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Year: 1869

To YOUNG MEME is easier to be a
good business man than a poor one. Half
the energy displayed to keep ahead that is
required to catch up when behind will save
credit, give more time to business, and add
to the profit and reputation of your word.
Honor your engagements. If you promise
to meet man, or do a certain thing at a
certain moment, be ready at the appointed
time. If you have work to do, do it at once,
cheerfully, and therefore more speedily and
correctly. If you go out on business, attend
promptly to the matter on hand, and then
as promptly go about your own business.
Do not stop to tell stories in business hours.
If you have a place Of business, be found
there when wanted. No man can get
rich by sitting around stores and saloons
Never fool on business matters. If you
have to labor for living, remember that one
hour in the morning is better than two at
night. Ifyou employ others, be on hand to
see that they attend to their duties and to
direct with regularity, promptuess, and lib
eraIity. Do not meddle with any business
you know nothing of. Never buy any arli.
Gle simply because the man that sells it will
take it out in trade. Trade is money-time
is money. A good business habit and repu>
tation is always money Make your place OF
business pleasant and attractive, then stay
there to wait on customers Never use
quick words, or allow yourself to make hasty
or ungentlemanly remarks, to those in your
employ; for to do so lessons their respect for
you and your influence over them: Help
yourself, and others will help you. Be faith
full over the interest confded to your keeping
AMI all in good time. your responsibilities
will be increased. Do not be in. too great
haste to get rich. Do not build until you
have arranged and laid a good foundation.
Do not-as you hope to work for success
spend time in idleness. If your time is your
own, business will suffer as you do. II it is
given to another for pay, it belongs to him,
and you have no more right to steal that
than to steal money. Be obliging. Strive
to avoid sharp words and personalities. Do
not kick every stone in the path more miles
can be made in day by going steadily on
than by stopping to kick. Pay as you go.
A man of honor respects his word as he
does his bond. Ask, but never beg. Help
others when you can, but never give when
you cannot afford to, simply because it is
fashionable Learn to say no. No necessity
of swapping it out dog fashion, but say it
firmly and respectfully. Have but few COM
fdants, and the fewer the better. Use your
own brains rather than those of others.
Learn to think and act for yourself. Be
Vigilant. Keep ahead, rather than behind
| tie time.
Year: 1869

LESLIE, the Royal Academician, speaking
in his autobiography of having been fre-
ouently ordered to make drawings of the
dead, and of the reluctance with which in
every case he entered the room where the
body lay, says that the faint indication Of a
smile which always lighted up the features
of the dead, as be sat at work, so attracted
him that he invariably felt reluctant to 90
away.
Year: 1869

THE MANAGING WoMAN.-TO be good
housekeeper is one of the most essential aud
useful accomplishments, and the man who
secures for his wife one whose education in
this respect has not been neglected, combin-
ed with a mild, confding and loving dis
position, has a most valuable treasure and
if his home is not agreeable and pleasant, he
may be assured that the fault is with bim-
self, and that he does not possess the manly
and gentlemanly attributes necessary for
such a partner tor life We commend the
following inst and truthful remarks to the
attention Of our readers: The managing
woman is pearl among women. She is one
of the prizes in the great lottery of life, and
the man who draws her may rejoice for the
rest of his days. Better than riches, she Is
fortune within herself-a gold mine never
failing in its yield-a spring OF pleasant
waters, whose banks are friDged with moss
and flowers, when all around is bleached
white with sterile sand The managing wo-
man can do anything and she does every
thing we'll Perceptive aud executive, OF
quick sight and steady hand, she always
knows exactly what is wanting, and supplies
the deficiency with tact and cleverness PEI
culiar to herself. She knows the capa6lll-
ties of persons as well as things, for she has
an intuitive knowledge of character. The
managing woman, if not always patient, is
always energetic ,and can never be disappoint~
ed into inactiou. Though she has to teach
the same thing over and over agaip though
she finds heads as dense as boxWood, ana
hands as inefficient as fishes fins, still she Is
never weary of her vocation of arranging and
ordering, and never less than hopeful OF
favorite result
Year: 1869

