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Year: 1869

How much curiosity we all have ]
Mean at that Mrs. Stowe knew
this aud baited her hook accordingly .
Every one of us will run after her
book as if it were filed with words
of wisdom, instead of Islander of
the dead"
Year: 1869

Commissioner Delano made his de-
cision upon the question submitted to
him few days since by the Board of
Cotton Brokers Of New York as to their
liability to pay the tax of one-twentieth
of one per cent. upon sums received by
them for negotiating sales. He decides
that they are liable, as commission mer-
chants, on all sales in excess Of 10000
made by or for them at the rate Of enc
dollar on each thousand, except on those
made through other wholesale dealers
as such, and sell on commission, and are
consequently liable on sales made
through commercial brokers, and that
commercial brokers are also liable upon
all sales negotiated by them at the rate
of fifty cents on each thousand dollars,
except those made by or through another
hroker
Year: 1869

A few days ago It became expedient
for ex- President Johnson to register as
voter, but the present lilliputian Conn
missioner of Registration for GreeneVills
required him to prove his loyalty by
parole testimony. His belief that he
could thus infict humiliation on the great
man represents very accurately the limit
of his capacity. While Andrew john
son was rolling back the wave of seces>
sion in East Tennessee in 1861, this small
officer was Rebel, yet he was one with
out the virtue Of principle, for he after>
ward entered the federal army. He
shall not, with our consent, attain the
distinction of having been named in these
eolumns.-[ Bristol News.
Year: 1869

A THEFT of five dollars is a peniten-
tiary offence in Indiana. a man in Union
county recently stole a bag of wheat
which was proved to be worth 81 SO 7-l2.
This being only petit larceny, he was
sentenced to Jail for sixty days. Five>
twelfths of cent more would have sent
him to the penitentiary,
Year: 1869

The Charleston Courier illustrates the
influence Of the Union League in that
city as follows:


Messrs. Black Il Johnson, some time
since, advertised for two hundred hands
to work on the Brunswick Railroad .
Inducements were offered that were
amply sufficient to warrant an immedi-
ate supply of labor, but Notwithstanding
that, over three hundred idle negroes
may be seen daily, loafing around and
in the Courthouse, Only twelve men
responded to the call The reluctance
seems to spring from the absurd rumOr
that was circulated, to the effect that the
advertisement was designed as means
of carrying off colored men, and SO
breaking up the Union League in the
city. Alas, poor Cufee
Year: 1869

IT is said that after the Grand Army
of the Republic had left Arlington Genet
cry, on decoration day, there came on a
great storm of wind and rain. The next
day all was bright and fair, but wond-
rous char ge had been wrought. The
wind more charitable than man and more
practically indignant, had whirled the


flowers off the graves of the Federal
soldiers and heaped them upon the neg.
lected and insulted graves Of the thirty
unknown ConfederateS. ...s. al.
Year: 1869

In a divorce case in Indiana, the
woman, who was the plaintiff, being the
owner Of farm, and the man possessed
of nothing, the DEFENDANTS attorney asked
for alimony for the husband. He didn't
Year: 1869

THE leave of absence for one year grant.
ed TO Gen Sickles, is said to be courteously
designed TO enable him to accept the Span
ish Mission, without resigning his position
in the army. Is it also "courteously de,
signed TO allow him TO draw pay as 8
soldier as well as Minister?
Year: 1869

TIE Montgomery and West Point
Railroad Company have sold to the Geor-
gia Railroad Company that part of
their line from Opelika to West Point,
and to the Georgia Central Company
that part from Opelika to Columbus
Year: 1869

plying all OF their regular customers freely but some
OF them are taking outside paper The banks most
intimately connected with the grain trade are ex-
periencing lighter demand from their customers
than others. Some considerable amounts or cur
rency have been sent out TO various parts OF the
Exchange was lower to-day, having been sold freely
between banks at par. There Is considerable more
exchange ON the market though II Is not owing TO
to receipts OF exchange from the West


