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Year: 1869

The homes of America, says Timothy lit
comb, will not become what they should be un-
til true idea of life shall become widely i'm
planted. The worship of the dollar does more
to degrade American homes than anything
else. The chief end of life is to gather gold,
and that gold is counted lost, which hangs a
picture upon the wall, which purchases flowers
for the yard, which buys a toy or book for the
eager hands Of childhood.


Is this the whole Of human life? Then it is
mean, meagre and most undesirable thing
A child will go forth from such stall, glad to
find free air, and wider pasture. The inhu-
ence of such home upon him in after life will
be none at all, or nothing good


Thousands are rushing from homes like these
every year. They crowd into cities. They
crowd into villages They swarm into all
place.. where life is clothed with higher sig
n;fcance: and the cid shell or home is deserted
by every bird as soon as it can hy. Ancestral
homesteads and patrimonial acres to such chill
dren have no sacredness; and when the father
and mother die, the strangers presence obllt-
crates associations that should be among the
most sacred of all things.


[ would have you strive to build up tor your,
selves and for YOUR children a home that will
never be lightly parted with-a home which
will be to those whose lives have been associated
with it the most interesting, precious spot on
earth. / would have that home the abode Of
dignity, beauty, grace, love, genial friendship
and happy associations. Out from such home
l would have good influences flow into neigh
borhoods. In such home | would see ambi-
ton taking root and receiving generous culture.
And then [ would see you, young husbands
and young wives, happy. Do not deprive your
selves of such influences as will come through
an institution like this. No money can pay
you for such deprivation. No circumstances
but those of utter poverty, can justify you ii
denying these influences to your children.
Year: 1869

We recently heard the following most touch
ing incident: A little boy had died. His body
was laid out In darkened, retired room, wait
ing to be laid away in the lore, cold grave. His
afflicted mother and bereaved little sister went
in to look at the sweet face of the precious
sleeper, for his face was beautiful even in DEATH
As they stood gazing upon the form of the one
she so beloved and cherished, the little girl ask
ed to take his hand. The mother at first did
not think it best, but as the child repeated the
request, and seemed very anxious about it, she
took the cold, bloodless hand of her sleeping
boy, and placed it in the hand Of his weeping
sister.


The dear child looked at it a moment, car
ressed it fondly, and then looked up to her
mother through her tears of affection and love
and said


Mother, this little hand never struck me ~


Young readers, have you always been so
gentle to brothers and sisters, that, were you to
die, such tribute as this could be paid to your
memory? Could brother or sister take your
hand were it cold in death, and say, This
hand never struck me -
Year: 1869

Mother, place me at the window,


Let me see the morning sun,
For I'm dying, mother, dying,


Ere my life hath yet begun;
Place me where the birds are singing.
Let me hear again their song;
Mother, l shall soon be yonder!


will not be with you long.


Angels now are round me singing.


Mother, hear you not their song?


See them all around me singing


will not be with you long.
Mother, press me to your bosom,
Shield me from the worlds alarms;
1ou have been constant lover


Round your daughter fold your arms;
For am so weak and weary,
who once was gay and strong;
Dearest mother, draw thee near me:
For FL not be with you long.
Oil how well / now remember
Dry thy tears, oh do not weepl
When you used to teach your daughter
Now lay me down to Sleep"
Come and kiss me, dearest mother.
Pardon every girlish wrong,
Ere the turf my form shall cover
For Pll not be with you long.
Year: 1869

We cannot give the philosophy of it, but this
is the tact--Christians who have nothing to do
but to sit thinking of themselves, meditating,
sentlmentalizlng, or mysticising- almost
sure to become the prey of dark misgivings
John, the Baptist, shut up, becomes morbid
aad doubtful Immediately. The history of
human soul is marvellous. We arc mysteries:
but here is the history of it all-for sadness,
for suffering, for misgiving, there is no remedy
but stirring and doing. ''-Robertson.


How much truth there is in the above Un-
doubtedly one of the causes why members of
Churches SO often become cold and lifeless, and
half atheistc, is that they live lives of idleness
They have never been aroused to work for their
brother fellow man. Their love is for the world
and the things in the world, and they turn aside
with aversion from heavenly things But if
these same lifeless members could have their
spirits baptized with the true religion of our
Saviour-if they would work as he worked in
lighting against the evil that is in the world, and
In lnaugurating reign of righteousness here
on earth-how soon would they become trans
formed into ever wakeful, everything men?
Year: 1869

~SeSSo
AUTUMN WOODS.


