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Year: 1869




They who defrauh virtue of its rewards.
robthe yonng of virtue itself-CAro MAJOR.
The young ought to use modesty in their
dress. .-ZENo.


The office OF a wise man is to discern that
which is good and honest, and to shun that
which is contrary.


Three properties are essentially requisite
TO the attainment of wisdom-nature, learn
ing and experience. ce.-ARsToTLE


The perfection of man consists in fore
seeing the future, as much as reason. can
possibly accomplish.-CHILO.


There Is as much difference between a
wise. man and a fool as between horse that
is properly broken and one that is not
ARIsrIPPUs.


They who know what they ought to do.
and do il not, are not wise and well institH-
ted but fools and stupid.


The most difficult thing is to know ones
SELF; the most easy to give counsel to ans
other, and the most delightful. to obtain the
completion of our desires.-THALEs.


To be ignorant of ourselves, to seem to
know those things whereof we are ignos
rant, borders on madness. -SooRATEs.


To be commended by those who might
blame without fear, gives great pleasure.
AGEsIAUs.


To praise what is estimable, is right; but
to flatter what is wrong, is the property of a
designing hYpocritical soul. l.-DEMooRIrus.


The beauty of fame is blasted by envy as
by sickness. .-SCoRATEs.


To desire little levels poverty with riches.
-DEAfooRITUs.


To be engaged, is good and useful; to be
idle is pernicious and evil. They who do
good are employed; but they who spend
their time in vain recreations, are idle
SOCRATES


To preserve physic for the dead, and adj
vice to the old, is the same thing.-DIoe-
ENEs.


The way to admired, is to be what we
affect to be thought. t.-SocRATEs


To expose ones self to great dangers for
trivial matters, is to fish with goldeh hook,
where more money may be lost than gotten.
-AGUsrUs CESAR.


The be&uty of the mind is more lovely
than that of the body.-SocRATEs =
Year: 1869

THE Crawford County Forum hits
the 10 per cent, interest law this rap:
International bankers and monopolists,
have by their Vaccinations intensified
the stringency of the money market
caused by the restriction of the paper
currency; the usurers see a golden
chance to grow rich off the public
necessities, and are beseeching the
Legislature to legalize an exorbitant
rate of interest. This, we feel safe in
saying, the Legislature will not do.
Year: 1869

UNDOUBTEDLY, if the bill which
passed the Senate on Thursday, legal
izIng ten per cent, as the rate of in
terest, becomes a law, great distress
will be caused throughout the State.
Business men and men who have to
borrow money, and who run in debt,
find it difficult to pay the present rate
of interest. An addition of four per
cent. will make it intOlerable. With
high taxes and a ten per cent. inter
est law, there is no encouragement
for the enterprising.- Ohio SSdtesnlG'l.
Year: 1869

The following is from the St. Mary's
Beacon of last week:
The Commissioners appointed by our
State Legislature at its last session to sur
vey line for railroad from Point Look
out to some point in Prince Georges coun-
ty, have completed their work. and will
meet in Leonardtown, with the engineer
corps, in a few days to prepare chart of
the road and finally settle their business,
in order to report to the Legislature ac-
cording to- the requirements of tho Act.
We feel assured that the work has been
done in such manner as to warrant that
favorable expression of public opinion
which it seems to have ELECTED through
out the whole line. Washington city,
fully approaching the advantages of the
work, made an appropriation sufficient to
continue the survey within her limits
Judging from the expression of sentiment
in the District of Columbia, we do not
hesitate to say that the day is not far dis
tant, when the work will be commenced
and speedily completed. 1t is now with
the incorporators of this road to take i'm
mediate steps to organize and put the ball
in motion. We understand that they
have been called to meet at Charlotte Hall
on Thursday, the 18th inst, to take stops
for the appointment of agents to open
books, etc., etc., and receive subscrip-
tions to the stock of the company. As no
time is to be lost. we hope the meeting
will be fully attended and that competent
and active men will be selected to perform
that duty. The lively interest felt through
out the whole community will no doubt
induce capitalists to take stock. The ad-
vantageous clause in the law, permitting
parties to subscribe land, will place it in
the power Of almost every individual to
contribute something towards the building
of this road. People should be we'll d
ware, that if they subscribe one-fourth of
their real property to the work, it will
make the balance worth treble the amount
when the road is finished. The unculti-
vated fields of our county will then be
brought into requisition and St. Mary's
will again be placed in thriving and
prosperous condition.
Year: 1869

