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Year: 1874

They may come for wool and go back
shorn.


Love in the beginning is most easily
cured.
There is a remedy for everything but
death.


Make bridge of silver for a flying
enemy.


The Just suffer sometimes for the un-
just.


Pray devotedly and hammer on stout
ly.
Let the hen live, though it be with
the pig.
He who seeketh danger perisheth
therein


In plentiful house supper is soon
dressed.


What the eye sees not the heart rues
not.


The women ard the hen are lost by
gadding.


She who wishes to see, wishes to be
seen.


He who knows the instrument should
play upon it g.,


A good reyersion is better than a bad
possession.


Though we love the treason, we hate
the traitor.


Good expectations are better than
bad possessions.


Great persons are able to do great
kindness.


Art may improve but cannot surpass
nature.


In the grave we must pack close to-
gether whether we like it or not.


Destiny guides aud disposes all things
in its own way.
Good seldom or never comes unmlxed
with evil.


The rich mans blunders pass current
for wise maxims.


Nothing is more impossible than TO
please everybody.


When good fortune knocks, make
haste to let her in.


When death knocks at the door he
turns deaf ear to'all excuses.


Tie beginning of cure consists in
the knowledge of the distemper


Nothing becomes man SO well as the
employment he was born in.
Year: 1874

Tell me, oh, Blue Bird, SO lightsomc and


free,
Perched BY my window up there on the
What are the tidings you hasten to


bring7
Is it-oh is it glad promise of spring
Merrily. merrily singing, you fly,
While in your warble you give reply
"Sunshiue and blossoms bear on my


wing.
Maiden, sweet maiden, I tell of the


spring "
Zephyr, oh, Zephyr, so gentle and low,
Whisper one word in my ear as yougo.
What is the tale you are trembling totell
Soft to the cedar grove down in thedeil!
Linger one moment, aud breathe in my
That which my soul is so longing to


hear
What is the message you hasten to


bring?
"NIaiden, sweet maiden, the coming of


spring"
Then, though the hills are still covered


with snow,
And ice fetters hush the brQoklets'


sweet flow
Though leahess and bare stand the trees


'gainst the sky,
While Blue-Bird and Zephyr's sweet


promise 20 by
Yet still l have faith in the message


they bear
The song of the bird and the breath of


the air
And with them in concert my spirit doth


sing:
"She's coming she's coming! Glad


welcome to spring J!
Year: 1874

THRILLING SCESE-NAKRow ESCAPE
op Miss MATTE OULD.-Yesterday AT
ternoon Miss Matte, daughter Of Judge
Ould, was the heroine of an adventure
which, in its elimination, made the
hearts of all observers leap into their
throats. She had just seated herself
upon a mettled horse in front of her
fathers residence Cat the corner of Clay
and Twelfth sts.) to accompany Judge
B. w. Lacy, delegate from New Kent,
on an equestrian jaunt, when the animal
dashed off at a rapid rate through
Twelfth street into Governor. and down
Governor into Main. Several colored
men ran out at different points to stop
the runaway, but the intrepid rider,
who retained her composure as well as
her hold of the rcins, called to them to
desist. At that juncture, Charles Rose,
white, driver for one of John Harris
hacks, was driving slowly up Main ST.,
and perceiving the approach of the run
away purposely halted his team across
Governor street. In second the flying
steed was close upon the hack horses,
and essayed to o'erleap them. AS he
did so, Miss Ould sprang to the box CT
the hack and was caught by the strong
arm of Rose. The horse collided with
the hack team and was thrown down
by the conclusion. Several persons
then rushed up and securely held the
three frightened animals. Miss Ould
was escorted into the Bank OF Com
merce, where she received every atten-
ton. She was not only unburt, but
almost free from emotional excitement
and calmly related to her friends the
particulars CT her unwilling flight.
Judge Lacy soon arrived and accompa-
MED Miss Ould to her home.-Rich-
mond State Journal
Year: 1874

