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Year: 1869

1t is easier to be good business man than
apoor one. Half the energy displayed in
keeping ahead that is required to catch NJ
when behind will save credit, give more
time to business, and add to the profit and
reputation of your word Honor your en-
gagements. If you promise to meet man,
or do a certain thing at a certain moment,
be ready at tie appointed time. If you
have work to do, do it at once, cEleerfully,
and therefore more speedily and correctly
1T you go out on business, attend promptly
to the matter on hand, and then as prompt
ly go about your own business Do not
stop to tell stories in business hours.


Ii you have place of business, be found
there when wanted. No man can get rich
by sitting round stores and saloons. New
er fool on business matters If you have
to labor for living, remember that one
hour In the morning is better than two at
night. lfyou employ others, be on hand
to see that they attend to their duties,
and to direct with regularity, promptness
and iberaity. Do not meddle with any
business you know nothing of. Never buy
any article simply because the man that
sells it will take it out in trade. Trade is
money. Time is money. A good busi-
ness habit and reputation is always money
Make your place of business pleasant and
attractive; then stay there to wait on Gus
toners.


Never use quick words, or allow yourself
to make hasty or ungentlemanly remarks,
to those in your employ for to do so less
ems their respect for you and your infu-
ence over them. Help yourself. and others
Will help you. Be faithful over the inter-
ests conided to your keeping, and all in
good time your responsibilities will be in
creased. Do not be in too great haste to
get rich. Do not build until you have ar
ranged and laid good foundation. Do not
AS you hope to work for success-spend
time i'll idlenes. If your time issyour own.
business will suffer if you do. If it is Civ
en- to another for pay, it belongs to him, and
you have no more right to steal that than to
steal money. Be obliging. Strive to avoid
harsh words and personalities Do not
kick every stone in the path more miles
can be made in day by going steadily on
than by stopping TO kick. Pay as you 60.
A man of honor respects his word as he
does his bond. Ask. but never beg. HELP
others when you can, but never give when
you cannot afford to, simply because it is
fashionable. Learn to say no. No neces-
sity of swapping it out dog fashion, but say
it firmly and respectfully. Have but few
confdents, and the fewer the better Use
your own brains rather than those of others.
Learn to think and act for yourself. Be
vigilant. Keep ahead, rather than behind
the time.


Young men, cut this out; and if there is
folly in the argument, let us know.
Year: 1869

If lady wants to touch the feelings of a
gentleman in tender spot let her sit-with
deliberate carelessness if she can continue
to do so-upon his new silk hat. SimuIta-
neously with its crush will be the emotions
of its terrified owner.
Year: 1869

HAVING been largely insrun entail in making Macon the
cheapest market in the State beg leave to submit to
purchasers at the opening seaon our claims for their pat
ronage and invite their attention to our large stock of
Year: 1869

RICHMOND. May iO-In the Circuit Court
ms morning, Chief Justice Chase celiysre1 an
opinion on the appeal from Judge Under
woods decision in the District Court declaring
null the sentence OF Judge Shei.ey, o: the STATE
Court, on the ground OF Sheftey's ineligibiiity
unter the l4th amendment The case was
that of Cpsar Griffin, negro. sentenced 70
the penirrEtiary for shooting a man The
Chief Justice read the opinion Of the Court.
holding that a State government had been
recognized all during the war by Congress
nrst al wheeling ana then at AlexSudria. The
action OF that government in dividing the
state had been recognized by the Federal Sem
ate, and Senators and Representatives elected
under mat government had been allowed seats
in Congress. 1twas under that government thar
Sneney had been appointed, and he was there
fore legal Judge as far as the State Govern
ment was concerned. The question now came
up whether he was ineligible, and whether ne
was abs olutely removed by the operations OF
the 18th amendment. The u. =. District Judge
mad decided that he was: but. in an examina-
tion OF questions OF this sort, great attention
Is properly paid TO the argument of
Inconvenience and a construction which
must necessarily occasion great public and
private mischief must never be preferred to a
constru ction which will occasion neither to SO
great degree, unless the instrument actually
require such construction. The opinion here
shows the anarchy which would be produced
in State by declaring past legal proceedings
void
Year: 1869

PHILADRLPHIA. May i0.-Flags are DISPLAYED
throughout the city to-day IN honor of the
opening OF the Pacific railroad


