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Year: 1869

Clever Women.


There is an unaccoantable antipathy to
clever women. Almost all men profess
to be afraid of blue stockings-that is, OF
women who have cultivated their minds {;
and hold up as a maxim, that there is no
safety in matrimony, or even in the
ordinary intercourse Of society, except
with females of plain understandings. The
general idea seems to be that dull ,ordn-
ary woman, or even fool, is more easily
managed than woman ofspirit and sense
and that the requirements of the husband
ought never to be obviously inferior to
those of the wife. If these propositions
were true, there would be some show of
reason for avoiding clever women. But
am afraid they rest on no good grounds.
Hardly any kind Of fool can. be so easily
managed as person OF even first rate
intellect while the most of the species
are much more untractable. A dull fool
is sure to be obstinate obstinate in error
as we'll as in propriety so that the hus-
band is every day provoked to find that
she will fully withhold him from acting
rightly in the most trilling, and perhaps
also the most important things. Then
the volatile fool is full of whim and cap
rice, and utterly defes everv attempt that
may be made by her husband to guide her
Alright. In one case his life embttered
for days, perhaps, by the sulkiness Of his
partner; in the other, he is chagrined by
the fatal consequences of her levity. Are
these results so much to be desired, that
a man should marry beneath the rank of
his own understanding, in order to secure
them? l rather apprehend that coward
ice in this case, as in most others, is only
the readiest way to danger. AS for the
rest of the argument, would be far from
saying that to marry woman much SUI
perior to ones self in intellect, is direct
way to happiness. must insist, howev-
er, that there is more safety for man of
we'll regulated feelings, in the partnership
of superior than Of an inferior woman.
In the former case, verify believe, his
own understanding is likely to be more
highly estimated than in the other. In
the first place, he is allowed the credit Of
having had the sense at least to choose
a good wife. In the second, he has coun-
sci and example always at hand, for the
Improvement of his own appearance
before society. The very superiority,
however, of his wife, insures that she will
lie above showing off to the disadvantage
of her husband she will rather seek to
conceal his faults, and supply his defcien-
cies, for her own credit. Now, what
sense fool has, she must always show it.,
even though sure to excite ridicule from
it's being so little.-Erch.
Year: 1869

The latest new State scheme is to sepa-
rate t.e two western tiers of counties
from Arkansas, and join them to the In
dian Territory and form a new State with
the capital at Fort Smith.
Year: 1869

The first bach Of ten thousand dollars
in the new fractional currency have been
received from the printers in New York.
One side is printed by the American Bank
Note Company; the other by the National
Bank Note Comprny, and the Government
seal is to be put on at the Treasury
Department. The expense Of preparing
the new money is considerably less than
it was under the old plan of having all
the work done in the Department. The
first issue will be ten cent pieces. They
are triae smaller than the present crcu-
lation, and will bc put out in about ten
DAYS.
Year: 1869

n PLEA FOR THE LITTLE FoLKs.-Don't
expect too much of them; it has taken
forty years, it may be, to make you what
you are, with all your lessons of expert
ence and ] will dare say you are a
faulty being at best. Above all, don't
expect Judgment in child or patience
under trials. Sympathize in their mis-
takes and troubles don't ridicule them.
Remember not to measure child's trials
by your standard. ''But as one whom his
mother comforteth," says the inspired
writer, and beautifully does he convey to
us tie deep, faithful love that ought to be
found in every woman's heart, the unfail-
ing sympathy with all her children S
griefs. When see children going to
their father for comfort, l am sure there
is something wrong with their mother.


