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Year: 1867

The New York World has made the follow
ing sensible remarks npon the presence of Mr..
Davis in the city of New York:


The faint exhibitions of public interest
which have attended the presence in this city
Of man who so long commanded the atten-
ton of the civilized world, are the bubbles
emitted by the last gasp of drowning influence.
MIR. Davis will now pass, like Mason and Sill
dell, out of public view; and this is the last
occasion on which anything pertaining to him
can be appositely discussed by the newspaper
press before his reputation is delivered over to
the Judgment of history. 1t is probable that
he will again become planter, on reduced
scale, in the State of Mississippi; that the res
idue OF his days will be passed in meditatiye
seclusion; and that humiliation and broken
hopes will tinge his life with chronic sadness,
under which he will ere long sink into the
grave.


We profess the above is very cold treatment
of q particular friend. 1t shuffi4s him off
rather unceremoniously just at the moment
he has obtained sort of freedom. But then
the editor of the World is shrewd and hopes
to cover up the tracks the Democratic party
has made for few years past But, Mr..
World, that thing can't be done. Those tracks
are too deeply indented in American soil, too
plain to ordinary vision, to be easily covered
up from the view of the loyal people OF the
country 1t i, indeed desirable that "Davis
like Mason and Sidell, should pass out of pub
lie view" at least, that is very necessary ior
the success of the Democratic party, and the
New York World knows it. But that party
has lost its prestige and power, and if they are
not restored to it until the rebels are forgotten
we think several generations will have passed
| away before such contamination takes place
Year: 1867

PRrNTErs' AsYLuM.-The announcement that
accompanied the publication of. the will left by
Charles F. Browne (Artemus Ward 20 the ef-
feet that his property-some S60,0O0-shall be
appropriated to the founding Of an asylum for
printers, has drawn from the Chicago Tribune a
practical suggestion as follows:


We propose that the craft in al! parts of the
country, by united resolve, provide that there
be retained bv the foreman of each newspaper
and printing office, from the earnings of the jour
neymen. sum equal to five mills upon each
dollar of his weekly bill This small tax, of
one-half cent on the dollar, should be pail over
to local treasurer weekly, and by him forwarded
TO general treasurer, to I've invested until such
time as the asylum fund will be available The
tax is a small ore to each person, but in ten
years time, if property invested with its earnings
would constitute fund equal to the establish
ment and endowment of an asylum equal to the
demands Of the craft and worthy of the men
W hose infrmities of body may make them its
inmates
Year: 1867

Here is letter from a wife in Massachusetts,
to her husband in California She don't intend
going through the world with the blues:


"My dear husband-As it is now some time
since you left for California, suppose you would
be glad TO bear how we are getting along in your
absence. I am happy to say we are enjoying
very good health on the whole. Just at present
two of the boys have got the smallpox; Amanda
Jane has got the typhus fever; Samuel got hooked
by cow the other day, and little Peter has just
chopped off three Of his fingers with hatched.
1t is mercy he didn't chop them all off. With
these trifiing exceptions, we are all we'll and get.
ting along nicely. s-


You needn't he at all anxious about us. I
almost forgot to say that Sarah Matilda eloped
last week with tin pedler Poor girl! She's
been waiting for chance and Pm glad she's
married at last. She needn't have taken the
trouble to elope though, for Pm sure was glad
enough to have her go. She was great eater,
and l find baked beans don't 60 off near so fast
AS they did. The way that girl would dip into
pork and beanes was A caution to the rest Of the
family. The cow took it into her head to run
away, which was very fortunate l am sure, for
the barn caugh fire last night and was consumed.
was in hopes that the house would 90 too, for
ns inconvenient; but the wind was the wrong
way, 50 it didn't receive much injury. Some
bows broke in to the orchard the other day and
stripped all the fruit trees am very glad oft,
for if they hadn't presume the children would
have made themselves Ill.
Year: 1867

A STUART respectfully informs the citizens
Of Charlotte and the public generally that he will
give his personal attention TO Auction Sales and
:he settlement Of Accounts, any business of that
hind that may require bis services. He will visit
the country when desired and act Auctioneer or
attend to any business in the city as Agent.


