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Year: 1869

The drunkard dreamed of his old retreat,


OF his easy place in the tap-room seat;
And the liquor cleaned in his gloating eye,


Fill his lips to the sparkling glass drew nigh,


AS ne lifted It up with an eager glance,
And laughed as he saw the bubbles dance.
AHA! l am myself again
Here's truce to care, an adieu to pain.
Welcome the cup with its creamy foam
Farewell to work and mopy home
With o jolly crew and flowing bowl.
In bar-room pleasures love TO rollF'


Like flash there came to the drunkards side,
His angel child who that night had died
With look so gentle, and sweet and fond,


She touched the glass with her little wand;
And oft as he raised ii up to drink,


She silently tapped on its silent brink,


Till the drunkard shook from foot to crown
And set the untasted goblet down.


Hey, W., man," cried the host, what meaneth
Is the covey sick? or the dram amiss


Cheer up, my lad quick the bumper quaf,"
And he glared around with q fendish laugh.
The drunkard raised his glass once more


And looked at its depths as so oft before;>


But started to see on its pictured foam


The face of his dead little child at home!
Then again the landlord at him sneered.


And the staggering crowd of drunkards jeered
But still, as he tried that glass to drink


The wand Of his dead one touched the brink.
The landlord gasped, II swear my man,
Thou shalt take every drop of this flowing can. y
The drunkard bowed to the quivering brim,
Though his heart beat fast and his eye grew dim
But the wand struck harder than ever before,
The glass was flung on the bar room floor;
All around the ring the fragments lay,


But the poisonous currents rolled away
The drunkard awoke. His dream was gone
His bed was bathed in the light of morn
But he saw, as he shook with pale cold fear,
A beautiful angel lowering near


lie rOSe and that SeraDh was nigh him still
1t checked his passion, it swayed his will,
1t dashed from his lips the mad ming bowl
And victory gave to his ransomed soul
Since ever that midnight hour he dreamed,
Our hero has been man redeemed;


And this is the prayer he prays alway,
And this is the prayer let us help him pray
That angels may come, IN every land,
To dash the cup from the drunkards hand
Year: 1869

and of giving effect to that decision Bitter re-
greet must attend those who, from present in
difference, froward impatience because all are
not just as they would have them, or from any
other cause, shall by neglect have erected a
barrier between themselves and the perform
ance OF what may then seem to be a sacred du-
ty-shall have denied themselves the power to
aid In averting great public calamity. And
more, apathy In our circumstances amounts to
crime Not to vote with our friends, is to give
half support to our enemies Then pride of
opinion-sectional prejudice-the jealousies
growing out of local divisions and conflicting in
terests, if any such exist, should stand rebuked
in presence of the mighty peril that menaces
the State, while all our hearts, and minds, and
means, should be united in one common effort
to avert it.


T. II DANIEL Chairman
Year: 1869

JAMES A. PIPER g. SON are now receiv-
ing at the old stand of Piper, Drake q 20, a
very choice and select Stock of 5 y M M
GOODS, to which they invite the attention OF
the public.


AS our Stock has been bought under decll-
ming market, we know we can offer special IN
ducements to our friends to buy from US.


In commencing new business, we have de-
termined to try the experiment of doing 1t under
the old motto of Short Profits and Quick Sales.


We would say one word to the Ladies' aIa
that is we will be ready at all times to SEKF l.
them by ordering from the North anything we
may not have, as it will be our constant study to
please THEM.


Our new stock is quite full and embraces all
the new style Dress Goods in the market and at
wonderfully low prices. Come and examine for
yourselves JAS. A. PIPER s. SON.


mav4-tf Town papers COPY ii
Year: 1869

The MoTHER.-It has been truly said
The first thing that rushes to the recollec-
ton of a soldier or sailor, in the hearts
difficulty, is his mother. She clings to his
memory and affection in the midst of all
the forgetfullness and hardihood induced
by rowing life. The last message he
leaves is for her, his last whisper breathes
her name. The mother, as she instils the
lesson Of piety and filial obligation into
the heart of her infant son, should always
feel that her labor was not in vain. She
may drop into her grave, but she has left
behind her, influences that work for her.
The bow is broken, but the arrow is sped
and will do its office.
Year: 1869

Ordered that the Auditor draw warrant on
Clerks salary fund for 800, in favor Of 1
Taggart.


