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The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-09-02

WE learn that number Of our ciii'
zens intend visiting ST. Clairsville to-
dsy to hear PENDLEroN and MCKINNEY.
II will be q rare treat.
Middletown transcript., 1871-02-11

people from all parts Of the world are ind'
ing their way thither to secure for them.
selves home in one Of the most genial
and hcalthful climates in the world. There
is still room for more. aud we sny to all,
come over and help us. But, remember,
before you start, that politics is not one
Of the paying institutions Of this section.
II has not been my privilege to look upon
the face Of one native Delawarean since
I've been south. which fact veri6cs the old
saying that "tbcrc are many good people
in Delaware but hey all stay there" Such
should not be case wiz such grand field
for enterprise i. opened to them mid the
busy thousands Of the sunny South. Fear.
ing strength Of my rather voluminous let.
ter. will not be measured by its length ant
leaving for tho future, such matter as !
think would be Of interest to your many
readers. I am truly yours.
d. WiLsox HinGEg.
Middletown transcript., 1871-02-11

Come with me. my good fellow, y
said his friend checrfully I" in my little
room at home will find something to
refresh you. and then | will tell you all
that has happened y
lie drew the bcwildercd Walthcr away,
aud when he had little recovered him-
self. said to him.
Z" Listen, my good friend and court or
ganist.' Walthcr smiled ut this new title,
" When you told me the story Of your
misiortuncs, it occurred 10 me that our
court orgnnist wished to retire, owing to
old age, and thought might kill two
birds with one stonc--help the one to re-
pose. and the other to good position.
sent you to the church to play, for had
resolved to propose you to the prince MS
successor to our organist, and knew he
would 20 to the church to hear you when
| had told him all concerning you it was
important ,ha, he should know. Every
thing turned out MS thought it would.
Our good, gracious prince accompanied
me to the church, heard you play like an
angel from heaven, and now you are made
a man Six hundred dollars salary, II
house, all the wood you want; what would
You have more: =
80 my Cod" cried Wathcr, while
tears Of joy ran down his checks" o
my ,iod Z. what have done to deserve
this happiness =
Control yourself" said the cham
bcrlain, seriously. - God has sent you
this good fortune because you were pa
ten, in trouble and joyful in hope. All
things are for the best to these who love
God That is what you said when your
house was burning; and SO now He has
fulfilled those words"
" And blessed be his name" cried
Wnliher, looking upward "oh, give
thanks unto the Lord, for He is good, ior
His mercy cndurrth for ever -
Ono can imagine the joy that was felt
by Wather's wife, his children, the Herr
pastor. aud other friends. when he made
knqwn his good fortune TO them.
Middletown transcript., 1871-02-11
4 CANOLINl: FARM.

Tho Easton Star gpis off the following
good one uu . Caroline farmer:
Caroline county boasts. and very prop
crly 80 Df having some of the finest grass
land. on the Eastern Shore of Mars land
but at the snnr time she na- some very
sorry land The fame Of her grass lands
having reached tue far of State If Mas,a-
chusctt>. some time ago. u shrcwd YANKEE
Of that state uamc down on the cars to
make pnrchasc Arriving at Rilgcly
late in the afternoon. he hired horse aud
carraga to make a survey Of the surround
ing country. Driving up 10 II Caroline
farmers about twilight. be promptly made
knowa Iii, business The Gardiner being
sharp n a bargain. told the Yankee a.
had the very farm for him lie said il
was the hes, grass land in Caroline coun.
ty. Although it was too dark TO show il
Ia advantage. he would take him out To
his pasture and let him tcci bn, he could
not Sc the crop The Yankee found the
growth Of grass up Ia his waist lie was
delighted. and said IT, never saw such II
crop Of timoihy, no, csen IN Massachusetts
and wanted to knox what the Carolnrr
wouil take for his property. He said he
had lin acres and had been asking $40
per acre. but he was bard up. aud for the
rnsi darn he wonld take $50 per acre
Tho Yankee told him hc had :. no further
to 20. hut to come 10 the house aud he
would take it, and pay him the cash. The
bargain was struck, TIE money paid. and
the Yankee took the ears the next morn
ing for Boston. The next day the Caro-
liner sci fire TO hi. se.ige and burnt OIL the
iicl When the Yankee returned the
Gardiner Informed him that he was sorry
his Goa4,hy had taken fire aud got burnt
of tho lands. but it would soon put up
again. The Yankee entered upon posses :
sion in high spirits, hn; when he learned
,hn, there was difference between tmo-
ny and Nige that it required the best
land to grow the former and the worst to
grow the latter, and that he had hecn bad
Is sold. hr said, you may talk about
your Boston Yankees. but they are not u
circumstance 10 Caroline Yankee
Moral BE careful not to buy timo-
thy farm in Caroline county at night,
Middletown transcript., 1871-02-11
ROUND DANCING.

