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Year: 1869

NEVER let your honest convictions be
laughed down. You can no more eXer-
else your reason if you live in constant
dread of rdicule, than You can enjoy
life if you live in constant fear of death.
If you think it right to differ from the
times and morals, do it-not for inso-
lence, nut Sc iously and gravely, as if
man wor big soul of his own in his
bosom, and did not wait till it was
breathed into him by the breath of fash
ion. Be true to your manhood's con-
viciions, and in the end you viii not
only be respected by the world, but
have the approval Of your own con-
science.
Year: 1869




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Finally an invitation was extended to
Casader from Flora requesting the plea
sure of her company to tea on "a certain
Saturday afternoon. 1t was accepted
and the conversation of and pleasure of
that afternoon was never forgotten, for
it made them more than speaking ac-
quaintances. Florence was well ac-
quainted with the young gentleman to
whom Casader had been introduced. He
was often at her house, for he was privi
legged as he sustained the relation of
cousin. He was in business at New
York, but found it convenient 10 spend
the Sabbaths in Nova, as we will call the
town. Arriving Saturday afternoon he
found it convenient to spend the even
ing at Flora's, and she always liked TO
have her friend with he, Saturday even
ings. There was either a new book to
read or a duet to be learned together,
and so by little persuasion Mrs. Cha
fields consent was gained. The first
part of the evening was spent in reading
a.
ed for the occasion. They were both
good performers on the piano and Casa
der knowing very well when Flora came
to the house, her mother would ask to
hear the duet, failed not to learn one
1t was not her intention to deceive her
mother, making her think she visited
Flora for the simple reason of reading,
and playing on hepiano. No indeed if
asked she would have acknowledged the
greater part of the evening was spent in
conversation, forbearing to mention the
presence of a third party, and that gen
tieman. That gentleman never failed to
make his appearance at eight and of es-
corting Casader TO her home at ten. Mrs.
Chafield knew that a young gentleman
came with Casader, but supposed it was
one of Flora's brothers. She watched
the ripening attachment between the
two misses, but only smiled as she
thought of similar ones, knowing how
they ended. Never since Casader bade
her father good bye had she contided
any secret to her mother; she had no
confident, if any matter annoyed her she
had always kept it to herself, pondering
why it should be so, but never asking
advice of her mother. She knew her
mother was cold, never counting conf
dence, and thinking young ladies Sc
crets were of slight importance. Thus
the child grew into a woman, learning
to keep all matters concerning the heart
to herself. 1t is not strange that persons
called her cold, naughty, proud, but
they did not knew her hearts had not
inspired confidence themselves, there
fore were not capable of interpreting
her actions. Cold, very distant to stran-
gers she always appeared, yet there was
something pleasing about her, and one
was led to think of her after leaving her
so ,iety. She was not silly, endeavoringto to
entertain with frivolous conversation in
Guiding gossip. Neither was she re-
mtrkably gifted but what she uttered
was generally we'll balanced with COM
mon sense. We shall not try to make
our heroine perfect, or endeavor to en-
dow her with any gifts she does not pos
sess. She is mortal and subject to the
same temptations we are; she failed TO
do right oftentimes, and she made blum
ders which caused her as much sorrow
Year: 1869

One of the few really successful enter pfises of the day is Parker & Cos One Dollar Sale. Their system offers a greater opportunity for the purchase of the thous- and and one useful articles, at price that comes within the reach of all classes, than any other.

 . It is a we'll understood fact, that certain classes of goods pay the dealer a very large percentage of profit: This appears almost necessary, especially in Fancy Goods. Jew elry, Silver Plated Ware &c.. of, which Q dealer does not sell sufficient of any one article to make it an object of trade, and is obliged to purchase in small quantities; and when tho goods are sold by three ot four different classes of merchants, and each ehaxge . very large profit ther price becomes double the original cost of manuI factufe before reaching the hands of srsthe people. q s.sae5u

 It is in such goods Parker < O., 98 and 100 Summer St, Boston, deal most extenl siyely~ Their sales are so immense they make each article speciality, often buy ing all a manufacturer can produce. Their system gives universal ssatisfaction. Read their advertisement.

