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Year: 1867

A mother who was in the habit of ask
ing her children before they retired for
the night, what they had done to make
others happy, found her twin daughters
silent. The question was repeated. :" [
can remember nothing good all this day,
dear mother; only one of my schoolmates
was happy because she had gained the
head of the class, and smiled on her and
ran to kiss her; so she said | was good.
That is all mother" The other spoke
timidly. g A little girl, who sat with me
on the bench at school, has lost a little.
brother. | saw that, while she studied
her lesson, she hid her face in her book
and wept. | felt sorry, and laid my face
on the same book aud wept with her
Then she looked up aud was comforted,
and put her arms around nay neck; but l
do not know why she said had done her
good" Come to my arms, my darling


said her mother; " to rejoice with those
that rejoice, and weep with those that
weep, is to obey the blessed Redeemer!2
Year: 1867




A good joke is told on one of our clev
er saloon keepers, which is too full OF
genuine humor, under pressing circum-
stances" to be lost:


A short time ago representative of the
Green Isle stepped into the saloon of the
person above alluded to, and with a coun-
tenance full of inquiry, said:


An have you got any good rye wbis
ky"


Yes, very good; the best in town. .
said the saloon man.


An have you got any halfpint bot
ties, my good mani"


Yes" was the reply.


4" An will you please to gil one with
your best rye whisky for me?"


OF course" said the obliging dealer
and after reaching for the required flask
and spending a full halfhour in cleaning
it, repaired to the cellar, drew half pint
Of his Bourbon, and presented it to the
gentleman in waiting.


Pat took the bottle, raised it to his
lips, swallowed about half of its contents,
and then, after making the appropriate
face over it, said in very confidential
tone:


Will you please sit this to one. side
till / call for it,"


The saloon keeper, smelling large
sized rat trap full of small mice" carefully
slowed away the half-flled bottle. The
fellow never called for it, but took this
novel way of obtaining drink.
Year: 1867

hundred dollars, and [ have only one hun
dred and fifty, and will sell him for thre,
hundred and fifty dollars. l am Offered
three hundred and forty; but 1 mus
have the full amount"


" Come, come now; will go the one
halt, and you give your son the other half
and we will manumit him"


No; [ must have the full sum-"


Very well, will give you two hun.
dred dollars, and you give him one hun
dred and fifty"


Not bit of it. If you want him
will sell him to you as soon as to the slave
dealer, for he has been faithful boy, and
| believe that if you get him you will sci
him free"


Il want him only for that purpose,
and | am pleased to hear you speaking OF
him. He ought not to be separated from
his wife. The money you get thus will
do you no good. One week at the races,
where you are sure to lose every dollar,
will be poor consolation for inficting life
long misery on these two poor creatures.
Come, l will give you three hundred dol
lars and you give him fifty"


No, no, no! [ have said it and stick
to 1T. L must have the whole amount
No gentleman(!O would think of going to
the race with less than five hundred dol
lars, and [ must have the full amount"


L will make you another offer.
will give you three hundred and twenty
five dollars, and you give twenty-five"


No, [ wont; and | am tired talking
to you. That dealer is going to see an
other boy and if he buys him he will
not want mine"


Now see here that man wants your
son to sell South for the purpose of max
ing money on him. 1 only want to set
him free. l will give you as much as he
offered you-threc hundred and forty dol
lars"


There now you bid the same sum,
and | will put him at auction between
you; and l must knock him down to the
highest bidder"


No; if buy him that man must not
know that we are talking on that subject
till all is arranged. You remain here till |
send for the clerk Of the court, and, [ will
give all you ask"


The clerk was sent for; the papers
made out; the money paid down, and the
son of a Maryland father was made free
man by the money of Pennsylvania
lawyer, and slavery thenceforth owed him
a debt which she has now nearly paid by
her decease, but which will not be fully
cancelled until every vestige Of the foul
wrong is forever banished from the
land of the free and home of the brave"


