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Year: 1869

telling her to burn them inthe fire,
and to watch the chambermaid care
fully, saying that as they burned and
shriVeled up, 80 she would shriVel uD.
The girl, who had displayed from the
first the most intense uneasiness, was
listnIng at the keyhole ofaa adjoining
room, and heard these injunctiohs.
With a scream she rushed into the
room, dropping on her knees at Mrs.
AS feet implored her not to burn
the feathers, promising, if she would
not, to make clean confession, of her
guilt.


Mrs. A, by this time deeply imprss-
ed with the strangeness and mystery
of the affair, was prevailed upon by
the entreaties Of the girl, and kept the
feathers intact and the cham bermaid
confessed that she had been prevailed
upon by the other Hoodoo man to
place these feathers IN the bed of the
child. She protested she did not
know for what reason, and that after
ward she wished to take them out,
but did not dare to do so for fear of
him. @


AS soon as the family physician
came in Mrs. A, completely beWilder-
ed, told him the- whole affair, show
ing the fetiSheS, and marking the
y
ing a practical man, and having
withal considerable knowledge of
chemistry, took the feathers home
with him, and on making chemical
examination of them, he found them
Imbued with very deadly poison.


Meanwhile, he told the affair to two
or three neighbors, and getting out a
warrant for the arrest of the maligant
HoodOo man, they went to his hut to
arrest him. The bird had flown,
however and could nowhere be found.
Some of the negroes had, no doubt,
carried word to him, and he had
thought it best to clear out from that
neigh borhood. The little patient,
relieved from inhaling the poison in
her pillow and bed; soon got well and
Mrs. A. has now in her possession the
feathers which came so near making
her a childlesS widow.


1t may not be generally known to
the public but it's nevertheless a fact,
that these barbaIou Africans sEper-
stitiOus and practices prevail, and are
increasing among the freedman, not
only of Memphis and Tennessee, but
OF all the southern States, 1t is the
clearest proof of the inevitable ten
dancy of the negro to relapse into
barbarism when left to control him
self.
Year: 1869

There is no greater education into
vulgarity than home carelessness. A.
man or woman, brought up under
such q system, is ruined for all The re-
ality of refinement in after years. The
surliness too often allowed at home,
where children are permitted TO be
snappish to each other, disOblizing
and discourteOus, ruins the manners
as much as it hurts the mind. Hence
we come to company mahuers, to q
sickly sweetness put on simply for the
occasion, to form ality ofspeech and
an oppresSiveness of attentions, TO an
exaggerated politeness that is so terri
Oily afraid OF transgressinG into liber-
Hes as to be absolute bondage, and to
all the silly little affectations belong
ing to the condition. Ftt


We never know any one who we
have not lived with, and even then
not always. To be admitted into the
Temple does not include entrance in
to the adytum: and we may remain
for weeks in q house whore master,
and mistress and maids are ali re-
ticent alike, and many know nothing
of the reality underlying the surface.
People Of whom / once knew some
thing, and who were notoPiously ILL.,
matched, but marvelouSly polite, could
keep their house full of company, and
yet allow none of their guests TO find
cut that the husband and wife were
not on speaking terms. All the COM
munication between them that was
absolutely necessary was carried on
by writing. Personally, these two,
dispensing smiles and civiIities to all
around, held no direct intercourse.
Yet they managed so well that no one
saw through the screen. -offa


With company manners and COM
pany dress, there is also q company
voice. Who does not know that false
voice OF society? MiDeing or throwing
boldly forward, fiuES into the chest
or pitched up iuto the head, It Is all
the same--the company voice, accent.
choice of words, and register-aIl
artificial alike. And there are COM
pany gesturs. People sit and stand
and walk, and use their hands ae-
cording 10 the different degrees of
familiarity in which they stand to-
ward their society. There is vast
deal of company make-believe among
US; and if we would only give half
the time we now bestaW on ''lookIng
pretty" and 'sbOhaVing pretty'' in
society, TO being sweet tempered, and
amiable, and carefully of pleasing. at
home, 1t would be all the better for
ourselves and our families. and a
grain in the way of true civilization.
All the Year Round.
Year: 1869

