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Year: 1867

There is remarkable and mysterious
kind Of malady that prevails extensively
in every community. 1t is a Sunday,
or seventh day epidemic, not named or
described in the books of the medical
faculty. Its peculiarity consists in the
fact that it is an intermittent or hebdo-
madal disorder which keeps the patient
away from church on Sunday, though
he is always well enough to attend to
his business on Monday morning
Though a contagious disease, we never
knew it to kill any one; and it is an ex-
traordinary fact that, while it lasts, the
patient has a first-rate appetite, and ac-
tually eats and sleeps better than usual.
2 If the disorder is checked so that the
patient escapes an attack on Sunday, he
is apt to have relapse on the following
Wednesday night in consequence of
which he is unable to go to prayer meet
ing. He is up again, however, bright
and early on Thursday morning, eats
hearty breakfast, and hurries of to busi-
ress, and no one who sees how intent
he is on making money all day long,
would suspect that he had been sick on
" the night before!
Year: 1867

CONCLUDED FROM LAsI WEEA.


Henceforth, old Sultan had as much
as he could wish for himself; and soon
afterwards the Wolf visited him and con
graduated him on his prosperous cir
cumstances: "But, my father" said he
silly, ''you will close your eyes if1 by
accident steal away a fat sheep from
your MASTER" "Reckon not on that, re-
piled the Dog, "my master believes me
faithful; dare not give you what you
ask" Tie Wolf, however, thought he
was not in earnest and by night came
sinking into the yard to fetch away the
sheep. But the peasant, to whom the
Dog had communicated the design of
the Wolf, caught him and gave him a
sound thrashing with the fail. The
Wolf was obliged to scamper of, but he
cried out to the Dog, swat bit, you
rascal, you shall pay for this"


The next morning the Wolf sent the
Boar to challenge the Dog that they
might settle their affair in the forest.
Old Sultan, however, could find no
other second than a Cat who had only
three legs, and, as they went ont to-
gether, the poor Cat limped along hold
ing her tail high in the air from pain.
The Wolf and his second were already
on the spot selected, but as they saw
their opponent coming they thought he
was bringing a great sabre with him,
because they saw in front the erect tail
of the Cat; and, whenever the poor
animal hoped on its three legs. they
thought nothing else than he was going
to take up great stone tothrow at them.
Both of them, thereupon, became very
nervous, and the Boar crept into hesp
of dead leaves, and the Wolf climbed
up a tree. As soon as the Dog and
Cat arrived on the spot they wondered
what had become Of their adversary.
The wild Boar, however, had not quite
concealed himself, for his ears were
sticking out; and, while the Cat was
considering them attentively, the Boar
twitched one of his ears, and the Cat
took it for a mouse, and making spring
gave It good bite. At this ths Boar
shook himself with great cry, and ran
away, calling out, ''there sits the guilty
one, up in the tree" The Dog and the
Cat looked up and saw the Vol, who
was ashamed at himself for being so
fearful. and, begging the Dogs pardon,
entered into treaty with him.
Year: 1867

1t is scarcely possible for christian
sect to be so erroneous that some with
in its bosom will not become true and
vital christians And though we are to
teach the truth is better than error, and
that the likelihood of producing chris
tian lives viii be in the ratio of the pur-
ity of doctrine in any sect; yet, when
in any sect, however far from right, we


find men whose conduct and disposition
are christianlike, we are to accept them
with confidence and gratitude, nor limit
Gods sovereignty by saying that he will
not employ a mixed and imperfect view
of truth to convert aud edify them
The evidences of piety are to be looked
for in a mans life and disposition As
many live far worse th1a their creed, so
others live far better. We very proper
w look for flowers in soil and not unOn
rocks. But what if some ~ mi has
caught seed and dropped it in a seam
in the face of cliff, and kinl rains Wis
it it, and scsnty soil Hospitality feeds
the beautiful thing, perehed up thou
sand feet above its fellows, nodding and
shining like pendulous breastpin on
the bosom of cliff, shall we declare
that there is no flower there, because it
was so little to be expected there! Is
not columbine TO be owned that BIOS
SONS out of place. Are not violets
sweet that bloom among thorps? and ia
not rose still rose, though it bloom,
solitary, amid a troupe of rank STRAIN
monium weeds? Christ has followers
in every sect And we are to accept
the facts of piety against all presump-
ton created by the system in which it
may have grown. When God accepts
soul, and puts into the mouth the song
of praise, who are you that dares sit in
judgment upon his grace, because it is
transmitted through unusual channels,
and contrary to your theory
Year: 1867

