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Year: 1869

Many men are dlsplrlted by small reverses
and disappointments, and surrender their man.
hood to trifes; magnifying molehills into
mountains Of difficulty, and crying out that
" all is lost when they really have lost moth
ing but their own resolution. 1t is a rare ac
complishment to be able to gauge difficulties
at their actual value, and to look hopefully
over small disagreeables. There comes from
Australia, bit of romance which is quite as
good in its way, as the royal prisoner and his
spider-the old story Try again


A certain Mr. Wilson, of Wilson & Co., has
Just sold only portion of his share in min
ing establishment for 100000, He had al
ready realized handsome sum by the working
Of the mine, and still retains some interest in
is thus narrated: Out of funds and probably
out of credit, he reached, one evening, foot
sore and weary, "bush tavern" The land
lord declined to give hima bed on his prom
Use to pay" and he was compelled to "camp
out" in the bush, as he had, no doubt,
done many times before. In the morning,
perhaps because he had little funds to buy
breakfast he amused himself in prospecting.
The result was that he disappeared from the
immediate neighborhood for short time, but
subsequently returned fortified with claim"
to certain lands in that vicinity, and kept in
cOuntenance by partners. He went to work
on his claim proved himself to be man
of energy and enterprise, became the landlord
of the very Landlord" who refused him bed,
and the rest of the story is told aboye


This romance is of nature not confined
to gold fields. THE filings and arrows Of out
rageous fortune" is phrase which has more
petuance than reason in it. Men ought to be
superior to mere circumstances and might be,
too, if they would use their reason, and assert
their manliness If the last feather of weight
breaks the back, the more shame to the back
which allows itself to be broken by the addi
tional weight of feather, when little energy
would shake off not only the last feather, but
the main bulk, if people in despair did not
count it glory to be ruil 8 The successful


miner in Australia, head the house of Viii


son & Co., was probably sufficiently disgusteC
with the rudeness of a man, perhaps in al


respects his inferior In the down hill path
if person is so unfortunate as to drift into it.


he will find no lack of inhospitality, and plenty
of people more ready to push him down thar
to help him up. IF he wastes his time in la
mentation, and strength in gratifying an irasci
BILE temperament, his course will still be down
ward; but if he prospects carefully as h,


walks, the turn of the "long lane" will b


found sooner or later. look late steadily il


the face, and you may often look the 4" wOrs


look out of countenance.- .-PbiIG. Ledger.
Year: 1869

There is as much connection between
the words and the thoughts as there is be-
tween the thoughts and actions. The lat
ter is only the expression of the former,
but they have a power to react upon the
soul and leave the stain of corruption there.
A youngm man who allows himself to use one
vulgar or profane word has not only shown
that there is foul spot upon the mind,
but by the appearance of that word he ex-
tends that spot and inAames it till, by in
diligence, it will pollute and ruin the soul.
BE as careful of your words as your
thoughts.


If you can control the tongue so that no
improper words are pronounced by it, you
will soon be able to control the mind, and
save it from corruption. You extinguish
the fire by smothering it or by preventing
bad thoughts burning into language. New
er utter a word anywhere which you are
ashamed to speak in the presence of the
most refined female, Try this a little
while and you will soon have command of
Yourself.
Year: 1869

Womans Scli-Posscssion-Th Drowning of


the Man who Proposed to Save lIer-The Cam


die that set the Fire-A Murder in the Strug-


gle for Life.


The Missouri Republican prints the
following account of the remarkable ex-
perience of Anna Gurney:


There was young lady on board of the
Stonowall, about seventeen years Of age,
with whom Anna was we'll acquainted, and
they kept together. On Wednesday even
ing, after supper, Anna invited her COM
panion to 90 down with her on the main
deck and sleep with her, as she haG a
comfortable berth. The women, being tired,
divested themselves of their outer cloth
ing aud went to bed. On the deck there
were several Italians who were drunk and
noisy one of whom had candle in his
hand, and carelessly placed it ON bale Of
hay, setting it on ere. Ti-s tlz75 -,,..s
Immediately given, and in a second the
boat was sheet of fame. Anna jumped
up in her night clothes to save herself.
All was confusion. She stood on the
guards of the boat as long as it was safe,
during which she felt perfectly calm and
self,possessed. A gentleman came up and
proposed that if she would jump off with
him into the water he would try and save
her. She said, ''no; try and save your
self I think | can save myself" He
jumped off, and she saw him drown. She
stayed ON the guards until she was forced
to jump into the river or burn to death,
as the boat in the quarter became nearly
enveloped in flames. She made the plung
and went to the bottom. When she came
up she caught hold of rope, and thought
it led to the boat, but it was rope attach
ed to the spar, which had tumpbled over
into the water She pulled herself along
by the rope until she came to the spar
that had drifted under the burning steam
er. While here a post of the burning
cabin overhead fell down, and a portion
struck her on the shoulders, injuring her
severely. By this time she got off the
spar, and while holding, her hand was
burned by drops of melted pitch, which
trickeled down. She being under the
guards, was saved from being crushed by
the falling spars and smoke pipe.


