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Year: 1869

The celebrated apostrophe to cold wa
ter given in one of John B. Coughs
temperance lectures, is a gem. 1t is
said to have originated with Texas
Baptist preacher. 1t is somewhat modi
fled as used by Mr.. Cough. Pouring q
goblet of water and advancing toward
his audience, and lifting it above his head
he said:


"Look at that yc thirsty sons of earth
Behold it! See its purity! How it
glitters as mass of liquid gems! 1t
is beverage brewed by the hand
of the Almighty himself! Not in sim
mering still or smoking fires, choked
with poisoning gases and surrounded
by the stencil of sickeniug odors and
rank corruption, does our Father in
Heaven prepare IT, precious essencceof
lte-the pure cold water; but in the
green glade and grassy dell where the
deer wanders and the child loves to play,
there God brews it; and down in the
deepest valleys, when the fountains sing :;
and high upon the tall mountain tops,
where the storm clouds brood, and the
tbunders crash and away out upon
the wide sea, where the hurricane howls
music and the big waves roll The chorus,
sweeping the march of God-there he
brews it-that beverage of life health
giving water-and everywhere it is
thing of beauty; glimmering in the
dew drop, singing in the summer rain
shining in the ice gem-till the trees
all seemed turned into living jewels
spreading golden vail over the setting
sun or white gauze around the mid
night moon; sporting in the cataract,
sleeping in the glaciers, dancing in the
hail shower; folding its bright curtain
softly about the windy world and weav-
ing the many colored iris that searphs
zone of the sky, whose warp is the rain
drops Of the earth, whose woot is the
sunbeam of Heaven; all checkered over
with the celestial flowers of reflection,
still always it is beautiful, that blessed
lite water No poison bubbles on the
brink its foam brings no sadness or
murder
Year: 1869

GRAPE VINES ON TREEs.-It is an
easy matter to lead grape vines on to
single trees, and in this way considerable
fruit may be grown at little expense,
Low headed trees are best for this pur~
pose, like apple orbutternut, The vines
should be planted in good soil, several
feet distant from the trunk, and single
cane led up pole to some strong limb,
whence it will spread over the entire
head of the treO. The stem OF the vine
should be protected against injury from
stock. Vine covered trees would add to
the picturesqueness of many landscapes,
and repay the cost aside from the fruit,
but we wouldn't any one TO grow less
vines in his garden or vineyard on ac-
count of covering few unsightly trees
with them,
Year: 1869

Geeteel it is to have soft hands,
But not genteel to work on lands;
Genteel il is to lie in bed,
But not gentcel to earn your bread;
Genteel it is to cringe and bow,
But not genteel to SOW and plow;
Genteel it is to play the beau,
But not gecteel to reap and NOW;
Genteel it is to keep gig,
But not gentcel to hoe and dig;
Genteel it is in trade to fail,
But not gcnteel to swing the fail;
Genteel it is to play the fool,
But not gentcei to go to school;-
Genteel il is to cheat the tailor,
But not genteel to be sailor, 7
Gene it is to fight duel, + =
But not gelfteei to cut your fuel; =
Genteel ills 10 church to 20, -, - -
But not genteel our God to know; ="
Genteel it is to eat ich cake,
But not genteel to cook and bake;
Genteel il is to have the blues,
But not genteel to wear thick shoes;
Genteel tits to roll in wealth.
But not gentcel to have good health;
Genteel ii is to cut u friend,
But not genteel our clothes to mend;
Gcnteel 1t is to make show,
But not genteel poor folks TO know;
Genteel it Is to run away,
But not genteel at home to stay;
Gentecl 1t is to smirk and smile,
But not genteel too shun all gile;
Genteel ii is to be knave,
But not genteel your cash to save;
Genteel it is to make Il bet;
But not genteel to pay debt;
Genteel it is to play at dice,
But not genteel to take advice;
Genteel it is is to curse and swear,
But not gentcel plain clothes to wear;
Gcntcel it is to know a lord,
O But not genteel TO pay your board;
Genteel it is to skip and hop,


But not genteel to tend shop;
Gentecl il is to waste your life,
But not gentcel to love your wife.
cannot tell what may do,


Or what sad scenes may yet pass through
may perchance turn deaf and blind,
The pity of all human kind;


may perchance be doomed to beg,
And hop about upon one leg;.
And even may come to steal;
But may never be genteel; ,.r
Come Joy or sorrow veal or voc.
Oil may / never get that low. D.,
Year: 1869

ADVICE TO GlRLs.-Young ladies, the
whole secret with nine tenths of you, OF
not being able to secure good husbands,
is simply that yon don't know how to
work. You have no knowledge of prac-
tical housekeeping and consequently are
useless as helpmates. Instead of being
an assistance to husband, you are ar OBJ
stacle to his success. Your style OF liV-
ing, two, is incompatible with his means.
You want to begin housekeeping where
your parents left of, not as they began,
and there are few young men who have
not already a good income, can afford to
marry you.