WoMAN.-An exchange says, we can
always tell what sort of woman man
marries, by the way he treats the printer.
Ifhe gets common wife, he forgsts the
printer altogether. If he gets tolerably'
good wife, he will send in the notice Of his
marriage. If he gets very good one, he
will send the printer nice slice of cake
accompanying the notice. If he gets an
extra one, lie will send nice slice of cake
and bottle of wine with the notice.
And if he gets glorious, angelic crea-
tufe-all affection and goodness-he is
sure to send the printer nice lot Of
cake and wine and three dollars for Q
years subscription for the paper.
Year: 1869

THE Morgantown (Pa.) Post is rcspou-
sible for this story A negro barber relates
that in this place q few Sabbaths ago he
was shaving man, and MS he drew the
razor over his face he realized that he was
doing wrong in thus violating the laws of
God by working ON the Sabbath day, and
the thought also occurred to him that the
Almighty, in His displeasure might take
from him the use of his hand if he still
persisted in shaving persons on Sunday.
While he was thus meditating strange as
II may seem, the strength of his right
hand and arm gradually departed. lie
has not been able to shave man since
that time, period of three weeks, and
has no use of his hand scarcely al the
present writing, nor is there any prospect
of its speedy recovery. Doubtless this is
a Judgment upon him for not remember
ing the Sabbath day" and keeping it
holy,
Year: 1869

Determined Suicide in the Central Once


Cells.


The Central Police once last night while presided
over by Inspector Jameson, was somewhat eX-
cited and annoyed by the singular act Of prisoner
confined in of the cells in the filthy hole called
the basement" where the Police Commissioners
have assigned the poor victims Of "fusl Oil" and
the reporters whose misfortune it is to be located
there.


About five O'Clock last evening Frenchman
named Henry Villott, in the employ OF Ball. Black
son on the charge OF petit larceny In stealing few
scraps OF silver that passed through hls hands in
his business relations with the firm. The charge
was preferred by J. r. Wandt, salesman at Ball.
Black Co.'s. The man was conveyed to the
basement and assigned q cell by detective Farley,
Clark found, repairing TO the CELL that his prs-
oner was apparently dead. He hurried to the In
SpectOr's Office and reported the facts, when
DR.. Armstrong, OF the Central ONCE, was
called and pronounced the man dead An
examination OF the person of the deceased showed
the collar tied it tightly around his neck introduced
knife THAT he was permitted to take to the sell
with him under the tie, and taking several turns by
the knife, which he evidently used as lever
slranged his life ont.


All the circumstances OF the suicide show that one
more OF the officials Of the Central Police Onlce
are responsible for the life-taklng ana the Police
Commissioners will have some difficulty in satsfac
tory explaining the matter away, unless the door
man or others parties are made the scapegOats. 10
appears that the doOrman made three visits to the
cell OF the deceased, the last time at fifteen minutes
before nine o'clock when he found the man dead
At eleven O'Clock the corpse sil in the cell and
no coroner IN attendance.
Year: 1869

uine and untrue meanings He hoped the time
would come when they could have pure liturgy.
with no bishop laying his heavy hand
upon them; o liturgy rejecting the teaching
OF Christ, the Master. He had seen many laymen
present, and he was glad to see them waking up
pose TO tear up the prayer book but bring it into
harmony with the Word Of Goo. The discussion
had already done more good than oil the Episcopal
preaching In Chicago for quarter OF century. IL
would awaken the laity TO the truth, and they would
know that there were men who dared TO stand up
Tor truth in the face OF ecclesiastical censure.


Adjourned until eight O'Clock.


Evening Session.


The Conference Ieassembled this evening. The
question for discussion, "Shoud the prayer book be
revised ~ was continued until ten O'Clock. With
the exception OF MIR. Oliver, the speakers took the
ground In favor of revision although several dd not
regard 1t as vital question or one to be introduced
In the deliberations OF this Conference which was
called for other purposes. Without reaching con-
cluson the Conference adjourned until half-past
eight O'Clock tomorrow morning.
Year: 1869

