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Year: 1869

Soy OF NAPOLEON THE GREAT.-The London
correspondent of the San Francisco Chronicle, in
speaking of Count Walewski, who died in Paris
not long since, says:


The assertion that he was the son of Napoleon
First is based on something more than rumor,
or scandal, or the extraordinary resemblance
which he bore to his reputed father Napoleon
was at the height of his glory when he met at
fete at Warsaw, lady of exceeding beauty, the
wife of an aged Samaritan noble. The lady
looked upon Napoleon as the destined liberator
of her country, and gave him, in advance the
tribute of her heart. She forsook her husband,
and in 1910, at the Castle of Walewice, gave
birth to the late Count His career was bril-
liant one, both as a soldier and statesman, and
strongly tinged with romance. He escaped from
Poland, in spite of the refusal of the late Grand
Duke Constantine, and reached Paris He has
been Minister Plenipotentiary at various Euro
pean courts and when he was sent as Ambassa-
dor to England he won the favor even of the pro-
sale English. He gained a high literary reputa-
tion by bis plays, essays and pamphlets-in one
theatrical piece he was the coadu utor of the elder
Dumas. His love for his unhappy country never
waxed cold, and though he could effect so little
in aid of her struggles he upheld her cause in
the most chivalrous manner to the end. There
can be no question that the present Emperor al
ways regarded him as the son of Napoleon At
the death Of the Duke de Morny (the Emperor's
natural brother) he became President of the
Corps Legislatf. This post he resigned at the
end of march, last year, and since then has lived
in retirement.
Year: 1869

Harprs Basar contains besides pictures patterns, etc,
variety of matter of especial and interest to the fam
y articles health Dress housekeeping in all its BRAN
ches its editorial matter specially adapted to the circle it
is intended to interest and instruct and has besides good
stories literary of merit 1t is surprising
that the Journal with such features has achieved In short
for something Of its kind de
thousands of families and its publishers have filled
the demand.-New York Erening Post.


Whether consider its claims based upon the elegance
and superiority Of the paper its typographical appearance
the and Judgment displayed in the engravings or the
literary contributions contained in its unhea-
ngy to be superior in each and every particu-
lar any other similar publication here abroad-Pa
Legal Inteligencer.


We know of other English American journal Of fash
ion that pretend approach it in completeness and
rety-Ne,c York Times.


1t the merit of being sensible, of conveying instruction.
giving excellent patterns in department and of
ing well stocked with good reading and
Reflector.


To according to Harper's Bdzdr will be the aim
ambition Of the of Amerca.BostOn Transcript
Year: 1869

BONE FELoS.-Of all the painful things, can
there be any so excruciatingy painful as a bone
felon ? We know of none that flesh is heir TO,
and as this malady is quite frequent and the
subject of much earnest consideration give
the latest receipt for its cure, which is given by
that high authority, the London Lancet: As
soon as the pusation which indicates the disease
is felt, put directly over the spot fly blister,
about the size of your thumb nail, and let it re-
main for six hours, at the expiration of which
time directly under the surface of the blister may
be seen the felon, which can be instantly taken
out with the point of needle or lancet.
Year: 1869

Power OF GENTLENEss.-No bad man is ever
brought to repentance by angry words-by bitter,
scornful reproaches. He fort6es himself against
reproof, and hurls back foul charges in the face
of his accuser. Yet guilty and hardened as he
seems, he has heart in his bosom, and may be
melted to tears by gentle voice. Whose,
therefore, can restrain his disposition to blame
and find fault, and can bring himself down to
fallen brother, will soon find way to better
feelings within. Pity and Patience are the two
keys which unlock the human heart. They who
have been most successful laborers among the
poor and vicious, have been the most forebear-
ing.
Year: 1869

THERE is nothing purer that honesty nothing
warmer than love; nothing more bright than
virtue; and nothing more steadfast than faith.
These united in one mind form the purest the
sweetest, the richest, the highest, the holiest,
and the most steadfast happiness,
Year: 1869

Col GILBERT WALKER candidate veuorshp
the State born in Bpghamtop, New York. and aged 81 years.
settled Chicago
public 1860 Presdeu Democratic
the time Gen Grant found cooperating with Gen awn
Secretary War promoting tie of the democracy ana





he
fesn partnership with H. Chandler This short
duration however, aud he became engaged the banking business
which he Invested large of money.


