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Year: 1874

It is proposed by tho Senate Committee to
provide in tha post-Oillce Appropriation bill for
tho prepayment Of postage on newspapers and
NIL other printed matter. Tl,a honorable Soua-
tors aro still broodtng over tho fancied loss Of
dignity md comfort entai'ed by tho abolition OF
the franhing privilege. They lay tho blamo for
this net upon tho newspaper press, and propose
to make such roprisa1s as arc possible. THO
convenience Of tho people, md tho expodienoy
Of the proposed regulation in itself considered,
do not appear to have entered at all into tue dis
cushion Of the question In committee.
Year: 1874

Gen. Burnside Ind q plurality In the frat vote
Of the Rhode Island Legislature for a United
Btatea Senator yesterday. This result WAS an
tioipnsed Tho General will not 70 to tho Son
Ato without fighting and gaining hard battle.
Year: 1874

In d recent article on fair in his To-
cality,. the editor of a western paper says
a brother editor took q valuable prem
lum, but an unl1ind policeman made him
put it right back where he took it from
Year: 1874

This is a sacred stone: it is the
dOor-stone Of the Twin Sisters. lodge.
The Twin Sisters are spirits that
make the Dakota women beautiful.
and teach them how to sew and to
make bead quillwork. The spirits
live under this stone. and they have
written on il TO say that it is sacred
to them. The squaws come here and
bring offerings Of paint. and beads,
had needles, and ask the spirits TO
make them beautiful women and
give them husbands; but if a brave
touches the stone bis arms will grow
weak. his blood viii turn 10 water
and he will become a squaw. The
Indians name this hin "Matoti
Bears den) for in Dakota Hdto is
bear. and Ii is house. A long time
ago, one Daksta was out hunting in
the woods near this hill, when he saw
a very pretty squaw and asked her
to be his wife but she said, No !!
you marry a squaw among your peo-
pie; nv people are the Bears, and
the Dakotas and the Bears are enc
mies.1 But the Dakota was a good
hunter. and he always brought back
to her cave in the bill Young tender
buffalo meat. or the fattest elk, or the
clearest. sweetest honey, of which
she was verv fond, and would not go
awav from her; so by and by she
said MAY De III be your squaw, if
YOU promise not to kill my people, the
Bears" SO the Dakota promised be
never would draw his bow on any
of her friends the Bears but always
run away from them So they were
married and lived happily some time
in their cave in the hill; but one time
the Dakota had been out hunting all
dav, and had killed nothing, and was
coming back tired and angry, when
Just as he got near bis home be saw a
bear run toward the door Of his cave.
He forgot about his promise to his
squaw, and thinking only of her dan
ger. let fy an arrow A fearful cry
was the answer to the twang Of his
bowstring. and he rushed into the
cave and found his arrow through
his squaw's heart, and her besrskiH,
which had fallen of. all covered with
her life blood. Sometimes the Dako-
tas see bear coming down to the
spring at night, but they know it is
her spirit, for it makes no shadow in
the moonlight and leaves no foot
print on the edge of the water. y
Overland Monthly.
Year: 1874

Hearing is one thing and doing
quite another Thousands attend
church every Lords day and give at
tention by hearing the gospel, but
comparatively few do what the Lord
has commanded A very inteIli-
gent lady remarked in nv hearing q
few days since, that too many pro-
fessed christians think they have
done their whole duty by going to
church and hearing a sermon" We
must sadly confess that what the
good lady has said is too often true
Men even go so far as to hear and
understand and believe, and vet fail
to do what the Lord has command
ed, and by such failure lose the re-
ward promised to the obedient


In many churches preacher is
employed to do the preaching, and
the members think they have done
their whole duty when they have pa
tiently heard what the preacher has
to say Thousands of sinners here,
understand and possibly believe, and
yet do not obey God Such sinners
are as sure of condemnation as that
there is day of judgment.