ION THUMB Co., and team, came and went
as nolselessly as butterfly and twice as "buch-
lful, and this was the extent of our dstin-
guished arrivals during the week We have no
doubt the little family were we'll satisfied with
the reception. When we first saw the team ap-
proach we were sort of startled for the moment
The ontht looked like pair of monstrous crck-
cts harnessed up and hauling their provisions
with them in a coca-nut wheels. When the
coach was thrown open, exposing the four little
humans, it reminded US of u nest of young birds
staring around for the old one. Miss Minnie
Warren is just about big enough to bait a trout
hook with, and Commodore Mutt, like Falstaff's
Justice of the Peace, could play Jack-in-a-box in
the bowl of Il merschaum pipe lute-case
were mansion for him." If Tom Thumb were
to put on his winter clothes, there might be bulk
enough for IL sun-stroke, but the small -pox
could hardly find room on the broadest part of
him to make its mark. His wife may differ
with US on that point, however Mrs. Thumb
and Miss Warren are sisters, and it is said the
Commodore intends to marry the little Miss but
he says to the contrary says there is &C a more
extensive range" in single life. We consider
that remark the best thing we have heard in a
long while. We should say so The Commo-
dore is Young America all over, but said while
he was here, that he always conducted him.
self according to the laws Of the United States"
and didn't wish to be known as rough, at all -
ana used other ambiguous remarks equally
amusing. The Lord said that s unless We be-
come little children, ye cannot enter the king
dom" and all we have to say is that these little
people will stand show that hand if St.
Peter will only leave the key hole open. They
do not travel on special train, as reported, but
are bigger attraction than many who require a
special locomotive and attachments. - Ogden
Telegraph.


These "heavy weights" are advertised to
"put in an appearance" at Weaverville on the
| 25th instant.
Year: 1869

To DETECT MALARIous DISTRICTS The Engi-
neer is authority whereby people seeking rural
homes for the summer may satisfy themselves
and that with far more certainty than from the
assertion to the contrary of interested property
holders-concerning the existence of fever and
ague causes. In regions subject to miasmatic
diseases, organic matter is found in the greatest
abundance in the form of spores. The identify
ing of these spores depends on the property OF
suipburic acid to set free carbon from its COM
binations in organic substances. If, then, a
watch-glass containing suphuric acid be ex-
posed to the atmosphere of suspected region,
its surface will become blackened with rapldity
depending upon the malarial tendencies OF lne
al
Year: 1869

CANCER CuRED.-A prominent citizen of Phil
adelphia bad been long suffering from a cancer,
which distressed him by reason of the very often
sive exhalations that disturbed the household
he used wash of diluted carbolic acid, as a
disinfectant. 1t not only completely deodorized
the sore, but destroyed the cancer itself, pursu-
ing it evidently through its roots. The wash
which be used was one-quarter ounce of carbolic
acid in one quart of water, three times dav.
His physician thinks half the quantity of acid
would be equally effectual. Hitherto there has
been little hope after cancer has been we'll de-
veloped: This scourge of humanity promises
now to be within the reach of care, in whatever
form except the terrible tobacco cancer, which
is carrying of its victims in Germany by tbon.
sands year, and which inordiuate smoking is
sure to generate in California Being in the
mouth, it canuot be treated with this lotion.
Year: 1869

How TO LOOK AND APPEAR WELL.-Every one
likes to appear well every woman likes to look
handsome. Now, it is not the features alone on
which we depend for good looks. There are
many women, especially, who look handsome,
simply because they appear intelligent and in
spite of what nature has done for their features.
Good teeth help to good looks they are
also essenta. to good health-hence they should
be cared for. good clean skin is another aid to
good looks; but washing alone will not secure
it neither will painting. Proper food and
healthy stomach essential. No one can have
fair skin who breathes impure air. especially
during the night; hence COOL well-ventilated
lodging rooms are essential to this end. But
neither features, teeth nor skin can alone make
up really beautiful woman, or good looking
men. In order to look and appear to the best
advantage we must wake up the mind and soul
The brain must be active. We must think and
read-not the trashy literature of the day; but
books that call forth thought - that impart
knowledge. We must choose for our compan-
ions, if possible, those who are our superors in
intellect, from whose conversation we may de-
rive new and advanced ideas. We must attend
lectures, such instructive and. suggestive