After elapsed
Of Col Walker manifest tie Virginia His modest
ruve calculated the attention of our People, and
who had
poty dhd uh1eserved Commonwealth he should
overlooked His earliest investments character the
resurrection of the Commonwealth rather than the immediate of his
provided periods great popular
need and who though, unamdts Distinction unun of
mighty future within the reach of people favored b Vgnn
bleeding Commonwealth
adh along the
How natural that he should be recognized friend aud beneactor
Virginia.
known that portion the Radical Virginia which harmony with
the Nin evoted the cold debeaon with which body
betrayed both the white and cod population of the State by nominating
the
Wells Gvnorp
aud had the
the white people In repeated he had large
counsel defeating the which he had defend


M stenrns Rye, Allen many Republicans of the State
promptly placed Col Walker before the people, and asked that he might be made
the reconciliation through
out all borders Messrs Taylor genet Worth ability
made the of aernal equality the white people, and


rights and for the The stroke fell with smauic
lowered its standard resistance recalled its leaders from the field
Col Walker has already an Southwestern portion the State and
his down the Valley. Everywhere his white banner of has
been che and hailed with delight people New inspiration has been
more of the and dsspa the dark olugs of the future The
white people have opened their hearts Col Walker their dee and
of the co opened delight
phaux who land
are bound unto them with the destiny of time
Year: 1869

There was a shock as we dashed


down upon the little thing, who


seemed to stretch out its hands to


mine, and to leap, actually jump, into


my arms, and then, with it tightly
grasped, we were still going on and
on; I with my eyes shut, but feeling
that ! had the child tightly held to
my breast, and yet not able to look
to see if it was hurt. ..


Then l don't know how it was, but
| believe l must have got up, and
crawled back to my place by the
stoker; but don't know, l can't
recollect doing it, only finding my
self sitting down there, holding the
frightened little child in my arms,
and feeling stunned and helpless as
child myself


"What am I doing Off" / said at
last, tor my stoker had spoken to
me. "Why, I'm crying,'' l said;
and so was crying like some great
girl.


We dared not stop to take the
little thing back, but we sent it from
tue next station; and you'll believe
me when l tell you, that We were
better friends afterwards then ever,
so that for long enough we used to
make signals, l to the folks at the
cottage, and they to me; but l shall
never forget that little one getting
Dut upon the line.
Year: 1869

When business man comes TO the
conclusion That he cannot afford to
expend during the year in. .j,tdtctOas
advertising, an amount equal to one
half or at least one quarter OF the
sum he pays auruallY for rent, he
NAV very safely make up his mind
that it is high tim tor him to nsoce
lis 6usiaess 10 cteeper quarters. ....a


When a busiEess man dlsburses
annually for salaries and expenses
of travellers to solicit trade, q larger
sum than he pays for making known
his business to the public through
other judicious advertising, he may
be sure that he ought tosfeconsider
his management, Statesmen should
be assisted in their ariuous work. by
we'll managed Advertising ..-


When business man reaches the
point where he thinks he cannot
spare any time TO examine sources
OF financial and commercial informa-
tion, he may safely conclude that his
business is not well managed


When a business man finds himself
in a financial situation so embarrass-
ing that he cannot afford to possess
every publication that would throw
more light upon his business trsnsac
tons. he should not delay an hour,
but arrange at once VIII an auction
eer to close out his stock to the
highest bidder.
Year: 1869




! 1t is noticeable how, in using q


good thing, we are sure st last to


abuse it. As a striking example of


this human weakness, refer to the


manner in which we have turned the


school textbook from a servant into


master.


I The original design of textbook


is serviceable one. The design is


to present within a small space the
principles of sphere of knowledge


in their latest developments and ap-
plications, 50 that the pupil may
have the principles at hand to refer
to when the teacher is absent.


