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Year: 1869

LABoR.-No man or organization has th
r,ght to prevent any man from setting his own
priee upon his own labor, and working for
such wages as he chooses. Any effort to
prevent this exercise of individual right,
whether it be physical or moral force, is both
wrong and illegal. Those organizations which
seek to establish rates of wages and force every
man in the same trade to abide by them are
as great an infringement of individual right as
would be the attempt to compel men to work
for wages fixed by employers, Whenever or
ganizatons attempt to dictate the prices at
which men shall work, and enforce their edlcts
thew become criminal and injurious to every
interest. The law forbids any such interier-
ence with individual right; and as no man is is
permitted TO fix the price at which another sbal
labor, so no man or society should be permitted
to say that a man shall not work for just such
wages as he chooses. s.-Bat. Com.
Year: 1869

reflect that sound mind and body are the tAost
necessary requisites to promote connubial hap
piness. Indeed, without these the journey
through h1 life becomes a weary pilgrimage the
prosp m ct hourly darkens to the view, the mind
becomes shadowed with despair and filed WITH
the melancholy reflection thai the happiness O.
another becomes bHghted with your own
Year: 1869

Eg- The Bellefontaine Republican
relates that on the afternoon of election
day the news in that place was that
Pendleton was elected, which so
wrought upon the enthusiastic blood of
Democratic grocer, named Jordan,
that he swore he would burn his hat;
and filling it with coal oil to the brim,
he touched a match to it, ran out into
the street, and gave it fling into the
air. A stream of fame shot athwart
the sky, Jordan shouted, and admiring
Democrats swelled the cry of triumph.
But the old hat fell upon a wooden
shed in front of the Melodeon Building,
and there it famed and burned, and
burning oil ran in flames down the roof,
and the bonfire promised to be larger
than Jordan had any right to expect
He waited for the hat to come down,
but it accepted the situation and refused
to bulge. And all the time it famed
and burned. Jordap became uneasy.
He forgot that Pendleton was elected.
He forgot that the Legislature was
Democratic, and in his Imagination be-
gan to see the Melodeon Building
wrapped in flames aud his goods con-
sumed. He rushed frantically to one
of the posts and began to climb it, but
his nerves were too unsteady, and ne
came sliding back before reaching the
ton He then rushed to the stairway,
and sought to get on the roof from the
second story, and again found himself
baffied. Meantime, the old hat was
doing its best at burning, over the PEN
dletoh triumph. Down stairs came
Jordan. in sore alright, and almost in
despair. But there must be an end to
all things, and finally the roof was
reached and the hat it was kicked un-
tremendously into the street, and was
not long before it was known to have
been burnt offering in vain.
Year: 1869

re- The South is making rapid
progress to material wealth, and by
the end of the present season will
control very large share of the
trade of the country. The transition
from poverty to prosperity, expert
enced within the past two years, is
unexampled in the history of any
people, and speaks volumes for our
soil, our climate, our productions,
our enterprise, our perseverance and
our recuperative powers. The
whole world looks on with amaze
ment and admiration. In a few
years at most the South may vie
with any section of the country in
wealth and all the elements of pro.
gress and higher civilization
Memphis Avalanche.
Year: 1869

~ Customers, like sheep, are
gregarious and flock where they see
others go. If nobody else was en-,
gagged in the same business, it would
be important to tradesmen and deal
ers to advertise in the paper, be-
cause people are tempted to buy
what they read Of But others are
engaged in the same business, and
even if they do not advertise, it be-
comes the more important for you
to do so; if they do advertise it be-
comes doubly important.-Anon.
Year: 1869

