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Year: 1869

We have read a story of little boy
who, when he wanted new suit Of
clothes, begged his mother to ask his
father if he might have it. The mother
suggested that the boy might ask for
himself 81 would" said the boy, "but
1 don't feel enough acquainted with
him." There is sharp reproof to that
father in the reply of his son. Many
father keeps his children so at dis
tauce from him, that they never feel
con6dentially acquainted with him.
They feel that he is sort of monarch
in the family. They feel no familiarity
with him. They fear and respect him,
and even love him some for children
cannot help loving some, everybody
about them, but they seldom get near
enough to him to feel intimate with him.
They seldom go to him with their little
wants and trials. They approach him
through the mother They tell her
everything. They have highway to
her heart on which they go in and out
with perfect freedom. In this keeping
oll pau, ldtucIS are W Ulduuc. SulluTcu
should not be held off Let them come
near Let them be as intimate with the
father as mother. Let their little hearts
be freely opened. 1t is wicked to freeze
up the love-fountains of little ones
hearts. Fathers do themselves an in
jury by living with them as strangers.
This drives many child away from
home for the sympathy his heart Graves,
and often into improper society. 1t
nurses discontents and distrusts, which
many child does not out grow in his
lifetime Open your hearts and your
arms, oh, fathers; be free with your
children; ask for their wants and trials;
play with them be father to them truly,
and then they will not need mediator
between themselves and you.
Year: 1869

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We sometimes meet men who think
that any indulgence in an afectionate
feeling is weakness. They will return
from a journey and greet their family
with a distant dignity, and move among
children with the cold and lofty splen-
dor Of an iceberg surrounded by its
broken fragments There is hardly a
more unnatural sight on earth than one
of these families without heart. A
father had better extinguish his boys
eyes than take away his heart. Who
that has experienced the joy of friend
ship and values sympathy and affection,
would not rather lose all that is beauti.
full in Natures scenery than be robbed
of the hidden treasures Of his heart !?
Cherish, then, your heats best affec.
tion.-Miss Mullock.
Year: 1869

1t is remarkable that rounded sanpb;ras,
and rubies are always the densest, and Of
the finest water and color, showing that
they are formed by different chemical for
ces from the others. In short, there is
no more reason for supposing rounded
sapphires to be water-worn than for sup
posing that the boulders of jasper, for
instance, on the Egyptian desert, are 50
formed, when n fraction shows them to
have been formed in concentric layers 8 and
to be in their original state. The same
remarks apply to the crystals of some
other minerals, as zircon, tourmaline. and
spinel. The oriental ruby, or red variety
of corundum, is the most esteemed. hut
the rarest, and when large, and pure in
water and color, is of great value. The
oriental sapphire, or blue variety, is only
inferior in value, but found in greater
abundance; but so capricious is the color
ing, that it is very difficult to find two
stones of the same tint of blue, unless cut
from the same piece; they vary from the
deepest violet blue, to the palest and
almost imperceptible tint-even losing
that and becoming colorless, when they
form very beautiful gem, remarkable for
its whiteness and thesabsence of prismatic
colors. The commonest variety is the
oriental topaz, which is of every shade of
yellow; when pure it is highly valued,
but among hundreds of specimens it is
very few that are found without milky
opalescence, that is intensified on the
stone being cut, which renders them
worthless. These gems are colored by
metallic oxides.
Year: 1869

DoN'T LEAN UPON OyHERs.-Half, at
least, of the disappointed men one meets
are victims of i'll grounded hopes and
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES who have tried to
lean upon others, instead of relying upon
themselves. This leaning is a poor busi-
ness. 1t seldom pays. Energetic men
land they are the classes generally looked
to for aid) do not like to be leaned upon.
II you are travling in railroad car, and
great hulking fellow lays his head
against your shoulder and goes to sleep.
you indignantly shake him of. 1t is the
same in business. The man who does not
at least attempt to shoe his own row."
need not expect any one to hoe it for him.
1t is nonsense for any man to pretend to
the dignity of being unfortunate who has
depended upon others when he might have
cloven a way to fortune for himself.-Er.
Year: 1869

