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Year: 1871

A. young man IN Indianapo-
lis is sick. He is near sighted,
and went so see his girl, and
got on his knees and proposed
to her quick, before the old
folks should come in. He was
surprised at being hit in tho
mouth with a potato, and see
ing a butcher knife raised over
his bead. Come to find out, it
was the old man he had propos-
ed to, who had on the old lady's
apron aud was sitting in a chair
peeling potatoes. The calico
was what fooled the young
man, as calico sometimes fool
people. -
Year: 1871

A Woman travelling on the
cars saw a man in front of her
put his head out of the window,
and asked him if he wouldn't
please keep his head in, az she
had new a silk dress or, and
she didn't want it all spattered
up with brains and such stuff.
Year: 1871




The following paragraph is from the
description OF u scene witnessed by Mr.
Campbell and party in the North Of
Norway, from cliff one thousand feet
above the sea


The ocean stretched away in silent
vastuess at our feet; the sound Of the
waves scarcely reached our airy look.
out away in the North tho huife old
sun swung low along the horizon, like
the slow beat of the pendulum 10
the tall clock of our grandiather's par
lor corner. We all stood silent, look ing
at our watches. When both hands
came together at twelve, midnight, the
full round orb swungtriumphautly above
the wave--a bridge Of gold running be
tween us and him. There he shone in
silent majesty that knew no setting.
We involuntarily took off our hats aud
no word was said. Combine, if you can,
the most brilliant sunrise and sunset
you ever saw, aud its beauties will pale
before the gorgeous coloring which
now lit up the ocean, heaven and noun
tain. Ia half au hour the sun had
swung by pcrceptibly on its beat, the
colors changed to those of morning, a
fresh breeze rippled over the food, one
songster after another piped up in the
grove behind us--we had slid into
another day.
Year: 1871

A Virginia banker, who was the chair.
man Of iletel inf lei club, was once
travelling through Kentucky, having
with him bank bills to the amount Of
S25, 600. When he came to lonely
forest, where robberies and murders
were said to be frequent, he was soon
lost, through taking the wrong road.
The darkness Of the night came quickly
over him aud low to escape the threat
ened danger he knew not In his alarm
he suddenly espied in the distance dim
light, and, urging his horse onward, he
at length came TO wretched looking
cabin. He knocked; the door was opened
by woman, who said her husband was
out hunting but would soon return, and
she would cheerfully give him shelter
for the night. The gentleman put up
his horse aud entered the cabin, but with
feelings that can be better imagined than
described. Here he was with large
sum of money, and perhaps in the house
oil the robber whose name was terror
to the country.


In short time the man Of the house
returned. He had on a deerskin shirt,
bearskin cap, aad seemed much fi-
tigued, and in no talking mood All
this boded the infdel no good lie felt
for his pistols in his pockets, and placed
them so as to be ready for instant use.
The man asked the stranger to retire to
bed, but he determined to sell his life
as dearly as he could. His infdeI
principles gave him no comfort. His
fear grew intoa perfect agony. What
was to be done


AT length the backwoodsman arose
and reaching to a wooden shelf, took
down an old book, aud said


swell, stranger, if you won't go to
bed, | will, but it is always my custom
to read chapter of the Iloiy Scriptures
before go to bed"


What change did these words pro-
duce /! Alarm was removed from the
skeptic's mind. Though avowing him !.
self an infdcl, he lad more confidence
in the Bible. He felt safe. He felt
that man who kept an old Bible in his
house, and read it, and bent his knees
in prayer, was no robber or murderer.
He listened to the simple prayer of the
good man, and dismissed his fears, and
lay down AID slept as lie did under his
fathers roof From that night be
ceased to revile the good old Bible. He
became a sincere christian, aud often
related the story of his eventfu journey
to prove the folly of infidelity.
Year: 1871

o Law me to rest when the sun Is low,
When he dips his rim meath the golden west,
When the crimson fires Of sunset glow,
o lay me to rest, o lay me to rest
o lay me to rest at the twilight hour,
When the shadows fee at the days decline,
When silence regins with Der magic power,
And hallows the lonely sleeper's shrine.
. lay me to rest when the stars look down
With glittering sheen from their thrones on


high,


When the winds are ,ull'd and the orm.king's


frowa


No olonger anrightens the placid sky.
o lay me to rest in the green. woods shade,
Far away from the haonts Of busy men,
Far away from the busy marts OF trade,
Where naught shall disturb my repos5 again.
o lay me 10 rest in the forests gloom,
Where the night-bird, free from the solar


ray,


Her vigils shall keep DER my lowly tomb,
And chant her wild song till the morning


gray.


