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to have people say I'd lost my head for joy
when found myself an heiress.
I remember but little of what was said or
done during that evening. I only know that
it was one perfect dream of bliss and I do
not believe that old age, care and sorrow
could ever erase from the tablets of my men,
ory the exquisite and thrilling sense Of Joy I
then experienced.
Coming home Hugh asked me to be his
wife.
"I've loved you long time, Lottie deal" B."
were the sweet words which caressed my ear !;
"but had you been an heiress I should never
have told you. 1t may be wicked pride,
but could not bring myself to ask wealthy
girl to marry me, poor man. l have now
placed nv mother and sister in an indepen-
dent position, and can now offer my love a
little home not grand indeed, but one which
her loving heart and sunny temper will surely
render the dearest spot on earth"
"Oh Hugh" sobbed. "How fortunate
the lost will was not found four years ago, for
I loved you then and love you now. Dear
Hugh, 1 am an heiress, and if you give me up
now you'll break my, heart"
Hugh's astonishment knew no bounds; but
there was nothing for him to do but to take
me, fortune and all, with as good grace as
he could muster.
I've only to add that happier people than
our house are not to be found on all this
broad earth.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-10-08

How THE EARLY VIRGINIANs Cor WIVES.
The history of the Commonwealth of Virgin
ia, says the Richmond Whig, begins with an
auction sale-not, however, in a store but be-
meath the green trees Of jamestown, where
probably the most anxious and interested
crowd of auction habitues ever known in the
history of the world were gathered. In let
ter, still to beseen, dated London, August q,
1921, and directed to worthy colonist OF that
settlement, the writer begins by saying:-
"We send you a shipment, one widow and
eleven maids, for wives Of the people of Vir-
ginia. There has been especial care in the
choice of them, for there hath not one Of them
been received but upon good recommendation.
In case they cannot be presently married we
desire that they may be put with several house
holders that have wives, until they can be
provided with husbands"
But the writer of this epistle had little
reason to fear that any Of the "maidens falre"
would be left over. The archives contain ev.
idence to prove that these first cargoes OF
young ladies were put up at auction and sold
for one hundred and twenty pounds of tobac'
co each, and it was ordered that this debt
should have precedence of all others. The
solitary zone widow" went along with the
others, for they could not be particular in
those days. The good minister of the colony
no doubt had busy time that day. He did
not mention any fees nor did the bridegrooms
think of rendering any. All was joy and
gladness; no storms ahead, no inquisitive
clerk to stand and say, "Here's the license
fork over that ST." Nothing of the sort
From some of these couples the first families
of Virginia are descended.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-10-08

KEEPING MEALS WA1TING.-Little things
often interfere with our comfort very much,
and one small annoyance is for men to delay
coming to dinner when called. Sometimes
they have an hour or more of work which
they will do before quitting and then they 60
to the house to find the dinner cold, and the
cook discouraged. Nothing is more disheart,
ening to a tired woman than table full OF
dirty dishes ornamenting the table an hour
and half later in the day than is usual.
Punctuality is a virtue men should learn if
they are in the habit of being uncertain about
coming to meals. Any woman worthy the
name Of housekeeper will be regular with her
meals if it lies within her power to have
them so.
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to receive any advantage from purchases or
sales made with views to profits expected from
the rise or fall of market prices.
"For these reasons I must decline to receive
the check. For, in order to be able to render
the most efficient service to our country, 1t is
essential for me to be right as we'll as to seem
right, and to seem right just as we'll as to be
right,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-10-08

QuARREL1NG.-If anything in the world
will make man feel badly, except pinching
his fingers in the crack of a door, it is un-
questionably quarrel. No man ever fails
to think less of himself after it than before.
1t degrades him in the eyes Of others, and,
what is worse, blunts his sensibilties on the
one hand, and increases the power of passion
ate irrtabilty on the other The truth is,
the more quietly and peaceably we get on, the
better for our neighbors. In nine cases out
of ten the better course is, if man cheats
you, cease to deal with him; if he is abusive,
quit his company; and if he ISLANDERS you,
take care to live so that no one will believe
him. No matter who he is or how he misuses
you, the wisest way is to let him alone, for
there is nothing better than this cool, calm,
and quiet way of dealing with the wrongs we
meet.