The Boston Advertiser OF to-day says:-


Monetary AFFAIRS continue TO work very comfort
ably and borrowers and lenders have no special
reason 10 find fault with the present condition OF the
market Money is in good supply, but is not drug,
the current requirements OF business being SUI
ticent 10 absorb the daily gains OF the banks.
Year: 1869

4


An industrious and economical darkry liv-
ing in Western Pennsylvania, after accumula-
ting house and Let, thought that bis next
purchase should be in the way Of live stock,
and SO he bought a sheep OF the male pcrsna-
sion. His favorite amusement during leisure
hours was to get down on the grass and nod
defiance to the animal, which would make saw
age plunges at the apparent enemy. But as
the savage creature approached, the darkey
would drop his face to the ground, 50 that tho
sheep, missing his mark, would tumble over
and over. One day the darkey called couple
of passing neighbors to see the fun, and he be-
gan his part Of the little farce as usual. The
sheep did not seem to see him at first, but pre-
sentIy raised its head from the grass on which
it had been grazing and frowned upon him..


"Oh lis watch him now" said Sambo in great
glcc.


Old bucky made a rush as was his wont,
and Sambo suddenly dropped his face TO tho
ground.


But as the fieuds would have II, his fat nose
came in contact with small sharp snag hc
hadn't observed before, and he jerked back just
in time to receive the full shock Of the sleeps
hard head between his own nose and wool.


There was such rolling and tumbling over
and over for the next quarter Of minute that
the ncighbors could not tell which was tho
darkey. They soon got separated, though,
and Mr.. darkey got slowly up, grinned foolish
ly, and said:


"Pun my word he never dun dat aforc.--
Gittin too smart for dis niggah. Is gwine to
stop fooln' with such felah as dat


There was plenty Of mutton in the neighbcr-
hood the next day but the sheep was mover
seen again.
Year: 1869


There is many a rest in the road OF lie,
five would only stop 10 take 1T;
And many a tone from the better land,
IL the auerulous heart would makeit!
To the sunny soul that is full OF hope,
And whose beautiful trust ne'er faileth.
The grass is green and the flowers are bright
Though the winter storm prevalent
Better to hope, though the clouds hang low
And to keep the eye still lifted
For the sweet blue sky will soon peep through
When the ominous clouds are ritted!
There was never a night without day,
Or an evening without morning;
And the darkest hour, as the proverb goes,
Is the hour before the dawning.
There is many a gem in the path of life,
Which we pass in our idle pleasure,
That is richer far than the jeweled crown,
Or the miser's boarded treasure;
1t NAV be the love Of little child,


Or mothers prayer to Heaven,
Or only beggar's grateful thanks


For a cup of water given.
Better to weave in the web Of life


A bright and golden filling,
And to do Gods will with ready heart,
And hands that are ready and willing:
Than TO snap the delicate and minute threads
OF our curious lives asunder,
And then blame Heaven for the tangled ends
And sit and Crieve and wonder.
Year: 1869

Some time since was the enquiry, How tc
tan skins with the hair on ? Any one can sue
ceed in doing so by taking two parts saltpetrc
and one of alum, pulverizing them well TO-
gether, spread the skin carefully fur side down,
before it gets dried, applying the mixture even
ly, being careful to touch every part, in suiil-
cient quantity to thoroughly wet the surface
after it dissolves; double the flesh side, and
roll it up closely, put it in cool place out oil
the way of the frost, and let it remain three or
four days, perhaps more, according to the
thickness; then unroll, and when it gets near
ly dry. with dull knife remove the fat that
may adhere in spots, aud little rubbing may
make it pliable and fit for use.
Year: 1869

