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Year: 1868

The wonderful Basso and Comic Vocalist. whose
great compaes OF voice and original and laughehle
delineations OF eccentric character are ansQnal1sd
by any other singer now traveling.
Year: 1868

HOME WITHOUT MuTHER.-What is
home without a mothers presence? 'Tis
like book to read without the aid of light
like the face of nature without the suns
bright and soothing rays-like winter, with
out beautiful, cheering summer-like mar
iner cast upon the mighty deep without a
rudder or compass to guide his frail bark
safe into port-lke piercing winter unclaim-
ed by the cheering rays of spring. D, there
is an nexhaustible source of pleasure and
profit in that home wherein a tender mother
dReIls, from whom may be derived the wis
est maxmS and rules of blisstul life. ln
such home may be found the obedieut
child, the dutiful daughter, and the tender
and affectonate SON. There also may be
seen every virtue tina: can dignity human
nature, and make this transient life most
happy. In word here may be acquired
the beauties and knowledge of the world,
without the danger of being infected by its
bad example abroad.
Year: 1868




MENTAL CoNTROL.-When we turn our
serious attention to the eronnmy Of the
mind, We perceive that it is capable of var
iety Of processes Of the most remarkable and
most important nature. We find also that
we can exert voluntary power over these
processes, by which we control, direct and
regulate them at our will and when we do
not exert this power, the mind is left to the
influence of external impression, or casual
trains of association, often Improbable and
often frivolous. We thus discover that the
mind is the subject of culture which, when
duly exercised, must produce the Most im-
portant results on our condition as rational
and moral beings; and that the exerrise of
them involves a responsibility of The most
solemn kind, which DO man can possibly put
away from him.
Year: 1868

Powers OF VELOCITY tallow can
die be placed in gun, and shot at a door it
will go through it without sustaining any iu-
jury and ifa musket ball be frrd into water,
it will not only rebound but be fatiened as
if fred against a roid substance. A mus ket
ball may be fred through pane Of glass,
making the hole the size of the bali. without
cracking the glass if the glass be suspended
by thread, it will make 60 difference and
the thread will not even vibrate. Cork, if
sunk two hundred feet in the ocean, will not
rise on account Of the pressure Of the water.
Year: 1868

Do not think of knocking out another
Persons brains because he differs in opinion
from you. 1t would be as rational to knock
Yourself on the head because you differ from
yourself ten years ago.
Year: 1868

Sort Soar FOR ALL-For a lieutenant,
call him captain; for a middle aged lady,
kiss her, and say you mistoOk her for her
daughter; for a young gentleman rising hf-
teen, ask his opinion respecting the compara-
tive merits Of razor for young ladies, II
you know their color to be nstu5al accuse
them of painting. .
Year: 1868

10. Timber for fuel in quantities sufficient
to meet the wants Of settlers is found along
the numerous streams that thread the VAL
ley When the supply from this source is
exhausted, there is an unbounded store in
the mountains that skirt the Valley. This
timber is of easy access, and rarely will have
to be teamed over ten or twelve miles. The
tiae and labor saved in 6nding the land
cleared aud ready for cultivation vastly more
than pays for an occasional trip to the
mountains for winter fuel.


We have here answered the queries of our
correspondent as fully as the time aud space
at our disposal will permit and 10 taking
leave Of him we can say in all trulhfulness
that few localities offer greater inducements
to the hardy and industrious settler. The
man who is able and willing to work, can
come here aud without capital secure home.
stead and in a few years be able to rest
under his own vine and fig tree" We have
only to add that of the speculative classes,
including members Of the legal and medical
professions, we have an abundant supply, but
of working men there is a scarcity, and little
probability of the labor market being over
stocked for years to come.


