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Year: 1869

toward the horse, and in another instant
he found himself, more by instinct than
by thought, seated in the saddle.


Away, Selim = cried Miriam to her
steed, with an imperative GESTURE -
Away


The horse broke furiously over the
plain, giving Thompson only time enough
to fash look of gratitude towards the
maiden, as he dashed away to the north
east, towards his menaced home.


A moment later, Mr.. Dane looked over
his shoulder-took in at glance the sit,
uation of affairs, recognizing the peril as
well as the heroism Of his child-bowed
his head solemnly, as one submits to the
inevitable, in appreciation of her couduct,
and then he swept on TO the rescue Of his
wife, his soul torn by such emotions as are
seldom brought to battle together.


And Miriam, throwing herself fat upon
the ground remained alone upon the plain.
in the very path of score Of mounted In.
dians, who were galloping towards her
with the swiftness of the wind
Year: 1869

The Old and New School assemblies Of
Presbyterians, now in session in New York,
appear to be actuated by a live spirit Of
christianity, and are discussing the question
of reunion of the two schools. Ond Of a
more perfect union with the southern branch
of the church. A resolution was passed by
the old school assembly recommending its
ministers to preach on the 3rd Sunday Of
December in each year on the christian duty
of total abstinence. The resolution does
not state what IS to beabstaiued from, but we
suppose intoxicating liquors is meant
Year: 1869

The Legislature Of South Carolina has
passed an act providing that whenever
large estates are put up for sale and are
likely to be knocked down at low prices, the
state commissioners may buy them and sell
them out in lots to emigrants at cost, giving
them when necessary five years to pay for
Year: 1869

Tho President has not yet determined
what time be will order an election in Texas
lie will wait to see how the people vote in
Virginia. May be he will conclude then
that elections are not very good aids to Re.
publican domination, aud quit the business.
Year: 1869

a a No. L MELCH COW. as good as
IA. is in Southern Indiana, five years old


with a heifer calf two weeks old. She will
give five to six gallons per Gay OF as good
rich milk as as ever MIXED. For further
Information inquire at this office. Ljun25
Year: 1869

If the Ball, which is to close the winters fcs-
tivities at the Academy Of Music week. correspond
with the opera season that has preceded IL, shall
hardly go far in saying that viii be Of the most
brilliant held there in many years Tho musical season
has been unusually successful and the indications are
that dance In celebration OF Its close will attract tho
choicest OF metropolitan society, and pre-
such array OF bright faces and costumes it
will do anybody's heart good to look upon. The Commit
tee OF Management made up OF welknown citizens,
whose names unexceptionablo guarantees Of
the high character Of the assembly; 80 there
can be question that the ball will be
for ladies and centlemen-brant and merry yet entire


~ free the Objectionable features OF the majority OF
public balls 1t is reported that Mr.. Marezek retires
with tins season from his musical warfare We do not
vouch the truth Of this rumor, which intrinscaly
Improbable. the idea OF Marotzek in retirement being
nearly iDcongruous as white blackbird.
Still 1t may be true, and II 1t Is the ball VIII
be In part a farewell entertainment 20 man.
age who with all the shortcomings TO which fate and hui
man nature have made him liable, has general
popularity than any other who has filed sim
liar position in New-YOrk Good luck so with him! and
may thousands OF fantastic toes trip lightly In bis honor
on Easter Tuesday night, and dance into his receptive
pocket tie welearned golden lining which 1t has lacked
alas for so many long year.
Year: 1869

The Academy of Music was filled last evening
happy fuuess beyond which II would cease to be
in the highest degree enjoyable. Miss Kellogg appeared
az Zer,la in Fra Davolo last night being the closing
night Of her engagement and her last appearance ex
cept at the Matinee on Saturday when she sings In the
same part OF her singing in this fayoro opera It is un-
necessary speak detail at any time and least OF al
at tho close OF q The singing OF Mr. Habelmann
as Fra DiavoO particularly good and he received
some hearty and spontaneous enoores Roneoni as the
English Lord full OF fun usual and much more
natural aud unrestrainod in his humOrfor Is barely
possible for him be either under adverse clrcum-
stances-than when he last sung and acted the same
part signors Bar and Dubrue took the parts OF Ga
and BepEo and Miss Frda de Gebee that OF Lady
RochLTg. La Prophete closes the season on Saturday
nfp
Year: 1869