Ordered that the Auditor draw warrants
on the Hospital Fund to pay the following
tSee Hospital Report.


Ordered that report of county physician be
accepted.
Year: 1869

MORE RAscALIrY. On the night Of the
29th ult., burglars broke into the store of
VIM. Kessler, at Whiskytown, and carried
off all the coin left in the money drawer, the
precise amount of which we fail to learn
The burglars effected an entrance into the
store by digging through the brick wall.


We also hear that couple of highwaymen
stopped teamster between here and Red
Bluff a few days ago and demanded his money
The teamster had no coin, but handed them
check for 5000. This enraged the rascals,
and the tore up the check and booted the
teamster severely. telling him they would
learn him better than to carry checks here.
after.
Year: 1869




The Jackson Tribune tells the follow
ing story of pursuit of wedlock under
difficulties:


One evening this week had been duly
set and appointed by young couple living
in the country a few miles distant, for the
consummation of their nuptial VOWS by
tying the knot matrimonial. Every one
who has passed through that ordeal knows
that it is a somewhat critical and inter-
esting page in every life history. All
needful preliminaries and preparations
had been gone through with, and on the
morning of the eventful day our hero rode
iuuo jackson to procure the required Ii
eensc. This accomplished in due form.
with heart beating high, full to the brim
with anticipated bliss, painting with eager
desire for the shades of evening to come
and overflow his cup of happiness, he pre-
pared to set out on his return Alas, how
quickly and unexpectedly are the fondest
and almost realized dreams of the future
rudely dashed to earth The collapse of
the great Woolsey was not more sudden,
or crushing. or distracting, or caused the
heart to sink deeper, than that of the
young man when the alert sheriff, who
was hard pressed for jurymen in certain
case, summoned him in the name of the
State of Tennessee to report for duty as
juror in the court room. ENpostulation
and entreaty were alike thrown away on
the sheriff, who must, fill the jury box
with men who had not :" formed an opin-
ion.'' With rueful countenancc, on
which was written all over with despcra-
ton and a determination to "do some
thing" as Bill Arp happily expresses the
idea, he turned from the officer to the
court house. With every step accelerated
by the thought of the interests his alb
sence, his failure to appear in time might
put to the hazard, he abruptly, not to say
frantieally, rushed to the court room,
dashed through the crowd, through the
amazed lawyers and clients, inquiring at
every step for Judge Bond Apprehen-
sion of something terrible. some tragic
scene perhaps, was felt by those present,
and his Honor was supposed to be in a
jeopardy. No avenue of escape was open,
however, and that functionary admirably
maintained his courage With his usual
placid and unruffled exterior his Honor
eyed the advancing gentleman, and ac-
knowlcdged himself to be the innocent
object of inquiry Thrusting lbs hand in
to his pocket, the fran:;c youth, with
nervous energy that thrilled the court
room with horror, drew out, not an engine
of destruction in the shape of Colt or
an Arkansas toothpick, but the marriage
license obtained that morning from our
accommodating County Court Clerk.
Thrusting this document vigorously before
the dilatmg optics of the court, he said:


81 hold before your honor the authority
of the State of Tennessee to perpetratc
riatrimony The time is fixed for this
very night. Delays. always dangerous.
arc in this case not to be thought of, and
demand relief from the remorselcss clutch
es of yonder official ...-.....-


The wrought-up muscular tension of the
court, bar and assembled people visibly
relaxed, and the sympathetic and gallant
Judge bid him go and be happy.
Year: 1869

The news that the Spanish press is in a
complete .ferment of excitement and in
dignation against the american Minister,
General Sickles, under the idea that he
was sent over solely beeause he is a strong
partisanof the annexation of Cuba. Gem
eral Sickles says, however, that he has
done nothing to touch the pride of the
Spanish nation except to hint in kindly
way that his gorernment is willing to in
terpose its friendly Offices for the settle
ment of jSpain's difficulty with Cuba.
Very good. This brings up the main ques-
ton aud we like this Spanish ferment
because it will set them to thinking ON the
main question for when they begin to
think on tilt will not be long before they
will think that their only policy is to make
the most they can of their costly white
elephant in getting him off their hands.
If this present fermeit of the Spanish
press should cool down without any APP
proach to action on Cuba we hope liae
General SickIes will give them another
hint that viii be broad. enough to bring
them to negotiations Don Caesar de ba-
zan i, his rags is a model Spanish cavalier
but even be, when pinched for money, is
readv for bargain.--N. y. Herald.
Year: 1869

ft WASHINGTON, Sept. 10.