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NAPOLEON III-The London Spectator,
in discussing the peace speech of Baron Won
Beust, the Austrian Premier, speaks forcibly
of the power over the peace and prosperity
of Europe which Napoleon holds in his hands.
1t is solely the doubt of bis intentions which
to day keeps up the armies of all the great
powers on war footing. 1t is because one
man in bis heart intends to call the four
great nations of the continent to arms, and
that if he intends, he has the power A
hundred millions of civilized men, quite will
ling to live quietly, have not the strength to
prevent one man from ordering half Of them
to spend lives and accumulations in a futile
effort to defeat the other half, cannot arrest
his hand, cannot even effectively demonstrate
if he chooses to give the signal for universal
war. 1t is monstrous but it is true. If
Napoleon chooses to threaten Prussia, no
power save heaven could arrest worldwide
calamity and great nations, when they
feebly cape for news about one mans temper,
and intrigues, and little whispers, are not
acting as mere gossips, but obeying the in
oIlbOb nulCu tSdOuSS udsocS Hu6I6 true power
resides. The point for them, for us, for the
Cochin Chinese, for the majority of persons,
civilized and semi civilized, throughout the
world, is whether an elderly gentleman, who
walks with a stick, and croons for hours to-
gether over fire, does or does not think
European war would increase the security of
his personal position. When all is said, that
is the key to all, the single and sufficient
doubt which at this moment paralyzes the
industry, and the enterprise, and the accumu-
lated capital of Europe-thalis, Of the world"
We have not met with passage which states
the whole case with more vigOr than this.
Year: 1868

THE DoG.-We take the following from
N. Blaze's History of the Dog: The dog
possesses, ircontestably, all the qualities of a
sensible man and grieve to say man has
not, iu general, the noble qualities of the dog.
We make virtue of gratitude. which is
nothing but duly; this virtue, this duty.
are inherent 10 the dog. We brand ingratil
tude, and yet all men are ungrateful. 1t is
a vice which commences in tue cradle, and
grows with our growth, and together with
sel6slness becomes the grand mover of hu-
man actions. The dog knows not the word
virtue; that which we dignity by this title
aud admire as a rare thing-and very rare
it is, in truth-consttutes his normal state
Where will You find a man always grateful,
always affecticnate, never selfish, pushing the
abnegation of self to the utmost limits of
possibility; without gain, devoted even to
death without ambition, rendering every
service-in short, forgetful OF injuries and
mindful only of benefits received Seek him
not it would be useless task but take the
first DOG yout meet, and from the moment he
adopts you for his master you will find 10 him
all these qualities He will love you without
calculation entering into his affections. His
greatest happiness will be to be near you I;
and should you be reduced to beg your bread,
not. only will he aid you in this difficult
trade, but he would not abandon you even to
follow king into his palace. Your friends
will quit you in misfortune your wife per-
haps will forget her plighted troth, but your
dog will remain always near you ). he will
come and die at your feet or, ii you depart
before him on the great voyage, he will ac
company you to your last abode"
Year: 1868

There she remains in her tall, tawdryS
looking house to this day. The lots at the
side of her dwelling cannot be sold, even
though houses built on them would be too
far from hers to catch contamination. They
have been offered, it is said, at one quarter
of what those on the next block have brought
but there are no takers. Law suits have
been threatened against Restell to dispOssess
her, but she has no dread of law. She de-
clares she il a regular physician, and as
much entitled to practice her profession as
DR.. Cornochau or Dr. Dixon. Those who
are anxious to get rid of her remember her
triumph long ago, and feel that she is too
rich to be prosecuted with any hope of sue
cess on the Island of Manhattan.
Year: 1868

That trial of Madame Restell was a superb
advertisement Of her business. 1t made her
known everywhere, and has probably been
the means of adding to her fortune twice
the sum she expended.
Year: 1868

Some years after the trial she removed
up town.. was considered very far up
then-having purchased lot in the Fifth
Avenue. corner of SD street, and erected a
large comfortable brown-stope. front there.
She is said to have made the purchase
through an agent, as the owner of the real
estate would have declined to sell her the
property on account of her profession and
uRenviable notoriety.


The fashionable thoroughfare was more
and more occupied with elegant mansions.
The real estate advanced in price, and as the
tide of society.went toward the Park. many
and muniicent were the offers to tie mid
wife to dispose of her property. She was
pressed to take FIVE times the amount she
paid, but she would not She said she had
bought the place for a home, and that she
intended to end her days there. No imporl
tunity, no display of bank checks or bank
notes could change her resolution.
Year: 1868

STAT1ST1cs.-The Board of Directors of
the Richmond Chamber Of Commerce
adopted at their last meeting a resolution
instructing the Committee on Inland Trade
to confer with the railroad and other trans
portation companies with the view to the
obtainment Of regular and reliable statis-
tics of articles received and shipped.
The object is to enable the Chamber to COM
pile, alter the manner in which it is done
by Chambers of Commerce elsewhere, sta
tistics of trade for the use Of the mercantile
community, and as an index Of what pro-
gress the city is making in the purchase
and sale of the principal articles Of pro-
duce and general merchandise. Accord
ingly, it is to be hoped that the compen nies
referred to will cheerfully cooperate.