A gentleman at this time, who was
struggling in the water, managed also, to
get astride of the spar. At this time the
bursting of the coal oil cans covered the
water with liquid sheet of fire. AS she
expressed it, ''the water was on fire." She
and her companion held on to the spar
until boat came from Neeley's Landing
to their rescue, mile and half distant,
their safety being due to their position
under the guards.


AS near as can be estimated, there were
aboard the boat: cabin passengers 80,
deck passengers l65, officers Is, deck crew
SO, cabin crew 20-total 275.


A group of men i'll the water sought to
save themselves by the aid of a bale of
floating hay, which was too small to float
them all. A savage contest ensued for its
possession, all struggling to obtain lodg-
ment upon it, when one more desperate
than the rest was reused to demonac pas
sion, and drawing knife, plunged it in
to companions body, and the lifeless
form rolled over into the current, which
was reddened by his blood. The act of
fiendish impulse was speedily avenged, for
the whole party are believed to have been
drowned.
Year: 1869




If you dance we'll, dance but seldom.
If you dance ill, never dance at all.
If you sing well, make no puerile ex-
cuses.


Ii you sing indifferently, hesitate not a
moment when you are asked, for few
persons are competent judges of singing,
but every one is sensible of desire to
please.


If in conversation you think person
wrong, rather hint difference of opinion
than offer a contradiction.


1t is always in your power to make a
friend by smiles; what folly to make ene-
l.ias by frowns. --ssNever DO it,"


When you have an opportunity to praise,
do it with all your heart.


When you are forced to blame, do it
with reluctance.


If you are enyious of another woman,
never show it but by allowing her every
good quality and perfection, except those
she really possesses.


If you wish to let the world know you
are in love with particular man, treat
him with fOrmality, and every one else
with case and freedom.


If you are disposed to be pettish or in
solent, it is better to exercise your ill-hu-
NOR on your dog, cat or servant, than on
your friend.


If you would preserve beauty rise early
If you would preserve esteem, be gen.
tie.


If you would obtain power, be conde-
sceuding.
Year: 1869

Every able-bodied young man during
the winter is expected to, and generally
does, do vast amount of visiting, and to
guard them from the rock so many are
splitting upon, a whisper of advice as to
how they can, perhaps enhance themselves
in til eyes of the young ladies'; the effect
may not be unwecome, and many mar
tyrs to late hours will thank us for insinu-
&ting the suggestion into the minds of their
laorers. 1t is simply this: DON'T stay
pAJos lyat. Eight o'clock is qui,e early
enough to appear at beauty's feet, and you
should incontinontly vanish at ten. Eve
ry minute you stay beyond ten initiates
against you. Your charmer, after two
hours, will begin to exhibit symptoms (in-
visible to you) Of getting sleepy if not IA
tiguod. Her parents will be kept up too
late, and her mamma, in particular, de-
prived Of the precious privilege of cross
questioning your Angelica and dissectng
you when you are out Of the house. En-
deavor to make yourself as agreeable as
possible from eight to ten, and then leave
promptly. Short and frequent visits tell,
when your setting-out policy of staying
until the old gentleman comes down and
asn- you to remain few minutes longer
ata Get your breakfast, never would count.
T..e young ladies' will like this better and
look all the fresher for not having been
victimized from ten to twelve the night
before, and make themselves more charm
ing than ever the next time. Young fell
lows suffering from their first attack of
calf love will think this cruel advice, but
the parents and young ladies will not.