Mn Enron: ! must ask the favor o
you to publish the following article
Please tell me, father, 10 ii a sin ID
dance the round dances p
" What am to understand by round
dances p va
Wal,zcs, polkas, galops, ETC."
Describe galop."
why, its something like waltz, only
swifter. and tho steps are different. and
there arc several changes as you make III,
circuit Of the room"
"Aloney"
BY no means I; a partner Of course"
Gentlemen presume -
Well, yes, gentlemen preferred.
Takes the lady by the hand 7"
Not exactly; at least by one hand"
4" And how does he dispose of the othcr?'
Well, why" blushing deeply you
know the lady has to be supported, and 81
her partner just touches her waist lightly
and
/" But that would aFoard TO support. >
Well, she rests oil his ar hand, jus,
a little, farther
Z" But then she must have superauo,
hand if h. takes but one"
~ Oh, she rests her other hand npon hi.
shoulder, JUS, enough to steady herself y
nt"-ycry matter Of fact, - is thai
conf f,rrahlc -
oh, Yes. father. very comfortable "
e" If many courls dance at once,
shoul think there would be danger o
there coming in contact
Sometimes, but ,bcy recover thea
selves Immediately
" And the laly is not thrown away
from her partner
"Oh, NJ; at all, he holds her closely
I" think y" taking pinch Of snuff
E" understand now wha, you mean by ,
round dance, which | presume you enjoy
very much?'
4" |, is perfectly enchanting? Partic
ularly il tho music is fine and one la3 ,
good partner.
." Do you dance with any gentleman
who may be introduced! In society there
mu, he some bad men"
Well, Id rather dance Yi,h bad
man who is n good dancer, than gooc
man who is bad dancer II don't make
mnch odds abou, the character of the gen
teman so he is Il good dancer But then
to be sure, enjoy it n good deal more
when know the gentleman and like him ;
And you think THE is proper and
modest and maidcnly, to 60 carecring over
bali room floor in the arms of mar
whom you nigh, not have known ten min.
utcs previously =
Well. no: but i, is the custom
d" Would you permit strrngcr enter
ing your fathers hons to assume the posi-
ton Of gentleman in the round dance
and conduct you through your porlors"
"Of course not, that would be shock
ing"
My child, in the eyes Of God i, Is th'
same.
Middletown transcript., 1871-02-11
TOWNSEND. Jan. 80. 1871.

HAND Sosp-Put three gallons of
water into kettle. throw in one box Of
the condensed lyc y After boiling five
minutes add five lbs. Of grease. and boil
until the incorporation or mixture of the
grease and and lye seems complete Then
boil gently, and add salt. little at a
time. until the soap ccascs to froth aud
begins to form in cakes and give o6 the
steam in pufFs. II Is then done. ssa
*Coudcnsed or concentrated lyc manu-
facturcd by I. 9. Taylor, philadelphiq
Middletown transcript., 1871-02-11
Srlrt: portrp.
DOIl. IT Down.