If professed christians simply hear,
understand and believe, they are not
whit better than sinners of the
world, who do the same thing and do
no more We must hear, and if we
do not heed we must be lost But
we may hear and still be lost unless
we do. To hear, understand, be-
lieve and obey, is the sum Of chris
tian duty Thousands NAV have
their names recorded on the church
book, may give literally to the
church, may attend church. hear.
understand, believe, and yet be con-
demLed because they have not done
the will of the Lord


The first converts to the christian
religion earnestly inquire what they
must do. The great Paul also inqui-
red of the Lord what be must do.
The question is not so much, what
must | hear, and what must | be-
lieye? but what must / do? The great
est number Of men in this country,
no doubt, have heard and believed,
l'ut have vet TO be convinced that
they must do. The moralist expects
to be saved through Christ without
doing the will of God. The Univer-
salist also hears, understands, and
believes that Jesus is the Christ, the
son of God, but refuses to obey him.
He will not do. Thousands of pro-
fessed christians hear, know and be-
lieve, but will not do.-All snch pro-
fessed Christians, together with NOR
alists and Universalists, will be con-
demned in the judgment of the great
day for not doing. The glory of the
life OF Christ is in the fact that "he
went about doing good" ut is
written in the volume of the book,
Lo, / come to do thy will o God"
He that doeth TIE will of God abideth
forever.


All that hear. understand, believe
aud do what God has commanded,
will be saved with an ev erlasting
salvation. May God help US not
only to hear, but to do his will.
Hoping, loving and doing will pre-
pare US to enjoy this life and fit us
for the grand and glorious life above.
-Chri stidn Reriep.
Year: 1874

The Jacksonville, Alabama, Re-
publican has the following: On Sat


urday, the Sd instant. a girl named


Elizabeth Moore daughter Of Albert


Moore, living in the northwest cor
Of Celburne county, was returning


home from a neighbor's house, with
er she bad been sent on an errand,


when she felt something heavy
striking upon her shoulder, and the
next instant she was borne to the
ground She says that her first i'm
preston was that she had been seiz-
ed by panther or some other wild
beast, but soon felt the talons Of
what proved to be an eagle, clutch
ing her sides and arms, and lascer-
ating the flesh in fearful manner:
and, with its beak peeking her on the
head, she was dragged some dis
tance on the groud. Pretty soon the
eagle having secured his prize, with
his claws and bill firmly fixed, raised
her from the ground and sailed along
at from three to four feet above the
earth some distance Occasionally she
was dropped on the ground, but the
eagle would as often raise her again,
making new and serious wounds
with his tallons in her body and his
beak in her head, till at last he reach
ed the height of ten feet, and at
tempted to alight on the top Of a red
oak tree on the roadside, when his
hold again gave way and the girl fell
to the earth seriously stunned and
hurt. She was unconscious for q
time, then clambered over the fence
nearby into her fathers orchard, and
began to make the best Of her way
to the house, near which she was
me: by her mother. who had been at
tracted by her screams, and was hast
ening to her relief The most re-
markable part of the matter is that
the girl did not see the eagle at all
A shawl which had been securely
fastened about her head, SO as to pro-
ject over her face, bid her rude antag-
Onist from her view. The track
along which she was dragged, howev-
er, was plainly visible in the road. The
girl Elizabeth is fourteen years of
age, and weighs between eighty and
ninety pounds. Her father is a very
reliable and worthy man. He Is
sen-in-law OF Mr.. Hartfeld, in the
same section of the country, and lives
about five miles from Tecumseh
Iron Works The girl was not Sc
rfously hurt and is doing well The
eagle has been twice seen since by
the hunters, who are making every
effort to kill or capture him.
Year: 1874




At Big Greek. Arkansas they have
a peculiar fashion which sometimes
proves embarrassing As there is no
preacher within thirty miles, the wav
for marrying Is by kissing across the
table. Recently a New York drum
mer was out there He put up at
private house and became quite init
mate. One evening he vas foOling
around one Of the girls, generally
trying the extent Of her sweet tenn
per, when she gave bis whiskers a
pull and ran lie followed. She got
( the table between them. He chased
her around it several times When
out Of breath be stopped on the other
side, making a wild plunge, caught
her in his arms and gave her a hearty
kiss. She then sat down on the sofa.
and they talked pleasantly for cou-
pie Of hours-he thinking it singular
that she should sit up 50 late
At last she said, Don't YOU think
it's about time we were going 70
bed -


Il guess you are right" he remark
ed; lets 60"


She lit candle, and be was about
% do the same, when she said. Il
reckon ones enough. One candle
will light two folks to bed"


Undoubtedly it itwould, when those
two people occupy the same room.
But your candle won't illuminate nv
chamber"


Amt we going TO occupy the
same rOom2 Amt we married.