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Year: 1869

| I have speculated great deal on mat

 rimony. l have seen young and beautiful

 women. the pride of the gay circles, mar

 ried, as the world says. we'll Some have

 moved into their costly houses, and their

 friends have all come and looked at their

 furniture and their splendid home for hap.

 p;ncss, and have gone away and commit

 ted them to their sunny homes, cheerful | ly and without fear. It is natural to be sanguine for them, as the young are some times carried away with similar feelings l love to get unobserved into corner and watch her in her white attire, and with her smiling face and soft eyes meeting me in the pride of life, weave waking dream of future happeness persuade myself that 1t will be true. l think how they will sit upon the iuxuriant sofa as the twi light falls, and build gay hopes, and mur- mur in low tones the not now forbidden tenderness, and how thrilling the allowed kiss and beautiful endeaiments of welded life will make even parting their joy, and how gladly they will come back from the crowded and empty mirth of the gay to each others quiet company

 I.picture to myself that young creature who blushes even now at his hesitating Ca ress, listening eagerly for his footsteps as the night steals on, wishing he would come and when he enters at last, with an alice ton as undying as his pulse, nesting up on his bosom can feel the tide that goes flowing through the h,art, and gaze with him upon the graceful form as she moves about in the kind offices of affection soothing all his unquiet cares, and making him even forget himself in her young and unshadowed beauty w

 l go oflrward for years, and see her lux uriaut hair put soberly away from her brow, and her girlish graces resigned into dignity aud lovclnoss, chastened with the gentle meekness of maternal affection Her husband looks on with proud eye, and shows the same fcrvcnt love and deli cate attentions which first won her, and her fair children are grown about them, and they go on, full of honor and untroub- led years, and are remembered when they die " ashipoten Irving.
Year: 1869

A ANUIsANCE.-Many of our merchants of late
have neglected to close their cellar doors, leading
through sidewalks down into deep CELLARS
These traps for pedestrians have been open SO
long and are getting so plenty that wo thought
IL proper to venture this gentle reminder.
Year: 1869

We being modest firm and not given to blow
ing, would like to know how large round
square or cube meal is; We give men all they
wAn, for Forty cents and team tohay in the bar
gam. Also. Fresh Oysters received twice week.
warranted, and game in season, got up in any
style vt all hours. Try US. Exchange Hotel
and Coffee House, Formulas II Wade. HF
Year: 1869

From the Chicago Journal


There is a very remarkable case OF
matrimonial felicity (2) in this city which
is not generally known to the public. 10
the West Division lives woman with
two husbands, to each Of whom she has
been married in legal form. At the time
the war broke out this woman was living
with her frst husband, by whom she had
three children. Soon after the breaking
out of the rebellion her husband enlisted
and went of in the role Of a brave
soldier boy" A year or two after, his
wife heard that he was killed in battle.
She heard nothing from him personally.
The war closed, and be failed to write or
to report at his former headquarters


in Chicago. His wife now considered
herself widow, beyond all doubt, and
in course Of time she married again.
But, a few months ago, to her amaze
ment, husband No. |, whom she had
mourned as dead, returned to his long
deserted domicile, but, like Enoch Arden,
only to find bis wife the spouse Of another
man. But, unlike Enoch Arden, he
failed TO die of a broken heart. A coun-
ell Of war was held By the three heads Of
the family, aud the dificulty amicably
adjusted. What to some men and vo-
men similarly situated would have re-
suited in pistols, blood and litigation,
was settled readily and satisfactorily BY
Year: 1869

HOW TO MAKE TRADE FOR RUMHOLE.


Kill the biggest hog in town; get lots of bets
and carry the hog to the rumshOp to weigh 1t.
Ot course all the betting ones will be on hand.
Don't weigh too soon, but hold off while let
the crowd take few drinks aud the betting
well increase. Look out for No. as you move
on with the 81 ow, and have as many bets OF
drinks as you can get. Just at this point it is
will to give tree drink it will make you pop
ular. Get all hands well in-just so drunk that
loss in the bets won't hurt, cause all hands
is rich then weigh the hog and pay over the
the stakes to the un-lucky Ones-every cent a
man wins is a curse to hlm-and let all holts
go. Laugh it OF; encourage the loosers tell
them they came off second best any how. Now
go in-go it while you are young-and | will
look through the window and take and inven-
tory Of the crowd. No. | will put down ms
the fast young man who has been going 1t on
money that he never earned by his labor


