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Year: 1874

THE Virginia correspondent Of a
Washington paper, which is in the As
sociated Press gang, writes in these words
q palpable truth We in the South
read the Northern papers and see the AS
sociated Press dispatches and correspond
ence from our section misrepresent the
Union men and Republicans. We see
tina! these misrepresentation fectpublic
sentiment injuriously and we are aston
ished that the shrewd, educated people OF
the North and West do not see through
this thing. Don't they know that every
Associated Press Agent in the South land
telegraph agent too,) has to pander to
Democratic prejudices to obtain social re-
cognition ?"
Year: 1874

CREMATION is making rapid progress
in New York City. A German organiz-
alton of that city announces programme
stating that the subject for cremation is
to be lowered through an altar and re-
turned in ashes suitable for the urn in ex-
actly one hour and half. The work is
to be done by machinery, no mortal hand
touching the subject. The hot-air blast
furnace used is to be 1880 degrees Fahr-
enheit from go to 45O pounds of coal oil
will be required and the total cost is to be
eight dollars.
Year: 1874

CERTAIN CURE.-A physician in Or
egon writes; "Take the yolk of good
egg, put in a teacup and stir in as much
sat as will make it thick enough not to
run off, and spread plaster and apply to
the wound. Do this when bitten or stung
ana l will insure your life for a sixpence.
l have tried this remedy in number of
cases, and have never known it to fail to
cure rat,lesnake bite or the sting of a
eDidnr -
Year: 1874

JENKINsIsM exhausted itself in the
struggle between the Chronicle and Cull
as to which should have most to say about
private wedding, and as usual the
Chronicle left the cal out of sight, hav-
ing succeeded in filling over ten columns
with reports of the affair, and everything
connected with it, no doubt to the intense
disgust of the parties directly concerned.
The Chronicle is certainly entitled to the
palm for the most amazing piece of Jenk-
insism ever peFpetrated in American
journalism. .-I6St.
Year: 1874

IT is said that human being has seven
million pores through which perspiration
and exhausted particles of the system
escape. Persons doubling the correctness
Of this statement are privileged to count
for themselves,
Year: 1874

THE President informs Congressman
Page of his belief that the coolie trade
and importation of lewd Chinese women
into California is in violation of the treaty
with China, and he will refer to the sub
ject in his message to Congress.
Year: 1874

ALL the labor strikes in New York are
said to be failures. Thousands stand
ready to take the places of the Strikers
The question is one Of work for bread
rather than for higher wages.
Year: 1874

RIGHT glad are we that the "Third
Term " question has been settled at last.
An Arizona paper announces that General
Grant is to be chosen President of the
Southern Pacific Railroad Company as
soon as he retires from the White House.
Year: 1874

ANOTHER MAMMOTH PAPER.-- The
Record is maturing plans for the publ
cation Of another paper, similar to that of
last year. Once year is sufficient; it
takes one year to digest such an issue.
Year: 1874

In the House of Commons this evening
Disraeli said he hoped that Parliament
would be- in condition TO adjourn on the
5th of August. In reference to the public
worship regulation bill, he declared he
was uncompromisingly opposed to the
resolutions of which Mr.. Gladstone gave
notice on the 9th inst, because they were
aimed against settlement upon which
religious liberty depended. The resolu-
tions in question oppose definite settle
ment of the poi! Is now in dispute, and
the clothing of the bishops with the
power to establish uniformity in regard
10 the conduct of public worship.
Year: 1874

Parson Brownlow concludes his
letter in opposition to the Civit
Rights bill as follows:


at should be remembered thad
the colOred race. though large iu
numbers. constitute a very small
minority of the whole people of
the United States. However
strongly united, they have no
power to compel concessions from
the whites. Whatever they get
must come as the free gilt from
the whites. 1t is, therefore, the
part of wisdom upon the part Of
the colored people of Tennessee
to be careful upon insisting upon
that which can do no practical
good to either race, but is sure to
bring disaster and ruin to the
most useful institution of modern
times-free schools. Let the COL
ored people of Tennessee ask Con-
gress to desist from any legisla-
tion which enforces mixed schools,
and they will have established q
new claim to respect and conf
dence. Let the colored people
have their own schools and church.
e8 and the white people have
theirs. Let the colored people
have a fair divide of the school
fund and they will fiLd their own
teachers and preachers"