The readers Of newspapers are aware
that Grant has been the recipient of many
presents, but the great majority of them
have, perhaps, no definite idea of the mon
eg value of these presents. The National
Intelligencer says, leaving out any mem
tion of the items, as only calculated to
consume time and confuse the Judgment,
we may say that the money value of the
various presents, accepted and pocketed
by General Grant at the outset of his ad-
ministraton as a sort Of preparatory exer-
else, we suppose, for an immaculate career,
amounted to sum ranging from 100000
70 100000, and nearer we believe, to the
latter than the former figure. Our honest
belief is that, somehow or other, General
GRANTS to-day at least 100000 better
off than he was six years ago, and that his
proper salary in that time would not equal
100000, out of which would come, of
course, his family expenses. The mystic
ries of all this we do not affect to guess at
the known presents are what we mean to
mention just now, amounting, as above
stated, to much over 100000.
Year: 1869

Some boys in Cincinnati stole the bow
els of a hand.organ which belonged to a
minstrel who was stone-deaf. The next
morning he took his place and ground
away as gaily as ever, producing, of course,
no audible result. The by-passers ap-
peared to like that sort of thing, and con-
tributed 50 literally that the troubador
OWNED that something must be wrong.
Investigation disclosed his loss, but the
unexpected pecuniary favor with which
his outbreak of silence was received in
clines him to let the intestines of the thing
90 and run the she'll for awhile
Year: 1869

Sleep on mine ownl its a blessed thlng
EMBODIED In dreams to lie,
With the touch on thy brow of a seraph's


wing


Bent down from the far off sky
know by the light on thy glowing face
That JOY is thy waiting guest.
I fain would hold for thy souls embrace
This beautiful spell of rest
To thy heart the worlds glad voices call,
And they bear for thee no pain,
But the wine of life on they lips must pail
CIR ief over thy pathway reign
| know thy heart hath a holy stay,
For the dear God loveth thee
And sendetb His angel band alway
Thy comfort and strength TO bel
Oh. love is the rarest wealth of earth
Bv day hath 1t clasped thy hand,
And walked through the night to radiant


birth


Mid the stars of the morning land.
I live 10 know how It's sacred power
Can the human soul enthrall,
While pray that peace with lts gracious


dover


Still over our paths may fall.
/ question long as walt with thee
II death on thy face were left,
Would not my bark mid the tempests nee
Like a ship OF Its sails bereft'
should stand in the glow of Its silded day
Andl list for thy song in vain!
Or, fold my hands at thy side to stay


With green mound over MS twain
sweet heart, there Is light in thy blended


path


And our welded lives shall be
As one, be there warmth In tho SKIES or


wrath


AS one DER the crystal sea
Sleep on May the dreams that enfold the


now,


That dwell in each wakening ray,
Lead thee with the seal of a sinless bro"
To world ofendless day
Year: 1869

PADDLE Your OwN CANoE.-Judge 5
gave his son thousand dollars, telling
him to go to college and graduate. The
son returned at the end of the Freshman
year without one dollar and several ugly
habits. About the close of the vacation
the Judge said to his son:


"Well, William, are you going to coli
lcgc this year?'


'IIave no money, father


but | gave YOU a thousand dollars to
graduate on


Its all gone, father"


"Very well my son it was all | could
give YOU; you can't stay here ; you must
now pay your own way in the world"


\ new light broke in upon the vision
of the astonishcd young man. He accom-
dated himself to situation he left home,
mad his way to college, graduated at the
head of his class, studied law, became
Governor of the State of New York, ell.
tered the Cabinet of the President of the
United States, and has made record for
himself that will not soon die, being none
other than William II. Seward
Year: 1869




When men are prosperous, and are
making money, and consider themselves
rich, | wonder that it so seldom comes
home to them that they are liable to re-
verse, which shall plunge their families
into the utmost pecuniary distress Men
know that business is subject to fuctua-
tions, and that nothing is more frequent
than that men should in one year have
all the comforts and advantages Of wealth,
and the next year be stripped bare. But
a vicious hopcfulncss prevents them from
realizing that they shall ever be subject to
this fate which befalls others,


have lived long enough to see the
overthrow of a great many families, be-
cause the father, believing that he should
live and always keep them in comfortable
circumstances, had neglected to make an
Independent provision for them.


