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Year: 1869

Some time ago the Lord Chamberlain of London
issued decree, calling the attention OF the managers
OF metropolitan theatres to the immoral tendencies
of the spectacular pieces then being performed, and
gave gentle hint that if they were induged in much
longer he would issue prohibitOry order. Now
the Pal Mall Gazette comes out and makes the fol-
lowing inquiry


Has the Chamberlain or his Commissioner ever
seen band of bounding sisters They dress in the
unembarrassed style which for ages has been the
costume of the male acrobat, and which is very like
that in which they were born. AS they stand in q
line with the men, hands on hips, the difference of
sex is at first scarce perceptible. Nor, indeed, do
they indulge themselves in any reserve of gesture
such as might be cherished relic OF modesty.
They form pieces OF a pyramid with the men, and
when the pyramid is resolving itself to bits, held
by the laws of gravitation. 1t should also be OBJ
served that the ladies are subjected to the most
perilous portion of the business, for the obvious
reason that the spectators have paid their money
an implied understanding OF the sort To do these
women Justice they do not shrink from feats that
astonish as well as disgust. few years ago there
was only one Menken and she had q hard time of ii
if she were as sentimental as her posthumous Sap
phics would suggest; but now we have got far be-
yond the wearisome "AIazeppa."


1t Is bad sign when people hunger after cruel
sport, and this female acrobating If we may use the
term is not only unseemly, but cruel to degree. II
the women closely watched it is easy to perceive
that their nerves not fit for the sad work. Behind
and distrust as if ghastly finish to the exhibition
were constantly in sight Their limbs too, the arms
especially, tTemble when the feat in hand must be
repeated or prolonged. And what sort of training
do these women undergo brought up from early
grlhoOd to such q calling?
Year: 1869




Pour pren,ire conge. Yes. we have
at length reached that point of our
narrative al which nothing il lcfl for
the story-teller Ia do, save Ia tie up the
knot, OF q few scattered threads. and
bid his readers a kindly farewell.


Lady Npencelaugh never rallied from
the effects Of the rough treatment She
received At the hands. of Duplc>sis and
his accoinplice. anl the subsequent
hour of awful suspense, when Death in
one of his most terrible aspects stared
her in the face Her nervous system
hai been oyertaXed. too. hy the men
tai excitement Of the few preceding
weeks. eliminating in her confession
in the vault; and now that he whom
she had too crcdulously believed Ia be
dead, hal made his appearance once
more on the scene. and had indeed
saved her life At the risk Of his own. il
seemed To the lone miserable woman
that there was nothing lcil worth living
for. and that the sooner she was done
with the world and its yanities, the
better for every ore. The one great
scheme of her life was irretrievably
wrecked. and all her earthly hopes were
drowned with it.


For the four days following the night
other rescue she lay in bed, and refused
"a see any one hut the woman who took
her meals interdicting both Castor
anl Nartht. ,anh f,at,, nFt,, ha,
room but the morning of the fifth day
she sent for John and her son.


II have sent for YOU. Sir Arthur
Spcncelaugh." she said. turning On the
Young man a worn. wan face. ..to ask
your forgiveness for the great wrong
have done vou and 10 claim Your kind
offices for Castor when | shall be no
more. You will believe me when | say
that my son was utterly ignorant Of his
mothers crime. What did was done
to benefit him. but he knew nothing Of
the base means BY which my ends were
to be accomplished. For myself. !
think that during the little remaining
time that is left me here. it wonld be 4



forgiven me. That YOU are brave. |
have had ample proof. and brave ma
lures are always generous


John had flushed at hearing himself
acknowledged as Sir Arthur Spence
laugh; but the feeling which had
evoked the rush of colour quickly died
away, and both his eyes and voice
were full Of grave tenderness as he an
swered Lady Spencelaugh.