How differently is the action describ.
ed in securing a forest and securing a
floor; in skimming the sea and skim
ming milk; in breaking dish and
breaking colt; in catching train and
catching a cold; in falling in dish and
falling in love, falling in your own esti-
fmation, and falling IN with friend, OF
falling out with friend, md falling
out OF carriage. So you nigh
read of a museum of wonders, illumina-
ted by the light of other days, furnished
with music played on the feelings by the
m an, who, having lowered his voice by
means of ropes, murdered a tune; but
subsequently tried his voice and acquit-
ted himself with ease; with walls hung
with pictures of despair; with library
tilled partly with volumes of sound,
and partly with volumes of smoke; and
where might be seen the lady who sat on
the lapse of ages; the attorneys clerk
who engrossed a mans attention; the
mathematician who is so devoted to
hgures that he frequently casts up his
eyes; the girl who vas saved in ship
wreck by clinging to forlorn hope; the
man who was wounded by sitting down
on the spur OF the moment; the acrobat
who jumps at conclusions; the cup of
sorrow. which overfowed; the chains
which bound a freeborn mind; the tick





ing of an oyster bed; the receipt given
to man who paid his respects; the sus-
penders used for the breeches of guns,
and also for breaches of trust; the quiz
er which was observed in the voice
a(n)arrow minded man; a lock of hair
from the head of discourse, and one
from the head of cabbage: flat iron
to smooth ruffled tempers; a phial of
tears from a weeping willow; button
from the coat of the stomach; a sheaf
from the schock Of an earthquake, and
many other articles equally rare and in
teresting-The GolIary.
Year: 1867

The Louisville Journal is addicte
TO saying pert things The habit has
grown to such aniextents that it can
not forbear, though to indulge is to
sacrifice truth. A paragraph the
other day asserted that it was the
'ipolicy of the Radicals to increase the
burdens Of taxation in the South in
the compound ratio of the power of
the people to bear it" This is not
true. The policy of the Republican


party is to tighten the burdens of tax
alton. The repeal Of the tax on
cotton is urged by Republicans in all
parts of the country, and Congress
will, no doubt, comply with the de-
mand. Petitions from the Chambers
of Commerce of, New York and Gin
cinnati, and the Boston Board of
Trade, have been sent to Congress to
repeal the tax. and some of the most
influential ! men IN that body have
signifed their Intention to- vete for
the repeal of the tax. bso5
Year: 1867

y THE Boston journal says Secretary
MCCULLocH has indicated his pur-
pose to unite himself with the Demo
cratic party, and that in case Generals
MCCLELLAN and GRANT should be
the candidates for President, he would
support the former. so bitter is his
prejudice against the negro. His
prejudice was not so intense when
he was first called to Washington to
fill an important Office At that time
he could endure the darkey without
difficulty. His prejudice seems to
grow in proportion as the malignant
character Of the President is deve1-
-oPed. It is hardly necessary to in
form US that he intends to join the
Democratic party. That intention
was so manifest during the last cam
IlpaignI when hesused all thepower in
his hands to defeat the party that
cbrodSh him into notice, that a way
faring man had no difficulty in under
standing it. aiaa-} taa -a.ls
Year: 1867

A CORRESPONDENT of the Courier
breaks ground gently for GEO. H.
PENDLEToN as the next Democratic
candidate for President, by printing a
short biographical sketch of the dis
tinguished gentleman. Such caution
is unnecessary. PENDLEToN- is the
man. The thing seems to be fore
gone conclusion. PENTLEToN and
'Pudiation will be the next battle cry.
Year: 1867

The following strong hint we clip
from an old exchange, and it seems
to convey a lesson to business men,
A tradesman asked the question of a
farmer: "Why don't you trade with
me?" The farmer replied 81 have
looked over our local paper thorough
Iy, and do not find any invitation
from you. Do you advertise? I am
not accustomed to go where 1 am not
invited"
Year: 1867

A GOOD CAUSE FOR THANKFUL
NEss.-The Lebanon Star pithily says


The President, in appointing day


for thanksgiving, enumerated some
of the things for which the people
should give thanks, but he omitted the
most important thing, namely: that
his administration will reach its well
come end in a little more than a year.
Year: 1867