PosT OFFICE VISITORS. "A great many
peculiar people" call at the post office,
among whom may be mentioned the follow
ing: The individual who gets a letter
about once in six months but who always
struggles to be first at the window the ono
who regards his letter as natural curiosity,
turning it over and over. viewing it from
An uphill and down.hill point, as if in as.
tonishment that he should get one at all
the man from the country, who inquiries for
all at his place the spruce clerk who gets a
dozen letters for his employer, and looks as
wise as though they were all intended for
himself; the indignant specimen, who won-
,lcrs why the deuce the expected letter hasn't
come, and who holds an earnest coloouy
with the clerk as to the probable cause of its
detention the bashful Young man, with
faint traces Of down upon his chin, who cx.
poets letter from his sweetheart. and who
retircs in confusion the big ponchcd man
who treads on his neighbours corns; the
secdy customer who gets bill for washing
aud tries to make you think it is draft
these, with the BOBBY, who waits an hour
"n the sidewalk to see who comes out. arc
the most prominent of post Office visitors.
-Erchangc.
Year: 1869

FRESM TOMATOES IN WINTER.-Take
tomatoes which are scarcely ripe-havc
them perfectly sound, aud drop them in .
cask of brine made by mixing one pint OF
common salt with one gallon of rain water;
mix the brine cold, and drop thom in, but
do not on any account break them, as the
brine will spoil them. Kept in this way,
they are nearly as good when eaten raw as
when first picked from the vines.
Year: 1869

Tn the recent gigantic operations in
gold, OF course Il c reader understands that
no shining metal was seen on the streets.
Indeed, the actual gold is seldom seen.
The Gold Exchange Bank has that locked
up in its vaults, or something else to rep
resent it. This bank, however, issued
gold certificates on the demand Of the
dealers. That is, Brown Il johnson, on
the settlement Of days business at the
Clearing house-which was this Gold Ex-
change Bank had s250,000 in gold due
them. The bank, at their dcmaud, would
issue to them a certificate Of deposit for
the amount Of gold That certificate was
rcdeemablc by the bank in gold on demand,
and was, therefore, as good as gold, besides
being much more convenient to handle
and carry about. l...
Year: 1869




in the history Of Crawford county, negro
citizens were summoned to try q case in
the Circuit Court, then in session in this
city. The case was, the State VS.. Henry
Clay, negro man, charged with the de
tcstable crime of Buggery. The evidence
was positive and uncOntradicted. The
Judge assigned able defense for the prls-
oncr and after careful hearing of the
case the jury returned verdict of not
guilty. This surprised no one, unless
it was the prisoner himself, for it was in
keeping with about all yerdicts rendered
at this term. Out Of a large number Of
bills found by the Grand Jury against
different parties, scarcely any Of them
have been convicted.
Year: 1869

E1~ We learn that negro man by the
name of Smith, who was working land on
Elisha Rohjnson's place near town, was
killed on Thursday afternoon last by n
white man by the name of Woods. 1t
seems from what we could gather Of the
facts, that Smith had insulted some
white women who were living on the same
place, that were at a spring washing, and
upon Woods learning Of it, he armed
himself with pistol and went to the field
where Smith was at work, and charged
him with the offence; thereupon, Smith
commenced cursing and abusing Woods
when he drew his revolver and shot
him through the breast, and the negro
starting 10 run was shot three or four
times afterwards, killing him dead.
Woods then made his escape, Three
black men started in pursuit and will
probably overtako him, as they were not
far behind, when he crossed The river.
Smith has family, and was working
land on shares at the place where he was
killed Woods was a singl man and was
at work on the same place
Year: 1869

'iiNiN ~ ShO SPos supVH S1tth ilOIc Htt-
lowed than another, (except the sanctua-
ry of the Most Hieh,) it is the resting
place Of the dead. Wetread more softly
among the silent tenements and choose
our steps, lest a careless tread should
leave footprint on the little mound to
which the heart-strings of some mourn
ing friend are bound / know not how
it is with others, but | shrink with dis
gust from the man or woman who with
sacrilegious feet can walk or stand upon
the silent grave; and more contemplate
still is the character, that can rob the
grave of the ornaments that are the love
tokens of surviving friendship. 1t is
stated, that in our City Grave Yard this
robbery is going on the choicest flowers
snd valuable shrubbery are taken up,root
and branch and carried Off; and some are
taken from one grave and transplanted
to another. Others are pulling down the
walls and protection around graves to
ornament or improve others, and other
like acts OF vandalism, it is alledged are
done 1t is to be hoped that such tress-
passers against law and all the better
feelings Of our nature, may be reported
to the proper authority and punishment
Ineted out to the invaders in proportion
to the offence
Year: 1869