In this way the mind will be kept awake, active
and healthy and the dull, sleepy, pensive look,
so common among novelreading women, and
idle, istless men, will pass away from the eyes.
The countenance will wear bright intelligent
look, which all admire and which forms the
chief element of what constitutes the really
handsome, good looking man or woman. No
woman ever looks so handsome or really inter-
esting, as when she is engaged in earnest con-
versation upon some topic, which calls out to
the utmost, her thinking powers. Her whole
soul is aroused, her eyes beam with intelligence
she is then really angelic. With this under
standing of beauty, let all strive to be hand
some.-Nning and Scientific Press.
Year: 1869

They sat alone by the bright wood fire,
The gray haired dame and the aged sire,


Dreaming of days gone by;
The tear drop fell on each wrinkled cheek,
They both had thoughts that they could MOI


speak,


AS each heart uttered sigh
For their sad and fearful eyes deserted
Three little chairs placed side by side


Against the sitting room wall
Old-fashioned enough as there they stood,
Their seats of flag and their frames of wood


With their backs so straight and tall.
Then the sire shook his silvery head,
And with trembling voice he gently said


Mother, those empty chairs,
They bring us such sad, sad thoughts to


night


Wen put them forever out of sight,


In the small, dark room up stairs"
But she answered, ''Father, no, not yet,
For look at them and / forget


That the children went away
The boys come back, and our Mary, too,
With her apron on of eheekerd blue,


And sit here every day
Johnny still whittles ships tall nasts,
And Willie his leaden bullets casts,


While Mary her patchwork sews
AT evening time three childish prayers
Coup to God from those little chairs,


SO softly that no one knows.
Johnny comes back from the billow deep,
Willie wakes from his battlefield sleep,


To say goodnight to me :
Marys wife and mother no more,
But tired child whose play time is Ger,


And comes to rest on my knee.
So let them stand there, though empty now
And every time when alone we bow


At the Fathers throne 20 pray,
Wen ask to meet the children above,
In our Saviour's home of rest and love,


Where no child goeth away
Year: 1869

A STEAMBOAT Runs HALF-
AN-HoUR WITHOUT AN ENGIN-
EER.-The steamer Rob Roy
happened to a most singular
accident on her last trip down
from this place. The engineer
on the second night watch had
just gone on duty. He was
seen by the watchman, after
going on duty, attending the
engines and otherwise over
seeing his machinery. When
last noticed he was standing
on the. fan at the stern of the
boat (the Rob Roy is a stern
wheel boat) oiling the eccen-
tric and gudgeon. Some half
an hour later, the watchman re-
ported to Capt. Benedict that
the engineer was missing. This
announcement caused no little
CONSERVATION, since no one
knew in what condition the
boilers or engines We're nor
how soon some fatal explosion
would take place which would
cause the death ofal on board.
The engineer previously releiv-
ed, was Immediately aroused
and went below. He found
the boilers nearly red hot, the
supply of water having been
stopped by the missing engin-.
eer, as is frequently done on
stern-wheel boats where the
doctor's speed cannot be regu-
lated as on side-wheeI boats,
and he also fonnd the engines
considerably damaged. The
fires were Immediately put out
and the boat tied up for q few
hours, after which steam was
raised in one of the boilers and
the boat proceeded on to New
Orleans, where she is now I'M
dergoing repairs preparatory
to resuming her regular week
~ trips to Monroe and Tren-
ton. fs'


