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The Van Buren press., 1875-05-18
GEN. ROBERT =. LEE.
a Private Letter Expressing His visvs
M Of Seoessm. ciesa2o s3nea

In an address before the Lee Memorial
in Baltimore, on Saturday
evening last, Mr. S. Teakle Wallace read :
the following heretofore unpublished let. 4
ter Of Gen. Robert 4. Lee sse. ss.- f.
And here ] am permitted, by The
kindness of friend, to read some ex
tracts from letter Of the illustrious sol.
dier, which has never seen the light be.
fore, and will show through what sad y
struggles of both heart and mind he
passed to what he felt to be his duty.
doubt not-nay, l know-that many
gallant gentleman who fought beside hin,
and many another in the opposing host,
grieved with as deep grief as Lee to
draw his sword The letter speak Of
bears the date Of January l6. 1861, and
was written from Fort Mason. near San
An OHIO, in Texas. II was ldrcssed to
Young lady, relative ofhis. for whom
he had great affection, and the passages
Of which speak were written as mes
sage to her father. Abiding to the
homes oftwo families offriends, he said :
".l think OF the occupants Of both
very often. ani hope some day to SOC
them again. may have the opportunity
soon for if the Union is dissolved shall
return to Virginia to share the fortune of
my people But before so great ca
lamity b,falls the country, | hope all
honorable means of maintaining the Con,
stitution aud the equal rights Of the peo-,
pie will be exhausted Tell your father
he must not allow Maryland to he takea
on to South Carolina before the Just de.
mands Of the Spath have beel fairly pre-
scnted to tho North and rejected. Then
If the rights guaranteed by the Coustitu-
ton are denicd us, and the citizens at
one portion Of the country are granted
privileges not extended to the other. we
can. with clear conscience, separate,
am for maintaining all our rights, not for
abandoning all for the sake OF one. Our
national rights, liberty at home and Sc
curity abroad, our lands, navy, forts,
dock. yards, arsenals and institutions Of
every kind. 1t viii result in war know.
fierce, bloody war But so will secession,
for 1t is revolution and war at last, aud
can not be otherwise, and we might as
well look at ii in its true character There
is a long message, A ----. tor your
father, and grave one, which had not
attended to put in my letter ~ you, bat
it isa subject on which my serious
thoughts often turn for as an American
citizen prize my government and coun-
try highly, and there 10 no sacrifice ! am
not willing to make for their preserva-
ton, save that ofhonor. trust there IL
wisdom and patriotism enough in the
ooantry to save them, Tor ] can not an
ticipate so great calamity to the nation
as the dissolution of the Union
The Van Buren press., 1875-05-18

The OLDEST LAWYER IN THE WORLD. -
The oldest lawyer in the country. and
perhaps in the world, is the Hon Elberl
Herring, Of New York, who has cele
hrated his ninety eighth birthday. Mr.
Herring has lived in New York for more
than ninety years, was admitted to the
Bar in 1909 and was judge OF the Ma.
rine Court the year Napoleon became
Emperor Of France. Charles O'Conor,
now an old and illustrious man. was q
student in his office, Mr. Herring was
also Commissioner Of Indian atfairs--the
6rst that held the position.
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Snow THE MAN-Show us the man
who is ever ready to help and pity the
deformed; show US man who covers
the faults OF others with the mantle OF
charity; show us a man who bows rs
politely, and gives the street as freely to
the poor sewing girl as to the million.
aire; who values virtue, not clothes
who shuns the company of such as gath
er at publ places to gaze at the fair sex,
or make unkind remarks Of the passing
girl show us the man who abhors lib
crtinc; who sccrns the ridlculc Of his
mothers sex, and the exposure OF wo-
manly reputation; show US a man who
never forgets for an instant the delicacy
due TO q woman, as woman, in any
condition or class-and you show us II
gentleman.
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CARE OF WINTER CLOTHING In few
days the moth, so destructive to furs and
all wooden goods, will make its appear
ance. So soon as furs and heavy woolens
are laid aside for the season they shsuld
be carefully brushed. summed, and then
put where the moth cannot get at them.
Cedar chests and closets are used by
many people, but those who do not pos
sess these can use bags OF brown paper.
The garments are to be laid nicely in
these, and then the bags arc sealed up
with paste. Moths cannot get through
pspcr. II sewsd up carefully In linen
they are also secure 1t is said by those
who have tried it that the very best way
Of securing woolens from moths 10 to
put them in barrel from which alcohol
has just been emptiel and head the bar
rel up tightly. Should moth egg have
been deposited in any fold OF the gar
men,s thus put away, the infant iarva
would be smo,hered in the first moments
of its existence by the fumes Of the alco-
hol. Careful sewing up Of woolens in
linen tags or pasting them up IN paper
bags will give greater security from
moths than camphor, cayenne pepper, or
tobacco. l 8
Housekcepcrs need to be careful dur
ing this month TO remove all old woolens
from the premises, either 10 work them
up into rugs and carpets, to sell them, or
to bury them in the earth for manure.
aud thus leave no breeding places for
moths.--N. Y. Tribune.
The Van Buren press., 1875-05-18
Political Economy for Ladies.

