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THE WEED +. +. FAMILY FAyoRITB SEWING
MACHINE does its work uf any kind very rapidly.
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CINCINNATI AARhEi u ss.za.s2
EfsctssAT,, March f.--PosE duh IL 2.
Lard dull Bacon nominal stc.is fdss 70
9f7t Nhiskey, sc. VI ~ sFs 2s225
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syARHNE ENTELLIGENCE.

MINIATURE ALMANAC, MARCH I, ls7o.
nm rises cs............ Gl6 Moon riscs........ 5:3I
M sctS............ 5:.4 High tide. 3:jl
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Police CouRT, WEpNEsDAY-Justice j. j.
While rresidin9.-The following cases were
disposed of: s
Fountain Scott (colorcd), charged with as-
saulting and beating Cornelius Anderson,
was discharged. " .af e
W. A. Cook, charged with assaulting and
striking Martha Hawkins with two-pound
weight. Continued for further examination
until the 7tll. -
Nelson Williams, alias Nelson Morton
(colored), charged with being q common
thief and vagrant, and having no means Of
support, was required to give security in the
sum Of 800 for six months. s
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-03-07

Colonel w illiam i. Cameron,
Of the Petersburg Progress, was here yester-
day.
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HENRrco COUNTY CoURT.-In this court
yesterday none but civil business was trans.
acted. tftfe.
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Another Interesting Ee1tcr from Hr.
Observation-Disclosures On the Union Pa
nsEc IA .iyN;iI.

correspondence Of Tho Ciucsnnati Commercial.
GREEN RIVER STATION, Z. =. r. l..
: Is Miles West Of 0maha(, February 70.
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The Arts OF BlacKntailets:

Blackmailing in New York has be-
come a profession. 1t is carried on,
says Matthew Hale Smith, in his letters
to the Boston Journal. mainly by wo.
men with man in the background. The
other night barker; who was starting
home in bis Carriage at The close of bu-
siness, was approached by woman,
well dressed, modest in appearance, and
apparently in distress She was stran-
ger, had come down to meet a, friend,
he had not come, would the gentleman
be kind enough to tell her the way to
the street named fnaming the one in
which the banker liyedJ, was never in
New York before, did not know wha,
she should do, n } hacks, no horse cars
running. The banker offered her q sea,
in his carriage, an6 left her at the desir
ed point. The next day, in the rush Of
business, lac came in and said o lady
wished to speak to the gentleman, in
her carriage. On going out he discov
cred the identical woman whom he ha6
aided the day before. She, wanted ST.,
900, and if she did not receive it dowr
town she would call for it at his house
some evening. The report is that tht
merchant was bled to the tune of S3,
600, when he thought it was time te
hand the case over to the authorities
and the whole affair will have an airing
in due time. az s5..s.
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4ke s,ssfth,ss q ,se D;sss. !

It has so happened that ! have seen
many men and women die.A without
design or flisposilionson my part, ,Ehs<s
very many times been present vheushk
persons were ebbing to eternity. have
seen many men and women. young md
old, cultivated and ignorant, orthpdox
and heterodox. 10. their last, mo.hedtS
and passed away. IL rot without sfeRfet.
at least with entire sreeignstion.o N0hS
Of them showed dread Of the futuuai-S
Their thoughts were fixed on what hey
were going to observed that. some Of
them were troubled. perhsps distressed.
when they 6rst thought they could not
recover, but that, the nearer their end
came, the less apprehensiys and ,tliS
calmer they grew. ''ss''' 'ns s'is ~
Having once banished hSts. tf1aquli;,
ity seemed to descend upon thsn oess q
substitute; and aftsrxard. Ktfree ffom
physical pain, there Yaa. unrufled peace,
II encouraged to believe they might ret
well, or if they had i fsvossbls tufs,
the,old anxiety. with something. of,ths
former apprehension, resppeared prov
ing that their mental disqnietide was
born Of their expectation Of NE, nosaSf
their. fear Of death. Thus VA. estAh,
lisbed clear analogy YhetAeea; jMatpsial
and spiritual anguish under The same
circumstances. AS we have seen, they
who are badly hurt, or seriously IN, e.
perience suffering ID going back toiifs;; !;
while the downward path to death, beth
for the body and the ssoul, 10 paved With
smoothness and serenity. gastWA
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BOggs's Gardening.