Let the memories of their childhood be
as bright as you can make them. Grant
them every innocent pleasure in your
power. We have often felt our temper
rise to see how carelessly their plans were
thwarted by Older persons, when little
trouble on their part would have given the
child pleasure, the memory of which
would last lifetime. Lastly, don't think
child hopeless because it betrays some
very bad habits. We have known chill
dren that seemed to have been born
thieves and liars, so early did they dis
play these undesirable traits, yet we have
lived to see those Same children become
noble men and women, and ornaments to
society. We must confess they had wise,
affectionate parents. And whatever else
you may be compelled to deny your child
by your circumstances in life, give it what
it most values, plenty of love.-Es.
Year: 1869

THE NUMEROUS PRIInDs in this city OF Mr..
Bierstadt, the artist, will regret to hear that he
is suffering with ophthalmia to such an extent
that fears are entertained that his eyesight will
be seriously impaired
Year: 1869

A young paFSOn thus feelingly des-
cribes his batchelor experience in the
first village in which he settled after
entering the ministry Old Ladies
gave tracts and tOrmented me in every
possible way. One gave me cough
lozenges because a fly got into my
throat In Church, and another sent
me her late husbands, goloshes to
wear when I went out on wet even
ings, fthe late husbands feet were
about five inches long.) A third sent
wonderful kind of Indiarubber bag,
which she said could be applied
wherever a chill was felt. Not till
my sister came to stay with me, did I
know that hot water ought to be put
into the creature before using; I had
thought it sort of a mat TO lay over
my feet, and very useless of its kind.
A Miss Thompson was the most disa.
greeable of old maids. She actually
one day ran her fingers under my coll
lar to see if I wore flannel. During
the year / was at Littleback, / had
thirteen. pairs of slippers, twenty-five
sermon cases and three smoking caps,
worked for me. One young lady enl-
broidered my initials on a handker-
chief in shiny looking black thread.
My sister says it was done in hair T;
and perhaps that accounts for Miss
Rudge being so offended when said
Thought Lester's red marking cotton
as good as any other. Three young
ladies declared had trif1ed with their
affections, two on the contrary, affirm
that they had rejected me, while the
village school mistress assured the
rector that I tried to press her hand.
1 certainly never had such hard work
as while at Littleback. played at
least three hundred games of crOquet,
went to an archery meeting every
week, and at any spare moment I was
liable to be sent for by Miss Anna
Phelps to practice an italian duet.
bore my trials with Christian fortitude
till one morning the rector sent for me
and said my conduct disgraeed my
profession. I took the hint and al
the end of one year and three months
my career at Littleback was over
The young ladies cried when went
they said / was "such a darling u
Now ask my impartial reader wheth.
er it was not hard that I should be
blamed for the ladies of Littleback
My life is blighted, and all that is left
of me is thirteen pairs of slippers
twenty-five sermon eases, three
smoking caps, one handkerchief
marked ''T. G.,p and bad character
from my late employer.
Year: 1869

ATCHIsoN KANSAS, Aug. 19.-The
directors of the Atchison and Nebras-
ka Railroad, were in session nearly
all day Tuesday, and held another
meeting yesterday. The grading of
the road can be completed in less than
two months, and the construction of
bridges is already commenced. We
understand that hespecial purpose of
the late meetings of the directors was
to complete arrangements for iron and
rolling stock of the road. Over two
miles of the iron have been already
laid on the Atchisnon and Leaven-
worth Railroad, at this end and the
laying down of the track is progress
ing very fast. Connections have been
made by this road with the Central
Branch of the Union Pacific. Cars
run from one track to the other with
out change or delay. Ten car loads OF
lumber and seven of other freight
went out west this morning on the
Central Branch road.


