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Year: 1871

found productive of suffering and ruin, on
trial, let every man be brave enough to ac-
knowledge his mistake, and labor to re-
pair it. We have never sought to
blame those who voted for it honestly, be-
heving it right. Weask every man to look
at this matter as citizen, and not as
partisan, and, realizing the great stake that
himself and his children have in the State.
act upon his own convictions of duty.
Year: 1871

We observe that the correspondents


of the southern agricultural journals


are speaking fiatteringly Of results


likely to follow the adoption of the


slime system" among the planters in


stead of the ''share systeD." The la


borer in this arrangement agrees TO


work four days in the week for his


employer and two days for himself


the employer furnishing him land,


team, and one hundred and fifty


pounds of bacon per hand. The la


borer makes up all lost time out OF
the time given him, or employs an
extra hand. The plan is also varied
by halving the time; the laborer feed
ing himself and furnishing half feed
for team.


1t is claimed that this plan presents
advantages both to the employer and
employe in this:


l. That the hands may be worked
together at any work desired; fences
made or repaired, bitches dug, land
cleared, houses built, etc., and some
attention given to those things which
look to the permanent Improvement
and beautifyirg of the farms.


2. The laborer is more constant to
his work, having to make up all lost
time; and by this means idleness, va
grancy and dissipation are kept in
check.


8. There will be less dissatisfaction
among the laborers, they having COM
plete control OF their own crop, and
can sell or trade it at any time they
desire. II they make nothing they will
expect nothing, and there is withal a
greater incentive to eXertiOn. The
planter also has more time at his dis
posaI to attend to outside matters, and
both parties feel a mutual dependence
which in the end proves benefit TO
both.


Our own opinion is that this is the
best plan which can be devised for an
exclusively eotton-growing country.
1t has all the advantages OF the share
system in the payment of the hands,
and the control which can only be Sc
ming the risk OF having the labOrerS to
abandon the plantation at the busy
season. We doubt, however, whether
the plan would work well in Middle
Tennessee, where such a diversity of
srops and stock are raised. To raise
stock, there must be unremitting at
5ention every day, and tobacco cannot
be successfully grown without the
same attention for at least four months
n the year. This crop often depends
upon the work of a single day, as
IS when, after a rain, the plants must
De drawn and set out.


We trust that the farmers through
Iome plan that will be mutually ben
sficial. Union and American.
Year: 1871

OUR Hebrew friends and intelligent
people of every class will read with
pleasure the sermon Of DR.. Lilienthal.
He has no exalted appreciation Of
the tact or talent Of those who would
patronizs the Supreme Ruler Of the
Universe by inserting His name in
the constitution deiaced by every art
of denagOgism.
Year: 1871

The cost OF construction would be
borne not by one nation only, but by
all through which the line would pass,
and to bring the one hundred and
seventy-five millions of India within
five days journey Of England would
be a sonrce of enormous through
traffic, as well as traffic between va
rioqs intermediate points. The au-
thors OF this scheme are fully per-
suaded of the feasibility Of the plan
for constructing submarine tunnel
between England and France, and
believe that such work is likely to
be accomplished,
Year: 1871

There is . great work before the De-
mocrscy between this time and the fall
Of 'seventy.two, in order to purify the
politics of our country, and to rid it Of
the corruption that has gone hand 10
hand With Radical rule; . work that re.
quires the aid and influence of every
Democrat 10 the land. Grant will prob
ably be the next nominee Of the Radicals.
The opposition to him will not be- formi
dsble enough to defeat him 10 the national
convention and although be may not
command the enthusiastic support that
he did in the last Presidential race, be
will, nevertheless, armed with the bayo.
net election Laws and tho provisions Of
the Ku klux bill, which be will not hesi.
itato to rigidly enfore If his election de.
pends upon it. make very formidable
opponent to the Democracy. Then let US
not depend too much upon the weakness
Of his party, but upon our own strength
exertion and united purpose. Let no,
the minor Issues Of tho day, or the con
stitutioDal amendments, lure us away
from the main object Of the Democracy
We can do nothing with these amend
ments and like outrages now; they ar
only branches Of the great Radical tree o
corruption. If We can strike down tn
tree, oust the Radical politicians iron
thoir high places in the land and plac


the reins Of government in the hands 0
the people again, they will attend to lop
ping of the branches.
Year: 1871