Henry F. Quackenbos agt. Mary Genet
Quackenbos DR.. Quaclenbos having brought suit In
the Supreme Court before Justice Barnard for divorce
against his wife, aud she having put In defense the case
TO be tried before Jury on The ordinary issues
framed When, however the case came up the defense
quest After hearing testimony on behalf OF the pain
TN of damaging nature to the character ot the
defendant the Jury returned verdict for the plaintiff
The defendant Introduced rebutting testimony.
Year: 1869

CHICAGO, March 24.-The rear car of an ex-
press train which left Quincy this morning for this city,
over the Chicago Quincy and Burlington Railroad was
thrown from the track two miles west OF Earevile. at
o'clock this afternoon, and badly smashed up. Some
eight or te messengers were Injured man whose
name could not learned badly that he can scarcey
recover The ear several rods over the tics after get
ting off the track, and then eapszed completely taxing
Z ma off
Year: 1869

THE JUDICIAL CONTEST IN PHILADELPHIA-RE-
PORT OF THE INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE.
HARRIsBURG, March 24.-This morning the
majority OF the Committee of the Legislature on the CON
test in which Judge Thayer Rep) contests the seat OF
Judge Greenbank Dem) who returned as elected at
the october election District Court OF Phiadel
pha submitted their report which, after setting forth
In detail the object for which 1t appointed states
that evidence given affecting the Ysldy Of the elec
on in the Second and Tenth Divisions OF the First Ward
the Seventh Division Of the Third Ward sixth and
Eighth of the Fourth Ward; Sixth and Seventh
OF the Seventeenth Ward Tenth Of the Nineteenth
Ward, and Fourth OF the Twenty-hfth Ward
Concerning the alleged frauds In these divisions the re-
port says:


Among the internal evidence presented OF the fraudu
lent mede OF carrying the election In OF these
divisions the proof that the officers received votes
time than IL possible 10 do IN the stT1cJ
performance OF their duty The purpose f the officers IN
many seemed only be the votes and put
them the boxes without regard to whether the person
was entitled TO vote not aud In OF the divisions
there very large number of votes not on the list
The Committee cite the language Of Judge King In the
Kneass case In which hOlds that persons Offering TO
whose names appear upon the official list must
produce proof OF their right 10 yotethat the law admits
Of other construction The conclusion Of the Commit
tee from the evidence that the extensive frauds pae
eed a the elections u the divisions above cited yated
The election therein, aud that the whole poll should be
rejected Correcting the returns IN conformity TO the
views Of the Committee the result o. the election VIII be
as follows:
Year: 1869

A NEW SrATE.-A letter received
at Washington on the 9th, from
Arkansas, says that a movement is
on foot there to cut off two tiers of
counties in the western part of the
State and Join them to the Choctaw
and Cherokee nations for the pur-
pose of forming a new State organ
ization. The plan . TO be submit
ted TO Congress at the coming scs-
sion.
Year: 1869

A Two CENT DoG.-Yesterday afternoon two
cent dog sprang from an alley, closely followed by
a five cent brick. Rounding the corner at right
angles, he came in contact with the feet ofa Dutch
woman, who was carrying jug Of molasses in one
hand and basket of eggs in the other The sud-
den collision of the dog with her lower extremities
threw her from her feet, and she sat down upon
the basket of eggs, at the same time breaking the
jug of moasses upon tho pavement. A young
gentleman, carpetbag in hand, anxious to catch
the train, was running close behind, and stepping
upon the fragments of the jug and its contents sat
down on the chest of the Dutch woman, who said,
mime Got" The young man said something
about mad dog but in the excitement said it back
wards. In the meantime the dog had run against
the feet of team of horses, attached to load Of
potatoes, and they taking fright, started for home
The end board being out, they unloaded the pota-
toes along the street as they went. Crossing the
railroad track, the wagon caught in the rails and
tore one of them from its place. A freight train
coming along few moments later, was thrown
from the track, smashing up dozen cars, and
killing thirty or forty hogs. The horses on reach
ing homo ran through the barn yard and over
turned milk pail, the contents of which another
two cent dog licked up. One ofthe horses having
broken bis leg, was killed this morning, and the
other is crippled for life tits now mooted ques-
tion whether the man who threw the brick at the
two cent dog or the man who it is responsible
for the chapter of accidents which followed Some
think they do.-RiclmonaJ Journal
Year: 1869