Ere in the northern gale
Inc summer tresses of the trees are gone,
The woods of Autumn, all around our vale,


Have put their glory on.


The mountains that unfold
In their wide sweep the colored landscape round
Seem groups of giant kings in purple and gold


That guard the enchanted ground.


roam the woods that crown
The upland, where the mingled splendors glow,
Where the gay company of trees look down


On the green fields below.


My steps are not alone
In these bright walks; the sweet southwest, at
play,
Flies. nesting, where the painted leaves are


Along the winding way.


And far in heaven, the while,
The sun, that sends the gale to wander here,
Pours out on the fair earth his quiet smile


The sweetest of the year.


Where now the solemn shade
Verdure and bloom where many branches meet
So grateful, when the noon of summer made


The valleys sick with heat?


Let in through all the trees
Come the strange rays; the forest depths are
bright;
Their sunny. colored foliage, in the breeze.


Twinkles like beams of light.


The rivulet, late unseen,
Where, pickering through the shrubs its waters
run,
Shines with the image of its golden screen


And glimmerings of the sun.


But meath yon crimson tree,
Lover to listening maid might breathe his fame,
Nor mark, within its roseate canopy,


Her blush of maiden shame.


Oh Autumn! why so soon
Depart the hues that make thy forests glad;
Thy gentle wind and thy fair sunny noo1,


And leave thee wild and sad


Ah 'twere a lot too blest
Forever in thy colored shades to stray;
Amid the kisses of the soft southwest


To roam and dream for aye


And leave the vain low strife
That makes men mad-the tug for wealth and
power
The passions and the cares that wther life,


And waste its little hour.
Year: 1869

If We are to live after death, why don't we
have some knowledge Of it p. said sceptic to
clergyman-'Why didn't you have some
knowledge of this world before you came into
it?' was the caustic retort
Year: 1869

Calvary is little hill to the eye, but it is the
only spot on earth that touches heaven. The
Cross is foolishness to human reason, and q
stumbling block to human righteousness but
there only do mercy and truth meet together
and righteousness and peace kiss each other.-
Jesus Christ was man of low condition, and
died death Of shame on an accursed tree but
there is salvation in no other.
Year: 1869

Psychological. Without intending to con-
trast the correctness of the awards made by the
(altho' it must be confessed that such judgments
are not infallible j and without intending to
disparage the claims of our esteemed friend and
fellow-c,ounty man, Mr.. Pierce, We feel con-
strained to mention the elegant display made
by Mr.: Mccormick, agent of the Staunton
Nurseries This gentleman had on exhibition
not less than one hundred and three raraeties of
Apptes-ranging from the small, but beautiful
Lady Apple to the mammoth Gloria Mundi.-
These are more varieties than we had any idea
existed, and mere we venture to assert than
any man in Wythe county ever saw on exhibi-
ton at zone time and place. We always feel
gratifed to see such enterprising men as Messrs
Iannehill and Wheat among the patrons of our
Agricultural Society and Fair, and hope thew
may not be discouraged from attending our next
Annual Exhibition. The Nursery has already,
we understand, been very successful in the sale
Of their trees in this section, and we can but
wish them continuance of the favor they SO
richly deserve. - WythviHe Dispatch.
Year: 1869

"A certain dramatic writer being caught in
shower of rain, took refuge under the portico
of handsome dwelling in New York As soon
as he had taken the position, a window was
opened and a lovely female face appeared.
which seemed to beam with sympathy and anx
lety; She soon retired and sent him an um-
brella by servant He at once fell desperate
ly In love, and thinking from her anxious looks
that the feeling was reciprocated, he called on
her In the morning, sent up his card, and gave
into her own hands very costly umbrella he
had purchased in place of the old shabby one
ne had borrowed, and wound up by making
profession OF love. The young lady, without
even noticing the exchange that had been made,
perceiving how her act had been misinterpre,,
ted, naively replied: II feel it to be NV duty
to undeceive you, sir. At the time of the
shower | was anxiously expecting the arrival of
gentleman, who is, confess very dear to me-
who wished to see me in private, and my only
motive tor sending. you the umbrella was to get
you off the steps,"
Year: 1869