E%The Supreme Court Of the United
States have announced their decision in
the case of Joseph H. Bradley, Esq.
against the Supreme Court Of the District
of Columbia, deciding that the Supreme
Court of the District of Columbia is dis
tinct and separate from the Criminal Court
Of the District, though the Criminal Court
is held by one of the Judges Of the Supreme
Court, and that the Supreme Court of the
District in attempting to punish for aeon
tempt committed before the Criminal
Court, exceeded it's jurisdiction. A man.
damus was ordered to the. Supreme Court
of the District to restore Mr.. Bradley to
his Office as attorney.
Year: 1869

%The Annapolis Gazette comes to us
this week greatly enlarged and improved.
We are highly pleased to note this evil
dence of the increased popularity of this
excellent journal and hope that our young
friend King may meet with every success.
The paper presents decidedly neat and
business-like appearance, and is one of
which the "Ancient City" may well be
proud. Indeed in the matter of newspa-
pers she may well feel great pride. r..


We would, however, make one sug-
gestion'to our friend King, and that is,
remove instanter the Counterfeit present.
ment" Of our beautiful State House which
stands at the head of the Gazette. It is
in truth decided burlesque Of the fair
proportions of that beautiful edifce in
which all Marylanders feel such just pride.
Out with it, friend King! ..
Year: 1869

As an evidence of the civilization of the
japanese it is stated that the government
has troops uniformed and armed with the
latest improved breech loading guns; their
naval vessels are well armed hospital is
being built at Kiags, is in charge of an
American surgeon, and is opened to foreign
ers light houses are built and lighted, and
a light ship is being equipped to be station
ed off Treaty Point; coal mines are success
fully worked and supply our sqadron with
coal. Ia all these respects it is claimed that
they are in advance of the Chinese.
Year: 1869

near this city is undergoing examination be,
fore the Recorder of this city, on tho charge
OF causing the death of an infant child of a
young woman who lived in his family ia
the capacity Of q servant.


Two boys about Is years of age attempt.
ed to rob Mr.. Eugene Underhlll, near Wsv.
erly this afternoon in broad day light. He
was driving along the road in his carriage
when they stopped him and presented a
pistol at his head and demanded his money
They then attempted to escape but were
subsequently arrested.
Year: 1869

The question whether the members elect
OF the Virginia Legislature shall be requir.
ed to take the iron.cIad oath, is to be re-.
ferred to Hoar He will of course prescribe
the loyal lotion as the only means of pre-.
serving the best government the sun ever
shone upon, and particularly for the purpose
Of guaranteeing to the people of the Old
Dominion a government Republican in
farm
Year: 1869

Is the place for good bargains. They have
marked down their stock of Spring d Sum.
mer goods to cost, and some even lower to
make room for their Fall Stock. No hum.
bug in this, as we intend to close ont our
summer goods at some price. Remember
the only place TO get q good assortment Of
carpets in Rock I.laudis at Wsisworsh &
Co.'S,
Year: 1869

THE MUSICAL CHICKEN OF CRYSTAL PEAK
Old Piute d. K Lovejoy) paid us visit
recently, and told us everything but the
scandal pertaining to Crystal Peak. Among
the rest, he gave us an account OF Singing
hen, of which he is proprietor. The hen has
not as good singing qualities as the canary,
but her confidence in herself is something
wonderful At the call of Mrs. l.. the hen
will come into the house, come up on the
lady's lap, and at the first command, without
any apology for the want of practice. oau
cold, or anything of the sort, will proceed 70
discourse mild air. This is but prelude
to what is to follow After singing the nrst
notes, her henship will subside until com
manded in a stern voice to sing louder. linen
the hen spreads out her wings, stretches her
neck to its furthest tension, turns one eye
akimbo, and pours forth a strain that lacks
nothing in enrnestpess however much II may
in melody. Piute vouches for the trath OF
the above lie says that at command the
hen will initiate setting hen perfectly, even
TO the maternal eluck, though she is at the
same time steady layer. and only plays
setting on request. The hen is only com
mon black Spanish, but Plute swears he
would not take four-horse team for her,
Reno Crescent.
Year: 1869

We invite the attention of our readers to
the advertisements, in another column, of the
Pacific Sewing Machine Company. The OBJ
ject of this company is that the people on this
coast may have the same opportunity to pro-
cure a good serviceable Sewing Machine, at
a low price, that the people of the Eastern
States have.
Year: 1869

VISITING MENAGERiE.-A paper publish
ed in Broadhead, Wisconsin, states that a
lady of that village lately gave birth to an
infant possessed of the face and neck of a cat
and the ears and feet of bear, being other
wise like a human being. The result of Wis
iting menagerie, says the editor. Such a
result is barely within the possibilities if it
were within the range Of ordinary events,
nonedescripts would be more abundant than
hunchbacks
Year: 1869


From the Chemistry OF Common Life.