Amt We what ?" shouted the gen
tleman.


Married. Didn't you kiss me
across the table, That married US


y cold sweat spread over the drum
mer. He knew that if be said be
wasn't married to her she would
make an outcrv, and then her loving
and much-tobaccO-consumin- father
would arise in his wrath and carve
him into outlets, and her brothers
would bring down their shot-guns and
empty the contents into him. He
must be strategic He must put her
Of. So be said:


'Fairest Of your sex, permit ne TO
remark that | did not know that kis-
sing across the table constituted a
marriage ceremony. But / am con-
tent, have never seen one who so
completely filed my ideal Of beauti-
fol, sweet, loving, modest woman.
However, | would never think Of
holding you 70 this marriage until /
had asked the permission Of your
father to pay my actresses to you.
Tomorrow at dinner. when the entire
family are present, / will propose for
your fair hand"


This satisfied the lady. and, after
bestowing On him a ferrent kiss, she
went to her room and be went 10 his.
He packed his ea-pet-bag, took Of his
boots, and made tracks for the nearest
railroad station He didn't feel en-
tirely safe until be reached St. Louis.
He hasn't informed his wife Of his
little adventure. He's afraid she
might write out to Arkansas for the
facts in the case, and then be might
get arrested Tor bigamv Women
sometime won't listen TO reason, YOU
know.
Year: 1874

Ofsl the myriad moods Of mind


That through the soul come thronging,
Which one was e'sr 80 dear, so kind,
So beautiful as longing.
The thing We long for, that We are


For one trsnscendant moment,
Before the Present poor and bare


Can make lis sneering comment.
stiil, through our paitry stir and strife.
CLOVIS down the wished IDEAL,
And longing nolds in clay what life
Carve. in the marble Real:
70 let the new life In, We know,


Desire must ope the portal;-
Perhaps the longing to beso


Helps make the soul immortal.
Longing in Gods fresh heavsnwsrd will
With our poor earthwari striving;
We quench it that We may be sill


Content with merely living;
But would We learn that hearts full scope
Which VIC are hourly wronziny,
Our live. must climb from hope to hope.
And realize our longing.
All! let u, hope that to our praise


Good God not only reckon.
The moments when we tread his wars
Bui when the spirit beekons-
That some slight good is also wrought
Beyond dissatisfaction,
When VIC are simply good in thought.
licue'er we fail In action.
Year: 1874

Daisy Eyebright says that clothes
which are put in boiling water when
washed will certainly become yellow
They should be put in cold water and
be allowed to come to boil slowly
and boil twenty minutes. She further
more says, when your clothes stick to
the line in winter, instead of pulling
at them, bend or lift them right whsre
the clothes-pin was stuck, and they'll
come of easy, and won't tear at all.
Year: 1874

When .Chiron left the Jail he stood for
some moments in the road engaged in deep
meditation. That Mr. Berkeley had intend
cd to poison Orlando he had not the least
doubt but yet he resolved to make "as-
surance doubly sure" and with this view
he took his way at once towards Roswell
Berkley's house. That gentleman was in
his sitting room, and when Chiron entered
Year: 1874

A letter from Rome says: "One must
nut in quarantine for few days some of
the reports ABOUT the dying condition of
the two leading personages of the Vati-
can. Some of tie opposite party are so
impatient to have the pope and Cardinal
Antonelli out Of the way thst they are
frequently putting silost exaggerated re-
ports, to which we here do not give much
attention"
Year: 1874

From Paris Cor. N. Y. Times.


