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Year: 1867

A young man whose namc had been
published as one of the fallen Confed.
crate soldiers in the saguinary field Of
Murfreesboro, and whose funeral had
been preached about year ago, sud
denly appeared to his friends at the
old homestead, near this city day or
two since, arriving just in time to
claim his share of the estate which
was to have been divided among the
heirs in a few days. He had been
in California all the time his friends
we're mourning him as dead and came
back as robust and healthy as when
he left his home as soldier. r.-Nash-
UiHe American
Year: 1867

The MAN WITHOUT AN ENEMY
Heaven help the man who imagines
he can dodge enemies by trying to
please everybody If such an indi-
vidual even succeeded we should be
glad Of it--not that we believe in
man going through the world trying
to find beams TO knock his head
against; disputing every mans opin-
ion, fighting and GLOWING and crowd
ing all who differ with him. That
again, is another extreme. Other
people have right to their opinion,
SO have you; don't fall into the error
of supposing they will respect you
less for maintaining it, or respect you
more for turning your coat every day
10 match the color of theirs. Wear
your own colors, in spite of wind and
weather, storm or sunshine. 1t costs
the vascillating and irresolute ten
times the trouble 10 wind and shuttle
and twist, than it does honest, manly
independence TO stand its ground.
Year: 1867

An unmitigated wretch complies
the following memoranda for young
ladies' "Have good piano or none.
Be sure to have a dreadful cold when
asked to favor the company. Cry
at spider. Never leave your curl
papers in the drawing room. Drop
yolr handkerchief when you are go
ing to faint. Mind you are engaged
If you don't like your partner. Alb.
iure ringlets on wet day. Never
faint unless il is convenient to fall.
Year: 1867

As a surgeon, during the late war,
was going his rounds examining his
patients, he came to a sergeant who
had been struck by bullet in the left
breast directly over the region of the
heart The doctor, surprised at the
narrow escape of tho man, exclaimed,
"Why my man, where in the name of
goodness scould your heart have beenY'
"I guess it must have been in my
mouth just then, doctor" replied the
poor fellow with a faint smile.
Year: 1867

A profound thinker and brilliant
orator, twenty years ago said that it
would yet be written over the graves
of our institutions: "Here lies a ma
ton who, in order to give freedom to
three millions of slaves, lost the free
dom ofthirty millions
Year: 1867

A STEADY CoLoRED MANA lady
advertised for a STEADY colored man"
for a waiter. A drunken, red faced
fellow applied, affirming that he would
Just suit her, as he had not changed
color for the last fiv0 years.
Year: 1867

DECORATION OF CONFEDERATE GRAVES.


RICHMOND, Oct. 18-The ladies of the Oak
wood Memorial Association holding bazaar TO raise
funds for the purpose OF decorating the graves OF the
Confederate dead the cemetery They are very sue
cessful. -


The Horticultural and Pathological Exhibition s
now being held here. The hall crowded tonight
with the first families OF the city 0 hear Gen. Wise. He
made powerful speech OF two hours. He reviewed the
past and advised the people to devote themselves 10 aR
ricuture manufactures and labor 10 develop the re
" the state and recover material prOspefy
Year: 1867

The following extract is about as clear
as the plots ofthe majority of the sensation
novels:


One cold winters night in the month of
July, poor man, clad in the habilimeuts
of the rich, was footing it along on horse
back in an open boat, over a loug and
dreary desert. Not hill, tree, or spot Of
green cheered him on his tedious course
up vast mountains, which lay out before
him in fertile heaps as far as the eye could
reach. Huge precipices lay scattered in
his path, and ever and anon would his foot
steps mingle with the black waters Of the
yellow sky. whose blue rays of ambient
green were firmly buckled to a large bottle
of old Robertson County whisky, whose
inspiring efferyescence greatly assisted him
IN his tedious passage over the grassy YER
dure of the cold, white sepulchre before
him. At length, while thus he stalked
along in midnight grandeur, he met an aged
youth, whose gray beard of blushing
brown hung in amber curls from his eye
brow upward. His feet were encased in
large wooden bag thrown over his shoul-
ders in rich profusion. He was dressed in
a yellow frock roat of fiery red, and carry
ing his nose, under his left arm, he pre-
sented an appearance. with his skeleton
srms stretching out in the gaunt shadows
of the pale moonlight of the young moon,
altogether striking and luminous.
Year: 1867