There is no possible objection to the
accomplishments of music, painting, and
the like, as such, but the idea is to be
able to set these prior amusemsnts aside
for the period when the stern duties Of
married lie call for your practical know
ledge. Show the young man that you
can do your part of double business, and
that YOU win not be dead expense tc
him through life. Believe us young
friends, as many true, heroic, womanly
hearts beat over household duties al
futter beneath the soft light of a parlol
chandelier. Your kiss is just as sweet
your smile Just as bright, your heart al
happy and tender after days exertior
in q sphere worthy of true womanhood
as in places of dissipation, fippery and
silly amusement. Have an ambition tC
do your part in life cultivate industrial
habits, and let tho paelor accomplish


ments 90 With the higher accomplish.
ments we have roughly enumerated, II
is astonishing how soon domestic yoeEns = 9
lady is found and appreciated. ltsss be
cause she is such rare exception 20 the
general rule.
Year: 1869

GUARD AGAINST VULGAR LANGUAGE. -
There is as much connection between the words
and the thoughts as there is between the
thoughts and actions The latter are not only
the expression Of the former, but they have a
power TO react upon the soul, and leave the
stain OF corruption there. A young man who
allows himself TO use one vulgar or profane
word, has not only shown that there is foul
spot upon his mind, but by the utterance of
that word he extends that spot, and inhames
it, till, by indulgence, it will polute and ruin
the soul. BE careful Of your words and cfyour
thoughts.


Il you can control the tongue that no impro-
per words are pronounced by 1t, you will soon
be able also to control the mind, and save it
from corruption. You extinguish the fire by
sinothering it, or By preventing bad thoughts
from bursting into language. Never utter a
word anywhere which you would be ashamed
to speak in the presence of the most refined
female, or the most religious man. Try this
practice little while, and you will soon have
command of yourself.
Year: 1869

THE DAUGHTER At HoME.-To Be able to
oct dinner to sweep the room, to make a gar
ment, to tend baby, would add greatly to the
list Of young lady accomplishments When
can we behold more lovely sight than the eld
est daughter of house, standing in the sweet
implicitly of her new wonanhood by the side OF
her toiling, careworn mother! NOW she pre-
sides at the table, now directs in the kitchen,
now amuses the frciting babies, now dverts
half a score of folks in the library. She can as
sist M her younger brothers in their studies read
the newspaper to her father, or smooth the ach-
inc brow of her fevered mother. Always ready
with helping hand and cheerful smile for ev-
erv W emergency, she is an angel of love, and
blessing to the circle Should she be called out
of # to originate home of her own, would she
be apy less loving or self->acriticlng?
The milkman song: Shall we gather at
| L
Year: 1869

We, the undersigned, have associated our
selves together, and formed Society known
by the name of the ''Stveath District Horse
Thief Detectiue Club, y for the purpose of ef-
fecually searching for, and recovering stolen
horses, and the detection and arrest of horse
thieves. and that we may more effectualy ac-
complish the object of our intention, we have
bound ourselves together aud agree to be gov
erned by Constitution and Bylaws, in which
every member is required to brand his horse
under the name, with the figure ~ two, and
if horse belonging to the Club, thus branded
be stolen, we bind ourselves to pay reward of
twenty-five per cent of the value Of said horse,
to any one (other than the cub) who may de-
liver the horse to the proper owner, and re-
ward of fifty (50) dollars for the arrest and con-
viction Of the thief. As soon as information is
received of horse having been stolen from
either of us, we are severaly bound to start in
pursuit of, and use all diligence In the appre-
Year: 1869

With most of US, idleuess is the parent not
m merely OF unea>iness, but withal of fretfuness,
naevolence and the whole host of evil passions.
The phrase aching void, MAY be ridiculous
to those who crlticise grammatically, but is true
to those who feel humanity To supply this
void is an object and moreover a certain effect,
OF regular and sustained and iudicious method
the steel be wrought up and re6ned to a high
temper, the cloudiness of the vapor will perish
iron it almost at the instant that it is breathed
upon it.
Year: 1869

