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Year: 1867

There is a well-known Greek story of a
penniless man, going out with rope to hang
himself, found purse of money, which in
duced him to throw the rope away, whereas
the owner of the purse, coming back to look
for his property, and finding only the rope
instead, straightway hanged himself A
still more curious tale of similar kind is
tcld by the china papers. In the native
city of Shanghai, the parents of a young
lady lately married, having fallen into dis
,ressed circumstances, applied to her for as
sstance, and her husband allowed her to
give them a coat for the purpose of being
pawned. The daughter, however, being
anxious to render further aid without her
husband knowledge, secreted SIC in the
pocket of the coat. The old man did not
discover this, and took 1t to a pawnbroker,
who, noticing the money on unfolding the
garment, kept his counsel, and quietly ad
vanced So Soon after the husband dis
covered that the wife had given the $16 to
her father, and made SO much noise about
1t that the young lady disposed of herself
by hanging. In this way the news of the
robbery committed by the pawnbroker be-
came known to the parents, and the old
mother took the matter so much to heart
that she poisoned herself with opium. Last
ly, the pawnbroker, getting alarmed On
hearing that his dishonesty had already
caused TWO deaths, drowned himself in
well This story is very characteristic of
the Chinese feelings in regard to life, and
similar incidents not unfrequenily occur.


Some years ago, for instance, an accom-
plished young lady at Canton, who had been
unfortunately married to coarse and stupid
husband, was bewailing her fate to a party
OF sisters and female cousins, and declared
herintention of committing suicide On this
the other young ladies declared that, since
such was married life, they would die too;
snd so the whole bevy of them joined hands
together, and walking into fish pond, de-
hberately drowned themselves. Again, three
men Imprisoned in Hong Kong Jail on
charge of piracy determined to make away
with themselves rather than have the both
er OF trial At some height In the cell
where they were imprisoned was small win
dow guarded by two iron bars, and the prob
lem which these worthless had to solve was
now the three of them were to be hanged
upon the two bars. From the position in
which they were found in the morning it
Would seem that the third man had assisted
The two others in hanging themselves from
the bars by their tails; that then he had cut
down one of them by knawing through the
tall with his teeth; and using his dead body
as STOOL to be afterwards kicked over, he
mad eontrived to suspend himself All this
100, was done so quietly as not to attract the
notice of sentry who was pacing outside
beneath the window.
Year: 1867

Your Own COOP NAME-Some one
says to young men, don't rely upon friends.
Don't rely upon the name of your ances,,
tors. Thousands have spent the, prime OF
life in the vain hope of receiving help from
those whom they call friends; and thou
sands have starved to death because they
had a rich father. Rely upon the good
name which is made by your own exertions !;
and know that better than the best friend
you have, is an unquestionable reputation
united with decision of character.
Year: 1867

a PRETTY FooT.-What is prettier
than pretty foot What more captiva-
ting than a dear little boot covering high
instep, and coming down neatly over the
toes, with bewitching tassel dangling at
the top of the close-locklnS. In nothing
is aristocracy so marked as in the pedal
extremity; the thin nostril, the long fin
gers, the narrow palm, arc evidences of
gentle blood, but far less so than the
round ankle, the high instep and the hol-
low beneath, through which, as the high
bred Arab says, a stream of water should
be able to hoy while the possessor is stand
ing. The fiat, splay foot, on the contrary,
as surely tells of want of pedigree as its
misshapen excrescences, its corns and bun
ions drive away affection. The horse
shows the purity of extraction by ctean
limbs. neat pastern and small hoof; and
the same result is noticeable In more or
less animals Man falls in love as readily
with seductive foot as with an attractive
face; he finds in it a thousanu expressive
movements; its quick step denotes anger
its elasticity of motion assures him of live
illness aud COED humor Its hasty tread de.
notes impatience. while the quiet but
marked footfall guarantees him an affec.
tionate disposition. The face often de-
ceivcs with an aluring smile it is taugh,
or trained by design or habit; opennes.
is guarded or confined, but the foot speaks
its own language, unrestrained and untu
tored !; and the male sex owe a debt ot
gratitude to fashion for giving back hon
est feet to the future adorers of human ex-
istence.
Year: 1867