A RECIPE woRrH 0SE THOUSAND DOLLARS.
The Ohio Cultirdtor says the following recipe
is worth one thousand dollars to every house
keeper: Take one pound of sal soda and half
pound Of unslacked lime, and put in gallon
of water, boil twenty minutes, let it stand till
cool, then drain of and put in small jug or
Jar; soak your dirty clothes over night, or un-
til they are wet through, then wiring them, and
rub on plenty of soap, and in one boiler OF
clothes well covered with water add one tea
cupful Of the washing fluid; boil half an hour
briskly, then wash them thoroughly with some
suds rinse, and your clothes will look better
than by the old way Of washing twice before
boiling. This is an invaluable recipe, and ev-
cry poor, tired woman should try IL.
Year: 1869

1t is at last announced thst Senator Fen
ton has concluded his character is worth
something, and will sue the Commercial
Adrertiser and Eoening Post, of New York,
for libel. After his name has been hawked
about for over a year. with the charge Of
corruption in Office attached to it, he thinks
his character is yet worth 100000. The
prediction is ventured that complaint will
never be filed in any judicial tribunal
against either of these journals by this Sen.
atorial scape grace.
Year: 1869

The Springfield Mass Republican says
"One could wish that Mr.. Motley had little
more of the cool and silent quality for which
the best diplomatists have been noted. He
is accomplished, celebrated and man of
the world; but he undertakes a difficult EN-.
bassy, in which it is good deal easier
to fail than to become more distinguished
Year: 1869

The calling Of an extra session Of the
Legislature is urged to make appropriations
for rebuilding the ASYLUM for the blind re.
Gently destroyed at Jacksonville. The pro.
priety Of rebuilding it at some other place
is also urged. Bring it to Rock Island say
Year: 1869

Remember that SO long as you are in
health strong drink is unnecessary, and
that ninetynine of every hundred who
adopt drinking habits thereby injurs
their health and shorten their lives
Remember that not drunkenness alone,
but drinking, fills our jails and poor
houses, and floods the land with crime.
Remember that drinking retards educa-
ton, industry, sanitary reform. and
every branch of political and social inn
prOvement. Remember that multitudes
yearly die drunkard's death, and 90
TO meet drunkard's doom. Remember
that every year multitudes come from
your moderate" ranks to recruit the
wasted army of drunkard's. Remember
that every drunkard once tried to follow
the example which you set; and in the
trial fell from his slippery ground into
the whirlpool of fintemperance. Remem-
Der that ITO him who knoweth to do
good and doeth it not, to him it is SIM"
and there is a "woe for that man
through whom the offense eometh to
the little ones" Remember that you
cannot be neutral, and there will be q
dav when you will be unable to plead
Ignorance. Remember that all this
weight of responsibility rests with you,
as you raise that cup; then drink it if
you think it right, but we envy not your
conscience.
Year: 1869

Wom.n's Property Rights in England.


The '.marTied womans & property bill, >
which has been briefly announced by
the cable as before the British Parlia-
ment, takes such strong step in adj
vance from the old and unjust English
laws Of property and contract, that it
must make the average John Bull stare
with surprise. 1t provides. briefly, that
q married woman shall be as capable OF
holding and dealing with real and per-
senal estate, of suing and being sued, As
if she were a single woman. Every
woman who marries after the passing
of the, act, may hold all property,
whether real or personal, possessed or
acquired before of after marriage, free
from the control of her husband, and
her earnings in any separate trade or
occupation will be regarded as her per-
sonal property. On0thes other hand


husbands are not to be Liable for the
debts of their wives, either before or
after marriage, nor liable in damages
for any wrong committed by them
Upon the death of wife, intestate, the
husband will take only the same share
in her, personal estate as wife now
takes in the personal estate of an intes-
tate husband. The bill is designed to
go into effect the first of next year. q
Year: 1869

tho cell, it requires sixteen days be,
fore she energies from the cell, and at
least ten days more before che begins
to lay eggs, and will lay only n few
for several days. Then it requires
,, twenty-one days for these to emerge
from their coils, and the young bees
must be at least nineteen days old be-
fore they join in gathering honey and
pollen. Thus sixty-six days pass
away before these workers take the
place of those that passed away dur
ing the period to supply the present
hive with fertile queen. The parent
hive meantime becomes destitute of
brood, and the population so reduced
that they cannot store up surplus
honey, or can do so only occasionally.
Providing a supply of fertile young
queons from nuclei, to take place of
such as have become exhausted or
supcrannuated, is essential to success
full management.