The blind King of Hanover has re-


turned to Paris to have another look


at the art treasures of the city, for,


although an indefatigable sight-seer


when with us a year ago, he could


not get through all there was to be
seen. This may seem an odd way of
speaking of a blind man, but there
is not much exageration about it.
King George sees with the eyes of
his daughter, who has faculty pos
sessed by few. With her father upon
her arm, she enters a museum or any
public place and begins converse
tion in low running voice, giving


in few words a general idea of the
room and of the people in it, then


going into details as they 60 on. The


King enters like man with good
eyes, and, when on his daughters
arm, never fails to return the salutes
addressed to him from whatever di-
rectiOn they may come. 1t is evident,
therefore, that there is some system
of telegraphy known to the two, and
from long habit the King has become
so expert that he rarely makes a mis-
take. At a soiree he is led up to the
host or hostess, bows at the right mo-
ment, and goes through the ceremony
with all the ease of man who can
see. He even pays most unexpected
compliments, when the daughter,
without saying a word, telegraphs
that lady is young and beautiful;
and when surprise is expressed King
George gallantly replies that he sees
with his soul. When / saw him at
the Louvre l longed for an oppor-
tunity to hear what the Princess said
as they went from picture to picture,
the King looking intently upon the
wall, but could hear nothing but q
low hum too indistinct to be compre-
hended by ears less attentive than
those of her father. Her language
can not be understood by others,
even when not spoken with the
usual rapidity. tits very touching
to see the love and devotion of this
young Princess.
Year: 1874

no allusion to the murders and mas


sacres which have taken place. He


left his audience to infer that it was
simply an outrage on the part of the
Government, and without cause. and
then went on to tell how the whole
people had been outraged and exas-
perated by the formation of oath
bound armed leagues of negroes.
That was an old story that had done
service in 1868, 1870, and 1872. 1t
was impossible for the Governor to
pick it out of the gutter, put it on its
legs again and make it serve as an
apology for these recent murders.


The beginning of all improvement
and all restoration in the South, must
consist in the cessation of murder.
While that prevails it is idle to hope
for reform. 1t is the greatest of all
crimes, and where it prevails it de-
moralizes and destroys the integrity
and character of the people. Moth
ing is so destructive of all the best
characteristics of a nation as reign
of terror, and until the stream of
murder is dried UP, people will not
go South to live, and many who are
there will get away as fast as they
can.


There can be no improvement in
education, agriculture, manufac-
lures, or in any department of bust
ness, until there is security for life
and property.
Year: 1874

ENERGY.-It is common error to
mistake mere effort for energy.
Where there is real power adequate
to the performance of the task in
hand, there will be no effort. The
strong man will lift a weight easily
and even gracefully, while the weak
man, who rushes forward and puts
forth all his strength, may pant and
tug at the burden, but either fails to
accomplish the task or does 1t only
in strained and awkward manner,
showing plainly his want Of the re-
quisite power. There is in eonnee-
ton with every form of bravery q
true energy and counterfeit. Blus-
ter is not courage, rashness is net
readiness, doggednessis not fortitude,
stupidity is not patience, fool-hardi-
ness is not valor, reckIessness is not
magnanimity, and desperation is not
self devotion.
Year: 1874




The latest excitement in Berlin is
the exhibition of drilled fleas. The
exhibition takes place on large
sheet of white paper fastened upon an
ordinary table, to which all the spec
tators approach in turn, so as to be
able to witness in all details the ex-
traordinary maneuvers of these little,
but marvelously powerful and gifted
rascals. Here you see one of the
muscular tieas rolling small barrel
along with his feet, as the men do in
the circus; there you see slim. yo-
luptuOus built madam of the species
walking along in crinoline and car
rying her parasol, with all the afFec-
tation of city miss; at another place
well-trained fellow performs on the
flying trapeze-without any danger
of his neck, however, since the big
gest fall would not break that; while
below the trapeze, on the paper, host
of little ones are turning sOmersaults
at fearful rate. The largest speci-
mems of the collection have been
trained to draw wagons, drays, car
riages, etc. To fix this harness
properly ON them the flea tanner
places his pupils on piece of paper
covered with mucilage, where they
have to stick. He then, by the aid
of a watchmaker's loop, arranges a
strong gold thread around their bod
les and attaches it to the wagon or
carriage. The ladies of Berlin at
tend the exhibition in large numbers,
and seem to take an extraordinary
delight in the performance of the lit
tie creatures, who are fed regularly,
every morning, from the arm of the
great flea tanner.
Year: 1874

