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Year: 1866

The undersigned having purchased from Mr.. Richard
Murphy the late proprietor the above well known and popular
establishment prepared the reception of transient
or resident guests


Extensive alterations and improvements have been made
and every department thoroughly renovated expense
ing been spared toincrese the OF the house.
and 20 AFFORD additional conyenences ana comforts to the
patrons.


fine TENPIN ALLEY is in conjunction with the Hotel
and rene can be found superior in the city


The present Propretos take inform the public that
no want Of attention their part shall ever be found and
that the MuRPHYs HOTEL shall yet retain its prestige
under their management,


MoKENNA MooIesKEY, Perpetrators
Year: 1866

Manufacturers Of Barrels, Eepbprg Center New York
We have in of Bulkeys Patent Dryerz They ara
perfectly satisfactory We the cost Of tie Dryers In
interest alone each year we one Of them
Year: 1866

Of his Cabinet We trust that he will now lose
no time In turning his attention to our foreign
policy, and will bring 70 bear upon II the same
energy and activity that he has displayed in
dealing with domestic affairs. A prompt de-
mand upon England for the Alabama damages,
and vigorous parting kick to Mr. Maximilian,
of Mexico, will make the President more popu-
lar than ever with all classes Of the American
people.
Year: 1866

and social sensations, relieving the excitsmenb
Of the political campaign and putting every
body in good humor for whatever Is to come.
There is nothing like plenty Of amusements to
temper the hard work If this practical age and
oouufrv
Year: 1866

to specie Payments Is not by Q forced
and sudden effort to bring about resump-
ton. but by taking such action as will In
spire confidence in our ability to return to
1t within reasonable time and without q
revulsion. First Of all, let us substitute legal
tenders for national bank notss, without in-
creasing the amount of paper circulation. In
this way the government would save nearly
twenty millions year, which could be applied
to che liquidation Of the debt; for it could
buy up tho bonds now deposited by the banks
as security for their circulation with the legal
tenders issued in place of the national bank
notes. Those legal tenders would be at the
same time more rehable circulation. Then
let the government reserve the gold that in
constantly coming into tho Treasury from the
customs, and the business community will feel
fully assured as to the ability of tho govern
ment 70 pay specie when demanded. A large
reserve in the vaults of the Treasury WILL have
the same effect as such reserve in the Bank Of
England has in Great Britain. To inspire con-
fldence is the fundamental principle of all
banking or governmental operations. BY
adopting such system OF currency and
finance, and bya careful application of our
superabundant revenue to the payment of the
national debt, it can be liquidated in ten or
fifteen years This would save the country
from revulsion and distress, and at the same
time relieve it ofthe dangerous moneyed power
of the grasping bondholders.
Year: 1866

WASHINGTON, August 2.-Governor Murphy, of
Arkansas, IN writing to ID. III. Bingham, indors.
inc the call OF the Union Convention, dated July
26, states that there is not a paper IN Little
Rock that will publish the call, and but one in
the whole State in the interest Of loyal men. At
our election III August the Rebel element will
have full control, excepting, perhaps, in a few
northwestern counties. The feeling towards
Congress is more hostile than during the war,
and hatred OF the Union soldiers and Union
men is a matter OF ambitious pride. The indus
trious classes are being little dsatfected towards
their late leauers. Their tone is 80 yenemous and
disloyal that they begin to fear their success
will bring to the future the scenes OF the past.
We just hear of the ratification OF the Constltu-
tional amendment by the Tennessee Leg stature
and hail it as an omen that the measure will
become law. | would have called a session
of The Arkansas Legislature had it been possible
to have procured a quorum, but from deaths,
designations, and removals to other States, it
could not have been had. l regret this much,
as the Legislature to be elected will be chosen
from Rebels who have done good service IN the
war. Everything can do to unite the Union
sentiment of the South will be done.-N. Y.
Tribune,
Year: 1866