For whatever wrong or injury your
Ladyship may at any time have done
me-" he said, II pray yon to accept my
full and entire forgiveness. Let such
wrong be as utterly forgotten between
US as though it had never existed. You
were my fathers wife, Lady Spence
laugh, and that fact renders you sacred
in my eyes and in time to come, l
trust that you will allow me to regard
Year: 1869

He was once poor Lad, but it was some
thing in his head he had he could not keep it
quiet lit would rave, so he crossed Atlantick
dashing rare and has proved himself to be the
noblest of the Brure


his object is to Dlsburse Education through
the Desert to the Plain, and if every Human
does not become intelligent Peabody is not to
Blame. he is the champion Of universal Eau-
cation and the crown of Thorns to Aristocra.
cies Dan, nation
Year: 1869

George Peabody Erqr., an American by birth
and an Englishman by Adoption, is advancing
the Idea with his Last million, that sooner or
later some of the Aristocracy will be closed out
at Auction, and true worth be mans only brace,
and every one in his proper place, as a Banker
la London he done very ueU, but at last he mas
got The Long looked for sick spell He will be
a blessing to all productive and sterile La5ds.
for his moneys are the magic hands, he will
his money spend, and prove that he is human
tiles truest Fr3ead In God We ali trust that his
health may mend. Little did be think when
be first crossed the deep blue acaee that his
millions would be Humanlties devoted Stare.
What proud spirt, kind heart and clear H.
telligent mind his body must contain, IL his
manly caracter, their will be neither blot or
STAN, and when he has given up the Ghost
ever after his name, it will be different from
many misers who had just as clear a broia.-
Why is their not many more like him, because
the good angels spirit does not possess their
Bodies, but their almighty insignificant millions
are their wnrshlpsd GOODIES The name Of
Peabody will be reyerenced by every mother
Son, his millions are neither pretending OF In
Fun. but .hey Boldly say that general advance
ment must not Lump, but 80 en- the Run
Peabody will make numbers hoppy. yes he
will be more 10 some than their original paDy.
Their IS many Families of Poor little orphans
through cut the South, and by the instrumen-
tality OF Mr.. Peabody viii get necessaries in
their head and n.outh-he is Catholic but not
Roman, nevertheless he disowns no man,
The poor negro will 30 Longer Education Lack
and will be enabled to keep good clean gar
ments On his Back, and something more paii-
table in his Iyory's than hog rind Cake to
Crack.
Year: 1869

49, We are offering our goods at the lowest
CASH PRICES, and we are determined to
give satisfaction to all who may need anything
in our line of business.


We solicit the citizens and Farmers gener-
allv who have not tried us to do so. We thank
all our friends for their past liberal patronage,
and respectfully request continuance OF the
same. Do not forget the place. Be sure to
call on sia


RICHARDSON G WHEAT.


Oct5-tf
Year: 1869

On becoming a Christian one should
contemplate engaging for the remainder
of his life in such service to God as he has or
can gain fitness for. He ought to regard it as
settled, as covenanted between him and his
Saviour, that it is henceforth to be his Chief
his one purpose and aim, to do good He learns
from his Bible that be is branch on which
fruit is to be found steward from whose trust
increase will be expected a light that is to so
shine that the darkness shall feel its power and
give place to it; partaker and revealeI of the
Divine nature. To be regenerated is to be con-
secrated We are saved to be not our own, but
his who has loved US and given himself for u.s.
And the dedication is to be coeval with the
salvation; one and inseparable should they be
considered. Every person, therefore, who
thinks himself a Christian ought to see that he
Is striving to be as useful as possible All are
as much bound to do so as any There is no
ground on which one can rightly ask to be ex-
cused. The prluciple that could justify the idle
ness OF the smallest would also Justify the use
lessness Of the largest for the obligation is not
to do great deal, but to do what we can. May
the time soon come when indisposition or neg
lect to work earnestly for the advancement of
MS kingdom will be looked upon by all profess
ing Christians as a full evidence of lack of saw
ing interest III Christ or rather, the time when
they shall ali have measure of his zeal, and


make their lives such mission as his vas
Through all these years, Christian-summer
and winter Sab6aths and week days-young,
uiddle-aged, or old-work, scork, WORK for the
glory of God, for the saving of perishing
world. And that you may have heart aud will
TO do so, evermore abide IN Christ Keep
IN lively fellowship with him by whom the
apostle could and b. whom likewise we can do
all things. Experience OF Christ and Christian
eticrtS ere naturally dependent on each other
live Vi die together
Year: 1869

Kind words are the brightest flowers of earth S
existence they make very paradise of the
humblest home that the world can show Use
them and especially around the 6re-side circle.
They are jewels beyond price, the more precious
to heal the wounded heart, and make the weigh
ed down spirit happier than all the other bless
ings the world can give
Year: 1869

than their teeth, that they generally strike
before they bite.