There is a growing disposition among
leading politicians of both parties in Vir-
ginia to advise the election of United
States Senators by the Legislature when
it meets to ratify the Fifteenth Amend
ment next month. 1t is belivcd this Is
necessary to perfect the work OF reconstrac-
tion, and that it is in conformity with the
laws of Congress, though the opinion Of
Attorney General Hoar does not distinctly
saw SO. In seeking admission to the Union,
Senators will be required as well as Rep
re,entatives, and the best judges of the law
are inclined to think they should be ready
70 take their seats when the State is admit
ted. OF course such action, if determined
upon, would be entirely subject 10 the APP
proval Of Congress, whether that body
should afterwards declare il valid or not.
One of this course Mt the first meeting of
the Legislature would be the election Of
two Senator's who would be in every re-
spect acceptable to the Administration and
10 Congress. If the matter is left until the
State is admitted, Senator'S Of different
political cast would 10 all probability be
returned
Year: 1869

SMALL vs.. LARGE FARMs-Robert Bake
well, the celebrated English farmer, used to
tell the following anecdote of farmer in
Leicestershire


This farmer, who owned and occupied 1000
acres of land, had three daughters When
his eldest daughter married, he gave her one
quarter of his land for her portion but no
money and he found, by little more speed,
and little better management, the product
of his farm did not decrease. He then set to
work and began to grub up his furze and
fern, and plowed up what he called his poor,
dry furze, covering in some places nearly half
of the land. After giving half bis land away
to two of his daughters, to his great surprise
he found that the product increased he made
more money, because his new broken furze
land brought excessive crops, and at the same
time he farmed the whole of his land better,
for be employed more laborers upon it; he
rose two hours earlier in the morning, had no
more dead falows once in three years in
stead of which, he got two green crops in one
year, and ate them upon the land. When
the third and last daughter married, he gave
her $50 acres, one half Of what remained, for
her portion, and no money. He then found
that he had the same money to farm one
quarter of the land that he had at first to farm
the whole.
Year: 1869

CURE FOR EARACHE.-Take a small
piece of cotton wool, make depression in
the center with the end of your finger, fill
it with as much ground pepper as will
rest on fve-cent piece, gather it into a
ball and tie it up, dip the ball into sweet
oil and insert it in the ear, covering the
latter with cotton wool, and use bandage
or cap to retain it in its place. Almost
instant relief viii be experienced, and the
application is so gentle that an infant
would not be injured by it, but experience
relief as well as an adult.
Year: 1869

The New York. Sun, which generally
possesses excellent sources Conformation
or is very fortunate in its guesses, de-
clares- that general break up Of the
Cabinet is inevitable, and will occur at
an early date. 1t says that Mr.. Fish,
the Secretary of State, is not "solidly
fixed in ofice;;" that his appointment
was great mistake; that he was not
the choice of the republican party, and
has done nothing to remove the impress
sion which existed at the first. that he
is not the man to conduct the vast for
eign affairs of the country. It says
that Mr. Robson is not long for Secret
ary Of the Naxy /; that he is there under
false pretences, and on the dummy prin-
ciple, it being necessary in the Presi-
dents view to have nominal head of
that department in whose Admiral Por-
ter is to exercise all its powers. Mr..
Hoar, the Attorney General, is going
out of his own wish.