He can tie found at the Corner Drug Store Of Dr..
hcAdenI OR at the residence of Mr. Rabe.
Year: 1867

How TO KNOW A FooL.--By six qualities may
fool be known anger without cause speech
without profit; change without motive inquiry
without object; putting trust in a stranger
and wanting capacity to discriminate between a
friend and foe.
Year: 1867




Venerial or Chronic.


smpossile here to mention all diseases with which
ne M is Iahlar some perhaps will be of place
ne re !st formidable the most destructive mankind is
Ihe brain being the of the disease
e ssstsm suffers in consequence will here
some OF he symptoms that those afflicted TO
@ MI opinion IN regard to their complaints seek adj
wee In time thereby saving world of
NerVons Debility. Loss Of Memory. Pain Limbs and
Dach faipation OF the Heart Trembling of the Limbs
ana Aversion Genial Society especially that
ienaes There great but these are suf
ncen and should be suffering of them cali on
Dh ioZEh and he will cure you in a short time without
any interruption in busincssor let
ana tere VIII be No occasion for calling office


Structure of the Urethra
another Formidable enemy to health Send one of my
circulars that disease and inform yourself of its terrible
results The worst cases cured in few days.


Venerial Diseases,
all their various forms either Primary Secondary or He
retary completely erticae from the Your con-
snton being restored TO perfect health there will he no
danger Of handing down your children that terrible dis
ease known as Scrofula


Syphaltic Disease,
AS it presents itself on this coast of formidable
character than that in the Atlantic or Europe a
rising from the fact of its being compound of Spanisb Chi
and Sandwich Island disease Those of You who have
visited the two latter have the dread
full effects OF it on both the native and foreign popuation
1t requires altogether different modes of treatment


The Old Formulas
or Rcord, Acton and Bostwck of little account except
to dry the disease the surface leaving poison in
dairy disease in aggravated facts have learn
ei by experience and think without oasting that
have practice in these diseases any other
physician in California. dating does from 1919 II be
comes you, therefore, to think WELL before employ
physician
Who the to consut-an old experienced one
Year: 1867

Huch as retention suppression and Painful Menstruation
etc nave been my study for great of wears
"h, can safely promise perfect in time


BE not deferred from calling Dr. TOZER from deIicacy
or fear OF exposure TIE Doctor man in whom yoi,
can trust and all cases treated with utmost


My Female Pills
Are the best used in this climate for SuDpression f M
Monthly Sickness Every lady should have box in case OF
necessity Price S. Consultations at the Office or by let
ter FREE All letters returned destroyed Office hours
from 4. NJ. till p.
Year: 1867

2 PRENTIcE's PosIrToN.-The Louisville


journal, in chronicling the recent splendid


Democratic triuinphin Kentucky, says:
= With the Kentucky vote we send glad greeting to


the Northern Democracy. We have fully redeemed


all our promises to them. We stand proudly beside


them. We behold them struggling in minority but
it is no hopeless struggle We see them gaining upon
their opponents making brave headway against them,
that their triumph is not far off The people of the
South see, in the result of our elections bestev-
dence that are resolved to yindcate and sustain
their cause to the extent Of our utmost power We
condemn all the atrocious wrongs practiced toward
the South by Congress, and will right them if ever
God shall give us strength and an opportunity to
achieve so holy purpose.
Year: 1867

SHARP SHOOTING BETWEEN COUNSEL
AT County Court, held not a hun
dred miles from this city, a distinguish,
ed member Of the bar, in appealing &c
the Court for the discharge of his client
wound up with the statement that il
the Court sent him on for further trial
stain would be left upon his charac-
ter that could not be washed of "by all
the waters Of blue ocean, and all the
soap that could be manufactured from
the ponderous carcass Of the Common
wealth's Attorney" To this, the pom
derous Attorney promptly replied, that
while he "dcemed it foreign to the case
at bar, he desired to advise the Court il
they thought it advisable to boil his
body into soap, that they should look to
the opposite counsel for the concentrated
tye, out of which to make itr Court,
bar, and spectators exploded, and our
informant knoweth nothing more even
now.
Year: 1867

THE Tycoon should hereafter Le styled
"man and BROTHER The Colorado
which has arrived ut San Francisco,
brings interesting news from Japan
The Tycoon had given the foreign min
listers a grand and cordial reception
He furnished everything in lavish style
and all free of expense-a consideration
not to be overlooked. He has learned
the significance of drinking toasts, and
could no doubt quaff down glass ot
Bourbon county" with all the relish
of n wcll-fcd alderman.
Year: 1867

