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Year: 1869

The Peace Jubilee in Boston has produced
already n great deal of poetry either to be
said or sung. We are happy to say that some
of it is of better quality than the following,
which we copy from that most respectable
newspaper, The Boston Journal:


Let tho great bells ring


And the loud cannon roar;


Sound the glad tdings


From " shore To shore"


Join In the chorus,


Let IL reach DER the sea,


"Our country is saved


Aud the niggers are Iiee"
Considering that but for "the niggers they
might be singing different tunes in Boston this
week, and remembering Col. Shaw and the
COlored Regiments sent from Boston during the
war, and recalling great many other things,
we think that the last line above quoted might
have been left to the Ethiopian Mnstrels.
Year: 1869

Itis stated that Chief Justice Chase
has his eye on the presidency and that
he is shaping his course with the view
of securing a nomination from some par
ty, but from what party is not exactly
known. The Washington correspondent
Of the Cincinnati Commercial writes as
follows:


"The friends of Chief Justice Chase
are busy circulating story that the
postponement of decision on the appiI-
cation of Yerger for a writ OF habeas
corpus. was effected at the Instance OF
the President and his Cabinet. The tale
bears its own contradiction, for it is evl
dent that cabinet consultations, have
nothing whatever to do with the deilber'
ations of the chief judicial officer Of thu
land. 1t is asserted that Yerger's friends
did not file their application until the!
( had previously obtained verbal promis'
from Judge Chase for its favorable con
sideration.
Year: 1869

CUcUMBER-''It does not seem to be
very generally known, says an exchange
.'that it is the most useful vegeta Bile we
have, and can be dressed in greater va
riety of palatable ways than any other
except the tomato. 1t is better than
squash and more delicate than the egg
plant, prepared in the same manner; can
be stewed, fried, or stuffed, and, above
all, can be parbciled, mashed up in bat
ter and fried as fritters, more pleasant
and easily prepared than any vegetable
y fruit. When a cucumber becomes


too old to be used raw or for pick
I, it is then at its best for cooking
and may become haH y raw cumcum-
Der is for most pei BIS am indigestible
abomination, however much they may
adufre its flavor and Ola
Year: 1869

DoN'r BATHE TOO MUeH.-River
bathing is now in order, and il is to be
hoped that people will not indulge IN the
luxury with recklessness Many consti-
tutions are badly shattered every sum-
mer by too much bathing Bathing is q
good thing employed in moderation; but
immoderately enjoyed it becomes a very
dangerous and damaging thing. Only
the most robust and soundest system can
long stand daily river immeraiens with
out becoming impaired Persons affiict-
ed by organic disabilities should bathe
IN the river not oftener than every other
day, aud in no event shoul6 they remain
in longer than ten or fifteen minutes
Any indulgence in bathing extending to
half an hour or an hour (which is more
frequently the rule than. the exception1 is
highly injurious, although the injury
may not be immediately apparent
Year: 1869

Two very notable instances of the
demoraliziug effects of sudden prosperi-
ty are announced In the news of the day.
A II. Lee, who drew the Crosby Opera
Fl ouse, died suddenly at the Burnett
Fl ouse, Cincinnati. the other day, while
on his way to the Eastern watching pla-
ces The papers say it was dropsy of the
heart, but it turns out that since his sud
den accession of wealth he has given
himself up to dissipation, and went of
in one of his spells. The other is the
case of K Komissarow, the Russian peasant,
who saved the life of the Emperor, a
year or two ago, from the hand of the as
sassin. In gratitude for this service he
was made noble, and an estate worth
two million of dollars given him, besides
large pension, yielding more money
than he knew what to do with. His sud-
den elevation was too much for him. and
he gave himself up to all kinds Of ex-
cess, until, in fit of drunkenness, he
ended his life with his own hand. When
these fearful effects of sudden wealth de-
veIop themselves so fatally it ought 20
ma Ike those who eat the bread of compar-
ative poverty in health and sobriety more
contented with their lot.
Year: 1869

The New York World, in report oi
a Spiritualists' picnic near that city, tells
the following


In another part of the ground there
was party at table in eou7ersation
with the spirits. The medium sat at the
head of the table Indeed, it seemed
unnecessary to import goblins from the
other world, for they were all about,
grown on the spot


The medium had just called up the
spirit of a friend. The following CON
versation took place


Medium--Where have you been for a
year past?