But we have come to use these
books as the superstitious use their


printed forms. What the text books


contain is truth; everything that


rises spontaneously in the mind or
that is contained in other books is to
be ignored. A case is just at hand.
1t is that of a young lady who was
undergoing examination for gradua-
tion from a normal school. The
question was put, "What is law 20
and she dared not insert in her an
swer reference to the two elements
of law, direction and control, for
tear the answer would be marked as
incorrect, since in the text book in
use no reference was made to these
two elements. Another instance
presents itself. A senior student in
a certain college, a young man OF
OF superior attainments in rhetoric,
when undergoing oral examination
before his Professor, replied to a
question out of the realizations of
his own mind, quoting, at the same
time, language of number of text
books, and this, too, in obedience to
the rhetorical law of completeness.
The Professor, who had the text
book of the college before him, in
terrupted the student. alt isn't
here,' said be, pointing to the page
before him, and grimly smiling
And the remark and grfmness indl-
Gated the low grade at which the
student was to find himself marked
on graduation.


This text book despotism repress-
es the students originality and me-
chanizes him. 1t is clear that 1T
retards education. One of the evils
which it conditions, is the opportu-
mites which it opens up for incom-
petent men to get behind the teach
er's desk. An ignorsmus ''may hear
a recitation" and this despotism
tends to render the work of teaching
a mere process of ''hearing recita-
tion''


The text book despotism excludes
the magnetic contact, by means OF
the living voice-the mind that
knows with the mind that learns;
which, after all, is the mode OF nor
NAL teaching In these latter days,
it is serving tosbring into existence
an enormous quantity OF charlatan
textbooks, all of which, in spite OF
the critics warnings, find a sale and
place, and work their pernicious
work.
Year: 1869

An important error in our meas
urement of the distance OF the sun
from the earth has been discovered.
1t is now proved that we have been
aocustomed 10 over estimate the dis
tance by four millions of miles, and
that instead of ninety five millions
the real figure is ninety-one.
Year: 1869

Having made large additions TO our establish
naent in the shape of material OF the latest
styie. and having employed experienced ana
orders for every variety of PLAIN AND Fancy
Lon PRINTING with neatneSs and dispsteh-
THE addition of Steam Power to our esfaDllsn-
ment affor,is us great advantages over most
country offices in the way of low prices and
Ssst work Call with us, and be convinced
Year: 1869

The advantage ofpure, fresh wa
ter, constantly flowing into watering
troughs for all sorts of live stock, is
very great. When one has spring
strong enough for the purpose, a
hydraulic ram, with the necessary
pipe and other apparatus, need not
cost more than $50, and all the trou-
BILE of watering is obviated, the ami
mails can drink when they please,
the winter need not freeze it up, and
the business of "ehorins'' is consid-
erably simplified. A ram will throw
up from one-seventh to one-tenth OF
the amount of water required to carry
1T, and pipe of ,one-third or one
half an inch Is sufficient. III the


spring is sufficiently copious, the ram
might supply the house as well as the
barn, and also make a nice fountain
in the ward for summer refreshment


The pipe can be of lead or iron, tin
lined. The ram is not very liable tt
get out of order, and it can easily bt
repaired. With proper arrange


ments it should run Tor years without
the least attention. 5zcaE5 --.
Year: 1869

A NAUGHTY, NAUGHTY MAN.-On Satur-
day afternoon there was good deal Of eX-
citement in the vicinity of Twelfth and
Main streets, caused by the arrest of
young MIN of gentecl appearance on
charge for which we would have to invent
name. The indiscreet youth, being SUBJ
ject to fits Of admiration of ''the human
form divine" had esconced himself Snugly
under wooden platform in front of Mr..
Joel B. Watkins's office, where, lying flat of
his back, he was enjoying an Illicit view of
the pretty feet and hose Of the lady pedes-
trians who passed that way. from this line
point of observation he was hauled out by
officers Wood and Pleasants and taken
before Justice Favier. But the heart Of
the magistrate being touched by the poor
fellows assurances of regret and promises
of amendment, he was released with the
injunction to ego and sin no more"
Year: 1869

ANOTHER PAPER FOR WALKER.


The Warren Sentinel, published at Front
Royal by the Rev. John Clark and his son
Milton, after the speech Of Colonel Walker
came out zealously in his support. There
was in years gone by no man-not even
Governor Smith-who had more political
influence in Stafford, Prince William, and
than the senior editor Of the Sentinel and
I am sure that his excellent paper will do
our ticket invaluable service.


REGISTRATION.