The people of Adams county, feeling
the necessity for the services of this cham
pion of friendless humanity in the halls
of legislation, sent our friend to Harris
burg to represent them in the Assembly
While there he exerted all his influence
and efforts to promote the welfare Of the
people of the State, without regard to
creed, party or complexion. a bachelor
on the owner of large estates, which would
be, and which were heavily taxed to raise
funds to educate the children of other
people, he is the recognized father Of the
admirable system of free schools which
now exists in his adopted State. This
system viii remain, while time lasts, an
imperishable monument to the disinteres-
ted benevolence and far seeing wisdom as
one of Pennsylvania best and ablest cit
izens-Thaddeus Stevens.
Year: 1867

People are quite apt to go where their
attention is called, and II they find
things as represented they will pur-
chase there In preference to spending
their time seeking elsewhere. haf5
Year: 1867

HoPE FOR TIE AFEI-cIED.-In another part Of this
paper will be found the advertisement Of the celebrated
Institute established by J. c. Young in 1850 In this
age Of deceit and charlatanisr i Is boon TO the su-
ering to point ont 10 them where they OF OBJ
tanning the wished for and relief Under care Of
the skill doctor the sick and troubled can divest
themselves Of their burden Of shame lay aside their
cross and health and happiness L you ara sick
in trouble, do hesitate-read the advertisement and
and follow the advice Do no; forget The number OF
the manner Of directing your letter Consultation Of
fee es6 Washington street, San Francisco.
Year: 1867

BUTTE COUNTY JOCKEY CLuB.-The meeting Of
this Cub on the 22nd instant will afford fine ex-
hibition and test the speed and bottom of the
blooded stock of the State. There are already
several noted animals here in training, and more
are announced as preparing to be in atte ndance.
The track is in fine condition for training, and
owner. of stock are invited TO consult the adver-
tisement of the Club.
Year: 1867

GROWTH OF TIE RASPBERRY Of Mr.. Van
Pelts little boys, aged some eleven years brought
into Office piece Of raspberry brier, showing
the berry in every stage, from the blossom to the
ripe fruit He says he saw it and thought he would
show it. This was Thoughtful in lad of his years,
and it viii be long before the boy viii give his
name to splendid specimen of the raspberry.
Year: 1867

POETRY OF THE PAcIFIG.-This is the title of
neatly hound volume Of collection of poems as
its name indicates by authors resident upon the
Pacific coast. Among the authors we notice the
names of Col, Baker, Edward Pollock John Relin
Others of acknowledged ability and poetcal worth.
The collection makes volume Of rare beauty and
worth, and we commend it to the attention of our
citizens as a soarenu that shonld grace the center
table of every parlor and be found in the cabin of
every miner in the county. Mrs f. R. Williams is
now esgaged canVa ssing the county for this work
and we commend her to people placing
really meritorious work within their reach.
Year: 1867

RUS oyER.-Charles Olsen, one of the pioneer
residents of Bate, met with a severe accident on
Saturday last, while driving his loaded team down
the canon to Bidwe Bar. The wagon ran into a
chnck-hole throwing him from his seat forware to
the earth. where the animals trOde ap9n him, and
the wheels of the wagon passed over him Two OF
his ribs were broken by the wheels of the wagon,
and he was otherwise bruised by the animals tread
ing upon him. We learn that be is doing well
however, and is in fair way to Thus left
to themselves the team overturned the wagon, and
made general wreck OF things.
Year: 1867

A schoolmaster hearing one of his pupi read, the boy, when he came to the wort 'honof,' pronounced it full The master told him that it should be pronounced without the 'h' as thus-'onor.

 Very well sir, replied the lad, I will re member for the future.

 Aye said the master, always droT the h.

 The next morning the masters tea with hot muffin had been brought to his desk but the duties of his vocation made him wait until it was cold, when addressing the same boy, he told him to take it to the fire and heat it.

 Yes sir replied the boy, and taking it to the fire, he ate it.

 Presently the master called for his muffin,

 T have ate it up as you bade me- re- piled the boy.

 Eat it you scoundrel? I bade you to take it to the fire and heat it.