4 short time since very entcrprlslng young
merchant, who is the happy possessor OF a wife
as beautiful as heart could desire, had occasion
to visit Mobile He was gone but week, and
returned sooner than was expected. Reaching
home at an hour when the gray of the morning
was mngling with the shades of night, he of
course found the family all in bed, Proceeding
directly to his wite's apartment, he raped for
admission at the same time announcing who
he was At the mention of his name he thought
he detected a smothered exclamation of sur
prise, and then some one got hurrlediy from
the bed and sought refuge in a closet adjoining
his bed room All this he heard distinctly, as
he waited in the cold with the demon Of Jealousy
tugging away at his heart There was some
one in his wife S room there could be no doubt
of that; and that some one had sought refuge
ia the closet was equally clear Who else could
it be than lover? Mad with jealousy, furious
and indignant, he could scarcely wait for the
door to be opened before he burst into the room
and made for the closet. His wife interfered
and begged that he wouldri't open the door con-
cealing this disturber Of domestic peace. He
dashed her aside furiously, but she clung to the
tails Of hiscoat. The strain made upon those use
ful appendages at last compelled them to give
way, and the angry benedict threw wide open
the door of the closet, and, 10 instead of the
cunning libertine; his astonished eyes rested On
one of the prettiest girls Imaginable. She was
passing the night with his wife, and trying to
avoid meeting him in dishabille, brought about
rather embarrassing denouement. The gen
tleman, however, it may be as well to state,
prosecuted his search DO further, and, instead,
made hasty retreat.-N. 0. Rcayuae.
Year: 1869

FENO THE PUBLIC.


e To Afflicted Females.
IMPORTANT RELIEF g PERMANENT


CURE OF PROLAPSUS UTERI, OR


FALLING OF THE WOMB.
I have been allowed by the department at Wash
ington, d. c., q Patent fer an Alb lominal Sup
porter, invented by mo, to relieve and certainly
cure that annoying and common malady among
the females of our country, known as Prolapsus
U5ers, or Falling of the Womb.


THis Supporter qoiU give immediate Relief


THIS Supporter aciN effect Permanent Cure.
have tried this invention upon number of fe-
males suffering from falling of the womb and it
HAS GIVEN RELIEF IN EVERY IN
STANCE WITHOUT A SINGLE FAILURE
Its uniform success in every application has
satisfied the inventor and all who have tried it,
thatsthis supporter is most valuable relief and
remedy.


I only ask the Suffering to give 1t one trial.


| will furnish a limited number of applicants
with this Supporter upon the receipt of So. each.
Arrangements will soon be completed to fur
nsh any demand. Address me at Harrisonburg.
Va. JOSEPH FUNKHOUSER.
oct6-Staunton Spectator copy 3m and send
bill to this Office Register.
Year: 1869

The ADVANTAGES OF a PURE LIFE.-Ifvou
look into the early years OF truly helpfal men.
those who make life easier or able to those who
come after them, you will almost inyariablv
ind that they lived purely in the days Of their
youth. In early life the brain, though abound.
ing IN vlgor' is sensible and very susceptible to
lnJ9ry-and this to such degree, that brief
and moderate Indulgence in vicious pleasure
appears to lower the tone and imnair bptb tho
delcacy and efficiency of the brain for If. Th;s NE
Is not preaching, boys-it is simple Irutb Of
science. "'" "a
Year: 1869

CURE FOR CRoUP-The parents of young
children are apt, at this season of the year, to
be anxious in regard to Group. An exchange
publishes the following recipe for the relief of
Group, which we publish for the benefit Of
young mothers: Take one course of sweet oil,
and add to it half an ounce of gum opal. Ap-
ply to the chest, under the arms, the palms of
the hands and the hollows OF the feet. It will
generally relieve the most severe eases Of Group
in five minutes Remember to use externally,
and give the patient plenty of cold water to
drink
Year: 1869

X The circulation of the s'SPEcTAToR"
is about as great as the combined circula-
tion of both the other papers published in
this place, and has as many subscribers in
this county alone as are contained In the
whole list of either of the other papers.
Year: 1869

Every person should be actuated in all ac>
tons by desire to benefit mankind. We
should not hTe for ourselves alone The world
claims our assistance, and We incur the wrath
OF God if is not given 'A
Year: 1869

