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Year: 1869

Position IN SLEEPING.-It is better to 60
to sleep on the right side, for then the stonl-
ach is much in the position of bottle turned
upside down. and the contents of it are aided
in passing out by gravitation. If one goes
to sleep on the left side, the operation of
emptying the stomach of its contents is more
like drawing water from well. After GO


ing to sleep, let the body take its own posi-
ton.


If you sleep on your back, especially soon
after hearty meal, the weight of the diges-
tive organs and that of the food resting on
the great vein of the body, near the backbone,
congresses it, and arrests the flow of the
blood more or less. If the arrest is partial,
the sleep is disturbed, and there are unpleas-
ant dreams. If the meal has been recent and
hearty, the arrest is decided; and the vari-
ous sensations, such as falling over preci-
pice, or the pursuit Of a wild beast, or other
impending dangers, and the desperate efforts
to get rid of it, arouse us, and send on the
stagnating blood, and we wake in a fright,
or trembling, or in perspiration, or feeling
exhausted, according to the degree of stagna-
ton, and the length and strength of the ef-
forts mace to escape the danger.


But when we are unable to escape the dan
ScC--N ucu hO w ldAL ONCA tnO plSSlpiOC1
when the trembling building crushes US
what then? That is death! That is the
death of those of whom it is said, when found
dead in the morning, that "they were as we'll
as ever they were the day before )" and often
it is added, "and ate heartier than common ~
This last, as frequent cause of death to
those who have gone to bed to wake no more,
we give merely as private opinion. The
possibility of it's truth is enough to deter any
rational man from late and hearty meal.
This we do know with certainty, that waking
up in the night with painful diarrhea, or
cholera, or bilious collie ending in death in q
very short time, is probably traoeable to a
late large meal. The truly wise will take
the safe side. For persons to eat three times
day, it is amply sufficient to make the last
meal of cold bread aud butter. and cup of
some warm drink. No one can starve on it;
while perseverance in the habit soon begets
a vigorous appetite for breakfast, so promis-
ing of day of comfort--Hau's Journal Of
Health.
Year: 1869

A young lady of Jefferson, Ohio mistook q
bottle of violet ink for perfumery, in the dark
ness the other evening. and put some upon
her handkerchief, which she used to wire her
face. and. fastening to church Immediately
after, sac created an Immense sensation.
Year: 1869

A married man who eloped from Mississippi
with another woman has just written to his
deserted wife to educate his three children
respectfully, as he hopes to meet them in
heaven, if circumstances over which he has
no control should forbid their meeting again
on earth.
Year: 1869




BEAUTIFUL ExrRAcr.-We take the follow
ing beautiful extract from speech Of ex-Gov-
ernor n. S. Brown, Of Tennessee. on the
Confederate Commemoration Dcy in Nash
Vile:


II believe in the capacity Of the people for
self-Government Constitutional Government
is not dead. Like Lazarus, it has only slum-
bered. 1t will arise again in all its fulness
and all its glory. In the language Of anoth
er. Like the last tower of a ruined palace
it still holds it's head to heaven, while the
walls of its splendor and the bowers of its de-
light lie in desoation around, its germ
is still alive and vigorous, and will reproduce
the same venerable tree of liberty beneath
the broad. green shadows of which all these
weary millions, North and South, will nestle
and find protection and repose. a..


To accomplish this requires time and pa
tience, and endurance, and charity, and jus
tice. There never was a civil war vet, that
was not followed by evils and disorders of
greater or less magnitude. Like the ocean
when lashed by tempest, the sturdiest art
and experience are impOtent to resist, and
when the storm is over, the waves still roll
and break upon the beach. but with less and
less volume, until at last the most humble.
bark can ride in safety and security. This
National ocean of ours has been disturbed by
q tempest such as we never before encountered,
brought on by fate, or folly, or crime, or pss-
sion, or by whatever other cause. And
though its thunders have ceased to roar, it's
elements are still in commotion, but grad
ually yielding to the mysterious laws which
govern human society-laws of interest, of
Justice and of patriotism, quite as potent as
those which govern nature in her wide
domain.
Year: 1869

sg invalid physician while visiting the
Island st. crx for their health experienced and witnessed many surprising and
beneficial effects Of the Bum there produced valds who ke
seeking health and inquiry and investigation obtained full history


Its medicinal virtues Hs delighted and surprised and after his recovery,
which occurred determined possible to the sole right manufacture
L IN the United States.