Ladies' &fiht Is capitall Having more
money than you know what to do with
what's labor? Endeavoring to make
your husband understand that you ought
to have new dress every week.
What is the meaning Of demandi In.
sisting that you must have month at
the seaside for the bene6t of your health
What is supply2 Your husbands Civ
ing you check to cover yonr expenses.
What is CO operation? Your husband
assisting to make your garden party a
success.
What are profits ? The means Of en-
abling you to keep up appearances.
What is division OF profits Your
husband allowing you a certain amount
of his income for your own use
What is trade? The means whereby
husbands are enabled to obtain the cash
required by their wives.
What is credit? Running up bill at
the draper's
or what use is credit Itenables you
to get things without paying for them
What is currency? Saying something
ubbut soiitDpuy ViSV, "hN hhNibS N's'y
body doing the same.
What is fixed capital? The flO
which you lent brother Tom, and which
he will not pay back again
What is floating capital3 Your new
parasol blown off the jctty into the sea
What are the rights OF labor? Sarah
James Sunday afternoons out, her young
man. aud new chignon every month
What are the rights Of capital The
giving Of parties, going full dress to the
theatres, and riding the high horse.
What are the duties Of labor? To gel
as much as possible out the capitalists,
What are the duties Of capital To
get as much as possible out Of the la
borer
WHAT'S bank A place where they
cash checks.
What is check That which every
husband ought to give his wife when she
wants it.
What is a panic2 When wife finds
that her husband has not sufficient to pay
her milliner's bill Hornet.
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VAN BUREN, ARK MAY IS, 1875.

moment, and at once Adaline received
the wanderer to her heart. eaH 3 -.
Clara had come home 70 Adaline's to
die deserted, heart. broken wife. All
that could be done, was done to restore
her, but in vain,
Adaline's voice soothed her in her
widest words of delirium, and it was
Adaline's voice that convinced her that
she could yet be saved.
Clara died a true christian, with the
words.
Father, mother, | come"
Thus the proud, contemptuous beauty
owed her last comforts, nay, even her
escape from a paupers grave, to the
"poor dependent she had scorned.
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On COOKING GREENS Every house.
wife thinks she can cook greens. 1t IL
the simplest Of all dishes; and yet, in
most cases they are not well served, for
much depends upon the manner in which
they are boiled. The water should be
soft, and a tablespoonful of salt added
to large. sized pot Of it, which should
te boiling when the greens are thrown in
and then it should be kept on the boiling
gallop, but uncovered until they are done,
which can be told by their sinking to the
bottom of the pot, and they should be
skinned out as quickly as possible into
a colander. so that all the water will run
out. Press them with small plate, then
turn upon platter, add large piece
of butter, and cut up fine. Serve while
smoking hot
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1T is said that when the carrier pig.
con Is travelling. never feeds. IL the dls-
tance be long, it dies on without stop
ping, to take nutriment, and at last ar
rivcs, thin, exhausted, almost dying. II
corn be presented to il, it refuses. con.
tcn,ing itself with drinking n little water
and then sleeping. Two hours later, il
then begins with great m ,derationto eat,
and sleeps again Immediately afterwards
If the flight has been very prolonged, the
pigeon will proceed in this manner foI
forty eight hours before recovering its
normal mode of feeding.
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POET RY.
Faith.