The Loss OF TIE Soul. What-if it be
lawful to indulge such Il thought-what would
be the funeral obseques of a lost soul. Where
shall we find the tears ft to be wept at such a
spectacle? or could We realize the calamity in
all Its extent what tokens administration and
concern would be deemed equalto the occasion
Would 1t sutilce Tor the sun to veil his light,
and the moon her brightness? to cover tho
ocean with mourning, and The heavens with
sackcioth? Or, were the whole fabric OF nature
to become animated and vocal, would it be
possible for her to utter groan too deem. or a
cry too piercing, to express the magnitude and
extent OF such catastrophe ?-Ro5ert Hall.
Year: 1869

The following is a specimen of
printers technical terms-it don't
mean However, as much as it
would seem to the uninitiated


"Willian, put General Washing
ton on the galley, and then finish
the murder Of that young girl you
commenced yesterday. Set up the
ruins OF Herculaneum, and dis
tribute the small pox; you need
not finish that runaway match,
but have the high water in the
paper this week. Put a new head
to General Grant, and lock up Jeff
Davis; slide that old dead matter
into hell; and let that pie alone
until after dinner. You can put
the Ladies Fair to press, aud then
60 to the devil and put him to
work on Deacon Fogy's article on.
Eternal Punishment,
Year: 1869

a new 1ork letter says:


the story of the sudden death
of Mr.. Raymond, Of the Times, is
but repetition of that told of the
quick ending of the lives of many
men, and not few Of note, in
this great city, during the past
few months. apparently in per-
feet health, he dropped dead.."-
Study the New York papers. from
day to day, and you will remark
the alarming frequency of this
sentence in their local columns.
Why is it that sudden deaths oc-
cur so often here? Is 1t because
life is so terribly earnest in New
York ? Perhaps so. Men who
are Sin the harness" here never.
rest. Men who keep even pace
with the world of New York
are forever working. Men like
Mr.. Raymond who lead New
York, journalists, who direct pub
lie opinion here, man the helm
and keep perpetual lookout for
breakers ahead, never take the
harness off. Their brains are
ever active. They are forever
driving; forever overtaxing their
energies.


AS ! stated in my dispatch, no
one of Mr.. Raymond's associates
for a moment dreamed that be
would die as he did; and wher
the news of his death came they
could not reconcile themselves to
it or understand it at all. But
now an explanation is given
Last winter when in Washington
on a brief visit, just before the in
auguration, I believe, he met with
a severe fall which injured him
about the head and shoulders so
much that he was obliged to keep
his bed for several days. The
physicians now say that in this
fall the sensitive veins connecting
with his brain were hurt much
more seriously than was thought
at the time. And their theory of
his death is this: That through
the constant working of his brain
since then these injured veins had
gradually become more and more
delicate, thinner and thinner, un-
til the quick rush of blood to his
head, when he leaned over to fix
the lower bolt on the door of his
house on that Thursday night,
burst them, and caused his sudden
death.
Year: 1869

COUNTRY G1RLs.-Meta Victoris
Fuller, in a sisterly way, thus
talks to country girls:


"The farmers daughters are
soon to be the life as we'll as the
pride Of this country-a glorious
race Of women which no other
land can show. I seek not to
fatter them for before they can
become this, they will have to
make an earnest effort of one OF
two kinds. There are some who
deprecate their condition, and
some who have a false pride in it,
because they demand more consid-
Grafton than they merit. A want
of intelligence upon all the sub
jects Of the day and Of q refined Cd
ucation is no more excusable in a
country than in a town-bred girl,
in these days of many books and
newspapers.


"Many girls are discouraged be-
cause they can not be sent away
from home to boarding-scho hools ;
but men of superior minds and
knowledge Of the world, would
rather have for wives women we'll
and properly educated at home.
And the education can be had
whenever the desire is not want
ing. A taste for reading does
wonders; and an earnest thirst
after knowledge is almost certain
to attain sweet draught from
the 'Pierian spring. There is a
farmers daughter IN this very
room in which I am writings
beautiful, refined, and intelligent
woman-in whose girlhood books
were not 50 plenty as. now, and
who obtained her fine education
under difficulties which would
have discouraged any but one
who had true love for study"
TOhio Cultivator.
Year: 1869




LABoR.-No great man can be
an idler. The world is teeming
with work for US all, and no one
can do that which God has given
another to do. We seek amuse-
ments to pass away the time, when
every hour is crowded with human
destinies, and we have not one
moment to waste. The seconds
of time are the woof Of feternity-a
moment mis-spent and there is a
flaw in the web.