ONLY GRAIN OF SAND-A man who had
tor years carried an old and cherished watch a.
bout him, one day called on its maker, and told
him 1t was no longer useful, for it would not
keep time correctly


Let me examine it, said the maker; and
taking powerful glass, he looked carefully
and steadily into the work, till he spied just
one little grain of sand


II have it, he said Il can get over your
difficulty"


About this moment, by some powerful but
unseen power, the little grain suspecting what
was coming cried out ''Let me alone | am
but small thing, and take up so little room.
| cannot possible njure the watch Twenty or
thirty of US might do harm but cannot, so let
me alone.


The matchmaker replied "You must come
out, for you spoil my work, and all the more SO
that you are so small, and but few people can
see you.


Thus it is with US, whether children or elders
-one lie, one feeling of pride, vanity, or dis
obedience, may be such little one that none
but ourselves know Of it; yet God who sees all
thirgs, knows it aud that one sin, however lit
tie it may appear, will spoil all cur efforts in
His service.
Year: 1869

GOD w hat is there IN man so worthy of
honor and reverence as this,-that be is capa-
be Of contemplating something higher than his
own reason, more Sublime than the whole un-
ycrse that Spirit which alone is self-subsistent,
from wh'ch all truth proceeds, without which
is no truth?
Year: 1869

DEADNEss TO THE WoRLD-There must be
some sense In which Christians are dead to the
world There must be some meaning to the
words. Il renounce the pomps and vanities
of his wicked world, y 1t is faithful saying,
For if We be dead with Christ, we shall also
live with Him; if We sutfer, we shall also reign
with Him ; if we deny Him; He also will deny
US. f" Suppose this faithful saying to be now
generally adopted by Christ's followers, land
why should it not be p and amidst gay and
gtterng assembly. in some modern place, two
COMMITMENTS should meet, and meeting, should
repeat and respond this faithful saying, live
be dead with Christ, we shall also live with
Him. Or suppose two enterprising Christian
merchants should meet ach other at a time
when the tide of business was at its height, and
the mental excitement reused to fever heat and
the struggle Tor wealth the greatest, and ex-
change this scrlptural maxim, IF we be dead
with Christ, We shall live with him. Or sup
pose two fashionable Christian mothers, when
meeting to arrange matters for the introduction
OF their daugters into society, should repeat
this faithful saying what strange thoughts
would rise up in their minds, and what rebnkes
of conscience would they feel or ought they to
feel at the manifest Inconsistency between this
apostolic saying and their cherished predilec-
tlons and habitual department
Year: 1869

WHY PEOPLE GO TO CHURCH The motives
which induce different people to go TO church
on Sunday, or any other day, are diverse, and
in any particular case rather difficult to deter
mine. In the words of a poetic correspondent,
some go to spend an hour of idle time, some to
preacher Some go to show their bonnets,
some to see their friends, some to fiirt. Some
go to gossip with their neig hbors. and some to
respite from their abors. Some 60 from an
inward sen,e of duty, and some from an out
ward sense Of beauty. Some go to church be-
cause they re made to, and some go there be-
cause they are afraid to do otherwise. Some
go to sing, some to sleep, some to gaze and
some to weep. But of all this mixed and
thronging crowd, joining in the responses loud,
how many of ,hem on Sabbath dav. o., there to
hear. to heed and pray?
Year: 1869

Office. at his old stand, South side of Main st.
With fifteen years experience in his profession,
feels warranted in sa ing that all operations are
Gone IN the most skilful manner and warranted
to compete with any done in the cities or else
where. Teeth mounted on gold silver and vul-
ecanite Nitrous Oxide Gas and Chloroform ao-
,ministered when desired. sepo-Iy
Year: 1869

THosEFIeURINe on the probable result of the
vote in the Senate on the repe 4 OF the Tenure
Of Office bill estimate this afternoon that repeal
will be carried by the folio wing vote: aver 3S.
noes 2S,
Year: 1869

Mr.. WILSON intr oduced IN the Senate this
morning q resolution authorizing the Presi-
dent to place the name Of Brevet Major Gen
eral 5. p. Heintzelman on the retired list of
the army, with the full rank Of the command
held by him when wounded
Year: 1869

