Washington. On the morning after
his arrival in the Capital he went to
the room of the committee and took
his seat before any of the members ar
arrived. Shortly afWard several mem
bers of the Committee, whom General
Lee recognized as gentlemen, entered
| the room successfully and extended
their hands to him, and entered into
conversation with them. At last the
door opened and looking up General
Lee saw Il disagrccable, morose, and
ilI-naturcd countenance in the doorway
tho physiognomy of Hon. Thaddues
Stevans. Walking up to where Lee
was standing Stevens. extended his
hand, but the General could not get his
consent to recognize such man, and
proudly folding his arms he returned
his back upon Stevens.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-02-25

Tho following is one of Mr.. Prentice's
little waits, so many of which appeared
in the Louisville Journal in it's paimiest
days:
"Sometimes-it is sweet, sweet
song, warbled to and fro among the
topmost boughs OF the heart, filling the
whole air with such Joy and gladness
as the birds do when the summer morn
ing comes out of tho darkness, and day
is born on the mountains. We have
all our possessions in the future which
we call sometimes Beautiful flowers
and singing birds arc there, only our
hands seldom grasp the one, or our ears
hear the other. But, oh reader, be of
good cheer. For all the good there is Il
golden ssometine;' when the hills and
valleys of time are all passed-when
the wear and fever, the disappointment
and the sorrow of life are over-then
there is the place of rest appointed Of
God. Oh! homestead! over whose roof
fall no shadows or even clouds, and
over whose threshold the voice Of sor-
row is never heard-built upon the eter-
nal hills, and standing with spires and
pinnacles of celestial beauty among the
palm trees of the city on high-those
who love God shall rest under thy
shadow, where there is no more sorrow
nor pain, nor the sound Of weeping
Sometime"
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-02-25
Diamonds In Georgia.

DR.. Stevenson, of Hall county, Ga,
who has recently spent much time in
investigating the geological formation
of the diamond district in that State,
and in collecting practical information
about it, states that in Hall county
about forty diamonds have been found,
but the most valuable Of them have
been lost or destroyed in ignorance of
their valuo. Some negroes broke q
large fine one to sec what it was made
of; it is thought to have been worth a
hundred thousand dollars. a farmer
describes one which was given to him
when boy, thirty years ago, and used
by him, and subsequently by his boys,
as a middle man in playing marbles; it
| was lost about six months ago, and he
is now hunting for it. No idea of its
| value was had until attention was
called to tho subject by the discovery
of much smaller ones, whose real
nature was detected. From the size
and description of the lost middle man,
DR.. Stevenson estimates its market
value as high as half a million dollars
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-02-25
The Subiugation OF France.
From the Cincinnati Gazette.

From the Cincinnati GaZctte.l
1t is reported that the money inden-
nifty demanded of France by Prussia is
10000 million francs, or 1000 million
dollars. The conditions which this will
create are serious enough to interest
every European power, for they Will
make much greater change in the bal
ancc of power in Europe than will be
made by the seizure of Alsace and Lor-
raine, or by the subjection Of Germany
to the supremacy OF Prussia. Tho an
nual interest on this sum at S per cent
which is as low as either France or
Prussia can bOrrow-iS 100 million dol
lars, n sum more than three times as
great as the annual military expenses
of Prussia. How her military power
will be increased by such a tribute may
be imagined.
Such a tribute is incompatible with
the independence of France. Even if
it be possible for her to pay it, it will
make her incapable of maintaining any
military establishment of her own, or
ofany effort in her defence. 1t is equal
to the entire interest bearing debt Of the
United States, to pay the interest ON
which we had to tax ut an enormous
rate everything We could see, hear, or
have q notion of, including tax aver
aging ~ per cent. Oh imported BOOuS.
But France had debt before Of about
1000 million dollars, and now has her
war expenses in addition, and all the
claims OF her citizens for property de-
stroycd. Her financiers could not col
lect Il revenue equal to her expenses
before. How shall they, when the debt
is quadrupled or more? This demand
is simply that France shall be made
tributary to Prussi,l forever. And this
tribute would be an aggrandizement of
Prussia, and All addition to her already
threatening military preponderance,
which deeply concerns tho safety of
every country in Europe. 1t may be
questionable whether Franco, rather
than bind herself to suhjugation by this
tribute, should not let Prussia under
take the task of collecting it. In either
way it is subjugation.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-02-25
The Pleas for Plunderlng.

