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Year: 1869

The San Francisco Times says; An
Irishman, who had fed from the ntyrant's
heel" to the Gland of the free and the home
of the brave" took it into his head to en-
iov the rights of the Constitution 'tas it
was" or at least as he understood 1t, and
have some fun with a spalpeen of China
man. The Celestial was walking along
the street putting on airs, by breathing
auietlv and minding his own business
the Irishman thought such actions were
wrong. coming from a man who was born
in Asia, and going up to the audacious
Celestial, he commenced to kick, cuff and
Dound him. The rascal tried to get away,
INT il was no go. He was headed of and
Kicked severely for daring to put an end
to the amusement of a free American citi-
zen.


Soon a large crowd collected, many of
whom nearly died with laughter at the
primaces made by the Asiatic when Wig
0rous kick or blow was administered
Among the crowd that cOngregated was a
man who attempted to find out why the
puuishment was being heaped on the Ce-
Iestial. He was told to mind his own
business. He then told John to sail in,
and enjoy the right given to everybody
that of selfprOtectiOn-and he should
have fair play. Again the music COM
meuced, the Celt leading of with cheers of
announcement from his friends. John
came back with slight show of resist
Year: 1869

A CONVENIENT BARoMETER.-A
cup of coffee is a fair barometer if you
allow the sugar to drop to the bottom
of the cup, and watch the bubbles arise
without disturbing the coffee. If the
bubbles collect in the middle the
weather will be fine; if they adhere
to the cup, forming a ring, it will be
rainy and if the bubbles separate,
without assuming any fixed position,
changeable weather may be expected.


So says an exchange.
Year: 1869

AN ANT TRAP.-As the season has
arrived for these pests the ants
housewives and others who are
troubled with them, may probably
use the following trap to advantage:
Procure a large sponge, wash it well
and press it dry, which will leave the
cells quite open; then sprinkle over
it some fine white sugar, and place it
where the ants are troublesome.
They will soon collect upon the sponge,
and take up their abode in the cells.
1t is only necessary to dip the sponge
in scalding hot water, which will wash
them out dead Put on more sugar,
and set the trap for new haul this
process will soon clear the house Of
every ant.
Year: 1869

A man without some sort of religion is,
at best, poor reprobate, the football of
destiny, with no tie linking him to infini-
ty, and to the wOndrOus eternity that is
within him; but woman without it, is
even wOrse-a flame without heat, rain
bow without color, a flower without per-
fume.


A man may, in some sort, tie his frail
hopes and honors, with a weak, shifting
ground tackle, to the business Of the
world; but a woman without that anchor
which they call Faith, is a drift and a
wreck. A man may clumsily continue a
kind of responsibility or motive, but can
find no basis in any other system of right
action than that of spiritual faith. A man
may craze his thoughts and brain to
thOughtfUlness in such poor harbOrage as
Fame and Reputation may stretch before
him, but wOman-where can she put her
hope, in storms, if not in heaven?
Year: 1869

To LADIES. who experience
difficulty in fruit season by hot jars, and
are wont to burn their fingers while
dipping them in hot water, to prevent
breaking, will find the following rem
edy a simple philosophical fact. In
stead of placing your jars in hot water,
procure a small piece Of wire (any
kind will answer,) and when ready to
pour the fruit insert the wire and the
desired result is obtained. The wire
acts as a conductor Of heat, and we
are informed by a Lady in this city,
who has tried the experiment to her
entire satisfaction, that there is less
danger of breakage than by the. usual
mode of dipping them in water. There
is no humbug about this, and it will
repay any lady for her trouble to give
it trial.-TEX, -..-
Year: 1869

The Pope ON EXTRAVAGANCE IN FEMALE
Dress. .-Mademoiselle Marie dc Gentelles has
recently published work rebuking ladies for
their too great extravaganza in dress, and the
authoress has been rewarded by an autograph
letter from the Pope. His Holiness says:


'In these times OF peril each day more dan
gerous for the soul, it Is our custom to apply
ourselves to extirpate the root OF evils, among
which the extravaganza OF women aSsuredly Is
one of the first in Importance.