CRY ATTRACTIONS, On the vacant lot
in the rear of Alderman John Austin S
store and the Press Office, there is a little
lake, which in itself is & natural curlOs-
ity with which our citizens seem to be
but little acquainted. While a stream OF
water is conducted into it, running
through an aqueduct under the leading
thoroughfare Of the city. there is, atpres-
ent, no visible outlet, and all the sur
rounding grounds pour their treasures Of
water and filth into its bosom, As we are
Of a generous disposition we invite all
our citizens to come down and enjoy the
beauties of the scene. We also extend
an invitation to the Mayor, Board of Al
derman, and Board Of Health. Music by
the Frog Band afternoon and even
ing
Year: 1869

EvA minister desiring to impress
upon his hearers the sa5limity of the
spectacle of human soul launching out
upon the great ocean Of eternity, used
the following language: Being ready
to 90, he started to paddle his little canoe
on the .boundless ocean Of eternity"
Year: 1869

In Chicago, large number of temperance
men have again started movement looking
to the enforcement of the Sunday law, re-
quiring that all liquor saloons shall be closed
on that day. 1t is believed that the new
Mayor is favorably disposed towards the
movement. During the late administration
the law was dead letter. A mass meeting
was held and a committee appointed for the
purpose of waiting upon the Mayor and urg-
ing him to enforce the law.
Year: 1869

TIE SuBJEor of apportioning the mem
bers of Congress, under the Census OF
$50, is exciting great interest ut Washing
ton. On Thursday, Mr.. Allison, OF Iowa,
brought in another bill touching the matter.


ltprovides that the House shall have three
hundred members that the Secretary OF
the Interior shall make the apportionment
on that basis for the next Congress as soon
as the census returns are received, and by
official announcement shall show how many
representatives each State is entitled to in
the new House. States having an excess
over the present number are to elect them
on general ticket. This whole matter OF
apporlonment will be pretty thoroughly de-
batcd in the course of the winter and spring
Some members think that the number O
Representatives should not be over 275.
Year: 1869

"A young lady who was particularly use
full in the dressing room at a recent ball in
San Francisco, has turned out to be q
smooth-faced youth of eighteen. The girls
interviewed" him after the discovery, and
he now uses hair restorative.
Year: 1869

The Indian Bureau at Washington have
Just received an official account of recent
fight between cavalry detachment from
Fort Stanton and band of Apache Indians,
in which the latter lost fifteen in killed and
wo1ndrd
Year: 1869

An old lady bought shroud for her hus-
band in Norwich. Conn, on Monday, re-
marking that he was act dead yet, or par
ticularly ailing, but she didn't think she
should ever be able to buy it so cheap again.
Year: 1869

TIE New York HERALD, commenting
upon the recent commercial failures, says
that in at least two instances, it is repre-
senied that the heads of the concerns were
chronic believers in the vauelessness of our
paper currency and that gold had to go up
10 higher prices. They were what the Wall
street fraternity would call constitutional
"bulls" on gold. Hence they were not
afraid to lay in heavy stocks of the foreign
merchandise which was the speciality OF
their business. The shrinkage in the value
Of foreign goods brought about by the fall
in gold was fatal to them. This makes a
further explanation, In addition TO those OF
extravaganza, and lack of reasonable fore
einht
Year: 1869

AN ENorSE LoosE oH THE PACIFIC RAIL goAD.-At Echo, on the Union Pacific Rail road, the other evening, three freight traius stood upon the main track, when word came flashing over the telegraph from the Superin- tendent: "A locomotive and tender, with steam up and nobody on board have broken from a freight train and started down the grade" An then and there was hurrying to and fro In few seconds came a second message: She has just passed Castle Rock station Never were three trains got of upon n siding with less delay. Then the worknen piled sleepers high upon the track lest even that should not stop her and she should do murder further down the road they tore up the rails below. Just as this was accomplished, she came in sight. She shot through the sleepers like bullet through a pine board, sending them flying in all diree- tions, and darkening the air with the splinters. but at the broken track she jumped mp and down with vexAtion, and fl nally plunged angriIy, head foremost, into the hillside. She had run twenty-six miles in tenty-nine miEutes-the best time ye, made upon the road.
Year: 1869