Herr Lengel will have to remain here
about ten days longer, after which it is
probable he will be able to rejoin his
company"
Year: 1869

AN IMPORTANT DECISION TO TAXPAYERS The New
Orleans Pcayune of the 6h says that the day before
Judge Theard rendered very important decision to
taxpayers. We copy as follows:


The agent for proprietor made application at the
Tax Collectors office for the amount Of all State taxes
due and, on being furnished with the list profered
the requisite sum. One piece of land with improve
ments, was inadvertently omitted from this list and
some months afterwards, snit was instituted in the
Fourth District Court against the owner for the taxes
still unpaid Il was shown in evidence that the tax
payer had used due diligence and the proper desire of


good citizen to conform with the requirements of the
law. Tie court declared that, iii view of the great
press of people calling for their taxes at the time in
question, the Tax Collectors omission was pardona-
bic one and at the Zine exonerated the taxpayer
from all responsibility.


Ordered therefore, that the latters rule be made ab
soute on his rendering the payment of taxes DUE and
that the costs Of court be qudated, if possible, by
the State.
Year: 1869

Brazil AND PARAGuAY.-The New Orleans Picayuno
of the 9Th, says:


There is but little if any room to doubt that Para
quay is completely PROSTATE at the feet Of Brazil and
their allies. The latter must look to her own in
dependence. They have helped to crush an ndepen-
dent power, and enormously contributed to deveope
the military spirit and resources of the Brazilian EN-
pre Let them to it that this military spirit does
not seek for other eonquests and nearer home His
tory affords many such instances, and the Argentine
Confederation may study them with profit before that
able young captain and vanqnisher of Lopez, Count
d'Eu reaches the throne.


The coffin Of young lady, who had been buried
eight years. opened at ST. Cloud Mimi, few days
since. While there nothing mortal left but the
bones St Cloud journal says the wreath of flowers
which had been laid the body was as perfect'and
fresh as the day it was plucked.
Year: 1869

r One of the most cognent reasons ever
given why married man should get his
life insured is that the money would prove
a great help toshis wife's second husband
and might be the means of starting him in
business.
Year: 1869

A Touching story.


The Hon. A. H. Stephens, Of Georgia, ina
recent address, at meeting at Alexander,
for the benefit of the Orphan Asylum and
Free School Of that city, related the fol-
lowing anecdote -


A poor little boy on cold night, with
no home or root to shelter his head, no
fraternal or maternal guardian or guide to
protect or direct him on his way, reached
at nightfall the home of a wealthy planter,
Who took him in, fed and lodged him, anc
sent him on his way with his blessing.
These kind attentions cheered his heart
and inspired him with fresh courage to
battle with the obstacles of life. Years
rolled round Providence led him on, and
he reached the legal profession his host
had died +; the cormorants that prey on the
substance of man had formed conspiracy
to get from the widow her estates. She
sent for the nearest counsel to commit her
cause to him, and that counsel proved to
be the orphan boy long before welcomed
and entertained by her deceased husband.
The stimulus of warm and tenacious
gratitude was now added to the ordinary
motive connected with the profession. He
undertook her cause with q will not easy
to be resisted he gained It; the widows
estates were secured to her in perpetuity,' -
and MIR. Stephens added, with an empha-
sis of emotion that sent an electric thrill
throughout the house, shat boy stands
before yon."
Year: 1869