Like blind spinner in the sun.
tread my days
know that all the threads will run
Appointed ways:
i know each day will bring its task,
And, being blind, no more ask.
do not know the use or name
OF that spin
/ only know that some one came
And laid within
My hand the thread and said, "since you
Are blind, but one thing can you do.
Sometimes the threads so rough and fast
And tangled fly.
know wild storms are sweeping past
And fear that
Shall fall but dare net try to find
safer place, since am blind.
know not why, but | am sure
That tint and place.
In some great fabric to endure
Past time and race,
My threads will have from the first
Though blind l never felt accursed.
think, perhaps. this trust has sprang,
From one short word
Said over me when was young,
So young. heard
It. knowing not that G DDS name signed
My brow. and sealed me His. though blind.
But whether this be seal or sign
Within, without,
1t matters not. The bond divine
| never doubt
know lie sat me there, and still.
And glad, and blind, l wait his will
But listen, listen, day by day,
To hear their tread
Who bear the finished web away,
And cut the thread.
And brings God message in the sun.
Thou poor blind spinner, work is done.
-lfrom Verses BY H. II.
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WOULD You oula you keep your
ROSY complexion. wear thick soled shoes.
Would you enjoy quiet content, DO
away with airs aud pretenses.
Would you have others respect your
opinions, hold and never disown them
yourself.
Would you have good health, 60 out
in the sunshine. Sickness is worse than
frcckles.
Would you respect yourself, keep your
heart and body clean.
Would you retain the love of fricnd'
do not be selishly exacting
Would you gain the confidence OF bn-
s,ness men, do not try to support the
style Of your employer.
Would you never be told lie, do not
ask personal questions ;,
Would you sleep well, and have good
appetite. attend to your own business.
Would you have the respect OF men,
never permit yourself to indulge IN vui'
gar conversation.
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HIS FUTURE PLANS.

ABOUT SPIDERS. f. s. Morse
says Only the female spiders spin
webs. They own all the real estate, and
the males have to live vagabond life un.
der stones and in other obscure hiding
places IT they come about the house
so often as to bore the ruling sex, they
are mercilessly killed and eaten. The
spiders skin ia unyie'd;ng as the shells
of Holsters and crabs. and is shed from
time to time in the same way, to accom-
modatc the animals growth. IL you
poke over the rubbish in a female spider $
back yard. among her cast Off corscts
you will find the jackets Of the males
who have paid for their sociality with
their livcs--trophies of her barbarism as
truly as scalps show the savage nature OF
the red men.
The Van Buren press., 1875-05-18

FoUR HUNDRED ACRES OF SALT I'm
Alameda county, California, some twen
ty four miles south Of Oakland, there
ATE four hundred acres OF land devoted
to salt making. In winter the sea water
is let in, and in June 1t is gone into the
clouds, leaving the salt behind The an
nual yield is 1900 tons, and the table
salt made, brings $40 per ton, while the
cost Of making it is SO ton Forty
men are employed In the business on
these 400 acres.
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A subscriber to a south western
newspaper died recently, leaving four
years subscription unpaid The editor
appeared at the grave and deposited IN
the coffin palm leaf fan, a. linen coat
aud a thermometer, at sa
He Who blackens others, does not
whiten himself
The best exercise OF memory--re-
member the poor
The Van Buren press., 1875-05-18

--Remcmher this. Barnam said IN his
inaugural at Bridgeport laat week; There
are too many soft hands land heads
waiting 70, light work and heavy pay.
Better work for half loaf than peg or
steal a whole one. Mother earth Is al
WAYS near by and ready to respond to
reasonable drafts ON her never failing
treasury. A patch Of potatoes raised on
shares, is preferable to ponlticed pate
earned in a whisky sermmase.
The Van Buren press., 1875-05-18

Tine spelling schools that are spread.
IN Z all over Ohio, are said to have dem
onstratcd the fact that woman can spell
FIVE times better than q man
Daniel Fender concluded letter ask
ing Mary to be his, thus: And should
You say yes Mary, will ever and
faithfully be your D.. Fender Daniel
thought that was neat, and 50 did Mary
The Van Buren press., 1875-05-18

To CURE HoARsENEss -Wheps. .the
voice is lost, rs is sometimes the case,
from the effects Of cold, a simple, pleas.
ant remedy is furnished by beating up
the white of an egg, adding to it the juice
of lemon, ana sweetoniny with white
sugar to the taste Take teaspoonful
from time to time II has been known
to efectually remove the alment.
The Van Buren press., 1875-05-18
rJ-. You NAV talk" saws the \

EE-" You may talk. says the Mil
waukee News, about marryisg an heir.
ess. q delicate human blossom, a fairy,
an angel, but give us II girl like Nancy
Terwllger of Lacrosse, who ran out of
doors the other night, and straddlng a
horse, yelled out: Good night, old
man: I'm Off for the spellin' match!"
The Van Buren press., 1875-05-18