GOING TO CHURCH.
met her in the quiet lane


One Sabbath morning early;
The sun was bright, although tine rain
Still glittered on the barley.
The lark was singing to his mato,
The wild bells chimcd their warning,
We paused awhile outside the gate;
We fingered till it was too late


To go to church that morning.
Again we met. The whisp'ring leaves
Glanced high in light and shadow,
The reapers piled the yellow sheaves;
The bees humm'd o'er the meadow.
The royal sun rose up in state,


Our marriage day adorning;
The bells rang out wide stood the gate,
And neither of us was too late


To 60 20 church this morning.
Year: 1867

The Vinton Record says that the
crop Of corn in that county, though
not an average yield as to quantity,
is better quality than any they have
had for several years. 1t is hard and
sound, and the farmers say there is
more of it than they expected. The
fall wheat in the county is far ad-
vanced, and looks we'll. There is al
so a larger breadth sown than usual.
Year: 1867

cess summary and insure convictions
/ Yet large party of the most esrnes


friends of temperance confess the failure


Of the law to check drinking, and they


think the sale and drinking take a worse


form on account Of the legal prohibi,


ton.


In this State prohibitorylsTs are easi,
| ly enacted, because no one expects them


to be enforced. It is probable that 8 de-
termined attempt to enforce prohibition


would change the government of any OF
the large towns, and the political control
of the State. In other words, that any
city government, which enforced prohi-
bition, would be turned out at the next
election, and new officers put in who
would abandon the law; and that party
which enacted prohibitOry laws, and tried
to enforce them, would be turned out of
the control of the legislation.
This is not because the majority Of
the people are bent on drinking But
there is aIarge and respectable class who
regard such legislation as an Infringement
on their natural liberty. There is a po-
litical party who would be glad to Sc
cure the support Of these by giving them
ali they ask, aud that would seek resto-
ration to power at the cost of any social,
as they have of natural, destruction
And in the division Of parties, they who
oppose thisinvasion of their liberty would
make a balance of power Thus we
should have great public calamity, be-
sides the failure of prohibition legisla-
ton.


But there are other difficulties than
this, and one of the chief is thefact that
while drinking moderately or occasional
ly is not held to be crime, and is the
general custom, society will not realize
that the selling of drink is crime, and
the law will not have that earnest popu-
lar backing which IS necessary to enforce
so harsh a law. tits easy to pass laws
and create officers, but all this will fail
if the law is not backed by the social
condemnation of the ofense which is leg
islated against.


The testimony before the MasSachu-
setts Commission showed that where pro-
hibition was enforced most energetically,
the procuring took the worst form. Pri-
vate stores Of liquor we're laid in clubs
we're formed to procure 4 supply, and in
diyidual5 Of the lower class bought sup
plies and sold privately to their neigh
bors. 1t is well known how legal pro-
hibition which does not prevent indul-
gence drives it to more degrading oondi-
finns
Year: 1867

The Detroit Post says: "Two ladies
called at the Office of one of our we'll


known physicians. While one Of them


was consulting the physician in his pri-


yate Office, the other, prompted by Gu


riosity or some kindred impulse, proceed


ed investigate the contents of a large
case of bottles, jars, &c, in the outer


Office. Between the two apartments was


a glass door over which was a paper


shade, which however, was torn across


one corner so that it was impossible to


from one room into the other. Hear


ing a rattling among his bottles. the


physician stepped to the glass door to


see what was going on. He discovered


the lady in the act Of taking down one


bottle after another and smelling of the


contents thereof. At last she got hold


of something which evidently pleased


her oIfactories. She smcIled and smell
ed again. and each time it was more ap-
parent that she was pleased than before.
This time her entire satisfaction with
the result of her Investigations was ev-
idcnt, and she hastily rubbed the fluid
upon her nose and portions of her face
contiguous thereto, replaced the bottle
and took her seat as she hcarda rustIing
in the inner room, indicating that the
consultation was at an end, and that the
consulting parties were returning. The
KNOWN" what the result.
would be. detained the ladies in conycr-
satiou several minutes. Before thc end
of that time, as the lady sat neara warm
stove, her nose and portions of her face
began to turn to a deep olive color, and /
before she departed they had assmmcda I.
beautiful dark brown. She had mistaken /.
the doctors favorite hair dye for per
lumorv. She will will be an invalid and /
villnotrccciyc calls orawcck TO come.
Year: 1867