o lay me to rest till the "pronis'd time"
Shall summon away all the truly blest-
Till the funeral knell OF earth shall chime,
Then lay me to rest-forever to rest.
Year: 1871

REMEDY FOR PoIsoN.-A CORES
pondent ofthe London Literary Gazette
alluding to the numerous cases of death
from accidental poisoning, adds:


venture to affirm there is scarce
even cottage in this country that does
not contain an invaluable, certain, i'm
mediate remedy for such events-noth.
ing more than dessert spoonful Of
mustard, mixed in tumbler of warm
water, and drank Immediately. It acts
as an cmetic, is always ready, and may
be used in any case where one is re-
CURED. BY making this simple anti
dote you may be the means Of saving
many afellow creature from an untimely
end"
Year: 1871

There is first rate homemade ce-
ment for filing up cracks in an odd
stove or range. The ingredients are
wood ashes and salt, equal proportion
in bulk Of each, little less of salt; re-
duce to a soft paste with cold water,
and fill cracks when the range or stove
is cool. The cement will soon become
perfectly hard. Fireclay obtained at
the stove Dealers will sometimes ans
wer, but home made cement is always
at command, where wood is the fuel
used.
Year: 1871

The unpleasant odor produced by
perspiration is frequently the source Of
vexatiou to persons who are subject to
it. Nothing is simpler than to remove
this odor much more effectually than
by the application of such costly ungu-
ents aud perfumes as are in use. It's
only necessary to procure some Of the
compound spirits ofammonia, and place
about two table spoonfuls in basin Of
water. Washing the face, hands and
arms with this, leaves the skin as clean,
sweet and fresh as one could wish.
The wash is perfectly harmless, and
very cheap. 1t is recommended on the
authority of au experienced physician.
Year: 1871

Away away with all forebodings as
to the future. Cheer up, disconsolatc
ones Go forth among nature. Look
up toward the heavens, insuffcrably
bright by day, or at night, When the SKI
is merry with ten thousand stars joining
hands of light, with the earth in the
ring, going round and round with CLEAN,
and dance, and song, making old Night
feel young again.
Year: 1871

A Woman has no natural grace more
bewitching than a sweet laugh. How
much we owe to that sweet taught 1t
turns the prose Of our life into poetry;
it filings showers of sunshine over the
darksome wood in which we are trav.
cling; it touches with light even our
sleep, which is the image of death, bu.
gemmcd with dreams that are the shad-
ows of immortality.
Year: 1871

h,appropriate.-The party yesterday
visiting the alms-house, of whose visit
lengthy accounts appear in our city papers
this morning, exhibited the bad taste OF
singing rebel songs while among the colored
occupants. Colored people have no ear for
such music, and as we knots they are satis-
fed, the party possess new appreciation
of anything likely to wound the feelings OF
the humplest. We are inclined to think
their usual good taste was slightly effected
by too much taste of-goodies.
Year: 1871

Additiondl Additions.- we predicted
yesterday, the Governor enlisted two more
members into his grand army Of politica


hucksters, commonly known as notaries
public. Beyond the good work done by
the zebras around his mansion, no reason
can be assigned for this rash act, unless il
was done in q moment of unbomded Joy
over the prospects of his receiving vote Of
thanks from the City Council for allowing
them to meet in the hall of the House o


DELEGATES. -
Year: 1871

To the Members Of the State Central
Committee otMe Republican Pnty.-It is
generally understood that the Executive
Committee of the Republican party will
call together, at its meeting on the 20th,
the members of the State Central Commit
tee as soon thereafter as practicable. We
are therefor requested to state, that it is
desirable to have the members Of the State
Central Committee present, in Richmond,
on that day, prepared to meet on the 2lst
inst. 1t is useless to urge the necessity Of
the presence of a quorum, in fact it is very
desirable eray member should be present.
Matters of grave and serious Importance
will be discussed, rendering full attend
ance desirable. We hope none will absent
themselves, who can possibly be present.
Year: 1871