eve see with great satisfaction, dear daugh-
ter In Jesus Christ, that, not content with con-
forming yourself to our advice, you have so
well understood the Importance and gravity OF
the matter that you have written book upon
its dreadful consequences, aud aroused the
women of our time-especlaNy those who are
enrolled ir the association OF Christian Mothers
and of Children of Mary to league themselves
against this evil, which is fraught with ruin to
the home and the family For this it is which,
in the artistic care of garments and head-dress
attentions which, indeed. are bestowed many
times in the day--this it is which absOrbs the
time that they ought to give to works OF plety
and of charity and to family duties; it is this
which leads to brilliant parties, to public prom
enades and to shows it Is this which teaches
how to run from house to house, under pretcxt
of duties to fulfil, there to give themselves up
to idleness, curiosity and indScreet talk 1t is
this which serves as the food for evil thoughts
this which consumes the resources they ought
to keep for their children, and wastes the sub
stance which ought to be so useful to them.
This it is which often disunites man and wife,
and still more often hinders marriage, for men
are not often found who consent to charge
themselves with such enormous expense,


The Pope concludes:


LET all be persuaded that to insure the es
TEEN and love of their husbands, they have no
need of such costly hair dressing, such splendid
toilets; but rather to cultivate their mind,
cultivate their heart, and to cultivate virtue,
for all their glory cOmeth from within
Year: 1869

Corn CROP OF THE VALLEY. Win
chester Times says that from observation, rs
well as information received from intelligent
farmers of that and the adjacent counties, we
are gratifed to state that there will be an ex-
traordinary large corn crop planted next sea.
son. The fine weather OF last fall was avaiIed
OF by our farmers and much ploughing was
done, added to which the fine weather of last
week set agriculturists busy at work again, and
it is safe to say that the area OF ground now
plOuehcd is greater than that planted last
year. Let our farmers use fertilizers In plant
log, and with the assistance OF kind proyi-
denee we may reasonably anticipate one OF the
largest corn crops ever raised in this valley -
so mOte it be-
Year: 1869

reflect That sound mind and body are tht IA or
necessary requisites to promote connubial hap
pincss. Indeed, without these tho journey
through life becomes weary pilgrimage; the
prospe ct hourly darkons to the view, the mlnG
becomes shadowed with despair and filed WITH
the melancholy reflection that the happiness r.
another becomes blighted with your own.
Year: 1869




II scems that emigration to the
South is not in a very lively cen
ditior. Southern people will not
act as though Northern people had
any right in tho South and Euro,
peans are treated as though they
were negroes. If the lato rebels
wish the South to remain in poor
miserable, dilapidated condition
let thcm keep Northern people out
and their country will be as poor,
as they desire 1t is a great pity
ahat tho spoiled children of Uncle
Samuel can not got over their late
spanking Marion Independent.
Year: 1869

The DEER CHAsE.-The hasty notice in our
last of the deer chase at this city on New Year,
was written just as our paper was going to press,
and from Impressions derived from persons re.
turning from the ground, without having had
time, in fact, to ascertain all about it in person.
- We find it generally necessary in such cases,
to avoid error. Thus treating as fragrant case
OF of"oruslty to animals" was unjust to the parties
concerned. True, it was a tame deer, but it was
buck seven years old, that had become 50 vic.
ious that for tho last year he had to be confined
for the safety Of the children of his owner There
was thus little room for sympathy in the case,
The ohass, however, was failure, from the fact
that the buck was too fat, no that, whom once
thoroughly alarmed, he made such leaps that his
lsgs snapped like pipe stems under the impetus.
Had the doors snderpinning held ost, there is
little doubt bat that he wsuli have made good
his escape, at least sufficiently to get back homo
- the shelter Of his last years prison.
Year: 1869

Our Carriers desire US to express their thanks
to the city subscribers of the FREE TRADER for
their liberality towards them on New Year.
The FREE TRADER ADDRESS so far exceeded
all the Others in the city in typographical beauty
fore they had made as extensive circuit as they
had contemplated. They realized so much that
we are in some fear Of losing their services for
the future, the boys limiting nysteriously at
some bold financial venture, sach Is spscnlating
in Chicago real estate, or starting bank, or
candy shop or peanut stand.
Year: 1869