CHICAGO, May la.-The celebration of the
opening Of the Pacific railroad, which ts kes
place to- day. promises to be a grand affair The
weather is all that could be desired
Year: 1869

THE CUBANs here deny the authenticity OF
the information transmitted by Admiral Hofr
indicating the suppression OF the rebellion
They claim TO have authentic intelligence of
the extension OF the war, and that the leaders
are taking position where they can success
fully resist the Spanards A defensive war is
said to have been resOlN ed upon
Year: 1869

TIE REGULATIONS fer refundIng the amount
OF income tax from the capital invested in this
country by foreigners have been prepared by
the Solicitor of the Internal Rvenue Depart
ment, and are now in the hands of the printer.
Year: 1869

THE WHITE HoUsK.-There was quite a
large crowd OF visitors at the Executive Man.
sion to-day, it being the regular reception day
A number of persons had interviews with the
President, amcng whom were several Senators
and Representatives. Between twelve and one
o'clock the President visited the State Depart.
ment on official business with the Secretary OF
State and did not return until two O'clock
Year: 1869

On SANcTIFICATON.-The Rev. Theodore
L. Cuyler, a prominent Baptist minister Of
New York, attended the Round Lake camp
meeting, and makes the following illusions in
a newspaper article concerning it: The ma
tional camp meeting is not like the ordinary
sort for the awakening and conversion OF the
impenitent 1t is mainly>an assemblag age Of the
advanced school of perfectionists, who come
together to relate Christian experiences, and
to promote personal holiness Their favorite
theory, viz that ordinary conversion is first
stage, (which they call the justified state) and
beyond it lies second higher state of perfec
ton, is not, in our view, Scriptural one
Some of the arguments used for it in yester
days preaching were crude as half baked loaf
| The new in it was not true, and the true IN II
was not new. Tie whole tendency of this doc
trine is to discourage the humble, and to fos
ter religious sentimentalism and mysticism
Some are puffed up thereby.
Year: 1869

England holding her own? and the United
States of America stopping at Canada on one
hand and Mexico on the other?'


We think we can answer the latter portion
OF the query. The United States will not stop
at Canala, but before the time expires, Canada
itself will have become, by its own act, part
Of the United States, and perhaps Mexico may
also have decided to become portion of the
bounded continent" Cuba will, long before
that, have become either State by ITSELF OF
one Of the United States, most probably the
latter, and it will really make little difference
to us who sit on the thrones of Europe"
Year: 1869

: Up to the day Of Asa Packers defeat in Penn
sylvania all the newspaper interviewers utter
" failed in their attempts to pump him. This
thing Of talking, said he to a persistent and
impertinent reporter who lately bothered him,


this thing of talking is serious matter and
we will have to give it some serious attention
some other time. This is excellent. It gives
us ground of hope in Asa -Packer--not, per-
haps, hope of his being elected Governor or
President on the Democratic ticket, but hope
that he will escape the luck of other politicians
who make wind bags of themselves. A poll
tician who has learned that this thing of talk,
nor studied Grant for naught.-M Y. Times.
Year: 1869

There is nothing like the galantry of man.
ners there used to be some fifty years ago.
Now, a gentleman lifts his hat to a lady !; then
the hat was entirely removed from the head
and the gentleman stood before her uncovered
Now, the gentleman takes smack from hel
ruby lips and hardly looks red in the face ther
he struggled tor the smack, and never drew 8
long breath for half an hour after. Then, he
kneeed gracefully to tie up her shoe. strings
now she puts her foot into his lap and he ties
the string with gap and releases the foo
without any ecstacy or even a light squeeze
We are growing barbarous.
Year: 1869

A correspondent of the Portland Press says
there is a man in Porter, Me, who during the
war was so much opposed to giving aid and
comfort to the country while struggling to per-
petuate its existence, that he left off drinking
ing extent) because the government was deri-
wing revenue from it, and has since main
tanned sober life.
Year: 1869

A deacon in Ludlow. Mass, whose slumbers
were nightly disturbed by the Auttering Of swal
lows in the house chimney, set bundle of straw
on fire in the fireplace, when down came three
hundred and fifty nine swallows in the flames,
and were picked up dead.
Year: 1869

A quaint writer says: 81 have seen women
so delicate that they were afraid to ride for fear
of the horse running away; afraid to walk for
fear the dew might fall ; afraid to sail for fear
the boat might upset; but never saw one
afraid to be married, which is more riskful than
all the others put together.
Year: 1869

