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Year: 1869

THE DEAD.-The blessed dead
how free from stain is our love for
them! The earthly faint of our af.


fections is buried with that which
was corruptibIe, and the divine fame
in its purity illumines our breasts.
We have no fear of losing them.
They are fixed for US eternally in the
mansions prepared for our reunion.


We shall find them waiting for us, in
their garments of beauty. The glor-
ious dead how reverently we speak
their names Our hearts are sancti-
fed by their words which we rememA
Der. How wise they have now grown
in the limitless fields of truth ! How
joyous they have become by the UNI
dying fountains of pleasure | The
immortal dead how unchanging is
their love for us How tenderly
they look down upon us, and how
closely they surround our being How
earnestly they entreat us, and how
touchibgly they rebuke the evil Of
our lives! Let Us talk pleasantly Of
the dead, as those who no longer
suffer and are tried-as those who
pursue no longer the fectiug, but
but have grasped and secured the
real. With them the fear and the
longing, the hope and the terror Of
pain, are all passed the fruitiOn of
life has begun. How unkind, that
when we ptt away their bodies we
should cease the utterance of their
names! The tender. harted dead,
who so struggled in the parting from
us why should we speak Of them in
awe, and remember them only with
signing? Very dear were they
when hand clasped hand, and heart
responded to heart. Why are they
less dear when they have grown
worthy of a higher love than oursH
By the hearth-side, and the grave>
side, in solitude and amid the null


titude, think cheerfully end speak low
ingly of the dead. Christian Leader.
Year: 1869

According to the New York Sun,
the republican party "is passing
through a "most dangerous crisis.
Aud it gives as the first of three
causes for this" the conspicuous
failure of Grants Administration.
The Administration fails, says the
Sun, through the political incapacity
of its head This is pretty square
talk from a republican editor and
paper. 1t is undoubtedly true, and
has been SO perceived for months by
republicans as we'll as democrats.
But it is a hard thing for a politician
to acknowledge that he made a mis-


take in supporting or voting for a
candidate. There are plenty of the
former, nevertheless, who do SO id
casual conversation. One of them
answers the arguments against giving
the ballot to the Chinese by saying
that average Cbinamen could scarce
II make more mistakes politically
than he has done. Phe last one was
when be voted for Grant last year.
Il must be admitted by all, whether
republicans or democrats, who have
taken interest enough in the present
National Administration to observe
1t somewhat, that as yet it has shown
no indication Of force or even ordi,
nary intelligence. There apPeares to
be no policy at home or abroad
none in regard to Cuba or Spain,
none in regard to claims against
England or any other Nation no
home policy, except the policy Of
iuncketing at watering places, where
fiuukies most abound, aud leaves the
Government as a woodward man
leaves his horse 10 the treadmill, to
90 it alone, Perhaps a correction
should be made bere. At last we
hear that Grant has indicated a
policy in regard to remOvals-it is
the second or third lesson in that
policy. The first was to remove
every man nominated BY johnson,
no matter how many Republicans,
nor how influential, worked for his
nomination and desired his retention.
"Off with bis head so much for
Johnson men, seemed the motto.
The second lesson was to besiow as
many Offices as possible upon bis rel.
atiyes, and what were left upon SOL
diers. He must at length have
found a new batch Of cousins, for
now it is announced that the third les
son be is going to remove all who
have held Federal Office for eight
wears. This policy is just equal to
that of man who, having ship to
navigate, discharges all his sailors
who know the ropes, and fills their
places With green hands, who don't
! know how to distinguish between the
maiubrace and the catharpings. The
brilIiancy of this last stroke of policy
by the President must be admitted
1t turns out those who can run
the machine, and supplies their place
With innocents. The almost total
want of capacity to appreciate the
importance Of his position, and. what
~ .onrt,v exnected of him and what
it needs, exhibited BY him, grows
more and more apparent: Of all the
Year: 1869

l was spending the night in Free>
port, Illinois. After breakfast l went
into the sitting room, where 1 met
pleasant, chatty, good-humored
traveller, who, like myself, was wait'
ing for the morning train from Gale
ma. We conversed freely and pleas>
antly on different topics, until seeing
two young ladies meet and kiss each
other in the street, just about the
time the train was approaching the
station. Come, said he, since we
are on SO sweet q subject, let US have
a practical application. I'll make
proposition to you. l will agree to
kiss the most beautiful lady in the
cars. you being the judge, if you will
kiss the next prettiest,