Whatever you have 10 say, my friend,
Whether witty, or grave, or gay;
Condcnsc as much rs ever You eau,
And say IN the rcadicst way;
And whctltr you write of rural nNtirs,
Or particular things in town.
Just take word Of friendly advice
Boil IL down
For II you go spa,,ering over page
Whcp n couple of lines would do,
Your butter Is spread so much you sec
That the bread looks plainly through.
So, when you have story to tell,
And would like little rcnown.
To make quite sure of your wish my friend,
Boil II down.
When yritiRg m article for ,hc press
Whcihcr prose or verse, jus, try
To utter your N9ugh,s in the icwcsi words,
And lc, them lie crisp aud dry
Apd whcp II is l,iishci aud you suppose
1t Is done exactly brown.
Jus, look II over ngairj and then
Boil /, down.
For editors 10 no, liAs 10 print
An article lazily long, ..=...
An he busy reader does MOI rarc
For n c, u he of yard, Of song,
So gather your wits IN the smallest space,
IL you'd win the author crown
And every iiuc yon write, nay friend,
Boil II down.
Middletown transcript., 1871-02-11

Cases Of sudden death are very often
referred to disease of the heart. The real
truth is that large lumber Of sudden
deaths are caused by congestion Of the
lungs, Six,y-pine cases Of sudden death
were made the subjects Of thorough OK.
animation by scientific congress in Flu
rope, not long since. II was asccrtained
that forty-six Of these died from conges.
tion Of the lungs, and only twofroa, heart
disease. When il is remembered tha,
congestion Of the lungs Is generally caused
by cold feet, tight clothing, going sud.
denly from hot room into the cold ais
tcspecially afler speaking or singing. } slt.
ting still until chilled aticr being heated
bv sxsrciss. and from like eausss. h viii
be perceived thatit u oleu b ones nov
power q avoid probsbls ssddes dsaah.
Middletown transcript., 1871-02-11

Foop ron lloRsrs. First feed them
with dry feed, il they are soand. y horse
should mois,en his food with the sccrc,ions
from the glands Of the mouth. which will
be more abundant with dry than wet food
Blu, if horse has the 'hcavcs' or is wind
broke, he should on no account be fed
with dry food Oats form the most nat
ural aud nutritious food for the horse
For keeping horse in good condition, the
amount Of food given should be dotermin-
ed by the person having charge Of the an
imal basing his judgment on the size of
the horse also on the amount Of labor
performed. A regular feed is:-Dats.
three quarts cracked corn. one quart in
the morning and at noon. At p. m.
three quarts shorts. which is simple
nourishment, and serves to keep the bow
els regular and in good condition. Of
course, the quantity should be varied ac-
cording to the degree of exercise taken by
the horse.
As oftcn as once week. change Of
food should be mnde--onc feed OF cut hny
and meal. or cut hay with shorts will do.
Carrots. given occasionally. will give fine,
silky appearance to the coat. Musty hny
or oats should never be given. Let the
food be the best Of It's kind--it is in the
end tho cheapest. Massachusetts Plough
man.
Middletown transcript., 1871-02-11

BIZ LED NJ THE Nosg. The nose tet &
ike custom house officer to the system
II il highly sensitive TO the odor Of .he
most poisonous substances. II readily
detects hcmlock. hcnbnnc. monkshood,
and the plants containing prussc acid it
recognizes the fe,id smell Of drains. aud
warns us no, TO smell the polluted air -
The nose is 90 sensitive that it distinguish
cs air COZ. yaining the 200, ,0OOth part Of a
grain Of the otto Of rose. or the 1900,
part of grain Of musk. 1t tells US
in the morning that our bedrooms ara
impure, aud catches the fragrance Of IT,,
morning air, and conveys to ts the invita-
ton of the flowers to 60 forth into the
fields and inhnlc their sweet breath 70
be led by the nose has hithotto been used
as phrase Of repronch but to have a
good nose, and to follow its guidance, is
one of the safest and shortest ways TO the
enjoyment of health. Good Health.
Middletown transcript., 1871-02-11

An Iowa DOCTOR gave ! wsu6iA. o1tesso
kinds Of nsdioins 4 -. dagitos 49, ~
shllls, s,.sa .sa 'hs h'sa's ~ ssas M !
Isu svsy ss 34.s ls9' az assa& ~. +
Middletown transcript., 1871-02-11

To kill ants-IIis your sncle's wife on
the head with hummer. +. WIZ
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-06-16
ASTOUNDING FIGURES.


