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Year: 1869

Don't be afraid of little fun at home,
good people. Don't shut up your house
lest the sun should fade your carpets; and
vour hearts, lest hearty laugh should
shake down some Of the musty old cobwebs
acre. lf you want to ruin your sons, let
them think that all mirth and social enjoy
ment must be left on the threshold without,
when they come home at night.


When once home is regarded as only
place to eat. drink, ard sleep in, the
work is begun that ends in gambling hous-
es and reckless degradation. Young peo-
ple must have fun and relaxation some
where; if they do not find il at their own
hearthstones, it will be sought in other and
less profitable places.


Therefore, let the fire burn brightly at
night, and make the home nest delightful
with all those little arts that parents so per-
fectly understand. Don't repress The buoy
ant spirits Of your children; half an hour of
merriment around the lamp and freight OF
home blots out the remembrance of many a
care and annoyance during the day. and the
safeguard they can take with them into the
world is the unseen influence of bright
| little domestic sanctum.--Ld Press,
Year: 1869

The following appeared in the Tribune
last week:


APOLOGY have again to apologize
to our kind readers and Mr.. Fu,s enich es-
pecially, not for anything we have done
amiss personally, but for the ungent leman.
ly language used by our nior, the local
editor, in what he said in our last issue in
regard to Mr. Fucssenich We hadsaid all we
wanted to say on the subject ourselves and
did not thiuk that our con would allow
hiulself to be carried away by his excited
feelings as he has done.


We have all to learn and never get
through learning, how to know and how to
govern ourselves, and hope that this apol
ogy viii be kindly received and acce pied
by all who have felt themselves insulted or
offended


Brother Borcherd,, the Republican party
will compell you to make an apology
every thirty days, il you don't shake them
off your editorial corps Just sling your
own ink, and then if people don't like
your style, let them go to - thunder.
Your Junior is oil right, only lie is a
little Radical, and if you don't ins,il little
Democracy into him, he will make the best
Republican in the State, in sLor; ,iluc.
Year: 1869




The Milwaukee Nt,cs says, "that among
the natural productions of the South in
which lies great source OF wealth, and
which invites capitalists from the north
and Europe, with promises of an abundant
return, none is deserving of greater atten
ton than the cotton production. The area
of land in the Southern States adapted to
cotton raising is almost unlimited. Only
about tn, zee and half millions Of acres are
now devoted to the culture Of the cotton
plant, while four or five times that extent
could be planted with profit The de
mand for cotton is largely in excess Of tie
supply, and consequently the profits of the
crop are enormous Here in the north a
farmer considers himself we'll repaid for
his labor when he raises twenty five bush
els of wheat, worth as many dollars, to
each acre sown. In the South the average
production of cotton to the acre is about
four hundred and seventy pounds, which
at twenty-five cents a pouud-the present
market price will show an average return
Of 1922 80 per acre, more than FIVE times
the return gained by farmers in the North
ern States a good hand will take care
OF ten acres. and only one bale to the acre.
of $50 pounds, gives $500 pounds of cot
ton per hand. American cotton now sells
in Liverpool from 10 l-2 to led. per pound
in gold. At even fourteen cents a pound
this year per hand to the farmer is 1915
this is allowing the farmer but one half
the crop.


The number of bales this year is esti
mated at 5000, 000, and a: twenty FIVE
cents pound the crop Of 1869 will be
worth, at 45e pounds to the bale, the sum
of 1897 500, ,O0O-more than the value of
auy cotton crop ever produced before in
the United States At twenty cents a
pound the crop Of this year is worth 270,.
100000. The market for cotton at bone
and abroad is always active, and there is
no likelihood that il will be overstocked
for mauy years to come, even with a crop
many tittes greater than that Of the pres
ent year.