Upon the brown. and far-of hills
The haze lies soft and blue
While nuts are dropping thick and fast
where summer wild flowers grew.
The naples gold and crimson leaves
Like blood-stained banners gleam,
And purple asters ope their bloom
Beside each purple stream.
The woods like some grand temple stand
Beneath the glowing skies,
While down the long, dim aisles the haze
Like slumbering incense lies.
No organs deep, majestic notes
Come pealing on the air
No choral strain triumphant floats
Along those arches fair.
No voice is heard-no sound, save but
The brooklet's rip ling flow,
Or whistling quail IN covert thick,
Where scarlet berries grow.
Perchance some frightened rabbits tread
May wake an echo there,
Or drowsy hum of honey-bee


Fall on the dreamy air.
The sunfower and the golden rod
Their gaudy hues unfold,
And seem as if some Midas touch
Had changed them into gold.
The grapes in purple clusters hang
Upon the clinging vine;
And in the orchard, mid the leaves,
The ruby apples shine.
But through the forests, 'er the hills.
A voice comes whispering low
1t murmurs of the wintry winds
And of the falling snow.
The crimsoned leaves to earth must fall,
And breezes O. er them sigh,
Oh sad it seems that aught so fair
Should ever fade or die.
We read on every falling leaf
This lesson most sublime;
That resurrection's holy power
Shall triumph over time.
For though the summer flowers must fade,
The spring with sun and rain
Shall call them from the hill and vale
To bud and bloom again.
Year: 1869

A man who is angry is no longer himself.


Hunger for company is keen, but must be
discriminating.


Troubles are like babies, they grow bigger by
nursing.


The wise man bushes at his faults, butts mot
ashamed to mend them.


Conversation is game in which all mankind
are our competitors.


He that lives without envy and covetousness
may aspire to everything.


Happiness consists in being perfectly satisfied
with what we have got and with What we
haven't got.


No person ever got stung by hornets who
with hatits


John Foster says of some one that ''his mem.
ory Was nothing but a row of hooks to hang up
grudges upon.


Some d. scendant of Solomon has wisely re-
marked that those who go to law for damages
are sure to get them.


Learn what you know already as if you had
never learned it; things are never 80 well.knsWn
but We may forget them
Year: 1869

There is no death! The stars go down
10 rise upon some fairer shore;
And bright in heavens jeweled crown


They shine for evermore.
There is no death The dust we tread


Shall change beneath the summer shoys1
TO golden grain or mellow fruit,


Or rainbow tinted flowers.
The granite rocks disorganize


To feed the hungry moss they bear;
The forest leaves drink daily life


From out the viewless air
There is no death The leaves NAV fall.


Inc howers may fade and pass away;
They only wait through wintry hours.


The coming of the May.
There is no DEATH An angel form


Walks DER the earth with silent tread.
he bears away our best loved things.


And then we call them dead"
As leaves our hearts all desolate


He plucks our fairest, sweetest flowers.
Iransplanted into bliss, they now


Adorn immortal bowers.
Inc blrd-like voice. whose joyous ones
Made glad these scenes of sin and strife
sings now an everlasting song


Amid the trees of life.
And where he sees smile too bright


Or heart too pure for taint and vice.
he bears it to that world OF light,


To dwell in Paradise.
Born unto that undying life,


They leave US now to como again:
With JOY we welcome them--the same,
Except in sin and pain.
And ever near us, though unseen,


The dear immortal spirits tread;
For all the boundless Universe


Is life-there are no dead
Year: 1869

In multltudes of cases parents make hasty
and furious and utterly groundess charges a.
gainst a child, which has SO taken it aback that
1t could not make reply, and this has been
taken as taclt confession of guilt, and the next
question proposed 10 fury is, what did you do
1t tor?' And the child being thus confused
and more alarmed, cannot assume presence of
OF mind and compoSure enough to make denial.
and as the only alternative, bursts into kind
OF hysterical crying. Many parents are of such
temperament that when child cannot be in
duced to utter word under scoding, they ut
ter threats which are disgrace to civilization:
we have heard them ourselves, from affectionate
lndul gent and Christian parents, I'm knock
you down with a log of wood" ''I'll break ey
cry bone in your body, LII beat you within
an inch OF your life, and other similar bes-
tlalltles ofexpression from educated, and ciyiIiz
ed minds at least that passed as such In the
great world.