AN ACCOMMoDATING YOUNG MAN
\ little incident, says the Hartford Con-
rant, occurred yesterday morning in one of
the cars Of the Hartford and New Haven
railroad, which gave gratifying proof of
the Difference paid by young men to the
wishes of the ladies, aud their readiness to
supply want as soon as it becomes known.
The car in question was nearly filled, as
cars are apt to be in this day of travel
Its floor near the door was covered with
tobacco JUICE, as alas, car floors are likely
to be in this day when the use of the vile
weed so much prevails At one of the
way stations we'll dressed lady entered
the car, and looked with unconcealed dis
gust at the pools of yellow, Shiny juice on
the floor. then raised her dress slightly
and picked her way across. The only va.
cant sitting in the car was seat, occupied
in part, by young man, who at once made
room for the lady by his side. As soon as
she was seated with look of relief, min
gled with one of solicitude. the lady asked
her seatmate DO you chew tobacco %
"No, ma a'am, but | can get you chew. il
you like" was the reply. The look of dis
gust again crept over me lady's face,
Shile those sittin, by smiled audibly
Year: 1867

At the Memphis election the other day
some wag told the negroes who were in
quiring where to deposit their ballots to
which large number of them did, and
departed with great glee. One of the reg
listers in South Carolina writes as follows OF
his experience IN making citizens of the
negroes:


MANY of them, in fact nearly all of
them had no idea what registering meant,
and as a natural consequence, the most lu-
dicrous scenes transpired. Quite num-
Der brought along bags and baskets to put
it in and in nearly every instance there
was a great rush for fear we would not have
registration enough to go around Some
thought it was something to eat, others
thought it was something to wear, and a
number thought it was the distribution Of
confsca.ed land under new name. They
were told that they were to come before
the board of registrars ito receive their
elective franchise : hence all the mistakes
above mentioned All were sworn, and
several, on being asked what was done when
they were registered, said that de genblin
wild de big whisker make me swar to de-
port (support) de laws of United Souf
Carolina


Many ludicrous scenes occurred in this
city yesterday, similar to the above. Num-
bers of the negroes we learn, called for
their "forty acres and mule" after they
had "put the thing in the box" After a
while these ignorant creatures will find out
their radical manipulators, and will then
be disguised with the franchise"
Year: 1867

Believing that the objects of the so-called
Republican party are to inhct upon this once
happy country, the enfranchisement of the
negro race, and the ultimate edisfranchiscment
of all white citizens who do not subscribe to
their theory, We shall oppose that negro Low
ing, constitution hating enemy of free gov
ernment with all the ability we possess.


We believe that this is A WHITE MANS
GOVERNMENT, made by white men. for
the benefit of white men. We believe also
that there should be no privileged class in
this country; the rich man should be no lon
erexempt from taxation, while the laboring
man has to toll and sweat to pay the expenses
of the government.
Year: 1867

The DEMOCRAT is firmly established on a
solid foundation, and the proprietor will
spare no pains to make it worthy the sup
port of the Democracy of Marshall county
He asks the cooperation Of all Democrats
in aiding to extend its circulation, and
hopes the interests of the party will not be
further jeopardzed by the apathy of mer
who might, with very little effort, double
the circulation of their county organ.
Year: 1867

correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette


MARCH 2Ist, 1867. Notwithstanding that
over the head Of cirI Virginia hangs the sword
of military ruler, and every right citizen Of
The sold Domidion' once boasted Of is at the
mercy Of his will, aud our only consolation is in
the fact that he who holds that sword is high
minded gentleman as we'll as soldier, Court
Of Civil Jurisdiction actually has been sitting
here for three days, and Grand Jury has pre-
sumed to discharge its functions


1t is hardly worth while to detail to you their
proceedings Several indictments were found
for assault and petit larceny, and two negroes
we're tried and foed SO each tor committing
The former misdemeanor, Buta few civil cases
we're tried, the weather being so bad as to pre-
ven. parties from attending Court. In fact,
the year seems to have gone back and taken
fresh start.