Although every conceivable impediment
is thrown in the way of white men who
offer to registerin certain districts, the indi-
cations are that hundreds of Conservatives
will be added to the lists in each county of
the Valley. Would you believe it that at
Mount jackson the Board refused yesterday
to allow n man to register simply because
he was pardoned by President johnson? It
was clearly shown to them that he held no
office before the war, and is not obnoxious
to the fourteenth amendment; but in spite
Of this they said "the fact that he
was pardoned by the President disfranchised
him." This is but one of a score of friyo-
lous preteXts which are conjured up to pre-
vent our white people registering. Our
superintendent ut Mt. Jackson, w. W. Bird,
however, is as vigilant and active as any l
have met, and has q list of every white man
in his district who failed to register at the
last registration. 1t would be well If every
superintendent in the State was similarly
provided. He will permit no injustice to be
done without proper protest. There will
be q large number registered here to-mor-
row during the progress Of the speaking.


PROSPECTS IN FACE.


WelIss vote in this county will be very
insignificant, and our friends promise to Use
all means in their power to get out q full
vote for Walker.


Alter tomorrow they will commence a
systematic canvass of the county, and not a
day will be permitted to pass without speak
ing ut some point.


Ashbyis the only candidate for the House
of Delegates yet announced. He was kins-
man of General Ashby, and is very popular.
The senatorial and congressional candidates
already named will all be here tomorrow,
and will address the people. They are for
Walker without an exception. .-....


Colonel Walker goes from here to Cul-
peper Courthouse by way Of Washington,
In Rappahannock county, and will speak at
the latter place on Saturday. Major Doug
lass leaves him at this place and goes TO Har-
risonburg.


HAVE TIE 1RON-CLAD AMENDED.


Can't you induce General Candy to amend
the iron-clad oath now required Of State
officers so as to read, "And further swear
that have never been convicted Of felony or
confined for any infamous offence in any
State pcnitentiary." I suggest this at the
instance of DISTINGUISHED citizen. q.
Year: 1869

Are the city and county to vote together
in any other elections than those soon to
take place! INQUIRER.


No. In the election of all her municipal
officers the city will vote alone. In all elec-
tionS for members of the Legislature the
city and county will vote together until the
constitution is altered.
Year: 1869

British finance has labored to releiye and almost entirely to exempt industry and material. In the United States they have to endure even more thsn their equal share of taxation. The obvious remedy IS to pre- .oeed on the British model as far as possl- ble. for it is just possible there may be circunastances rendering imitation exceed ingly diffsealt. However, a good deal may be done in this direction. The minute ness with which American finance strikes at all the Ingredients necessary Tn work and manufacture produce mischiefs cut ot proportion to the gain It leads to adul- terations, bad substitutes, bad workman

 ship, and to the introduction of the re- fuse of tho European markets. An ad valorem duty on drugs, fer example, is an encourageme mt to the cheapest and worst article which Is a serious matter when life and health are in question. The con- trabantl trade is so great that the market is fed with smuggled goods and the GUS

 tom houses are corruptcd-.it is impossi- ble to say how high in the service. The tariff is breaking down as a source of rev. enue and the bulk of the taxes cannot be raised. The objects are a return to gold currency, the establishments of credit in order to the conversion of tbe debt to a lower rate of interest, and such a cheap ening of material and relieving of indus try as shall enable the American manufac- turer to compete with the foreign in the market of the world. These ends are re- mote for the present, hardly even in view but till they are attained America cannot feel that she has the full command of her own resources, or that she can do anything which threatens an addition to burdens and perpexities already beyond endurance. What, then, Is the remedy? It is to enable American industry to help itself, by put ting It, as much as possible, on an equal ity with foreign. This can only be done by giving it an abundant and cheap sup ply of raw material of articles in the ear. ly stages of manufacture and of every. thing which may be necessary to man. nfacture. Within short time we have struck from the tariff many hundreds oi articles the taxation of which led to more trouble and evasion than they were worth

 The process was hardly logical, for in strict justice small quantities may as we'll be tax cd as large But finance is not matter of justice so much as of convenience or ol necessity, and it can at least afford to spare whatever itpleases. The Americans must give up their pleasing dream, or rather their fantastic fiction, of perfect financial equality. They cannot tax everybody and everything equally. if they will sub init to tax what they can by rougher rules than those of abstract justice, they will find themselves more just in the end.
Year: 1869

Nature uttcrs no such riddles as
she delivers to US from the streets.
There she contents US with tho
aud presence Of an aggregate life.
her sayings are like dreams filled
with confused meetings and undc-
terminable shapes. What are all
mysteries compared to tho mystery
of human faces :?