A large meeting was held in Clay
Center, Clay County, Kansas, last
week, to consider the project for bull
ding a railroad up Blue Valley.
Year: 1869

A lady in New Bedford having sew
eraI times recently appeared in church
neatly dressed in calico. the Standard
printed in that place, says it would be
entirely safe to lend money to the
husband of such awOman. ItsO hap
pens, however, that the fortunate
husband Of woman like that is never
reduced TO the humiliating necessity
'of wanting to borrow.
Year: 1869

In the recent refusal Of Gen. Rose
Grams to lead the Democratic party in
Ohio, the Illinois StdGts Zeitlulg be-
leiyes the last hope of the success oi
the Democratic party in that State is
gone. The general has not declined
too soon for his own honor. A Union
soldier would have been strangely out
of place as an ally Of Pendelton and
Vallandigham.
Year: 1869

The excitement which was created
by the result of the late fight between
Tom Allen and Charley Gallagher, Is
rapidly subsiding, and the people are
becoming more and more disgusted
Gallagher who made q most gallant
fight, declares he was not whipped.
and did not know the sponge was
thrown up. He is but slightly disfig-
ured, and was walking about yester-
as lively as usual. He does not wish
to draw the money he had staked on
the fight, but wants tOadd a thousand
or so to it, and fight the battle over
after Allen and McCOOle- have. settled
their little dispute. He thinks he Is 8
match for Allen and is willing to
stake his allupOn the result Of another
encounter.


Allen was on the street yesterday
In company with Coyne, his trainer.
Toms eyes are in mourning, and the
left side of his face is swollen, and
there is q scar under his left eye,
which he says was made by q club
which was thrown into the ring dur
ing the progress Of the fight. Alien
said to us that there would be no more
fighting until the stakes Of the last
fight were given mp. He says the
final decision Of the referee has not
been made, and claims that no deeis-
ion is required, because Gallagher's
second threw up the sponge as signal
Of defeat.
Year: 1869

THE ORIGIN OF CHAMpAGNE.-Not


withstanding its great celebrity, champagne
is the youngest as well as the livclicst OF
wines. AS you journey from Strasboure
to Paris you pass within a mile Of Rheims


the little village Of Hautvillcrs, standing
above the vine.clsd banks Of the Marne


Here there II an ancient monastery, iu
which lived a joyous monk, Don Porignon
by name, who hundred and fifty years
ago gave tho world the invention Of cham.
pagnc. On account of its many virtues


in which an accurate taste and II clear head
were conspicuous, he took charge of tho
broad, sunny vineyards Of the abbey, and
had the control OF the cellars of the cstab-
lishment. Even as blind old man his
taste distinguished between different kind
of grapes, and, according to an old chroni-
Gle he would give instructions concerning
them. saying "that the wine of one grape
must be married to the wine of another. "
His powerful mind also conceived the hap
py idea that the insertion of cork in a
bottle might moro effectually answer the
purposes which had hitherto been attained
by the primitive stopper of bunch Of flax
soaked in oil. lie had already raised the
yinous rcnown Of his monastery toa great
height, when by lucky chance he hit
upon the invention oftho cffervcscing wine
known as champagne. The jovial monks
kept the secret Ms long as they could, but
at length it transpired, and the new wine
in due course adorned the supper Of there.
gent and Louis Quintz. da'' ir-'0an
Year: 1869

The Golede Commercial saws
One of the most infamous acts of
inhumanitv within our knowledge
was committed yesterday, on Sum
nit street. near Buffalo, by a brute
in human form He was driving
a horse. which, probably provoked
and badgered by him, baked and
refused to go. At this, the wretch
few at the poor animal, and grasp
ing its tongue, actually cut it off.
We regret that we can not name
the author of this brutality, but vet
hope to be able to record his pun


ishment under the laws, of the State.
A creature with such q disposition
is unfit to walk among civilized
men, a s7f5 IFS 44r
Year: 1869

SEIZURE OF MATCH Observation-Disclosures
was received at the Internal Revenue Depart
ment this morning from Supervisor Fulton, in
California, of The seizure of the Pacific match
factory in that State for violation of the Inter-
nal Revenue laws.
Year: 1869

ANOTHER PLAN FOR THE REcoNsrRUcTroS
OF FIRGINIA.-A number of the Wells Republi-
cans Of Virginia recently held a meeting in
Richmond, and prepared bill which they will
present to Congress, and urge its passage, which
provides that Virginia shall be admitted as a
Territory, the Legislature OF which shall meet
on the second Tuesday after the passage of the
bill, elect State officers and Judges, who shall
be able to qualify under the 18th amendment,
and pass such laws as are necessary to carry out
and put in force the State constitution, which
action must be submitted to Congress, and if
approved the State shall be entitled to admis-
sion.
Year: 1869