This proposition stssgered me a
little, and | could hardly tell whethI
er he was in earnest or fun but as
he would be as deeply in i'll | could
be, l agreed, provided he would do
the 6rst kissing, though my heart
failed when l saw bis jet black eyes
fairly dance with daring.


yes, said he, 'I'll try first. You
take the back car and go iu from the
front end where you can see the faces
of the ladies, and stand by the one
you think the handsomest, and then
l will come in from behind and kiss
her. d"


1 had hardly stepped inside the
cans when l saw at the first glance
one of the loveliest looking woman
my eyes ever fell upon. A beautiful
blonde with auburn hair, and bright
sunny face, full of love and sweetness,
and as radiant and glowing as the
morning. Any farther search was
totally unnecessary. 1 Immediately
took my stand in the isle by her side.
She was looking out of the window
earnestly, as if expecting some one.
The back door opened and in stepped
my hotel friend. pointed my finger
at her, little dreaming that he would
dare carry out his pledge, and you
may imagine nv horror and amaze>
ment when be stepped up quickly
behind her, and STOPPING over her,
kissed her with a relish that made
my "mouth water" 1 expected,
of course, a shreak of horror and a
row generally, followed by a knocks
down; but establishment succeeded
astonishment when l saw her return
the kisses with at least compound
interest.


Quick as a fash he turned round
and said:


"Now, my dear sir, II is your own
turn" pointing st a hideously ugly.
wrinkled old woman who was sitting
in the seat behind.
% "Oh, you must excuse me you
must p hastily exclaimed. al am
sold this time. l give up. Do tell
me who you have been kissing"


b" "Well," said he, "since you are
a man of so much taste and such
quick perception, I'll let you of;
And we all burst into hearty peal
of laughter, as he said: "This is
my wife. 1 have been waiting for
her. 1 knew it was safe PROPOSE
tion." ~


He then told the story to his wife,
who looked ten>fold sweeter ss she
heard it.


Before we reached Chicago we
had exchanged cards and l discovered
that my genial companion was an
Episcopalian preacher of Chicago,
whose name 1 had frequently heard
Whenever 1 go to Chicago |. always
90 to hear him, and a heartier, more
natural preacher is hard 70 fndp
BE was then young man; be s now
one OF the ablest divines of the Epis:
eopal denomination in the We2.-
Year: 1869

SULTAN ABDUL-MEDJID once had
a difficulty with the stern old Sheikh
ul Islam. The humane ruler of the
Ottoman Empire intended to have a
screen attached to the red fez of his
soldiers in order to protect their eyes,
great many of them ha wing lost their
eyesight, but the old Sheikh obsti-
nately refused to give his consent to
it. Now one day the Sultan sent for
this stubborn supreme functionary Of
the empire, aad, during the audience
which be gave him to sit for over an
hour in front of him in such manner
that the sun shone into his eyes.
At last the Sheikh-ul Islam declared
to the Sultan that it was impossible
for him to sit any longer thus exposed
to the rays of the sun. "Do you see
now, Sheikh ul Islam," said the Sui
tan, "my poor soldiers are no more
able to bear the sun than you are.'


----~O$----
Year: 1869

LITTLE Frank was taught that be
Was made out of dust. As he stood
BY the window watching the dust as
the wind was Whirling it in eddies, he
exclaimed seriously, "Ma, 1 thought
the dust looked as though there was
goihg to be another little boy made.
Year: 1869

At halfpast four yesterday Bamberger Dreathed his
last He was lnsensible until death relieved him Of
his suferings, and Of course unable to make any
statement OF the occurrence Miss Bord is reported
to be improving.
Year: 1869

We are informed by telegram from Ionshkeepsie
OF the sudden death Of this gentleman at aondout
in this state, on Wednesday last, from an abscess IN
the back. he held the position OF briGader general
OF the Second brigade, Eighth divtslol OF 1heiNeW
York stale National Guard, and bore me ltatlon
Of being an excellent aud popular oliicer.
Year: 1869




salong- they seon geE s-sed 10 ~. y
greatest objection toit is the range of the
thermometer in Augusoin the ballroom at
White Sulphur daneisg in this way is
really very warm pro ing. and would
not be submitted to by o-1er persons who
consult comfort in their amusements.