The result his ahs glorious for himself and suffering humanity
PLANTATION BTERs thus made world PLAN
TATIN sTTER being article Of real merit founded upon principles aad


relying wholly vegetable world for It's medicinal effects worked rapid
history medicine and became household word all the civilized
cabass TlssoX tanan health and the demand for
the PLANTATION 5TER far exceeded the abilities Of the popTs supply
Notwithstanding large importation Of st. cz Rum expressly for the


pounding these se the quantity inadequate therefore became necessary
that extensive scale abroad should made and
dispatched that purpose securing
leasing several plantations the largest and most productive estates the
island Houses stills and erected as By magic which utterly aston
hsd the natives The services experienced and natives the island
cured and very the ops the PLANTATION BTERS position
supply their laboratory with all the perfectly st. cz Rum needed manu
turing GREAT DYSPEPTc TONIC AND TaoRAToa represents
the natives crushing the and otherwise preparing for the stills and
As anae Fever and Agu Intermittent and Mus Dyspepsia and
diseases unsurpassed
history the world Over FIVE million disposed annually They


adapted old and naeand female They agreeable taste and always
produce an immediate beneficial result
Year: 1869

neatly irOned, and my brown hair
cOmbed smoothly back from my sun.
burnt face. took a basket of black
berries, and laying the towel on the
top, l started for the gathering. /
felt very humble and timid, but a
kind of sv ct hOpetulness that had
clung to me from the first knowledge
of the enterprise.


There was a good deal of noise
and hustle in the kitchen when |
went in, for the ladies' were unpack
ing baskets and talking loudly, and
altogether, and somehow | GOT
crowded up between the windows
with my basket, when some one
whispered, Here they come, out
here : and sure enough there was
the minister, and his little wife. shak.
ing hands with everybody and smil-
ing sweetly. At last they got to
where l. stood, and the lady held out
her hand.


i don't know your name, but


'Eanny Bailey said |; will You
accept a towel to wipe the dishes 1!
tits all mother had to send


How | had the courage to say so
much | don't know, but the lady
looked at me so Sweetly, and then
turned and presented Mr.. Moore,
her husband, and | put the basket
of Derries in his hand. and, would
you believe it, they stood right there
and laughingly agreed that he
should wipe his face on her towel,
if he could divide the fruit and |
was called upon to witness the trea-
ty. O it was the happiest hour of
my life, and the beginning of many
happy hours.


/ have not time to tell you of all
the good that followed in the foot
steps Of brother Moore. How the
wilderness blossomed as the rose,
and the parched ground gf"e forth
spriG@s Of living water. V, ing
wives lined their heads and smie1
with new born hope. Keeling hus-
bands walked erect in tue pride of
manhood. Substantial con forts
came to the homes long bare and
desolate. Dear Mrs. Moore became
as sister to me; i'll her friendly bo-
som ! poured all my sorrow and
pride, ana wickedness; with her |
learned humility, submission and
trust in God.


Our home is now comfortable and
happy. Little Benny has gone to
his loving Saviour. Our father is
our pride and JOY, for he is laboring
in the cause of temperance, and
many poor wandering inebrateS are
being reclaimed through his inhu-
ence,


Many years have passed since [
made my first Offering for the sake
of the gospel, yet | am sure it was
the first link that bound me to the
good and true of this life, and though
the chain is ottentimes dim and tar
nished here, the links will be golden
in that land which lies beyond the
river of death.
Year: 1869

The tallow candle Is the offspring Of
the tallow torch used in the twelfth cen.
iury. When talow candles woro frst
introduced their cost was so great that
only the most wealthy could afford tho
iuSury, aud It was not til the fifteenth
century that they were sufficiently
chcapcncd TO come into general use.
Year: 1869

Judd's bill, declaring that packing OF
pork and beef shall not be treated as a
manufacture under the revenue laws.
will undoubtedly pass. Commissioner
Delano has suspended his construction
of the present law, which classed it as
a manufacture, and the Committee on
Ways and Means will report the bill in
q short time.
Year: 1869

The farmers of Sussex are ploughing and get
thug In order their low ground, and II the season
continue dry we shall Look for the largest plant
iug Of corn that bus been In Sussex Tor many
ynafa.
Year: 1869

THREATENING SPEECH OF THE ATTORNEY-GEN-


ERAL AGAINST CONFEDERATION.