There are several standing committees of
the Chamber now at work On subjects of
public interest, and their labors will from
time to time be published in official form
The statistical statements which may be
collected and compiled will always be acces-
sible to the members of the Association.


In the course of next week the Board OF
Directors will personally canvass the city,
which they have sub-districted between
them, for an increase to the list Of sub
scrlbers.
Year: 1868

WYMAN's exhibition is attended nightly
by immense crowds. Once or twice the
press has been so great that many have been
turned away from the door without being
able to obtain admission. Of course every
body is delighted, especially those who
have been so fortunate as to be the reci-
pients of the great magician's handsome
presents. Tomorrow afternoon there will
be a grand matinee for the benefit particu-
larly of little folks who cannot go out after
Year: 1868

SEVERE ACCIDENT.-Yesterday while q
negro named James Brooks, a wood-cbopper
for the York River Railroad Company, was
engaged in cutting timber about five miles
from the White House, his axe hung limb
above the one he was cutting, and slipped,
striking him just above the left eye, in
flicting quite severe cash. He was brought
to the city yesterday afternoon On the
freight train.
Year: 1868

A SAILOR Wednesday eve
ming, as the steamer State Of Maryland
was transferring freight to the steamer
Minnie Brandt, at City Point, a negro
eck-hand, native of Maryland, whose
name we could not ascertain, lost his bal
ance, and falling from the gangway plank
into the river, was drowned. Every effort
was made on the part of the crew to recover
his body, but without avail.
Year: 1868

FAIR AT GRACE CHURCH.-The young
ladies of Grace church are now holding a
fair. To all who would spend pleasant
evening we would say 60, lend your aid to
benevolent cause, and partake of the deli
cacies with which these ladies are always
ready to serve you.
Year: 1868

The COMMITTEE OF FINANCE of the City
Council will meet this afternoon at O'Clock
in the Council Chamber, at which time all
persons having business before the commit
tee are requested to attend.
Year: 1868

When at the Wisconsin State Fair
this fall, we noticed on exhibition in
the fruit department, a large hand
some red plum Of q different variety
from any which we had before seen.
On testing it we found it of good fla
vor, the skin rather thick, but leaving
the mouth quite free from any astrin-
gent or unpleasant taste. We believe
this plum is a Seeding from some Of
the native plums of the northwest,
and it would be worthy Of cultivation
even if 1t had no special merit beyond
the quality of its fruit. But in con-
versatiOn with Mr. Joel Barber, Of
Lancaster, Wisconsin, who had the
plum on exhibition, and who propa-
gates the tree, it would seem TO have
qualities which must recommend it to
eastern fruit growers. Mr.. Barber
enumerates its chief points Of value
as follows: The tree is perfectly hardy
and is not liable to injury from late
spring fFOsts; il grows rapidly while
young, and is free from every disease /;
it fruits early, bearing every year, and
is never injured by the cuTeulio the
fruit keeps well, viii bear transDOrta-
ton and is excellent for preserving.


OF late years it is quite difficult to
grow plums in many localities, on ae-
count of curculiO and black knot. A
plum then so large and excellent as
the Miner, as shown to US st the Wis
cOnsin fair, and which is proof against
these enemies to plum culture, must
eregarded as desideratum Origin
ating in the northwest, where none
but the hardest Of fruit trees are sue
cessfully grown, we have no doubt Of
the hardness Of this variety.-E1.
Year: 1868

The following is recommended as
being an efficient and easy way 70
learn cattle to lead


Take two animals Of about equal
size and strength and tie them to-
gether with a strong rope. by placing
one end-arOund the horns of AMI
NAL, and the other end around the
horns Of the other, leaving three feet
Of rope between the inner horns,
then tie their tails together and turn
them into a field free from trees. Let
them run, pull, and haul, until they
are tired Of it, and they viii walk side
by side and keep together. Then take
or the rope and they viii ever after
ward lead with the dOcility Of a child,
even though the occasion may be
years afteTRard.
Year: 1868