A few evenings since bed-quilt was stolen
from the yard of certain citizen in Spring
field, Mass The quilt is good one, but the
owner says he is not over anxious about re-
covering it, considering the circumstances OF
its having been recently on the bed OF small
pox patient.
Year: 1869

Not long ago the workmen in great powder
factory in England were stopped and searched
just as they were entering the works. Fifty
eight of them were found to have in their pos
session tobacco, pipes and matches, and were
immediately discharged.
Year: 1869

A New Orleans attorney had for a client
young woman whose leg had been bitten by
dog, and had referred to the circumstance as
an injury to "that elongated member which
assists in sustaining the body in its efforts at
lecomotion"
Year: 1869

A gentleman, giving lecture to some boys.
was explaining how no one could live without
air He then said You have all heard OF a
man drownng-how does that happenr Inc
ready answer was: Cause he can't swim.
Year: 1869

General Grant went from Washing
ton to Philadelphia to attend the we'd
ding OF a daughter Of Bishop Simpson.
Ho had on wedding garments for the
reporters describe his coat even in de-
tall, and the New York World says ;
"They report with equal and painful
particularly the gifts of the guests.
But here we look in vain for mention
of Grant. Everybody else seems to have
contributed; but in the long list OF
presents there is no mention Of Grant
or Dent" The World seems to forget
that all the gifts Grant Is concerned in
take another direction.
Year: 1869

There is no doubt of an earnest move
ment on foot to annex st. Domingo to
the United States. The President gave
an interview to-day 10 parties who
sought to Influence him TO recommend
such annexation IN the annual message
lie replied that he had the matter under
advisemcnt and was fully informed OF
the views Of the people Of ST. Domingo
on the subject of the resources of the
island through special commissioner
sent out for that purpose by tho govern
ment.


Counsel from Cincinnati this after
teruoon argued the case OF ,he Tcnncs-
see railroads before Justice Swayne.--
The case is claim for Indebtedness to
the United States Of some four millions
from -four roads, and the detense of the
roads Is that the government Is bound
20 pay for using them during the var,
and that their claim Is greater than what
they owe the United States.


For reasons not fully known, IL IL not
expected that the Supreme Court will
decide the legal tender cases for some
time 10 come, From this delay the be-
lief is founded that the decision is ad-
versc to tho constiiutionality of the law.
Year: 1869

Has information that Minister Mot
ley has made important progress in the
negotiations of consular treaty, mat
ter OF benefit TO consuls and commercial
interests. lie has also been successful
in obtaining assurances that Parliament
will pass a law to carry into effect the
naturalization treaty made by Minister
johnson and ratified by the Senate last
winter.
Year: 1869

Clearly not the power to give man
a large, generous spirit Of humanity.
During the burning of the steamer
Stonewcll on the Mississippi she was
passed by another steamer that might
have saved many lives, but only went
on its way; and the name Of the cap
tain of this other steamer was Wash
ington.
Year: 1869

There are men in the gold mines in
the vicinity of Mariposa who refuse to
mine where they cannot make ore hun
drod dollars a day. In that region one
industrious fellow made 10000 in a
week, and lost II one night at the gam
ing table Another man says:


Z" | had seventeen thousand dollars in
dust on Monday morning, and when
Saturday night came ! had to borrow
four bits TO buy loaf of bread with
every id cent gone'
Year: 1869




Mrs. Walter G. Lyman, who lectured to
the ladies Of Manitowoc about year ago,
is now in New York ,and in lecture deiv-
cred III DIR. Chapins church, used the fol-
loving language as respected in the Herald.


The lecture said: THE destiny of wo.
man was to become wife and mother: that
1t was the duty OF every woman to fit her.
self Both physically aud mentally to perform
that mission wisely and perfectly TO pro-
duce harmony there must be equal devel-
opmcnt Of mind and body. To the neglect
OF this harmonious development may be
attributed SO much of the lamentable decay
OF our families. The early decline Of our
women grows out OF our imperfect system
OF education both al home and at school.
Thousands OF beautiful and ACCOMPLISHED
women die annually because they canuot
meet the demands of Lature aud fulfil the
holy Office OF motherhood. One, fourth of
all children born annually die before they
arrive at the age of one year, and one halt
before reaching the age of ten. The world
to day groans under its burdens Of disease,
deformity, insanity, suicide and mul der, and
yet cannot or will not trace to its true
source, the prevented ideas SO widely prev
aent among our women IN regard TO GUS
toms aud habits Of dress and living. Much
OF the mental and nervous excitement is
due to prevented sensational literature
scattered through the whole length and
breadth of our land, giving false views of
life and duty. The speaker said nine
tenths Of the crimes committed were the
results of diseased condition of body and
mind. For 1900 years men have been
striving TO evangeIize the world Is it not
time FOR woman TO DO her share in this glo
rlous work and SO hasten The niillenial
dawn?
Year: 1869