A touching incident is related of a
family living in the Rue Royale They
had taken shelter in the cellar from the
fire, which was already raging i'll their
dOmicile; the father, mother, and lit
tie girl three years old. Soon the heat
became insuPpOrtabIe; the smoke
threatened to sufFocate them, and alto
gether their situation became most crit
lcal.


Death is but death, however it may
come, said the father, 'and it were bet
ter 10 be killed right out by bullet
than stay to be slowly roasted here.
shall go and try to get through the fight
ing with the child. Wait here for me-
Taking his little daughter in his arms,
he rushed through the midst of a hail of
bullet and mitraiIle to the passage where
he hoped to gain shelter. Arrived at
the gates he found them closed, while
several muskets were pointed at his
head.


Kill me, if you please, he gasped,
but save my child The guns were
lowered, a passage was made for the
child, and one of the soldiers, a corpor-
al, said to the father:


Pass in, quick.


L cannot he answered, my wife is
still in danger
Year: 1871

Go straight on and don't mind them.


If they get in your way, walk round


them regardless of their spite.
A man who has no enemies
is seldom good for anything; he is
made of that kind of material which is
so easily worked that every one has
hand in it. A sterling character is one
who thinks for himself, and speaks what
he thinks; he is always sure to have en-
emies. They are as necessary to him as
fresh air; they keep him alive and ac-
tive. A celebrated character who was
surrounded by enemies used to remark:
-''They are sparks which, if you do not
blow, will go out Ofthemselves.n alive
down prejudice, - was the Iron Dukes
motto. Let this be your feeling while
endeavOring to live down. the scandal of
those who are bitteragainst you. Ifyou
stop to dispute, you open the way for
more abuse. Let the poor fellow talk
there will be areactiOn if you perform but
your duty, and hundreds who were once
from you will flock TO Won and
acknowledge their error.
Year: 1871

THEY have nCaroIine County, Mary
land, n veritabIe fire-eater named Cox
er, colored man. The Easton Journal
says of him: Cocker, the negro fire.
eater from Caroline County; was in
Easton, and was induced to give an ex-
hibition of his fire-proof qualities, of
which so much has been said. He lap
ped his tongue several times on red
hot shovel, rubbed the same hot shovel
on the bottom Of his foot, and poured
melted lead into his hand, and thence
into his mouth, where he let it remain
until it hardened. There was no leger-
demain about tit was done in the
presence Of number of gentlemen i'm
mediately around him, and by whom
he was closely watched to prevent inn
position. A physician examined his
mouth, hut could find no evidence of
Year: 1871

Myrtle now disappeared in the midst
Of the brambles which skirt the forest.
With one jump she cleared the muddy
ditch, inwhich a solitary frog croaked
among the rushes.


In about twenty minutes she reached
the crest of the Hollow Rock which
Year: 1871

| differ from it about the "healing of the ma
tions," while there are a number that fur
nish intelligence of interest to all medical
men, as well as the general reader, without
taking sides for or against any particula,
school of medicine.


Most of the colleges and many of the
State boards of education have their repre-
sentative organ, besides several publica-
tions that treat educational matters in a
general way. Of this class we have eighty
four in the United States and six in the Do
miniOn of Canada. They are mostly month
lies, with an occasional weekly, bi-weekly
and quarterly. s8


The large cities have their commercial
papers, which are nearly all issued weekly.


Insurance is discussed through the medi-
un of nineteen special publications, twelve
of which are issued monthly, and number
of them being noted for their superior typo
graphical appearance.


Freemansonry, temperance, Odd Eel
lowship, music, mechanics, law, sporting,
real estate and woman's suffrage have each
their representative organs, many of which
are edited with ability and have extensive
circulations, and net large incomes to their
enterprising publishers.


