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Year: 1869

INDIANS IN THE CITY-We noticed
a half dozen or more, of the Lo family
parading the streets, last week, that
were dressed after the fashion of
Adam and Eve. just before they left
the garden of Eden. If there is an


old clothes society in this part of the
moral vineyard, we would suggest to
its members that these children Of the
forest receive a little of their attention.
Our modesty was terribly shocked.
Another such an exhibition and we
will call upon the City Fathers for an


ordinance. We can not, as a modest
journalist, allow such public shows.
It might pass in the theatres of San
Francisco, but not in the streets of
San Diego.-[San Diego (Cal.) Union.
Year: 1869

The Count de st. CrOix, belonging
to one of the nOblest and wealthiest
families in France, became engaged,
after long and assiduOus courtship,
to a lady, his equal in position and
fortune, and famous for her beauty
Shortly after the happy day was ap-
pointed which was to render two low
ing hearts one, the Count was ordered
Immediately to the siege of SebastO-
pol; so he girded on his sabre, and at
the head of his regiment marched to
the battlefield. During the Counts
absence it happened that his beauti-
ful fiancee had the smallpox after
lowering between life and death for
many days, she recovered her health,
but found her beauty hOpeIessly lost.
The disease had assumed in her case
the most virulent character, and left
her not only disfgured, but scanned
and SCARED to such a frightful extent,
that she became hideOus to herself,
and resolved to pass the remainder of
her days in the strictest seclusiOn. A
year passed away, when, one day, the
Count, Immediately upon his return
from France, accompanied by his
valet, presented himself at the resi-
dence Of his bethrOthed, and solicited
an interview. This was refused. He,
however, with the persistence Of a
lover, pressed his suit, and finally the
lady made her appearance closely
muffied in a double veil. At the
sound of her voice the Count rushed
forward to embrace her, but, stepping
aside, She tremblingly told him the
story of her sorrows and burst into
tears. A heavenly smile broke over
the Counts handsome features, as rails
ing his hands above, he exclaimed,
alt is Gods work I am blind" It
was even so. When CALAMITY leading
his regiment to the attack, a cannon
ball passed so close to his eyes that,
while it left their expression unchanged
and his cOuntenance unmarked, it rob-
bed him forever Of sight. 1t is al
most unnecessary to add that their
marriage was shortly after solemnized.
1t is said that, at this day, may often
be seen at the EmperOr's receptions an
officer leaning upon the arm of lady
closely veiled; and they seem to be
attracted to the spot by their Iove~Of
music.
Year: 1869

During the rains and storms of the
past week we have heard of several
accidents from lightning, both to per-
sons and property, and in view of the
continuance and probable recurrence
of these storms, we give some facts
with regard to lightning which may
be of benefit to those who regard
them worthy of attention.


1t is very dangerous to be near a
tree or lofty building; also near a riv-
er or any running water, because any
tall object will frequently discharge a
lightning cloud, and, if any one were
near by at the time, the lightning
might glance off and passed through
the human body.


The most dangerous parts of dwell
ling during a thunder storm are the
fire place, especially if the fire be light
ed, the attic, and the cellar. 1t is also
imprudent to sit close by the walls, to
ring a bell, or to bar the shutters, du-
ring a thunder storm.


Fire-places are dangerous, because
heat, air, ands SCOT, especially when
connected with a stove or CRATE, are
conductors. Attics and cellars are
dangerous, because the electric fluid,
as we have already told you, some
times passes from the earth to the
clouds, and sometimes from the clouds
to the earth, so that in the middle stO-
ry must be the safest place. 1t is dan
gerous to lean against a wall, because
the lightning, in passing down the
wall, would leave it and go into the
body, which is a better conductor.


1t is dangerous to be in a crowd, be
cause a mass of people forms better
conductor than one person, and be-
cause the vapor arising from the
crowd increases its conducting power.
Any place, about 20 or 80 feet from a
tall tree, building or stream of water,
is the safest place. A person in car
riage during storm should not lean
against the sides of the carriage, but
sit upright, for the same reason that
we have given why no one should
lean against a wall. 5


A mattress, bed or hParth-rug fur
nishes good security against Lightning.
If in the open air at the time, the
best thing a person can do is to stand
about 20 or 80 feet from a tall object
and get wet to the skin, because their
clothing forms a better conductor than
the fluids of the body, and lightning,
therefore, would readily pass down
the wet clothes. f..
Year: 1869