AN EXPLOITATION TO SLEEPINEss. Students
who are really faithful laborious brainworkers need
all the sleep they can get, whether at night or in
the day time The night is the most appropriate
season for sleep and yet We should never hesitate
to take nap in the day time whenever we find it
necessary. Amid the cares and responsibilities
of our modern civilization, there are unnumbered
Interruptions and contingencies that make it prac
ticaly impossible for us to obtain our full amount
of seep in the hours that are usually devoted for
that purpose. Now there is no law so imperative
on man as the law that requires US to sleep. If
we deny ourselves Of it; if we get behind and to
use the expression of the street, fall into debt to
Nature in this respect, we must improve the first
opportunity to make ourselves good else We shall
ultimately fail A brainworker who religiously en-
joys liberal amount of sleep may preserve his
health and elasticity even though he violates every
other law Of hygiene. On the contrary, he who
faithfully observes all the rules Of diet, Of exercise,
and of labor, yet denies himself of sleep is really
guilty of al and can by no means escape unpunish-
ed There is no appeal from this law. There is
no virtue that can redeem its violation. Itadmits
of no atonement. To sleep is the one great hygie-
mic commandment. tits the Alpha and the Omega,
the beginning and the end the first and last of the
great laws ofmental hygiene. He who understands
and obeys this law really understands and obeys
the whole hygienic decalogue, for no one can long
sleep well who persistently disregards the other
laws Of health. Sleep is one of the best of our
thermometers of health. By the quantity and
quality of sleep that our patients can take, we can
best Judge of their daily condition and of their pro-
gress toward recovery. We always feel assured
that whatever improves the sleep of the exhausted
invalid to that degree helps him toward recovery,
and that whatever disturbs his sleep, to that de-
gree brings on relapse and disease. Sleeplessness
is one of the earliest and most constant symptoms
of insanity, Of ofhypochondria, Of all the nameless
forms ofnervous arrangement. Whenever, there
fore, we find that VIC are not sleeping as we'll we
are wont, when our dreams are peculiarly dark and
ugly and distressing, and leave unsightly scars in
the memory, when We roll and toss end worry
through the watches of the night, anxiousy wait
ing for the day, when we wake long before our ac-
customed hour of rising and find no pleasure in
the morning nap, then may we suspect that our
bark is nearing the quicksands and shadows, and
then without delay should we examine our charts,
revise our calculation, and according to our best
Judgment return to the channel from which we
have suffered ourselves to be driven-Dr. G. W
Beard
Year: 1869

ANIMAL SAGAcITY AT THE NORTH According
to the Esquimaux, the seal constructs its habita-
ton beneath the surface Of the ice in such man
ner that it can enter it from the water below here
the young seal passes its infancy, and when the re-
turning heat of summer has destroyed its igloo Or
dwelling the young seal is old enough to take care
of itself; but this mode of lodging its young be-
meath the ice is wel.known to the bear who with


its keen sense soon detects the whereabouts of the
seals nursery, and in order to gain an entrance the
bear, retiring short distance, makes spring, and
comes down with all his weight on lie roof of the
igloo, crushes it in, and Immediately seizes the
young seal with its paw Here it might be sup
posed the hungry bear at once devours his prey;
but no. it is far too wary to do so; it knows full
well that where babe is there must be mother,
and that she will be in search of her darling, there
fore the bear sorapes away the snow from the seal
hole, and holding the young seal by the fipper,
allows it to founder about, and when the mother
approaches, the bear slyy draws the young seato-
wards it until the old one is within reach, when he
sezes her with the other paw, and thus captures
both. The mode in which the bear captures the
seal on the ice is very similar to that followed by
the Esquimaux. When at distance from the
seal, tho bear throws itself down and stealthily
craws or bitches along towards the SEAL and if the
seal looks up it lies perfectly still, and makes at the
same time noise which hlls the seal; the bear
repeats the operation until it approaches its victim
so near that escape is impossible, when it falls q
prey to Bruins appetite Another mode Of OBJ
tanning food by the bear is to watch from cliff
the movements Of the walrus, who are fond of sun
ming themselves on the rocks, and when one Of
these has taken up convenient position for the
bears purpose, the latter lifts large piece of rock,
and, with astonishing accuracy, throws it down on
the animals head. If the walrus is only stunned,
the bear runs down, and with the rock hammers
its victim on the head until it is dead When at
tempting to capture seal in water, the bear sinks.
his body beneath the surface of the sea, leaving
only the head dabove water, which resembles piece
of floating ice; when the seal rises its head above
the surface, Brun quietly sinks, and swimming
under the seal, seizes it.
Year: 1869