How A Hoo SwEATs.-Not like a horse
or man, but through his forelegs. There
is spot on each leg just below the knee,
in the form of sieve. Through this the
sweat passes off, and it is necessary that
this be kept open. II it gets closed up, as
is sometimes the case, the hog will get
sick, he will appear stiff and cramped, and
unless he gets relief it will go hard with
This is done by rubbing the spot with q
corn cob, and washing with warm water.
The Ruroy World.
Year: 1871

AN HEIR TO MARSHAL BAzAINE.-
Since his residence at Wilhelmshore
the Emperor Napoleon has twice driven
into Cassel to pay visits to Bazaine one a
visit of congratulation upon the birth Of an
heir to the Marshal. This event, on the
18th of December, was hailed with JOY and
satisfaction, as the only other son of the
Marshal had died soma time since.
Year: 1871

AN ABRUPT RESPONSE TO A SERENApE.
"A correspondent of the Philadelphia
Press gives the following renliniscence of
Henry Clay:


He was stopping at the United States
Hotel, and in the evening a large crowd
collected in the street in front of the hotel,
and called loudly for "Clayw "CIay 2"
For considerable timelle did not respond.
At length, however, he appeared, apparent
ly not very well pleased with this persist
ent demand on his time, 8nd he spoke as
follows:


FELLOW You that have
wives had better go home TO them; you
that have sweethearts had better be enjoy
ing their society, and you that have neither
had better go home TO your mothers. AS
for me, intend to spend the evening in
the society of these ladies' pointing to the
parlor of the hotel.


The crowd could hardly have been more
surprised if shell had burst in their
midst. A dead silence prevailed for mo-
ment, and then they slowly and sullenly
dispersed.
Year: 1871




A SUGGESTION FOR NATURALISTS
AND TIE WEATHER BUREAU.-What
delicious fish, the pOmpcneau, which
the gourmands of New Orleans and
the Gulf coast delight in and feast
upon, has appeared on our coast
and in our markets. This is the
first season, we believe this fish has
been caught on our coast, at least
in such numbers as to be market


able. common as it is along the Gulf
of Mexico. The same remark would
have applied to the spanish mack
cral few years ago. This last
named fish was "A stranger, like the
pompeneau, except n stray one oc-
casionally, or the shores Of the
Northern States, up to recent pc
riod, though abundant now. The
question is, what brings these fish
of the warmer latitude so near to
us? Intilligcnt old fishermen say
it is the unusual proximity of the
Gulf stream to our coast; and, to
fortify their opinion, they call at
tention to the fact of the peculiar
Gulf stream weather, with south
easterly winds, which we have had
for some time past. Then, again,
sea captains who have sailed along
the Southern coast for long time
remark that the Gulf stream is COM
ing much nearer the coast than for
merly-that, in fact, it almost in
vades the land at Cape Hatteras.
Here is an exceedingly interesting
subject, and one that may prove
useful for both the Weather Bureau
and naturalists to investigate. The
recent appearance Of Span sh mack
eral aud the coming now Of the
pompeneau NAV promote scientific
knowledge Who viii enter upon
the Investigation Of this piseatory
immigration 70 our coast and the
eauss If its-Ns=r York Herad.
Year: 1871

STRUGGLE on TO VIcToHY.-Neyer
give up when You are right. a
frown is only muscular conrac-
ton. and can't last long. A langh
of derision is but the modified bark
ing Of cur. Ifyou can be laughed
out Of the good or the good Of you,
vou are weaker in intellect than
the fol, whose argument is an
huffaa and whose logic is n sneer.
Year: 1871

lnsomc few sad lives there comes
moment when the shadow of
death passes over the soul, and does
not touch tic body. After that we
walk along, our appointed path
through the wCrld. and laugh and
talk, and buy and sell, and marry
and are given in marriage, maybe (;
and none of our friends, who hold
our lands, and wish us Godspccd
on our way, imagine, when they
look into our eyes that we are dead,
that. there is no more light in the
evening sky, nor freshness in the
morning dow that in our hearts is
neither hope nor fear regret, re =
mcmbrancc, nor delight; only so
MUCH Of the red heart-throb rs
keeps up the show Of life for other
needs than 3nr Own-only a cold,
dull paticrtc in place of living
soul.
Year: 1871