= The people of the United States, ac-
cording to Commissioner Wells, swal-
lowed by retail, in a single year, ST.
573, 49I 1855 worth of liquid poison. OF
this vast sum, New York guzzled $685.
OF, $50; Pennsylvania, SI52, 663, 4O5 ;
and Illinois, SII9,993,0 46. This is the
direct cost of single year, in which
poverty has been general throughout
the country in which thousands of
families have suffered for the necessa-
ries of life; in which large numbers
have died of starvation and exposure.
Indirectly, the cost has been immeasur-
ably greater. It is summed up in
blighted hopes, saddened homes, ruin
ed fortunes, broken hearts, crime, de-
bauchery, degradation, dishonor, and
death! Every prison in the land cries
loud against the frightful social evil
every poor-house is filled with its VIC
Tins; every Insane asylum has its raw
ing naniacs; every brothel and gamb-
ling he'll bears witness to its depravity
every penitentisry is a monument to its
effects; every gallows ''its tale of ruin
tells" And yet the great, busy, I'M
thinking world drives madly along,
guiding, rioting, aimpoYerishing, ruin
ing, drinking upstbeir.substanoe, filing
the land with crime, sorrow, and
wretchedness, -, -. no
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-06-16
J WHAT WILL EMPORIA DO i,

ELDoRADo, Kansas, June 6, 1871. 6.
EDIroRs NEWS Now that the eoun-
ty bond question Is settled, all eyes IN
this portion of the Walnut Valley are
turned to Emporia' AS Emporia has
the advantage of competing lines of rail-
road, and will soon have other eastern
connections, it is all-important to the
people of southwestern Kansas that they
have direct railroad connection with
her. If Emporia expects to obtain per-
nanent commercial advantages over al
other towns in this portion of the, State,
she mast secure the Ottaaea or Holden
road, and must secure its construction
to the mouth of the Walnut river. Yon
have already voted bonds for two roads,
and are deeply in debt. Y on claim that
you can't vote any more bonds. II you
allow the Kansas City and Santa Fe or
the Holden road to be built to BurliHg-r
ton, or to Americus,a sheYif17s sale of
Emporia would not pay ten per cent.
on her Indebtedness. There is no use
trying TO dodge the question If you
fail to get this outlet you will fail to
establish yourself as ctty Of any cOna-
mercidl Importance ,chateUer. Lyon
county can we'll afford to vote 100000
in bonds to secure The construction OF
this road, diagonally across the county.
Butler and Cowlcy counties will give
100000 for its completion to the mouth
of the Walnut. We of the Walnut VAL
ley expect the people of Lyon county
will aid us in getting this road. Shall
we be disappointed? WALNUT
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The whole number of prisoners con-
fined in that prison-pen was 40,611; the
number of graves was 1906, or more
than one in every three and this with
out estimating the number of those of
whose deeease there is neither the me-
mortal of a grave nora record. We can
see how much more deadly was rebel
cruelty than rebel rifles, from the, fact
that it is reekoned thai ia battles, even
the m0stAbloody, only four in hundred
of the lcerhbatants engaged are. killed.
Here every third man died the horrible
death which the official evidence has de-
scaibed. No battle since the invention
of gun powder has ever shown one side
thirteen Thousand deaths. At the bat
tie of Waterloo, which decided the fate
of Europe, the loss in killed of the Brit
islI was only 2,047 The slaughteFs of
ancient times, when very much greater
numbers of troops were brought into
the field, were. much less than the
deaths at AndersoDville. In the battles
of Marathon which delivered Greece
from the Persian armies, the Persian
dead were 400, and the Athenian 1872.
In neither of these battles is anything
said of the wounded, because hardly a
well man escaped from Andersonville
ali these were wounded by emaci2tion
and disease. .,...,.,...s- ...s .t.s
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A STORY OF SHIPWRECK AND SUI
FERING. -rr.r -.-