1t actually makes tho head dizzy to
try to keep up with the endless multi
plication of schemes for depicting the
State or the city treasury and for rs1uccZ-
ing the last dollar out of the State or
the city credit by any kind of huckster-
ing process.
Before we have ferretcd out the spc-
cial iniquity which turks behind the
specious title Of one, n legion looms up
which seems to be only Il part of a pro-
cession that will stretch out to the crack
of doom. For a while we could amuse
ourselves with the ironical homage
which it is their custom to pay to de-
concy in the announcement OF their
purposes in demanding Legislative CO.
operation. The sanitary plea was a
pretty good joke at first; so was the in
dustrial plea and SO there was some
thing of grimly pleasant waggery about
the plea Of promoting navigation; the
plea of promoting immigration, and Il
variety Of other pleas equally suggestive
of celestial livery worn in the DEVILS
service. But they have all become mis-
erlbly stale and transparent. Wit must
surprise or puzzle; and they do neither.
There is no dcccncy for any manner of
indeccncy TO shock. Tho scene resolves
itself into Al plain, unVarnished, unmcr-
ciful assault upon the public treasury
and the public credit. The treasure
gobblcd up to the last particle, Heaven
only knows what can save the credit
from total extinction. To Sublunary
vision, bankruptcy and involuntary re-
pudiation would seem to DO tho ineVi-
table conclusion Of the trcary story
n. q. bulletin.
The concluding sentence of our cotcm-
porary's article is worthy of scrutiny
and reflection.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-02-25
Tho Royal Alliancc---HOw the Match was
Brought About.

Many people have wondered how the
project of the royal alliance was first
broached, and from which side the pre-
liminary OVcrturcS came. The mystery
is easily explained by the fact that the
Queen and the Duchess of Argyle have
been bosom friends from their youth.
Her Grace is lady of very fascinating
gifts, great personal attractions, and Win
ming manners. She is, moreover, a
strict lnoralist, and is endowed with a
religious temperament and q devotional
mind of the very kind to attract the ad-
miration of Her Majesty. Appointed
at a very early period of her life mis-
tress of the robes, the Duchess had the
best opportunities Of improving her
friendship for her royal mistress, ,and in
the course Of time she became to the lat
ter her closest companion and cOnfidant.
When the Queen and Prince Arthur
made what might be called their we'd
ding tour in Scotland, they journcycd
at much inconvenience into the very
heart of the Western Highlands, to
visit the Duke and Duchess of Argyle
at their historical palace of Inverary
At that time the Marquis of Lorn was
chubby little plump-faccd fellow OF
two years old, bright-cycd and intclli.
gent, and with head crowned with
the peculiar golden hair, which gives
such a distinctive character to the fea
lures of his keen-faced father. The LAD
was dressed in kilt, and as he stOot
at the gate of the castle, among the
! Dukes clansmcn, the Queen drew
Prince Albcrt's attention to him, pattcC
him on the head, called him n dea1
little fellow, and shOwcrcd her carcssc:
upon him during the whole period o
her sojourn. Since that period Lort
Lorn has been a constant visitor a
Windsor, Osborne, and Balmoral, hi:
mother, as / have said, being very con
slant in her attendance upon her Maj
esty, especially since her scclusion from
society consequent upon the death o
the Prince consOrt. Thrown much to
gcther, young Lorn and Louise grew
up to like each other, which, being per
ccivcd by the mothers, led to the ALI
4 ance being talked about. The who'll
thing was settled between the Queer
and the Duchess long before anythin!
was said upon the subject.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-02-25
Mr.. Seward In China.

Mr.. Seward asking the prince and
the ministers of the foreign board to faa-
vor his niece, Miss Risley, with their
autographs, the prince took up the
book and wrote in Chinese:
"Having enjoyed great wealth and
honors, may you also attain to great
longevity" [Signed in Manchu char
actersl "Kug Chin Wang"
The old minister, Changlun (now sew
enty-eight years of age,) president of
the board OF control for the colonies,
described Il wish for s'Universal peace" !"
signing his name in both Chinese and
Manchu.
Tungtajen, president of the board of
revenue, eminent as scholar, and
somewhat known rs II poet, wrote II
couplet in antique ornamental char
ncterS
'.May fair winds and quiet waves,
Tranquil seas and placid rivors,
speed you on your VOYAGE"
Shentajen, the late governor OF
Shonse, and now Il member of the grand
council of State, next took up the pen
ell and wrote:
"May tho clouds give you lucky omens,
The stars assure you OF happiness and lont
life,
Tho flowers promise wealth and houors,
And the bamboo (nail-bag) bring you not II
ing but tidings of peace"
Repeating these wishes, the prince
and his ministers shook the hands o
their foreign friends, and bade then
fHrcWcll.--(br. ". y. Times.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-02-25
Beware! Girls.