The Richmond Times reports singu-
lar explosion of latch-key, with which
a gentleman was opening his door u
few days since. The report was as loud
as that made by an ordinary pistol, and
the force of the explosion shattered the
key-ring and scattered the keys, blow
ing q button off his glove and injuring
his hand. The cause assigned for the
explosion is this: The lock was of brass
and had been heated by the sun, and
the key being of steel and also heated,
had, by coming in contact, caused n
thermo electric current. This current
often causes an explosion, the shock of
which is not unlike that of an electric
battery.
Year: 1867

Our numerous Republican readers
will, no doubt, be pleased to receive
through our columns the following
Proclamation from the Radicals of Ma
iyIand to the Radicals of the other
border States. We have waited for
some time for its publication by some
"i the ''cnterprising" Radical journals
OF this State, but as they have so far
fctrained from giving it to their read
ers, we have concluded to present the
address ourselves. Our large circle OF
Radical readers, many of whom have
heretofore thanked us for information
concerning their prominent party men
and movements, which information
they would not have received but for
our columns, will understand that we
Present the accompanying document as
matter of special interest to them
selves, and because their own papers
nave 50 far refrained from giving it a
placa.
Year: 1867

cord, almost fell into a seat, and drop
ped in half minute into a drunken
sleep, and slept away the influence of
his libations in the presence of the as
sembled members of the Legislature of
New Hampshire. He did not believe In
total abstinence, nor prohibition as a
means of promoting temperance. He
did have great faith in stringent
license law, and the influence of moral
suasion and example. tell you there
are plenty of drunkards who think
themselves examples Of the truest tenn
perance.
Year: 1867

A MODERATE DR1NKER.-Rev. A. J.
Patterson of IRoxbury, in his recent
temperance lecture, narrated the follow
ing


Less than 8 year ago [ held-while
coming in the cars to Boston-an in
teresting conversation with one Of the
prominent citizens of the city of my
former residence. He was one Of our
first men. First in wealth, first in social
position and influence, first ia culture.


AS we rode along together he spoke of
the intemperance Of our city, and the
great necessity on the part Of temper
ance men to do something for the sup
preston of our numerous fountains OF
bad rum. He said he had been to the
troubles he had plenty Of leisure-to
make an estimate of the amount OF
money annually expended in that little
city for intoxicating liquors, and it was
absolutely appalling. understand me, "
said he, 81 am not 3 fanatic on the tenn
perance question. l don't believe in
total abstinence. keep the best liquors
OF all kinds in my wine cellar, and drink
them when need them. My father did
so before me. We always took our wine
and brandy when we pleased. And no
member of our family was ever render.
ed giddy from their use. We know how
to take just enough and no more. Blu,
it is not so with everybody. And then
the liquors in common use are the rank.
est poison. Something must be done tc
save these poor deluded victims"


A few weeks later that man staggered
into the Hall of Representatives in Con
Year: 1867

FORTRESS MONROE, Dec. 16.-A heavy north
west snow storm set in yesterday morning, and
continued almost the entire day, so that we now
have about six inches of snow on the ground,
and very good sleighing. Those who are fortu.
nate enough 70 possess even dry goods box on
runners are out to-day enjoying it, for we'll they
know 1t will not stay with us long. The jingle
of bells is quite refreshing, and they are about
as rare here as the jingle of our old-time cur
rency. The weather is clear aud cold.
Year: 1867

Tue following powerful, elegant


and classic appeal was made in a
court of Justice recently somewhere
in Kentucky, by one of the learned
heads of the bar:-"Gentlemen of
the jury, do you think Gy client, who
lives in the pleasant valley of Ken
tucky, where the lands is rich and
the soil are fertile, would be guilty OF
stealing eleying little skeins OF cot.
ting? | think not, reckon not, /
calculate not, And l guess, gentle
men of the jury, that you had better
bring in my client not guilty; for il
you convict him, he and his son John
will lick the whole of you"
Year: 1867

The audience that assembled at the doors OF
the Academy of Music last night was met by
the announcement that no performance of
opera would be given, as the management had
decided TO take efficient measures for resisting
an organized strike on the part OF majority of
the chorus singers,