WHAT Is NOT CnhRGTY.--lt is not
charity to give penny to the street
mendicant, ct whom nothing is
known, while we haggle with Il poor
man, out OF employment, fora mis-
cradle dime. 1T is not charity to
beat down II poor scamstrcss to
starvation price; to let her sit in
her wet clothes sewing all day, to
deduct from her pitiful remuner-
alton fthe storm delays her prompt
arrival. 1t is not charity to take Il
poor relative into your family, and
make her slave to all your whImg,
and taunt her with her dependent
situation. 1t is not charity to turn
Il man who is out Of work into the
the street, with his poor family, be-
cause he cannot pay his rent. 1T
is not charity to exact the utmost
farthing from the widow and or
phan. 1t is not charity to give
with q suporcIious air. and patron
age, as if God had made you, the
ricn man, of different blood from
the poor recipient, whose only crime
is poverty, 1t is not charity to be
an extortioncr-not though you
give aims by thousands.
Year: 1871

known as the Parr place, with brick dwell
ing, containing 81 acres, adjoining the lots
of Beatty and others; an undivided interest
of IS in Brick Store House situated on the
the north side of the public square in said
town Of Elktoh. Also one
Year: 1871

Neckties with broad ends tied in
a sailors knot are fashionable with
the present style of linen collars,
which are standing in the back,
with the front corners turned over.
The most fashionable bow Cor the
neck is made Of a bias piece of silk
fringed on all sides, and tied in a
careless bow.
Year: 1871

A young lady said; "When I go
to the theatre I am very careless of
my dress, as the audience are too
attentive to the play to observe my
wardrobe; but when go to church
I am very particular in my outward
appearance, as most people go there
to see how their neighbors dress
and deport themselves"
Year: 1871

The girls in Cincinnati have as
sociated themselves into q society
having for its object the investiga-
ton Of the anteeedents Of the wife
hunters. Any girl having an 'offer"
may apply to the society and in less
than a week she will receive a his
tory of her lover, from his youth
upward. Weddings are likely to
be scarce hereafter IN CINCINNATI.
Year: 1871

A Springfield lady left her little
boy at home to amuse himself with
matches and when she returned met
him in the street crying. He said
he only made little fire in the bu-
reau drawer, and a lot of red-shirt
men with a great big tea-kettle
came and squirted water over the
house. They saved the cellar door.
Year: 1871

+ The symptoms of Liver


Complaint are uneasiness


and pain in the side. Some


times the pain is in the


shoulder, and is mistaken


for rheumatism. The stom,
ach is effected with loss OF
appetite and sickness, bowels


in general costive,, some
#times alternating with lax
i with pain, and dull, heavy
sensation, considerable loss


of memory, accompanied


with painful sensation of hav-


ing left undone something


which ought to have been


done. Often complaining Of
weakness, debility and low
Spirits. Sometimes many of
Year: 1871




This is conceded by not only ever.
scientific, but every business man, wht
has given his at tentisrato the subject,
The fact that the Merchant Marine OF
the World is even now composed OF


IRON STEAM PRoPELLERs
makes the harbor of Seattle practically
the ocean line. Any ship that can
sail at all, can steam to safe berth
along side dock, and place her


CARGO UPON CARS,


at less cost of time and money, than at
any point further north. With Sixteen
miles of Dock Line on Duwamish Bay,
and Eight miles of Anchorage, together
with the largest land-locSed Fresh
Water Harbor in the World, with an
abundant Water Power, must inevitably
attract People and Capital. and make
Seattle what nature has designed she
should be, the great t.s,


CITY OF TIE NORTHWEST.
Year: 1871

lfrom the Cnrlst1an Union, June l4th1


- We know it is, beneath the dignity
appropriate to these editorial columns
to tell dog story IN them-a dog story
with not even a moral attached. But
after graphing with a six-c column arti-
Gle in the vain attempt TO get its pith
into half q column Ghe fruit of which
labor is delayed by an accident until
next week we are going to refresh our
minds, If not our readers, by telling a
dog story, pure, and simple. We pro
test in advance against any attempt by
Mr.. Darwin, his friends or foes, to de-
duce from it that dogs can or can not
reason, or to prove anything whatever.
Now for the dogs -as to the veracity of
the tale we personally vouch. -