Every community is cursed by the pre-
sence of class of people who make it
their business to attend to everybody's bs-
siness but their own. Such people are the
meanest specimens of depraved humanity
which an all-wiseP Providence permits to exist
on this cursed earth. It is well kAown
that almost every person is sometimes dis
posed to speak evil Of others and tattlirg
is sin from which very few can claim to
be entirely exempt. But the object Of our
present article is to speak of that distinct
class Of tattleis who make tale>bearing the
constant business of their lives. They pry
into the private affairs of every family in
the neighbourhooa, they know the exact
state of one neighbours feeling toward
another /; they understand everybody's
faults, and no little blunder or misdemean-
or ever escapes their vigilant watchfu'ness.
They are particularly well posted upon
everything connected with courtship and
matrimony, know who are going to marry
whom, and can guess the exact time when
it will take place. They watch every
movement of parties suspected of matri-
monial intentions, and if there is the
slightest chance to create disturbance,
excite jealousy, or ''break up" match,
they take immediate advantage of it, and
do all in their power to keep people in a
constant state of vexation. They glide
quietly from gentleman to lady, from mo-
ther to daughter, from father to son, and
at the same time pretend to be the most
sincere friends of those they talk to. Their
black aud nauseous pills of malicious
slander are sugar-coated with smiles and
honeyed words of friendship.


Tsttlers are confined to no particular
class of society. They belong to all class
es, and operate in all. We find them the
rich and the poor-"upper ten' and the
slower Million" in the church and out of
it. They are people who have no higher
ambition than to be well informed in re-
gard to other peoples private business, to
retail scandal to their neighbors, and exult
in 6endish triumph over the wounded feel
ings and bruised hearts of their innocent
victims. Beauless old maids and childish
matrons make the most accomplished scan-
dal- -mongers in the world. They seem to
take to tattl ng from the prolnptings of u
natural instinct, and they prosecute it with
an energy that would do Internal honor to
their great leader-the prince Of darkness
himself. Our. contempt for such graceless
creatures knows no bounds, and we can
find no words in which to express its in
fanny. What punishment they deserve we
can not know but God knows, and as sure
as his eternal justice reigns, they will re-
ceive retribution proportioned to the
magnitude of their offenses against the
laws of God and the interests of humanity.
Each.
Year: 1869

A Lovely Beast.


A vague idea seems to prevail with
some that good COW makes her milk in
some mysterious way, drawing it from
the depths Of her moral consciousness,
rather than from the food which she puts
into her machine. Some farmers seem to
act upon this theory and thus take pains
not to supply their cows with plenty of
good succulent food. Verify these slow
farmers have their reward; their cows
look meanly, feel meanly. and give as
little milk as possible. These men take
no prizes at agricultural festivals, they
envy those who do, ard they are apt to be
slow about paying up their grocers' bills.
There are number Of them about the
country, but we trust the last will soon
die out.


A good COW deserves better man than
that. A good COW does her utmost to
minister to our pleasure and profit, and
deserves careful and good treatment.
Remember that, after sort, she is violat-
ing her nature to please Us. The natural
or wild COW gives milk to suckle her
young for few mopths, and then runs
dry some eight or ten months of the year !;
while our COW gives her milk for ten
months in the year without ceasing. We
deprive her Of the pleasure Of sucking
her young and say to her: "Grind up
this fodder into milk for us-workl'' And
she does it, producing for US some three
thousand quarts of milk per year. We
have induced her to forego her own pleas
ure, to forget her child and to work for
US: and, for my part, hold her to be
lovely beast. He, therefore, who strikes
q COW, or starves COW, deserves the stick,
the kick, and starvation. When l am
king, propose myself to keep, for such
fellows use, breezy knoll, wind always
north, thermometer at ten degrees, a
gentle, sleety rain, seasoned with hail,
four rail fence, mostly tumbled down; in
this delicious retreat propose to allow
the Sol Silcoxes to stand, without over
coats, with their backs up and their heads
down; then they can chew their cuds,
and perhaps end them sweet-as the good
COWS do not.


What we ask the COW to do, and what
she does do, is to convert cheap or uain-
viting food into good and dear food. That
is. we put into a COW, per day, say


Twenty pounds Of hay, At ons-half cent. 10
Nine pounds Of shorts or meal, at two cents Is


Total, 2S
and we ask her to produce from it ten
quarts of nice milk, worth at six and
half cents, some 60 or IS cents. Now,
the COW docs not wi to do this, she
wishes to suckle her calf, to lick it and
play with it, and then to wander at her
own sweet will along the medows and
bushy pastures. But she foregoes her own
wishes. and pleases US more than that,
she does it kindly and serenely. Is she
not then q most low ly beast? Is there
any human beast who ever does so? None.
Year: 1869