" ltk judicious management there is no
doubt but that the production of cotton
can be made the most remunerstive of any
b. anch of productive industry in the
and will warrant the investment
of a large amount of capital. We are
glad to see that the attention of Northern
men is being directed toward this object,
and that many are entering largely into
he production of this very necessary ar
Ilcle of commerce. And not only are they
moving IN the matter of raising cotton but
several parties have already organized and
stsrted cotton mills in various portions of
the South, realizing that it can be manu-
factured into merchantable goods at great
er profit in the locality where it is raised,
than in the New England States, where the
cost of The transportation of the raw ma
terial must necessarily be added to the
price of the N nufactured goods


From present Appearances we feel as
sured that new era of prosperity will
soon dawn upon the South. As yet the
| eople have not recovered from the shock
and pro>tration caused by the war, but
with the opening of that section to free
la Dor and the introduction of Northern en-
terprise we may look to see those results
speedily overcome.
Year: 1869

FIRE Last Monday afternoon our citi-
zens were aroused by the ringing of bells
and blowing Of whistles, whicn indicated
that there was a fire somewhere, but some
time elapsed before we we're satisfied as
to where it was; but soon the smoke was
seen issuing from a small building occu
pied as a formerly blacksmith shop
near Jones mill We are informed it
contained some two or three tons of hay,
which was consumed in the flames. Both
fire companies came to the place, but not
until 1t was too late to save the barn; they
however stopped the fire from spreading,
and prevented its getting among the wood
and lumber.


a second alarm was given about four O
clock the same afternoon, by the breaking
out of fire-as every one thoug
Platt's old store but fortunately nothing
but stove pipe had fallen down, which
filed The room full of smoke
Year: 1869

THE New CHURCH. We are informed
that the building committee of the new
Presbyterian Church will advertise in the
PILOT next week, for bids for the building
of the church. A full description of the
building was given in the PILOT few
weeks ago.
Year: 1869

WHY DON'T YOU LEARN A TRADE-This
question was propounded in our hearing, a
few days since, to a young man who had
been for several months unsuccessfully seek
ing employment as a clerk or salesman in
some of our leading houses. Complaining
of his illluck, one of his friends, who knew
he had mechanical talent, but doubtful
whether he could make himself useful,
either as a clerk or salesman, put the inter
rogatory to him which we have placed at
the caption of this article. The reply was,
that mechanical trade was not so re-
spectacle as a mercantile occupation.


Under this delusive idea our stores are
crowded with young men who have no ca
pacity for business, and who, because of
the fancied responsibility of doing nothing,
waste away their minority upon saleries
which cannot possibly iquidate their ex-
penditures. Late, too late in life, they dis
cover their error, and before they reach the
age of thirty, many ofthem look with envy
upon the thrifty mechanic, whom, in the
days of their boyhood, they were accus-
toned to deride.
Year: 1869

How TO DRESS. Many of our readers
may have seen the following, but many of
them viii derive no harm from reading it
again A good natural figure and taste in
the shape of dress may be wholly spoiled by
inappropriate or ill-harmonized colors. Re.
member that white increases the size of the
wearer, while black diminishes it. Remem-
Der, also, that stripes add to height, while
cross-bars lessen it. Large checks are inva
riably in bad taste, unless PERSONS figure
is so bad that it ought to be concealed.
Never wear dress of many eolors, and
when you have more than one, see that they
are what is called complimentary. Thus
green and red are complimentary. They
harmonize well; 80 do yellow and purple or
ange and blue. Blue and green are utterly
inadmissive together. Then, too these
strong colors ought to be chosen with res
pect to the color Of the complexion. Green
gives coziness to the face of the wearer,
while red tones down the redness of the
skin. Blue assists the beauty Of blonde,
yellow that of brunette White WHITES a
bright complexion black subdues it. Thus
a negress can wear colored dress which
would be intolerable on white, and an In
dian nurse is becomingly clothed in muslin,
Tnlcn Is unsuitable 10y L-.4 4,nuthfnl
European.
Year: 1869

OH what wonderful stream is the river


Time,


As it rups through the realm of tears,
With faultgess rythm and beautiful rhyme,
And broader sweep and a surge sublime
As it blends with the ocean Of years.
How the winters are drifting like fakes Of


snow,


And the summers like buds between,
With the year in the sheat-so they come and


go


On that rivers breast with its ebb and flow
As il glides in the shadow and sheen.
There magical isle up the river Time,
Where the softest of airs are playingi
There a cloudless sky and a tropical cline
Ana a song as sweet as a yesper chime,
And the Junes with the rsses are staying.
And the name of the isle is the Long Ago,
And we bury our treasures there;
There are hrows nf haanty aud hosoms oi


snow
They are heaps of DUST but we love them so
There are trinkets and tresses of hair.
There are fragments of songs that nobody


sings,


And a part of an infants prayer;
There's harp unswept and lutte without


strings,
There are broken vows and pieces OF rings,
And the garments that She used to wear.
There are hands that are waved when that


fairy shore


BY the mirage is lifted in the air;
And we sometimes hear through the turbu-


lent roar,
Sweet voices We heard in the days gone be


fore,


When the wind down the river is fair.
Oh remember for aye be that blessed isle,
All the days of our lie till night
When the evening comes with its beautiful


smile,
And our eyes are closing to slumber awhile
May that greenwood Of soul be in sight.
Year: 1869