On Saturday Coroner Flynn held an inquest
at the Morgue over the body of Charles Gallagher tho
man who was found floating In the water OF Rikers
Island, few days ago, having rope tied around his
waist. Mrs Ann Gallagher, the widow OF the deceased,


living at No "a CannOn-st Identified the body as that OF
her husband She stated that certain persons had made
threats against her husband and she suspected they had
murdered him, but she unable 70 produce any eyi'
deIce 20 that effect Gallagher had been missing from
hs home since October last but according to the opinion
OF Dr. Shlne ana Two OF the bellevue Hospital surgeons
who made careful examination OF the body 10 had been


In the water not more than three four months IL is
supposed that the body had been found previous 10 going
ashore Kker's Island and made fast hut subsequently
broke loose and oated away, which accounts for tho
rome around the body The corpse presented the usual


pearaDee OF that OF drowned person. marks OF violence
being visible The jury rendered verdict that the
deceased 10 his death by drowning from the tes


nOny in the nothing appears TO show any violence
being offered TO the body OF deceased that he came to
his death by any other means" The Coroner stated that
should any facts subsequently appear that would war
rant him In reopening the he would certainly DO 80
Year: 1869

Cur MOUTH JOHN is on his way to Ne
vada with a herd of sick mules, which he
will dispose Of to the Nevada people at, a
great bargain After John completes his
trade it will stand him in hand to make
tracks as soon as possible, as other wise he
may find himself dancing jig at the end of
4 rope.
Year: 1869

EDITOR SrATEsMAx:-Will you please publisb
the following for the information of the citizens
of your county, claiming land under the Home.
stead Act, it being letter this day received
from the Commissioner of the General Land
Office.
Year: 1869

Grant is to be congratulated on escaping
with his life from the ofiice-scekers of New
York. Twenty to one he has marked
every mothers son of the persistent crowd of
impudent bummers who undertook to lay
down the law for his distribution of the New
York offices
Year: 1869

THRILLING INCIDENT. During the late
flood two men near Long Eddy, took rope
and went upon some low land near the Del
aware river to fasten a stack of hay, and
before they could make it fast and return,
the sudden rise of the water cut off their
communication with the high lands They
were compelled to seek refuge on the stack.
and despite ropes and ties it soon foated
off. In a moment more they were floating
down the raging tide. No help for them,
and no paddle or pole to guide their tender
and tottering craft Down, down the over
flowing and surging torrent, they foated
and ro led along. No boat could reach
them, for the water was too rough and rap
id. Soon they passed Callicoon, twelve
miles distant, and in short time was ap-
preaching the Cochecton bridge, five miles
further down. Three miles more and the
Falls would shake their hay raft to atoms
and their hopes ended. Near Milanville
they were discovered far up the river, and
boat was made ready in time to reach
them before they foated by. Just in time,
only short distance above the rapids they
were rescued and safely landed on shore,
after most fearful ride of twenty miles
upon stack of hay. Many thanks to the
brave and skillful men who snatched them,
as it were, from a watery grave.-hjngstOn
Press
Year: 1869

An Elyria (Ohio) paper tells the following:


A capital joke has just leaked out on the
good-natured and affable gentleman, Gen
L r. Sherwood, Secretary of State. During
the late canvass this prince of good fellows,
who, by the way, enjoys good joke, even
at his own expense, had occasion to stop at
Oberlin He was provided with a comfort
able room at the hotel, and Immediately
set about the task of doffing his apparel
and cladding himself with an entire change
of dress. After removing from his per-
son every stitch of clothing even to
the shirt 1the General is always very neat
and tasty in his dress), he stepped forward
and opened door, as he supposed, of
closet, for the purpose of placing therein
the doffed garments. But behold his
astonishment, when, instead of opening
the way to closet, he opened door lead
ing into a commodious sitting room, which
was occupied by number of ladies.
full developed manhood, as barren of cloth
ing as in the moment he made his debut
in the world, standing unobscured before
the ladies' and the illustration of the mod
est General at the mistake he had made,
caused CONSERVATION among the parties
that can more easily be judged than related.
The General however, notwithstanding
his shocked modesty, retreated IN good
order, and soon reinvested himself with
that of which he had been divested, but
fully convinced of the fact that all doors
opening out of rooms do not lead the way
to clothes closets. .#.-.
Year: 1869