Much DISAPPOINTMENT was naturally felt by
the brilliant crowd that had hocked TO near the
second performance OF the new opera, Romeo
e GItilieIa, but the bad luck was generally borne
wi h good grace, and hundreds expressed their
appreciation OF The decisive course adopted by
the director, 1t appears that a notification that
the strike was arrans ed was sent to the
hour for opening The doors. AT IL O'clock the
week " salaries were paid to the chorus and
others engaged at the opera, and nothing then
occurred 10 indicate that dissatisfaction Was
brewing In any department


The demand made at the latter part of the
day was for com penSatiOn for attending the re-
hearsals of Romeo and Juliet. The injustice of
the claim is at once apparent; but, If it were
otherwise, the method adopted for enforcing IL
sufficiently entitled the management TO resist
II promptly.


threatened to any one OF the chorus who might
attempt TO disengage himself from the strike
and attend the opera,


MIR. Mare,ze has borne mp valiantly under
very unfavorable circumstances since the de-
struction of the old Academy, when he sus-
tanned q loss which years OF prosperity only can
repay, That he has carried on the opera through
periods of positive adversely, should entitle
him to consideration at least from those who
are mainly Indebted to him for livelihood


The present strikers certainly chose an un.
timely moment for urging their unjust de-
mands, as the season has been far too literally
conducted TO be very remunerative. However
we presume that day or two will scatter the
clouds now hanging over irving Place. Either
the erring mock lords and ladies of the opera
will repent and resume their places III per.
mitted to do so, or new and untarnished
corps will be installed in their stead. AT any
rate, the performances are not likely to be in
terrupted for any length of timely. y. World
Year: 1867

How DID HE GET THERE?-In dig
ging a well upon his property some
three miles west of this city. few
days since, Mr.. G. NJ Codding found
toad imbedded in the earth at a
depth of % feet from the surface
The toad was in dormant condition
when found, but after being exposed
to the air few moments, began to
wink and show other signs of life,
and finally in short time, hoped
off as though he had always been
used to it. How and when did SAID
toad get so deep into the earth,
and how was life sustained during his
long term of imprisonment Who
can tell?.--Akron Beacon.
Year: 1867

A Western paper tells the follow.


ing rather tough story. Iftrue, it is


the most remarkable on record:


An accident or remarkable na-


ture occurred In the woods of a


neighboring county last week, by


which man was thrown eighty feet
into the air. He waS standing on a
balance tree laying across "a large
log, to see another tree come down,
when the tree in its falling course
struck the other end of the tree, on
which he was standing. and the tre-
mendous weight of it coming on
the spring lever-threw him like
shot into the air.


The remarkable part of the story
remains TO be told. When at his
highest elevation the man caught
hold of the top of n tee about fifteen
feet from the trunk, and remained
suspended by the arms until the per-
son who had felled the tree trayaled
distance of five miles and returned
with help and o ladder before he
could be released from his perilous
position. He was found in the same
position as when left, evidently in
the best of spirits, for he was whist
ling Yankee Doodle and making q
strong fight against strong delega-
ton of wasps that were endeavoring
to build nest in the seat OF his
pants. He said, upon reaching the
ground, that he had a healthy time
with the 'varmints,' and attributed
his powers of endurance wholly to
the hotly contested canvass with the
critters by their persistent fire in
the rear, and the tremendous ex-
citement incident thereto.


Ifthat man ever gets into Office he
will be provided for for the rest of
his natural life. He will know how
20 hang on to it.
Year: 1867

ES- The Lexington Statesman of
yesterday says that sat the celebra-
ton of Democratic victories last
week at Georgetown, Kentucky, the
young ladies of female school at
that place who participated on the
occasion, were required to wear a
red white ard-red badge on their
arm, and one lady who refused to do
so, was threatened with punishment
for her refusal. We are glad to know
that she resisted, and finally tore the
badge from her arm, where it had
been forcibly placed, and threw it in
the fire. We are further informed
that the ladies were instructed that
each of them must have Confede-
rate flag by next Thursday"
Year: 1867