ANEcDoTE OF LOUIS XI.--This king ap-
pears to have been outwitted by an astrolo-
ger, who had foretold that LADY whom he
loved would die in eight days, which took
place The unlueky prophet was ordered
before the king, and on signal was to be
thrown cut of the window


You, who pretended to be such wise
man, said the king, knowing so well the
facts Of others, tell me this moment what
viii be your own; and how long YOU have to
live ?''


Whether the fellow guessed his fate, or
had been threated by the messengers, here
Piled, without testifying any fear;


I shall die jast three days before your
majesty


The king, upon this, was not in the small
lest hurry to canter the prophet out Of the
window, but on the contrary, took particu-
lar care to let him want for nothing, and to
make him live as long as possible.
Year: 1869

MATRIMONIAL LOTTERY "A short time
since, at wedding in South Carolina, a
young lawyer moved that one man in the
company should be selected as president,
that this president should be duly sworn to
keep entirely secret all communications that
should be forwarded to him in his official
department that night, that each unmarried
gentleman and lady should write bis or her
name on a piece of paper, and under it place
the name of the person they wish to marry,
then hand it to the president for inspection,
and if any gentleman or lady had reciprocal
ly chosen each other, the president was to
inform each of the result, and those who had
not been reciprocal In their choice were to
be entirely secret. After the appointment
of the president, communications we're ac-
cordiugly handed up to the chair, and it was
found that twelve young gentlemen and Ia
dies had reciprocal choices, and eleven of
the twelve matches were solemnized.
Year: 1869

A New Hampshire man told a story
about flock of rocks nine miles long, so
thick that you could not see the sunshine
through it. Don't believe it, was the
reply. Wal, said the narrator, you're a
stranger, and don't want to quarrel with
you. So to please you I'll take off quarter
of mile from the thinnest part.
Year: 1869

SMART EDToR.-An editor out West
who was elected to the Indiana legislature,
was so elated at his success, that he caught
himself by the seat of his trousers and tried
to hold himself out at arms length. 1t is
added in a postscript, that he would have
accomplished the feat if he hadn't let go to
spit on his hands.
Year: 1869

A HoosIER editor thus pathetically ap-
peals to his debtors for supply of fuel 1t
was written during the recent cold snap;
Those in arrears for last year, or who wish
to pay their subscription in wood this year
would accommodate us, and perhaps save
the country the cost Of an inquest, by sending
it in before we freeze
Year: 1869

HENRY WARD BEECHER, in one Of his
discources, said that ''some men will not
shave on Sunday, and yet they spend all
the week in shaving their fellow men;
and many fools think it very wicked to
black their boots on Sunday morning, yet
they do not hesitate to black their neigh
boris reputation on week days"
Year: 1869

Pa, said young hopeful the other day,
didn't hear you say you wanted a cider
press?


yes, my son; where can l get one !? asked
the parent.


why you jest try Jake Stokes, By the
way he hugged sister Sal the other night,
out by the gate, should think he might be
about the thing you want.


Sal suddenly left to see the things in the
kitchen, and the old gent recollected that he
bad not seen to the piece Of fence that
neighbor Jones critters broke down the
other day ="
Year: 1869

ToPsY TURvY.-A Boston paper boasts Of
its new building, new presses, new type,
new everything. One thing is decidedly
new, an invention which it would be well
for other newspaper proprietors to look
into. The paper is folio sheet You
take the right hand corner in your len hand,
twist the sheet open, go down the lines, with
columns in marching order, wheel according
to Hoes latest tactics, with your colors in ink,
by the right flank. Suddenly you find your
lines broken, your squares smashed, your
spaces all bottom up; in short, an essential
squabble. You endeavor to rally, but the
more you rally the more you sqnabble; but
by dexterous right shoulder shift movement,
executed with some danger to your comrades
nose, you are all right again. The patent for
this extraordinary invention is not yet out (;
but caveat is in the hands Of General Butler,
who only awaits the recovery of General
Grant to put 1t through. The government,
you know, may be topsy turvy some day, and
1t will be handy to have this invention in the
White House.
Year: 1869

The New Spanish Constitution-Thc King to
Reign for I.ifc-The Crown to Descend
to His Heir, Whose Majority il TO be
Eighteen Years.