The list of class publications is increasing
rapidly of late, its ratio of increase being
greater than that of the entire press of the
country taken together, owing, probably, to
the fact that the increase of wealth and
population of the country make it possible
and profitable to publish class papers where
Year: 1871

On the streets of Norfolk, Virginia last
Sunday week, little girl six or seven wears
old was seen leading her drunken father
homeward. Resisting the efforts of all
other persons to take him home, he was per-
fectly passive in the hands Of his child.
After getting her father to the steps the lit
tie girl threw her arms around his neck
and kissed him. All who witnessed the
scene and tho action were affected to tears.
Year: 1871

This new article, constructed scientific prrn
ciples, can be seen daily at the grocery of Clark
& Maeder corner of Common and Carondelet
streets. 1t is guaranteed to consume not more
than Fifteen Pounds of Ice in twenty-four hours
1t is the only kind made not to require the break
ing cf the ice, and it thoroughly separates the
warm from the cold air. 1t is now recognized as
the only refrigerator in which the contents be
kept perfectly dry and cold without freezing Even
matches are kept dry in it for any length of time.
FRIGERATOR ie9 I'm
Year: 1871

Qua BEEF MERcHAsTs.-The trial
of some of our beef merchants has been
the sensation 10 Hickman this week.
They we're arraigned before His Honor,
Judge Wingate, charged with knowingly
ceiling diseased meats. The jury re
turned verdict Of "not guilty" which
sxculpates our butchers Of any intention
al wrong in the matter; but, the develop
msnts pretty we'll satisfied all, that these
butchers have beer feeding our people
on very Indifferent meat Some say
their beeves are generally so poor it
takes two to make shadow. and others,
that it is impossible to keep them penned
because they can easily slip through the
cracks, and the only way to prevent them
is to tie knotin their tails. We want
our butchers to be encouraged to buy
only good beef in fntare. We mean no
harm. We are Is innocent IS the little
boy, who asked If it was any harm to
say scoffer dam" and then rent on to
say, he saw the butchers fixing to beet
an old COW that was about to ''coffer dam
head off, ~
Year: 1871

DAsDnurr, so snnoying from its unsightly
appearance on the clothing, and from the
itching and burning Of the scalp, Is detached
cuticle, or outside layer Of the SKIN. II 10
thrown of by the presence Of humors.
Rings Vegetable Ambrosia is compounded
in part to eradicate this humor from the
scalp, and it does ii most eFectually in every
case, leaving the head cool and clean and the
clothing as it came from the tailor's-
Year: 1871

The BEetAzet Conference.


The Annual Methodist Conference for
the Dresden District is to assemble in
Hickman on the 18th Aah next
Thursday, and will be in session four or
five days. We are advised about sixty
delegates will be in atNpdance-the
guests of the City. The ever hospitable
people of Hickman will provide for their
entertainment and extend to them every
possible courteH. 1t is useless to ask
such treatment faalkhem. We know
our people will ed it.
Year: 1871

Louisiana sugar planters are disap-
pointed at the low price of sugar, and
have wisely determined on an entire
change in the system of planting.


They will hereafter raise their own pro-
visions and 60 to as little expense as
possible in producing sugar for market.
Year: 1871

What can be uttered more swectly
than Come What can be conceived
more lamentable and more awful
than Depart! These are two such
words as exceed, the one in blessed
ess, the other in horror, all that we
ever hear.
Year: 1871

GREAT many in the community were startled at
midnight Saturday, by hearing the fre-alarm
bell rung not knowing for while, that it was the
ringing in of the New Year Some Of the fremeu
got to their respective engine houses quickly
possible and got out their apparatus before they
found it was not alarm Of fire that was struck.
1t would perhaps be the safest plan not to have the
bell struck in any case whatever except Il fire. 1t
has been rung for drills and the probability is that
the community, especially the "boys," mighupay no
attention when it is in reality rung for fire This
idea has been expressed pretty freely by anumber of
our firemen as well as others
Year: 1871

ONE Of the native hands connected with the Id
ua-tisr Office, while getting Of the job power
presses ready for use on Monday forenoon, had ore
of his fingers broken. No doctor could be found in
the immediate vicinity at the time, so the injured
man was sent 10 the Queens Hospital
Year: 1871