In the life of most persons period
arrives when the stomach no longer
digests enough of the ordinary ele-
ments of food to make up for natural
daily waste of the bodily substance.
The size and weight of the body be-
gin to diminish, more or less percept-
ibly. At this time tea comes in as a
medicine to arrest the waste, and to
keep the body from falling away so
fast, and thus to enable less energetic
powers of digestion still to supply as
much as is needed TO repair the wear
and tear of the solid tissues.


No wonder, therefore, that tea
should be favorite. on the one hand,
with the poor. whose supply of SUBJ
stantial food 10 scanty; and on the
other, with the aged and infirm,
especially of the feebler sex, whose
powers of digestion and whose bodi-
ly substance have together begun to
fail. Nor is 1t surprising that the
aged female. who has barely enough
OF weekly income to buy what are
called the common necessaries Of
life. should yet spend a portion of
her small gain In purchasing her
ounce of tea. She can live quite as
well on less common food. when she
takes her tea with IT; while she feels
higher, at the same time more cheer
full and filter for her work, because Of
the indulgence.
Year: 1869

A GREAT many are inquiring the
way to get rich. Tho following par
agraph which we extract from an
exchange, points the way. II says


Nothing is more easy than to grow
rich. It is only TO trust nobody, be-
friend no one, to heap interest upon
interest, cent upon cent, TO destroy
all the finer feelings Of nature, and
De rendered mean, miserable, and
despised for some twenty or thirty
years, and riches will come as sure
as disease, disappointment, and q
miserable death.
Year: 1869

A Business EDUCATION IL more
important than classical. This age
wants business men. Mayor Hall OF
New York says: "There is a con-
ceded right that every woman ought
to have-it is the right TO have bus
mess husband, and If I was a wo-
man. / never would marry man I'M
less he had business education /; for
my experience i'm the profession land
my volume of Bishop on Marriage
and Divorce Is pretty well thumbed
in practice), is that nearly al the
trouble about property. and nearly
all family feuds / have been called
upon to adjust, are due, ultimately,
IL not proximately, to the fact that
the husband who figured in the
troubles was not a business man.
Year: 1869

II is well established fact that fully one
half Of the female portion Of our pop llatiOn are
seldom in the enjoyment Of good health, or, 20
use their own expression, never feel we'll
They are lanEuid, devoid Of all energy extreme
u nervous and have no appetite.


To this class Of persons the BITTERS, or the
TONIC i especially recommended.
Year: 1869

It is stated that it is not the intention of
the administration to push the settlement
Of the Cuban difficulties for the present, nor
do anything that would be likely to irritate
Spain and provoke war with her. Matters
will probably be allowed to drift along as
,hey have been doing, in the hope that the
Spanish government will finally accept the
S;ckles nroposition
Year: 1869

lFRoM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT


WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, June 21.-A sojourn for
the last four weeks at this faramed Spa of the South
has satisfied me that 1T has lost Of its admirable
curative powers, 10 certainly has not any of its
extraordinary beauties by the blightng war that lin
gered so long upon this immediate region of country.
1t is quite as beautiful in itself and in all its sur
rOundings as when in bygone years the elite and
fashionable of the South and North quaed It's heal
ing waters reDOsed under the shades of its ancient
oaks, and inhaled its invigorating atmosphere at
once the most elastic and lunginspiring that can
anywhere be found upon the surface of the globe.