| believe it to be the duty of every
man who is prosperous, out of debt, and
making money, to settle upon his wife a
certain amount of property, which shall
not be affected by either his bankruptcy
or his death This may be done by life
insurance-espccially if it be a policy
which is not forfeited by neglect Of pay
ment But still better way is to settle
upon the wife u good house, and the fur
niturc Then, it misfortune comes, the
man will still have a home He will be
secure at the root, and may begin again
with some hope If death takes away
the father, the nest remains. Tho chill
/ dren do not need to be scattered


Some persons have questioned whether
scrupulous honesty would allow one tc
hold back from creditors any part Of a
husbands property. \ settlement Of
property on another, while debt haugs
over it, either for the sake of avoiding
payment of debt, or of securing the fam.
ily, would be fraudulent dishonest and
wicked. But if, while clear of debt, the
husband settles property on his wife, tol
the lust maintenance of herself and chill
dren, his after debts have no more claim
upon that property than if he had sold
and transferred it to Il neighbor, Instead o.
to his own wife. No man has a right tC
leave family whom he has accustomed
to afflucnce, liable to sudden and wasting
poverty \ provision made betimes, il
property, for the safety of his family ii
case of his death or bankruptcy, may b'
accepted and employed by the most sensi
tive conscience. write strongly on thi
subject, because have seen so much dis
tress arising from the want of such pre-
cauton.-Il W BLEcIIrG. in V. J


L"'y"r
Year: 1869

Among the achievements attributed to
Gen. Grants new Secretary of the Treasury
is the paternity of the 18th amendment.
The service rendered the country by him in
this respect will not be lightly weighed or
soon forgotten when it is remembered that
the 18th amendment occupies in print about
six lines.
Year: 1869

We are authorized to say that George
Francis Train will not at present don the
Boomer costume, preparatory to appearing
in full dress crinoline. The Greciau bend
which he contracted at England while par.
taking of it's prison hospitalities, is the only
female appendsge he will indulge in till the
dignity Of woman is somewhere recognized.
Year: 1869

Pomeroy's last attempt is bill to subsi,
die a company with 100000 acres of the
public domain as a bonus for throwing a dam
across the Kansas river at Lawrence. Old
Subsidy can't rest easy without he is push.
ing through some dam scheme or other
Chicago Post
Year: 1869

A freight train, bound West, met with an
accident about eight miles west of Quincy,
on the night of the llth, by which two cars
were thrown from the track by broken
rail, precipitsting them down a high em,
bankment, and landing them bottom up
No one was hurt, and the passenger trains
were only delayed about an hour by the &C.
Year: 1869

Our latest advices from Washington give
assurance that Hamilton Fish still holds on
to the state department, bate, hook and all
and that Gen. Grant had good grip on the
cline" and thought he would be able to hold
it "all summer even without Summers as.
sistance.
Year: 1869

Our chest is divided into two apart
ments by vertical PARTITION. The wind
pipe branches into two tubes just behind
the top of the breast bone-leading down
to the lungs on either side of the heart,
which is placed between them. Those
organs in shape are like the hoof Of an OK.
They are entirely made up of air-cells, of
irregular fgure-each being approached
by the extreme point Of a tupe which is
one Of the minute subdivisions of the
windpipe- pe-called bronchi. So delicately
small are those air-cells that $4,000 be-.
long to single globule. Six hundred
millions of them make up the whole
breathing apparatus. twill be seen that
we have two lungs. acting independently
Of each other. although receiving and ex-
pelling the air, through large tube, iuto
which both bronchial pipes unite. One
lung may be diseased, while the functions
of the other sustain life. If the diseased
lung could be set at rest till the lesion
were healed, or the pipe secured so no air
could be drawn into it to increase the dis
eased surface, then pulmonary consump-
ton could be effectually arrested. or life
aud health be maintained by the labor of
one lung. When inflated, az in ordinary
Year: 1869

A recipe for this purpose very properly
belongs to work on domestic medicine,
but We have been so often solicited to give
remedy for these ''tortures of the flesh -
that we give the one which, in our own
experience, we have found most reliable.
The corn should first be we'll softened by
soaking the foot in warm water, and as
much of it removed by sharp instrument
as can be done without pain. Then ap-
ply over the surface very small quanti-
ty ofpulverized nitrate of silver, and cover
it with piece of linen or lint, in order to
keep tin its place. After twenty four
hours, the foot may be soaked again. and
that portion of the corn which has become
blackened and disintegrated by the caus-
tic removed by scraping or cutting with a
knife. Repeal the operation till cure is
effected.-.Journal If Chemistry.
Year: 1869




I come to thee tonight,
In my lone closet where no eyes can see,
And dare to crave an interview with thee,


Father of love and light.