1T Is NOTICEABLE FACT, which vlsitor TO
the Internal Revenue Office this morning were
not slow 10 observe, that the table of the Com
missioner was clear of papers. This, we take
4. may be regarded rs an indication that work
is 70 be kept up to time under the new reaime
Year: 1869

GENERAL SHERIDAN has left for New Yo X
where he will remain for q day or two, when
he will proceed to his new command. HIS
opinions OF ST. Louis are evidently not of the
highest grade, and he will not make that city his
headquarters. The President, at his req nest,
has added the State of Illinois TO bis command,
and his headquarters will be at once estab-
lished in Chicago. to which city he goes direct
from New York
Year: 1869

Probably never before in the whole history of
medicine has anything won SO widely and so deeply
upon the confidence OF mankind, this excellent
remedy for pulmonary complaints. Through a long
series of years, and among most of the races Of
men it has risen higher and higher in their estma-
ton, as it has become better known Its uniform
character and power to cure the various affections
of the lungs and throat, have made it known a
liable protector against them. While adapted to
mder forms of disease and to young children 1t is
at the time the most efectual remedy that can
be given for incipient consumption, and the dam
gerOus affections of the throat and lungs AS pro-
vision against sudden attacks of Group, it should
be kept on hand in every family, and indeed as all
are sometimes subject to colds and coughs, all
Although settled Consumption is thought in
curable, still great numbers of cases where the dis
ease seemed settled, have been completely cured
and the patient restored to sound health by the
Cherry PectOrdI. So complete Is its mastery
over the disorders of the Lungs and Throat that
the most obstinate of them yield to it. When moth
ing else could reach them under the Cherry Pee
toTaL they subside and disappear.


Singers and Public Speakers find great pro-
lection from it.


Asthma is always relieved and often wholly
cured by it.


Bronchitis is generally cured by taking the
Cherry PectOIdL in small and frequent doses.


So generally are its virtues known that it Is I'M
necessary to publish the certificates of them here
do than the public that its qualities
are fully maintained.


Prepared by


R9- Sold in Wilmington by e. Willis, W. H
Lippitt and all Druggists and Dealers every
here. 67-eod1w-1tw
Year: 1869

IL is said that the majority of the French bishops
nave agreed to explain to the Pope the difficulties
uncal Court. Some Of them point out that they are
SUI exposed to the danger OF seeing their acts and
by one OF their parishoners. Thus, the bishops who
would not tolerate the erection OF churches by
means or lotteries, as being contrary To religious
propriety, have found themselves condemned In con-
sequence OF applications addressed to Rome. The
whole influence of the bishops II thus cOmprO-
missed by the control OF the Holy See, the admlnisra-
ton becomes very dinicult and the death OF the
Bishop OF PergueuX was partly caused by the
amictlon he felt at the opposition he met with from
his holiness.
Year: 1869

Thursday next will be the 4th of March,
the quadrennial return of which always
brings with it change of the Administra-
tion. President johnson will retire with
the good will and respect of every one save
the unscrupulous among his political op-
ponents. Gen. Grant, within one week
more, will be inaugurated in his stead.


We have no high hopes Of his administra-
tion of public affairs. but we will accord
TO him the praise that is due. and will GEN.
sure only where duty impels. The few
remaining days before his advent, will be
spent in speculations as to the personnel Of
his Cabinet, and the line of policy he is
likely to pursue. But to speculate is all
that the quidnuncs can do. Gen. Grant
keeps his own counsel, and his reticense


only sharpens the edge of public curiosity


bis selection of his cabinet will, to a great
extent, solve the riddle of his policy, and
give to the public some insight into what
has been studiously kept out of public
view. 1t may reasonably be supposed
that the character of the men who are to
become his constitutional advisers, will
give color to his Administration. Gen.
Grant is more likely to be lead than to be-
come leader, and when his Cabinet is an
nounced, it will at once dissipate the i'm
penetrable mystery which has hitherto en-
shrouded him. .s
Year: 1869

The CRop PRospEcTs IN MARYLAND
Our Maryland exchanges are already spec
ulating as to the prospects of the next
crops. The Somerset county papers esti-
mate that million quarts of strawberries
will be shipped from that county during
the-coming season. The St. Mary's Ga
zette says OF the crops in that county :
" Much apprehension is felt in this section
for the fruit crop, the argument being that
the prolonged mildness Of the weather will
force premature budding, thus laying the
crop open to the nipping frost attacks of
early spring. Our farmers have generally
SEEDED their tobacco beds and are at pres
ent busy with their fencing operations
Ihe outcry is generally in regard to the
uncertainty of agriculture al labor. The
wheat crop is decidedly promising"
Year: 1869