w. G. BROwNLow.
Year: 1874

1t does not seem to be general
ly known that from Jan. l The fee
for registering letter mailed at
any post Office in the United States
and addressed to any other post
office in the limited States is
eight cents in addition to the regu-
lar letter postage. Until further
notice, the Post office Department
will not provide stamps Of the de-
nomination OF eight cents, as that
sum can be obtained By combin-
ing stamps of the most cOnven-
lent denomin alton at hand.
Year: 1874

The people of Gilroy, Cal,
are enjoying the luxury of fresh
strawberries. Many of the
vines in the vicinity are in full
bloom, while others contain
berries in various stages of
growth, from those just in the
inception to those waiting for
the warm rays Of the sun to IL
pen them, while others are still
ready to be picked.
Year: 1874

so long," aptly remarks the
Courier journal" as money can
be made by elling whisky by the
drink, just so long will whisky be
sod by the drink. And the tenn
perance women will find out after
a while that as fast as they NOV
down one crop of saloon, keepers
another crop will spring up in its
place. And hence, unless this
singing and praying in and around
saloons is pushed right along day
after day, and year after year,
and age after age, no town or city
may considr its drinking saloons
permanently abolished"
Year: 1874

81 am weary of life-bury me
deep on the hillside" wrote q
young Dubuque; but they pumped
him out, and that same night he
went to the circus and laughed till
he cried at the autics of the trick
mules.
Year: 1874

WHY EARS SHOULD Nor BE BOXED.
In Physiology for Practical Use
we find the following: There are
things very commonly done that
are extremely injurious to the
ear, and ought to be carefully
avoided. And first childrens ears
onght never to be boxed. We
have seen that the passage OF the
ear is closed by a thin membrane,
especially that adapted to be infu-
enced by every impulse Of the all,
and with nothing but the air to sup
port it internally. What, then, can
be more likely to injure this mem
brane than a sudden and forcible
compression of the air in front OF
it? If any one design to break or
outstretch the membrane he could
scarcely devise a more efficient
meansthan to bring the hand sud,
denly and forcibly down upon the
passage of the ear, thus driving the
air violentlp before it, withno posi-.
bility for its escape but by the mem
brane giving way. Many children
are made deaf by boxes on the cal


in this way"
Year: 1874

You have done the chores,
haven't you, wife," said Mr.. Giles,
coming in one night about sun
down.


''No, dear, I had supper to get
and the baby was so cross"


You haven't been setting sup
per all the afternoon, I hope"


NO; I had some washing to do,
and the windows to clean, and pies
to bake, and


30, stop that, please. TO hear
you talk one would think you had
more than your share of work. I'm
sure there is no man tries harder
than I do to save his wife steps,
and this is all the thanks I get for
it. Don't go to contradicting me.
Give me the uilk buckets if I ask
you to milk, you will have dozen
excuses. I want Katie to go with
me to keep the hogs off while I
milk


Katie goes and her father keeps
her three-quarters of an hour, and
then tells her she can go and take
care of the baby while her mother
attends to the milk. In about five
minutes lIr. Giles come in to sup
per. His wife is down in the GEL
lar.


Say, wife isn't supper ready?"


'In just minute"


"Just d minute Everything is
done in just q minute. Another
night T suppose 1 will have to
come in and get supper for myself,
after working hard all day. If you
tried as hard as do to make home
pleasant, we would get along great
deal better than we do. You are al
ways behind with everything, and
then you grumble because you have
so much to do. Well supper is ready
at last, is it? It is about time, I
think"


They sit down to the table.


20 Lord, We thank thee for this
and all other blessings; feed us
with the bread OF life and save us
in heaven. Amen. Is this the
best table cloth you have got? II
is? Why don't you buy another
Amt got any money? what did
you do with the money you got fo1
those eggs?"