1t might be related in addition, that
Boutwell's intrigues to secure the sue
cession have disguised all the other
members of the Cabinet, and made all
the prominent radical politicians his
enemies; and that Cresswell, an original
rebel, but now an ardent radical, is the
most unpopular man that ever held the
Office Of Postmaster General. Take it
altogether, the future wears a stormy
aspect. The Sun concludes it's vaticina-
tions by saying:


Let us hope that in selecting new
men Gen. Grant will show that he has
learned something by his extraordinary
experience, and that 5he common sens
and sagacity with VIII eh he chose his
lieutenants during the war will be found
in some measure to have returned to
him in making up his second cabinet.
There is one singular difficulty under
which President Grant labors which
did not beset him as General. He has
mob of radical politicians to please in
making his Cabinet and they are the
most persistent, clamorous, inexorable,
greedy gang Of conspirators that any
man ever encountered. johnson freed
himself from their dictation; and, see
what became of him !! The same fate
awaits Grant, il. he should try to make
a Cabinet to please himself instead of
them, and if he should deny their right
to keep him in subjection. He is as
helpless as child, or an idiot, in their
hands.
Year: 1869

AT almost every step in life, we meet
with young men from whom we antici-
pate wonderful things, but of whom,
after careful inquiry, we never hear
another word. The effervescence of
youth and passion, and the fresh gloss
Of intellect and imagination, endow
them with fresh brilliancy, which
makes fools of themselves and other peo-
pie. Like certain chintzes, calicoes,
and ginghams, they show finely on their
first ncwness, but cannot stand the sun
and the rain, and assume a very sober
aspect after washing day.
Year: 1869

A lady at Williamsport, Pa, has not
been able to sleep wink in month.
Examination into the cause by eminent
physicians revealed the terrible truth that
her night gown was cut Of fashion.
Year: 1869

near the competonlof heEsecOnd rOundTof the course
when She passed by the Comet but in the remainder
OF the race she fell OF considerably, the wind changing
and being badly handled. The Comet was splendidly
managed disnncng all her competitors by nearly one
round in the L. beating the Sea Bird by two rounds IDo
Zephyr led the Lilly until the fifth round, when she was
caught by the wind and had TO tack The Lily by den
ferrous management escaped, and passed her, main''
ing the lead, though hard pushed, until the close


The second class SOOps came IN as follows:
Year: 1869

while living, and denied of Christian bur-
ial when they died, and that nothing
short of full Remuneration of the Obliga-
tions of the Order of Free Masonry, and
a solemn promise to abjure them in future
could restore a Catholic member OF the
Order to communion or recognition among
the faithful children of the Church. These
are pretty stringent resolutions. 1T seems,
however, that we were in error, or,
rather that the discipline of the church has
been relaxed in those matters, and more
liberal and enlightened view is now taken.
We are led to these remarks by what took
place recently, at the obsequies of the la
mented Father O'Nicl of this city. Here
in the Cathedral, before the High Altar,
under the eye and direction of the Bishop
and clergy of the Diocese, and in the
presence of vast congregation OF the
laity, we witnessed the performance, rcv-
erentialIy and decoronsly, of the last sad
offices for the departed Priest, by Cath
olic, known to the clergy and the public
as "Grand High Priest of a Chapter of
the Royal Arch Masons, and a high Off
cur in the .'ineffable Grand Lodge of Re
ception'' of the order IN this city We
must confess that we, as we'll As others,
were taken by surprise. We commend
this signal instance of returning liberality
to the notice and observance, in like cases
of the Catholic clergy and laity elsewhere.
1t marks the dawn OF new and bright
era in the discipline of their Church, and
will doubtless produce legitimate fruit in
due spaSDu
Year: 1869

the want of any christianity at all. Yet


Mr. Philips recognizes and gives proper


value to the element of time, the progress


of christianity. A reform can be conceived


and started in day, but the man must
be prepared to grow old, and perhaps die,


before it succeeds to any great extent.


Christianity is a battle, and he is too


much of a philosopher to be other than
cool patient aud collected in his part IN


the strife, or to expect too much in too
little time Yet it is little unaccount-


able, this want of sympathy for christian
churches, which are famed of individual
christians, and which are based upon the
same principles which he secs active in


the world around him He appears not
to sec that they convene and keep to-
gethcr the christian forces during the
longer or shorter periods Of time which
must clapse between the great events il
the advance of the christianity OF the
world, But he should know that the
church is fully alive ut the present day /;
and he owes his success in the crusade
agaii.s. slavery grottly 70 the christians
of the churches WHO were the .oOnest his
volunteers, and quite as constant as any
class. And now in the matter of temper
ance their sympathies are with him, and
their opposition to iniemperaplc and all
kinds OF vice will be found to be most un-
finching.