No 2-married man poor works hard Tor his
money, and is throwing it away while his wife
and children are in want of the necessarles OF
life. No. 3-young business man whose husi-
ness is calling loudly for him and his money.
But alas tor him Poor man, he is on the
high road to ruin. No. 4--old hummer. lie
has seen better days. lie used to stem the
tide. He used to have money and friends, bur
Rum has robbed him aud turned him out. We
saw him through the day standing around
ready to do small jobs for small pay. He has
followed up the crowd, well knowing that when
they are we'll drunk and jolly that he will be
treated. Perhaps he once kept saloon, but
he is too low for that now. Query: what
will be the end of the man behind the bar. =
He, the old man, will go on little way lit:
tic way still, and then what? Well, he will
die. What then? We will try to be charita-
bic. Probably the man behind the counter
will in turn become hummer; the young man
Year: 1869

PORTRAIT OF a VILLAGE LoAFER-The
Litchfed, Conn, Sentinel thus photographs
one of the institutions of that town:


There is a man in this town who sets him
self up as the censor of public morals, and who
publishes aud condemns the shortcomings of
his fcllow-men. He is as sanctimOniOus as if
he had swallowed conference meeting. Five
hundred of the old, genuine, original, hard
shell PharseeS, boiled down to a half pint,
would make weak decoction when compared
With this individual. He is so impregnated
with the odor of sanctity that one could Scrape
it off his clothes with a cam-shell. Yet this
man is the most inveterate lOafer in the whole
town-an inquisitive, prying, meddleSome,
impudent nuisance, an intolerable gossip and
busybOdy. If he sees two or more gentlemen
talking together he walks up and listens to
their conversation. He has the cheek of a
cast-ron Indian. He is capable of interrupt
ing the bcnediction at a wedding to ask the
bridegroom what fee he expects to pay the
clergyman. We are not going to tell who this
man is if we should do SO some lite insurance
company would cobhie him for peripatetic
agent and we have too much philanthropy to
do any thing that might increase his opportu-
nifty to make his felow-men miserable, or to
commit the sin of cursing"
Year: 1869

will be vagabond; the poor man with fam
lily will exc out miserable existence, die in
poverty, and leave as legacy to the commu-
nifty his wife and children, to be cared for
The clock strikes one-and rum still in demand.


RESULT.


a sad, care worn woman, with broken heart,
sits over her child and wonders why her hus-
band will treat her so. Sad wife down town
still hammer up town; drunken husband at
the grOgshop; wife going to want business
going TO the sheriff; husbands body to the
grave and his soul to hell. Young man rob-
bing TILL proprietor wonders why business
don't pay better. Grog man doing well at
present but is sure to 90 to the dogs


BY Your OWN CHERRIES"
Year: 1869

was for progress; for take away nom
the world all that Catholicty has given
It and It reapses into heatnensm. The
Pope was for progress-a progress controlled BY
morality and resting upon the basis OF justice and
public order He was Ior temporal progress assert
lag at the same time that religion underlies the
whole groundwork OF life. In conclusion, the
speaker said he felt no fear for either Pope or
Church. The Church could not be In danger un.
less God and his promises be In danger, and
under all trials and vcissitudes she knew she was
fted to come out victorious from every conflict, and
therefore had never turned pale at the sight OF the
foe. She saw the old temple OF the Jews razed TO
the ground and buried the synagogues; she beheld
pagan Rome In pride and pomp ana power, Dled
under the axes OF Nero, and finally planted
the Cross on the ruins OF the Roman eagles
Prosecuting emper0rs could not destroy her In her
cradle or drown her in her own bo0d-she grew up
strong and firm amid funeral piles ana scan0lds
As with Napoleon the First, when he imprisoned the
aged Pontif In Fontainebleau the Pope said 70 him.


If You desplse my spiritual authority you VIII ngnt
against God" Napoleon REPLIED s'God Is always on
the side OF the strong battalions." But
short time showed on what side the
Almighty was; the strong batteries were witnered
and strewn the abdicated Napoleon became himself
q prisoner In Fontainebleau. The Pope relgneu
supreme in Rome-Bonaparte was chained IN ST.
Helena. AS sure as night succeeded day anu season
succeeded season. so sure would Pope succeed rope
Until the last Pope, who would hear the signs ol an
expiring world.