An exchange speaking on the subject of
newspapers, gives the following sensible
advice to persons living in the country. 1t
says:


People hardly know how much they
loose by not subscribing for their county
paper. There are always certain mstters Of
local interest, in which 1t is the interest of
every good citizen to keep ''posted up
Instead Of sending City or hundred miles
away for micellaneOus paper suited for
general readers, every man should take his
county paper and pay for in advance then,
if he has money to spare for more amuse-
ment, or to crafty his own taste, let him
subscribe for good city paper containing
able reports Of popular lectures, Legislative
and congressional news, with a general
summary of foreign and domestic news up
to the latest moments before going to press.


Now if this is not good advice we hard
ly know what is. Never subscribe with
out paying IN advance. The man that
does his duty in this respect; reads his
paper with increased satisfaction. Every
one knows that his greatest comfort IS de-
rievd from the consciousness Of having
done. or tried to do right; and certainly it
is no more than right to pay the printer,
who is constantly incurring outlays for
paper and composition, who almost invaria-
bly, pays for the matter "set up' even be-
fore it passes into the hands of the sub
scribers.


Again we saY-'Take your county pa
per and pay for it in advance If you in
tend leaving the country, still hold on for
while, it becomes more interesting. We
would only say those who do not take any
of their county papers, and can afford it.
don't sponge upon your neighbors>for the
news-if the paper is not worth subscrib-
ing for it is not worth borrowing.
Year: 1867

How TO MAKE A WATEEFALL.-Iake
four pounds Of rags and bunch Of shay
ines. an old tin pan, and bunch Of straw;
then steal an old hat Of somebody's leav-
ing, and swear it's your own, to get clear OF
the law next, get an old stocking and stuff
it with paper, and, if It is possible put in
a mole, then get some old china, and nut
meg crater, and make them ali up in nice
little roll; put al these in net Of red and
plistening beads must cover them all then
fasten il on the back Of your head, and
YOU will have a waterfall.
Year: 1867

DoN'T BE ExTRAvAGAET.-If the poor
house has any terrors for you never buy
what you don't need. Before you pay three
cents for a jewsharp, my boy, ascertain
whether you cannot make just as pleasant
a noise by whistIing. for which nature
furnishes the machinery; and before you
pay seventy five dollars for a coat, young
man, find out whether your lady would
not be just as glad to see you in one that
cost half the money. If she would not
let her crack her our own hazeluuts and
buy her own clothes. When you see a
man spending two or three dollars a.week
fOolishl7, the chances are five to one that
he will live long enough to know how many
cents there is in a dollar if he don't he's
pretty sure to bequeath that privilege to
his widow. When a man asks you to buy
that for which you have no use, no matter
how cheap, don't say yes until you are
sure that some one else wants it in ad-
vance. Money burns in some folks pock-
cts, and makes such big hole that every
thing that is put in drops through past
finding.
Year: 1867

It is a popular impression that the value
Of a newspaper is dependent upon its sub
scription list, but this is an error. A news
paper clears little or nothing on its circu-
lation. It's profits are derived from adver-
tising. It is therefore so much the more
important that gratuitous advertising
should not be asked for, but that the pub
lie should be willing to pay fair price for
it and pay il puDctually. As every COM
munity is vitality interested, not only in
having a newspaper press, but good and
respectable one, so should it cheerfully re-
muuerate the workers upon it as they do
workers in any other branch of legitimate
industry.


We design these remarks as entirely gen
eral. If we were to make special applica-
tion to them, it would be in reference to
that over worked and badly paid class, the
publishers of what are called country pa
pers," who are generally the slaves of the
communities in which they live, and are
considered subject to everybody's order
without fee or reward. To have good
press the public must appreciate the labora
of newspaper men, not by mere words of
praise but in that substantial manner
which will make them feel an interest in
the business, and devote to it all of their
physical and moral nergies.--NasAvizle
Banner.
Year: 1867

We do not pity person groaning under
the miseries of the toothache, who has not
courage enough to have the tooth extract
ed.


We do not pity a beggar, who lost his
money by gambling.


We do not pity man who fails in busi4
ness, IN consequences of his own neglect or
extrayaganee.