CURING HAY.--"Thc whole science
Of hay-making consists in three things


First, cut the grass when in blossom


second, dry it not much; third, let il
60 through q sweUting process before
it goes into the barn. On these three
thing depend the quality Of hay, Hay
should be grass preserved. The near
er to the fresh, tender, succule mt grass
you get it, the better. Could we have
grass growing in the winter, how much
better than hay.-Well haY is an at
tempt to do this as near rs We can. We
dry apples and berries so that we may
have them in winter. But we can't have
them absolutely fresh: so with grass I;
we preserve it, and hay is the result.
Grass when in blossom has its full
growth, excepting the seed. 1t is yet
tender in measure, and il has one
advantage which no other stage of the
grass possesses--it develops its sugar
then. Especially is this the case with
clover, whose head when in blossom is
a globe of sweetness. The best far


mers have decided that the blossoming
time is the best time to cut the grasses,
especially the clover, When grass is
ripe what is itgood for? Certainly not
forpasturc and will it be better when il
is still further dried and made hard2
Year: 1869

Bow low the head--do reverence to
the old man, once like you. The vic
issitudcs of life have silvcred his hair,
and changed the round, merry face
to the worn visagc before you. Once
that manly form stalked promptly
through the gay scenes of pleasure the
beau ideal of grace, Now the hand OF
time that withers the flowers of yester-
day, has bent that figure and destroy.
ed that noble carriage. Once at yonr
age, he possessed the thousand thought
that pass through Gour braiSs now
wishing to accomplish deeds equal to =
nook in fame. But he has lived the
dream very nearly through; his eye
never kindles at old deeds of daring,
and the hands take firmer grasp OF
of the staff. Bow low the head, boy, as
you would in your old age be rcycr..
enced.
Year: 1869

Senator Spraguc on CoilaX.


In his Fourth Of July speech before
the Free Masons of Scituate, Senator
Sprague said:


.But cannot close without point
inc to the recent exhibition in the pres
ence Of the whole people OF the Vice
President orthc United States travel
ing and speaking in the Interest of tho
powers / condemn. He reminds me o.
the ass who stole the habiimcnts ot
the king of the forest; for when he as.
scrts that the country is prosperous and
contented. he but shows the ears which
prove his true character He came among
us more especially as the representa-
tive of the mighty West, q people not
vet hide bound to the dictates Of mon
ey aristocracy, or to customs and in
stitutions founded upon it. But he joins
counsel and operations with those
mowers, which in themselves and in
their representative capacity, are so in
hostility to the independence and
Growth of the West. Let him and those
who have induced him to degrade his
high office to their level, be prepared to
meet on the floor Of the Senate, for the
information of the people from whom
he comes, his true character, and that
of the alliance he has made"
Year: 1869

If a horse has been reduced by over
driving hard treatment and q stintcd
allowance of feed, so that he has be-
come poor, disprited. hide e-bound, it
will be an easy task in most instances
TO restore him to u good condition, by
adopting q judicious course OF feeding,
In the first place provide q spacious
box stall, in which he can turn around
without doubling his neck and body to-
gether, ii he has the advantage of a
yard during the day all the better. He
may be required to labor every day,
if he be handled carefully. Gentle dri-
wing and the right kind of feeding will
develop muscle and put on the flesh
Every day the horse should have at
least three quarts of carrots or tnrnips
or roots of some kind, in addition to a
liberal feeding of cut feed or meal.
Meal composed of one part oats, one
of rye or wheat, and third part Of In
dian corn will make excellent feed for
such purpose. A quart of oil meal
mingled with the grain, will be an i'm
provement in the feed. Compelling a
horse to eat too much straw with the
meal will be very detrimental. The
better way will be to employ ouly a
few quarts ofcut straw with the meal.
Then if the stomach is not sufficiently
dstended let the animal have access to
few pounds Of good hay. Feed him
only as much as he will cat up clean in
about one hour.
Year: 1869

ltyou are q wise man you will trca,
the world as the moon treats it. Show
It only one side of yourself, seldom
snow yourself toe, much at a time, and
ie. what You show be calm. cool and
poilshed. But look at every side Of
the world.
Year: 1869