The present prOprietors the Messrs. Peytons, with
an energy rarely equaled, have effected much, and
deserve favorable award of public opinion for their
successful efforts in repairing the breaches which
wears of war and disuse had brought upon the prop
erty-for bringing it fully M to the comforts and
capacity of accommodation which it possessed IN the
moro palmy DAYS of the Republic, and for again pre-
senting it TO the public as they now do, as ilrst-
class resort for the seekers of health aud pleasure


The company now here is about as large as 1t usu-
ally has been at this early period OF the season. some
from the South and Southwest, few from the Pa
cihc coast but principally from New YORK, Pennsyl-
vania. Massachusetts,, and Maryland. Among the
yistants now here have been gratlfed TO observe
several noticeable cases OF recovery from the use OF
the water and baths, and especially IN rheumatism
daily observe two Northern Thenmatlcs on the
grounds who came here two or three weeks ago. and
then moved about with great difficulty by the AID OF
canes and cTutches but who are now so lar restored
as scarcely to give in their movements any evidence
of ever having been affected with the disease. lhe
gayeties of the season will, suppose, open as
usual early in July and an unusually large crowd Is
| expected throughout the Summer, as the long e1-
pected railroad terminating here will certainly be In
operation by the lst of july learn that the grow
ing crops in every portion Of this and the adjoining
| State of Virginia are unusually fine. The wheat
lust now rpening for the reaper wbe II is thought
superior in yield to any crop hitherto raised in the
| country. -
Year: 1869

the house and grounds for traces OF
the assassin. ..a -rE s-7


But the search proved fruitless. Nc
trace of an intruder could be found
nor was there any evidence of rob
berry. Furthermore, all the windows
were found fastened on the inside
There had been no lUay Of entering the
murdered scopsam's room Except By the
stairway leading from Sybips chamber,


Captain Pendleton, an old lover of
Sybil's and brother of Beatrix, saw
that there was no safety except in in
slant flight. He whispered Lyon to
take Sylil to her room, and then to
meet him on the back piazza. This
was done, and then the captain un-
folded his already matured plans
Lyon adopted them at once; and un-
der the skillful management of Cap
tain Pendleton and Beatrix, they got
out of the house unseen, and were
soon on their way towards a place of
known as the Haunted
Chapel, where new and unexpected
horrors awaited them.
Year: 1869

At a late hour on Sunday night last, as a young
lady, residing about three miles from the Rising Sun
Hotel in Christana Hundred, Delaware, was walking
on the railroad track on her way home about half q
mile above the City Railroad Depot, Wilmington, she
was stopped by two negroes who had suddenly
emerged from the woods directly in front OF her.
One of them seized her by the and attempted to
drag her into the woods, when she commenced
screaming, which no doubt prevented the villain
rom Gonsummating his diabolical purpose; She was
then thrown forc6y to the ground and while one OF
the negroes held his hand tightly on her mouth TO
prevent her making any noise the other pnioned her
hands and feet, and while they carrying her 10
wagon, which they had concealed in the woods, a
man fortunately made his appearance, when the ne
groes dropped their victim. took TO their wagon and
made good thelr escape. lie united the cords from
her hands and feet and escorted her home. She
states that after they tied her they threatened her
with death, If she attempted 10 make any alarm OF
resistance
Year: 1869

The Annexation Fever Spreading Effect Of


Summers speech.


Correspondence from Montreal (Canada) to the
N Y. Tribune says


The desire Of the people OF the New Dominion to
cut loose from their dependence upon the mother
country has received powerful impetus from one
or two recent events and, whatever course may
finally be adopted there can be little doubt that u
great political change OF some sort Is not far distant
Several private meetings of influential persons have
recently been held here for the purpose consider
ing the great question OF change In the form OF gov
ernment, and the general dissatisfaction with the
present state OF things s more and more openly eX-
pressed. The newspapers are at last beginning TO
meet the question face to face, and giving utterance
TO the sentiment which has long been widely dinused
among the people, though few had courage to eX-
press il publicly. There Is party in favor OF inde-
pendence; but larger party, believe, aims AT an
neXation TO the United States, and will make
itself prominent. The acquisition OF the Hudson
Bay Territory has given additional force the argu-
ments OF the anneXat0nsts, and IL il felt that such
magnificent domain as the New Dominion now
promises TO be ought no longer TO be dwarfed and
kent down by dependence on transatlantic govern
ment The proposal that Great Britain shall surren-
der her North American possessions as a set-oli
against the Alabama claims has created "A deep sem
sation in certain circles and not few regard II with
decided favor Senator Summers speech Is copied
in full by both English and French Journals ana Is,
OF course, the topic Of much discussion
Year: 1869