HALIFAX, June 0.-In the House of Assembly
to-day the AttorneyGeneral alluded to the subject Of the
repeal OF the Union act and said the British Legislature
has not power to tax Nova Scotia and therefore las not
power TO alter her Constitution Tho Province must be
liberated from the Union. Mild measures had already
been taken for the attainment Of the object and now they
about TO try stronger measures. He moved that
the AtorneyGeneTal OF Nova Scotia be authorized TO
obtain in the higher English Courts OF law judicial
opinion TO her forced Union with Canada and stated
that II after ALL the freedom OF the Province could not
be secured they would have have recourse to extreme
steps He did not, however, intimate what the steps
should be. The debate attracted but little interest only
about dozen persons being IN the gallery. The debate
will be resumed tomorrow.


NEWFOUEDLAND-THE TUNNEL BILL DEFEATED


OTTAWA, Ontario, June 9.-The resolutions for
the admission OF Newfoundland into the Union passed
through the Committee Of the House Of Commons last
night.


The Detroit River Bridge Tunnel bill rejected on
representations by the Great Western Railway Company
that IL would undertake the construction OF the Work
within u months,
Year: 1869

A MAN who put over three thousand dollars
In 20 bonds in the ash. hole OF his smoke
house for safe keeping, and where his wife
made fire and burned them all to pieces, sent
the remains to the United States Treasury here
for redemption, and the experts managed TO
identify the whole amount, which will b. re.
issued to him.
Year: 1869

THE SPANISH GUNBoATs.-The Juniata.
Dale and Dictator have been ordered to New
York, to assist Marshal Barlow in the deten-
ton OF the gun boats seized as being intended
for use by the Spanish Government against
Peru. The Frolic is ordered to be in readiness
so proceed to their assistance il necessary
Year: 1869

Tow MOORE, the poet, used to tell good
story of gentleman who. when he was short
Of money, and his relatives were stingy and
refractory. used to threaten his family with
the publication of his poems. The invariable
and immediate result was as much money as
ha uanted
Year: 1869

Gen. Halleck. in his annual report.
says of Arizonia, that if there are rich
mines OF gold and silver they have
been undeveloped. and are probably
undiscovered. He believes that the
true prosperity of Arizonia lies in her
agriculture. The country is fertile, and
il has capacity for extensive cultivation.
The wealth of Arizona will come out of
her soil. and the farmer will gather it
long before the miner will receive any
return for his outlay.
Year: 1869

Chicago, March 22.-One of the last of
President Johnson's acts was to order the is
sue of two millions and a half of Govern
ment bonds to the Central Pacific in advance
of the work. One of the first acts of Presi-
dent Grant was to stop the issue so that only
one million and a half were issued. Secre-
tary Cox has asked for legislation on the mat
ter. One of the questions involved in termi-
mating the point is, where the Union and
Central roads shall meet. The Government
Commissioners are now making examinations
for the settlement of this question.
Year: 1869

mitted to the Committee of judiciary with
view to the modification of the law now in
torce- Ii Is not known what changes will be
proposed. Many Senators suppose they will
be such as to relieve the President from his
present embarrassment. Il seems a majority
of Senators are opposed to the total repeal
of the law and desire to retain Its principles,
but think some proviso should be added which
Will render IL generally satisfactory
Year: 1869

Washington, March pa bill was intro
duced in the Senate to-day which authorizes
the Secretary of the Treasury whenever he
deems il for the public interest, TO pre- pay
The interest on the public debt for period
not exceeding one year.
Year: 1869

Breckenridge says he is "an extinct
Volcano As figure of speech it will
do, but we advise his enemies not to put
too much dependence on it. They had
better keep away from the Crater 5
m nnth
Year: 1869

Every scheme for the post
ponement of the payment Of
the debt is a trick to take
many times the amount out
of the laboring interest o. he
country in going along, and
the whole of it in the end
We pay it eight times over
by waiting one generation,
sixty times over by waiting
two, and one thousand times
over by waiting three and
one-third generations. La
boring men went to the war
and got shot. Capital staid
at home, coined money out OF
the public distress, and made
the corpses of their fellow
citizens stepping stones to
princely fortunes.
Year: 1869