The "Fat Contributor" says. We
have recently moved into q new hohse
and yesterday morning my wife, Mrs
Boggs, asked ne if thought ] could
get the roses for the front yard Told
her / knew a man who had got lot OF
early rose potatoes, but it wasn't the
right time of year for getting them out
/ have an idea that ground is much
better employed in raising potato that
in raising flower unless il be barre
of -four. Wife said i hadn't i bit oi
taste. She then gave me q meinoran,
dunn OF roses she wanted. I was basy
all day, but just as was about taking 8
car foI home, l thought of the roses.
referred 10 the memoranda and found
the following ro12 sHsj-ib ,siaat
SECT few gerauiums, fuschias, hello
trppes, roses, bourbon, running rose
Prairie Queen golden tea-plant vines
English ivy, Wandering Jew seeds,
ETC." q i..rn-l.e. Is. -9..- o.. "a
l studied it hard, but it was slightly
incomprehensible. She had evidently
got things mixed, up. However; i wen,
to florists ard told him what wan,
ted. Said /, yrti,4 10 f.-d -sq ss.,.3a
"Giye me few geraniums, and few
shes, and" 70 4 g.. s..,7a
"a few what7" asked the flower man
looking puzzled. ia7, s3T .a4-
"A few She's said l, turning very
red, ! know, for, l 7conldn't tell for lths
life of me, what my wife wanted of 8
few shes about the place, as she could
never live in the same house with anoth
er woman. liz; oi .,s e.id ssi7.uE hey.
As the florist looked more staggered
than ever. handed him the memoran
dunn, when he burst into loud laugh
"Why, man," be cried, 'its fuschiai
she wahts p a,;s2a 7s-s
And thet t5ared again. ess'v
"Well, whatever, it is, give me {
couple of yards Of it anyhow, front and
back yard, too" IT, s75Fa.I .sf- atl sBt
You see was mad. ~ .s.s.f All
! got the things the memorandum
seemed to call for, at the various places
and went home. .3gg a.fg T.. sa
"Here, Mrs. Boggs," said /, testify
"are the things for Your front yard"
"Why, what is this 2" she cried, as,
thrust two gallon jug upon her among
other things. a ~ j-aF> -af ,~,,.. q
4, Bourbon, my dear. / found it OF
the rlemofandum. Pretty thing to SCI
out in the front yard, though. How
long do you s'pose it'll stay there, witt
the neighbors we've got!" 70, 40 .ia,
"Boggs, you are a fool. That iteu
was a Bourbon Rose But what il
this nasty little book?' holding up s
dime novel. with highly colored title
page, representing . gorgeous squaw or
a fiery and untamed mustang. sgi=ueass
..That Why you ordered it, didn',
you2 That is, trimming Rose ;9oi, The
Prairie Queen ..one of Beadle'so best
My wife carried it at arms length, and
threw it into the stove. Then she tool
the jug of Bourbon and emptied it into
the back gutter. While she was gone
/ concealed Alexander Dumas's "Wan'
lsring Jew," which / also had purchas.
ed, for l began to see that had made $
terrible tlunder in filling that order. {
have since ascertained that Nv anderine
jew" is the name of vine, but how
was / expected to know all about it 2
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kicks, and SIS the 0uc,breaking from the
clown, bursts into the ring, Moraniia
falls to the ground and the horse rolls
over her. The horse and the girl are but
one mass; but the Due, needless of all
danger, has dragged her from beneath
the horse, but it is a dead, ,senseless form
he holds in his arms Moranita is dead
But now there was a terrible shout, and
the crowd receded with q great rush FIRE
was issuing from the ears and nostrils Of
the horse; in agonies of pain he dashed
wildly aronnd. The ringmaster, seeing
lives were in danger, advanced, and with
answering hand shot the animal
through the head. -a4 en-. sas- e-
"There has been treachsry here,n
erred the Duo. .-ei4a.fa aaaHa 7 ael
"Yes," said the clown advancing.
''treaShery--I did it. preferred to see
her dead than to give her to you. Do
with me as you will I put gunpowier
with match into his ears, made him
thus ungovernable, and so he killed her.
Due, loved her, she was all to mo you
will forget her-I never shall, for shall
die for her." -l5s t.,..rsa. e.lz
The Due has forgotten her; the clown
is in the galleys, but he is content to ex-
plate her death--he would rather know
her dead than another's. Sd . .afaa ,.s
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How to Calculate Interest and
what IL VIII Do FjI