"A narrow log lay as q bridge over q
ravine. From the opposite ends of the
log, at the same moment, there started
to cross it big Newfoundland and a
little italian greyhound. OF course
they met in the middle; of course there
was not room for them TO pass; neither
could 90 back. The height was a dam
gerous one for the greyhound, and to
the water at the bottom he was ex-
tremely averse.I The Newfoundland
could have taken the leap in safety, but
evidently did not want to, There was
a fix! The little dog sat down on his
launches, stuck his nose. straight up in
the air, and howled. The Newfound-
land stood intent, bis face solemn with
inward workings. Presently he gave a
nudge with his nose to the howling
greyhound, as if TO say: BE still,
youngster, and listen" Then there
was silence and seeming confabulation
for second or two. Immediately the
big dog spread his legs wide apart, like
a Colossus, bestriding the log on its ex-
treme outer edges, and balancing him
self carefully. Tho little dog sprang
through the opening Ikea flash. When
they reached the opposite shores the
greyhound broke into frantic gambols
of delight, and the Newfoundland, af-
ter his more sedate fashion, expressed
great complacency in his achievement,
as he surely had a right to-. ''
Year: 1871

A well known young lady of North
ampton, Massachusetts, caused some
excitement at that place, on Tuesday of
last week, by appearing on Main street,
in her usual elegant attire, leading a
COW. 1t seems that her grandfather
had jokingly promised her his best COW
If she would lead it from his house to
that of her father, about halfa mile dis
tant, and her father also promised to
"throw In" fine gold watch, The
feat was promptly performed, and the
young lady rejoices in the possession Of
an elegant gold watch and q good cow.
Year: 1871

A subscriber of the New York TFt-
5teae receives this information from the
editor: al 81


"We have just been through first
class laundry, and can tell her all about
it. The starch is made in the usual
manner; to a pailful of starch whole
sperm candle is added. When the
linen is. dry It'll dipped in thin cold
starch, and ironed in the ordinary way.
Then it is dampened with a wet cloth
and the polishing iron pressed over it.
This is an ordinary smoothing iron,
ground off so that the edges are all
rounding. To this last manipulation
the linen is indebted for the peculiar
laundry gloss which we all admire SO
much, but which many housekeepers
have vainly striven to leave upon the
bosoms and wristbands of their hus-
bands shirtsen j.. u q it,-l Il ll;Id
Year: 1871

A summer resort near Washington,
on the Potomac, has been deserted.
They had a dear little kitten in the
kitchen. 1t was missing one day.
There was also large kneading trough
full of dough in the kitchen aforesaid.
The kitten fell into the dough and
went to the bottom like a ship in a
quicksand. The baker didn't find ii
out, neither did the boarders until the
kitten dumping was open; then the
boarders all began to sing. .a3, .f
Year: 1871

TRUE.-Josh Billings may wear the
FOOLS cap and bells, and his sayings pro-
woke laughter, but in such a paragraph
as the following there is quantity con-
yeyed only too much wisdom:


Most emmy man will console that it
look very foolish tu see a boy drag a
boy drag heavy slay up a steep hill
for the feeting pleasure of riding down
again, but it appears to me thst the
boy is a sage by the eide NV a young
man hoo works hard all week and
drink his stamps up Saterdy mite.
Year: 1871

If you should ever have the misfor-
tune to let the eat out of the bag" never
try and stuff her back again; its such a


mistake; you only make, inevitably
make, matters forty time worse.
Year: 1871

From letter received by last mail,
we are glad to learn that Miss Rye in,
tended to leave for Canada by the Prus-
sia, which sailed yesterday from Liver
pool, and that she brings along with
her hundred little girls, and thirty
others, we presume female adult ser
wants. She expects that the British
Government will be induced to lend her
some assistance in her enterprise for
the good of orphan little girls and so
pleased is the Board of Poor Law
Guardians for ST. Georges Hanover
square, with the accounts received from
some of the little ones in their new
Canadian homes, that they have had
letters printed and distributed by hun
dreds among the different parishes of the
metropolis. Ave are also glad to learn
IN the emigration of orphan girls under
Miss Rye's auspices is greatly extend
ing-an instance which may be cited in
the fact that one gentleman, wealthy
London merchant, originally from Cum
berland, has offered to bear half the ex-
pence of every child that the guardians
OF his native parish IN Cumberland will
put under Miss Rye's care. It is liter
ally the fact that too many of such a
class, il wisely and judiciously select
ed, cannot be sent to this country.