E1r If you haze some absent friend who
is interested in what transpires in this
community put his name on our list as a
subscriber and have TIE PMoT sent to
him regularly. Such subscription would
be the best holiday gift you could bestow.
Year: 1869

EG% On next new year day our carrier
boy will call upon his friends, with his
annual address. lie is good faithful
young man, and will appropriate, aud de
serve all the favors in the shape Of dimes,
quarters or halves, that his many friends
may bestOw him.
Year: 1869

FlOm Book about Boys


The boy has manners Of his own. he


may not fully recognize the eternal yeri-


ties which prohibit man from eating
peas with a knife, or from shaking hands


with a person TO whom he is introduced
for the first time but IN his way, and to
certain degree, he can be courteous to


his companions and fulfill the require


ments Of the stringent code Of etiquette
which obtains among his equals and,


besides. - fully versed in the ceremonies
which he thinks right to observe towards
those acknowledged By him as his supe-
uOrs. show me the boy VINO dUos not
give to his companions a share OF any
sweets he may buy, and [ viii tell You
that he viii be considered, in the best
circles Of boys, as ill-bred as the nan
would be who might help some one else
10 the leg Of a fowl and keep the breast
for himself Show me the boy who
would be really rude to 4 LADY, don't
include laughing at her chignon, for q
boy LAUGHS at that as he laughs at a m5n-
keys tail, because it is so funny, and be
can't help it-who would not deany ser
vice for a woman in distress-I mean z
woman in a good dress, whom alone he
has been taught BY mis- parents to look
upon as an object for ehivalrous assis-
can assure ven that his
conduct would be as severely reprObated
among boys as you would wish. Show
me 4 boy who would be impertinent to
his teacher-that is, always suppOsing
that said teacher is on a proper footing
Of authority and gets at least Eve pounds
a year more wages than the butier-shOw
me such a boy-and he won't do it
second time, if it is the present writer
he has 70 deal with.


Those who have much to do with BOYS,
and those only, perhaps, can see how
much unsupported courtesy there Is hid
beneath the apparent rOughness Of their
and also how much more might
be developed in them by judieieus train
ng. We ought to do our best to develop
i, to teach our pupils Gods law order
ng US all to be kind and considerate TO
every one Of our fellow-eitizens.
Year: 1869

During the present century, three
writer's have demonstrated, beyond all
others, the capacities Of our hnguage in
force and beauty, and have given US some
insight into the wonderful art of using
it with the utmost effect. Macaulay died
in 1859, Hawthorne in 1865 and, in
our opinion, John Ruskin is the only
living master Of English prose. Mr..
Ruskin is now about sixty years of age,
and resides at Denmark Hill, fashion
able quarter to the South Of London.
His father was a wealthy wine merchant,
who left his whole fortune 60 his son.
The income of that fortune is nearly all
expended in acts Of charity Mr.. Rus
kin keeps a secretary whose sole business
it is to attend to calls upon his bounty,
investigate their prOpriety, and dispense
the funds.


In 1913 appeared the first volume of
Modern Painters, the title-page Of
which gave no indication of the author
ship, except by a graduate of Oxford"
Though 3lr Ruskin had graduated but
one or two years before, this volume
showed a grasp of the broadest ideas Of
art, wonderfully untrammeled critical
Judgment, and a cOnsummate skill in the
use of language Its immediate object
was to prove the infinite superiority Of
modern over medieval landscape painting.
and especially to vindicate the works Of
William Turner. It attracted attention
at once and gave rise to vigorous and
long continued controversies, at the end
Of which it is acknowledged that Mr.
Ruskin is master of the field. The
" Modern Painters" grew under his
hand to a vast discursive treatise on art,
until it was complete in five volumes, the
last Of which appeared IN 1860.