The idea of our friend "John," as to
having a stock of trees, vines, &c, on
hand on sale, is good, we think. We
are aware it does not meet with gen
eral favor with nurserymen, because
of the fact that such stock is more or
less exposed, and consequently in
fired. We have known il done, how
ever, with care, and great success. A
great deal can be sold when men see
the article, that could not be other
wise.
Year: 1868

Perhaps DIR. johnson never composed
ar ything so truly excellent as his prayer
against inquisitive and perplexing
Il oughts. We insert it here, in the ex-
pectaiion that it will reach some heart
which needs it !: e


.Oh Lord, my maker and protector,
who has graciously sent me into this
world to work out my salvation, enable
me to drive from me all such unquiet
and perplexing thoughts as may hinder
or mislead me in the practice of those
duties which thou hast required.
behold the works of thy hands. give
me grace always to remember thy
thoughts are not my thoughts, nor thy
ways my ways. Aud while il shall please
thee to continue me in this world, where
much is to be done and little to be
known, teach me by thy Holy Spirit to
withdraw my mind from Improbable and
dangerous inquiries, from difficulties
vainly curious, and doubts impossible to
be solved. Let me rejoice in the light
which thou hast impaired let me serve
thee with active zeal and humble conf
dence, and wait with patient expectation
for the time in which the soul which
thou receivest, shall be satisfied with
knowledge. Grant this, o Lord, for
Jesus Christ's sake. Amen"
Year: 1868

- SnGhIbtJA'esAaNe 2Auuk-


encc.


There Is much force as well as
truth in the following paragraph
from the pen of Rev. DIR. Deems,
albeit IL may be somewhat strongly
stated:


"a man that hath any truth in
him important to be given to his
generation, need not much concern
himself as to where he shall speak 1t.
With what twaddle about unappre-
ciated audience genius we are fire.
quently sickened Young men part
their hair in the middle, roll down
their collars, and go whining among
weak school misses about the cold
world. And others dream that If
they had only such a position I'm
such city such an editors place,
such q pulpit, such theatre
of display, they would shake the
world. Many young preacher, In
an obscure parish, has his tempta-
ton. Many an young poet, who
cannot secure publisher, goes into
a fog. But Ii is all q mistake. It In
o shrewd old world with which
we have to deal, and 1t general v
knows the price of things. There Is
little unappreciated genius. little
worth keeping that the world allows
itself to lose, and no uttered SEN
tence worth remembering has ever
been forgotten. The world may APP
preciate some things too highly for q
season, but In the long run the value
OF all things comes TO be ascertained.
Go walk up and down in the wilder.
ness, and say your say, and cry your
cry, and just as sure as the truth is In
1t, it will empty the city and fetch
the people to your voice, or else God,
will set you and your voice and
your cry down In the very heart OF
that city, to shake 1t. Away with
your talk about not being appre-
ciated. Whenever q man In any
society talks about his talent being
neglected, we may be sure they de-
serve neglecting.u
Year: 1868

For the rebel soldier who dared 70 face death for
what, we are willing to admit he believed was
right, We entertain high degree Of rcsgcct. We
are willing that his gallantry, as displayed "a
huadred batuo-feds, shall be the subject Of admi-
ration. It is to be admired. Future history win
record The soldiers Of the rebel army as valiant true
soldiers.


But FAR the rebel minister who, after thousands
Of men il East Tennessee had fed across the noun
.ains to cast their fortunes with those fighting under
the old lag, remained here fortified behind his
ministerial privileges, and by hypocritical and
blasphemOus prayers insulted our wives and moth.
ers, insuled just God by praying for our dcsLruc-
ton and for the annihilation of the Union army,
for this class OF men, who are yet unrepentanL, We
entertain supreme contempt. History viii
cord them rs wanting in principle, wanting in
courage wanting in every attribute that constitutes
a man Whit his Creator intended he should be.
Year: 1868

| simply wish to say TO tho people, that
the article in the VINO Of the 3Oth, come
out too late TO be answered before the cleo.
tion; of course l mean the assault upon
mo, under the caption Of " Sigappiag Votes -
Every word in that article relative to my
position and what my future action may be
is so utterly ropugnant to the known facts
Of history, that the writer knew he was
penning n falsehood when he didiit, and
evory one who knows me will endorse this
sentiment in their hearts, if they do not 50
openly declare.