The great steam hammer about 10 be set up in the
Grant Locomotive Works. In Paterson N. D., VIII be-
with the exception OF that at the Paterson iron
Works, the largest In the city. The anvil plate
weighs sixteen tons, and the cylinder drop, etc;
than eleven TONS so that the whole will weigh
nearly twenty-eght tons The hammer will strike q
blow with q force OF 5000 pounds or ton and half
The machine win be set up in two three weeks as
soon as the blacksmith shop can be removed.
Year: 1869

DETECTION OF A CRIMINAL. Not long ago
there occurred in Prussia one of those cases
of detection Of crime by scientific means
which interest q large and intelligent class of
readers. A quantity of gold, packed in box
es. was dispatched by railway train. On
arriving at its destination, it was discovered
that the gold had been stolen from some of
the boxes, which were refilled with sand to
make up for the deficient weight. Measures
We're at once taken for the discovery of the
thief; and, that no chance might be lost, Prof
Ehrenberg was requested to make microscop-
ic examination of the sand The Professor,
who is n member of the Academy of Sciences
at Berlin, well known for his researches into
minute objects, and his comparisons of vol
canic dust from all parts of the world asked
that quantity of sand from every station by
which the train passed should be sent to him
Examining these one after another, he at last
came to a sand which was indentical with that
found in the gold boxes The name Of the
station whence this sand collected was known
inquiries were set on foot at that station,
and among the persons there employed the
thief was detected.
Year: 1869

sooner or later the storm shall beat


over my SlumberS from head to feet;


Sooner or later the winds shall wave


In the long grass above my grave


hall not heed them where lie,


Nothing their sounds shall signify,


Nothing the hcadStone's fret of rain,


Nothing to me the dark days pain.


eooner or later the sun shall shine
With tender warmth on that mound Of mmc
sooner or later, in Summer air,
Glover and violet blossom there.


I shall not feel, in the deep-laid rest,
The shceted light fall over my breast,
Nor ever note in those hidden hours
The wnd-blown breath of tossing flowers.
sooner or later the stainless SHOWS
Shall add their hush to my mute repOse:
sooner or later shall slant and SHIFT.
And heap my bed with dazzling drift.
Chin though that frozen pail shall seem.
Il~ touch no colder can make the dream
That recks not the sweet and sacred dread
~hrOudin@ th, city OF the dead
sooner or latclthe bee shall come
And ill The noon with its golden hum:
sooner or later on hali-poiscd wing.
me hhc-hil,l'> warble about me ring
Ring and chlrup and whistle with gec:
Nohing his music shall seem to me;
Zone Of these lovely things shall know
How eounlly their lover sleeps below.
sooner or later far out in the night,
i'hc stars above me shall wing their flight:
sooner or later by tarkling dcws
ach the white spot in their silver ooze
Nevcr a ray shall part the gloom
That wraps me round in the kindly tomb:
Peace shall be perfect for lip and brow
sooner or later-Oh! why moi now:
Year: 1869

/ ANlNG long seen the need OF Wheel Rake that
J. would combine the good qualities of other Rakes,
at the same time dispensing with their Objectionable
qualities we have after spending much time and labor
secured the desired object and offer the WHITE
MORE RAKE to the public with the most unlimited
confidence that it will prove all we recommend it TO be
viz THE BEST RAKE IN TIE MARKET.


The principal advantages claim for this Rake over
others,


LIST. SIMPLICITY. The parts few and simple
that any farmer of ordinary ingenuity easily repair
it when broken out of order
I'd. EASE OF OPERATION. 1t being the easiest work
ing Rake in the market.


Sd. 1t has 4 Lock LEVER d simple but effective de-
vice for holding the teeth to the ground when doing
heavy work.


ith, 1t has easy spring seat which is secured by
the axle thereby removing the weight OF the driver from
the bacl OF the horse


5th. 1t can be set the teeth will not quite reach the
ground, thereby making it very desirable CLEANER
9Th 1t has cleaners to prevent the hay hanging to the
teeth when emptying the Rake.


9TH. The teeth are independent of each other and
when one is broken it can be replaced i'll five minutes
without interfering with any of the other teeth.
Sth. 1t will rake clean without scratching up the
dirt.


For sale at wholesale and retail at
The Agricultural Warehouse and Hard


Ware Store OF
F. a. CAR-E, Belfast. Me.
Also for sale by GILBERT L.. CURTIS.
2mosiS West sSinterssors