The missing engineer I'M
doubtedly fell into the river
while at the stern of the boat.
a short distance below the
point on the river where he
was last noticed by the watch
man, his body was found by
Capt. Clip Duke, and was buried
by that gentleman. Is was
half an hour after he was seen
at the boats stern, before his
absence was observed, and
thus the boat must have run
half an hour without all en-
gineer. This is, doubtless, one
of the most singular steamboat
accidents on record 0achita
Telegraph.
Year: 1869

We learn by a telegram from
Liverpool that the Cotton Sup
ply Association in England is
preparing to make great efforts
to stimulate the growth and
trade in cotton feom India. At
a meeting of this association a
resolution was passed to the
effect that the speedy develop
ment of the railway system in
India is necessary in order to
facilitate the transportation of
cotton in that country and the
importation Of it into England.
The reason given for this was
the insuficiency of the supply
from the United States, and it
is said the stock of American
cotton is not large enough to
keep the mills of Lancashire
fully engaged.


Since the war commenced in
this country England has been
making extraordinary efforts
to raise cotton in India, and
enormous sums of money have
been spent for this purpose; !;
yet it appears that after years
of these efforts and the expen-
diture of vast amounts of mon
ey the supply is still insufficient
to meet the falling off of Amer
lean cotton. We are aware that
the sbpply from India has been
largely increased through this
action of the British govern
ment and capitalists, and also
that the production of cetton
in Egypt and other parts of the
world has been stimulated BY
the necessity of the Lancashire
manufacturers. But however
much the quantity has been in
creased or the quality improv-
ed, England cannot do without


American cotton. Nowhere in


the world can our beautiful


long staple be produced, as fal
as yet known, except in Amer
lea. Nature has settled tha
question. The semi-tropica


climate of the Southern State
and the influence of the Gul


Stream, which brings the nee
essary showers Of rain to stim


ulate the growth of the annua


plant, make a certain belt i


this country peculiarly adapt
\ ed to its cultivation. And eve.
Year: 1869

produced IN the same degrees
of latitude beyond the influence
of the Gulf Stream as in the
most western portions of Texas
or the territory west Of Arkan-
sas. Unless the British can
find another Gulf Stream and
the same climatic conditions
that are found in our Southern
States they will never be able
to compete with us in cotton
production. Cotton can be
grown in almost any warm eli
mate, but not Of the quality we
produce, nor with the same GER
tainty of a crop. 1t is a ques-
ton Of climate more than of
labor or capital. Irrigation, as
in Egypt, may do something,
and the occasional floods of
rain in India may be utilized,
but nowhere is there the nee
essary alternate showers and
warm sunshine as in the cotton
belt of the United States.


Since the supply has been
cut off in part from this coun-
try the cotton manufacturers
of Europe have been changing
their machinery to suit the
short staple article of India
and other countries; but we adj
wise them not to spend money
unnecessarily IN this way
From this time forth they may
expeota largersupply from the
Uniteo States. The planters of
theSouth have surely passed the
period of their poverty caused
by the war, and they will have
capital enough to extend their
planting operations. The labor
OF that section, which was dis
organized and unreliable from
the same cause, is becoming
organized and reliable. Besides,
there will be within a short
time a great influx of Chinese
laborers, as Wellas of European
and Northern emigrants, to in
crease the production. Within
three or four years, probably,
there will be as large or a larg-
er crop of cotton raised than in
any year before the war. The
British manufacturers, there
fore, need not be alarmed or
spend large sums of money use
lessly in India or elsewhere.


With regard to the American
planters, this news from Eng
land of the urgent demand fol
thier staple is most er courag-
ing. They are sure to realize
from this years crop a high
price and abundant means tC
increase the area OF cuItlVa-
ton next year. Indeed, there
is every reason to believe thai


the South, SO poor and depress


ed from the war, will soon be.


come again the richest part o


the country. With the mater


ial and social improvement O
the SOutherners they will soor
be relieved from all politica


disabilities. The memories o


the war will die out and W,
shall have peace and prosperit,
throughout the land. Let then
| go on, then, as they have beer
5 going, prudently, quietly an,
E attending to their material in
Year: 1869