A ooLoRED man was brought before the Police
Magistrate last Friday on a charge of assault and
batters. II be had plead guilty-as be no doubt af
,erwsras wished he had done-he would probably
have got of with about ten dollars fine and costs
Instead Of doing so, however be got lawyer to de-
fend him, whose services probably amounted TO as
mach as the fne would. The evidence on the trial
proved that the prisoner was guilty of still greater
ofense than the original charge-tbaf OF violating
section g chapter Is, of the Penal Code, Of which
be was found guilty and sentenced to Is months i'm
prisonnenf at hard labor.
Year: 1871

THE guns which were brought here some years ago
replace those on the old Port which were spiked
during the excitement in ls49. have been brought
into service after lying the Esplanade for number
Of years. They are to be sunk into the various
rhnrres IS rnonrinr rnsts for vessels
Year: 1871

The next mail from San Francisco will probably be
brought by the clipper ship Oracle route to Chins,
aud due here the latter part Of this week. The D. c.
Murray Is now 90 days out from here and viii be due
about the first Of next week. She had an unusually
lorg passage orer-26 days out and had not arrived
when the Moses Taylor left San Francisco.
Year: 1871

AZ old gentleman was riding along Nuuanu street
one day last week. mounted on animal that GER
taiuly would not have been admired either for. his
strength beauty. Near the corner Of King street
the horse stumbled. giving the rider ugly fall,
which stunned him for short time besides knocking
ont some Of bis teeth. He was kindly cared for by
persons who saw the accident
Year: 1871

oyE day last week-at residence in the upper part
Of the eity-some children in search Of mischief got
bold Of matches and set FIRE to basket Of
paper. The blaze frightened them, and their cries
attracted the attention Of the feope in another part
o. the house, who arrived in time to revent any
damage being done. The youngsters got fright that
viii probably teach them not to such dangerous
playthings in future.
Year: 1871

boy was arrested one evening last week for GO
ing around dressed in woman's clothes. The po-
lice, who had been watching him for some time
around the theatre aud various other places, took
him to the station house to give account of him
self He gave Is p reason for bis disguise, that he
had only done it for amusement. he was let off
with the injunction that if be got caught in any
such disguise again, he would not fnd it much
Of an amusement.
Year: 1871

force it, but shrink from plain duty
also physicians, who we'll understand
the results of this course Fittings, and
whose warning voice, in the discharge
of their professional duties would ac-
complish more than any mere plebian !;
also the minister, who is commanded to
"cry aloud, and spare not, &c.


Smile not upon sin, even if that
smile is to make a friend and bring
money, honor praise, and multitude
of other desirables. We are at fault
for these evils, and let the one who is
without sin cast the first stone, and /
fear no stones will be cast.


What is the remedy2


Answer-Let us kindly, carefully
and considerably resolve what to do,
and then in the fear of God and love
of our fellow men, let us do it, with as
little injury as possible; but in the
name of our common humanity let us
act, as well as to meet, and debate and
wrangle, and do our routine of Blue
Book business, then 60 home and con-
slider duty done till next lodge night.
Action moves the world.
Year: 1871

IF you bury a thermometer fifty feet
below the surface of the earth, the mer-
curry will remain at the same point the
year around, in winter and in summer,
showing that the influence of the sun
does not reach below that depth. II
we carry the thermometer fifty feet
deeper the mercury will rise one de-
gree, and will rise in the same ratio for
every fifty feet we go down. 1t can be
easily calculated at what depth all
known substances will melt. This
would not exceed fifty miles. 1t will
thus be seen that the crust--or solid
part-of the earth in exceedingly thin,
in proportion to the diameter; not so
thick as an egg.shell in proportion to
the size of the egg. With crust so
thin, constantly cooling, and producing
a pressure upon the internal masses, il
is not strange that the bed of oceans
should be elevated in single day, and
whole cities have been sunk in the same
space of time. The side of volcanic
mountain once broke away, and the
liquid masses flowed out, forming a
river twelve miles wide, which, in it:
course, melted down six hills six hun
dred feet high, filing up valleys six
hundred feet deep, and spreading over
"A surface one thousand one hundred
square miles.