Spirit--In darkness.


The medium here announced that he
perceived the odor of whisky about.


The spirit hearing his remark. said
can not get the smell of Bourbon off
me. | died drunk. Oil pray for me,
that / may be led out of this great dark :
ness and rid myself of this horrid smell.


The brethren were invited to pray for
the spirit in darkness, and another vas
called up.


Medium-Whst are you doing


Spirit-No body cares for me here l
have been asleep tor two years | died
an old maid n body cared for me on
earth, and we all remain in the spirit
land just in the same condition as when
we left the earth.


Here tall lady, with her eyes swollen
by constant weeping, explained toa few
skeptical bystanders that when one died
they were removed TO place in spirit
land corresponding to the one they we're
on when on earth. If one dies an old
maid she must remain so, for there was
no marriage in the next world. But if
one makes miss match here, it will be
righted hereafter. The lady said she had
been married twice, but neither Of her
departed husbands would have her in the
next world, for she would meet her af1ini-
ty there, as the two deceased husbands
had not been men intended for her by
the Creator, she would forsake them
both for the proper one across the river.
This thought seemed to turn flood of
joy into her soul, and she Immediately
swooned in an ecstacy vi
Year: 1869

Thether the burglar knew this ne


Dity of the lady's mind or not. he


I'd all events determined to play her a
very practical joke.


To this end he carefully removed from
the chair, on which she had neatly fold j.
ed and laid it, all her wearing apparel.
and substituted, from another room a
complete suit of gentlemen's clothes.
Then taking off huge pair of false
whiskers, he carefully adjusted them to
the face of the sleeping lady. OF course.
he could not wait TO see the denouemept.
but that pleasure was reserved for the
family the next morning. Awakening
at an early hour, the good lady proceed
ed to the mirror Gan invariable practice
among the ladies' to enjoy a look at her
face. The first glance petri6ed her with
horror. Was she indeed a man? +?


The latent superstition of her nature
reviving, she imagined that Satan had
been playing her horrible revenge for
her animosity to the male creation. She
staggered to chair, and, almost broken.
hearted, concluded to dress and send for
barber. But now, she noticed for the
first time that her clothes too were gone
and gentleman's outfit was substituted
in their stead. She was certain now
that the metamorphosis was complete
and resigning herself to the situation
tried to don the apparel. But having no
experience in the adjustment of this
new tangled apparel, and habit being
stranger than instinct she found that ey
cry time she put the pantaloons over her
head she encountered an impediment that
defed all her efforts to overcome. In
short, the pants wouldn't go over her
head.


At last, in despair, she rang for assis-
tance, and her maid appearing at the
door, she cried out: Don't come in
Betty, for am man now, but just please
step in and ask my brother if he usual
ly puts his breeches on over his head, or.
commences feet foremost


1t is needless to say the message aston
ished the household. 1t was some time
before the lady would admit to her apart
ments any one of either sex, for fear she
might make mistake, but one of them
however, more adventurous than the
rest, pushed open the door, aud convinc-
ed the sorely tried maid that she had not
forsaken her estate, but was yet one of
the angels of earth.
Year: 1869

years ago. lines invalid physician visiting
Island Of St cz for their health experienced and witnessed many surprising and
beneficial effects the Rum there produced upon many heinvads e
csve seeking health; and inquiry and investigation obtained history
Of its medicinal virtues Re delighted and surprised recovery
which occurred determined possible procure the sole right
and sell It in the United States


The result Of his rs glorious for himself and suffering humanity
for the celebrated PLANTATION BTTERs PLAN
TATN slTTEas being article real merit founded upon principles


relying wholly the vegetable world for its medicinal effects worked
ton in the history medicine and became household word all
world The cahasc Tlsso z asnan health
the PLANTATION sTTER far exceeded the abilities the rups supply


Notwithstanding the large importation Of st. Ru expressly
pounding Of these Re the quantity inadequate therefore necessary
that arrangements extensive scale abroad should and agent
dispatched st. Thomas for that purpose securing
leasing several plantations the largest and most productive estates the
island Houses stills and erected a BY magic which utterly
ishsd the natives" Thsees experienced and natives the island
cured and the ps the PLANTATION sTTER position
supply their laboratory with all the perfectly pure crz Rum needed snu
turing the GREAT DYsPEPTo v1zoRAToa represents
the natives crushing the otherwise preparing for the stills presses