UNEXPECTED PREsENT-A FOUND
LING.-On Wednesday night of last
week, child supposed to be only sew
eral days old, in a willow basket, neatly
dressed, with a nursing bottle, was left
at the door of Mr.. Chas Bats, near
New Hope, in this county. 1t is sup
posed the party or parties who made
this unexpected present to that elderly
gentleman rode in buggy, as one was
heard to pass there that night about IL
o'clock. The basket and clothing of
the child may yet lead to the detection
of the mother.-Sfnunfon Spectator.
Year: 1874

hLExEss.-It would be thought a
hard government that should tax its
people one-tenth part Of their time to be
employed in its service; but ldleness tax
es many of us much more; sloth, by
bringing on diseases, absolutely shortens
life. Sloth, like rust, consumes faster
than labour wears while the used key
is always bright Dost thou love life,
then do not squander time, for that is
the stuff life is made Of
Year: 1874

The daughter of an old colOred man
died last week near New Hope. lie
determined to bury her at some point
beyond Staunton. On Saturday last he
passed through the city driving one
horse wagon, with the coffin and corpse
in it. He was solitary and alone, and
as he came in front of one of the drink
ing saloons, he halted, left his team
standing in the street, got a drink of
whisky, and again mounted bis wagon
and proceeded on his journey, apparent
ly unconcerneJ.
Year: 1874

OrIGS or Tue Term "PRixTERs
Devil. When Aldus MaDutius set up
in business as a printer in Venice, ho
came into possession of little negro
boy. This boy was soon known all
over the city as ''li,tlc black devil for,
at that time, negroes were not often
seen in Venice, aud some Of the most
ignorant people believed him TO be
either an embodiment or emissary OF
Satan, who sided Almus in the work Of
his profession. One day Manutius, de-
string to dispel this strange opinion,
displayed this young imp publicly TO
the poorer classes, making this short
but characteristic speech "Be IL
known 10 you, and all Venice, that ],
Aldus Manutius, printer TO the holy
Church and the Doge, have this day
made exposure TO all Of the printers
devil. And if any think he is not like
US, flesh and blood, they may come and
pinch him, and they will find that
though be is black, he is human
Year: 1874

Is it possible that spring has really
come


Have been dreaming away all the
winter in my easy chair, until / sudden
ly wake up and find that the time of
singing-birds is here, and | must arouse
too, to welcome the season


Spring l draw back the heavy
curtains and look out. Why there is
nothing but snow on tie ground
Drop the curtains and come back to the
genial fire. Never mind how the an
! clients fixed it; March.is winter, and so
is April. We won't acknowledge the
advent of spring until she breathes upon
us with the balny breath Of May.


She may send forward her skirmish-
ers, with glistening weapons of sun
shine, to lure us out, and then leave us
to fight the battle and retreat under
bitter feeling of disappointment; but
never of defeat, because we expected
nothing but treachery at her hands.


See i even the clouds have arrayed
themselves in their cold, gray uniform,
and are advancing rapidly to meet us
Let them bear down upon us and send
a shower Of their crystal bullets, We
will execute flank movement aud
darting under cover Of our friendly
roofs, laugh derisively at their efforts to
trouble us.


Spring We laugh at the idea. No
no; we'll wait a little longer until the
snow and frost have disappeared, and
the wind blows less keen, and let's the
tender blossoms take another look at
old Mother Earth


We will spend the interval in retro.
specting our winter. How have We
spent the long months I Have We bu-
ried ourselves indoors by comfortable
heaters, and listened complacently 10
the bowling storm without, needless OF
those TO whom ii brought suffering.


Have we ventured out in our warm
wrappings, and has,.ned thoughtlessly
by the purple hands stretched toward
us for aid


Have we answered coldly, or turned
away from our doors any who sought
charity or shelteri


God forgive us if we have ! for lie
sends not the winter TO seal up our
hearts or freeze our better feelings. II
is a time when they are most in d
mand-a time which the poor strngg o
through with as only they know how
a time when word or act OF kindness
goes far to Tighten their misery. II it
was task to leave your fascinating
book or interesting work, to go out and
minister unto one of these, the reward
is far greater. The book will be moro
fascinating wien you return to it, the
work more int resting; and for their
sakes you will be glad that there is
time of ssethercal mildness.'
Year: 1874