A clergyman i'll Hampshire, England, writes:-


ii you had married as many couples as have
you would be aware that it is not only when
German princes appear at.the hymeneal altar in
England, that novelties in pronunciation oc-
cur, and foreign matter is introduced in the
marriage service. In my parish it is quite the
fashion for the man in giving the ring say to the
woman, "With my body thee wash up, and
with all my hurdle goods thee and thou" To
which strange trio he pertinaciously adheres,
in spite of all my endeayors to correct the text.
One man who could not read, but had taken
praiseworthy pains to learn his part beforehan
had perfectly mastered what he was taught,
only unluckily his "coach" mad blundered upon
the baptsmal instead of the matrimonial service,
so when interroeated as to taking the woman to
be his welded wife, the bridegroom stoutly
affirmed, "All this steadtastly believe" The
women are usually better up in this part of the
Prayer Book than the men; but one day a bride
Caught in a Government school, startled me
by making the extraordinary vow to take her
husband ito AVE and to 'old from this day
for,nt for betterer horse for richerer power in
siggerness else love cherries and to bay" What
meaning this marvellous iarrago conveyed to
her mind it is beyond the power of mine to
imagine.
Year: 1866

The SECRET.-"I noticed" said
Franklin, "a mechanic, among num-
Der of others at work on house
erecting but a little way from my of
fee, who always appeared TO be in
merry humor, who had kind word
and cheerful smile for every one he
met. Let the day be ever so cold.
sunless or gloomy, a happy smile
glanced like a sunbeam over his
countenancc. Meeting him one morn
ing.I asked him to tell me the secret
Of his constant and happy flow of
spirits"


"Ne secret, Doctor" he replied.
81 have got ore of the best wives,
and whan I go homo she meets me
with smile and q kiss, and then tea
is sure to be ready, and she has done
80 many little things during the day
to please me- that / cannot find it in
my heart to speak an unkiad word to
anybody"
Year: 1866

DR.. Livingston, in his recently published ac-
count of his voyage up the great river or East
ern Africa, says the sister Of one Of the chiefs
wore eighteen solid brass rings, as thick as ones
finger, on each leg, and three Of copper under
each knee nineteen brass rings on her left arm
and eight of brass and copper on her right
also large ivory ring above each elbow, OF
seventy-one rings in all. She had pretty
bead necklace, and bead sash encircled her
waist. The weight of the bright brass rings
around her legs, impeded her walking and
chafed her ancles, but as it was the fashion she
did not mind the inconvenience, and guarded
against the pain by putting soft rags around
the lower rings So much for fashion.
Year: 1866

4 fayorite temperance lecturer down South
used to relate the following anecdote to illus
trate the influence of bad example in the for
nation of habits, ruinous in their effect:


Adam, and Mary. his wife, were very good
members of the church good sort of folks any
way, quite industrious and thriving in tie
world


Whenever the minister called to make Mary
visit, which was often, she contrived to have
glass of good toddy made, andsthe minister
never refused to imbibe.


After while Adam got to following the ex-
ample Of the minister to such an extent that he
became drunkard- up every thing he
had and all he could get. Mary and Adam be-
came very poor in consequence of his follow
ing the minister's example so closely, but the
good minister continued still to get his glass OF
toddy. One day he called in and told Mary he
was going away for a week-should return on
Friday-and handed her a book containing the
catechism, and told her when he returned he
uldexpect her to answer the questions. Mary
said yes, and laid away the book carefully.
But Mary like good many others, forgot it
until the very Friday that the good minister
was to return. "What shall do?' said she /;
abe is to be here to-day, and haven't looked
into the book he gave me How can | answer
the questions ?"


"I can tell you," said Adam; "give me a
quarter, and let me go over to Smiths and get
some good rum and you can answer him with
glass of toddy'


Mary took the advice, gave Adam quarter
and Jug and off he started. After getting
his jug filled, and on his way back, Adam con-
cluded to taste the rum. One taste followed
another, until he tumbled over pile Of rocks
and broke the jug and lost all therum. Adam
managed to stagger home.


Soon as he got into the house Mary asked
very anxiously for the rum.


Poor Adam managed to stammer out that he
stumbled over pile Of rocks, and broke the jug,
and spilled the rum.


Mary was in a fix-Adam drunk-the min
lister coming-the rum gone-and the questions
unlearned. But here comes the Minister 1t
won't do for the man of God to sec Adam drunk
so she for want of better place to hide him
sent him under tho bod. by tho time he was
fairly under, in came the minister. After sit
ting few moments, he asked Mary if she
could answer the question: How did Adam
fall?"


Mary turned her head first one way, and
then the other, and finally stammered out:


"He fell over pile Of rocks"


1t was now the minister's turn to look blank,
but he ventured another question. Where
did he hide himself after the fall ?"