As anae Fever and Agu Intermittent and Gaus FeveT Dyspepsia
other kindred diseases the the PLANTATION unsurpassed
history the world Over five million bottles disposed annually They
adapted Old and young male and female They agreeable taste and always
produce an immediate beneficial result
Year: 1869

renoy In settlement Of contracts made
on the gold basis, there were no failures
and no indications OF serious suffering; !;
indeed. It was q rule, through all the
wide fluctuations In the value OF the
currency during the war, that there was
no visible resulting injury to either one
class or another. For these, among
many reasons which might be assigned
we are not disposed to regard deci-
sion adverse to the conBtitutlonallty OF
the Legal Tender Act as likely to in
volve any general financial confusion
or any serious Injury 10 business inte.
rests; on the contrary, we should view
1t as the Introduction Of an era OF solid
prosperity.
Year: 1869

Counter Movement In Warrington.


..II4 lFl WARRINGTON Nov. H..


The effort to counteract the Influence
OF tho agitation Of the capital moYers In
the West is beginning 10 assume form.
A paper has been prepared to be handed
to the President, With the request that
he wllltake some cognizance Of the
matter In his forthcoming annual mes
sage. discounteuancing the project OF
the removal, and to use his Executive
Influence In stopping any agitation OF
the All bIect. 'E
Year: 1869

There are people who habitually
make the best of things, not from sense
of duty, not from dislike of sympathy,
not from any shrinking from pain on their
own account or for others, but simply
from a natural and unconquerable light
ness of heart. These people supply the
oxygen of the moral atmosphere, and
should be maintained at the public expense
to keep it sweet and pure. Even if in
stead of being, as they generally are, ac-
tive and otherwise cstimable members OF
society, they did nothing but enjoy life,
they would still be worth cultivating for
the sake of the light and heat which they
kindle. The only difficulty is how to re
gulate them. They are are SO irressti
bly, impelled to sing songs, that in world
where heavy hearts are unfortunately
common, it is difficult always to keep the
vinegar and nitre apart.
Year: 1869

An exchange beautifully treats this
subject as follows:


SIT is astonishing with what rapidity
time passes away how the days, the
weeks, the months and the years roll
round, carrying with them the beauty
and the hopes of this world into vast
and unknown future 1t seems but a
short time, indeed, since we all felt and
enjoyed the springs and buoyancy of
youth, the delights of home, the influence
of paternal love, the society and counsel
of friends who now sleep in the grave ;
and yet some of us are aged and the ma
jority have attained to mature manhood.
The young of the present generation are
growing up around us, but in our youth
we knew them not While we have been
passing on, in the direction Of the grave,
they have sprung out to occupy our places
and follow rapidly in the rear. Before
US We see the aged tottering along in their
feebeness and learning upon their slaves;
behind US the youth flushed with promise
and the infant prattling in its mother
arms. That circle has been kept up un-
broken since the morning of the creation;
that circle will be kept up, unbroken, un-
til time is lost in eternity.


'Our life is moving panorama-the
pictures on the canvass pass before our
eyes, delighting us for moment, but
containing solemn lesson and warning
He is but an Indifferent observer who
does not study himself. There is the
ocean, the lake, the river, the mountain
and the vale the one swells in its ma
jestic grandeur and murmurs its defiant
tones, which are heard upon either shore
the other rests like calm mirror reflect
ing the light of the millions of stars that
sparkle in the blue concave the river
dashes on in its way to the sea the noun
tain lifts its head among the clouds and
casts its following shadows into the vale
below the vale echoes to the songs of it.
birds, the hum of human voices, the low
ing of herds while here and there is the
busy town, with its active life, its cease
less commotions, its impetuous struggles
its attractive homes, and the spires of it
churches pointing towards heaven. The
bell rings and the picture passed away
/ from our sight to be seen no more.
Thsu is with human life. 1t is an as
sociation of objects, interests, attractions
and beauties, which burst upon our sight,
perform their mission and accomplish
their purposes, and are then lost to sight
The bell tolls, the canvass moves, the
lights are put out, and the vision is los
in darkness silence reigus, the curtain
drops, and all is ended in the sleep, tn
forgetfulness and the insenibility of tn,
grave"
Year: 1869