We do not pity man who becomes poor
after expressing his poor neighbors.


We do not pity man who burns his
fingers by using them fer snuffers.
s"e do not pity man who cannot buy a
breakfast, after buying a morning dram.


We do not pity man who marries a
scoldiDg wife It's his own fault.


We do not pity old maids there are
plenty of men in the world.


We 90 not pity man who fails IN basi-
ness because he is to penurious to adver-
tise.
Year: 1867

WHAT SHALL THE People OF THE SoUTH
Do ?-The National LatelLigencer thus an
swers this question:


whatever force there may have been in
the argument that the South could take
not action under the Sherman -Shellabar-
ger bill without voluntary participation in
its own degradation, Is now destroyed by
the bill which passed the House of Repre-
sentatves. That takes the question of
holding a convention out of the realm of
popular consent and confers it upon the
military commander. He is enjoined to
make registration and order an election !;
whatever may be done, therefore, is done
under military duress, and it is the part of
wise men to accommodate themselves to
circumstances. The registration viii be
made. The election will be held. The
negroes will vote. Shall the whites alb
siain If inaction accomplished aught,
we might understand why men should ad
wise it but when the practical effect of in
action will be to secure the adoption of
State Constitutions by those who do act,
and an application for admission into the
Union from men who have voted, while
this inaction viii put arguments into the
mouths of those opposed 20 our restOra-
ton, we cannot exactly see the wisdom of
hesitation. Those who now abstain from
choice will abstain hereafter from necessi-
ty."
Year: 1867

An Exchange says: Governor Sharkey
states that he motive which prompted the
action taken by Mississippi and Georgia,
and which was urged upon the govern
ments of other States, was tha: it afforded
the best means of entering protest against
the military law, and would enable the
States in a future contingency, promising
legal relief from the operation of any part
of this law, to point to this formal protest
as evidence that the Congressional plan Of
reconstruction had been forced upon the
South against its will. Governor Sbarkey
says old secessiOnists who aequiesce in
the proposed plan of settlement, do so to
maintain their consistency, they holding
that secession was accomplished, and that
the South became a foreign power, was
then conquered, and hence the North has
the right to impose any terms whatever,
and the conquered must submit.
Year: 1867

LABoR.-Those who work hard seldom
yield themselves entirely up to fancied OF
real sorrow. When grief sits down, folds
its hands and mournfully feeds upon its
tears, weaving dim shadow that little
exeFtion might sweep away into a funeral
pail, the strong spirit is shorn of its might
and sorrow becomes our master. When
troubles flow upon you, dark and heavy.
toll on with the wave-wrestle not with
the torrent-rather seek by occupation to
divert the dark waters that threaten TO over
whelm you in thousand channels, when
the duties of life present. Before you
dream Of IT. those waters viii fcrtilize the
present. and give birth to fresh flowers,
that they may brighten the future-howers
that viii become pure and wholly, in the
sunshine that penetrates, to the path
duty. Grief after all, is but a selfish feel
ing, and most selfish is he who yields him
self to the indulgence Of any passion that
brings no Joy to his fellow-men.
Year: 1867




Death struck hnrshly in the new year when it took
away from worlL which his genius has in some way
made its debtor so true and so noble poet rs
John Aylmer Dorgan. Eight years ago he sang
greeting TO the new year in strains which reawaKe
cruelly in the griefs Of those who knew him:


The heart indeed is dead


That yearned for the feet OF the coming years.


The eagcr heart that fOndly knelt


And questioned the secret stars with tears


And three years later, the day so recently conse-
Grated TO his death, was welcomed by an ideasts
enthusiasm, which soaring above the sorrow that
laws its tribute upon the poets grave has not risen SO
high as the gentle spirit which has taken its flight
Child Of Hope thy song shall cnkIndle the dead


Like the maryeloussoug Of the master Of Il o oid'
The beauty aud truth that forever seemed iieu-


The beauty and truth OF the ages OF gold


And the bliss OF the future, the bliss OF the past


Shall be mixed and eomminged I'm that which Is thine,
And thy Joy, which 10 sorrow shall ever oercast


Shall gcam, like the rainbow, promise divine
The child Of hope the poet who wrote of Fate"
and "The Rest of BoOdh "-the young and aspiring
dreamer whose subtle songs q world which cannot
regard its early dead of genius too tendery does not
fully know-dicd with the NcwYear, and it might
SEEM too that the hope of which he sung had died
with him.