All queens that are not prolific
should be discarded before the honey
season fairly sets in; and no colony of
bees should be allowed to remain
quecnless day longer than is abso-
lutcly unavoidable. And in order to
obtain sealed queen cells, for the mul-
tiplication oil stock and as a provision
for contingencies, am satisfied from
actual experience, that it will pay we'll
for all trouble and expense to keep
reserve queens on hand all the time
thus enabling the bee keeper to meet
every emergency, whether qucenless-
ness arise from approximation; -ex-
or accident. =


JAMES McMULLEN.


OsKALoosA, Iowa.
Year: 1869

Nearly quarter Of a century has
passed since the writer was on a visit
to the far West. While stopping for
a day in one of the most staid and
Pnritanic country towns little girl
about twelve years of age, among
other persons, was often passing
through the room where I sitting.
At first I took no more notice of her
than of the rest; but suddenly as she
was passing, I felt strong impress
sion that I must speak to her about
her soul and her Saviour. Satan as
usual, suggested, "Foly, all folly :"
but yielded to the fifst ana best in
f1uence, and when she returned asked


her, as others we present. if she
would like to show me her garden.
she pleasantly said, yes, So while
showing me her flowers, I said to her
all I felt impressed to say: and al
though 1 cannot now remember one
sentence, yet think I shall never
forget the relief and sweet peace that
[ enjoyed as we returned to the house
although I could perceive no impress
sion made upon her mind. Immedi-
ately after this we parted. Three
years elapsed, when one day a lady
just returned; from visit to her ma
tive town, called to see me. It was the
town where the girl lived. She sta
ted that she came to see me by special
request. That soon after her arrival
in R----, this child, now young
lady, called to inquire if Mrs. --,
did not ivein her town and. when
told that she did, was much delighted
wished her present me many thanks
forkind warning o few years before, as
1t was the means Of ringing her to
Jesus. And, added the lady, that
Was not all, as Iss have before been
told by the people there; it was the
means of the; greatest revival. ever ex-
perienced in that town, through that
same little girl who like a. true and
faithful Christian, went around and
exhorted others not to go but to come
with her precious Jesus; until, in a
little while, more than one hundred


were hopefully converted and, ,nnited
with the church Aristian: Secretary.
Il Z 49,
Year: 1869

| All through Westchester county, especially along
the Hudson river and the Sound shore TO the Con-
necticut line, the parsons having the churches
fitted up, whitewashed and put in order that city
folks when they come. may have .decent place to
Worship during the summer.


AS a suburb and summer residence for New York
ers Poughkeepsie Is rapidly growing in favor. A
number OF new houses were built and more are in
course OF construction to accommodate the summer
BIRDS from the metropolis. New sidewalks are being
laid in most OF the streets and other improvements
are on the tapis


Even on the islands along the Ohio shore Of Lake
Erie preparations made to entertain visitors from
the East. They nope that the breezes which sweep
the lake and make cool resorts OF these few and
small isets will invite many to take their abode
there during the summer months.
For those who have II In their thoughts TO spend
the summer on the "plans," among the wilds Of our
new Territories, the following may be Of service, as
advising them TO take good care Of their tents and
poles:-A resident of Hamilton Nev., went to Trea.
sure City and spent the night. lie returned the next
assed whats V the news Se asr


why went to Treasure City last night and stopped
Off the pole.n And such was the fact.