A writer says eve are troubled often
with severe coughs, the result Of colds of
long standing, which may turn to con
sumption or premature death Hard
coughs cause sleepless nights by constant
irritation of the throat, and strong effort
to throw off offensive matter from the
lungs, The remedy proposed has often
been tried, and is simply to make into
the stomach before retiring for the night
a piece of raw onion after chewing. This
esculent in au uncooked state is very heat
ing, and collects the water from the lungs
and throat causing immediate relief tc
lhe ratient"
Year: 1869

A man being lately on tramp to Canada
SAYS that at a certain farm house in the back
woods, where he had occasion to stop, the
following rich scene took place: The fam
lily were about TO partake of their brea kfast,
and sat down for that purpose. The old man
being a lover of squirrels, and that being the
principle dish of the mornings repast, had
his particular piece laid on The side of the
dish next to his. The old man commenced
saying grace, as follows: "Oh Lord, we
thank thee for the blessing thou hast set be-
fore us : do thou guide and direct US through
life"-here, raising his eyes, he perceived
his son Gideon laying his hands on his choice
piece of squirrel. and hen in hurried man.
ner ended the grace-"deliver us from evil
for the Lords sake, amen,-bv golly, Gid,
that's my piecel hand it here!'
Year: 1869

He gave it to his wife with sigh, yet
with look of resignation.


at is our last dollar" he said "but
the Lord will provide"


Rev. James Spring was minister in the
little mountain village of Thornville. He
was poor and his congregation was poor.
Often before he had been very near his
last dollar, but he had never actually got
to it until to- day.


$50 you've been always saying" sobbed
his wife "but what is to become of US
when this is gone? They won't trust US
any more at the store and your salary
wont be due these three weeks, even if
you get it then. Why do you stay here,
James, where the people are so poor p


81 have no other place to go to nor
money to travel to it if the Lord opened
a way. My work for the present is here.
He feedeth the young ravens. He will
surely feed u.s."


81 wish had your faith, but 1 haven's
and it won't come to me. o; what shall
we do! And she wrung her hands des-
pairingly. "My poor children J"


"Once I was young and now l am DID,"
solemnly said her husband, speaking in
the words of the Psalmist, "yet never
have l seen the righteous forsaken, nor
his seed begging bread"


As if in answer to his pious ejacula-
ton, there came a sudden knock at the
door. All the while the minister and his
wife had been talking a storm had BEEN
raging outside. On opening the door,
traveller, quite wet through, entered.


81 was coming through the forest from
! Maryville," he said, "and ventured to
stop at the first house l saw. My horse
is in the shed. Do take too great Ii
berty ?"


"Not at all" answered the master of
the house. eve have but poor shelter,
as you see ; but such as it is, you are well
come to it; there is a good fire, at any
rate"


For it was in the kitchen where this.
conversation took place. Indeed, this,
humble home boasted no parlor, and the
kitchen was dining room, drawing room I,
and all.


The stranger proved to be man Of
education and intelligence, and in con-
versation with him the minister forget
his trouble and was reminded of earlier
and brighter days, when intellectual CON-
, panionsihp had not been the rare thing it
!; was now, up among these hills.
st last the storm abated, and the strang-
!, er rose to go. His host accompanied him,
to the gate, and watched him till he dis
appeared behind turn of the road.
S ''See here, James, said his wife, eager
. ly, when he turned to the house. 81
, found this on the table near where the
gentleman sat"


/ 1t was fifty dollar greenback, wrap
, ped hastily in bit Of paper that looked
. as if it had been torn from pocket book
and on the inside of the paper was written
D the verse of the Psalmist, which it was
e now apparent the traveller had over heard
} 81 thought he was writing the direc-


tious he asked for" said the minister
= "He means it for Us. Thanks be to the


Lord Did l not say, my dear, He would


provide ?"


His wife burst into tears.