No CHANGE OF FRONT.
AS the Democracy refused
to change front in the midst
of the late battle, so now
they will not break ranks and
fall into confusion, after their
discipline has been so severely
tried, and they have proved
themselves as steady under
fire, and as true to their stand
ard, as the Old Guard at
Waterloo, who refuse either
to retreat or surrender. The
Democratic party never oc-
cupied SO proud a position as
to-day. In point of discip-
line and morale, it never stood
better. And as to it's princi-
pies, there is nothing to take
back, nothing to change, ex-
cept to take HIGHER and more
advanced ground in the same
line which we were pursuing.
Then onward! right inward!
-[Martinsburg New Era.
Year: 1869

The Radicals enfranchise
those who will vote for them,
and disfranchise those who
would vote against them. The
only question with them when
they consider whether a per-
son should be allowed to vote
Is, how would he votcy That's
Radical principle, That's
Radical honesty. That's the
Radical idea Of justice and
republicanism, and equal
rights, and popular liberty.
Year: 1869

grecnbacks are not liable to State OF
local taxation. This decision from
the highest Court in the country
confirms a view of the matter frat
taken by tho Enquirer, and brought
by it before the Superior Court OF
Cincinnati. Judge Storer then de.
clded that they were not taxable.
and ne has now been sustained by
the Court above.


Before the Enquirer made the is.
sue which was plain under the law
people generally were listing their
Rreenbacks in their schedule OF
taxes Therewas never any author
lty Tor it, and we always wondered
that the fact had 80 long escaped
public attention. We were roundlv
abused by our Radical cotempora.
ries at the time, and were CHARGED
with endeavoring to escape lust tax.
alton. We can afford to forget this
now when our position has been 40
emphstically endorsed by the final
arbiter OF legal resort u majority Of
whose Judges are of the Republican
taith.- Cincinnati Eaouirer.
Year: 1869

A METHOD of sewing boots and shoes with copper wire instead of the common thread has been patented, the advantage being that at very small increase in expense the strength and durability of the work are much improved.
Year: 1869

sRoucH es PoILARD.--Gen. D. IT IfiIl savs of Pollard, the Southern Historian: There was not drummer boy or colored servant in Lees army who had not more accurate knowledge of the battles Of the late war than the bomb-proof penny liner who set himself up as their chronicIer.
Year: 1869

idol of the nation, its President, begss
for its ratification. Never were the
signs SO lauspicious. Never were
the elements of success so abundant.


Let the veteran toilers of forty
years grid themselves for vigorous
tireless and final effort. We must
insure success. Besiege your Legis-
latures, give your leading men no
rest. Weary them with continual
coming. Now is your hour. One eff
fort now is worth months of common
work. While the whole land waits
breathless for every word Grant ut
ters, be sure that it never is allowed
to forget that grandest one he ever
spoke; not peace, but the path to
peace, Justice. When the great sol
dier, so tardy convert, consents to
lead the way, who of US shall slacken
in the following?


What would we not have given
a year ago to have been assured
that to-day we should see such q
vote at the Capitol, and hear such q
word from the White Hause? Can
our gratitude for such success find
content in anything but the utmost
effort of which we are capable to
make that word the mightiest blow
even his sword ever struck for
humanity and justice?


WENDELL PHILLIPS.
Year: 1869

JAMES HARPER, ex-Mayor of New
York and senior member of the
great publishing firm, as already
announced in our dispatches, died
on Saturday evening from injuries
received by being thrown from his
carriage. Dying at the age of
seventy -four, after singularly
prosperous life, his career is a re-
markable exemplifeation Of the
encouragement which our free insti-
tutions afford to the poorest to
strive for advancement The son
of a Long Island farmer, he was
early apprenticed to the printing
trade, and by his industry and skill
became noted as an excellent work
man before reaching his majority.
AS economical as industrious, he
saved a little money, and in con


nection with his brother John began
the printing and publishing business
in very small way. Two other
brothers were added to the compa-
ny, and before either of the four
had reached the age of twenty five
they were known as a well off and
rising firm. Were more of the
aspiring young men of our day to
work as hard and constantly as did
the Harpers they could hardly fail
Of success, even if their efforts were
not so richly rewarded as those OF
the Long Island lad.-Cin. Gazette.
Year: 1869

takes the ground that people are
not made welcome. We make a
few extracts e'i t~ A-'5f