AS to the moral tendencies of round
dancing, it is graveIy to be considered
whether we cannot easily become accus-
toned to it, just as fashionable people do
at the ballet, and as travellers become ac-
eustomed to the art galleries in Europe
We have been told that American ladies
when they first land on the Continent, and
Visitor example-the Louvre, are a good
deal abashed, but that a fortnight's stay in
Paris, and half dozen visits to that mag
ni6cent collection of scantily comparisoned
Venuses and Psyches, occasions an entire
revolution in these great masterpieces. Il
is all the result of habit, and a matter Of
conventionality, and when society, in the
progress Of refinement and liberal ideas,
shall haE8made it as common a thing for
gentlemen and ladies to put their arms
around each other, as now for them to bow
and courtesy, no one will see any more evil
in round dancing than we see in the beauti-
full display of female bosom at our social
gatherings.


In France any young gentleman may sa-
lutte a young lady with a kiss upon the
cheek, and the matter f-courseness about
the thing deprives the act of any special
significance or vividuess."
Year: 1869

The editor of the Richmond Enquirer
and Eraaainer has been writing up Life
at the White Sulphur" In regard to the
balloon and round dancing, he discourses
as follows


It is certainly very beautiful to see a
well formed woman lying luxuriously
against handsome man, and sending back
with responsive motions the Barmonies of
music. It is extremely difficult. it is ad
mitted, to defend the huggipg in the Ger
man, but it is just an absolute necessity,
Rithout which the thing would be vapid
alike to the performers and the spectators.
L is just like the case of lady fainting
some gentleman present is tLen not only
permitted. but expected to lift her up in his
arme and take her up stairs aud. what
puld gross familiarity undesthe
Year: 1869

Subscribers win remember that the x
found on the margin Of their papers is a
notification that heir time of subscription
has expired, and they are required to re-
new promptly if they wish the paper coR
linued.
Year: 1869

Let him not imagine who aims at great
ness that all is lost by a single adverse
cast of fortune for if fortune has at one
time the better of courage, courage may af-
terwards recover the advantage. He who
is prepossessed with the assurance Of over
coming, at least oVercomes the fear af fail
ure; whereas, he who is apprehensive of
losing, loses in reality all hope of sub
DUNG. Boldness and power are inseper-
able companions. They appear to be born
together and, when once divided, they
both decay and die at the same time.
Year: 1869

UNDER the head Prospecting in Arizona" the editor of the Los Angeles Star, exposes a swindle which some person or persons have had on foot in San Francisco, recently. We had intended to have said something about the matter before, and would had it not slip ped our memory. We now wish to advise sCalifornians to be careful how they trust themselves and their money to the leader of the proposed expedition. He gulled party of Neyadans once, with the same stale, i'm probable stories about his knowledge of ex- tremely rich mines in part of this Territory never visited by any white man but himself but when the party was ready to start, he was missing. There are rich mines in every section of Arizona, and it is not necessary to pay an adventurer $500 to guide men to them. The fellow should be put through for his ef- forts to gull people. We feel satisfied that he knows very little about this Territory and will fool all who may confide in him. The name of Gov. Stafford is mixed up in this swindle, but we are quite certain that he has not given his consent for such use of it.
Year: 1869

! EoLIPsE or THE SUS.-Inhabitant of DOT tions of this planet will, if astronomers be not mistaken, have an opportunity of wit messing, on the 7th day of August next, quite a rare exhibtion,-in fact, no less one than the total eclipse of that great luminary-the sun, To us of Arizona, old Sol will appear partially eclipsed. As another like display will not be observable during the present century, we advise all our readers to look out for and be prepared to take peep at the phenomenon. It will very likely produce changes in the weather.
Year: 1869

A gentleman from Est county informs the Rich
mond Register that there is now living in that county
gentleman who has interesting daughter about ten
years of age Whilst the child is Of conyersant turn.
and chats freely with the other members of the family.
she has spoken to her father although divers
have been resorted to to make her do so. When
questioned by her mother to her singular treat
ment of her father, her only answer is that she has
tried to speak to him. but finds an impossbity The
father is much attached to her, and her singular con-
duct of course is great source of trouble to him.
Year: 1869