The following rules are so simple and
so true, according to all business usa-
ges, that every banker, broker, merchant
or clerk should post them up for refer
ence. There being no such thing as a
fraction In it, there is scarcely any lia-
bility 20 error or mistake. BY no other
arithmetical process can the desired in.
formation be obtained by 50 fsw fig
ures: s.'. ....L5..i ..--.
Six per cent.-Multiply any given
number of dollars by the number of
days of interest desired, separate the
right hand figure and divide by six, the
result is the true interest on such sum
for such number of days at six per
cent. --a ,1a z..'--,= x goli sa-H5'
Eight per cent.-Multiply any given
amount by the number Of days upon
which tits desired to ascertain the. inter-
est, and divide by forty-fve, and the re-
suit will be the interest of such sum for
the time required at eight per cent.
Ten Per cent-Multiply the same as
above, and divide by thirty-six, and the
result will show the interest at ten per
cent w aa.f saEs .a.f7ste.
What it will 'do.-If mechanic OF
clerk saves only p cents per day from
the time he is 81 until he is three score
and ten, the aggregate, with interest, will
amount to $4,000; and daily saving OF
273 cents reaches the important sum oi
$4,000. - t-, /.
"a sixpence saved daily win provide Q
fund of nearly S7,000-sufficient to pur.
chase a good farm. There are few en-
ployes who cannot save daily, by alb
staining from the use Of cigars, tobacco
liquor, etc, twice or ten times the amount
of the six cent piece Every person
should provide for old age, and the man
in business who can lay by a dollar
day will eventually find himself poss es'
scr Of over 100000. 2 H5A Es
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When the fire was sweeping through
Pearl street, in Boston, one OF the large
shoe dealers, seeing that his stock could
not be saved, invited the bystanders, to
help themselves. A policeman. who ap.
pearcd on the spot; not advised OF the
invitation. indignantly observed an IN
diviluai pulling boots. pair alter pair,
from an open case before him.. viii.
aine he thunderc,l, "what are you
about 7" Trying TO nnd pair of
tfghts," was tie mild response.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1872-12-24

Within tie past week, four Ohio men
OF more than local note and OF large
personal worth have closed their earthly
pilgrimage. fkes ate Col Bond editor
of tie Chillicbthe Gazette; Judge lcha.
bod Cotwfn, of Urbana; Hon. Christie,
pher Hughes, Of Butler, Countys and
Hon. y. S Ramsey, of Kentoi.
The fatigue Of the limbs Incident tc
railway travel is occasioned mainly BY
the trembling motion of the door under
the feet. Invalids will find great relief
by the use of sn air cushion for foot
stool.
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Stonewall Jackson was believer in
astrology, and more than ten years be-
fore his death calculated for himself a
horoscope which was fulfilled by his fall
at Charlottesville. As35 a 'r. g
A Detroit merchant was lately advised
not to trust a Grand Rapids, Mich, bus
siness man, because his liver was said to-
be out of order and rheumatism heredis
tarv in his family ''fii ---. '''i'
A man once called on President Lin
coin. He had shaken hands with him,
observing: 'Don't be scared, Mr.. Lin
coin, don't want an office" ais that
So" said the President; "then give us
another shake
Indian troubles have broken out in o
most unexpected quarter-Northern
California. The Modoes, who are nat
urally a warlike race, have taken the
field and murdered many settlers in the
sparsely populated region east Of the
Cascade Range,on the boundary between
Oregon and. California. No explanation
is given of the origin Of the difficulty,
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Conundrunas.


:, Hands have they, yss steal aet1
fl, E5ig 9Iaw ssaE ,saf ID axi4
Legs have they, vet walk notTTsi
bles. '''i''''i''-'s ',2''' 20 f,e.'z1i 70.
Teeth have itsys,. yet stsS.- tsS 7 noe usose@
CoHbS. q Eid h9Tp9es ,sspoH sis, n sGi
Tips have they, yet kiss not Pitch
ers.sa1 osi asa'sijaa2 sigossf 4EsIs9a;
Eyes have they, yet ses not-I-Nee.
dies.
Hearts have taey,,yss pity sDos- Cal
oases, faa.st7sips Il trs.s2 4ssses
Ears have they, yet hear not-0M
book leaves. II .s,a,,, .,,-....,, ~
Arms have they, yet toll not-Chairs.
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---DeSotta to 4oltis, foreign anb
=. d 0 I t I y
LIFE.