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b9r Bishop Doane, formerly Bishop of New
Jersey, Notwithstanding manner and exte'
rior somewhat pompous, and which some peo-
pie mistook for arrogance Gas resulting from
his ecclesiastical position,) was neyertheless,
most highly esteemed by those who Knew him
best, and who knew that his somewhat stately
demeanor was anything but the result of a
grovelling pride or ambition. The story
goes that, on a certain occasion, the Bishop
and an honest old Quaker found themselves
travelling on the same steamboat. The Bish-
op, it seems had found himself snugly en-
sconced, from the beginning, in an easy chair,
which cabin functionary b ad most likely
placed for him. The Quaker entering the
cabin later, found every seat occupied. 1t so
chanced, however, that the Bishop vacated
his seat and left the cabin. The Quaker at
once appropriated the Bishops seat, when the
latter returning to the cabin, and to his chair,
found Mr.. Broadbrim in the full enjoyment
of it. The Bishop somewhat peremptorily
Git is related) said to the Quaker, "That is
my chair" "It was thine" replied the Qua
ker, "but it is mine now." "Do you know
me?" asked the Bishop. II do not?" re-
marked the Quaker. my name is Doane-
Bishop Doane." "Well," said the Quaker,
"I've often heard of thee, but I never saw thee
BEFORE and I think less Of thee noo than l ever
did !'
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GooD NArURE.-Be good-natured if you
can, for there is no attraction so great, no
charm so admirable A face that is full of
the expression of amiability is always beauti'
full. 1t needs no paint and no powder.
Cosmetics are superfuous for it. Rouge
cannot improve the cheeks, nor lily white
mend its complexion. Its loveliness lies be-
yond all this. It not the beauty that is but
skin deep. For when you gaze into the face
of noble-hearted man or woman, it is not
the shape of the feature you really see, nor
yet the tint of the cheek, the hue Of the lip,
or the brilliance of the eye.
You see the nameless something which ami
mates all these, and leaves for your instinct
a sense of grateful fascition you sec an indie.
scribable embodiment of the heartfelt good
ness within, which wins your regard in spite
ofexternal appearance, and defes all the crit
ical rules of the aesthetic. Cultivate good ma
ture, therefore. 1t is better than "apples of
gold set in pictures of silver" for gold will
take to itself wings and fly away, silver will
tarnish in time, and both, when abundant,
lose their comparative value but good nature
never, never loses its worth-never abandons
Its posSesSor TO the nental poverty Oh tne ina-
licious- never loses its hold on the esteem of
the world. 1t is always in fashion, and al
ways in season. Everybody admires it. 1t
never grows stale. 1t costs little to acquire,
and nothing to keep. Yet is beyond dia-
monds in its worth to its owners, and can
neither be stolen nor lost, however neglected.
Surely this is jewel that merits search ;
and, when found, merits protection. Possess
yourselves of it, young women no talisman
will find you so bewitching in the judgment
of the sensible among the other sex.
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AVERSION TO MANUAL LABoR.-Ihe
practice of educating boys for the professions,
which are already overstocked, or tor the
mercantile business, in which statistics show
that ninety.five in a hundred fail Of success,
is fearfully on the increase in this country;
Americans are annually becoming more and
more averse to manual labor; and to get
living by ones wits, even at the cost of lnde-
pendence and selfrespect, and fearful wear
and tear of conscience, is the ambition of a
large proportion of our young men. The re-
suit is that the mechanical professions are be-
coming monopoly of foreigners, and the
ownership of the finest farms, even IN New
England, is passing from Americans to Irish
men and Germans Fifty years ago father
was not ashamed to put his children to the
plow or to the mechanical trade; but now
they are "too feeble" for bodily labor, one has
a pain in his side, another slight cough,
another "a very delicate constitution" anoth-
er is nervous, and so poor Bobby, or Billy, or
Tommy is sent off to the city to measure tape,
weigh coffee, or draw molasses. 1t seems
never to occur to their foolish parents that
moderate manual labor in the pure and bra
cling air of the country is just what these pu-
nv, wasp. WASTED lads need, and that to send
them to the crowded and unhealthy city is to
send them to tn, r graves. Let them follow
the plow, sling the sledge, or shove the fore
plane, and their pinched chests will be ex-
banded, and their sunk cheeks pumped out,
and their lungs, now "cabined, cribbed and
confined" will have room to play. Their
nerves will beinvigorated with their muscles
and when they shall have cast their jackets
instead of being thin, pale, vapid coxcombs,
they shall have spread out to the size and
conGguration of men. A lawyers office, a
counting-room, or grocery is about the last
place to which sickly youth should be sent.