The Niagara people are preparing for new attrac-
ton. As Fenian raids are out OF the question at
Fails. From the Clifton House as well az the Ameri-
can shore viii be seen the fall OF the waters pro-


As the Pas,fc Railroad is to he finished shortly.
giving through oil rail route from the Atlantic to
san Francisco. the villages along the railroad line
which have lately sprung into existence are doing
their utmost 10 secure summer boarders." Hotels
are being erected and springs are advertised and
chemical analyses made, all with view TO attract
such as have means and time enough TO spend few
OF the hot months away from the cares OF business.


At New Haven IL IS proposed to have a large We
locpede rink during the summer for the accom-
mediation of those that may visit there during the
heated term


Atlantic city is making great preparations for the
coming season. in The hope that quite large pOr-
tion OF the "city foks' seeking refuge on the sea
shore from dust and heat will bend their steps
thltherward


Cape May ls donninR its usual spring splendor.
The houses are being put IN order, the trees are
sproutiDg as II By order and every wave that surges
on the beach seems to roar q promise OF q large
visiting population Tor the season.
Year: 1869

The Guard of Honor of the Fren ch
Prince Imperial during his recent So
journ on the Island of Corsics, consisted
of boys from twelve to fourteen years Of
age, dressed in the recently adopted uni
form of the French Guards. The duty
of these young soldiers was never to lose
sight of the imperial youth.
Year: 1869

the Rebellion. Fifty did the rocky Stanton
with his sharp and salient points form the com
plement to Mr.. Lincoln's plant nature, and give
steadiness and ballast to policy which other
wise might have swerved under the pressure of
the adverse storms that beat upon 1t.


"The newssof his death will shock the whole
country, for he was one of its foremost and
most honored citizens, whatever calumny and
detracton may have followed him, or however
justly he may have been criticized for acts
which were but parts of the great plan of orga-
nization with which he welded his high office
with an honor and integrity never in any way as
much as suspected."
Year: 1869

would have effect-then you may be assured
shall not hesitate at once 10 convene our Legis-
lature for that purpose. i am proud of the fact
that our State was the first to adopt impartial
suffrage, and to-day che is ready to aid in max
ing it universal throughout the country. re-
main, very truly, yours, DAVID BUTLER.
Year: 1869

Now that these long Winter nights
shadow more than half Of the time,
. candy pulling is in vogue. As the
candy is usually made, it is long
tedious process, requiring from one
to three hours. These long hours of
waiting are rendered longer by bav-
ing to endure the heat while stirring
the nolasses. The waste of fuel Is
another objection to the old method.
By following this recipe, all OF this
tediousness and vexation will be
avoided:


For a small number, say four per-
cons. these quantities will answer.
For larger, increase proportionately.


One teacupfull of molasses.


Half a teaeupfUl of any kind of
sugar.


a taasroonful of vinegar.


A piece of butter the size Of half a
natmeg.


Put the whole in a skillet, on a hot
Ere ard boil exactly ten minutes,
stirring il all the time, and then set ii
off to,cool. Pull it as soon as it is
hard enough.


Boiling it twelve minutesWill make
it hard enough. Eight minutes will
not be enough. Ten minutes by the
clock is The exact time.


Follow these directions and we'll
pay for all the candy that won't pull
provided We are invited to test it.
Year: 1869

SERVED HIM RIGHT.-A Pitts burg
dandy, after persistently following a
beautiful young lady for some time,
much to her annoyance, stepped up
and asked permission to accompany
her home. She granted it. and also
his request to enter. when they had
arrived. Sh- then locked the door,
and called to her mother that there
was a man there who had insulted
her. Her mother did not hear, but
the intruder did, and hastily proceed
ed to vacate the premises. but the
damsel armed herself with a broom,
and hit him several blows on the head
with the handle before he arrived at
the back door and made his exit into
the garden. Here he awakened the
sIumbering house dog, and did not
scale the fence without leaving his
hat and coat-tail behind. He prob
ably wont do so anY more