MARRIED AND DIpN'r Know IT.
The suit of Edward X. Winship, the
bankrupt broker for divorce from his
wife, was before new York court on
Saturday. In relation to his marriage
Alr. Winship says that while he was IN
the navy, one Butler, his shipmate, a
Philadelphian, went home and was
married and invited him to his house.
He went there and the next day accom-
panied Mr.. and Mrs Butler to German
town, and was introduced to the person
from whom he is seeking divorce. On
the trip something stronger than water
was imbibed, and he knew nothing
more until he awoke at his hotel and
discovered a lady in his bed who said
she was his wife, and exhibited certlt-
icate to prove the fact. lie did not
know how they came to be married, as
he had only known her two hours be-
fore the event took place, and up to the
present time he has not been able to
find out whether his wife's surname was
Bateman or Beekman or Bachmon.
Year: 1874

The principal streets of Virginia City,
Nevada, being macadamized with re-
fuse ore taken from the mines in early
days, and being coated with the rich ore
that has been year after year sifted
down upon them from the ore wagons,
are now everywhere more or less argen-
tiferous. Indeed, says the Enterprise
newspaper OF that town. there is not the
slightest stretch of imagination in say
ing that we never take step in the
town but we arc walking on silver-that
our streets are literally paved with silver.
While speaking of this fact day or two
since, young man bet his friend the
price of the assaying and the "cigars ;"
that he would take lump of mud off
of the wheel of bus then standing be-
fore them, and would get out Of it
precious metals to the value of over $5
per ton. An ounce or two Of mud was
taken from the wheel of the vehicle and
placed in the hands of an assayer, who
was not told where the sample was. OBJ
tained, and who no doubt supposed that
he was dealing with decomposed ore or
vein matter from one of our mines. The
assay was made, and the assayer's GER
tificate showed that the sample contained
silver, 1854; gold, 1892; total, 1886.
After this we may put on airs, even
though our streets are villainously
muddy occasionally, for the very mud on
our boots contains both silver and gold
not the vulgar mud of the "cow
county" towns. Hts
Year: 1874

THERE Is NO DEATH.-If it be true
that Nature abhors a vacuum, it is
equally true the Great Creator abhors
death and glories in life. There is really
no such thing as death-the term is a
misnomer, used to designate the changes
which occur in life. Life, eternal life,
is created by the laws Of Almighty will
power, which are as immutable in their
application as is the existence of the
Creator himself. When God made life,
he made every thing necessary to sustain
it, but left it for mans progressive in
tclligence to discover, convert and utilize.
Good medicine is 20 the ailing physique
what good fuel is to the expiring flame |;
the better the fuel, the quicker the fire
the better the medicine, the quicker
comes relief from pain. CALIFORNIA
VINEGAR BITTERs is life's elixir for old
or young. Use this medicine properly
and you will live to good old age with
out those physical ailments which make
seventy years burden. 10
Year: 1874

No woman can carry on Irritation with
a married man that is not criminal. No
woman can firt innocently even with
young man. 1t is the first step toward
unbalancing his character. Through her
he sees other women, and forms an esti-
mate. The young girl who enters a
family and wins the affections of the hus-
band and father knowingly-and she can
not do it otherwise-has entered on the
road to perdition. There Is a punish
ment for the housebreaker, but none for
the home-breaker, who steals and mars
life's best treasures. Every woman has
the first best right to her own husband.
He is hers, in sickness and in health, to
love and to cherish, as exclusively as she
should be his. He is to provide for her,
honor her, and love her. He is her pro-
tector against all the adverse circum-
stances Of life. No other woman has any
right to. the same attentions and endear-
ments, and wife has a perfect right to
resent such intrusion. A man who saw
another mans arm around his wife's
waist would consider it case for court,
ran exercise for pistol-shooting. Women
with keener sensibilities and finer ma
lures, feel it deeper. 1t touches the heart.
A certain sensible friend of mine says
there are two things she will never allow
anybody to meddle with-her husband
and her sewing machine. Such firta-
tions are unworthy of true manhood or
womanhood. They blight the lives that
were created in the original of God, and
make the innocent suffer for the guilty.
All mothers would do well to see that
their daughters are not mentally grown
on the morbid books in which somebody
is always represented as falling in love
with somebody else's husband or wife,
and soul-union" pictured, which is
only intended to vail the incarnation of
lust. There are enough men and women
to fall by the force of circumstances, or
the depravity of original sin, without
educating any to it. 1t is well enough
to pull our OK or ass out Of the pit, but
We do not want to dig pits for them to
fall into.