As soon as my Courts are through, l pro
pose to open this whole question and com
pare my loyalty with that of my accuscrs.
| have not, never can, nor will abate one
jot or title of my Republicanism


L. C. IOUK.
Year: 1868

The building of the Union Pacific Rail
road is the wonder Of the age. 1t makes
all former feats Of Railroad construction
tame and insignificant by comparison. 1t
rushcs over space almost as if one ofits own
locomotives lad the end of the track in tow
and was simply drawing it cut over plains
and mountains from some abundant reserve
in the rear. Hundred mile stages are Of no
more moment than ten mile sections on or
dinary roads. The rails are laid on the run.
The man who once gets ahead of the track
layers must keep "moving OF" as incessant-
y as Poor Joe, or run the risk Of being one
of the slccpcrs Of the road and have the
rails laid over him before he fairly notes
the speed Of the sweeping industrial wave,
In April last the workmen began at the five
hundred and fortieth mile where they had
stopped when winter refused permission to
90 on Six hundred miles were soon com
plete; then a party Of editors from Cape
Cod, New York and Delaware Bay went
out and saw the laying Of the seven hun
drcdth mile in July and now the NOVem-
Der sun is shining upon the woTkmen, who
have long since passed the eight hundredth
mile post. and who will get within almost
hailing distance of Brigham and his saints
by Christmas Such marvellous speed is
attained only by skillful organization, rigid
discipline, and watchful supervision over
the industrial army. Twenty thousand
men are at work, each with his own allotted
work to be done at the precise moment,
and the grand result is seen in the wonder
ful continental railroad, which is to be the
longest, the highest, and the most import
ant in the world


The financial success Of the road is equal
" notable. Although unfinished, and Ia
boring under many disadvantages, its earn
ings for the past year exceeded four mil
lions, its net profits being largely in excess
Of the interest upon first mortgage bonds,
which have been sold 20 the amount Of over
eighteen millions. In every way the speedy
completion aud the entire success Of the
Road seem assured
Year: 1868

not understand him no had no time to toach you.
The one bali OF us did not understand him. and we
therefore avenged ourselves by calling him IN ab-
stractionist" / am not sure but no saw signs in the
heavens which none Of us could see and we only
called him visionary when he tried 20 point them
out TO us. I think the only man in the Senate who
understood him thoroughly, 90 times, was Daniel
Webster and it seemed 90 me that the men who I'M
d1rsiool one another best iu That body were tho
great Northern statesman, DaGiol Webster and the
great Southern statesman, John C. Calhoun
Year: 1868

While the Judge Of Probate Mr.. Gardner, Of
Butler county, Alabama, was sitting in bis office on
Sunday evening" quietly converting with a friend
ten armed rebels rushed into his room and gave
him most terrible and inhuman beating. There
was no cause for this daslardly outrage save that
he was a Union man and Republican. This 'act
Of pleasantly euthused the SeymOurtes generally,
and they turned out ia full force gave the negroes
a thrashng wherever found broke whatever arms
they had, and drove them into the woods and
sWamns.-M M0NtqgmlrR Nh Journal.
Year: 1868

FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS AWARDED FOR THE
Loss OF \ HUsBAND.-A case of considerable in
terest which was continued from the last term of
the Circuit Court concluded yesterday before
Judge Rombaeur. The plaintiff Henrietta
Meyer, and she sought TO recover damages for the
loss of her husband, who, while in the employ Of
the Pacific Railroad, was killed by being run over
by an engine, the Fourteenth street depot The
jury found for the plaintiff assessing the damages
at 50, ,0OO.-St. Louis Republican, 2Oth
Year: 1868

The States being then beyond the
clutches OF Congress, and with clear
Democratic majority, IS shown by the
returns OF the late election, the cooclu-
sion is inevitable that the end of the car.
pet-bsg and sesizwsg rule Of the South
is near at hand, sDd reoonstruelioB, al
though as an Issue it has been triumph
ant, is to all practical purposes most
miserable failure. There is but one
Year: 1868

-This is an age of arbitration; and
the only way to escape being slowly poison
ed is to live on simple fare. avoiding high
" seasoned food A man must have the
constitution of an OK to withstand the dis
gushing poisons which favor the dishes
and the drinks of modern epicures. Live
simply, il you woald live long.