The would be- Mayor Of Alexandria and CUR
socaled Commonwealth $ Attorney, has found
food to batten on in some OF the verdlcts hat
have been ren1ered, and has report saysj gone
in hot haste to Richmond to lay his distorted
statement before Gen Schofeld. This is not
surprising Such persons can only exist on the
garbage which is stirred up and thrown to the
surface Of society by commissions such as we
have seen for the last five years, and it is TO
the interest Of these to keepup the commoti0n.
in order to prevent them from settling down to
tie depths to which they belong.


It would be improper to say anything till Mr.
fuckers hand is shown, but promise you, if
aught is done by him to injure and oppress hat
people whose protector kis Office requires him
t, lie, but whom will give the
public true account Of these Verdicts, &C.,
which will show him thing or two he ought
10 be told about.


The Poll at Leyyinayille has been changed to
Langley by order OF Court. We m7ay have use
for an election precinct yet, and can bear this
in mind. PEQUOD.
Year: 1867

WORTH KNOWING "A poison of any con-
ceivable description and degree Of potency,
which has been swallowed Intentionally or by
accident, may be rendered almost instantaneous
ly harmless by swallowing two gills of sweet oil.
An individual with very strong constitution
should take twice the quantity. This oil will
neutralize every form of vegetable or mineral
poison with which physicians and chemists are
acquainted.


To KEEP MEAT FRESH As farmers are
often at distance from meat markets, the fol-
lowing directions for keeping meat may be of
use to those who try it: Cut the meat into
slices ready to fry. Pack it in a jar in layers,
sprinkling with salt and Pepper just enough to
make it paatabe. Place on the top thick
paper or cloth, with salt half an inch thick.
Keep this on all the while The meat will re-
main sweet and fresh several weeks.
Year: 1867

The following are a few valuable household
hints, which are worth preserving:


Save your suds for garden plants, or for gar.
den yards, when sandy.


Wash your teatrays with cold suds, polish
with little -four and rub with dry cloth.


Frozen potatoes make more starch than fresh
ones; they also make nice cakes.


A hot shovel held over vanished furniture
will take out the white spots.


A bit of glue dissolved 10 skim milk and wa
ter will restore old Grape. .


Ribbons Of any kind should be washed 10
cold soap suds, and not rinsed.


If your fat,irons are rough, rub them with
fine salt, aud it will make them smooth.


Oat straw is the best for filing beds; it should
be changed once year


Ifyou are buying carpet for durability choose
small figures. .
A bit of soap rubbed on hinges of doors will
prevent their creaking.


Scotch snuff put in holes where crickets come
out will destroy them


A gallon of strong lye put in barrel of hard
water will make it as soft as rain water.


Half cranberry on a corn will kill it.


Always mend the clothes before washing
them.
Year: 1867

all the Southern elections should
take place on the same day, though
both are of the opinion that they
have no control over the matter. it
being left entirely TO the district
commanders.


The World says Sickles has form
ally applied for court of inquiry, and
Grant endorses the application.
Year: 1867

The name of the Rockport Umpire
has been changed to the Spencer
County .Jomnal without a change of
proprietor, but with new dress, and
decidedly improved in appearance. 1t
has been a very creditable paper,
thoroughly reliable in politics and
morals, and we are glad to ssee this
evidence of prosperity. We hope the
people of Spencer County viii give
Mr.. HAYFoRD the hearty and liberal
support which he so well deserves
Year: 1867

CASTOR Oil is much better to soften
and redeem old leather than any other oil
known. When boots and shoes are greas-
ed with it the oil will not at all interfere
with the polishing afterwards as is the case
with lard, olive, or any other oil. In Har-
riSbuIg Pa, the old leather hose Of some of
the fire companies was CREASED with it, and
found to become almost as soft and inlexi-
ble as new leather. Leather belts for trans
hitting motion in machinery will usually
last three to five years, according to the
wear and tear they are exposed to; when
creased with castor oil they will last ten
years or more, as they always remain hexi-
BILE and do not crack Beside this advan-
tage, castor oil will prevent slipping so that
belt three inches wide impregnated with


it, will be equal to belt fonr and hall
inches without castor oil. 1t is necessary
however, to wait twenty four hours till the
oil has disappeared from the surface and
penetrated the leather otherwise the freshly
creased surface will cause slipping. The
rats and other vermin detest anything im'
pregnated with castor oil and will not
touch it,
Year: 1867