 But sir yesterday you told me always to drop the 'hD
Year: 1867

h1~Our loving friends in the northern States have now placed us in condition in which they will not place themselves. They have done to us what they would not that we should do to them. Their presses are proclaiming that the adoption universal suffrage (including the negro) which has been nearly placed on us, will revolutionize the North, and throw it into the muoa dreaded Democroric party. They dare not drink when thes chalice is com mended to their own lips. They know that there is poison in the cup. We had not believed the bitterness of our enemies capable of such refinement of cruelty There are things, even in war, which the most inyeterate foe with the smallest pre-. tentions to common manhood, will not do. The meanest of infamous acts is reserved for the dastard alone. Let the brave sol dier deal with the conquered as he will and eau, by the laws o: nations and of na- ture. But God deliver us from the rule of men who never dared fight us in the war, and whose hearts, ranking with un- natural malice, there is no room for sin gle manly emotion ofmagnanimity, charity or mercy. They have done all they can to drive from us the love of country, and to make us hate Union which they have intolerabic.-[Memph Ledger
Year: 1867

neA- Each and every land owner, has the right to prohibit the discharge of fire arms om his or her land, or the carrying of the same thereon, where the land is en. closed.

 This will be enforced as common law requiring no statutes.

 An exchnge says the following is an excellent receipt for croup:

 Wiring linen Cloth--cotton will do but linen is preferable--out of cold water fold so as to make several thicknesses and place it upon the childs throat and chest, then fold a dry flannel and wrar carefully over it. Warm the child's feet with hot stones if necessary-and cover with plenty of bed clothes and let it go to sleep you cannot preceive when it awakes that 1t has even had colo. It acts like a charm.
Year: 1867



 CURIosITIEs-A sleeve worn on the arm of lever.

 The clapper of bell of the season. A bottle of water from the spring of the year. X few leaves from the laurels of fame. Some of the teeth cut from the saws of wise men by file of soldiers. A knot in the chord of music. The razor used in shaving the face of Nature.

 A box of sand from the shore of time.

 The pebble thrown from ginsling An umbrella used to protect an audi ence from the shower of applause. The mouthpiece to the trumpet of 1 fame.

 Some butter cakes fried on the knee pan.

 A broken link in the chain of circum- stances.

 A note of music which has been dis counted

 A lock of wool from the golden fleece. The livery of a little page. The lesson learned from the pupil of the eye;

 The fore finger of the hand of friend ship.

 The spade used in digging the grave of the dead language. The corner stone of an air castle. 1 One of the teeth of coxcom.b A piece of ribbon of which the last rainbow was made.

 Some of the lime used in making the cement of friendship.

 One of tlse toe nails of tow-boat. A few boards ripped from political platform.
Year: 1867

Every department Of business has an imme-
diate interest in the markets Of the country, and
In its financial fluctuations and condition. The
man who fafs to keep himself properly ad-
vIsed as TO the rise and fall Of the markets ns
controlled by the lows Of demand and supply,
and the relative condition Of the currency, is
expSsed 10 constant loss. and must necessarily
fall behind his more intelligent and enterprising
neirhbors In order to make our paper valuable
as well a. interesting. We shall continue to
make this SPECIAL FEATURE. Our Daily
Market Reports. domestic and foreign, by tele-
graph. and our City Reports gotten up at heavy
expense, have challenged the compensation OF
our best business men while our current finan-
ciai Reports from all the leading money centres
Of the country are fuller than have ever been
published by any other journal IN Tennessee.
Year: 1867

We shall constantly admonish the Southern
people 10 be self-relant. and shall do what we
may be able 10 induce the establishment OF
manufactures in our midst for our home pro-
luets. To this end we viii pay special attention
TO the COST and STATISTICS Of manufacturing
and exert ourselves 10 encourage the diyersih-
cation Of Southern industries and the develop
uent Of Southern resources.
Year: 1867

This institution has been chartered with
privileges and powers to carry out the OBJ
iects for which it is established.


MONUMENT TO THE CONFEDERATE DEAD.