We take tho following from the
Yazoo Democrat, and think it is good
advice to young ladies:
Girls beware OF transient young men.
Never suffer the address of Il stranger.
Rccollcct that ono good farmers hoy,
or industrious mechanic, is worth all
the floating fops in the world. The al
luremcnts off dandy Jack, with gold
chain round his neck, q walking stick
in his paw, Il thrce-pcnny cigar in his
mouth, some honest tailor's coat on his
back, and a brainlcss though fancy
skull, never can make up tho loss of 81
good fathers homo, good mothers
council, and the society of brothers and
sisters; their affections last, while that
of such a young man il lost in tho SEanc
of q honeymoon.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-02-25
TRENTON HIGH SCHOOL.
. -eeg TRENTON, LA.
Rev. !. Lanc Borden, Principal.

Rev. ]. Lnno Borden, Principal.
2Hc Exercises Of this School pM Commence on,
the Third tltty Of October Scxt
The Board Of Directors take this method
Of informing the Public that anew and COM
modious School House is now being erected,
and will be ready for the opening OF the
School.
They have secured the services OF Rev. J.
Lane Borden, as Principal, who has we'll
earned reputation for proficiency, energy and
enterprise as a teacher. The Principal has
engaged Miss Mary Clisby, late of the Pres
bytcrian Synodica1 Institute, Tauadega, Ala,
who will take charge of the Female Depart
ment. Possessing thorough education,
having had many years. experience as q
Teacher in the best schools of the country,
and bringing testimonials Of tho highest
character, she is certainly we'll qualified for
the position.
TheScholastic Year consists Of three terms,
Of thirteen weeks each. Pupils charged from
time Of entry to end of term. No deductions
made except in cases of protracted sickness.
Tuition payable one-half in advance, and
one-half at the end Of the term.
RATES OF TUITION:
For term of thirteen weeks: Primary
class, 80; Intermediate class, $l2; Academic
class, $15; Music, $15; Incidental fee, so cts.
Board can be secured in private families
at SIS per month.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
A. r. Flournoy, President, E. b. Blocker,
Secretary, b. D. Sheppard, John Drago, Il.
Mcclure, Jethro Moore, s. o. Larche.
Trenton, La. Sept. "a, 1870. n1-ti
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-02-25
Facts Concerning the Anslo-Amcrlcan
Commission.
Especial TO Louisville Courier-Journal

WASHINGTON, Feb. l2.-Thc diplo-
matte move made by England proves
moro able and carries more stuff than
the Government, or any of us, antici-
pated. Proposing to concede every
thing, and putting forward the fisher
les and st. Lawrence, the most aggra-
waiting subjects to us, as specimens of
liberality, the English Government
has secured Il commission on u basis
that really leaves all open to discussion.
1t now leaks out that the outrages per-
petratcd by the Fcnians in Canada, and
the losses incurred by English citizens
at the South are to be put in as offsets to
the Alabama claims. Tho gentlemen
selected to represent the English Gov
ernment are far ADLER than ours, and if
we except Gen. Schcnck, there is not
one left able to cope with these expo
rienced diplomatists. The English
pumps are rs follows: Earl DeGray
and Ripon, formerly we'll known rs a
member Of the House of Commons, un-
der his courteous title of Lord Code
rick, and as an advanced Radical.
He came to his title, about seven years
ago, as Lord 1sipon. Subsequently he
fell heir to the title of Earl DeGray,
and it being an older title than RipOn,
Ilc DCstIS tIlS Jplllt llLlS. Ile IL aDout
forty-tivc years old, and possesses mod
crate abilities. Prof. Montague Bern
ard, Professor of International Law at
Oxford, author of ponderous work,
supposed to have been Writtrcn ut the
suggestion of the late Earl Clarendon,
on the neutrality of England during our
civil war, and ultra English in tone; a
man of marked ability, about forty
three years old. Lord TcntcrClcr, tho
Secretary, better known as Mr.. Abbott,
of the Foreign Office, he having sue
cectled to his title only last year. He
is known to be the author Of Lord
Clarcndo1,'s notes and observations in
answer to Secretary F'ish's dispatch re-
garding the Alabama question of Goth
September, 1869. He is said to be Il
man Of great attainncnts, and about
forty years old. Sir John Mcdonald,
the present Premier Of Canada, is prob
ably the ablcst man in the commission.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-02-25
Southern Rail Extensions Of st. Louis