Governor English, the Democratic
Governor ofConnecricut, 10 his Inaugur-


cl Address used the following just Ian
guage:


VIII the precedent thus set by Con-


gross be Forgotten VIII the Constitu-
ton, which is impOtent to restrain the


fury of majority to-day, become the


sacred shield it once was for the minori-


ty tomorrow ? VIII the sword that is so
easily drawn to establish a Constitution


now, be allowed to rest in its sheath if


needed to overthrow a Constitution here
after It has been the honest boast and
Just glory Of the soldier thathe has saved


to our people their old flag, without a
star displaced or stripe broken-but
useless has been the sacrifice if the


people no longer retain their faith in
constitutional governments. If the char


ter of our liberties has been lost, nothing


has been won. More than ever, at the
present time, should any infraction ofthe
Constitution be regarded as a public ca
lamitv. BY the vast increase of our pub
uc lndeOJedneSs every question Wulcn
concerns the Government credit comes
home to every person in the land. By
that credit all value is measured titles
at the foundation of all our wealth, our
industry-of society itself No calami-
ties of the past can exceed those which
will befall US if the public credit should
give way. But how is it to be preserved
if the supreme law Of the land is itself
In what market of the world
is that Government trusted which swayed
by revolutionary factions, intent only up
on the qualification of ambition or the
of partisan resentment? Had
the efforts of Congress been properly di-
rected, the industry and trade of the
whole country would long since have
felt the grateful influence and the public
credit been strengthened.
Year: 1867

pleased, and one bee Showed his dis.
pleasure by stinging Mr.. Simmond al
the fork Of his two fore-fngers; this
was not pleasant of itself, but it was q
serious occurrence, as it might be the
prelude to a more extensive attack.


He avoided making any start when he
was stung, and continued to push away
as gently as possible those that were
near his nostrils. This was the only
safe place to breathe from, as it was ne
cessary to keep his mouth perfectly
closed. Of course, the few minutes that
elapsed before the return of his son and
the servant, seemed a terrible long Pc
Rod to Mr. Simmnnds, and during the
whole Of it he remained as motiouIcss
as possible on his knees.


On their arrival, the hive was placed
on three bricks, with its mouth down
ward, and Mr.. Simmonds slowly laid
himself on his breast on the grass with
his head close to the hive. The honey
soon attracted the bees nearest to it.
and a slow movement Of the bees took
place. till at length the whole swarm
gradually Observation-Disclosures and with
in thehive, except fewpatches Of bees,
which, in walking away, Mr.. Simmonds
easily disengaged with his hand, and
made them Join their companions. Mr.
Simmonds thus escaped from not only a
disagreeabIe but a Perilous situation
It occupied two hours from the time
that the bees alighted on their master,
to the time Of his release.
Year: 1867

friend accidentally took his position il
in front of them, with his back towards
/ the eggs. While the twain were convers-
ing, the train suddenly started forward
| The reverend gentleman was taken un-


awares by the unexpected jerk, and he


lost his balance He found it in the
basket of eggs just in his rear. The re-
suit Of this ministerial on set-if VIC may


50 term it-bafles all descriptions. Of
course the contents of the basket came
to an unlucky end.


Ike Partington once seta hen on fifty
/ two eggs, just to see her spread herself;
here was a man not used to the business
who had set himself on ffty-two dozen,
and'successfully accomplished the same
result, as any one could soc. But though
backward in getting into that undignif


ed position, he was by no means back
ward in getting out. He erected himself
and examined himself Any member Of
his church. if present, would have re-
cognized in him not only a faithful fell
low laborer, but an earnest yolk fellow.
For a minute he stood mOtiOnless, except
as he with spread and tremulOus fingers
in an undecided and uncertain way wav-
ed his hands with the air of a man who
had been egged on to desperation. He
certainly presented Iudicrous aspect
As the precious ointment ran down
Aaron's beard, so the albuminOus ungu-
ent ran down the preachers trowsers
legs, spreading in translucent liquidnoss
upon the floor about his feet. The cx-
press messenger took the stove hearth
and did what he could towards cleaning
his friend of,-a novel way Of scraping
an acquaintance.
Year: 1867