THERE are a few very trustwor.
thy Union men who say they are
not yet ready to vote for the con-
stitutional amendment They ad
nit the change will come sooner Oh
later, but they prefer to wait
awhile. To such we say lot the
change be made now, then we will


take the disturbing element out o.
politics. 1t will never trouble us
any more. Stump speakers will
not be called upon to expatiate al
largo upon it, nor will candidates
lbe compelled to define their posi-


tion on it. Let us finish the wran'
Cling. and forever settle the ques'
ton this fall. Portsmouth Repab.
Year: 1867

RECRUITS FOR THE REGULAR AR
MY.-Business at the Recruiting
Station in this city is quite lively,
and the average number of month
ly recruits received is about thirty
None but young and unmarried
men are received, and the officers
are very particular as to the ply
steal condition OF the men. The
station is under the charge of Brig
Gen. Samuel Ross. - Columbus Jour
nal
Year: 1867

A WoRD TO HUsBANDs.--Has any body ever written upon the responsi- bility which rests upon husband with regard to the education of his wife Of course we know what you will say about her being supposed to have ''fin- ished her education" before marriage, and all that; and yet you and we know that she begins as new an edu- cation with him ds if she had never seen the alphabet. His views, his feelings, his ideas, are they nothing to her, if she loves him? Years after, when they who ''knew her as girl" come to talk with her as matron, do they not find her husband reflected in every sentence, either for good or evil ? Of course, the more strongly woman loves, the more completely is her own identity absorbed in her husbands. This is point which is too much neg lected by married men. A good hus- band is almost certain to have good wife; and if she be mot so good as he could wish at the commencement of their married life, he can soon educate her up to the proper mark. And, on the other hand, he can so educate her down as to render his house purga- tory, and, perhaps, bring upon himself and his family the greatest agony and keenest bangs of disgrace which hus- band or children can feel.
Year: 1867

KIND WORDS FOR A MoTHER.-Des- pise not thy mother when she is old. Age may waste mothers beauty, strength, limbs, senses, and estate: but her relation as a mother is as tho stun when it goes forth in its might, for it is always the meridian, and knoweth no evening. The person may be grey haired, but her motherly relation is ever in the flourish. Itmay be autumn, yea, winter with woman, but with the mother it is always spring. Alas, how little do we appreciate mothers tenderness while living! How heed- less we are of all her anxietics and kindness! But when she is dead and gone, when the cares and coldness of the world come whitening to our hearts, when we experience how hard it is to find true sympathy-how few will befriend us in misfortune-then it is that we think of the mother we have lost
Year: 1867

About forty years ago there lived in Western Pennsylvania two farmers named Wood and Osborne, respectively. They were near neighbors, but inyeterate enc mics; and it is said they lived almost in sight of each other for fourteen years with out speaking to each other. Wood one day went out with mattock to dig up half dozen stumps that had never yet been removed from his meadow; but finding it pretty hard work, and, moreover, not being very fond of work, he gave it up and re- turned to the house On his way it oc- cured to him that by cunning device, he might induce his unfriendly neighbor to uproot the little annoyances. Acting on the bright idea that occurred to him, he en- tered his house, got his writing material, and, in disguised hand, wrote:

 " Mir Wood 1: am an old man, fast ap- preaching my end, and I cannot 20 to my grave without revealing to you secret. When 1 was young man helped to rob your grandfather of large amount of money. l and my partner in crime buri- ed five thousand dollars of it under the roots of tree in the meadow that now belongs to you. No doubt these trees have been cut down by this time, but the stnmps may still remain. He was soon af- ter hanged for the murder that he commit ted, and I was sent to prison for highway robbery. I was but lately released, and wish to doall I can to atone for past misdeeds l send this letter by person who says he knows where you live, and he will throw it into your house.

 A REPENTANT CRIMINAL"

 Mir. Wood sealed this bit of fiction, ad- dressed it to himself, and, when night came, crept stealthily to Osborn's door, opened it little way, tossed it in, and ran away as though Satan were after him. On reaching home he retired to rest, and re- posed sweetly till morning. When he rose he cast glance towards his meadow, and to his satisfaction, discovered that every stump in his meadow had been dug up and pulled out by the roots. After breakfast he went coolly to work and roll ed them together in pile, in order to burn them. And imagine Osbornes bitterness of heart as he passed by on his way to the village that morning, saw Wood thus en- gagged, and knew how he was duped by him.