Bought hat for Katie"


Bought hat for Katie, and me
needing I don't know how many
farm implements I never knew
such extravaganza in my life. Il
would please me exceedingly ii yor
would consult me about such things
after this. I guess III go to bed
just patch that rent in my coat
and, oh! I wore a hole in my socks
to-day. You must either mend OF
get me cut clean pair. There is
a chicken in the barrel by the hen
house; I want that for my break
fast. Come children, come and kiss
papa. Goodnight and don't for
get to say your prayers"
Year: 1874

ception Of my room this house of
the Ashleys is heated throughout
with steam, and even that has the
fixtures in it, if one should wish to
use them. Knowing my decided
preference for a grate-6re, [ have
been humored, and the CRATE has
been left.


It all came about in such a quiet
manner, that neither Ned Ashley
nor myself knew that the thing was
actually going on, until one eve
ming when we both came home to,
gether. Dora threw her arms
around his neck, as we stepped into
the hall to divest ourselves OF hats
and coats, and asked: If it WASH t
just splendid Then she asked
us into the parlor, and showed us
the elegant register, and so on
throughout the length and breadth
Of the house, chattering like a mag
pie the while. "You see, I never,
never could endure the idea of that
old furnace; so I just went down
to Nh. Thorntons and told him
that we had concluded to have
steam instead, and that it must be
done at once. So he sent the very
next day, and every night when
they went away Bridget and I cov-
cred up the holes in the floor with
some carpet, and so the thing was
all done without your knowing a
thing about it,


And what did Ned Ashley say?
Did he swear? Did he rave and
tear about like one mad? No, in
deed, not he; he did much wiser
thing. He stopped and kissed his
wife, and said: Its just splendid!"


Which?
Year: 1874

xsfOf course you will come to our
wedding, old fellow? You and I
have not gone through our Fresh
man and Sophomore years together,
to part now. Just as if my taking
swife was any difference in our
hendship! Why the only differ
ence there will be is, that while
'yoe yoe now have only my friendship,
you will then have that Of the most
beautiful woman in the world be-
sides"


Thus spake Ned Ashley, my
closest friend. We had entered col
lege together couple Of hot head
ed youths, forever getting into
scrapes, and as readily out OF them'
and throughout maintaining a
friendship that knew no bounds.


] had said :'that I never could see
Ned married" It seemed to me
then, that all the friendship between
Us must be lost when another should
claim him for q follower, and that
other q woman.


But his argument at last prevail
ed and T consented to be present at
the wedding ceremony-nay more,
not only to be present but act as q
groomsnaan.


One thing sorely puzzled me, and
that was the future Of Neds mar
ried life. I knew him to possess
an indomitable will, and subject to
slight fits Of temper; and then l
knew, too, that he held the falsest
OF false ideas that man should
rule in all things.


We had often discussed the mat
Mter of ''wi7es subjecting themselves
into their husbands" and as my be,
lief differed somewhat from his,
had now and then, a rather lively
argument.


Il tell you," said he, one day at
tie end of these, "the woman that
I marry must obey me in all things
never could submit to other than
my own rule. Every man is, OF
should be at the head of his own
family. His word should at al
times be law. Just imagine my
boy, that your wife-if you ever
have one-should take it into he1
head to invite a large party Of
friends to your home against your
! wish. or rather without having con:
Suited you in the matter, and tel


b truly, wouldyou not assert your


sority and forbid a Ike occur
o.,
Year: 1874

Fretting is both useless and un-
necessary. 1t does no good, and
4 great deal OF harm yet it is al
most universal sin. More op
less We are all given to it. We
fret over almost everything-ip
Summer because it is too hot, in
Winter because it is too cold We
fret when it rains because it is
wet, aud when it does not rain
because it is dry; when we are
sick, or when anybody else is sick ;
in short, if anything Or everything
does not 60 just to suit our psrtic-
ular whims and fancies, we have
one grand, general retuge-to fret
over it. | am afraid fretting is
much more common among women
than among men. We may as
we'll own the truth, my fair sisters,
if it is not altogether pleasant
Perhaps it is because the little
worries and cares and 7exations Of
our daily life harass our sensitive
nerves more than the more eXteu,
sive enterprises which generally
take the attention of men. Great
wants develop great resources:
but the little wants and wor-
ries are hardly provided for, and.
like the nail chat strikes against
the saw, they make not much Of
a mark, but they turn the edgsA
terribly. l think that if We look
upon all the little worries of one
day as great united wrong, self
control to meet it would be deyol-
oped. But as they generally
come one or two little things at a
time, they seem so very little that
we give way, and the great breach
once made in the wall soon grows
larger.