There is perhaps, not member
of the church to be found who
would not feel gratified to have his
place of worship filed every Sunday
to its utmost capacity, except that
he would rather prefer his own pew
should hold only his own family.
Here is the rub; this is where the
shoe pinches. Each man wants
every pew crowded except his own.
He feels, somehow or other, that he
has right to it; his money pays
for it, and to have it occupied by
strangers is irritating.


Last summer, in the beautiful
leafy June, we had a desire to hear
Fifth avenue preacher, and as our
own church was always crowded to
replction we thought our seat would
be filled by some stranger, and we
would not be missed; knowing a
friend who had pew, we obtained
permission to occupy a seat in it.
We were greatly edited. At the
conclusion of the services, it was
stated that the regular pastor would
occupy the pulpit on the next
Sabbath day for the last time during
the Summer, but that the house
would be opened all the season, the
services of another having been Sc
cured; the pastor expressed the
hope that the members of another
church, which would he closed for
repairs, would be welcomed to
worship with them; also all stran-
gers who night chance to drop in.
Accordingly we were on hand
bright and early next Sabbath
morning with some ladies. There
were about a dozen persons in the
building, and not seeing any one
to show US a seat, nor liking to
stand an indefinite time, we thought
that under all the circumstances OF
the case, there was to be a free fight
and we might very properly take a
seat where it suited US.


Scarcely had we comfortably
seated ourselves, when we were
very courteously and yet hesita-
tingly asked by the sexton.


care you friends of Mr.. Blank p


ssNo sir" -s.


"Mr. Blanks family always attend
church. Would you have any OBJ
jections to take another seat ?"


mot the slightest 4s .'s-
| This is the third time we have
been invited out of pews in une.
quivocal terms in the dog days
when there was pew after pew. be
fore and behind, up stairs and down
stairs, right and left, without sol
itary occupant; every time in 6
Presbyterian church, every time ir
mid summer. and every time after 6
public invitation from the pulpit
and twice from a special advertise
ment in the newspaper.


, 1t cannot be supposed that the
Presbyterians are less hospitable
than other pewed churches, nor thai
it is mere coincidence that we
have been invited out of pews three
times, in plain unmistakable words
the fair presumption is that it is the
) same in all places Of public wor
) ship, where the pews are rented, an6
that thousands have been served il
the same way, but have not take1
the trouble to make it known in /:
public manner.
Year: 1869

The Committee of Conference Of
the two Houses of Congress made
a Report on Wednesday, the 31st
ul., which was accepted in the Sen
ate by vote of AZ to s, and in tho
House by 106 to 81.


The bill, as proposed to be adopt
ed, repeals the 1st and I'd sections of
the original Tenure of Office act of
March I'd, 1867. The 1st section of
the Senate amendment is left un-
touched; the I'd section is amended
so as to read as follows: el


That during any recess of the SEN
ate the President is hereby empow-
cred, in his discretion to suspend
any civil officer appointed by and
with the advice and consent of the
Senate, except Judges of the United
States Courts, until the end of the
next session of the Senate, and to
designate some able person, subject
to be removed in his discretion by
the designation of another, to per-
form the duties of such suspended
officer in the meantime; and such
person SO designated shall take the
oaths and give the bonds required
by law to be taken and given by the
suspended officer, and shall during
the time he performs his duties, be
entitled to the salary and emolu
ments of such officer, no part of
which shall belong to the officer
suspended. And it shall be the du-
ty Of the President within thirty
days after the commencement of ev-
cry session of the Senate. except for
any Office which in his opinion
ought not to be filed, to nominate
persons to all vacancies in offices
which exist at the meeting of the
Senate, whether temporarily filled or
not, and so in the place Of all officers
suspended and if the Senate during
such session, shall refuse to advise
and consent to an appointment in
the place of any suspended officer,
then and not otherwise, the Presi-
dent shall nominate another person
as soon as practicable to said session
of the Senate for said office. -f