There is one safe rule applicable in the re-
proof of children: speak so low to them that no
third person teL feet away could hear what was
said. Angry feeling is intensified by loud
utterance. Another good rule is, not to rebuke
them IN the presence of third person, or if so.
let it be in soft and affectionate tone. A third


precaution, and it is not minor one either, is.
do not reprove on the instant wait few hours
If not until the next day or better still in many
cases, defer 1t until the occasion is about to oc-
cur when the fault might likely be repeated


Any intelligent and observant housekeeper
knows that If a steak Is put on this morning
| and burnt into crisp, bouncing up from the
| table, running into kitchen and blazing awav


at the cook is neither lady-like, nor wise, nor


polite. But next morning, just before the steak
is about to be cooked, be in the kitchen. and
ask that it be not over done as yesterday. with
some word encouragement; whatever servant
is not managed in this way had better be dis
missed. Now children are as ignorant as
servant; the minds of both are weak and NAV
be easily made perverse alike. Be assured,
reader, that if you make it an infexibe rule
never to scold above whisper, you will never
outrage your child's feelings, nor fracture its
>kull by blow dealt in ungovernable fury
Hall s Journal of Health.
Year: 1869

The following letter was found under the
head of cur printer devils bed


Dearest Matte Il have copied you on my
mind and filed you on my heart; there is no
margin for any other impression than love the
case is clear, and needs no further proof My
xlslOce would be & would care live
longer without thou wilst promise 2 mine, NJ
- the lst opportunity to &ser these lines,
& if you should refuse my Dssr in wedlock,
as sure as the ~ are In heaven will draw the
blood from my heart with I and put a to
misery for which there is no /.


Y, U 0 to b Halted at the thought of mar
rying a printer; who is not ashamed 2 eat a
tough beef & pick his teeth with a splinter
though he doesn't follow the tight leg fashion,
nor have small change for spending money !;
they find out the secrets of the world. and hear
everything that's funny. If | had wife |
should never scold 'er-there now II forgot
to wash that roller.
Year: 1869

BooKs.-In the best books great men talk
to US, give US their most precious thoughts, and
pour their souls into ours God be thanked for
books. They are the voices of the distant and
the dead, and make US heirs of the spiritual life
of past ages. Books are the true Jewelers. They
give to all who will faithfully use them the So
ciety, the spiritual presence of the best and
greatest of our ace No matter how poor am
mo matter though the prosperous of my own
time will not enter my obscure dwelling the
sacred writer's will enter and take up their abode
upon my roof, if Milton will cross nv threshold
to sing to me Of Paridise, and Shakespeare to
open to me the worlds of imagination and the
workings of the human heart, and Franklin to
enrich me with his practical wisdom, shall %, t
pine for want of intellectual companionship,
and | may become cultivated man, though
excluded from what is called the best society ID
the place where live -CHnnDia0.
Year: 1869

Three consecutive decisions in the Massachu-
setts courts in the same case seem to make the
law pretty clear, that if the owner Of hor>e
with the glanders permits him to range so as to
infect other horses, the owner of the diseased
horse is liable for the damage that may ensue.
Year: 1869




Here is stray walf We fad floating about
unclaimed, which is as full of truth as any par
agraph of its length ever written:


How little we dream. when present, how
much we miss those we love when absent. We
miss them not alone because we love them, but
because, from constant association, they become
almost part of our being, and when they are
gone, we feel that some part of ourself is away,
and go where We will, or do as we may, we
know there is something left out, something
not with US. Oh how we should cherish the
dear loved ones while they are near us, that
they may know We feel their worth and their
presence The heart cannot beat on and be
satisfied, unless there is some other heart
whose every systole and diastoe is in perfect
accord with it, and when there are two such
hearts, separation is tenn mporary death. As well
might we hope to reflect without a brain, or To-
comote without limbs. as to be happy when
those from whom our happiness is reflected are
distant.
Year: 1869

boat down the daddy OF waters,


which proved to be the old Steamer
Commercial, loaded to the guards
with all sorts OF plumber for Duvall's
Bluff and upper White river. On
this Institution We went to Laconia
Ark-a small place, one house and
one stove. We landed there about
10 O'Clock in the morning of Sunday,
and it did seem that ali the darkies
in the country were there. We got
our dinner at a private hOuseand after
dinner we promised to have our pic
! lures for the adAiring gaze of our
colored brethern. This being done,
the next thing was to build fire on
the bank of the river to hail the first
passing boat, the Steamer NAtOna
being then due, about midnight she
come, and we were glad enough l can
| assure you, as we had a prospect OF
getting u few hours sieep-RbOut
Iour O'Clock however we were called
up, having reached the mouth OF
White river and the end OF our
hoats trip, but u miles from Ma
poleop, which was our destination