"A crazy man was found alta grind.
stone. sharpening a large butcher knife, and
every now and then examing the edge tc
see If il was keen. "What are you
doing here y Don't you see SHARP
cning the big knife" Yes, but what are
you going to do with it when sharpenvd -
Cut old Ben. Browns head off, to be
sure What you won't kill him will
you" "Uh no I'll only cut his head
of and stick it right on again. hind side
before. just to let the old fellow look back
upon his past life y
Year: 1867

In recent lecture delivered by Prof. Agas-
siz, that gentleman took the following position
in regard to the white and black races:


II have pointed out over hundred specific
differences between the bonal and nervous sys-
TENS of the white man and negro Indeed, their
frames are alike in no particular. There is not
bone in the negro's body which is relatively
the same shape, size, articulation, or chemically
Of the same composition as that of the white
man. Even the negro's blood is chemically a
very different fluid from that which courses in
the veins Of the white man. The whole physi-
cal organism of the negro differs quite as much
from the man as it does from that of the CHM
panzee-that is, in his bones, muscles, nerves
and fbres, the chimpanzee has not much fur
ther to progress to become negro, than ne
gro has to become white man. This fact
science inexorably demonstrates *


Climate has no more to do with the differ
ence between the white man and negro than it
has between that of the negro and the chimpan-
zee, or than it has between the horse and ass,
or the eagle and the OWL Each is distinct
and separate creation. The negro and the
white man were created as specifically different
as the owl and the eagle. They were designed
to fill different places in the system of nature.
The negro is no more negro by accident Or
misfortune than the owl is the kind of bird it is
by accident or misfortune. The negro is no
more the white man brother than the owl is
the sister of the eagle, or than the ass is the
brother of the horse. How stupendous and
how simply, is the doctrine that the Almighty
Maker of the Universe has created inherent
species of the lower animals, to fill different
places and offices in the grand economy of ma
ture!'
Year: 1867

The Pail Mall Gazette offers some suggestive
remarks on the present condition of religious
sentiment in England, in the following which it
declares is very far from being a sarcastic ac-
count of the reasons why the gentry go to church
on Sunday" and in which, it will be seen,
almost every influence except a deyout spirit is
recognized


''The really interesting thing would be to
know. not why working men do not go to church,
but why so many gentlemen do go there. If
you could walk into one ofthe churches In Ty-
BURMA some Sunday morning, and impound all
or any considerable part of the well-dressed
males between thirty and sixty to be found there,
and extract from them, by home questions
which must be supposed to be honestly answer
ed, their real reasons for coming to church, some
very curious results would be probably obtained.
large proportion would no doubt answer that
they came simply from the force of habit-not
few would be obliged to admit that they did
it to please their wives. This would be con-
siderably qualified in others by an impression
that 1t was necessary part of the education OF
their children, and almost every one would be
more or less influenced by the consideration of
the general responsibility ofthe institutions and
the propriety of supporting it on the ground Of
its respectability and social utility So strong
is this motive that squires who, when in
London, never by any accident, see the inside
OF church, will constantly go in the most reg
ular manner, at least to morning service, In the
country, by way, as they say, of setting an ex-
ample. 1t may not be good or required for
themselves, but they have an impression that
it is good for their interiors. 1t must also be
observed that to abstain altogether from going
to church would be rather marked and singular
thing In gentleman, and there is nothing on
which people so much hate to be singular as
matters of that kind. 1t would be unjust to
represent these motives as the only ones which
take the gentry of London and other great cities
to church, though we have no doubt that if
they were all to cease to operate at once con-
gregations would be strangely thinned. Most
men probably have sufficient degree of true
some form ofreligious worship, and the strength
off the Church of England, regarded as a religious
body, no doubt lies in the fact that its liturgy
is singularly well suited as whole to the tastes
of educated men,"
Year: 1867