In the meantime Ar Ruskin wrote
and published "StOnes Of Venice" and
% The Seven Lamps Of Architecture,
both Of which are devoted to discussion
Of the principles and criticism on the
practice Of architecture. He has since
published severl smaller works on art
and political economy.


Criticism generally makes a barren
sort Of literature but that Of Mr. Rus
kin seems to ennOble absolutely the art
Of which he is writing, and at the same
time to belittle it relatively by furnish
ing an example Of how much greater are
the capacities Of language as a subject of
art and skill. 1t is highly suggestive,
and opens innumerable vistas into which
the thoughts Of the reader may wander,
with feeling that the author is owner
and master Of them. though he does not
accompany him.
Year: 1869

A disagreeable woman is like vacuum
there is no place for her in nature. She
is a parody upon herself. IF there Is a
touch Of beauty about her, she gives
those she meets the sort Of shock one
would feel on taking what appears to be
wine, and is in reality vinegar. For
tunately, she very seldom is beautiful, in
the true sense of the word. Nature does
not lend itself to shams. It is pitilessly
exacting. Sweetness Of face must re-
suit from sweetness oe disposition. The
face is not a mask, but mirror. 1t re-
veais everything with terrible ingenious
ness. Amiability is not to be simulated
to the observant eye. You cannot stamp
the marks the lines, the flowing curves
Of the agreeable on your face, unless
you have the quality in your breast. For
this reason the disagreeable woman is
never really beautiful Her features, at
their best, remind you Of etchings; the
effects have been "bit in" by acids
The forms of the disagreeable in woman
are infinite, but the effect of all is the
same. In place Of attraction there is
repulsion in the place Of love, pity
if not seora in the place of happiness,
sour discomfort. The disagreeable wo-
man is irksome to every created thing,
including herself There is positively
only one way to deal with her-turn her
into a joke In that way she may be
made tolerable, ike the Frenchman's S
slippers-useless, but just as available as
the basis Of a rag0ut
Year: 1869

The London Ne,rs gives particulars Of
the recent submarine earthquake in the
Atlantic Capt. Christie, Of the bark


Euphrosine. relates that when his vessel
was in latitude about 1910 south and
longitude west the sky suddenly be-
came overcast, with dense black looking
clouds, and in all directions was heard a
noise resembling distant cannonading,
while the sea became tossed and con-
fused. To these signs of agitation
another was added of peculiar signif-
cance: The compass vibrated largely,
and lost almost its polarity sure sign
that a terrestrial disturbance Of great
extent and violence was in progress.
Several large meteors shot out from the
heavens phenomenon which can
hardly be associated with the occurrence
Of submarine disturbances, unless we
suppose that burning matter had been
projected from some submarine volcano,
and that the flying masses were mistaken
by Capt. Christie for meteoric bodies.
The fish jumped out Of the sea and struck
against the sides Of the ship, and the
trembling Of the vessel could be distinct
ly felt as well as heard. Both the last
named phenomena point so distinctly to
submarine action as to remove all doubt
which might be suggested by the appear
ance Of meteOrs. The intense heat of
the matter thrown out in submarine con
vulsions invariably drives the fish away
from the neighborhood, killing large
quantities Of those which happen to be
near the outlet from which the burning
matter Is being erupted. Capt Christie
relates that the volanic action Of the sea
durina the Right until sunrise,
when the weather became clear and set
tied.
Year: 1869

The imitation of walnut, according
to Stabenrauch, is best attained by treat
ing the wood first with fustic Zone pound
to ten pints Of water and afterwards
with solution of Chloride of iron, Of
four degrees Beaume. This chloride is
prepared by introducing into a mixture
of two parts Of hydrochloric acid and
one Of nitric acid as much green yitriol
or copperas as the liquid will take up.
The solution is accelerated by stirring
the mass with an old piece of iron,
which itself becomes dissolved.
Year: 1869

Wool may be dyed a silver gray
color by boiling for half an hour in
bath composed of four ounces glauber
salts, four ounces sulphurie acid iodine
violet according to the shade desired ;
and a small portion Of indigo, carmine
This mixture viii be sufficient to dye
ten pounds Of the wool.
Year: 1869

The fbrous material found under
the bark at the base Of a kind Of Cha
nese palm, (the Lataaie after treat
ment in certain manner, can be used
for almost any of the purposes to which
hogs bristles or horss hair are now
annlied.