A happy orphans home is the noblest
monument the people of Tennessee can
erect to the memory of their precious dead.
Year: 1867

"A CEMENT FOR CELLAR FLeoRs.-A cor
respondent Of the american Former writes
that persons wishing to line their cellars,
and who do not wish to go to the expense
Of buying cement, can take coal ashes and
mix with water TO the thickness of mortar.
This can be put on about four inches thick,


after which let it lay twenty-four hours,
then stamp it with heavy block of wood
three or four times a day, until it is per-
fectiy hard. 1t is better than cement, as it
win not crack or scale off and the Jumps or
cinders contained in the ashes do no harm.
Year: 1867

AT a period when Judge Ambrose Spen-
Ger was ON the bench of the Supreme
Court OF New York this was upwards of
torty-fve years ago-there was on Staten
Island a lawless set of men engaged in
villiinous wrecking and kindred pursuits
TO such an extent as to lower The morality
and standing of The Island in universal
estimation. Judge Spencer presiding at a
circuit held there, was trying man who
had committed some gross and high crime.
The evidence was clear in proof of his
guilt and his honor charged strongly
against him. The jury, however, brought
in verdict of not guilty. The large and
commanding figure of the judge rose and
lowered itself 10 its full height: Prison
err" said his honor, in the severest and
loudest torres, Z" | have to address you in
two directions firstly, you have had
mot extraordinary escape from condign
punishment which you deserved; and Sec
ondly, you may be assured the time will
come when you will be tried at another
bar, where. it is some satisfaction even
now to know, there will be no Staten Is
land jury to acquit you"


1t is possible that Judge Spencer, when
he uttered the last sentence, had met with
and there was foatin. in his mind what
fell from the Right Rev. Bishop Coppoch,
who was in the English rising of As and
sentenced to death The bishop made
long sermon or speech at the place of ex-
ecution, prayed for King James and his
son Charles, and all the rest of the Stuart
family, called King George usurper, and
then gave sermon to the sheriff. lie
behaved very boldly on his trial. When
he was going from the bar, after having
been found guilty, he said openly 10 the
other gentleman prisoners; " Never mind
it, my boys: for if our Saviour were here,
these fellows would condemn Him. And
seeing one drop tears when he received
sentence, he said What are you afraid
of? We shan't be tried by Cumberland
jury in the other world"
Year: 1867

|
| One of those ludicrous accidents which
will happen in the best of families occurred
on Sunday not over attousand miles from
Chicago. A dry goods clerk had an en-
gagement TO take his lady love out buggy
riding. Early in the morning, he appear
ed before hor fathers door with one of
those spider-like vehicles which are pro.
badly constructed with view of ascer-
'aining how light buggy can be made
and at the same time be serviceable.


The lady is sweet sixteen, beautiful, and
just little Bit Of what is termed q fast"
she is full Of life, fun and frolic, and is
decidedly embonpoint. AS the young gem
tleman drove up, bis lady love was stand.
lag at the top step at the front door with
her venerable father, who had his gold
specs elevated on hi, forehead. in order to
get distant view of his future son-in-
law"


Adonis jumped out of the buggy, pre-
paraiory to assisting the young lady in,
but she suddenly took one of those strange
freaks to which the dear sex are all SUBJ
ject. The buggy was standing about four
feet fom the steps, and considerably be-
low the step upon which stood ihe young
lady. She probably wanted TO convince
her lover that she was not clumsy if she
was f,t, and thought this would be good
time to show her agility. Be that as it
may, she gave a jump and landed in the
centre of the buggy. II she had stopped
there, all would have been well: bat, alas !
the thin boards Of tie bottom of the bug
gy, unable TO stand the essure. gave
way. and the young lady continued her
descent


There wss piercing scream; plung-
ing horse with a young man holding to
him; a bundle f muslin in the buggy,
and two little gaiter b ots pointing TO with
in six inches of the ground underil. Pa
terfamilas rushed to the rescue and de
'ached the horses from the buggy. He
then got up one side, thr young man on
the other and they attempted to raise the
yonng lady up. 20, stop STOP! you are
killing me" she cried.