A gentleman of Rochester saw an adver-
tisement that a cure for dyspepsia might
be had by sending postsge-stsmp TO the
advertiser. Hssent his stamp and the
answer was, "Dig in your gsTdeng and let
whisky alone"
Year: 1869


You're starting today on life $ journey,
Alone ON the highway of life;
You Il meet with q thousand temptations,
Each city with evil is rife
This world is a stage excitement;
There's danger wherever you goi
Buff you are tempted in weakness,
Have courage, my boy, to say, No.
The SIRENS sweet song may allure you;
Beware of her cunning and art;
Whenever you see her approaching


BE guarded and haste TO depart.
The billiard saloons are inviting,


Deeked out in their tinsel and show
You may be invited to enter;


Have courage, my boy, to say, No.
The bright ruby wine may be offered
No matter how tempting it be,
From poison that stings like an adder,


My boy, have the courage to fee
The gambling hells are before you,


Their lights, how they dance to an fRe,
If you should be tempted TO enter,


Think twice, even thrice, ere you go.
In courage alone lies your safety,


When you the long journey begin,
And trust that Heavenly Father


Will keep you unspotted from sin
Temptations will go on increasing,


As streams from rivulet flow,
But il you are true to your manhood,


Have the courage, my boy, to say, No.
Year: 1869

Two little dogs got into fight in But
talo on Thursday afternoon. but a large
Newfoundland happened along, and after
watching the combaiants a few minutes,
suddenly caught up one Of them by the
neck and trolted off with it, keeping a
firm hold upon him until his angry pas
sions had time to cool.
Year: 1869

\ lecturer in New York recently said
that daughter was one of the best santa
ry agents known to the medical faculty
and was withal an indication OF intellec.
tual vigor and moral soundness."
Year: 1869

At the recent meeting of the Wiscon-
sin State Medical Society paper was
read by DIR. Waterhouse, of Portage City,
on the subject of Debility in Children, cs.
pecially with reference to the evils Of
overtaxing children in our schools, the
facts and suggestions of which were deem
ed so valuable that a resolution was adopt
cd, requesting its general publication by
the press, for which purpose 1t has been
revised by the author. We copy few
passages -


'In our common schools of the present
day-evcrywhcrc, but moro especially in
cities and the larger villages, where the
best teachers are sought and generally OBJ
tained-every inducement, every incen-
tive that can be devised and brought to
bear to stimulate and encourage study is
faithfully and persistently applied. The
consequence is that many Of our bright
est and best children, of from six to ten
years of age, are performing more study
more mental labor. than most Of the
business men, or more than their teach
ers. am aware that many children are
sluggish in temperament, and will bear
and seem to require urging to get them
to learn; yet, with many Of this class,
it is their rapid growth that takes away
their energy, and even ability to study +;
and, consequently. you must fail to get
them to learn much until they cease to
grow so rapidly; or, If you succeed in
getting study out Of them, you induce
anamia. What else can You expect ?
You cannot get more from the blood
than there is in Il; and since the blood
must supply nourishment to the brain
and the body and all its organs, for their
growth, besides repairing the waste Of all
their exertions, il follows that, whenever
you tax that fluid beyond its income,
disease Is the result.
Year: 1869

Do anything innocent rather than give
yourself to reverie. I can speak on this
point from experience, At one period Of
my life i was n dreamer and castle
builder. Visions Of the distant future
took the place Of present duty and activi-
ty. Ispent hours in reverie. I suppose
I was seduced in part by physical debil-
ity. But the body suffered rs much rs
Year: 1869

The congregation is composed


principally of men and boys,


dressed in their everyday clothes.


Some of them stare about or talk


with each other. Instead of sit
ting down and paying attention to
what is said, many stand up and


walk about. Perhaps some will
come up to the speaker, and try


to look over his book, if he reads
from the Bible; or they will exam
Inc the foreign stove, if it is cold


weather, and there is fire in it !;
or they will stand in front of the
clock, and watch it for while.
Others have with them parcels of


merchandise, or a fowl, or some
vegetables, etc, they have bought,
or wish to sell; and if it is warm
weather, very many will strip the
upper part OF their bodies naked,
and fan themselves, so as to be as
cool as possible. 0ftentimes, un-
less forbidden to smoke, several
engage in smoking little pipes of
tobacco, having first struck a fire
by means of a flint and piece of
steel and some very dry paper
Almost every Chinaman carries
about him his pipe and tobacco,
and materials for striking fire
Sometimes a beggar woman will
enter the chapel, and bawl out lus-
tily for cash. 1t is a very COM
mon practice for most of those
who come, to stay but short /
time; and when one goes out, all
his mates and friends usually fol |
low. If an idol procession, or a
mandarin and his retinue are pass
ing along the streets, or some sud
den or unusual noise is heard out
side, the boys and most of the men
rush out to see what is to be seen,
after which some Of them will per-.
haps come back.
Year: 1869