Many q soul has gone blood-stained,
into the presence OF its Maker, sent
thither by climax of dark circum-
stances brought about a woman's fiirta-
ton. Don't firt! 1t is unwOmanly; it
is untrue to your sex; it is wrong
against that mother whose memery you
revere. The man you are tempting will
not respect you, and worse, you will not
respect yourself!
Year: 1874

Opposite our camp the wall was high
and vertical. The river running to the
south for a mile and half, turns back
upon itself, and the two stretches of river,
the first south, the second north, are
separated by wall in many places but
ten to twenty feet wide and eight hundred
feet high, and, on the east, everywhere,
vertical or overhanging. wished to
climb this wall for the purpose of meas
uring its altitude, so one day Bradley
and took the little boat and pulled up
stream as far as possible, in order to
reach a place where the wall was so
broken that it seemed practicable to
climb it. We landed on little talus of
rocks at the foot of the wall, but found
that we must 60 still farther up the river;
80 we scrambled on until we reached a
place where the river sweeps against the
wall. Here we found a shelf along which
we could pass, and then were ready for
the climb. We started up gulch, then
passed to the left, on bench along the
wall; then up again over broken rocks;
then we reached more benches, along
which we worked until we found more
broken rocks and crevices, by which we
climbed still up, until we had ascended
six or eight hundred feet. Here we were
met by sheer precipice.


Looking about We found place where
IL seemed possible to climb. / went
ahead. Bradley handed the barometer
TO me and followed; 10 we proceeded
stage by stage until we were nearly TO
the summit, Here, by making spring
1 gained foothold in a little crevice
and grasped an angle of the rock over.
head. l found could get no farther, and
could not step back, for ] dared not let
60 with my hand, and could not resch
foothold below without; 10 ! called TO
Bradley for help. He found a way by
which he could get 10 the top of the rock
over my head, but could not reach me.
Year: 1874

He looked around for some stick or limb
of tree, but found none. Then he sug-
gested that he had better help me with
the barometer case, but feared / could
not hold on to it. The moment was
critical. l was standingon my toes, and
my muscles began to tremble. It was
sixty or eighty feet to the foot of the
precipice. If / lost my hold / should
fall to the bottom, and then perhaps roll
over the bench and still farther down the
cliff. Al that instant it occurred to
Bradley to take of his drawers, which he
did, and swung them down to me.
hugged close to the rock, let go with my
hand, seized the dangling legs, and, with
his assistance. was enabled to gain the
top.-Cdnons of the Colorado; ,Scribner.
Year: 1874

Now comes the farmers leisure time.
Let II be an intelligent leisure.


LOOSE boards on old stables, barns and
outbuildings should be tightly nailed.
NEVER sit, stand or lie in current of
air when you are fatigued or very
warm.


A mixture of tar and oil applied to
the boots and shoes will make them wa
ter-tight.


Never use soda or lime in washing
clothes. They are very sure TO rot
Year: 1874

News of the confirmation of General George Crook as Bngadicr- General was received at Headquarters of this Department. A salute was fired at Fort Whipplc to-day. at P. m, in honor of the Generals promotion.

 Telegrams from Senators, and other per sonagcs of distinction, congratnating General Crook on his well earned honor, are flashing over the wires, but none can or do feel more joyful over this recognition of his merit, than the thousands of hardy Arzona settlers to whom he has brought glad tidings of great joy, who to-day love and respect him as the only genuine Peace Commissioner ever sent to Arizona. Owing to his efforts they are now beginning to feel that they may yet realize ther hopes, in this, the land of their choice, and enjoy the comforts and blessings of peaceful home in the land of the Apache. And we have reason to believe that, aside from the prime fact SO dear to every one, the knowledge that his disposition of business entrusted to him has been generously approved and rewarded, by those who placed him in authority. General Crook will value nothing more than the heartfelt gratitude of the rough pioneers of Arizona.
Year: 1874

AURIPERoUs ARIzoSA.-The (Preseott) Arizona Miner Is convinced that the dirt of that Territory IS superior to that Of any other part of the Union for that paper says "The gravel on one thousand hills and mesas in Arizona would pay big, If people had water to wash 1t. There is water away down In rocky basins, which will yet be brought to the surface Tor this purpose, when the annual yield of precious metals of this Territory will beat that of any other geographical division of the Republic. Right here, in Prescott, people are walking over fortunes, as every shovel full of dirt here conans particles of gold"

 If the Miner continues to tempt by its talk in that way, and there be good ground for the talk. Arizona will be likely to soon enjoy a marked in. crease of population.