WILLOW WARE
STAPLE AND FANCY GROCERIES,


and all kinds of Farming Implements,
which they offer to the trade at as Low Prices as
they can be obtained outside of New Orleans.
Having bad their commodious Warehouses thorough
y overhauled and repaired with entire new brick walls
around their Cotton She'd their facilities for storage
purposes are unsurpassed and their charges will be as
reasonable as any other house in Shreveport.
This. with their long experience in the business
leads them to hope for continuance of the patronage
heretofore SO literally extended to them and for which
fbev return thanks to their friends and customers


mh20 en-
Year: 1869

THE FRENCH ELECTIONS. 1t appears from
our cable dispatches that while the govern
ment has been victorious at the ballot box the
opposition has taken a shape in France which
may yet prove annoying to the Emperor, If
not destructive Of his dynasty. Everywhere,
It seems, the candidates of the Orleanlsts,
legitimists and moderate republicans have
been beaten. This shows that for the time, at
least, the factions have merged their differ
ences and combined for common purpose.
When opposition to any government takes this
shape it is time for the government to look
out. II was the policy of the uncle 10 divide
the forces of the enemy on the field Of battle
and then crush them in detail. 1t has been
the policy of the nephew to keep alive the
factions, and by means Of division to make the
opposition powerless. II the factions have
mastered these tactics and agreed to act to-
gether we may expect to see in the new
Chamber more alarming divisions. II is q new
movement, and it will be interesting TO watch
its progress.
Year: 1869

The latter, being all traders, are found to look
only to their profits, while the hard work in
the field of glory is left to the new comers.


From the picture presented by our Havana
correspondent the future is not promising for
the Spanish party in Cuba. 1t is now eight
months since the revolution first raised its
head, and in this time it has spread over fully
0ne-half Of the island In no one district
where a rising has been made have the Span
iards been able to restore order, although the
great advantages of apowerful army and navy,
abundant resources, enthusiastic volunteers
and an organized government on their side
have been opposed only by a few ill-armed
country bands, without organization or gov
ernment, or arsenals or ships, or resources Of
any kind other than those provided by
tho most determined spirit of resistance.
The rainy season has now commenced,
when the roads Of the country are converted
into deep sloughs and transit is almost impos-
sible. We may therefore look for little change
in the relative military positions of the parties.
The diplomatic and argumentative campaign,
however, is just opening, and from the devel-
opments in public opinion and political pur-
poses which are beginning to appear in this
country, in Cuba and in Spain, we shall not
he surprised to see a remarkable change of
front in the Cuban question before the next
campaign opens in that island.
Year: 1869

Whenever Spain gets into any trouble with
her dissatisfied colonists the first step of the
Spanish officials is to send a few thousand dol
lars to New York as q detective fund to find
out what the American sympathizers with the
Cuban malcontents are doing. No sooner does
the CLEAN of the Spaniard's gold irradiate the
detective vision than information and know
ledge Of vast proportions flow in upon the
Spanish official. Conspiracies, treasons, pratt
cal expeditions and filibuster operations of
magnitude proportioned to the amount of pay
forthcoming for the information I'LL the air
around him, and, passing through the alembic
of his Imagination, are poured into the ears of
the Cabinet at Washington and the government
In Cuba. We have no doubt the Spanish spies
earn their money, if not with facts at least
with the fruits of fervid and gold stimulated
poetic vein which serve every purpose that
facts would serve.


This seems to be the case just now with the
steamship Quaker City, which government has
been watching for month past with all the
vigilance of a cat over a mouse hole, and which
In moment Of pro-Spanish enthusiasm it has
at last pounced upon. A showing Of the facts
by the British Minister satisfied even our slow
and timid Secretary Of State that a muddle was
before him, but with wonderful wisdom he con-
suited with the Treasury Commander, and
then both together jumped into it. Rising
from the unexpected situation, it is gravely
announced that as they have put their feet in
1t they will let the courts get them out The
case is a pertinent example Of the injustice
which, under the fallacy of complying with our
neutrality laws, can be 80 wantonly inflicted
on the citizen. The owner must 60 to law and
spend quarter, half, or it may be the whole
of his property in question to prove that the
government has got into a muddle, and then
whistle for justice. We advise Secretaries
Fish and Boutwell, to look before they leap
next time.
Year: 1869

Thomas Concerts at Central Park Garden.