Mary looked at the minister, then at the bed,
but finally sho spoke out with


"Under the bed, sir There, Adam, you
NAV come out: he knows all about it.


The good minister retired-not even waiting
for his glass of toddy.
Year: 1866

A little thoughtful attention, how happy It
makes the old. They have outlived most OF
the friends of their early youth. How lonely
their hours Often their partners in life have
long filled silent graves often their children
they have followed to the tomb. They stand
solitary, bending on their staff, waiting till the
same call shall reach them. How often they
must think of absent, lamented faces; of the
love which cherished them, and the tears Of
sympathy that fell with theirs, now all gone
Why should not the young cling around and
comfort them, cheering their gloom with songs
and happy smiles:
Year: 1866

ONLY waiting till the shadows


Are little longer grown;
Only waiting till the glimmcr


OF the days last beam is flown;
Till the night of earth is faded


From the heart once full of day;
Till the stars of heaven are breaking
Through the twilight soft and grey.
Only waiting till the reapers


Have their last sheaf gathered home,
For the summer time Is faded,


And the autumn winds have como.
Quickly, reapers! gather quickly
The last ripe hours Of my heart,
For the bloom of life is withered,
And ] hasten to depart.
Only waiting till the angels


Open wide the mystic gate,
At whose feet long have fingered,
Weary, poor and desolate.
Even now / hear their footsteps,
And their voices far away;
II they call me, | am waiting,


Only waiting TO obey.
Only waiting till the shadows


Are little longer grown;
Only waiting till the glimmer


Of the days last beam is flown;
Then from out the gathering darkness,
Holy, deathless stars shall rise,
By whose light my soul shall gladly
Tread its pathway 70 the skies.
Year: 1866

The Richmond Eeaminer speaking Of one OF
the " delegates from Spottsylvania to the lato
Radical gathering in Alexandria, says that "ho
deserves mention on account Of the benevolence
which he exhibited during the war in running
the blockade with goods FOR our benefit and
for his own Some others Of the party were
deserters from the confederate service.
Year: 1866

1t is quantity observed by cotemporary,
that last spring traitor, rebel or copperhcad,
was one who did not sustain the policy Of tho
President. This spring, rebel or copperbead
is one who does support the President. Last
year to speak lightly Of the President was trea-
son. This year the test of loyalty is denuncia-
ton Of the Executive.
Year: 1866

QUAIST old Fuller says -" Let him who
expects one class Of socie'yto prosper in tbs
highest degree while the other is in distress, try
whether one side Of bis face can smile while ths
other is pinched.
Year: 1866

Br.usu1YG is said to be sign that something
Of the angel is left in woman, beautiful tn the
eye and bespeaking the inward purity Of the
heart. When woman ceases to blush, she
has lost her greatest charm.
Year: 1866

PIous UyHAPPIsEss.-There is secret be-
lief amongst some men that God is displesssd
with mans happiness and in consequence they
Sink about creation, ashamed and afraid to en-
Joy anything.
Year: 1866

GoD bath not taken all that pains in form
ing, and framing, aud furnishing, and adorn-
ing this world, that they who were made by
Him to live in it should despisc it; it will bs
enough if they do not lore it so imnoderately,
as 70 prefer it before Him who made it.
Year: 1866

YoUyG man just entering the world, take
into your memory this piece Of good advice =
Never be ashamed to pass for just what you
truly are, and who you are, and you arc on
solid ground"
Year: 1866

Observing persons more slow, their
heads alternately from side to side, while
they occasionally stop and turn around.
Careful people lift their feet high and


place them down fiat and firm. Some
times they stoop down and pick mp some
little obstruction and place it quietly by
the side of the way, Calculating persons
generally walk with their hands in their
pockets and their heads slightly inclined
Modest persons generally step softly,
for fear of being observed. Timid per
sons often step off from sidewalk on
meeting another, and always go round a
stone instead, of stepping over it. Wide
awake persons toe out, and have a
long swing to their arms, while they
shake about miscellaneously. Careless
persons are forever stubbing their toes.