The GERMAN TURNER BALh.-After
being twice disappointed by the costumer,
the gentlemen in charge of the German
Turner ball are able to announce positively
that the bail will come off ON Monday week


when good time may be expected. ----f
Year: 1869

a writer in tho lFcstern RHrdL
SUys ss-'---rurv0 ScUrD -ugO'--X X-atrtsa "a
new plan of planting potatoes, by
which saved the timo and work OF
marking the ground and covering the
potatoes. / first laid out the lands
with some care. | then started the
breaking plow, with two mon, one
starting at the eud and the other at
the middle of the furrow, to drop the
potatoes, placing them, not in tho
bottom of the furrow, but in the
side, where they can be put in at any
depth aud distance desired. The
potatoes are dropped in every third
furrow, so that each dropper has on
ly to drop eue.half ro W, while the
pIow turns three. When each has
finished. thus finishing one row, they
step across to the other side of the
land aud repeat the process. Two
men will readily drop tho potatoes as
fast as the land is plowed, aud by
care in laying out the land and start
ing it, the rows are straightcr, aud
the potatoes more evenly covered
than in other ways of planting.


Last spring 1 tried the same plan
on sod ground, except that here |
laid a fiat furrOw with tho sod plow,
dropping the potatoes on the furrow
thus turned, and then running an
other plov 10 tho same furrow turn.
ed by this.


In both cases the plan worked
very well indeed, and 1 think it the
most labor.saving plan of which l
know
Year: 1869

Is WHEAT RUNNING Our ?-Many
suppose because the wheat crop be-
comes uncertain, that either the plant
or the land is RAINING out. We have
no doubt this is mistake. There
are farmers who raise as much wheat
per acre as they ever did. They have
20 better land than their neighbors
There is DO difference, except that
they farm better. We may
not be able to raise wheat as
easily as when the land was new aud
full Of organic matter from the deca }
of leaves. But if more labor is re-
quired we get more than correspond
ing increase in price. So that in
point of fact, farmers are better of
than formerly. Our mistake is in
trying to raise wheat with as little
preparation as when the land was
new. The farmer who undordrains
his land, works it thoroughly, aud
keeps it clean, who makes rich ma
ouse and does not crop his land toe
frequently, can raise as much wheat
per acre as he ever could.
Year: 1869

A lady whose deceased husband
had not enjoyed continuous flow of
felicity during life, was asked at a
seance one night IT she would like a
communication from his spirit. 81
believe not" said she, "ifhO's got no
more spirit 10 tho other world than
he had iu this, it's not worth bother
ing about"
Year: 1869

BEkUTIyUL ExrRkcI.--Men seldom think of the great event of death until the shadow falls across their own path, hiding forever from their own eyes the traces of the loved ones whose living smiles were the sunlight of their existence. Death is the great antag- onist of life, and the cold thought of the tomb is the skeleton of all feasts We do not want to go through the dark valley, al- though its passage may lead to paradise; and with Charles Lamb, we do not want Co lie down in the muddy grave, even with kings and princes fer our bed fellows. But the fiat of nature is inexorable There is no appeal or relief from the great law which dooms us to dust. We flourish and we fade as do the leaves of the forest, and the flower that blooms and withers in a day has not Trailer hold upon life than the mightiest monarch that ever shook the earth with his footsteps. Generations of men appear and vanish as the grass and thec0nntless multitude that thFongs the world to-day will to-moFrow disappear a. the footsteps on the shore.