At the close OF the lecture vote OF thanks to
Father Boyle was proposed. seconded ana unanl-
mously adopted.
Year: 1869

The Newark IN. J.) Press contains the
following exposition of what Mark Twain
terms ''A Wicked Fraud" perpetrated on
him during his recent lecturing visit to that
cityi


It is seldom pleasant to tell on ones self, but
sometimes it is sort of relief to man to
make sad confession. l wish to unburden
my mind now, and yet l almost believe that
/ am moved to do it more because / long to
bring censure upon another man than because
/ desire to pour balm upon my wounded
heart. II don't know what balm is, but /
believe it is the correct expression to use in
this connection-never having seen any
balm.) You may remember that / lectured
in Newark lately for the young gentlemen of
the Clayonian Society? | did, at any rate.
During the afternoon of that day was talk
ing with one of the young gentlemen just
referred to, and he said he had an uncle who,
from some cause or other, seemed to have
grown permanently bereft of all emotion
And with tears in his eyes this young man
said:


''Oh, if l could only see him laugh once
more Oh, ifI could only see him weep !"


| was touched. | could never withstand
distress. | said


Bring him to my lecture. I'll start him
for you.'


''Oh, if you could but do itl If you
could but do it, all our family would bless
you foreyermore-for he is very dear to US.
oh, my benefactor, can you make him laugh?
can you bring soothing tears to those parch
ed orbs?


was profoundly touched. / said:


My son, bring the old party around l
have got some jokes in that lecture that will
make him laugh if there is any laugh in him
and if they miss fire have got some others
that'il make him cry or kill him, one or the
other''


Then the young man blessed me, and wept
on my neck, and blew his nose on my coat tail
and went after his uncle. He placed him in
full view, in the second row of benches that
night, and began on him. ! tried him with
mild jokes; then with severe ones | dosed
him with bad jokes. and riddled him with
good ones | fired old stale jokes into him
and peppered him fore and aft with red-ho
new ones | warmed up TO my work, and
assaulted him on the right and left in from
and behind | fumed and sweated, anG
charged and routed, till | was hoarse anC
sick, and frantic and furious-but | never
moved HIM once-I never started smile ol
teari Never ghost of smile, and never
a suspicion of moisture | was astounded
L closed the lecture at last with one despair
ing shriek-with one wild burst of humor-
and hurled a joke Of supernatural atrocity
full at him. 1t never phased him Then
sat down bewildered and exhausted.


The President of the Society came up and
bathed my head with cold water, and said


- What made you carry on so toward the
last2"


1 said: ~ was trying to make that con-
founded old fool laugh, in the second row."


And he said: 50 Well you were wasting
your time-because he is deaf and dumb, and
as blind as a badger"


Now was that any way for that old mans
nephew to impose on stranger and an or
phan like me? | simply ask you, as man
and brother, if that was any way for him
t. do? MARX Twain.
Year: 1869

SUIcIBE.-A beautiful and intelligent
young girl, named Hannah Wedman, com
mitted suicide at Dandy, DuPage county.
Illinois, on the 22d ult., by throwing herself
on the railroad track in front of a passing
train of cars She desired to marry a young
man named Myers, but was forbidden by her
patents to do so, which so wrought upon her
feelings that she deliberately destroyed her
self. The following note to her lover was
found in her pocket book:


My Own Dear Fred: Right opposite your
house l sit writing this note to you. For you
l must die. cannot give you up only in
death. You are too dear to me for us to part
from each other. | suppose the folks think
me foolish, but | cannot help it. | would
always be in misery. So dearest Fred, good
bye. In death | remain ever your


HANNAH
On the margin of the letter, in a scrawl
scarcely discernibe, was written:


May God bless and keep you in the right
Think of me often.
Year: 1869

QUIETING A TIrLE.-At White Pine they
do things queerly and often in hurry. They
do not squabble and quarrel much, for they
do not have time A man might make a
million of money in the time it takes to settle
small dispute. A friend relates the follow
ing as having occurred at Treasure City /:
A small, but wiry-looking man located tent
on a piece of ground and stuck out his bust
ness sign. A big fellow rode up on horse.
back and told the squatter that the land be.
longed to him, and that the squatter had
better leave. The little fellow remarked ::
"Just get down, and if you can pan me out
you can have the lot" The big fellow dis.
mounted without another word, and they
peeled and pitched in. There were no ref
erees nor judges, but there was lively fight
for about two minutes and the big fellow was
whipped. He got up, climbed to the top of
his steed, and remarked to the little man,
Good morning--the lot is yours" and rode
of;-The wager of battle quieted that land
title.-Grdss Valley Union.
Year: 1869