--Bepjamin Franklin said. ." 1t is hard
for an empty bag to stand upright"
And vet the average congressman stands
straiphtest when he isn't " full"
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1875-09-19

The following obituary appeared in
last Fridays city papers:
BowIE.-On Thursday, the 24th. at 6
A. NJ. at the residence of Eugene Soniat
| in this city. Mrs. Margaret Frances Ne
vile, relict eff the late Colonel Rein P.
Bowie, aged eiehty-fve years.
The venerable deceased was the widow
of that renowned fighter, Rein Bowie.
the brother of the famous James Bowie,
whose name was bestowed upon that
fearful instrument. the Bowie knife. In
few months the widow would have
survived her husband half century.
After life of startling adventures and
innumerable bloody combats. James
Bowie fell at the Alamo in the Texas
war of 1886. with his Bowie knife
clinched in his right hand, and with the
CORY victims Of his valor and his PROV
ess s:rewed around him. He fell with
Travis, Crockett and others at the head
of the small body OF Texans who de-
Tended that fort against the whole force
of Santa Annals army. The others of
the slain defended themselves with guns
and pistols. Bowie. however, preferred
his favorite and trusty knife, and it was
SAID that Dozen slaughtered Mexicans
attested its efficiency. Rein Bowie
was, as well as his brother, representa-
tive man of his era. Intelligent and
generous. and even well educated, his
whole life had been passed in the valley
of the Mississippi, where men engaged
i'll active pursuits were compelled to rely
upon personal courage and prowess to
maintain their rights and secure the re-
spect and confidence of the masses.
The Bowies were regarded in that day
as the chief of the men who relied upon
these qualities. They were utterly in
sensible to fear. but though always fight
ing to the death, they were not usually
aggressive, but generally managed to
place themselves in defensive attitudes
In all their quarrels. They were gener-
Gus and faithful in their friendships and
kind and liberal in their natures. The
invention Of the Bowie knife, and its
adoption In personal combats. xas justi-
fed by them on the ground that it made
combats more terrible and decisive, and
thereby prevented the frequency of duels
and other less decisiAe modes of settling
personal auarrels. There are many sto-
ries illustrative Of Rein Bowie's desper-
ate courage. His relict, the venerable
lady whose death occurred last week,
through her long and peaceful widow
hood chung to her early love and memory
with tenacity and warmth of affection
which were the highest proofs that Rein
P. BIwie was a man of heart, and of
those qualities that never fail to inspire
a true woman with deep and undying
love and devotion.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1875-09-19
The First eolered Senator. Rev. H.
II. Revels.

A correspondent OF the Cincinnati
Commercial writes from Holly Springs,
Mississippi, as follows concerning ex.
Senator Revels, now a Methodist min
lister near there
When We entered the door of the plain,
white, frame westinghouse, it was filled
with worshipers. The pastor is held
in high esteem by his flock at home He
is both lawmaker and shepherd, states.
man and preacher. His party has put
an Hon." before his name !; and a col
lege of his church has put I'D. D.
after it. He came home from Washing
ton City as pure as he went, which can
not be said of every white Senator. He
is honored at home by all parties and by
both races. Pastor Revels is q man OF
about so, rather below medium hight,
with wide perceptive faculties. and a
face remarkably bland and winning. He
is light mulatto, with eyes tinged with
blue. He is comely, graceful and digni-
fed, and in manner as polite as Chester
field, without the least affectation. His
voice is strong and rich. of accordant
tones his meditation distinct. his SEN
fences models of compact English. You
can almost see his punctuation points,
so exactly measured and SO symmetrical
is his diction. His gestures are mostly
with the fore arm, hand and finger, as
if he would paint on canvas every shade
of his meaning, and touch delicately ev-
cry color of flower in his rhetoric. There
is no bombast. no trick of syllable or
scare of sound. He just talks to you
right out. in an earnest, straightforward
way, and you are arrested. interested,
affected and helped by what he says.
All this from farm chattel-a United
States Senator, q self-made man. But
he is far in advance of his race. He is
a pioneer. Well might his colored sub
stitute in the pulpit, preacher black as
ebony, referring to Pastor Revels in his
public prayer, beseech blessings upon the
head Of ode old leader of dis army"
We heard white amen to that. And he
has an army Of congregation. 1t is
much above the average in intelligence,
and the order and attention excellent.
The pastors influence over the people
is marvellous. He can sway a thousand
people by gesture or a word. He said
70 us, that, strange as certain demonstra-
tions might seem, it was paradise in
order and sweetness to what it had been
in former days."
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1875-09-19