Lazy persons scrape about loosely with
their heels, and are first on one side of
the walk then on the other. Very strong
minded persons have their toes directly
in front Of them, and have a kind 0


stamp movement Unstable persons walk
fast and slow by turns Venturous pei
sons try all roads, frequently climb the
fences instead of going through the gate,
and never let down BAR One idea
persons and selfish ones, toes in. Care
less persons are apt to hit their knees
together, Good natured persons snap
their fingers every few steps. Fun low
ing people have kind of jog movement.
Year: 1866

The FEMALE IMMEaRANTs.- .-Mercer's
female immigration scheme received a set
bael in the Territorial Legislature few days
SINE. A bill had been introduced appropri.
ating $4,000 in aid of the crazy scheme In
the Council it found but two supporters; aud
was killed on second reading. It is to be res
GREETED that the failure of the scheme viii
disappoint sOme hundreds of very worthy
young ladies', but for even this the people of
Washington Territory arc in no wise respon:
siIle. The whole scheme originated in the
brain Of a crazy man, and those who were
weak enough to listen to his representations
have only themselves to blame.
Year: 1866




THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDNfENT.-
Secretary Seward, by proclamation, announ-
ces that the constitutional amendment pro-
hibitipg slavery within the limits of the Uni>
ted States, has received the approval of twO>
thirds Of the States, and in consequence is
the supreme law of the land. The vote of
Oregon was not received in time to Ge oe--
red previous to making the othclaI announces
ment. The adoption of the amendment dis
poses Of the slavery question, and to that ex.
tent removes the darkey from the field of par
ty politics. For time he will be heard of
in connection with the question of universal
suffrage; but this is not an issue on which
any party can sustain itself, and just so soon
as the radicals discover that their colored
brother is source of weakness rather than
strength, they will be found to drop him
with the least possible ceremony. Hence.
forth the negro will hold his destiny in his
own hands, and his rise or fall depends upon
the use he makes of his opportunities and
privileges.
Year: 1866

THE Right OF SUFFRAGE.-At a time when so
much is said in regard to extending the right oi
suffrage to the Southern negroes, it becomes in
tereStiug to know the position occupied by the


Northern States on this question. The Chicago


Tribune has compiled a summary of the provis.
ions Of the suffrage laws of twenty-onc States,
hom which we CLEAN that the negroes are al


lowed to vote in the six New England States,


aud in New York aud Ohio, and in only four Of
these States is the negro placed upon footing
with the white man. 10 view of this fact, with
what consistency can the mad radicals of the
East attempt to force negro suffrage upon the
Southern ststes, while they refuse to extend the
same right to the educated and comparatively
Intelligent negroes they have in their midst. Z
Year: 1866

"Rejolce, 0 young man, in thy youth and lot
thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy YOUTH and
walk IN the ways of thine heart, and in the sight OF
thine eyes bnt know now, that or all these things
God will bring thee into Judgment"


This beautiful, ironical sentence of King
Solomon e, was amply realized during the early
part of the present century, in the life and
death OF one Of the proud Sovereigns of Eu-
rope. Ills example was given us in one of the
most enlightened Protestant countries in that
quarter Of the globe. He was descended from
long line of regal ancestors, and from the
death OF his eldest brother soon inherited the
title of the Prince Of Wales. On account of
the mental alterations of the King, in,his
youth he was proclaimed Regent of vast en-
pire, upon which the Sun never sets.


This august Prince of whom we write, had
all the advantages derived from the position Of
birth, and he so exceed in all the accomplish
ments and re6nements of life, that he was uni
versally proclaimed by the fashionable world
to be the greatest gentleman in Europe Such
were his appearance and address, that an
American lady from this Peninsula, who visit
ed Great Britain in those days recognized him
among his noblemen at once, as the Prince Re-
gent.


His life was literal realization Of the verse
we have selected from Ecclesiastes He rcjoic-
ed in his youthful beauty and strength, and
the power that was granted to him by Parlia-
ment as Regent, when acting for his imbecile
father. He had all Of this worlds gifts of
greatness and grandeur bestowed upon him in
his youth, and he enjoyed it in way as if God
required no accountability of his stewardship.
lie was prodigal in the extreme of his means.


and with an immense revenue to sustain him


became bankrupt. The order of dav and


night was reversed by him, and when i WA.


time Tor business people to arise from thei,


beds, he would retire and sleep all day, and a


sunset get up and seek amusement ali night


He led life of sinful pleasure obtained a di


vorce from his wife, outlived his daughter an,


died without offspring to succeed him Whe
, his life was about to close, and midnight scene