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IMPORTANT TO THOSE WHO DRAW NOTES.
A man drew a note promisngto pay one hun:
dred dollars. He used printed form, and
did not close up the blank devoted to dollars,
and after passing as negotiable paper some
body inserted "and fifty after the one hun
dred and before the printed dollars. The
note, thus altered, got into the hands Of an
innocent party, who presented it to the draw
err and the supreme court decided that the
maker ofthe note was liable for its face be-
cause through negligence he did not draw a
line between the written wore" hundred" and
the printed word dollars" Any testimony
that the drawer might offer to establish the
fact that he gave note for one hundred dol
lars must 60 for nothing, as there was nothing
on the face of the note showing that it had
been altered. Evidence of an alteration on
the face of the note would have changed the
case. Let this be lesson to all drawers of
promisory notes. No one can be too careful
in such matters.
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DANCING SHOES.

"Some wear dancing shoes, but carry
soul of lead"
Such was my vehement quotation as paced
my little room cne day, looking as much like
tragedy queen as my slight form and rather
merry cast of countenance would permit.
The sole cause Of my exclamation was not
that l did in reality carry soul of lead, but
that l carried two "solcs" which if not Of lead
were certainly of the heaviest possible leather
and surmouuted by substantial calf-skin to
boot.
In short, my unfortunate feet were encased
in pair of shoes utterly untitled for the Terp-
sichorean performance Of stripping the light
fantastic toe" and toward that delightful ex-
ercise all my aspirations now tended.
For the Stanleys, par excellence, the great
people of our little village, were about to give
party in honor of some city guests, and ev-
erybody who was anybody at all might conf
IDENTIFY count on an invitation.
Our rustic bellies were in a fiutter of excite
ment; our enterprising oe-dealer, Mr.. Brown,
had brought from the city a large supply Of
fancy shoes and slippers to supply the proba-
BILE demand.
Why should l not walk down to his little
establishment and patronize the same by slip
ping my feet into pair of the daintiest "dan-
cling shoes?'
Alas l lacked the wherewithal. My
mother had calmly suggested that satin slip
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WHY HER PLAN DIDN'T WORK.-Ihe
Pottsville Pennsylvania Miners Journal is
responsible for the following story: A Phe-
nixville maid, quite ole, becoming anxious
about her matrimonial chances, recently con-
cocted plan to deceive young fellow as to
her age. This was the way she tried it. The
old family Bible contained faithful record
of all births, marriages and deaths. This
volume the maiden took to her chamber, and
selecting the birth page, she managed by dint
of scratching and writing to change the date
of her birth to a period eleven years later
than what it had legitimately been recorded.
Then the Bible was placed on the sitting.room
table in conspicuous manner. That evening
came along the lover. He soon began to
finger the Bible pages, and finally reached the
birth record, where and when he discovered,
to his surprise, that his Angelina was just one
year younger than he. He thought it strange,
as she appeared older. He kept his mouth
shut and continued to tumble over the pages.
Nexthe began reading over the death list,
and made the astonishing discovery that the
radiant maiden, according to the Bible, had
actually been born ten years after the decease
of her father. The young man quietly arose
and bid Angelina goodbye, and now swears
that eternal vigilance is indeed the price of
liberty"
The DOMESTIC FIREsIDE.-The tireslde
circle, of all others, should be made the place
of mutual attraction. Here should we repose
our hearts best affections, and here should we
delight to dwell. There is nothing more
pleasant and delightful than happy aud
cheerful group of the inmates of ones own
household. How would the joys and the
happiness of earth be heightened, if each and
every member of the family circle would
strive to make others happy. This earth
would indeed be Paradise below did fami.
lies live and dwell together in unity and
brotherly love- The tolls of life would be
sweeteped, household bands kept together, and
the journey of life, instead ofbeing wearisome
and painful, would be one of pleasure and
happiness. Though jarring and contention
are going on without, nothing but peace and
good will should reign in our midst. The
family circle should be made the home of our
affections. Brothers and sisters should here
mingle their voices in unison, unbosom their
thoughts to each other with cheerfulness, and
live in obedience to the wishes of their pa
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BE MAN.-W nat uOple IninS ~ 40 w
be man The world is full Of counterielts.