rs -sH #-4 .a-r 49,. - ~ d.. "a-a . Fta t--
Life is rose, briar-burdened, yet sweet,
s'4 s< Blooming a day; a","''''
Flinging its perfume, like perfume to meet,
''S Wind blown away ga 80 '-''
Leaf after leaf spreads its blush to the air, q
}sslr. Kissed by the sun; :gti F.
Deeper hued glowing, asjoy makes IL fair, r.
hiEs Loves guerdon won. iuE' ses
.sd bGn hslgg-sa .~ ~ 4tit ,gli'Gs~y 81
Leaf after Leaf shrivels up from the heart.
-.ylg9tsn Leaving it bare; 7., ...s b.
Color, and fragrance. and Joy, all depart. g!o'
,Ru;47itesg None left to care, st7s s.fs igt
Nay, the divine in it fingers there still,
Gods care in all;
Rose leaves but droop at the book OF His will,
-..s, Fetters which thra,l, Z 49,. -
Up from its trammels the freed spirit wings,
sf.'hl Higher to soar; ssa''4 81 sf'f
Altar immortal pure essence aings, 'S'''ls
Sweet evernore. N'elal- g .-
MARY B. DoDeE. 1' 's 80 s"4 Hi"-
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They tslla story sbost o msa who
put the saddle hind part fossuost upon
his horse, while In conditiou Of dksinsss
super,nduec6 by fre-wster; yuss -Asht
was abea. TO, mount, q EeviifSaa . .fiiensl
CAME up and toid hiinn % hold on = min,
ute, because the sad,lls was on wrong
and wanted reIixiniss. The hofseinaa
gazed for moment At the intrutlsr. as
II in deep thonght, and then said
"You let that saddle aloncl HUw III
thunder do you know which way bsn
going sp1s @'fiie.sed s.ii 10 e. l,'.a iil
: Aud the gentleman, from Gerrans
passed on. ,s.,. -, .t.,.., :.
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Fitting ier College.

That's where Che buys iGt for coli.
ege," said the professor to : Mfss 2ars
tingten, pointing to , sehqplhopse. ass
did thcy 2" said the old LADY,, With
affirmation. Then il they fit f6f, the
college before they went, they dian't
fight afterwardi'
ayes" sata he, smiling and ifavoring
the conceit, sbat Che fight was xithshs
bead, not with the hands.st IA a 1 bae
"Butted, did they.;" asked the old
lady.
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scene.-A Lawyers once.


Irate Yisitor-9Sir,a man has sent me
a bill for dollar and half I don't
owe, and won't pay, and I want your adj
vice in the matter, to get out of it,
Lawyer-"Is it wise in you to pay me
ten dollars for advice in such a small
matter p r.,.n. ....r ....-
Ir. Wis -"I don't care what it costs
it's an unjust claim, and l won't pay it,"
Puts down ten dollars. 7--'--a-=-----''.'a'-''
Lawyer-s'Very well, = sir, You shall
hear no more of this unjust claim"
Ir. Vis.-"How .-.. ..,...-
Lawyer-"I shall pay the amount out
Of your ten dollars. Good morning"
exit visitor, a wiser, if not better
man,
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A MIscoNcEPTIoN.-F Ht6erRian
SNOW, it's Jest as I'm telling ye. ]
heard the boss say to another man thai
he'd put thirteen hundred dollars into
the Hudson River, aud in two days he
made three thousand" 7i 10 'sHa
Second Hibernian-"Ye don't say so
Now, Pat, 1t may be thin brokers has
some way of making gould grow just
loike oysters" - 81 .t" s+' 90" u i@"'
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NHlBER "A