A Dresden correspondent of the
Journal Of Commerce, writing last
month, says !:


"There are no fields, as with us
no enclosures of fence or hedge
but one crop is cultivated up to
another, and to the edge of the
roadway. No ground is lost in
stone walls or zigzag fences on any
farm land on the continent, so far
as my travels ever extended
Cattle are nowhere seen without
an attendant, except in Holland,
where the canals are a sufficient
barrier"


Again he says: 'The popular
use of beer among the Germans
has almost overcome the habit of
drunkenness which was once SO
common. 1t is to be hoped that
the prohibitionists in our country
will not prevent a reformation SO
practicable and SO much needed in
America."


Another idea is suggested thus !:
Gone is hardly ever annoyed here
by mosquitoes, flies, or any other
flying insect, and perhaps the uni
versal protection of birds has some
thing to do with this fact"
Year: 1869

A Virginia banker who was


chairman of a noted infdel club,


was once travelling through Ken


lucky, having with him bank bills


to the amount of about $25, 900.


When he came to the lonely for
est where murders and robberies


were said to be frequent, he was


soon lost, through taking the


wrong road. The darkness of the
night came quickly over him, and


how to escape from the threaten
| ing danger be knew not. In his
alarm he suddenly espied in the
distance dim light, and urging
his horse onward, he at length
came to wretched cabin. He


knocked, and the door was opened
by a woman who said that her
husband was out hunting, but
would soon return. The gen tie
man put up his horse and entered
the cabin, but with feelings that
can be better imagined than des-
cribed. Here he was with a large
sum of money, and perhaps in the
house of one of the robbers whose
name was a terror to the country.


In ashort time the man of the
house returned. He had on a
deer-skin cap, seemed fatigued,
and In no talkative mood. All
this boded the infdel no good
He felt for his pistols in his pockets
and placed them SO as to be ready
for instant use. The man asked
the stranger, to retire to bed, but
he declined, saying he would sit
by the fire all night. The man
urged, but the more he urged the
more the infdel was alarmed. He
felt assured that it was his last
night upon earth, but he deter
mied TO sell his life as dearly as he
could. His ipfdel principles gave
him no comfort. His fear grew
into perfect agony. What was
to be done?


At length the backwoodsman
arose, reaching to the wooden
shelf, took down an old book, and
said:


"Well, stranger, if you wont go
to bed, | will, but it is my habit to
read chapter Of the Holy Scrip
lures before | go to bed"


What change did these words
produce. Alarm was at once
removed from the skeptic's mind.
Though avowing himself an In
fdel, he now had confidence in
the Bible. He felt safe. He felt
that man who kept an old BIZ
bic in his house, and read it, and
bent his knee in prayer, was no
robber or murderer. He listened
to the simple prayer of the good
man, at once dismissed all his
fears, and laid down in that rude
cabin, and slept as calmly as he
did under his fathers roof


From that time he ceased to
revile the good old Bible. he
became a sincere Christian, and
often related the story of his
sventful journey, to prove the fol-
y of infdelity.
Year: 1869

THE FIRST KISS.
She stood before me, where the vines


Half hid the face so wondrous fair
The glancing sunbeam left ray
SOf glory On her golden hair.
Her sweet brown eyes looked up to mine
With all a child's simplicity;
Yet in the depths l fain had read


More than apassing thought for me.
The tiny hands and soft white arms


Closely the trellis work entwine;
The rosy lips held richer feast


Than amber clusters from the vine.
stopped and whispered, soft and low,
So sacred seemed the words to me,
''Kiss me t' | shook with sudden fear,
And then l waited trustfully.
Quick, ike the glow of early morn,
The bushes spread o'er cheek and brow;
She bends that fair and graceful head
Those brownest eyes are dewy now.
And then she raised to mine the lips
That should be mine forever more;
And all the earth, and air. and sky,