The Cincinnati GazctIe has lately had
a series of articles on Temperance legis-
tion"-the experience of Massachusetts
in enforcing temperance by prohibiting
the sale Of Intoxicating drinks, and upon
the subject of temperance legislation gen
orally, and upon the need of personal re-
form and Of a social influence against
drinking, instead of casting the whole
burden Of preventatiOn on the law. We
copy the following regarding it-esPe-
cialIy taking into consideration its Rad
ical source-as worthy Of serious consid-
Grafton


The sum of all experience Is that pro-
hibitory laws are Intellectual. The qucs-
ton is whether we will be satisfied with
that semblauce of duty which is put on
by enactjng prohlbitory laws which we
know can not be enforced, and which
could not remain on the statute books if
a serious attempt were made to enforce
them.


In Massachusetts prohibitory lcgisla-
ton was enacted by party which had
no fears Of losing its control Of the State
Government thereby. The enforcement
of the law had as strong moral backing
as it can have anywhere. A police was
created to bring prosecutions, and extra
ordinary rules were enacted 10 make pro-
Year: 1867

TIE Rev. Joel LINDSEY, who whirs
ped his child to death, has been found
guilty Of manslauqhter in the fourth de-
gree, and sentenced to pay a fine of two
hundred and fifty dollars.


Ifit only costs the above sum to mur.
der boy two years old, what is a man $
life worth


This is an arithmetical question to
which we invite the attention of all those
who are likely to be called upon to act as
jurors in murder cases, in order that thew
may be able to correctly figure up the
degree of guilt and the amount of blood
to be assessed, according to the age Of
the victim, with mathematical accuracy:


1t only remains for some wretch to
murder little girl of the same age. to
establish corresponding sliding-sealo
for females.


Verify, arithmetic is a great moral sci.
Chicago T.mcs.
Year: 1867

All successful market gardeners agree
that it. is useless to grow good crops,
without a yearly application ofmannre,
in large quantities. HendersoH's Gar
dener says:


1t is q grave blunder to attempt to
grow vegetable crops without the use
of manures of the various kinds. l
never yet saw soils of any kind that
had borne crop Of vegetables that
would produce as good a crop next sea-
son without the use of manure, no mat
ter how rich the soil may be thought
to be. An illustration of this same
under my observation last sea-
son. One of my neighbors, a market
gardener of twenty years expe-
rience, and whose grounds have always
been perfect model of productiveness,
had it in prospect to run a sixty-foot
street through his grouds; thinking his
land sufficiently rich to carry through a
crop Of cabbages without manure. he
thought it useless to waste money by
using guano on that portion on which
the street was to be, but on each side
showed guano at the rate of 1900 pounds
per acre, and planted the whole with
early cabbages. The effect was the most
marked / ever saw, that portion on
which the guano had been used sold off
readily at Sl2 per hundred, or about
Sl4O0 per acre, both price and crop be-
ing more than an average; but the por-
tiOn from which the guanO had been
withheld hardly averaged 8 per hun
dred. The street occupied fully an acre
of ground, so that my friend actually
lost over $1,000 in the crop by withhold
ing 500 for manure. Another neighbOr,
with lease only one year TO run, also
unwisely concluded that it would be
foolish to waste manure on his last
crop, and so planted and sowed all with
out; the result was, as his experience
should have taught him, crop of infe-
rior quality i'll every article grown, and
a loss on his eight acres of probably
$1,000 for that season. asa
Year: 1867

The Alabama Iimes learns from q
gentleman who has recently travelled
over the greater part of Middle Ala
bama, that the corn crop is magnificent.
The entire country locks like land of
promise. There is no doubt that the
corn crop this year win be one of the
finest ever raised in Alabama.
Year: 1867

sire to see title of the national faith
fall to the ground, but all fear that
some system must be devised by which
all property, however acquired, or of
whatever nature, should equally bear
the public burden"
Year: 1867

sSrTake your hone paper j. it gives you more news of immediate interest than New York or other distant city papers; it talks for you when no other will speak in your favor; when otherlocalitics belle you it stands up for your rights; you always have a championin your home paper and those who stand up for you sho'd certainly be we'll sustained. Your interests are kindred aud equal ; you rise and fall to- gether. Therefore it is your interest to support your homo paper, not grudgingly, but in liberal spirit as pleasure; not a disagreeblc duty, but as an investment tbat will amply repay tho expenditure