From the Honolulu Gazette, Sept, %


A certain native living IN KSOlau has
been sick, and, apprehending that his end
was ear at hand, sent into town for d COT
fin, so that his friends might be prepared
to give him proper burial In due time
the coffin arrived, upon seeing which grave
doubts arose in the sick mans mind as to
whether it would fit. No means to
decide the question appearing so
conclusive to him as a personal
test" he tried himself and could not
get in-the thing was too narrow! He
soundly berated his messenger for his stu
pidity in not getting coffin suitable for the
purpose, and lost no time in saving the cap
ital invested so far as possible. Knowing
of another man sick like himself, who also
expected to die, he entered into negotia-
tions with him at once, and succeeded in
aisnosing OF the useless Ito him) article, at
a loss of only four dollars. Our readers
will appreciate the above when we state that
this provident gentleman is the honorable
member from Koolan, who in years past has
caused no little mirth on account of his ec-
centrlcities. We sincerely hope that the
venerable and eccentric gentleman's fears
will not be realized, but that he may, in
stead, long live and make US all laugh many
more times.
Year: 1869

The Emperor of China is fifteen years
old, and is to be married this year with i'm
mense pomp to his first and chief wife, the
Empress. He will be simultaneously pro-
vided with second and third wives, and in
all parts of the empire victims are being
collected to swell the list OF his harem. E7-
cry Tartar family is obliged to furnish its
quota. Local selections are first made, and
the holocaust is sent to Pekin, where a
fresh selection takes place, and ''chosen"
number are condemned to a lifelong Sc
clusion They are not allowed to see their
relations, may never see their lord and
master, and in the event of his death they
are still condemned to perpetual celibacy
and isolation.
Year: 1869

A SINGULAR INCIDENT. In January last,
Capt. Hiram Mari, fisherman living at
Southport, Me-, started from his home to
cross the bay to Georgetown. While maxi
ing the trip in his saiIboat he was lost, but
his body was not found, though the shores
were searched for many days. Some months
subsequently the widow of Capt Mari ape
piled to a person for the payment of
promissory note OF fifty dollars, which he
had against him at the time he was drown
ed. The debtor ayerred he had paid the
note, and refused to acknowledge that he
was indebted to the estate. AS the note
itself was in the pocket of Capt. Marr when
he was lost, no conclusive evidence could
be produced that it had not been paid,
But during the heavy gale of last Septem-
Der the body of Marr was washed ashore
at Long Beach, and In the clothing was
found wallet containing the note. The
maker of the note could no longer evade
paying it.
Year: 1869

No stream from its sources
Flows onward, how lonely soever its course,
But what some land is gladden'd. No star ever


rose
ana ana sci, without influence somewhere. Who knows
What earth needs from earth's lowest creatures


No life.
can be pure in its purposes, and strong in its


strife
and all life not be purer and stronger thereby.
fhe spirits of just men made perfect on high
The army OF martyrs who stand by the Throne
And gaze into the face that makes glorious their


own, I
Knows this surely. at last Honest love- honest


sorrow
Honest work for the day, honest hope for the NOR


row,
ARE these worth nothing more than the hama they


make weary,
The heart they have sadden'd, the life they leave


dreary?
Hush the sevenfold heavens to the voice of the


Spirit
Echo: He that overcometh shall all things inherit
Year: 1869

APPLEToNs JOURNAL, which has only
been in existence a few months, has attain
ed circulation which is unprecedented IN
the annals of journalism. It only ezenl-
plifes the fact that extraordinary lberality
of expenditure will always meet with sue
cess. Good literature is the crying heed
of the day, and the Appletons know how
to furnish it. See advertisement IN anoth-
ar column.
Year: 1869