If I this day have striven
With thy blest Spirit, or have bowed the knee
To aught of earth, in weak idolatry,


pray to be forgiven.


If in my heart has been
An unforgiven thought, or word, or look,
Though deep the malice which scarce coult
brook,


Wash me from the dark sin


If have turned away,
From grief or suffering which might relieve
Careless the cup of water cen to give,


Forgive me, Lord, l pray.


And teach me how to feel
My sinful wanderings with deeper smart
And more of mercy and of grace impart,


My sinfulness to heal


Father my soul would be
Pure as the drops of eve's unsullied dew;
And as the stars whose nightly course is true


So would I be to thee.


Not for myself alone,
Would the blessings of my love implore;
But for each penitent the wide world o'er


Whom thou hast called thine own.


And for my hearts best friends,
Whose steadfast kindness o'er my painful year:
Have watched to soothe Affections, griefs, ani
tears,


My warmest prayer ascends.


Should DER their path decline
The light of gladness, or of hope or health;
Be thou their solace, and their joy, and wealth


AS they have long been mine.


And now, o Father, take
The heart cast with humble faith on thee,
And cleanse its depths from each iniquity,


For my Redeemer's sake.
Year: 1869

The body of an unknown man was found
yesterday morning by Onccr Leonard Of the Central
Park Police hanging by rope around his neck to
In secluded portion Of the Park The body was cola
and stG and had apparently been hanging there for
several hours The decreased is apparently American


aged about IS years and had when found dark cloth


coat figured silk vest gray pautalOons, linen shirt, and
silk Beckie. The body conveyed to the MOrgue aud
photographed. in accordance with the lately
adopted by order OF the Commissioners Of Charities aud
Correction, tO aid the relatives Or friends identify Ing
tho body Coroner Rollins will hold inquest to-day.
Year: 1869

The $3.50 p. M train, yesterday, on the New
Jersey Railroad, unknown man at the Mar
ket.st depot, Newark. The had stepped upon the
front paform OF the rear ear and bad again stepped of
upon tho ground between the train and the fence which


scparntcs the two tracks When the train started he
attempted get upon the ear and In doing he was
carried against the possupporing the roof at the corner
M under tile heels and fatally injured
Year: 1869

Why seek to expand our territory be-
fore we have peace in the land we\al-
ready possess2 is there not, after the
lapse Of more than four years and the ex-
penditure of millions upon millions of
dollars, less peace upon one-third of the
area of the United States than there was
Immediately after the disbandment efthe
Confederate armies2 Is there not now,
throughout that area, more war than
peace2 Although Mexico is always in
chronic confusion and tumult, and al.
though Cuba is oppressed almost beyond
endurance, what ordinarily intelligent
Mexican or Cuban would exchange the
condition of his country for that of the
Southern States of this Union2 The
Mexicaus and Cubans do enjoy some lib
erty, but what shadow of liberty belongs
to the people of the South 3-Louisrille
Courier Journal.
Year: 1869

A correspondent of the San Francisco
Bulletin lately visited religious meeting
held in Canton, China, by missionary.
1t was conducted in the Canton dialect.
The practices Of. coming late, going out
during the service, and sleeping under
dseourses, prevail as in other countries
During the service man came running
in, with a wild expression on his counte-
nance, and asked the minister what could
be done for man who had been fright
ened to death. The interrupted preacher
gave the necessary directions and pro-
ceeded with his remarks. But he was not
allowed to complete the service in peace
after the strange interruption. Before
the sermon closed the military mandarin
of the province happened to pass along
the street, in front of the chapel, and the
congregation tumbled pel NELL into the
street.
Year: 1869

Last week a negro woman living in
Bourbon county, KY, deliberately muir
dered one of her children by striking il
on the head and breast with club, and
then threw it over the fence into the gar
den, where it was found shortly after
wards. When asked why she did it, she
heartlessly replied that she had too many
Of them anyhow. She has not been ar
rested, bat. it is hardly possible that such
inhuman atrocity will be allowed to 60
unpuuished.