We must work. NoH all be
reapers, not all cleaners; butall may
do something. Day after day
humanity is stretching out her
hands for help, poor erring souls
going down to ruin, because men
and women love self more than
God. You who lounge on luxu-
rious couches, who boast Of your
Highlands, tell me what those
hands have ever done for others
The poorest day laborer who
walks the streets is greater than
you. Not all kings wear royaI
robes or sit on thrones and he is
far more kingly and noble, who
earns his bread by the sweat: Of
his brow than he who wraps about
him his purple and fine linen, and
boasts Of his millions.
Year: 1869

preparing themselves for the
shades Of night-sal and myself
sat upon an antique backlog, lis
tening to the music of nature such
as -toads, roosters, grunting
pigs and now and then the mellow
music of distant jack was waited
to our ears by the gentle zephyrs
that sighed among the mullen
stalks, and came heavy laden with
the delicious oder of hen-roost and
pig-styes. The last lingering rays
of the setting sun, glancing from
the brass buttons of a solitary
horseman shone through a knot
hole in the hog pen, full in Sails
face, dying her hair in an orange
pale hue, and showing off my
thread bare cost to bad advan.
tage-one of my arms was around
Sails waist, my hand resting on
the small of her back--she was
toying with my auburn locks of
| let black hue; she was almost gone
and I was ditto. She looked like
grass hopper dying with the hle-
cups, and I felt like a mud turtle
choked with a cod fish ball.


"Sal," says I, in voice as mu-
steal as the notes of a dying swan,
"will you have me?"


She turned her eyes heaven
ward, clasped me by the hand, had
an attack of the heaves and blind
staggers, and with a sigh that
drew her shoe strings to her pal
late. said, eyes !"


She gave clear ut then and squat
ted in my lap. Cork-screwed, and
1 kerhumexed. I hugged her till
I broke my suspenders.


Well to make a longstory short,
she set the day. and we practiced
every night for four weeks how
We would walk into the room to
be married, till we gotso we could
walk as gracefully as a couple OF
Muscovy ducks.


The night, the company and the
minister came, the signal was
given, and arm in arm we marched
through the crowded hall. We
were just entering the parlor door
when down I went kerslap on the
oil cloth. pulling Sal after me.
Some cussed fellow had dropped a
banana skin on the floor, and it
hoored me. 1t split an awful hole
in my cassimers right under my
dress coat tail.


1t was too late to back out; so
clasping my hand over it, we
marched in and were spliced, and
taking seat I waited the kissing
of the bride operation. My grooms-
man was a little tight, and be
kissed her until I jumped up to
take slice, when oh, horror a
little six year old imp had crawled
behind me and was pulling my
shirt through the hole in my
pants, had pinned it to a chair,
and in jumping up, 1 displayed to
the admiring gaze Of the aston
ished multitude, a trifing more
white muslin than was pleasant.


The women gigled, the men
roared, and I got mad, but was
only put to bed, and there all my
troubles ended.
Year: 1869

CoRREspoNDENCE.-To.day day we give
two interesting communications, One a
forcible illustration of how Government
officials succeed in making money out of
consulates or other positions, the legt-
mate salaries of which are scarcely suffi.
cient to pay mans board at a second rate
hotel. There Is point in this which is
intended for some one, and we have no
doubt it will prick the proper flesh Those
who fail to "see the point" Il doubtless,
uncover it if they take time to cnumerate
the Federal appointments from this Con.
gressional District, made since Grant was
inaugurated.


"Snatches by the Way will be found a
very pleasing description Of an overland
trip from Mineral Point to Madison, and
other points. A continuance of the jour.
ney may be described in future issue
Year: 1869

MONEY FOUND. Between VIvlAN's
Drug Store and the City Bakery, by the
man who bought his suit Of clothes at
HuNDLErlNGER's for FIVE DOLLARS less
than he could get them anywhere else in
the city.
Year: 1869

The Hon. Secretary generously gives his
advice to the Editors Of that paper, (the
TRIBUSE) gratis" to mind their own bust
ness, and possibly he MAY be able to attend
to his. - Chronicle.


We don't question the Secretary's ability
to attend to his oun business, but whether
or not he is capable of attending to the
business of a county agricultural society,
the people have right to enquire.