LONDON, March 80, 1869.
In the draft OF the new Spanish constitution the
reign Of the King not limited to eighteen years.
as reported. On the contrary the possession of the
crown remains In the Kng for life and descends to
his heir, the period Of whose majority is fixed at
the eighteenth year OF his age.
Year: 1869

and one republican. The indications are that
the new delegation will present the same front,
while the republican majority in the Legisla-
ture, last year twenty-three on joint ballot,
will be reduced on account Of the negro suf-
frage question. We do not hear that the re-
publicans expect to carry their candidate for
Governor. No doubt they win be willing to
s'swap" him off again for the purpose Of re-
tanning their majority in the Legislature. 1t
will therefore, soon be ascertained whether
the people of Connecticut are sincere in their
opposition to negro suffrage or whether they
are ready to barter that principle, as they do
their wooden nutmegs, for something else.
Year: 1869

We have before us another lot Of telegraph
propositions which have been brought forward
for the inspection Of our august Congress. One,
presented by Mr.. Conkling, appears to be
first class job OF no small proportions. Then
Mr.. Corbett sticks in his bill for an exclusive
right to land cables on the Pacific coast for
fourteen years. In other words, to land
cable half inch in diameter he wants the
whole Pacific coast of the United States to do
it in. How contracted the Pacific shore must
be-!


Then Mr.. Cole sticks in his little bill. Sec
tion three of this is excessively modest It
says s:-sIn order to aid and encourage the said
international telegraph cable communication
between the United States and China, across
and under the Pacific Ocean, there is hereby
granted to the aforesaid company, for the
purpose Of constructing operating and main
tanning said telegraph cable or cables and
lines, three sections Of any unappropriated
public lands for each and every mile Of tele-
graph cable or line that may be constructed
under this act" Splendid telegraph line, only
three sections wide! wire three miles thick to
one mile long! What an electric shock that
will give old Mother Earth!.


Then Mr.. Ramsay presents his bill to facili-
tate communication with Europe. which simply
asks to be permitted to lay the cable Of the
american Atlantic Cable Telegraph Com
pany" by any practicable route to Europe.


Among our telegrs phic troubles we find that
the monopolists are attempting to defeat the
French company from landing their cable on
our shores. We are pleased to observe that
Senator Stockton is opposing these monopo-
lists. We want as many cables as possible
between us and Europe, and there should be
no restrictions placed upon our coast line by
any State or any corporation, or by the general
government
Year: 1869

1t is said that any nose which is less
than the height of the forehead is an in
dication of defective Intellectual power.
The eyes. Indicate character rather by
their color than form. The dark blue
are found most commonly in persons OF
Il gentle and refined character: light
blue and gray in the rude and energetic.
Lavater says: Hazel eyes are the more
usual indications of mind masculine.
vigorous, and profound ; Just as genius,
properly so called. is almost always as
socidted with eyes of, q yellowish cast
bordering on hazel" The higher tho
brows rise the more their possess or is
supposed to be under the influence of
feeling, and the lower the better con-
trolled by his reason. \ very small
eyebrow is an indication of want of
force of character. \ tolerably large
mouth is essential to vigor and energy.
and very small one is indicative OF
weakness and Incidence. In manly


face the upper lip should extend be-
yond and dominate the lower. Flcshv
lips are ottencr found associated with
voluptuous, and mcagre ones with u
possiohless nature. The retreating chin


indicates weakness; the perpendicular.


strength and the sharp, acuteuess of
mind. -
Year: 1869

at is said that there are more editors
unmarried than any other class of pro-
fessional men," For the reason, we
suppose, that the majority of them are
men of fine sentiment, and do not wish
to starve anybody's sister. ~
Year: 1869

gess- Can any one tell how il is that a
man who is too poor to pay four cents
a week for a good weekly paper, is able
to pay fifteen cents a day for tobacco
and cigars, to say nothing of an occa-
sional drink? ir
Year: 1869