AN IMPROBABLE SToRY.-Hcre is California
story which is almost Incredible: "A hired man
on Napa farm was detailed to keep watch on
the cornfcld, and not let the black marauders in
wade the premises, but like many other men in a
similar situation, tried to plan method whereby
so much labor would not have to be performed so
he hit upon the plan ofsoaking some corn in whis-
key and placing it in the field so that the crows
would surely get drunk, and then he thought he
would have sure thing on them, and could kill
them easily He had tried to shoot them with
shot gun, but crows can smell powder long way.
After soaking some corn over night, he put bounti
full supply in the field early every morning. and in
about two Or three hours he went to sec how things
were progressing, and mark you what follows: One
of the crows, little larger than the rest, had
gathered up and taken possession of almost all the
corn and had built himself bar out of clods of
earth, and was retailing tho whiskcy soaked corn
to the other crows, charging them three grains of
sproutel corn for one soaked grain. Our hired
man had not the heart to kill any of the creatures
that seemed in their actions like mankind
Year: 1869

She has drifted away to the beautiful shore
To the shadowy homes of the seraph land,
And the white sails flash when her bark went oer,
We saw as we wept by the shining strand.
Oh our thoughts were full with the after years,
As she smiled her adieu DER the dark waves


crest,


And our eyes dropped downward mid silence


and tears,


And she drifted away-away to her rest.
She drifted away ere her girlhood's morn


Wore on to the ripeness of blushful day
Like a tender violet rudely shorn


From the flower crowned scepter of rosy May !;
Ere her poor hearts freshness grew sore and dim
Or the cherub of peace ceased to gladden. her


breast


Ere wild Woe chanted Hopes dying hymn
She drifted away-away to her rest.
She drifted away when Autumn came


With gorgeous pomp of crimson and gold,
When the forests were lit with his wings of flame
And the wandering winds blew drear and cold,
With her soft eyes bright with celestial fires,
And meek hands folded athwart her breast,
To the wild, sweet music of angel Tyres.


She drifted away-away to her rest.
Year: 1869

From the late Plymouth Church Sermons.


Atno after period, perhaps, in their
life, do young men need the inspira-
ton of virtuous love and the sympa.
thy of a companion in their self-deny-
ing toll, as when they first enter the
battle for their own support. Early
marriages are permanent moralities,
and deferred marriages are tempta-
tions to wickedness. And yet every
year it becomes more and more diff
cult, concurrent with the reigning
ideas of society, for young men to
enter upon that matrimonial state
which is the proper guard of their vir-
tue, as well as the source of their
courage and enterprise. The battle
of life is almost always at the begin
ming. There it is that man needs
wedlock. But wicked and ridicu-
lous public sentiment puts man who
is in society. or out of society, for
that matter, largely on the ground of





condition, and not of disposition and
character. The man that has means
wherewith he can visibly live amply,
is in good society, as a general rule.
The man that has virtue and stern
manliness, but has nothing withal ex-
ternal to show, is not usually consid-
cred in good society. Ambitious
young men will not therefore marry
until they can meet their expenses ;
but that is deferring for years and
years the indispensable virtue. So
ciety is bad where two cannot live
cheaper than one! and young men
are under bad Influences who, when
in the very morning Of life, and bet
ter fitted than at any later period to
grow together with one who is their
equal and mate, are debarred from
marrying, through scores of years
from mere prudential considerations
and the heart and the life are sacri
feed to the pocket. They are tempted
to substitute ambition for love, wheI
at last, over the ashes and expiring
embers of their early romance the.
select their wife. 1t is said that mel
who wait till they are forty or forty
FIVE years of age, select prudently
Alas for the wife who was not tirst
Year: 1869