l don't believe in the can't that
woman must always, under all
and any circumstances, wear
smiling face when her husband
come home, or that she needs to
take her hands out Of the dough,
and drop the baby on the floor.
to run and meet him at the door.
But l do believe-nay, l know,
for I have seen it with my own
eyes among my friends-thatm many
a woman has driven a kind hus-
band away from her, away from
his homo and its sacred influences
and caused him to spend his time
at q billiard-table or in q drinking
saloon, and their profage inhuen-
ces, by ceaseless frettingover trifes
not worth a word much less the
peace and happiness of d home.


I know that many mother has
turned her son against her own
sex, and made him dread and dis
like the society Of women, by her
example, constantly set before
him. l kaoW that many a mother
has brought up and developed q
daughter just like herself, who in
her turn: would wreck and ruin the
comfort Of another family circle.
And knowing all this, my sisters
and brothers too, if they need
it know that We ought to set
our faces like flint against this
useless, sinful, peace destroying
and homo disturbing habit Of fret
ting.
Year: 1874

[From the Springfield (Mass.) Republican,


The post Office department. have, for
some time, contemplated radical
change in the design and character of
the postal card, and preparations are
in progress which will insure the
change during the present quarter. The
present card is printed from steel plates
furnished by the department., and while
they would have done good work had
the product been numbered by thou
sands instead of millions, as it is, their
work has never been satisfactory, not
giving uniform impressions. BY d.
rection of Third Assistant Postmaster
General E. w. Barber, designs were re-
ceutly submitted for new card, and
determination has been reached, subject,
perhaps, to some variations. Two
plates were submitted, in eight different
colors. The design which is most
favorably received, and will doubtless
be selected, retains the vignette nearly
as on the old card, but the words
s'United States Postal Card'' will be
printed in plain letters, and there is to
be no scroll work on the
card. The direction, ''Write the
address only on this side-the
message on the other" will be printed
in white letters on the narrow border.
The ink will be handsome aniline or
black; the choice is to be determined
by the result Of thorough experiment.
Bond stock will continue to be used for
the material of the card, though the
color probably will be lighter; the
price Of the card and the contract price
at which the Morgan envelope company
furnish them will remain the same. The
expense of the change, by the way, will
be borne by the contractors, the con-
tract providing that they should make
such changes as the department, from
time to time, should order. The new
cards will be ready, probably, in Sep


tember. Circulars will be sent to every
postmaster in the Union notifying him


Of the change, and to sell all old cards


before ordering new, and the manufac


turers intend to have 20,000,0O0 cards
ready for the first rush Of orders. The


demand for the present cards continues


increasing, and this quarters bushes:


will exceed that Of any preceding one
Year: 1874

Z hoped that with the brave and strong
My portioned task might lie;
To toll amid the busy throng
With Eypose pure and high;
But God has fixed another part,
And He has fixed it well;
4 said so with my breaking heart
When first this anguish fell.
These weary hours will not be lost,
These davs Of misery,
These nights of darkness, tempest-tossed,
Can I but turn to Thee;
With secret labor to sustain
In patience every blow,
TO gather fortitude from pain
And holiness from woe.
If Thou should'st bring me back to life,
More humble should be,
More wise, more strengthened for the strife,
More apt to lean on Thee;
Should death be standing at the gate,
Thus should keep my vow,
But Lord whatever be my fate,
Oh, let me serve thee now!