The boards had been broken IN the CEN
tire, and the Ing, sharp splinters extended
downwards, and when they attempted 10
raise the young lady out Of her perdica-
mcnt these sharp spl,nters would catch.
Did yon ever see wire monsc-trap If
not, go and get one, stick your finger
through the entrance tunnel and try to
pull it out. You will then understand the
sal fix that our young lady was in that
Sunday morning.


The old man comprehended the situation
in moment. He told tn young man 10
get down and break the splinters Off
Young lady screamed, 0, DON'T" and
young man didn't. At this stage Of the
proceeding practical neighbor came up
with httchet, and the young lady was
soon extricated from her unpleasant situa-
tion, and disappeared behind the front
door.


We don't know whether the young lady
sustained any serious injury or not, and
we are not going to ask any questions of
that young man. Chicago Republican.
Year: 1867

HERE WE CoME.-There was a we'd
ding in church in a village near Chica-
90, recently. which was attended hy a
crowd of people, the bride being famous
bell in the section, and the bridegroom a
late army officer. There is a story about
him that was revived with effect at the
wedding. lie was in the western frontier
service, and one day $50 the story goes)
he went out to hunt bear. He had heen
away from camp but few hours, when
his Voice was heard family in the distance,
exclaiming-


Here ace come


In little time the same cry was heard
again, but nearer then it was repeated at
intervals, nearer and louder; then finally
the bold captain emerged from bit of
woods near the camp, running at the top
of his speed, without his coat. hat or gun.
In he came to camp, shouting, Here we
come p


Here who comes ?" inquired a broth
er officer.


Why, me and the game" gasped the
officer, pointing TO a big bear who showed
himself at the edge of the woods, took a
look at the camp, and then, with growl
at missing his expected meal of the cap.
tain, disappeared in the woods again


But why didn't you shoot the bear and
then bring him in !? =" said one.


What's the use of shooting your game, y
said the captain, testify, when you can
bring it in alive, as did ?"


The story got home before the captain
did, and was in everyboly's mouth. The
other night as the bold captain led his in
tended bride into the church, with pride
and grace SO readily inspired on the occa-
sion, some wicked wag sang out from the
gallery


Here ace come


Which was followed by such shout o.
laughter as the old church never heart
before.
Year: 1867

Of the Stock system of Life Insurance as opposed to the
Mutual is a low rae Of premium which is IMMEDIATE
SECURED and CERTAIN In lieu of n dividend which b
DISTANT, CONTINGENT, and UNCERTAIN this So
called dividend being merely of portion Of the
instance


ILLUSTRATION:


suppose that an indyidua aged thirty desires 10 devote
N year for the purpose of cfeeg an insurance on
bis NE this amount will Immediately secure him In the
Universal the sum oi &l 75l PAY able on his decease
rus sam PAID to company charging the Ordinary mutual
rates, would secure him the sum Of Ss474


Ihe difference between these S3 Is exactly the
aie Ms an immediate bonus addition the policy to
be paid by the former ONCE the holder of the policy la
case Of the early death Of the insureddiernee i1De
aidtety secured, In favor Of the UNIVERSAL, So 27T
To Illustrate the importance OF the policy hoer of low
premiums In moro general terms II lo that BY
reduction Of twenty-five per cent in the premium
tue same amount OF money viii policy thirtg
THREE and oaehrd pr cent greater, aud likewise that
reduction a twenty-five per cent. the OF premium
Is precisely equivalent to odsh dreHd of krfg-
three and ohe-fAid pr nj fegabs in aarsRce TO
dividend OF foryre per cent payable at the end OF five
years.


BY the Stock plan the fill cash eset Of the premium is
Immediately to the insured the COMPANY taking
al the risk BY the MgtVal plan the full value ia insur
ance of the premium paid Is secured 10 the policy
holder, who takes portion Of the risk himself


THE PREMIUMS
charged by the Universal are as low as the actual ex
perienee Of insured life in this country will Justify hnd
nearly oHetra lower than those charged by the ma
jurity Of Mutual Companies.


Table of Rates and ether information promptly furnished


NEwCoMB, General Agent.


70 Bellows Falls, Vt