It is grand thing to stand upright in defense
of truth and principle. When persecution
comes. some hide their faces until the storm
passes by, others can be bought for mess OF
pottage. From such turn away. Stand by
friend. Show thyself man. Do not turn
away when danger threatens to overwhelm
him or you. :,
ThinI for yourself. Read books and read
mems faces. Remember the eye is the window
of the soul. Use your eyes and hold your
tongue when men court favors.
Select some calling to make it honorable.
When you have espoused cause maintain 1t
at all hazards. Make up your mind to sue
ceed by all means and good will; brush the
difficulties away one at time.
IF opposition comes, meet it mantully. Ii
success crowus your efforts, bear it quietly.
Hasten not in quarrel, but when you are
compelled to accept an alternative, stand up
and show yourself full.grown man. DO
YOUR own thinking, keep your own secrets
Worship no man for his wealth, or illustrious
lineage. Fine feathers do not always make
fine birds.
Do not live for yourself alone. The world
needs reformers as much to-day as ever. IT
you have new idea endeavor to develop it
into words and deeds. Be sober; be honest;
be true. Policy men are dangerous. They
will sell you for money, or popularity-don't
trust them. Wear but one face, and let that
be an honest one.
LIVE WITHIN Your MEANs.-We don't
like stinginess, we don't like economy, when
it comes down to rags and starvation. We
have no sympathy with the notion that the
poor man should hitch himself to a post and
stand still, while the rest of the world moves
forward. 1t no mans duty to deny himself
every amusement, every recreation, every
comfort that he may get rich. 1t is no mans
duty to make an iceberg Of himself, to shut
his eyes and ears to the suAerings of his tel-
lows, and to deny himself the enjoyment that
results from generous actions, merely that ne
may hoard wealth for his heirs to quarrel
about. But there is an economy which IS
every mans duty, and which is especially com
mendable in the man who struggles with
poverty-an economy which is consistent with
happiness, and which must be practiced if the
poor man would secure independence.
1t lis almost every mans privilege, and it
becomes his duty, to live within his means !;
not to, but within them. Wealth does not
make the man, we admit, and should never
be taken into the account in our judgment OF
men but competence should always be Sc
cured, when it can be, by the practice Of econ'
omy and selfdenial only to tolerable extent.
1t should be secured, not so much for others
to look upon, or to raise us in the estimation
of others, as to secure the consciousness OF IN
dependence and the constant satisfaction
which is derived from its requirement and
pOssession,
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Two Kinds Of Industry.

l have known two kinds Of industri-
Gus farmers. | do not include the
sluggish and negligent. But Of the
real hard workers there are two dis
tinct classes. They both rise at dawn
and work after dark, and are worthy
of success; but one class fails for want
of proper management and thought.
These will put their energies into one
piece of work, and neglect other things
which need them more.
| knew one man who was SO intent
on finishing a piece of board fence
that he worked hard at it the very
time that the weeds in his root crop
grew from one inch high to ten inches,
increasing the labor of cleaning out at
least tenfOld, and reducing his crop
about One-half. Another buys costly
tools, and lets them rust and rot in the
fields because he is so busy with some
thing else, although the labor of hous-
ing would be a mere nothing. An
other builds q costly barn, and uses up
his means for manuring, cultivating
and draining, when cheaper buildings
would have answered. Another works
a wet field year after year at great cost
and Inconvenience, and with small
results, because he is too busy to UNI
derdrain it. He does everything at a
disadvantage.
Very different is the course of the
good manager. He looks at his work
has it mapped out before him-esti-
mates accurately the labor to accom-
plish each job, and the time when it
should be done to prevent loss, and
then goes on Systematically. 1t does
not require great genius to do this, but
common sense, and for the farmes to
keep his wits about him. This is
what makes man practical and sue
cessful.-[Corr. Country Gentleman.
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Pacific Coast Dispatches.
SAN FRANCISCO.