here to win Lucia I do not knek that
his iatehtious are. foal1 kne lsx he
has been kind to me, that sc fspf<d
Fme as bis equal, and that ~ nsser
trieti,to come befzGaen yea II lsHy. ~Ati
II Mar Rbthyen Wa bers - Fuuld dtsll
you ito sameyH se.ss
II sm happy = Il a6ls lhs
truth of Mis- 4 Saa
the yoIss; ;of 1Isx HI - door.
I.:Yqu 1aNst excuse me for being On uni
shtentionA listpess4-I-fssaeA- sn1;uenn1
and came hack Tor it,aad I sm aled pow
that 7 heard Hhat I1Iavss lssfs12 90
Mrs Doune. my inteniiops ere The Same
thst they have ever been toward svodt
daughter. have come here sitla tho
lRurpose or winning Janet Stafford for
my wifi, Only now and then cold. I
succeed III seeine Der. You txte kepi
lus spait - nssR q pxcssitis / * yoa
now, Janet, to bs,my wife. I lore you.
Can you trust yoarself and your future
happiness to ms!'' 20 "a
For ,answer I put nv hands ia bis.
and hurst into tears. He loved me-
That was ali I cared for thea. wss
pot alone IN the world any lengef. I
had some ono to lean upoa. Neypg. till
that moment, had I known how. much. i
cared for Max Ruthven.
"I want you to come. touie With mo
1t once" he said. .My mother via
give you cordial welcome. I cannot
leave you here.
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+. We we're married, Max and l. andAsf
am 30 happy a5se1 oil - sasgsazno
l have had such afveet tit,for7tat, ,QH
Aunt Diana and Lucia. The Ruthvens
Ire members Of. the very best society.
and have old aristocratic blood in them.
To be intimate With them is to be I'd.
rnitted to the most exclusive eiscIes =,
Aunt DisHs thought to pfsstiiaiie upon
her relationship to me- and claim the
advantages which would result ffomSher
being intimate With sus. SoE the Other
night she, came up to my mothef,in-lav
and said s.she believed she had met her
at Saratoga" She didn't FEEL quite .Iike
claiming me rs her niece nntil she waP
sure how Mrs. ,Ruthxen lelt about it. II
am Mrs. Douns." ." she adieds
"Mrs. Doune:e said Mrs Ruthven,
thoughtfully. ri DO mot umember
meeting you. ! think. Janet my .de.r;
shall We visit the conseryatoryf f,.,s,
Oh,how discounted Aunt Diana look
ed! OF course Mrs. Ruthven would
not h hare !! made that kind o = remark to
any OOul ciSe.
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Police CoURT.-'rhe case OF Jacob
Frceso Charged with assaulD, which had
been continued from last Monday morn.
ing, was disposed OF at Saturdays session
of the police court. The parties, in the
mean time, had compromised their diff.
culties on condition that Freese would
pay the costs, to which His Honor as
scented. John McGilligan and John Nc
Nicholl, accused with creating more dis.
order than was consistent with the peace
and quiet Of the neighborhood where they
were, had 10 pay five dollars each and
costs. William Orr, drunk, one dollar
and costs.
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THE LEcTURE FIELD.-Our nelghbor-
ing town Of Bridgeport has recently con.
tributed to the world Of belles.lettres a
female lecturer Miss Mollie Trueman,
the lady referred to, has only appeared
before the public in the role of lecturer
on two occasions, but II is said the ele-
gancc of her composition and elocution,
with careful culture, is certain to place her
in the'toremost rank of the crowded lee.
ture field. With, a Ode appreciation of
dramatic effect, she is at the same time
singularly natural and unaffected, and her
quiet self.possession will insure success
wherever she speaks.
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MoV1Na TnR.-The desorvedly dread
ed season of knowing" is rapidly ap.
preaching. Already the busy note of
preparation Is heard on every hand, and
IN occasional dray or wagon Is seen pass.
ing along the street, piled high with the
household goods Of some unfortunate vic.
tim of circumstances. A few words Of
counsel might notbe inappropriate at this
lnncture. We advise oil our readers who
have to undergo the torture, to put them.
selves in training for 1t at once. Practice
patience, selEdenial, and oil the other vir.
tues as rlgidly,as ever did any clustered
monk or nun. Prepare yourselves 10 bear
every species Of annoyance and affection,
and as this is near tho close Of Lenten
season, It might be well to try how long
the physical man will run without full
ratlons. Experiments in dlsposing OF
cold yiCtuals would also be found bene6.
ciAl, as tho probabilities are that your
powers in this respect will be put to the
test in a few days. You will need to be
an fit in all these matters IL you expect
to pass through the knowing period" IN.
scathed. And you need not think that
because yesterday was bland and beau
tilul day, the first Of April will be like Il,
and more so. 1t takes more than two
swallows TO open up the spring season in
oil its beauty. IL does not matter how
balmy the weather may be up till the
birth Of April; there will be rain, or hail,
or sleet, or snow, before that month Is six
hours old. It has always been so in re.
gions where the great moving time" &C.
ours on All Fools Day, and 1t al.
ways will be, doubtless, until the
end Of time. We don't believe the sea!
son has anything to do with it, either, Tor
il we are toplace confidence in the reports
received from other quarters, even where
the general crash takes place on the LIST Of
May, the same disagreeablc meteorologi.
cal incidents accompany the epoch. So
confident are VIC Of the truth Of the last
assertion, that We feel little risk in
averring, il people had to move in the
middle Of July, It would make, perhaps,
no dilTerence-the heavy fall OF snow, or
cold, dismal rain would be on hand and
lend its AID TO the horrors Of the occasion.
About the best thing poor mortals can
do is to regard the moving business as a
necessary evil, and put the best lace
possible on the matter. Keep up good
flow Of spirits (but not by pouring spirits
down, and look forward with peculiar
satisfaction to that future state which
knows no mutations or first Of Aprils.