lame Bronte.
Year: 1874

TAo proposal to leave tho selection Of a
SUCCESSOR to Judge How to the bnr Of tho
Eastern Wisconsin District is said to be fa.
vorably considered by The President. Per-
haps In 10 other way could Ill appointment
bs nude which could giys more natlsfaotion
Year: 1874

ceptable "Judge not that ye be not judged" Refuse
20 enter into compact. party organ zaton, TO
propagate set of views 20 attempt the destruction
any others for such steps divisions and
dishonor TO the Church. The time for work is short,
and all partisan efforts take time which
ought 10 be spent In noble and acceptable work The
work charity Ia neglected The energies OF Christian
men are wasted in defending and STRENGTHENING little
parts which ought TO be swept from the earth They
waste the power which ought be expended for man
hood for Christ More stress should be laid upon
work less upon opinion. How much OF shortsighted
opinion God will forgive in the deep and consecrated
Christian life Above ALL there Is no work without con-
fience and without love- Let charity each for
the other-charity that never faileth Gods workmen
are dropping one by one We all his workmen, ana
the cali TO lay and to out from the
contentious OF this world comes suddenly, ana tnen
trifiing differences appear. Dr. thompson tnen
spoke much of the recent death OF his neigh
bor the Rev. DR. Montgomery. He said: when nave
Thought of him who has been called suddenly one sC
near TO me- felt that knew each other far too


ttle and that slight differences had too much
weight with With me they shall never hereal.er
have influence my relations with others One faithful
lfe-a noble works. ended
Year: 1874

against which proceedings had been insttned, and
that the publishers had made every enort
which honorable men could make 10 repair the
injury their subordinates had committed The
result of the alarmed the OF the State and
there begins be demand for the mobilization OF the


libel law The Evening Bulletin OF TINS city 10 iorc
bic editorial subject that the issue raised
is directly affecting the whole question OF 1onrna
ism and that 1t behooves every man VINO engaxes
the newspaper business Philadephia TO understand
the hourly danger that TINS case shows a. threatening
him In the prosecution of an honest business The But


fin hopes that this first illustration OF tue cruelty vi
the new law may help 70 bring some reIief.
Year: 1874

The Morgan Circuit Court commenced OH the
18th inst, and is still in session. The business,
both civil and criminal, is heavy. and Judge
Rice has determined to hold an adjourned term
on the third Monday in April to dispose of all
business that may be left unfinished at the pre-
sent regular term.


Mining in Morgan is progressing favorably,
considering the unfavorable season. New dis
covcries have been made in many parts of the
county, and there is every prospect of a big
yield as soon as weather will permit of their
being worked. Roads are almost impossible.
Teams seldom attempt to haul mineral to the
furnaces, and it is almost an impossibility for a
four horse team to haul one-third of their usual
load of lead to Upton for shipment.


The Versailles people were much pleased
with DIR. Curry and Mr.. Days visit in connec-
ton with your railroad, which is daily becom-
ing more of necessity to the people, and which
they arc willing to help along. The farmers in
the county also seem fayorably disposed to-
wards this project as the proposition of the pro-
posed builders of the road is so fair and reason
able that it would be to the manifest benefit of
every resident of Morgan county to encourage
Year: 1874

Mirthful joyous darlingl spritc,
Always happy, blithe and gay,
Rompirg with her shadow light
In the cloudless sunlit day.
Ever may she be thus so,
Making others happy too.
Around her path the flowers spring.
None can know her but to love
Seraph of celestial wing,
Fortunate who this can prove.
I'll adore her for all time
Ever hoping not to part,


Longing e'er to call her mine,
Dare hope to gain her heart.
Year: 1874

UNQUEsTIoNABLY the best Boot and Shoe
maker in the city is Joseph Flick. His shop is
one door east of Winston's Drug Store. He at
tends closely to his busness-puts in his whole
time at the bench-is prompt and reliable. For
fashionable and durable boot or shoe, and a
perfect ut, be sure to 60 to Flick's. Tmay9-1y
Year: 1874

Taxable Fersonal Property in Cole County.


We are indebted 10 Maj. W. II. Lusk, our
popular and efficient County Clerk 1--WE hope the
Major will smile at this stale compliment ut our
expense) for the following comparative state
ment Of the valuation of personal property in
Cole county for the years 1873 and 1874. twill
be found IN instructive study:
Year: 1874

The proper way for lady to direct
letter this Fall is to run the directions
from corner to corner. scatter three !
cent stamps over the envelope, and write
important" on any vacant space left.