SECRETARY RoBRsoN returned to this city
last evening, and was at the Navy Department
to-day. He will probably remain here during
this week, and return to the North early in the
coming week.
Year: 1869

THE COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS has had a
tabular statement prepOunded showing the
average amount Of work done by each clerk in
his office, and several Of them were yesterday
notified that their exhibit was not satisfactory
and hatspeedy improvement in that particu
lar was expected,
Year: 1869

STRUCK By YlIGHTNING.-On saturday night,
during the severe storm, the house OF w ID.
Bell, on the hill below the Howard University,
was struck by lightning and considerably
damaged, though fortunately none of the in
mates were otherwise injured than being
slightly stunned and terribly frightened
General O. o. Howard was driving by Bells
house at the time in his carriage. which was
also struck and turned over in the gutter by
the roadside. The General escaped with a few
bruises.
Year: 1869




a scientific paper has the following on a
subject daily growing Of greater importance,
as suspension bridges, and others oonstruc-
ted Of non, are more and more coming into
use:


1 1t sounds little oddly to hear of the life
Of an inauimate thing. But it seems 10 be
pretty well settled, that things inanimate
as well as animate, have life leperiods, varying
according to circumstances, Thus. iron
/ ITSELF when wrought into various useful
things, has period beyond which it cannot
be said to have life sufficient for the purpose
for which it was wrought. iii not simply
liable to be used up By the wear and tear,
but also to lose its tenacity and elasticity.
and to be ilisintegrated aud weakened In
short, to lose is life and become useless long
before il is worn out, aud even not worn at
all For example, wrought iron giraer
bridge can bear only certain amount Of
daily use without rapid depreciation Of
strength. IL must have seasons Of rest from
strain, just as an animal requires rest, and
rs lie depends on these IfsuIiected to a
! heavy strain, often raraata9 with IittIa IN
-. r~,Ing rest, its life viii be prop0ftionatey
less than it would be under other circum-
stances.


The Engineer has gone into certain calcu
lstions to show how long a bridge of wrought
iron may be expected to live, under given
circumstances, and coses to the conclusion
that such bridge, subject at intervals to
dynamical load not exceeding fourth part
Of its powers Of ultimate tance-that is
to say, not subject to this strain more than
one hundred times in twenty four hours
may he safe to travel for about BPS years
But, as many of the hardest-worked iron
railroad bridges are subject to twice, or even
thrice, this number Of daily strains, the
conclusion reached is, that girder bridge
cannot be safely counted on for more than
about 100 years These calculations, if re-
liable land we see not why they may not be.
are very important for all uses Of iron sub
ject to heavy strains. They tend TO show
that thing may be as strong as tho best
IRON can make it, and yet be subject to loss
ofstrength and life even Without wear
Year: 1869

E RELIGION 4 NECESSITY. Religion is not


4 duty, it is necessity. You might as


sell talk Of the duty of breathing, or the
duty Of having the pulse beat, as to talk Of
the duty Of being religious. 1t is duty to
breathe, to be sure, aud it is a duty to have
the pulse beat; but We do not talk Of these
things as being duties. Il is one Of the indis
pensabe necessities that we should breathe,
and that our pulse should beat. And re-
gard religious life as not only a duty, but a
necessity You cannot be man and not
be a Christian Everything that makes
you relatively better than your fellow men
is an indication that you are 50 far on the
way toward a Christian manhood.
Year: 1869

If our readers do not think that it re-
quires nerve to edit a newspaper out West,
let them read this, the experience Of one Of
them felIers, as told by himself One
evening-it was moonlight in the summer
tIme-we sat alone in the porch by the cot
tage door, holding that littlo white hand in
a gentle pressure: Que arm had stolen rauad
her waste, and silent song OF JOY ike the
music Of the night was on our soul Oar
lips met il = sweet delicious kiss. and bead
ing softly to her ear, we whispered tale Of
passionate deyotion we proposed In a
moment she tore her hand from ours, aud
with a look Of inefTabla scorn, said, What
marry an editor? You git out We Sid.