 In the beautiful dream of Ion. the instinct of immortality, SD elOquently uttered by the death devoted Greek, finds deep response in every thoughtful soul. When about to yield his young existence as q sacrifice to fate. his beloved Ciemanthe asks fl they shall not meet again, 10 which he replies: 1T have asked that dreadful question of the hills tbat look eternal-of the clear streams that flow forever--of the stars, among whose fields oi azure my raised spirit hath walked in glory All were dumb. But while l gaze upon thy living face, feel that there is something in Che love that mantles through it's beauty that cannot wholly perish. We shall meet again C!emanthe.'
Year: 1869

III IHE IhADI


Being desirous of accommodating the lner-
chant. the farmer and the mechanic, have
fitted up the commodious Warehouse, No 46
King street, and 1 am now prepared to furnish
them with every variety Of COOKING, FAX
LOR, DINING ROOM and Oh A Il B e Il
STOVES; also, with ali the varieties of III \,
JAPANNED, COPPER and SHEET lRON
WARE, of the latest improved patterns.
can also furnish to order goods of any descrlp-
ton that may be wanted in my line. PartIcu,
lar attention is given TO the wor kmanship and
material used in filing all orders of my patrons,
and pledge satisfaction as to style quailty.
My work is equal TO any done, IN Northern
cities l also ask the favor of all who wish to
examine or purchase goods in my line to call
and see for themselves. Having an experience
of thirty years in this business, feel confident
[ can suit them both in goods and prices


| also would call the attention OF the pubic
to the fact that I have Just received the agency
of the celebrated STUART COO K y q
STOVE, which needs no recommendation, as
persons in our good Old Dominion can iully
testify to its economy and groat saving OF fuel
and labor c,,
will close by extending my most heartfelt
thanks for the liberal patronage extended to
me in the old year Just past, and truly hope u
continuance of tho same, during the new year
lust set in. ENOCH GRIM ES.


No 4G King ST.,


Opposite old stand.
p. S.-koofng and Spouting IN town ana
country, promptly attended to, and al! WORK
fully warranted to pcsse. Ieo II
Year: 1869

CLEANING OF Classic clean glass tho
roughly and restore its original lustre, after
he ordinary methods have failed, recourse may
be had to hydro fuoric acid, such as is sold by
The chemical establishments in small gutta- per
cha bottles. This is to be diluted with four to
FIVE times its volume of water. A few drops
of the solution placed on wad of cotton, and
he surface of the glass thoroughly rubbed
ever with it, and then washed off with good
leal of water. The surface OF the glass will be
dissolved by this application and a new one
laid bare. This process is we'll adapted to res
.oring the brightness OF lenses Of spectacles or
spy glasses, dimmed by age. 1t a concentrated
solution of this acid be allowed to remala for
some time upon glass, cavity will be produc-
ID remarkable for It's brilliant lustre.
Year: 1869

We have reduced the price of our large stock
of DRY GOODS and will, until the first Of
March, sell many goods for


LESS THAN COST,
for cash only. Corner King and Fairfax sls'
feb 10 r.. L. WOOD.
Year: 1869

PAYING THE PAsTERs AND FOLDERS -
The appropriation bill has been up for
several days in the Legislature and the
paying OF the Pastors and Folders swindle
is now to be settled. We hope the Senate
viii stand firm and keep in session unit
next year this time rather than pay these
whelps a single dollar We hope too that
when it comes to voting both in the Senate
and House that honest men enough will be
found to defeat any attempt to obtain pay
for these bangers-on. Let us have the
yeas and nays and put every man on the
record and let every ore who dares to vote for
the swindle go home to his constituents with
his record. The Pennsylvania Legislature
Is already a synonym for infamy ard is
only surpassed in this respect by the New
York City Government
Year: 1869

a LUCKY INFANT. The miners in Theme
yada White Pine region presented the first
born baby in the diggings with silver bars
worth several thousand dollars Quite
start in the world. 1t IS good to be born,
as the phrase is, with a silver spoon in the
mouth, but better, we think, as far as
value Is considered, with silver bar or
several of them, IN that natural cavity.
Year: 1869

THE Democrats have carried Sing Sing
by an increased majority. We wish them
JOY. They carried the inside Of the prison
a few days ago with pistol and bludgeon
The inmates wanted to swell that nl.ilritv
Year: 1869

THE Central COMMITTEES failed TO furnish an
official report of their proceedings at the last
meeting The people not having voice in elect.


ing delegates, We suppose they thought that it
WAS unnecessary that the public should know
.uy,bing about the dOinRs of committee that
SETS itself above the customs and usAges of tue