The Helena (Montana) Herald describes
duel between two Indians, which shows hat
the red men are often as puucrllous of their
honor, and have as much cool bravery, as white
men, SSome Indians Were al Hotter saw mill,
near Helena when one of them displayed his
revolver and boasted so highly of his extranr-
dnary skill in its use that another brave of the
party exclaimed, Ugh you cant shoot, and
denounced him as braggart, at the same tine
saying that he could put him to shame at his
own game Whereupon native No. ! pro-
posed test of skill, giving his opponent the
choice of a rifle his favorite weapon. This
was at once acceded to, and immediate prep.
ara,ions were made for duel in tn If own pc
culiar style Bythis time about twenty war
riors had collected, and the party repaired to
spot near by, where they marked off about for
~ feet-the distance that was to separate the
dusky dueists, who, meanwhile, stood by
manifeSting the most stocal indifference
When all was ready the two warriors took their
positions. standing with their heels on the
mark back to back, one with revolver and the
Other with his rifle The Indian who had been
selected to conduct the affair waved a spear two
or three times above bis head, gave the terri
BILE war-whoop, and on the instant the two saw
ages wheeled and fired. Both fell one shot
through the brain, the other pierced to the
heart.
Year: 1869

A lion tanner named LeDgel, was severely
bitten in the leg by lioness in Charleston.
South Carolina, in April, and is still di~abled
in consequence of the wound. One of the
Charle,ton papers describes a visit to him Us
follows:


Ia answer to question as to his manner of
tanning lions he replied at length, saying that
''it was gift of nature with him. Il have
no fear of them People tell me every time |
get wound that it ought to be warning to
me. and should make me fear to 60 in the cage
again. But it does not. When am away
from the lions | get hon esick and when | go
where they are and my wounds prevent me
from going into the cage, get more home>lck
still never met any lions could not tame.
Three years ago [ tanned five in New York
which while in Europe, had killed one ufan
and badly maugled another. who had attempted
to tame them. La three weeks after they We're
put in my charge they were as tame as |
wished. though before they were considered
untamable | very seldom use force In tanning
them, but sometimes it becomes necessary
kindness is my usual plan; L always care
tul TO keep my eye upon them.


Every one who has seen the lion tanner eav-
ing the cage after his feat of lying down among
the lions putting his feet on their heads, feed
ing them, and firing off pistols, has doubtless
noticed how careful he was-stepping out back
wards very deliberately, and watching closely
the beasts which always advanced upon him =
In speaking of this, he said "If did not
keep nv eye upon them they would jump at
me- They have sen-e enough to know that
am retr ea'lng from them, and they gain cour-
age: there i, more danger to me at this time
than at any other. Ii the lions were at liber-
ty, | would fear to go near them. Some peo-
pie think that lion born in America is more
dpce, pariaKing less of the savage nature of
the brute. than one horn in Africa or Asia -
Not So [ would rather have TO tame litter
born in either of the last two mentioned places
than litter born in this country-the latter
Year: 1869

- AkuV W tUS 0Ety.
1 cannot listen to your words,


The land is long and wide
+, Go seek some happy Northern girl


To be your loving bride.


My brothers they were soldiers


The youngest of the three


Was slain while fighting by the side


Of gallant Fitzhugh Lee.
They left his BODY on the field,


Your side the day had Won;
A soldier spurned him with his foot


You might have been the one.


Ny lover was soldier,


He belonged to Gordon's band,
A sabre pierced his gallant heart
Yours might have been the hand.


He reeled and fell but was not dead;
A horseman spurred his steed


And trampled on the dying brain
You may have done the deed.


I hold no hatred in my heart,
No cold unrighteous pride,
& For many gallant soldier fought


Upon the other side.
3 But still I cannot kiss the hand
That smote my country's son,
Nor love the foe that trampled down
! The colors that she bore.


Between my heart and yours there rolls
a deep and crimson tide


My brother and my lovers blood
Forbids me be your bride.
The girls who loved the boys in gray
The girls to country true,
May never in wedlock give the hand
To those who wore the blue.