Was glorious as ne'er before
Through all my life, in good or i'll,


Till finished in the silent grave,
My lips with glad delight will feel


The first warm Kiss my darling gave.
Year: 1869

White men cannot vote in Rhode
Island unless they are possessed of
one hundred and thirty-four dol
lars worth of real estate, yet at the
next session of the Legislature the
Radicals will adopt the XVIII
Amendment, by which all the
worthless negroes in the State can
put their votes in the ballot box.
They like negroes, but despise
"poor white trash"
Year: 1869

Six weeks ago an aged resident
of Lawrence, Mass, dreamed that
he was soon to leave this world,
taking with him his grandson, then
a healthy boy at school. The boy
was subsequently taken i'll, and
the credulous grandfather warned
the sympathisers that medicine
would be of no avail, as he would
certainly die. Last week the boy
died, despite every effort to save
him, and the grandfather expired
a day or two after. The dream
is somewhat spoiled by the fact
that the boy died and took his
grandfather, instead Of the grand
father dying and taking the boy.
Year: 1869

Coon DEEDs.--For every one life has
some blessing, some cup that is not mix
cd with bitterness. At every heart there
is soae fouut ofpurc water, and all men,
at some time or other, taste lite sweet
moss. Who is he that has not found
in his path of lifo some fragrant rose
bush, scenting oil the air with sweet
virtue that the storm Of time never
destroy. Write your name in kindness,
love and mercy upon the hearts of the
thousand you come in contact with each
year, aud you will never be forgotten.
No, your name, your deeds, viii be as
legible on the hearts you leave behind,
as the star on tho brow Of evening
Good deeds will shine as the stars of
heaven.
Year: 1869

LIGuT HEARTED PEoPLE.-Thero
are people who habitually make the
best things, not from a sense of duty,
not from dislike of sympathy, not from
any shrinking from pain on their own
account or for others, but simply from
a natural and unconquerable lightness
OF heart. These people supply the
oxygen of the moral atmosphere, aud
should be maintained at the public ex-
pense to keep il sweet aud pure. Even
If Instead Of bsing, as they generally are,
active and otherwise ostimable members
of society, they did nothing but enjoy
life, they would still be worth cultiva.
ting for the sake Of the light aud heat
which they kindlc, The only difficulty
is how to regulate them They are SO
irresistibiy impelled to sing songs that
in world where heavy hearts arc un.
fortunately common, il is difficult always
to keep the vinegar and nitre apart
Year: 1869

Prof. Agassiz says that fish is kind
of food that refrcshes the system, cspe-
cially after intellectual fatigue. There
is no other article of food that supplies
the waste Of the head so thoroughly as
fish diet; and the evidence oft is in the
fact that all the inhabitants Of the sea
shores the world over are the brighter
population of the country. Fish contains
phosphorus to large extent, chemical
element which the brain requires for
growth and health.
Year: 1869

A colorcd deck hand gave an ex q.
hibition of his strength the other
day in Detroit. Several men were
putting forth their united efforts to
lift on end II hogshead of sugar in
the Michigan Central freight de.
pot, when he babe them get out of
the way, and with no great appar.
ent effort, graspcd tho chimes and
turned up tho huge weight. Some
thing being said in regard to his
strength, ho then took keg of
nails and held it out at arms
length, grasping the chimes at
ther end. With one hand be
seized and moved a dray several
feet, and with both hands carried
it completely around. A box of
tin, about as much as an ordinary
man can carry, he held at full
length over his head, and should-
cred barrel of -four as easy as o
boy could shoulder small stick Of
wood.
Year: 1869

Most people think that the 40.
lection of matter for o newspaper
islthe easiest part of the business
How great ah error. To look over
and over hundreds of exchange
papers every day, from which u
select enough tor one. especially
when it is not what shall, but
what shall not be selected. II
every person who reads q paper
could have edited ii, we should
hear less complaints. Every sub.
scriber takes the paper for hi'
own benefit, and If there is moth.
ing in it that suits him, it must be
stopped, it is good for nothing -
J ust as many subscribers as an ed
itor may have, 70 many tastes he
has to consult. One wants some.
thing sound, one wants anecdotes
fun and frolic, and the next one
wonders why 8 man ofgood sense
will put such stuff in his paper -
Something spicy comes nut and
the editor is a blackgnard. Next
comes something argumentative and
the editor is o dull fool. And be.
tween them oil, you see the poor
fellow gets roughly handled, They
never think that what does not
please them, pleases the next man,
but they insist, if the paper does
not please them, it is good for
nothing.
Year: 1869