The season for that highly esteemed
vegetable, the tomato being again al
hand, we take occasion, says the Colun
bus Enquirer, to recommend mode
of serving them, obtained from a news
paper, and which after trial, we can
pronounce excellent. 1t is to slice them
when ripe, cover them with batter, and
fry on a griddle like other cakes. They
should be seasoned while frying, Large
and solid tomatoes are the best for the
dish. Those who are fond of tomatoes
will take new delight in them, fried in
this way for breakfast; and we believe
that many who have not tanccd them,
in the old styles of serving, will find
them most palatablc in this way.
Year: 1869

Laziness prevents man from getting
off his horse to put up the first rail
that gets knocked of the fence, and
through this lazy neglect Il whole field
of corn is seriously damaged.


Laziness keeps man from driving
one nail when one would do, and final
ly costs a carpenters bill for extensive
repairs.


Laziness allows gate to get off the
hinges and lie in the mud, or stand
prcpped by rails--or stable or barn
to leak and damage hundreds Of dol
lars worth of provender.


Laziness, in short, is the right and
proper name for nine tenths of the ex-
cuses given for bad farming. But by
far the most prolific of the many
wastes that are due to laziness is the
waste of ignorance. But this waste is
in itself so great, and has so many
ramifications, that we shall have to
defer its discussion for another time.
Year: 1869

FUNERAL OF POLICEMAN KlRKHAM.-T The
funeral OF Policeman kirkham took place
from his residence. on Seventh street. on
Saturday afternoon. His remains were fol-
lowed to the grave by 4 large procession of
citizens and great portion OF the police
Year: 1869

WHERE You VoTE-LIsT OF VoTING
PLACES IN R1CuMoND.-Commissioncr Ham
brick has designated the following places
of voting at the election on Tuesday next


Remember that where You vote depends
upon what the first letter of your surname
Year: 1869

General Butler has expressed the
opinion in the House of Representa-
tfves that "they (the RadicaIsl had to
do, to save the life of the country,
many things for which no justifica-
ton can be found in the Constitution. I"
This is a pretty admission for a man
who has taken a solemn oath to adj
here to the Constitution in all its pro-
visions. The commission of the
crime of perjury is therefore frankly
acknowledged and justified. What
ends must those be which a party has
to attain by false Oathsi


We are further informed that "there
were many things we had to do un-
der Andrew Johnson which had never
been done again, and better be got rid
of as soon as possible" We here have
d slight disagreement with the Gen
eral. It is not things which were
done that il is important to be rid of
as the men who did them. It is true
they had better never be done again,
but who can vouch that they will not
be as long as we retain the rascals in
power who originally framed them.
- E51O
Year: 1869




Attached to every political party
are thousands of men who never
dream of engaging in regular business
pursuits, or as working rs producers
for a livelihood, but live, Heaven
knows how, year after year, and with
the intent of procuring Office. They
will spend ten years OF idleness to get
one or two years of partisan and OFF,
'cial bread and butter, or, often the
bread without the butter. About one
of thsse, say In five or ten thousand,
ever gets position worth daily salt.
Yet nothing will induce them to seek
subsistence in any other form. They
have, usually, suffering families,
many. of whom are as anxious, eager
and visionary upon the subject of Of
fee holding as their heads. It Is
great pity that this curse of habitual
Office seeking cannot be modified, re-
duced, or nearly altogether abrogated.