The early October days We're lovely
in the thriving village OF IL. Its
streets presented very unusual num-
ber OF intelligent looking strangers in
black broadcloth and high silk hats.
The hotels were filled to Overlooking,
and private residences were thrown
open by hospitable owners to receive
the pious men who had devoted their
lives to the service of God and the
preaching of His will AS revealed In
Scripture. The large new Methodist
church afforded ample accommodation
for tn transaction Of the usual business
of the Conference, but il was proposed
on Sabbath morning to hold a hove
feast, to be followed by IA sermon by the
bishop. Tie church would be INSULT
cient to accommodate the large number
of people who would doubtless be iI
attendance, and the Agricultural Socie
ty rendered the Conference the use o
their fair grounds, part OF which were
covered by a grove Of beautiful naples


Sabbath morning dawned bright anI
beautiful; light tleecy clouds We're float
ing in the sky, the birds were flittinj
about among the Whispering leaves O
the naples and singing anthems such a
only those heaven.taught minstrel
know how to sing, .. ....


Some two Thousand people were col
lected In the grove. A temporary ros
tru m had been erected, some Of the min
Year: 1869




The good people of Charleston, Kan
Goth, of which we find glowing ac-
counts in the papers, to see what could
be done towards redeeming the pledges
made by their members to secure
the location OF the capital. Many
speeches were made and IA great deal
of argument was INDUCED by the ora
tors to convince their hearers and them
selves that the location was a fixed
fact and could not be undone; but we
have been unable to see that any mon
ey was contributed except in one case
by an enthusiastic gentleman from
Braxton who CHANGED to be present. A
resolution was adopted Congratulating
the people of West Virginia on the
location at Charleston. In view of the
fact that there is great diversity of
opinion whether it is a matter over
which the people of the State generally
(for instance Parkersburg) feel like be-
ing congratulated, it might have been
more appropriate if the meeting had
congratulated itself, and left II an open
question for the rest of the State.


The meeting provided for commit
tees to canvass the entire county for
subscriptions, for another to obtain
charter and subscriptions to build
good hotel during the approaching
summer, and for another to contract
for accommodations for the legislature
and public offices in building about
to be erected by the Odd Fellows. The
hotel is to cost $4,000 and no doubt it
is needed there whether Charleston be-
comes the capital or not.
Year: 1869

ACCORDING to the report of the Secre-
tary of State, the total valuation of
Massachusetts at the present time is
twelve hundred and thirty million tour
hundred and ninety-eight thousand
nine hundred and thirty-nine dollars.
Year: 1869

A DOVER cat, which was after dove
was anticipated by hen hawk. The
cat grabbed tho hawk, and was carried
up in the air about fifty feet. Both
came down, and the unique fight ter
minated with a victory for the cat.
Year: 1869

INSTEAD of twenty fractional parts
of Brigham Young's connubial felicity
coming East to brave the seductions OF
the great world, there is only one. The
other nineteen owe their existence sole
ly to the imagination OF telegraph
Year: 1869

ONLY eighty-two miles more of the
Pacific needs to be built to give a
through line from ocean to ocean. Be.
fore the summer travellers think OF
packing their trunks and discussing
where to go, u short and easy passage
to the wonders OF California will be
open for them. "All aboard for San
Franciscow
Year: 1869

And feeling the hand of time weighing
heavily upon them, with nll It's attendant
Ills will find in the use OF this BI1TERS, or
the TONIC. an elixir that will insIill new
lie into their veins, restore III a measure the
energy and ardOr OF more youthful days,
build up their shrunRen forms, and give
health and happiness 10 their remaining
Year: 1869

The New York San nominates Colfax for
President in 1872, and wishes everybody to
take notice now that it leads Off in the
Colfax movement, so that in 1872 there can
be no question but that Colax is Dana $
candidate. There will probably be nobody
to contest or divide the honor with him. Il,
is hoped that the people will SO far recover
their senses by 1872 as to put Colfax s true
value upon him, in which event the Sun
will probably deny that it ever suggested
him for President.
Year: 1869

A California theatre has adopted plan
of furnishing room where babies can be
left checked during the performance. Iu
case any are left uncalled for, they are sold
at auction next day.