"God forgive me !' she said Il viii
!, never donbt again. The Lord surely


sent this stranger to our aid"
Year: 1869

A child was captured by an eagle near
Meigsville, Tenn, on Christmas Eve, and
carried about two miles before it was re-
scued He was bri ght little fellow, just
old enough to be learning to walk
When no one was in the house, lie mana
ged to roll out of his trundle, bed and
crawl into the front yard. a great gray
eagle came swooping down, and fastened
its immense talons in the clothing Of the
little boy, then rose up with much diff
ficulty, and sailed off across the adjacent
woods, just skimming the tops of the
trees. It's course lay towards the Cum
berand Rirer, \ servant girl saw the
eagle, and gave chase. She dashed into
the tangled wood, and tried to keep
straight line, thinking the bird would do
the same. The path of wood was fully
mile and half through but the girl
made the run to the other edge Of it with


out feeling fatigue. Beyond the wood,
and between it aud the Cumberland Riv-
er, lay a patch of cleared ground, partly
marshy and partly corn field, full of old
stumps When the girl left the wood,
aud had clear view, she saw the eagle
in the air he seemed inclined to alight
with his burden somewhere in the neigh
borhood of the river. This gave her new
courage. 1t happened that there was
man hunting in the neighboring marshes,
and, just at the moment when the eagle
reached the ground with his burden, a shot
went off so dangerously near him that be
mounted into the air again, but this time
without the boy. The pursuing girl be
gan vigorous shouting as she ran, which
attracted the hunters attention, who see-
ing the eagle quite near him, and lady
rushing down the slope with streaming
hair and garments, and wildly shouting,
concluded at once that there was some


thing strange, and, perhaps, dreadful
in his immediate vicinity he also set up
vigorous haooling, and proceeded to re-
load his gun. The eagle soon became
aware of the formidable opposition he
would meet if he attempted to recapture
his prey, hovered over the spot mo-
ment, and then wheeled around in one
grand sweep across the river, and disap-
peared behind the shelving rock which
forms the opposite bank When the girl
came down to the hunter, she fell stiff,
and was not able even toindicate what was
the matter. The rough gallant then
heard the scream of child, and soon
found fine, healthy, rosy boy, with torn
clothes, otherwise uninjured, endeavoring
to rise upon his little feet The tears
streamed down his innocent cheeks, and
his face wore most piteous express
sion. The hunter took the baby 10 his
arms and carried it to the girl, who was
Cow recovered. She clasped it to her
bosom. covered it gith kisses, and wept
with joy. The parents in the mean time
had missed the little one, and had become
very uneasy. There was laughing and
crying enough when the wanderers re-
turned, aud the wonderful voyage OF the
little fellow was explained.
Year: 1869

Bad cooking and hurried eating are uni
versally allowed to be the prime causes of
that terrible enemy of mankind, Indigestion,
or dyspepisa. Yet. for every poor man who
eats badly-cooked food hurrledly every day


of his life, with the dyspepsia, you will find


fifty rich people who eat food prepared by
scientific cooks, and sit at dinner by the
hour, the prey of that disease in its worst
forms. Who will solve this apparent riddle!
Year: 1869

Men OF thought, be up and stirring,


Night and dayl
Sow the seed, Withdraw the curtain,


Clear the way
Meh OF action, aid and cheer them


AS We may
There's fount about to stream;
There's light about to beam;
There's warmth about to glow;
There's flower about to blow;
There's midnight blackness changing


Into gray.
Men of thought and men of action,


Clear the way!
Once the welcome light has broken,


Who shall say
What the unimagined glories


OF the day?
What the evil but shall perish


In its ray?
Aid the dawning, tongue and pen;
Aid it, hopes of honest men;
Aid it, paper; aid it, type;
Aid it, for the hour is ripe;
And our earnest must not slacken


Into play.
Men of thought and men of action,


Clear the way.
Lo, clouds about to vanish


From the day:
Lo! the rights about to conquer


Clear the way
And brazen wrong to crumble


Into clay.
With that right shall many more
Enter smiling at the door;
With the giant wrong shall fall
Many others great and small,
That for ages long have held us


For their prey.
Men of thought and men Of action,


Clear the way!
Year: 1869

A Little boy had his first pocket knife. and
for several days used it himself, and extend
ed the privilege of occasional use of his
treasure to his little playmates. One even
ing he was kneeling at his mothers knee,
saying his customary prayer, which he clos
ed in these words; Sand please, God, give
little Jimmy Bailey knife of his own, SO
he won't want to borrow mine all time"
Year: 1869

One BILLY Barlow has written let
ter from Philadelphia to the Secretary to
of the Treasury, enclosing ten cents as an
annual contribution toward the liquidat-
ion Of the national debt.