We snail occupy our Retail
and the first floor Of our
Wholesale Department, in dis
playing our Goods, to accom-
modate the rush Of people who
will be anxious to see the New
Styles Of Goods that will be
opened. Ladies will find a
beautiful and complete assort-
ment Of
Year: 1869

public. For every person owes contin-
ual debt until he acquires an indcpcn-
dence; he is bound to establish himself in
life so that he. rs wellras those for whom
he is bound to provide, shall not become
dependent upon the charity Of the public
or OF his or their friends.


To enumerate: The business education
of the student must commence with =
properly taught and encouraged love Of
money for the advantages which it will
secure. impressing his mind with the fact
that the duty TO acquire property is one
which cannot be waived Mt any point dur
ing his lifetime. until an independence Is
secured. To secure this, patriotism, up
rightness and honesty, industry and econ
omy are the essential bases. With such n
foundation brains may build a wealthy
superstructure and to point out the clc-
ments Of success in that building, viii be
the subject Of future editorial.
Year: 1869

Whom any business is carried on
under authority of license or
charter, it is unlawful in carrying
on such business to discriminate
between persons on account oi
race or color. Violation Of this
act will be visited with q fine Of
not less than $500 or imprison-
mcnt in the Penitcntiary for not
less than six months.
Year: 1869

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The sadest story of despair and suicide
that has been told for many day, says the
S. F. Chronicle, is that of Clara Traverse,
a girl of fifteen, who destroyed herself at
Marysville last week by taking strychnlne.
GOue who knew her well describes her to US
as an intelligent, modest and gentle girl, OF
a naturally cheerful temperament and possess.
ing remarkable share Of personal attract
tions. She looked even younger than she
really was and seemed a mere child. At the
time of her death she had not yet assumed
the carb of womanhood, but wore the short
dress of girl She was driven to this fatal
step because she had no home" A tilnty-
hearted step-father, though well-to-do In the
world, told her she was old enough to sup
port herself" and sent her forth timid,
sensitive, inexperienced child,


To earn that death which worldness.


Calls bitterly - living"


And so the forlorn girl, bewildered and stun
ned BY the suddenness with which she was
lhrown upon a world of which she knew so
little, went out as domestic servant In SUIT
ter county. But she had not the physical
strength for the work. She then undertook
to learn dressmaking, at which she could not,
of course, make anything while learning the
business. A physician who had attended
her during illness lent her some assistance
This set the tongue of scandal wagglng I" A
man had paid her board, and there must be
something wrong such was the verdict OF
that wicked and cruel hag, the Mrs. Grundy
of Marysville. The physician, frightened by
the grimaces and the chatter oi the malicious
beldame, told Clara that it would no: do ior
him to assist her further. Brave and noble
man, to be dismayed and driven from work
of Christian charity by the dread of an un-
substantial phantom Then the unhappy
child, driven from her home deserted by one
whom she had regarded as her best friend,
and knowing not in the bitter eTtremiay OF
need in what direction to turn, yielded her
self up to the grim demon of despair. The
busy world marched on in close and serrled
ranks, offering no place, no work TOR her.
Strength failed her for further struggle.
She was worn out, depressed and utterly de>
spondent. She longed for rest, and she saw
no prospect of it except in the quiet of the
grave. And so it came to pass that the
grizzly specter, from whom the young ana
happy shrink in such unutterable horror, as
sumed in her eyes the form of friend aud
a deliverer. For her the thought of prolong-
ing the battle of existence


Had in it something like despair,


\ weight she to weak to beari


Better the undisturbed and deep


Tranquility of eudless sleep.