WEwould call the attention Of strangers visit
Ing the city to the large and varied asscrtnenf OF
choice clothing to be fcund at BALDwIN's, corner
Tenth and Main Streets. This is en- old house,
having been in business here over thirty years. and
what they represent as good and cheap can be re-
lied on. Call and see them If you wish anything
In their line. and you viii be pleased
Year: 1869

SIGHT SEErSe--After you have seen oil the,
sights the city and suburbs, then yend your way
to tho corner of Thirteenth and Main streets, and
you win Sec there q score Of young men who are
Year: 1869

ANNUAL MEETING OF THE HORTICULTURAL
AND PoMoLoGIcAL SoCIETY.-The annual
meeting of the Virginia horticultural and
Pathological Society will be held at the
African church, Broad street, at TX O'Clock
this evening, at which time the annual re-
port will be read, and the annual address
will be delivered by Rev. Leo. Rosser, D. D.
After the address the election Of officers
will be held. Upon the adjournment of the
Horticultural and Pathological Society a
meeting of the two societies will be held Tor
discussion, Major Sutherlin in the chair.


There will no doubt be very interesting
exercises on this occasion, and we hope to
see large attendance. The fame of the
orator is sufficient guarantee that the adj
dress will be an able and instructive one.


The officers and Executive Committee Of
the Horticultural and Pathological Society
will meet at the entrance door at quarter
past O'Clock.
Year: 1869

A gentleman was one day opening box of
dry goods His little son was standing near
and as the father took packages from the box,
he laid some of them upon the arm of the boy.
A little friend and playmate of the merchants
son was standing by looking on. As package
after package was laid upon the arm of the
boy, his little friend began to fear his load
was becoming too heavy, and said:


"Jonny don't you tank you've got as much
as you can carry?'


isNever mind, j" dear little Johnny answered
in sweet happy tone, "father knows how
much can carry"


Brave, trusting little fellow He did not
grow restless or impatient under'tbe burden,
heavy though it doubtless seemed. There
was no danger, he felt that his father would
lay load on him too heavy for him. His
father knew his strength, or rather the weak
ness of that little arm, and would not overtask
it More than all, his father loved him and
therefore could not harm him.


1t is such spirit Of loving trust in Him
that God desires all his children to possess.
lie says, Except ye be converted and be-
come as little children ye shall not enter the
kingdom Of heaven"
Year: 1869

The documents in regard to the Hale-Perry
quarrel place our Minister to Spain In a very
unenyiable position and afford a sufficient
reason for the action OF Secretary Fish in noti-
flying Mr.. Hale that his resignation will be
accepted Ii appears that Mr.. Hale used his
official position as cover for the importation
of goods, which goods were sold In the market.
The Spanish Government Were aware OF this
as early as the Spring of 1867. They concluded
to notify MI Hale that the abuse was known,
but that 1t would be kept secret provided the
offence was not repeated. Mr.. Perry had been
taken rto the councils of the Spani n authori-
ties, and he made known TO Mr.. Hale his
acouaintanee with the facts. Mr.. Hale was
agitated, and msde no explanation. He, no "
ever, wrote to the merchant with whom be had
the dealing in question, as king him ID pay the
duty on the merchandise coming in mis- name
This action Of Mr.. Perry's earned for him the
hatIed OF Mr.. Hale. rho from that time sought
TO crush him through every agency he could
bring to bear, and was very nearly successful
as nomination for a successor to him was
sent to the Senate, but has since been with
drawn The documents snow that certain
packages Of goods directed to MIR. Hale went to
stores where such goods were sold They in.
cluded a letter of the Minister to a merchant,
concerning the liquidation of accounts with
him, in return for formerly imported goods
free of duty. Another Is a letter from the same
merchant 70 Mr.. Hale. stating that their ac-
counts lad been balanced with the previous
admission of goods free of duty, which he had
enjoyed, except the last agreed upon, and
which being countermanded, left Mr.. Hale his
sebtor 500 reals.


There is also much gossip in regard to Mr..
Hales rather fervent de votion to the fortun es
of Queen Isabella, and altogether in is evident
that IL is quite time that a change should be
made in our representative at Madrid.