From the Lexington Gazette, Sept 10. ]


In the year 1886 General Leslie


Combs, of this city, was coming down


the Ohio River in a steamboat,


and made the acquaintance of a


young man, fellow passenger, by


the name of George Lane, who in


conversation told the General that he


was coming West in the hopes of get


ting a school so as to enable him to


study law. Those were the days of


slow travel, and the boat was several
days reaching Maysville, the point at


which passengers for the interior of
Kentucky left the river. This gave
the passengers an opportunity of get
ting pretty well acquainted with each
other, and the General took fancy
to young Lane, and invited him to
come to Lexington and study law in
his office, and that it should cost him
nothing. This he did, and remained
two years, the General giving him in
struction and advancing him money
with which to pay his board, and the
young man writing in his office and
making himself as useful as he could.
After he had finished his studies he
left for Mississippi, but as the Texas
fever was raging through the South
at that time he emigrated to that
State, and has been settled there ever
since. He has only been recently ap-
pointed Judge of the Circuit Court
of the Fifth Judicial District, and
placed in a position of Independence;
and remembering his old friend in
Kentucky, and hearing that he was
not as prosperous as in former times,
he wrote to him, enclosing a check
for $3.50, Sin remembrance OF your
kindness to me thirty-eight years
ago" We regard this as an instance
of bread cast upon the waters return
ing after many days. The General
was heartily glad to hear of the pros
perity of his old friend, as well as to
receive the return on the investment.
Year: 1874




The LONE GRAvE-RoMANCE OF


PARoQUET SPRINGs.-Just beyond a
ravine, to the right of the buildings


in secluded spot, under great oak
tree, is the grave of a woman whose
name and the story of whose life has
not been inscribed on a tombstone


1t is simple mound, surrounded by
a neat and substantial iron railing,
having on it no inscription or mark
indicating who tenants the grave.
Her name and the reasons for her
burial in this spot are, however,
known to several persons hereabouts,
and from one of them i gather the
following: About twenty-five years
ago the lady, in company with her
father, became a guest at these
springs. He was man of large for
tune and great family pride, and un-
fortunately for her, she became at
tached to young man, whose wealth
and position in society were not equal
to the exactiOns of her fathers ideas.
The parties met at these springs,
and the site of her grave was the
scene of her courtship and love
meetings. On this spot they plight
ed their troth and looked out on the
great future, hopeful and full of pur-
pose. Their attachment being dis
covered by the parent, effectuai
measures were adopted for their sep
aration. The girl was carried to En-
rope, kept there for a number of
years, and then brought to New Or
leans, where, through the manage
ment of her father, she was married
to gentleman whose qualifications
were in accordance with his views.
The marriage was only a short time
previous to her death. Upon her
death bed she asked to be buried
upon this spot, and her husband
promised that she should rest at
Paroquet in the place indicated by
her. He complied with her wishes,
but made it stOneless and nameless
grave. He raised no monument, nor
planted any flower over it. 1t lies
there barren and alone, save that the
wild flowers come in the spring, and
summer visitors at Paroquet strew
myrtle and cut roses upon it.
Year: 1874

There were fewer elements of disturbance inter-
ferng with the of speculation to-day, and in
consequence while matters were feverish and un-
certain there was a lack of that intensity Of excite


ment that made the last two DAYS famous in the
later history of the street. There is yet lack OF
confidence in the outlook of affairs, and where there
are so many whispers of difficulty in leading bank
ing houses in bridging over the troubous times. it is
difficult to nfuse into the public any disposition to
buy securities. even at these acknowledged low
prices while holders not without difficulty
strained from parting with their securities
through fears of further disaster. The market
has been unsettled and feversh from the start and
In manv shares lower prices were touched than yes
terday the prominent speciaties being subjected to
alternate declines and reactions and affordng bv
their eTratic career 6ne oDportunities for quick