GENERAL LoSasrREEr ON THE FLooR OF
CoNaREss.-The Washington Eupress, Of
Wednesday, says General Longstreet was
upon the floor Of the House on Tuesday
afternoon, at first seated writing at desk
vacated for him by Republican member.
In short time he was discovered and
soon surrounded by both Republicans and
Democrats, and cordially shaken by the
hand. One Republican member said to
Longstreet:


General, We have admired your courage
and bravery on the field but we esteem
your recent course in matters of political
interest to the South as of higher order
of courage than that which you displayed
in battle.


General Longstreet bowed in acknowl-
edgement of this and other compliments
bestowed upon him.
Year: 1869

THE CATHOLIC SCHOOL BnL.-We have
received from correspondent the follow
ing remonstrance against this measure,
which, it will be seen, was defeated in the
Senate on Tuesday, though to our surprise
by the most meager majority. We do not
participate in the prejudice against this re-
spectacle body of sectaries. but we think
the principle of the proposed bill is wrong.
The State feels it her duty to foster educa-
ton, but her purpose is to make citizens,
not sectarians.


Although "the eyes of all Delaware" should be
upon our law-makers as servants of our whole
people, yet was not aware, from not having
closely scanned the various measures brought be-
fore the Legislature, that petition had been pre-
sented to that body by the members of the Roman
Catholic Church in the State, the object of which
is to obtain the passage of law to set apart from
the rest of the public fund an amount to maintain
schools under their exclusive religious supervis-
ION The Legislature Of course recognise the
sacred right OF petition but that they will accede
10 sucn monstrous proposition cannot for one
momeut come within the category of possibility.
should the principle be admitted as q debateable
quesuon, IL must De evident that other religious
bodies ,-Episcopalians, Methodists, Presbyteri-
ans &c. may with equal propriety and as much
show of justice, claim the same rights in the pre-
mises and thus the appropriation of what was
intended as general benefit, will degenerate into
sectarian struggle for asccndancy, and the OBJ
ject OF the appropriation diverted from its origi-
nal; intention. This will of course give rise 70
loDDyism, and various other evils as adjuncts and
accessories, and the primary as well as the re-
mote consequences will work radical evil in our
midst. call attention at this time to this matter
promising, however, should necessity reauire
It, more extended notice of the subject in the
future. We have all faith in the representative
body now in session. and 1t is only necessary now
to say to our law-makers in this connexion. that
1t is hoped and believed, in view of the evil that
would result from the success of the petition that
the old aphorism must not be forgotten, that Uan
ounce Of prevention is better than 9 pound of
curt" "THs EYES OF ALL DrLAWAann
Year: 1869

New York Sept 3.-The Fenian Con
gress reassembled to-day. President
Savage submitted his report in which he
claims that the spirit of iusumection is
still strong in Ireland. That the organi-
cation is in full working order, and the
drilling Of the rank and file is going on
quietly but constantly and the number of
sworn members was never greater than
at present He hoped the dissention in
this country was about ended Import
ant matters are said to be under consid-
Grafton and the Congress is still in session
this evening
Year: 1869

CHICAGO, Sept. End 1869


The duty Of correspondent is some
times difficult one to perform. He is
expected to see every thing and know
everybody and at the same time keep
from expressing any very deoldcd oPiu-
ions. Facts and figures are the all alb
sorbing topics with individuals in my po-
sition The fact that Chicago is large
prosperous city, is pretty well known in
the West, but apparently not so we'll in
the East | met gentleman this morn
ing from Maine just doing our city
for the first time. II thought it was a
smart town, thrown together in few
years, but had 40 idea OF its real size and
substantial appearance" was the con-
ment he made.


There is one peculiarly about this city
that visitors soon perceive. The citizens
are always busy and it is only here and
there that an exception is found who Is
at liberty to spend time with visitors
Fishing and hunting excursionsar almost
unknown, for boys 10 sooner leave school
than they engulf themselves in business.


We have hitherto congratulated our
selves that the journey to New York
could be made in thirty-six hours That
is now too slow and the time is reduced
to less than thirty. 900 miles in thirty
hours is no small feat to accomplish. The
utmost care is taken with this lightning
train and every possible precaution Is
taken to prevent accidents.


Amid the hurry and confusion Of busi
mess at this season, we are called upon tt
elect an extraordinary large number O