Then the forlorn child turned away from the
living, breathing world, from the sunlight
and the joyous face of nature, and sought
refuge from her troubles in the graVe-the
grave of suicide. But let no man Judge
her, for none but the Searcher OF Hearts
can know or measure the bitter experiences
that made her so "rashly importunate for
the final rest. Poor Clara


Her hands are cold, her face is white,


No more her pulses come and go,


Her ewes are shut to life and light


Fold the white vesture, snow on snow


And lay her where the violets blow.
Year: 1869

Poison PERFUME.-It is a we'll known
fact that the perfume of some kinds of flow.
ers is injurious to health, and even causes
death, if flowers are kept in cOn6Ied space
freuuented by men at the same time. One
of the local papers of the city OF Lyons now
records the fact of death BY asphJ1ia, suffer-
ed BY lady who slept in room wherein
large quantity Of ounces were kept M Ae-
cording to scientific evidence given IN tni'
instance, the air of the room was largely VIZ
tiated with peculiarly sufOcating perfume
and a very considerable amount Of both car
homie acid and carbonic oxide gas. The
room in question was always used as bed
room no fire bad been lighted in it, nor was
auy other discernible cause for the death ol
this lady found, bat the exhalatiOus OF the
fruit.
Year: 1869

A kiss when wake in the morning,
A kiss when go to bed,
A kiss when burn my fingers,


A kiss when bump my head,
q A kiss when my bath is over,


A kiss when my bath begins;
Ny mamma is full of kisses,


AS full as nurse is of pins.
A kiss when play with my rattle,
A kiss when pull her hair,
She covered me over with kisses
The day | fell from the stair.
A kiss when l give her trouble,


A kiss when give her joy;
There's nothing like mammals kisses
To her own little baby boy.
Year: 1869

The sky was flooded With sunshine
And blue-as blue rs the deep
Their white wings folded together,
The clouds we're fallen asleep.
The air harps Of the forest


Were turned to the sound Of pslam,
And their distant music touched me
With a thrill of infinite calm.
She stood in her bridal whiteness,
A lily pure and pale,
The gold of ber riuglets shining
Through the mist of her floating veil.
And her lover, strong aud stately.
In the pride of bis gracious youth,
With a voice both deep and tender,
Plighted his manhood's truth.
He put the ring on Der finger
A band of virgin gold,
Broad and heavy it bound her,
His to have and to hold.
May it never chsnge to fetter,
Breaking her heart to wear;
May it be as dear as her mother's-
Is her mothers earnest prayer.
They have gone their way together,
And sit in the summer night
Alone, with the thoughts Of beauty
That fit through the soft moonlight.
am turning on my finger


My own dear wedding ring,
And the memory's of a lifetime
To the narrow circlet cling
1t is not so broad as my daughters,
And the years have worn It thin,
But clasped two hearts together
Its blessed bond within
Hearts that but knit The closer
Through life 10 woe or veal
. That, present, were ever loVingi
And, absent, were ever leal.
The years fell back like a curtain,
And my husband comes once more;
And see his form in the moonlight
hear his hand at the door.
feel his touch on my forehead;
1t falls like seal of rest;
Aud my heart forgets it was tired,
AS lean my head on his breast.


-ExChdHqe.
Year: 1869

SMALL BED Rooms Small bed rooms
are death to those who sleep in them. A
bed room should be the largest room in a
house; and where-i it is hot it should be VEN
tilated by open doors, dropping windows,
and tie chimney. Many person has sick
ened and died without knowing what the
trouble was, from sleeping in email and tight
bed rooms. A single night in such place
will leave its marks upon child, who will
rise the morning tired and wilted like fading
flower.
Year: 1869

IN 1859 the then Prince Regent, now
King of Prussia, told one Of his con6dants
that there was oBe member Of the Prussisn
diplomatic corps whose very sight he hated.
This unfortunate diplomatist was none other
than Otto Won Bismarck, who is now Prime
Minister under the man who then so sincerely
hated him.
Year: 1869

TIE OHIO CultiUdtOr says the follow
ING recipe Is worth one thousand dollars TO
eyery kouse-keeper: "Take one pound Of sal
soSA and half pound Of unslacked lime and
pat them in a gallon of water, boil twenty
minutes, let it stand till cool, then drain off
and put in small jug or jar; soak your dirty
clothes over night, or until they are vet
through, then wiring them, and rub on plenty
of soap. and with water, add one teacupful
of the washing fluid; boil half an hour or
more, rinse, and your clothes will look better
than By the old way of washing twice before
boiling. This is an invaluable recipe and
eyery Door, tired woman should try il"
Year: 1869