Shipwreck is of every day occurrence,
but it is seldom a record is made of the
hardships of ladies residing so near
home as are those who form the subject
of this paragraph. Mrs. S. A. Wheel
wright, wife of the United States con-
sui at Rosario, Argentine Republic,
with two children, q boy of five. and q
girl named Anita Z. Wheelwright, and
her brother, Mr.. A. S. Dosne, have just
arrived honey having survived ship
wreck on the rocks of the South Amer
lean coast. The party left Montevideo
in February last, 7hOmeward bound, in
the ship Hellespente, and when off the
coast of Brazil, on, the eighteenth of
February, a fearful cyclone burst upon
them with all its fury, which continued
with undated violence during twenty
four hours; in the mean time, the ship
having been blown off her course, and
as the sun could not be seen, the nayi-
gator was under the necessity of re-
sorting to the dead reckoning" But
by some unaccountable means his reck-
oning proved almost literal dead reck-
oning, for upon +" bouting ship" accord
ing to this reckoning, it was but few
hours before she struck on the rocks.
However, through the united eXertions
of the spip's owners, Mrs. WheelwrIght
and party were taken on shore in 3
small boat, through the surf and angry
waves, where they languished for over
week on the burning sands under a
tropical sun, and in the presence of
drunken and brutal sailors. At last
succor came in the shape of huge
cart drawn by cattle. and they were
conveyed to Rio Granda. The hard
ships of this overland march are de-
scribed by the party as almost unbear-
able. Scorched by the sun, pelted by
storm, they have a fearful experience
to unfold.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-06-16
'HuMAN sATaGRRY.


The slAughtero of Frenchmen, who had
the folly TO fight for liberty, without
knowing what ait meant, and who
destroyed liberty by their insane
zeal, is revolving to every hui
name instinct. There iS-nothing
which is so quickly condemned as
deliberate and unnecessary cruelty. The
Versailles governmrnt has caused to be
shot every member of the Commune
but two-Pyat and Grousset, who have
for tho time eiuded search. OF 1O6 on
ly two are alive. Prisoners are still
ranged in columns and shot a hundred
at once -, So Il, Il.
What would have been said if our
soldiers, after Appomatox, had been
ordered to shoot all the rebel govern
ment and members Of the rebel legisla-
ture5 And yet our government had
greater provoeation and graver reasons
fct sneh punishment. Did we rernenn-
her Fort Pillow against Forrest, or the
Salisbury and AndersonviIle prisons
against the rebel goyernment7 Look
It the provocation &C Andersonvire
and athen snswer whether Jeff Davis
and his followers were not worse thar
Tie GomRuAiSA.
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OF. WHY. SHOULD THE SPIRIT OF
MORTAL BE PROUD?