We find the following in the st.
Louis Daily Times:
The work on the Southern extension OF
the Iron Mountain road is being pushed
forward as fast as the state of the wealth
or will permit. About seventy men
are now engaged in track laying and
the finishing part of the work. They
nrc advancing at the rate Of Il mile per
day on an average, although storms of
snow and rain have materially hinder
ed their progress recently. About
twenty-five miles of grading is COM
plcted below Pilot Knob, and ready for
the rails which have been laid for five
or six miles. The contracts have been
let for over twenty miles in addition.
AS regards the Ciaro and Fulton
road, which was recently transferred
to Mr.. Thos. Allen, president of the
Iron Mountain road, Il petition wns in
troduccd in the Legislature on Wcdnes-
day, asking that the title of this road
might be confirmed to Mr.. Allen and
his heirs and assigns by the Assembly.
This is to free the transfer from that
endless litigation on technicalities
which in connection with such trnnnC-
tions is frequently carried on by persons
of n meddlCSome turn of mind. Mr..
Allen has advertised for bids for the
grubbing and grading necessary on the
old line which was about twelve miles.
The rails Of the road which were torn
up some time since, arc now lying
along the road bed. The first twelve
miles which need little moro than re-
construction, will be completed first,
after which it is proposed to extend the
road fifty miles farther west.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-02-25
g>rass:iS Moore.

rAJ;ISII SURVEYOR for Ouachita and
,:.,noral Land Agent for North l!otlis-
rna 1:;ll attend 10 any business i'll this or
rr rrrii;.sn real c.,t:,to in this section will
find il; to their int ores: to address him. Hc
!,nS fox. Ha!o several tino bodies of land IN
,,,,achita Richland, MorchOuse, Frank KIN
and Caldwell Parishes. Persons wishing To
sell will send numbers, description as to I'M
provc,ncnts, and terms. Having formed
connections in both Washington and Now
rrlcnns he is prepared to represent litlSants
in contested land cases, obtain patcnts, &c.
Onirn rear room of Richardson Il Mc1Incry's
Law Office. For particulars address him,
caro- of Richardson II Mc2ncry, Monroe, La.
August g. 1870.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-02-25
r oUIsIANA STATE UNIVERSITY,

"A
Name changed from, Lee. State Se",ino'y.)
BATON ROUGE, La
FOUNDED AND SUPPORTED by THE STATE OF
NINTH SESSION,
Now in progress, will close in juno, 1870.
Tho next session will begin first Monday in
September next, and will continue ton
ACADEMIC BOARD
Consists of a full corps of able Instructors in
all branches of Literature and Science, us,i-
ally taught in the best Colleges and Uni
''' COURSE OF STUDY
Embraces Preparatory and Academic De-
partment, including Literary, Scientlfic
and Optional Course, Special School OF
Civil Engineering and a Commercial School.
LIBRARY. APPARATUS AND CABINETS
Well selected and valuable. Tho Geolog-
ical and Mineralogical Cabinets, etc., the
largest and most complete in the South, en-
bracing the extensive COLLECTIONS OF tho late
Col: Wales, of Mississippi, and tho Cabinets
OF tho Topographical. Geological and B"t;'n-
ical Survey of Louisiana.
ADMISSION
Granted to Cadets not under fifteen years Of
age, who know Arithmetic, Grammar and
Geography.
or every kind, FOR ten nohIiF, s'oo' %@oV
payable in advance, balance February list,
Or by accepted Draft, at por Ct, for ninety
DAYS. Payments may be made through the
Canal or Citizens Bank.
Cadets received at any time during tho
session and charged from date Of entrance.
DISCIPLINE,
Military, with daily drill. A battery of four
guns will afford facilities for instruction in
Artillery Uniform OF Cadet-gray Cloth, to
be had at the Institution at a cost OF 20
per suit.
For further information, address
d. F. BOYD, superintendent,
Baton Rouge, La.
Onice OF the University, in New Orleans at
Swarbrick & Co.'s, so Camp Street.
sUntil therebuildng of tho College Edi-
flee, lately destroyed by fire, near Alexan,
dria, tho Institution is temporarily located
at Baton Rouge, i'll the Deaf and Dumb
Asylum. Location very healthy, and ac-
conlmodations ample for n large number OF
Cadets. Number this session, 10.
May IS, 1870. n36-ly
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-02-25
How Bonner Started in Life.

The way Robert Bonner commenced
to lay the foundation of that ridiculous
ly large fortune of his is said to be this:
He worked at n ease as a printer at 80
per week, and wrote letters to country
papers. When he had saved up $500
he bought the Merchants Ledger; and
now he owns Dexter and J. Elliot, and
Nebuchadnezzcr, and Ramescs the 1st,
and ever so many other nags. He has,
besides, many city lots, two or three
millions in stocks and things, and an
immense income of $4,000 a week, on
which he manages to rough it. But
| then he's an economical man.