In divorce case in Indiana, letter from
the defendant was read, in which she said
that she was unable to be present, but she
begged the court for Gods sake and her sake
to let her husband have the decree, and the
court granted her request.
Year: 1869

HEALTHY The physicians report the health
Of the people in both town and country as excel
lent There is not q single case Of contagious
disease known to exist, and all fears on this
scure bave disappeared. People from the country
come into town as usual and even those who
we're most frightened have got over their scare.
Year: 1869

Xsuy years ago the writer invalid physician while visiting the
Island Of St their health experienced and wnsseamany surprising and
beneficial effects there produced upon Of the envIas who ke
ourssv seeking upon inquiry and investigation obtained full history
It's medicinal virtues Re delighted and surprised and after his
which occurred determined possible the sole right manufacture
and 1t IN the United States.


The his abos glorious for himself and suffering humanity
for the PLANTATION 5TEas thus made known to the world PLAN
TATIoN being article real merit founded principles and
relying wholly vegetable world for Its medicinal effects worked rapid rvu-
the history medicine and became household word all over the civilized
world eahass Tlsso < anan health and the demand for


PLANTATION BTTEs far exceeded the abilities Of the propors supply
Notwithstanding the large importation Of St. cz Rum made expressly for the
pounding Bs quantity inadequate therefore became necessary
arrangements extensive scale abroad should once made and IN agent
dispatched st. Thomas for that purpose He fortunate in securing and
leasing several plantations the largest and most riu:ve estates the
island Houses stills and presses erected asf By magic which utterly aston


sa the natives The experienced and natives the island were pro-
and very the res the PLANTATION BTTEE in position


supply their laboratory with all the perfectly st. crx Rum needed manuf
turing GREAT DYSPEPT AND IsoRATea The above represents
the natives crushing the and otherwise preparing for the stills and


io Fever and Ag Intermittent and Ma Fevers Dyspepsia and
kindred diseases the PLANTATION sERs unsurpassed in the
history the world Over Eve million bottles disposed Of annually They are
adapted old and male and female They agreeable TASTE and always
produce immediate beneficial result
Year: 1869

If the great Railroad Corporations of our
State have purchased her present Legislature
and are running it in their own interest, as IS
plausibly affirmed, we insist that they shall
evince discretion if not moderation. A dispatch
to The Times says:


"The Harlem Depot bill proposes to turn over to Com


odOre Vanderbilt all the property lying between Fourth
and Fifth-aves and FortysecOnd and Forty hfth-sts
thus blocking up Forty third and Forty-fourth-sts


Not having seen the bill in question, we
must presume the above a misrepresentation of
its purport. If not, the bill cannot be worth
the paper on which it is printed. The prop
erty here indicated is partly public, partly pri-
vate In so far as it is private, whoever wants
it can buy it of Ithe owners without the aid OF
statute; in so far as it is public, it cannot be
given away by the Legislature to moneyed
corporation. No public necessity requires the
shutting up of two streets in what is rapidly
becoming the best part of our City; and the
Harlem Railroad can find ample room for de-
pots without confscating our streets. We are
confident that the above is a misstatement; !;
| but what need of any legislation on the subject
Year: 1869

We infer, from the tenor of sundry out
gvings from Washington, as well as from the
manifold difficulties which the near approach
of the adjournment imposes. that the amend
ments to the National Banking bill are pretty
certain To fail. This can hardly be pro-
nounced matter for regret. The main
object of the bill appears to be to
withdraw few millions of circulation from
Eastern banks and transfer it to those at the
West and South. Perhaps the popular idea
may be that this will actually tend to make
currency plenter in those regions; but of
course the men who are pressing the bill know
better. They understand perfectly well that,
no matter where the bills may be issued,
currency, like water finds its own level, and
that the real and only effect of the change will
be to secure the profits on the issue of this
circulation for the capital engaged in banking
at the West and South, which refused to touch
the National Banking System until others
had made it q success, and to take these profits
away from the capital engaged in banking at
the East. We do not now argue that this
might not properly be done. We merely say
that this is not the end which many people
suppose themselves to be aiming at in asking
for the passage of this bill; and that its adj
vantages, instead of concerning the business Of
great sections of the country, are imeasurably
restricted to q narrow circle of bankers.