Your admirable needle woman is the only
seamstress that defes extortionate men. They
cannot cheat it, nor starve it, nor deprive it of
sleep, nor tire it out, nor make its hands weary.
IL is a worker that is a match for the most un-
wearied and avaricious manufacturer. AT last
1 am thankful that there is a machine woman
that cannot be oppressed nor kept in suffering.
--Reu. Henry Ward Beecher.
Year: 1869

An Irishman dropped letter in
the post office the other day with the
following memorandum on the corner,
for the benefit OF all indolent post
masters into whose hands it might fall :
" Please hasten the delay of this"
Year: 1869

They will force the industry of women into
thousand new channels, and emancpate her
from the cramped posture and slow starvation
Of needle work. Ultimately nearly every COM
Portable household will have its sewing machine.
--Nctc York Tribune.
Year: 1869

Two little kittens, one stormy night,


Began to quarrel, and then to fight,
One had mouse, the other had none,


And that was the way the quarrel begun.
''I'll have that mouse" said the biggest cat:
You'll have that mouse Wen see about that. "
81 will have that mouse" said the eldest son;
"You shan't have that mouse" said the little


one.


told you before it was a stormy night,


When these two little kittens began TO fight;
The old woman seized her sweeping broom,
Aid swept the two kittens right out ofthe room.
The ground was covered with frost and snow,
And the two little kittens had nowhere to go !;
So they laid them down on the mat at the door,
While the old woman finished sweeping the


floor.
Year: 1869

German professor says that if any
portion of a vegetable be boiled in pure
distilled or rain water, and another in
water in which little salt has been added,
decided difference is perceptible in the
tenderness of the two. Vegetables boiled
in pure water are vastly inferior in flavor.
This inferiority may go SO far, in the case
of onions, that they are almost entirely
destitute of either taste or odor though
when cooked in salt water, in addition to
the pleasant salt taste, there is peculiar
sweetness and strong aroma. They also
contain more soluble matter than when
cooked in pure water. Water which con
tains one-twentieth of its weight in salt is
far better for cooking vegetables than pure
water, because the salt hinders the solu
ton and evaporation OF the soluble and
havoring principles of vegetables.
Year: 1869

Sec. 10 Every white male citizen of the
Uniled States, and every white male citizen of
Mexico who shall have elected to become n
citizen of the United States under the treaty of
peace exchanged and ratified at Queretaro on
the 30th of May. l648, of the age of twenty one
years who shall have been resident of the
State six months next preceding the election,
and the county or district in which he claims
his vote. thirty days, shall be entitled to vote
ut all elec ions which are now or hereafter NAV
be authorized by law


Sec. II. For the purpose of voting, no per-
son shall be deemed to have gained or lost a
residence BY rea on of his presenre or absence
on the service of the United States nr while
engaged in the navigation of the wates of this
State or the United States, or of the high seas ;
nor while II student of seminary of lie irning :
nor while kept at an almshouse or other asylum,
nor while confined in any public prison


Sec. II. No idiot or in SINE person or persons
convicted of any infamous crime, shall be en-
titled to the privileges of an elecior


Sec. l3. crime shall be deemed infamous
which is punishable by death or by nprison-
ment in the State Prison.
Year: 1869

Ser. %. No person sh Il be allowed to vote
except at the polls held in the election district
where he resides nor unless his name is en-
rolled on the poll list where he off rs his vote
in such district. nor for local or representative
officers unless he shall have had his residence
for thirty days next preceding within the terri
torial limits prescribed for the election of such
officers. If any person enrolled on the poll list
whose vote shall be objected to on the day Of
election by any qualified elector, shall be
proved to the satisfaction of the Board OF
Judges, either BY his own oath or
by the oath of "ny qualified elector ami house
holder of the district or by any other clear
and competent evidence, not to be legally quail
ihed and entitled to be enrolled on said poll
list, or if it be proved aforesaid that be is
enrolled on more than poll list, when he
offer his vote, is otherwise not legally
qualified 10 vote at such election, his vote
shall be rejected.