There are faces which We meet in
tho streets into which has passed q
subtler mystery than the mind can
think on. TLay belong to that
highest type Of face of which tho
standard is thought. They arc Of
the order Of face that proyokes
speculation whilst it rcpels it. We
would give something to know
Year: 1869

DEAD BODY OF A MURDERER FOUND.
We learn from the Providence
Journal that the body Of the young
man, Mowry Irons, who On the 21st
Of June last murdered his wife in Bur-
rillville, was on Saturday discovered
in swamp not far from the house
in which he lived. The bones were
bleached as white as though they had
lain there a year, but Identification
was complete by means Of the cloth
ing, hair and contents of the pockets.
In the fieshless hand was found pis-
tol, and the solution of the affair ap-
pears to be, as has been deemed prob
able for some time, from his long con-
tinued disappearance, that upon shoot
ing his wife he ran into the woods
and swamp, remaining near the house
until the fatal result was known, when
he rashly ended his own life also by
the same instrument.
Year: 1869

ACCIDENT-On Saturday evening last,
about eleven o'clock, while the tug Kitty
Smoke was on her way to Two Rivers, her
engineer Mr. Williams, met With rather
severe and painful accident, which near
ly deprived him of his life. He was down
in the hold, and in endeavoring to more Sc


curcly fasten the machinery, the pinch bar
struck hiiu on the left side of the face, near
the eye, knocking him senseless, and also
iniuring his left hand. We are happy to
be able to say that he is rapidly recovering
Year: 1869

CIRCUIT CoURT-Our term of Court by


law should have opened for business on
Tuesday of last week. but owing to mis-
take in changing the time of holding Court
in the different counties of the Circuit,
Judge Mclean was obliged to be at Chill
ton On Monday and Tuesday, and did not
arrive here until Wednesday. Thursday
morning the Judge took his seat on the
charge the juries for intorn,ality IN the
return Of the jury list from the torn Of
Franklin, and for other informalities
Those "other intornaalities" were that the
County Board had not, in their selection of
names for the jury, confined themselves
strictly to the names sent to them by the
Town Board, as they are Obliged to do by
the neso jury law, but had, as had always
heretofore been done under the old law,
stricken from these lists such names as
tney thought not fit for jurors, and insert
eu others in their place. The informal
ity" in the jury returns from the town Of
Franklin consisted in this, that the Town
Board Of that town had made up their re-
turns before the time prescribed by law tor
them to make it, and further that they did
not certify to the list which they did send
in, SO tie juries were discharged. The
county pays the damage. PlaintiBS
swear because they cannot get their eases
tried, and lawyers starve to death. No
business was done in court except such as
could be done before the Court without
jury, which was but little, aud Friday af-
ternoon adjourned.


Judge Mclean was voted by everybody
to be the prince Of Judges and good fel-
lows, and as far as we have heard, all who
had business before him were satisfied that
we had lost nothing In electing him to FL
the chair so long occupied by Judge Tay-
lor.
Year: 1869

SAD ACCIDENT On Thursday evening


last little son of Mr.. Gilbert w. Burnett
met with rather singular accident, which
proved fatal. Mrs. B. had been making
soft soap, and by an oversight left cup of
strong lye on the floor, not dreaming that
the child would touch it, but the little fel-
low seeing it, and no doubt thinking it was
something very nice, took large mouth
tul and swallowed it. He fingered in
great agony until the following morning,
when death relieved him of his sufferings.
Year: 1869

TIE RAIN.-The heavy rain that we ex-
perienced last Saturday and Sunday we
hear did large amount of damage to the
dams on the Neshoto and Mishicott
Rivers, having swept away some FIVE or
six. The old residents there say that it
was one of the heaviest rain storms they
have ever witnessed in this section of the
country. In this vicinity it was not quite
so heavy, there being hardly enough to lay
the dust.