 So remarks the Salt Lake (Utah) News of recent date, and, as a remark from us is in order, we assure it and all other friends that we have the good ground; :" yes, plenty of it, and are anxious to see people come and rifle it of it's golden particles.
Year: 1874

We are indebted to some friend at Head quarters for copy of Gen Crooks excellent Annual Report. The report, as printed, is credtable to Mr. Wampool, of the Head quarters printing establishment.
Year: 1874

Readers will find the latest railroad news and rumors in our telegrams, and can draw their own conclusions. God grant that something that will enable Col Scott to give us the railroad, may soon be done
Year: 1874

TIE HANGING of the negro boy Ernest Smith,
at Easton, on the 7th inst, was the occasion of
as grand frolic as the town ever witnessed.
Two companies Of soldiers from Baltimore and
the Elston company marched the boy to the
galows, and the preachers, lawyers. doctors
and officers of the law formed in procession, in
carriages, looking as if they we're on 4th Of
July parade. Such pompous shows over the
taking of human life, thus paraded before
the populace, is almost as demoralizing as the
crime for which Smith was hung. He stood
before the multitude, on the gallows, looking
down at his coffin, with as much Indifference
as he had shown through all his Imprisonment
and thousands of people stood looking at him
swing with as much composure as if he had
been a circus man performing on tight rope


He showed no contrtion and refused to make
any confession. Is it to be presumed that the
public morals of Talbot were heightened by th


public display in the hanging Of man.
Year: 1874

COLLINS BEACH A correspondent of Erery
Eceatng, writing from Collins Beach, says:
Every night We have hop and assure
you they are delightful Af,irs, tor every even
ing brings some Of the Snyrnl people and
Others from the adjacent neiGhborhools. On
Thursday night 18th the hop was the finest
Of the season. The house was over crowded
with borders AMI every hour Of the day
brought carriages from all directions loaded
with people prepared to stay for the evening.
There were more than fifty couples attending
in the evening, and never saw at anv city
party more beautiful set of young ladies' or
a more finely dressed party. Tall and stately
| blondes aud brInettes We'd with the small AMI
quieter beauties for the honor OF the belleship,
! and think it would be mmossible to say Just
! who was the belle of the ball The gentlemen
appeared in full dress as well as the young
ladies', and we saw more style and more beauty


than at recent hop We witnessed at the Stock


ton House, Cape Nay. There we're a number


Of Wilmington ladies' an1 gentlemen here


among them some of our leading young law
yers
Year: 1874

ventiOn, or there is no giving way to the evan
gelical spirit sought to be infused into the
Church, then many who still adhere to the old
denomination will feel at liberty to joia the
new or Reformed Episcopal Church.
Year: 1874

THEFT OF 500 N GEORGETOwS.-
WestcOatt, Proprietor of the Eagle Hotel,
Georpetown left for Cape May last week, and
ceeds of each day, put the money in her trunk.
500 in her room, and placed the keys OF the
trunk 10 bureau draw. Last Wednesday she
went to the trunk to get some change and to
her surprise the money was not to be found.


Suspicion fell upon Snyder soap peddler
and Less a vender Of spectacles lb0th have
been in Smyrna both of whom had been stop.
ping at the Hotel for some days. They were
accordingly arrested whilst travelling together
in the country. The Sussex .JOurnal says ::
Squire Adams gave them a hearing and Sny-
der was held in default of bail and Less gave
bond for his appearance at court as a witness,
Mr.. Goldsmith going on his bon1 Snyder is
a smart fellow ard has been auctiOnng about a
preparation to remove grease from clothing,
! and his n0Strnnl is said to be good. Less is a
! Jew and claims that he knows nothing Of the
theft and only took Snyder TO ride intending to
return at night and it is generally believed that
he is innocent of the crime Snyder is 10 jail
and seems to take things cOolly. He is a
young man OF good figure and fair education
and it is said he is the son Of deceased physi
clan Of New Jersey, who was a man Of high
character and of one of the best families o
New York State. When searched he haC
only p or 30 cents on his person. The money
has not been recovered anil there is no prOba
bility that it will be- Snyder confessed tn


stealing when first brought in but now claim


that be was in fun and knows nothing Of th


money.