Mr. Dorgan died early on the morning of January
/, at his home in Philadelphia. His active life
but 90 years, if we except one year OF patient
uneventfu suffering from consumption, which, tax
ing hold almost accidentally of delicate but appar-
emily healthfu frame, subjected him 20 an afficton
only TO be measured by the poets mind and promise
He was well known in his profession of conyeyancer
by those who heard very little Of the poet and sim
glarly united the talents aud intelligence Of busi-
ness with those of literature. To the literary circles
of his own city the remarkable merit of his poetry
was well known. but it was not for many years
that the journals and magazines of Philadelphia
gave him any recognition whatever. In Boston and
New-York his poems are more familiar than in Phila-
delpha. Ills genius made him friends at length, and
these were journalists, artists actors and musicians
whom his song drew to him, as the Tyre OF the poets
has done ever since Orpheus sung. In all respects
his life was honorable and Stainless.


review Of his poetry published in these columns
but u few months before his DEATH has acquainted
large class of readers with the ideal strength the
shilful music and lyrical philosophy which made up
the growth and the atmosphere Of Mr.. Dorgan's
poetry. The world will not willingly allow so true
poe4 10 perish Brief rs the life which his genius
inspired il satisfied much of its high purpose, and
has nos been in vain. But unconsoling now is that
philosophy which has comforted the hearts of so
many of his readers:


Untl my task Is done cannot die.


Aud then would not live.
Year: 1867

butter becoming rather unsayory by the time
they reach Troy. The Governor thinks that an
enlarged tier of locks, capable of admlttlng
coodly-sized vessels. propelled by steam, would
be an advantage. All this would cost a good
deal of money, and the Governor asks the
Legislature to consider well before asking the
people to assume the burden. As the improve
mont can only be made by change in our
Constitution, and must enter into the discus
sions of the Convention, we shall not dwell
upon it now


Altogether. the Governors Message is SEN
sible. straightforward document, and suits us
about as well as anything that has come nom
Albany for some time
Year: 1867

FLORENCE, Jan. 2-Tho King of Italy, in his speech
on New-Years day TO the Representatives of the
Foreign Governments near the Court of Florence
predicted peace for the future but still is necessary
TO fosterand improve the military organization of
the nation.
Year: 1867

To THE DgBILiTATED AND THE DECREPID.


PO general debility TIRE powers Of nature whether
oecasobed by Sickness fast living constitutional decay Old age or any
other physical the thing needu and Indispensable Is


HosrErrERs CELEBRATED STOMACH BTTERs


When the se Of be absolutely dying out Of the system
.ud the mind symphg with the body reduced almost to state Of
lbeety mighty Restorative as WeIe to M the suher
ont Of the Slough Of Despond and and rnOrste both the frame
and the intellect An old farmer the Valley Of TIE Monongahes writes
thus 10 Dr. Hoeer; compare the operation Of your Bters upon
me to nothing after long dry spell in the Fa OF
tAs rear falling the meadows starts the second crop Of
ass ad your wholesome medicine have started second crop
Of Hfe and sts IN me-" And truly effect Of this grateful and
powerful preparation Ladies Of weak constitution whose strength
bAs beea Impaired By spd most ehcaous and delight
h oaic administered with eai in marasus or vast
log OF The heb to young children In fact tits much safer and urer
s TO- tie nursery than sny.bng advertised specially for that
Year: 1867

The political atmosphere in Europe has .
squally look. FIVE are to credit recent telc-
gram Napoleon has already entered into nego-
tiation for the purchase of American arms.
We have any quantity to sell, and are quite
willing to trade. We can give him any pat
tern, from the old regulation musket down to
the last riaed invention, all warranted to 60 of
at full cock, and at low figure. What more
can the needle gun do?
Year: 1867

the same sort to put the streets into anything
like that cleanly condition which the approach
of summer warns us that they should be in, If
we expect to escape epidemic disease. We
hope, therefore, that the contractor will look
to this matter at this most propitious time.
Year: 1867




young man named John Reilly was yesterday morn
ng arrested BY officer Oates charged with voting ne-
gaily at the Sixth Poll district Of the Fourth ward In
voting the prisoner made oath before the inspectors that
he lived at No. 33s Water street. but the oosr testified
before Justice Hogan that Reilly there and
not voter In the Sixth Election district Of the Fourth
ward The accused was committed for examination.
He inimstsd that some person whom he did not name
had prompted him TO swear In his vote
Year: 1867