1t cannot Lo said that Wendell Phillips
is much or anything of q fanatic. He is
a keen. rational mana strong mind in
strong body-and never looses the guild
ance of his common sense. 1t cannot be said
that he is impracticablc. He does not
strive for that which cannot be obtained.
He is strong in the sense that any man
is who can look back into the immediate
part and the distant part and recognize
those principles which are IT work, and
affect the present, by which he can Judge
of the immediate future, and thereby
predict something of that which will be,
by his consciousness, of what ought also
10 be.


Mr. Phillips Is a lawyer by profession,
though he hes not practiced before the
courts for years He.even has no business
office; but at his residence, plain dwell |
ling, living in a plain but comfortable
he spends his time in the pursu-
anoe or those Objects s-reio4lns-wnioha are |
so we'll known, and to literature. Mr.. |
Phillips does not take pains to affect any
particular style of dress, as being more
and proper than any other; but
he shows a. partiality for gray or drab
cloth, aud felt hats, and but taw are
more gentlcmanly in their manners, or
more neat in dress. H.
Year: 1869

ground of the TRUTH" with whom her
Lord had promised to remain "alway.
even to the end of the world"


And here let me deprecate the further
continuance of a religious controversy,
which might be interminably prolonged
in these columns. The cause of truth is
seldom best subserved by the use of
secular press for religious discussion and
the writer's ground would not have been
first taken, except to correct a misrepre-
sentation. have much to thank You for,
Mr.. Editor, as well as your correspondent
"Grotus,' for your patient hearing of a
partial defense of ''the faith once deliv-
cred to the saints"


A CATHOLIC CHURCHMAN.
Year: 1869

GREAT is the power of sulkiness. For
tunately for the world, it rarely exists in
its highest and most concentrated form,
for, if united to real intellectual or moral
force, it would be a despotism 80 thorough
as to he injurious t, the general welfare of
humanity. But in a less and more ignOble
form IL is not uncommon, and the dead
weight and steady, choking pressure which
mankind endure in consequence go TO
make up an almost intolerable grievance.
There are people who have the gift of be-
ing sulky for an indefinite length of time,
and assert that they act thus on principle !;
but it is almost invariably found that the
principle harmon zes with the nature, for
TO tempers that are short and sweet, hot,
inconsistent, or quickly placsble,-and any
of these are liable to be suddenly vexed
for an hour or twO,-it is always diff
ficulty to sulk. 1t is bit of acting, and
not reality, even when carried out, and
the assumption of il is felt to be burden
too heavy to be borne.


The capacity for steady, solid, cOncen-
trated sulkiness is a mighty power to him
VINO possesses it; 1t implies many curious
and varied accomplishments and gifts,
among others that of the complete mastery
Of the five senses. 1t is for man to be
blind when it Is desired that he should
open his eyes, dumb whenever words
would be acceptable, deaf to all allure
ments or submission, insensible to every
effort at Cancellation. 1t can create gloom,
and, having created it, it can perpetuate
and deepen it until it becomes a
clinging atmosphere as unwhOlesome as
malaria. 1t comprehends an absO-
lutte control over the facial muscles.
so that 10 soft1ess or sign OF
yielding, not ripple of smile or an ex-
preston of pleasure, may replace even
Tor moment the sullen apathy or illu-
mine the habitual scowl of the confirmed
sulker. In a word, it is the faculty of
stimulation to such degree that person
shall appear to be blind, deaf, dumb, stu
pid, paralyzed. ill, or dead, whenever and
for as long as he chooses. Mr.. Helps has
truly said, "Unreason always governs.
Nothing prevents your having your own
way 30 much as being at all amenable to
reason" And sulkiness neither gives rea-
sons nor listens to them The sulky being
sometimes wears depressed, splritless
and utterly detected appearance, as though
crushed and heartbroken by long -contin
ued oppression; sometimes q heavy, dis
pleased, dragging step, and a black and
lowering brow are the chief signs which
indicate the disturbance within, and tht