We cannot dwell too much upon
the importance of an early and eft
ficient organization. To be eff,
cient this organization must be eff,
fected at once. 1t should extend
to every town, ward, township and
school district in Ohio Every
Republican should be enrolled. -
Every doubtful voter should be
registered. 1t should be known
precisely where each voter stands.
Voters who are classed as unce.
tam must be labored with. They
must be supplied with abundant
reading matter. They must be
talked with. AS we are having q
perpendicular party fight there arc
no fears that any Republican will
vote for Copperhead like Pen
dIeton. That is not the Danger
The danger is that through apathy
every Republican will not be Ger.
tain to vote against him. To de
feat Pendleton votes must not only
be withheld from him; they mus,
be given TO Hayes. The work ol
organization should not be left sole.
ly to the County Central Commit
tees. Candidates should be par.
ticularly active in working in this
field. Each earnest Republican
should consider himself commit
tee of one to see to the classified
tion of the voters in his own neigh-
borhood. Republicans from the
country on q visit to the county
seat should call upon some mem.
Der of their County Committee and
report to him whatever facts may
be in his possession affecting the
interests of the party in his own
locality. II documents are needed
they can be and must be obtained
through the proper channels. If
school house meetings will do good,
speakers can be secured on appli.
cation to the proper committee
Thus it happens that if any locali'
ties are neglected the fault will
rest upon the Republicans OF those
localities, If every Republican
will do his duty all will be WE'LL
0. S. Journal.
Year: 1869

Says a physician in Hearth and
Home:


1t is surprising how eagerly eve
rybody rushes at u fainting person
aud strives to raise him up, and
especially to keep the head erect.
There must bo an instructive ap.
prehension that if a person seized
with q fainting or other fit fall
down into the recumbent position,
death is more imminent. | must
have driven a mile to-day whilo a
lady, fainting, was held upright
| found her pulseless, white, and
apparently dying, and l believe if
| had delayed ten minutes longer
she wouli have really died. |
laid her head down ON lower lev
el than her body, and Immediately
color returned to her lips and
cheeks, and she became conscious.
To the excited group OF friends |
said: always remember this fact
namely: tainting is caused by a
want of blood in tho brain; the
heart ceases to act with sufficient
force to send the usual amount Of
blood to the brain, and hence the
person loses consciousness because
the function of tho brain ceases,--
Restore the blood to the brain, and
instantly the person recovcrs -
Now, though the blood is propell'
ed to all parts of the body by tho
action CT the heart, yet it is still
under the influence Of the laws Of
gra~itation. In tho erect position
the blood ascends to the hoo d
against gravitation, and the supply
10 the brain is diminished, as com
pared with the rocumbent position
the hearts pulsation being equal.
If, then, you place a person in a
sitting position whose heart has
nearly ceased to beat, his brain will
fail to receive tho blood ; while, If
you lay him down, with the head
lower than the heart, blood will
run into the brain by the mere
force of gravity, and. in fainting,
in sufficient quantity to restore
consciousness. Indeed, nature
teaches us how to manage fainting
persons, for they always fall, and
frequently are at once restored by
the recumbent position into which
they are thrown"
Year: 1869

PLEASANT SURPRIsE.-Re7. a. E. Dick
-inson, D. D., was the recipient Of very
pleasant surprise on Wednesday night. On
reaching his home after the services had
been concluded he wae handed letter con-
tanning receipted bill for suit Of clothes.
The letter stated that those who gave the
present did so " as token Of lasting graft
tude for his untiring efforts in their behalf"
The present was rendered the more accept
able, and was more highly appreciated,
from the fact that it came from those who
are not members and others who have but
recently united themselves to the church.
Year: 1869

A CoNTEMPTIBLE THEFT. Yesterday
morning an elderly woman, very feeble and
very poor, got negro hackman to take her
to the Petersburg depot. When she got
there she was too feeble to 90 to purchase
her ticket, go she gave the hackman the
only three dollars she had in the world,
and requested him to get her ticket, pro-
missing to pay him on his return. The fel-
low left with the money, leaving the old
woman on the train to make her way as best
she eould.