The Grand reopenng of this theatre Monday night
for weeks season, under Messra Smith Baker. did
not attract large crowd In fact there not the
sghtss. approach crowd in the number Of patrons
that witnessed first representation Of the great mill


tary drama Sacred Trust Said sacred trust charm
ing little girl who seemed to be the object OF socitude
ON the part Of . French general and extensively
bearded corporal, and courageousy chung around the
neck Of the latter he fought legion Of white coated
Ausrians In the two up two down. true B0wery style
Tho the battle field enlivened by nerve
shaking amount OF promiscuous shooting The scream.
ing OF Bondin the tight rope followed the mill


tary drama All the members Of the company were cast
IN the drama
Year: 1867

The caution disinteresedy given 10 bis patrons by
Tony to come early and secure their seats could
fail 70 bs duly appreciated Monday night BY those
who failed to benefit by IT. the house crowded
that the late conner had be content with witnessing
the pleasure OF those Who fortunate than himself
could get view Of the stage The Easter bill Is rcplete
with good things In the shape Of comic singing, ballet
dancing and negro ADVERTISEMENTS and the buresquc Of
the Forty Female Jack Sheppars Is worthy Of the iabr
cstve talent OF the great Manchxusen himself
Year: 1867

and no doubt the ease Of sustaining life in .


warm climate is promctive Of Incidence in all
classes yet in the Towns. where coopers and
other trsdesmen were paid by the piece. I saw
them working early and late and with steady
industry


| remember that an intelligent merchant Of
the Island-one who had formerly much to DO
with the management of sugar eststes-tOld me
that he had tried the experiment of employing
his labOrers at task work, and found an immense
saving in it. lie said he told the Governor
(nOt the present one) that he was doing it; and
be replied that he should not interfere unless
mplaint was made But, aided he, was
shortly notified that l had been complained Of
by Planters who had found it out, and ! hai to
stop it


II the Planters, as a body. were to petition
the King for a modification Of the Labor Act in
that particular. there is little doubt thst their
reques; would he granted but that they are
no, likely to do FOR a long time to come. Some
O'her injurious effects of those provisions Of he
Labor Act, Of which have been speaking, IN
both estate owners and lsborers, shall notice
in my next @. w.B,
Year: 1867

A certain young lady has a bypOcbon-
drial dread of beng :. buried in the deep.
deep sea, and is incessant in making plain
tive requests of the psssers-by to bury her
not in the ccrulean end salty. If she will
quit banging the piano and take an Occa-
sional dose Of wash-tub, her groundless ap-
prehensions Of a watery grave will give
way to a more healthy tone Of mInd.-Er-
change
Year: 1867

William Sanders is on trial at Bedford, In
diana, accused OF numbering three persons last
year in Orange county, of that state. While
this horrid butchery was going on, little
daughter of Woodward's seIzed the babe and
secTeted herself behind the door, at the same
time holding her hand over the child's mouth
in order that its cries might not betrGy their
hiding-place, and by that means saved the lives
of both. A little son, some five years old,
managed to escape by hiding under bed. The
little girl is only about seven years old, aud
very small for one of her age. She is a very
bright child, and answered the questions put to
her with candor and frankness that is seldom
witnessed in older persons. The first thing was
for the Court to determine whether she was
competent to testify. The Judge asked her
name. She gave it in clear and distinct tone
of voice. The Judge then ordered the witness
to be sworn, and she was then examined closely
in regard to what she saw and did on that fatal
night. She told all about how she hid behind
the door with the babe, and how she held her
hand over its mouth to keep it from making a
noise; how she went Tor the neighbors about
daybreak; and many other things which it is
impossible for us to enumerate. The recital
was very affecting, and if the defendant at the
bar was the guilty party, he certainly must
have had terrible emotions while the story was
heinp told.
Year: 1867

The Hartford COurant reafirms the state
ment that Miss Anna Dickinson is about to
write novel but denies that it win in any
way have reference to any incidents Of her per
sonal history,