Ma. vIcKRor, who is now East drumming nm capital to work mine in this vicinity, has, we are informed, written letter to Captain P Hargrave, of this town, in which he says he will be here early next spring, ready for operations. Mir. .vickroy is an energetic man. and we shall watch for his coming with some degree of anxiety, believing that he will be of advantage to the country, aud make A success of whatever he undertakes.
Year: 1869

A very singular phenomenon, and one
that has attracted great attention and elleIted
general inquiry, occurred in this county on
Friday, February 9Th. In this locality the
day was fair. and no indications of storm
were jiscernable. The people residing IN
western part Of the county, however, noticed
that about noon dense and peculiar looking
cloud was hanging. over Bald Hills, about
the head Of X, airing River. At about three
O'Clock the residents of Bald Hills, Roaring
River. GAINESVILLE, and Eagle Greek were
startled by an explosion SO terrifcally loud
and peculiar in sound as to create general
confusion, and fear ON the part of some that
the hour Of final account had indeed arrived.
In several localities in the immediate vicinity
of Bald Hills the earth was felt to tremble
and vibrate for several seconds after the ex-
plosion, leading some to suppose that an
earthquake had taken place. Many persons
in this town, twenty miles from Bald Hills,
heard tue explosion, but parties on Roaring
River, and in the vicinity of Gary's store,
affirm that they first heard one very loud
report, which was followed by succession of
lesser sounds, resembling the almost stimuli
taneous discharge of artillery. Two men, a
white man and an Indian, were tending a
ditch at Bald Hills when the phenomenon
occurred. The former, who is man of in.
telligence and veracity, states that while he
and the Indian we're passing along the ditch
he observed sudden flash of yellowsh light
which illuminated everything around follow
ed by explosive sounds so loud as to almost
stun him. While the sounds were still rever
berating, he cast his eyes upward and beheld
something resembling an immense ball Of
blazing fire fall with great velocity to the
earth, producing a shock which caused the
earth to tremble beneath his feet. His first
impression was that the falling body had
struck within a few hundred yards OF the
place where he was standing. but afterwards
concluded that the distance was much great
er. For several minutes after the falling of
the mysterious body the air was strongly
impregnated with peculiar Od0r resembling
that caused by heat generated by friction In
heavy machinery The Indian alluded to
also beheld the fall of the fiery mass, and i'm
mediately fell upon the ground, where be
remained several minutes with his hands
over his eyes. nearly frightened out Of his
wits. On regaining his feet he started to
run, and never stopped until he gained
rancheria several miles distant where he
succeeded in satisfying his copper colored
companions that the Great Spirit was very
angry with him for some cause


From what information we haze been
able to gain in regard to the matter, we con-
clude that the falling mass was nothing more
nor less than an immense aeroite or mete-
oric body. Efforts will be made to discover
the exact locality where it fell, but as very
heavy rain storm occurred during the next
few days following its descent, its discovery
ia doubtful
Year: 1869

The following proposed amendment to the
Consultation of the United States is before
Compress. and that body may order it sub
mitted to the states for ratification or rejec-
ton


No discrimination shall be made in the
United States, among citizens of the United
States. in the exercise OF the elective fran
cbise. or in the right to hold Office III any
State, on account of race, color, nativity or
creed


Under the provisions Of the Fourteenth
Amendment, recently ratified, persons of
color were admitted to the enjoyment of all
the political rights and immunities enjoyed
by white citizens in the ex-rebel States read
mitted into the Union. The only penalty
provided for the denial of these privileges to
colored citizens consists in the loss OF Con-
gressional representation in proportion to
the number disfranchised. These Amend
ments do not conflict with legitimate State
sovereignty, but merely provide that there
shall be no representation based on class
deprived of citizenship. This is right and
just. and the people have SO decreed it.