Of revelry could no longer amuse him, and h


was compelled to face his last enemy, he wa


heard to exclaim, God, can this be Death =


Thus lived this devotee of pleasure, enjoyin
o regal authority, long before he was crowne
It King And only ten years passed by from tha


date, and 10! he was gOne,-and the crown


and kingdom passed away to his brother
We think the most appropriate concludin
= = words to this short essay would be the script
= raj inquiry, What shall it profit man if h
- gain the whole world and lose his own SOU? L?
n NARCISSA.
70 SMYRNA, Sept. 10TH 1866.
Year: 1866

AN INGENIOUS MoNKEY.-An English gen
tleman relates the following trick Of a pet mon
key, that was kept chained in his yard About
three feet beyond his reach stood trough in
which pig was fed The monkey was very
fond of the barley meal which was frequently
given to the pig, but how to get it, while thus
fastened, might puzzle even a wiser animal
The monkey, however, hit upon the following
plan: While the pig was feeding, the monkey
seized the tail Of the porker and gave it sharp
pull the latter turned quickly to return bite,
and in so doing let fall a mouthful of the desir.
ed barley meal, which his cunning tormentor
immediately appropriated; he repeated tho ex-
pertinent with great satisfaction, until the meal
was finished.
Year: 1866

A SECRET WORTH KNowING.-An able
writer gives utterance to the following valuable
secret:


This looking forward for enjoyment don't
pay. From what know of it, l would as soon
chase butterflies for living, or bottle up moon
shine for cloudy nights. The only true way to
be happy, is TO take the drops Of happiness rs
God gives them to us every day of our lives -
The boy must learn to be happy while he is
learning his trade; the merchant while making
his fortune. If he fails to learn this art, he
will be sure to miss his enjoyment when he
Gains what he has sighed for.
Year: 1866

The new winter bonnets, in Paris, resemble
miniature cabrioietS; they have large crowns
and long curtains, and are altogether ungrace-
ful and ugly. If the form is accepted, the
head will be completely buried and truly it
will be- passing from one extreme to another
Excessively plain women will profit by this sud-
den change, but those who have the smallest
pretensions to beauty will lose by it. But this
novelty is only an attempt on the milIners
part to introduce something more elaborate
and difficult to fabricate than the present SIM
pie head-dress.
Year: 1866

Condemn no man for not thinking as Won
think. Let every one enjoy the full and free
liberty OF thinking for himself to God Abbor
every approach, in any kind of degree, to the


spirit OF persecution. If you cannot reason OF
to force him into it. 'p'
Year: 1866

A novel pugilistic encounter
took place ON Monday, at West


Troy, N. Y. Three partners in


the bounty jumping business quar-


relied over some spoils when two


ofthem abused the third one to


draw him into a fight, but he lis
tened stoically for a while, when
an idea struck him and be said to
his assailants: "Either one of


you fellars is MORN a match for
me; but if you will strap your
selves together, I'll fight you just
to accommodate you" The nov
city of the proposition was too
strong to be resisted, and the three
adjourned toa barn to eight it
out on that line," followed by a
considerable crowd of spectators.


The men were strapped to geth-
er, and their right and left arms
pinioned. The single 'sman-of-
war" sailed in beautifully; being
in light trim he out manoeuyred
the heavier craft completely. He
was now before them, and behind
them, and not unfrequently made
their heads violently collide one
with another. In fact, he had
got them just where he wanted
them, and where he had evidently
been silently concocting to get
them, when they were so loud in
threats and abuse. His victory
was complete In about five min
utes he touched the loud-mouthed
gentleman off most elegantly, and
having satisfied his martial ardor,
departed highly elated with the
success which attended his origi-.
nal and happy idea. 1
Year: 1866

To PRESERVE ToMAToEs.-Take
good ripe tomatoes, peel them, and
preserve them with good brown or
loaf sugar, as peaches or other
fruit. If not peeled, they will
burst and do not maintain the
consistence SO much desired by
house-keepers, though they are
good without peeling.
Year: 1866

A friend furnishes us with the
following receipt for Hog Cholera
He says he has tried it frequently
and has never known it to fail in
q single instance:


Take quart of Water and as
much Pine Tar and Soft Soap as
the water will dissolve and drench
the Hog freely. One dose generally
effects cure.
Year: 1866

Neither learning nor wealth nee
essarily increases the substantial
value of its owner Probably the
learned pig made no better pork
than a common pig, and the Col
chain ram, with the golden fleece,
no better mutton than an ordinary
sheep.