They sre simple in construction. not liable &c
ge. out of order, require no skill 10 manage, are
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1875-09-19

and his innocence of the charges main
tanned. Single handed and alone, qui-
etly and with no noise, resolutely and
with no display, he saw himself fully
and absolutely vindicated-save insofar
as convict testimony and the inuendoei
of discharged employees found lodg-
men. in minds warped with prejudice.
That this Judgment had been effected in
prejudiced minds is only too amply evil
denced in the strange proceedings out
lined in yesterday APPEAL.
Here then we have this very strange
and almost unaccountable state OF az
fairs, namely: A system Of the most
determined assaults upon the only COM
petent Warden the Prison ever had, by
an attacking force led by prominent
leaders of the Warden's own party. We
find this assault. made from all quarters
and in the bitterest style Of warfare.
Damaging ,umors were foated about the
streets. rejecting not only upon Mr..
Hyman's honesty but upon his personal
demeanor as a gentleman. All this was
heaped up against him and helped. by
whatever of moral force it carried, to
add strength and propulsive force to the
more systematic attack made before the
Legislature Now, We say, Tha: in JUS
tice to Mr. LYMAN and, what is of more
Importance, for the good of the Peni-
Tertiary. these attacks should cease or
the attacking party bring their charges
and specifications against him in an e1-
plicit. unequivocal. stated form, to be
heard. weighed and disposed of, finally
and conclusively. Otherwise, the at
tacks-a as like this Miller plot are
simply prosecutions carried on from be-
hind coverts where no ambuscade can
fairly be used and prompted by no better
or higher motives than personal enmity
to an officer, who, judged by things as
they appear on the surface, is doing his
very best 70 serve the State and fulfill
the duties of his office.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1875-09-19

The following is a verbatim copy OF an
old bill of lading, dated December "a,
1873. and shows among other things,
the dependence upon Deity prevailing
the merchants Of the day:
Shipped by the grace Of God in good
and well conditin'd, by William Lee,
in and upon the good ship called the
Friendship. whereof is Master. under
God, for this present Voyage. William
Roman, and now riding at Anchor in
the River Thames, aud by Gods grace
bound for Virginia. to say, One Case,
one Trunk, one box of Merchandise,
being marked and numbered as in the
margin. and are to be delivered in like
good order and well conditioned at the
aforesaid port of Virginia, (tbe danger
of the Sea only exceptedl unto Mrs.
Anne Washington. at Pope's Creek,
Potomac River. or to her Assigns,
Freight for the said Goods being paid,
with Primage and Average Accostom'd.
In Witness thereof the Bills Of Landing,
all of this Tenor and Date: the one of 3
Bills being accomplished, the other 2
stand avoid. And SO God send the good
ship to her desir'd Port in Safety
dmen.
Dated in London. Oath Dec. 1913.
WIN. ROMAN.
On the margin is ninepenny stamp
of the customs, and the usual invoice
marks. The owner will present it to
the Alexandria Washington Lodge
Museum.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1875-09-19
SHERIFF'S SALE.
ny VIRTUE OF AN EXECUTION

10y VIRTUE OF AN EXECUTION
- to me directed, issued out of the Hon.
Second Judicial District Court on Judgment
rendered therein on the 18th day of September
A. D. 1875, in favor Of S. HAAS, and against .
LEVY Co, for the sum Of 1928 IS with interest
on the sum Of $3.50 at the rate of Il per cent
per month from judgment, together with the
sum Of $40 GO costs Of suit and aecr,ling costs
now amounting to 81 rs, have levied upon and
seized. and will expose at public sale, at the
store Of said Levy Co, i'll Carson City, Orms-
by county, on the 24th day of September, A. D.
1875, between the hours of O'Clock A. n. and
o'clock p. u. to-wit: At O'Clock p. n. all the
right, title, interest and claim of the said Levy
L Co., of, in and TO the following described
properly, situate and being in Carson City,
County of Ormsby, and State of Nevada, to-wit
Clothing, boots and shoes, etc., etc., all of the
stock III trade Of said Company or so much as
will satisfy the above demand with all costs,
interest, etc.
s. T. SWIFT, Sheriff
Carson City, Sept. 1s, 1875.