SAN Francisco. April 7


The steamer Mohongo arrived to-
day from Mexican and way ports.
Another murder was committed to-
day in a saloon on Third street near
Mission. Michael Fahrey and three
other men were playing cards in a
back room of saloon, when the bar
keeper heard loud words and then the
report of pistol, and three men ran
out to the street. He went in and
found Fahrey OH the floor dead, shot
through the temples, and money scat
tered in all directions. If the name
Of the man who committed the muir
der is known the officers and barkeeper
decline to divulge it and no arrests
have yet been made.
The case of Capt. Kinsey, Dow and
Mclean brothers, convicted of killing
Harvey Green at Pescadero, is still be-
fore the Twelfth District Court, on
motion for new trial.
Rev. Father Joseph Powers was con-
victed in the Police Court this after
noon of wanton assault and battery
on Mrs. Bella Brown in st. Patrick's
Church about four weeks since. He
will appear for sentence tomorrow.
Lyon Mill and Mining Company de-
clared their first dividend Of one dollar
per share to-day, payable on the 18th.
Eldridge Mowery Hopkins was ar
rested for the murder of Michael
Fahey on Third street this morning.
He denies all knowledge of the affair,
but is fully identified as the man who
fired the fatal shot. He has brother,
Isaac Hopkins, employed in the mint
in this city.
A man named Dennison was shot
and killed yesterday at Salinas City
by another man named Downey. The
latter was shot first by Dennison and
badly injured, when Downey took
Dennison's pistol from him and shot
him through the head. Jealousy on
the part of Dennison led to the fatal
ARRAY.
The Fire Commissioners of this city
removed about thirty of the Whitney
men last night. The effect is demor-
alizing on the rest of the men in the
Department.
SANTA BARBARA, April It'll.
The first election for Mayor and city
officers was held yesterday and result
ed in the election of Mortimer Cook,
President Of the First National Bank,
for Mayor; J. Hanford, G. Pierce, j.
Hammel, J. ]. Elezalde and ]. E.
Spencer, for Councilmen; e. A. Thomp-
son, Assessor; U. Yudart, Collector;
f. Cooley, Police Judge, and o. n.
Ames, City Marshal.
A railroad OH State street, from
Stearns wharf to the old Mission, is
in contemplation, Judge Freelow hav-
ing secured franchise for the same.
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THE STEAMER f.i'ls si4 E
ssCalifOrnia.e's
TUESDAY,, March oath.

Returning, will leave San Pedro Tuesday
March Dist. DIV kH .leHNH
The CALIFORNIA has recently been fitted
up especially for a Stock boat, and has ample
accommodations for 5000 Sheep. f.fas :
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Late kilograms
EASTER N.
HARTFORD, Conn.,, April 9th

HARTFORD, Conn.,, April 9th.
Ingersoll, Democrat, is elected Gov
ernor. Both Houses are Democratic.
NEW YORK, April 9th.
A settlement has been effected be-
tween the Northern Pacific Railroad
Company and Jay Cooke e. Co., where
by their advances to the road are dis
charged by the acceptance of the COM
pany's first mortgage bonds and other
securities.
WASHINGTON, April 9Th.
In Congress Luttrell yesterday pre-
scented the resolutions of the Chamber
of Commerce of Los Angeles favoring
Congressional aid to the Southern Pa
cific Railroad.
WASHINGTON, April 18th.
There was a brief meeting of the
Cabinet to-day but no business OF inn
portance was done. Secretary Rich
ardson said he had not resigned and
did not intend to. The Senate passed
u DILL CuduS lily UilC iiaiAiC VI i0"AA S"AO1
California, to Wilmington. The Com
mittee on Ways and Means cross-eX-
amined Sanborn at great length with
out eliciting anything of Importance.
He still refuses to give detailed state
ment of his expenditures, and all
efforts have failed to make him admit
anything connecting General Butler
or any other member of Congress with
his contracts. He either denies that
Butler had given him advice or infiu.
ence or else he could not remember.
New YORK, April 7th.
A Washington special says the
financial bill was passed by the Senate
last night and goes to the House.
There it cannot be reached under the
rules by any means whatever before
next Monday, and then it will require
n two-thirds vote either to take it uI
for action or to order it to committee
Therefore the final passage of the
financial bill is yet distant.