An accommodating fiat boatman
after little parieying agreed to
| take US the balance of our journey in
a skiff to Napoleon, at which place
we arrived bag and baggage about
one hour after sunrise. Napoleon is
"A dilapidSted old town at the mouth
of Arkansas river. We got taleTa-
bic breakfast at the only Hotel there
for which we were permitted to drop
! Only one dollar each, for the sfOre-
said breakfast. AT this place, I met
an old friend. tramPing jour prin


ter, Harris by name, who has started
a 16 column paper with the bright
sounding title of the Napoleon
Ne,1S-and with subscription list
OF 200 of inTaria6Ey in GdrG'lce sub
scribers. Nose was glad to see his
old friend, so he said, aud we had
quite a hearty laugh about the last
tune I met him, some three years
ago in Pittsburgh Pa. Nose was a
compositor on the Daily Commercial
and induIged in drinks between
which is the very worst kind
of drinking to make drunk come.
Nose had been on big spree and
run against somebody's bunch OF
fves, which put his optics in hay
mourning, this is In the classical
language of the gentleman who prac-
tice the manly art. Feeling naturally
sorry to see the young gentleman in
such fix, 1 lectured him on his evil
Idoings, and advised him to svoid
the flowing bowl, not having the
1east idea that the lecture would do
tany good, hut Nose weighed his
Ifriend's advice well, and resolved to
drink no more, and am glad to say
is a strict temperance man and 8
i useful member If not an ornament to
the society Of Napoleon. We had the
good fOrtune to get the fine steamer
Marble, City from Napoleon to Barn
ards Landing, one mile above Grand
i Lake, Ark-We arrived here abCIt
daylight Tuesday morning and have
had the pleasure OF remaining at this


point until Wednesday at noon


Cotton Is coming in very rapidly a
all these points, and trade is quits
baisk. ..


From Vieksburgh and points far.
ther down, 1 will drop you q liLe-
AS ever yours.


OLIVER P. MYERS.
Year: 1869

getting such alteration made By the present


Parliament and probably every successive
House Of Commons viii be even more ready
than the present to give facilities for the
settlements on English soil Of tie most iu-
dustrious and thrifty Of our people thus
taxing material guarantee that The old
home Of the race shall not be robbed by
nasty and iil-planned emigration in the
coming years, OF the bone ana muscle of
which she never was in more need than now.
am very superhcially acquainted with the
system Of land registration in Northern
Germany; but if il be true that a single en-
try IN register, costing only few shillings,
and made on single attendance Of seller
and buyer, m0rtEagor and MORTGAGE, pass-
es the ownership OF land finally and salts
factorilg IN that country, the sooner we
learn the particulars, and set about imitat-
Ing them, tie better. On this most inter-
sting subject, trust We NAV hear some
thing from Nj. M0rier.
Year: 1869

CONCERT To-NIGHr.-Encouraged by the
success of the concert on Tuesday night,
which has already been highly spoken Of in
these columns, the Richmond Musical Be-
nevolent Association will give n second con-
Second Baptist church tonight. The Ell ter
tainment will consist OF favorite solos and
concert pieces by the best composers, and rem
dered by we'll known talented amateurs.


The reputation of this Association is such
as TO insure delightful evening to all who
attend The affair will be under The direction
OF Professor Ericsson, TO whom the pubic is in
a great degree indebted for The rich musical
treat on Tuesday night
Year: 1869

APPLICATION OF THE MAD-sToSE.-One oi
the little sons of Mr.. Wardwell, who was
bitten by Il mad dog on last Saturday, had the
mad. stone applied to the wound on Tuesday
last and application of it was made to the
other one on yesterday. The wa ter in which
the stone was cleansed after having been taken
from the wound seemed 10 contain = good deal
of the virus which it had extracted. The
stone used was that recently noticed in the
DiSpdtch, and we learn that it has been re-
Gently used in 4 number Of cases where per-
sons have been bitten by dogs supposed TO be
rabid.
Year: 1869

NEGRO MAG1sTRATE.-A gentleman from
Brunswick states that one of the magistra tes
recently appointed for that county is negro,
and that the sheriff, who is 4 northern man,
threw up his commission on learning the fact