To those who prefer or are obliged to spend
the summer in the city Mr.. Thomas presents
rare feast of enjoyment at Central Park
Garden. Four years ago he inaugurated his
summer concerts at Terrace Garden, and his
undertaking was then considered by many the
height of rashness, as it involved no little risk


and expense to engage such large and well
appointed orchestra for the summer months
when all the fashionable patrons of music are
supposed to be out Of town. The success Of
the first and second seasons was such that
it necessitated on Mr.. Thomas part removal
to more central location and more extensive
quarters. Hence the beautiful garden In which
those concerts now take place, with its splendid
hall and adjoining building, was opened last


summer. Audiences OF. nearly three thousand
people have again necessitated new hall,
which will be completed next month. The
arrangements of the present hall and garden,
under the direction of Mcssrs. Gosche &,
SCHNEIDER, will compare favorably with those
of any summer garden even in Germany, the
home of music. The character of the audience
is also remarkable for popular summer con-
certs. Fashion is by no means the exception,
but more general than at many of our leading
theatres. The orchestra has been considerably
enlarged this season, and they are now unit
in precision Of playing, grandeur Or tenderness
of expression, and in accordance with the ideas
of the composer. 1t is worth month at
fashionable watering place to visit Central
Park Garden in the evening and
listen to the strains of Mendels-
sohn, Strauss, Beethoven, Rossini and
other eminent composers. The programmes
are always Of a high order Of music, no trash
or sensational nonsense being permitted to
appear on them. In this particular Mr..
Thomas has earned the gratitude of every true
musician by steadily refusing to countenance
the trash which burlesque and London concert
saloon singers have brought here under the
name of music. The public are always sure
to recognize merit sooner or later, and to
rebuke aught that savors of humbug in art.
Hence, doubtless, the great success which has
attended the Central Park Garden concerts,
and which is still on the increase. No better
entertainment could be suggested for the
public Of the metropolis during the dog days.
Year: 1869

wv WOSH IUhNINu W NUSESs


Entirely too much, to suit the times and
we proceed to tweak said noses:


Shoddy has acquired such habit of
turning up his nose that he resembles a
forlorn lover, gazing at the moon. Shod-
dy is worth several thousand dollars, made
during the war while Mallet, the bronzed
and weather-b beaten mechanic was in the
army; Shoddy meets Mallet on the street
and as he steps gaily by, he turns up his
nose, for Mallet smells of sweat and toll


Miss Flibberty- gibbet, with her Grecian
Bend on, founces along, and turns up
her little nose at the blacksmiths daueht-
er, because she has no Greeian Bend, and
her father works for living. Yet
Flibberty- -git1ets' father not more than
ten years ago was shoemaker, and never
aspired to anything higher than beef and
potatoes until he came West, ran for Office,
got contract, and now Miss r. would
faint at the sight of lap board if any one
should say her Pa ever used one.


Dapper little clerks with clean shirt
collars on, boots neatly polished and hair
oiled and parted behind, turn up their
insignificant snouts as the hardy house
carpenter goes by with tools under his
arm and his little tin dinner bucket in his
hand; at the next corner the carpenter
meets putting, pompous bondholder who
has just drawn his coupons, and away
goes bonderholder's nose up in the air
he never looks at these poor devils who
work and pay taxes. lie swells up and
imagines the time soon to come when all
such low fellows rs work for their living
will take off their hats when they meet
such gentlemen as himself who are so
highly favored by the best government
the sun ever shone on.


Halo! here goes up another nose !!
Who is that? We know him lie is one
of your purse proud snobs He turns up
his nose at The Copperhead because it
dares to sneer at all the fools who think
that because they own few of these
worlds goods, and draw interest on bonds
that they are really better than the noble
army of Gods own children who earn
their bread by the sweat of the brow.


Turn up your nose, poor fool, but the
more you turn, the worse it will be
tweaked! The time is coming when the
rightsSof the workingman will be enforc-
ed, even by the power of his own strong
arm.


Look out, then, for your bonds, they
may take to themselves wings! Look out
for yourselves for God is just, and when
your noses are turned up for the last time
and the same kind of earth shuts You ou
from the light of the bright sky tha
covers tie form Of the laboring man, ther
at least will it be known that nobility
means purity Of heart, and not to bt
measured by the length of bank accounts
or the weight of money bags OHumuc
Copperhead.