As to this new proposed Amendment, we
see no necessity for it. So far as colored
men in the reconstructed States are concern
ed, they have already received all the guar
antees Of political privileges which can be
awarded them by Constitutional provis-
ions. With regard to the sparse colored
population of the non-rebelling States, their
interests are not sufficient to justify the
adoption of this Amendment exclusively in
their behalf In the event of its ratification,
there would be nothing to prevent Chinese
becoming citizens except the United States
Naturalization Laws, which permit none to
become naturalized except g free white
men," In common with all reasonable men
on this coast, we desire to preserve all the
barriers existing between us and the admis-
sion of Chinese to citizenship, and for this
reason we cannot look upon the proposed
Amendment with favor. We have no fears,
however, that it will ever become part of
the Constitution.
Year: 1869

Many the writer these lines and invalid physician while visiting the
Island St. crz for their health experienced and witnessed surprising


beneficial effects there produced theinvaId ke
ourselves seeking health and inquiry and investigation obtained full history
Of its medicinal He delighted and surprised and after his
which determined possible the sole manufacture
and sell il in the United States.


The result his abors for himself and suffering humanity
made the world PLAN
TAToN BITTERs being founded principles


relying medicinal worked rapid
history medicine household word al the civilized
cabaso Tls6o tazan health and the demand for


PLANTATION BTTERs exceeded abilities Of the
Notwithstanding importation St. oiz Rum made for the
pounding B the quantity inadequate therefore became
abroad should made and
dispatched Thomas for that He fortunate in securing and
leasing the largest and productive estates the
presses erected N by which utterly aston
experienced and natives theand
cured and the pr Of the PLANTATION BS in position
their laboratory with all the perfectly st. cz needed in anc
turing vIaoRAToR
crushing and otherwise preparing for the stills and


anidoe Fever Intermittent and Miaous and
unsurpassed
history annually
adapted old and male and female They agreeable taste and always
roduce immediate beneficial result
Year: 1869

AERoLITE INcIDENTs.-Mr. Durfor, who
was driving McDonalds Express wagon on
the day of the Bald Hills phenomenon states
that he distinctly saw the flash of the meteor
from near the Terbush place, and was greatly
surprised at the occurrence, as the sun was
shining brightly, and no indications of
storm were anywhere visible at the time
When the report occurred w Miller, of Eagle
Creek, was at work in his mining claim,
some distance from the house occupied by his
family. Remembering that he had several
kegs of powder in the house, he Immediately
inferred that they had exploded, and so ran
to the house, expecting to see his family
annihlated, but was agreeably disappointed.
The explosion heard at Bass, on Still
water, and at Woodman's, on Little Cow
Greek.


GRANTS SENTINENTs.-On receiving Off
cial notification of his election, on the 18th
General Grant made short speech, to the
effect that he intented to make economy and
official faithfulness the chief basis of his ad-
ministration. lie stated that he had already
settled on his Cabinet appointments, but
will not even let those whom he has chosen
know of the choice until he sends their names
to the Senate for confirmation. lie adopts
this course to avoid the pressure which other
wise would be brought to bear by the parti-
sans of this or that favorite. lie also re-
marked that all appointed officials would
have to rigidly perform their duties or receive
their dismissal. Grant means business.
Year: 1869

IT Is encouraging TO know that the
most intelligent manufacturers of
New England are looking at the sub
jeet nom this point of view. They
need cheap coal, which they could
haye from Nova Scotia ifit were not
for the tariff; they need tFahsporta-
ton from the West to diminish the
cost Of their food, but the tariff on
railroad iron makes transportation
expensive, they need cheap lumber,
which Canada would furnish If It
were not for the dutS; they could
purchase leather, and wool, and other
raw materials of their manufactures
at about half their present cost il
trade were free; and an Intelligent
self Interest Is bringing them to see
that their prosperity AS n manufac-
turing community is really ObstFucted
by the tariff which las been enacted
number the pretence 'ofa benefit. There
IS no part of the country where the
abandonment Of protection will have
so potent an influence in bringing Il
into general discredit as its renupcia.
ton BY New England. We there
fore, feel the liVeiiest qualification al


the inauguration ofsa vigorous and
influential Free Trade Reform LeeRuC


IN the Yankee metropolis. Ea


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