Where the rocks are gray and the shore is steep,
And the waters below look dark and deep:
Where the rugged pine in its lonely pride
Leans gloomily over the murky tide;
Where the reeds and rushes are tall and rank,
And the weeds grow thick on the winding bank,
Where the shadow is heavy the whole day thro'
Lies at its moorings the old canoe
The useless paddles are idly dropped, $50
Like sea-birds wings that the storm has Topped,
And crossed on the railing, one Ger one,
Like folded hands when the work is done;
While busily back and forth between,
The spider stretches his silvery screen,
And the solemn owl, with his dull '.too-hoo,"
Nestles down on the side of the old canoe
The stern, half sunk in the shiny wave
Rots slowly away in its living grave,
And the green moss creeps 'er its dull decay,
Hiding the moldering dust away,
Like the hand that plants O er the tomb flower,
Or the ivy that mantles fallen tower;
While many blossom of liveliest hue
Springs up o er the stern of the old canoe.
The currentess waters are dead and still
But the light winds play with the boat at will,
And lazily in and out again


1t floats the length of its rusty chain,
Like the weary march of the hands of time,
That meet and part at the noontide chime;
And the shore is kissed at each turn anew
By the dripping bow of the old canoe.
Oh, many time with careless hand,
have pushed it away from the pebbly strand,
And padded it down where the stream ran quick,
Where the whirls were wild and the storm was


thick;


And laughed as leaned DER the rocking side,
And looked below in the broken tide,
To see that the faces and boats were two
That were mirrored back from the old canoe
But now, as I lean o. er the crumbling side,
And look below in the sluggish tide
The face that see is graver grown,
And the laugh heard has sober tone,
And the hands that lent to the light skiff wings
Have grown familiar with sterner things;
But love to think of the hours that flew,
AS 1 rocked where the whirls their wild spray


threW;


Ere the blossoms moved or the green grass grew
O'er the moldering stern Of the old canoe.
Year: 1867

I have known a country society which wither-
ed aWay all to nothing under the dry rot of gos-
sin only. Friendship once as firm as granite,
dissolved to jelly, and then ran away to water,
all on account of this; love- that promised a
future as enduring as heaven and as stable as
truth, evaporated into morning mist that turn
ed to days long tears, only because of this
a father and a son were set foot to foot with the
fery breath of anger that would never cool again
between them, only because of this and hus-
band and his young wife, each straining at the
heated leash which, in the beginning, had been
the golden bondage OF God blessed love, sat
mournfully by the side of the grave where all
their love and all their JOY lay buried, and only
because of this | have seen faith transformed
to mean doubt, hope give place to grim despair,
and charity take on itself the features of black
maleyolence, all because Of the spoil words OF
scandal and the magic mutterings Of gossip.
Great crimes work great wrongs, and the deeper
tragedies of human life spring from its larger
PASSIONS: but woeful and most mournful are the
uncatalogued tragedies that issue from gossip
and detraction; most mournful the shipwreck
often made of noble natures and lovely lives by
the hitter winds and dead salt waters of SANDER.
So easy to say, yet so hard to disprove-throw-
inc on the innocent all the burden and the strain
of demonstrating their innocence, and punish
;nc them as guilty if unable to pluck out the
st;nos thew never see, and to silence words they
never hear-gossip and SANDER are the deadliest
and cruelest weapons man has ever forged fo1
his brothers hurt.


Widows are the great game of fortnne-hun-
4or, oJ1,eo,
Year: 1867

FENO the FARM ERS OIL the VALLE .
1.-The undersigned appeals in behalf of the
starving people of South Carolina-hls native
State-to the farmers and all other persons hav-
ing corn for sale in the Valley and the adjacent
country, to sell and deliver to him their surplus
corn at the earliest practicable moment 1t is I'M
peritively necessary that corn should be gotten
to these people at in order that they may be
saved from actual starvation, as they failed al
most entirely in corr crop themselves and sup
plies from other sources are cut off by the almost
unprecedented condition of the country roads and
the interruption of Railroad communication by
the washing away of bridges, &c; o,ooo


This appeal is not for contributions i l propose
cry Of the corn, and will hope that q humane
people will not horde up the necessaries of life
from their famishing countrymen, Much good
may be done by the immediate delivery OF 5s
bushels by each farmer, fhe cannot deliver more.


ap2-V&V copy If W. NJ. POOLE.
Year: 1867

~ The circulation of the SPECTATOR is
about as great as the combined circulation
of both the other papers published in this
place, and has as many subscribers in this
county alone as are contained in the whole
list of either of the other papers.