=. EaE sE-8 80 sf4 81 Easspz3
O, why should the spirit Of mortal be proudi
Like swift heeting meteor, last Hylne
a flash Of the lightning, q break Of theyBaye
he passeth from Lille 30 his rest in the grave
The leaves of the oak and willow shau fade,
Be scattered around and together be laid;
And the young and the old and the low and
shall mOuider tt, dust and together SHAH lie.
TIE ino ossa Sas as am aeSs who
The husband that mother and infant 4 who
Each, all, are away to thcr dwelling of rest.
The hand of the'Ktng that the sceptre hath
The brow Of the priesl that the, inter hath
The eye of the sage and the heart, OF the
are hidden and lost m the depth Of the grave.
The peasant, whose lot was to SOW and N to to
reap,5 = sat OF -sSf.4atA i ~ 7FtA5s
The herdsman. who climbed with his goats
The beggar, who wandered In search OF His
Have faded away like the grass that we tread.
So the multitude goes; lkethe flower, or ths
That withers away toIet others succeed; -
50 the multitude comes, even those We be7.
To repeat every tale that has often been told.
The saint who enjoyed the cornnsrnio n
The sinner who dared to remain unforgiven,
The wise and the foolish, the guilty and just,
Have quietly mingled their bones IN, the,dust.
For We are the same our fathers have been: ..
We see the same sights our fathers have seen
We drink the same stream, and view the same
Sd sun, 80 -. fSsUt 10 sty9sTY.lu TG4 SfJll
And run, run; the the same course orr fathers have
The thoughts we are thinking our fathers rs
would think ;s1eI sisEpe9 9tfi a. zi5t
From 5 the d9Sth shrinking our fathers
To the life. we are -ciingme they also would
cling; ~ :. - o. a.. ia,
e wing. isuuddt 5isa=.+ ls'-' -ia %
They loved, but the story we cannot unfold
They ya seserned, bat the heart of the haughsyZts
They grisred, but no wall from their sumner 1
They joyed, but the tongue Of, their giadpess
is dumb. n9t6i'd {9tiAF ~ - IA "a
They died, ay! they died; We things that are
That walk on the turf that lies over. their
brow,
And make in their dwellings transient
abode ~. -,g --...! hsE- stitj sis Il
Meet the things that they met on their pill
primage road. 4-ti-l-i - = 10 8 '-.1
Ycti nope and despondency, pleasure ana
pain, So ysi!sl y Ezai=-ls;-i7 4'.I@ 80
We mingle together in sunshine and rain; 81 X
And the smile ana the fear, the song and the |
idirge, IL Z.st-g Al. 5"s ts --z- p. il "A
sim follow each other. like surge upon SURGE
It's the wink of the eye, tits the draught of'a |
breath. to-.
From the blossoms of health 10 the palefnesss |
of DEATH. "a ..;ss.f,.. - -,s ..tst1 fltss = !
From the giIded saloon to the bier and the
.
o! Why should the spirit of mortal be Rroudg |
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A TERRIBLE CATASTROPHE AT Nj
AGARA FALLS. ,-.

AT quarter past four o'clock yester-
day afternoon, three well dressed young
men, whose respective ages were from
about twenty to twenty-five years, pre-
sented themselves at Walkers boat
house, about half mile above t Re Cat
araet House, at Niagara Falls, and
asked Mrs. Walker, who was in atten
dance, to let them have boat. She at
first refused, but upon their assurance,
that they were only going to a small
island in the river to take o swim, and
that they would keep near the shore.
they were allowed to depart. The boat
they selected was a ffat-bottomed scow,
and in it they rowed to the island.
From there they started straight across
the river, with the evident intention of
reaching the Canada shore, never once
showing any disposition to head up the
stream The current, as q matter of
course, swept them towards the rapids
ofthe horseshoe fall, and soon after
reaching them the boat capsized and
the three men were carried over the
cataract. They were not seen after the
boat capsiZed. The names of the I'M
fortunate young men are unknown.
One of them wore a black suit, with a
light-colored soft hat: the second had
ona brown suit, with brown cap and
the third wore an old oyercoat, but had
respectable suit underneath. One
of the party, just before starting in the
doomed boat, said to a little boy, If
an old man comes along and asks if you
have seen any thing of US, tell him no.
1t looks Very much as if the young
men were escaping into Canada to evade
the vigilance of the officers of the law.
on this side, and had neither the time
HOracourage to use the ordinary means
of transportation. A few days will
probably clear up the mystery t.f-
falO CoseTSor. 'ii5 'a"7i a7-5 20
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Having relieved the Pope of his
temporal power the Romans, and in
deed all Italy, are now discussing rath-
er holly his spiritual fnpctiops, The
students of the Roman University have
petitioned the Faculty 70 be allowed to
associate themselves with them In the
address to DoliingeE; the peeuler press
is pouring hst shot into the organs Of
the Jesllts siid 4 was i3s6 kHt,a fote
might age that n. Hyacinthe would
soon deliver an address ON infAIlibility
IN the 0slliseum.