The dearth of female servants III CAN
ada at this moment is very much great
er than it was when Miss Bye first di-
rected her attention to the matter with
which her name is now Sc much associ
ated. 1t is very evident that bringing
adult females across the Atlantic is be-
set with difficulties, and open to objec-
tions from which the present undertak-
ing of Miss Rye is entirely free. She
willnot easily supply the demand let her
do her best.
Year: 1871

The Pail Mall Gazette saws:


I" From a case now before the HIGH
{Iribuna1 at Berlin we learn that the
superstition of Vampires-corpses who
are supposed to rise from their graves
at night and suck the blood of those
with whom they have held intercourse
in life-is still general among the Poles
and Magyars. A Polish gentleman
died at his country seat at Soslrsin in
February last. leaving his family in ex
cellent health. A few weeks after his
death, however, his eldest son was sud-
denly and unaccountably taken i'll,
his short sickness ending in death.
Similar cases, though not fatal, occur
ed among his near relatives. 1t was at
once agreed that the deceased must be
a vampire, and that his visits were the
cause of this repeated illness. To save
himself from the fate of his brother,
the second son determined to apply
the supposed only remedy, viz, to ex-
hume the body, cut off his head, and
lay it with the feet, while another per-
son was to collect the blood issuing
from the wound to give to the remain
ing relatives to drink He obtained
the assistance of a laborer, naturally
at a heavy price, but was prevented on
on his first expedition by the interfer-
ence of the parish priest. The next
attempt proved more successful, and
the deed was accomplished. 1t had
been observed, however, by some per-
son i'll the village, and was thus brought
to the knowledge Of the authorities.
The absurd superstition threatens to
cost the deSecratOr of the churchyard a
three months imprisonment That
was the virdict in the first instance,
and though the Court Appeal has can
celed the sentence, the High Tribunal
seems resolved to confirm it. :"
Year: 1871

The recent Episcopal Diocesan Con
vention of Ohio, sitting at Toledo, came
noar being split by the wedge OF che
neyisno A resolution was introduced
expressing disfavor toward any and all
attempts to introduce a disregard for
law and order into the Protestant Epis-
copal Church" 2" This passed by large
majority, as those voting for it were at
liberty to regard it as thrust at either
litigious Bishops or belligerent pastors
as they chose. But the second resolu
tion, disappearing g expressions of SYM
pathy with ecclesiastical disloyalty, on
the part of those who are training
young men for the ministry in our own
Theological Seminary gave rise to a
very heated discussion, which developed
intense feeling on both sides. It was
finally indefinitely postponed, after
enough had been said to show that the
antagonism between High Church and
Low Church in Ohio is as positive and
determined as in Illinois or in New
York.


AN eyeless, wingless and tongueless
duck was recently hatchcd out in Giles
| county, Tenn.
Year: 1871

IHE CHINESE AND THE TELEGRAPH
The telegraph is naturally enough a
great mystery to the Celestials. A line
about fifteen miles long having been
constructed near Shanghai, the natives
supposed that the messages were car
rled along the wires by devils in the
employ OF the foreign harbarians. To
this they made no special objection un-
til Chlnaman chanced to diesuddenly
IN house near which stood one of the
telegraph poles. It then occurred to
another native genius that one of the
devils had come down from the wire
and killed the man, whereupon his
compatriots made short work of the
dangerous apparatus, and they are now
without telegraph facilities ''
Year: 1871

THE Los Angeles Star of a late is- sue has this observation

 We are glad to find that the editor of The Miner is ashamed of the ex- pression he used toward Governor Mccormick, in reference to his great afiiction. At the close of q long winded explanation, he makes this apology for his coarseness, etc
Year: 1871

For some reason, an unusual interest is being manifested in the approaching feast of San Augustine, the patron Saint of Tue son. It has been the impression that these annual revelries were declining in interest, but from all appearances the one opening on the 2Sth instant will be large and of considerable duratiorl- In view of orders on the subject and will exercise a fatherly care over it, as may be seen by reference to published proceedings in THE CITIZEN. The feast will be largelyattended from abroad, and it is reasonableto expect additions to the chaingang befotsAts close. Lively doings are expected.