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Year: 1870

WASHINGTON, March 3O.-Thc Pres
ident sent the following proclamation
to Congress to-day S.


70 tie Senate and Hpuse of Representative


1t is unusual to notify the two Houses
Of Congress by message of the pro
mitigation by proclamation of the
Secretary of State of the ratification
of the Constitutional amendments. In
view however of the vast Importance
of the fifteenth amendment of the Con-
stitution this day declared part of
that revercd Instrument. deem de-
parturc from the usual custom iustilia-
Bile. The measure which makes at
once four millions of the people voters
who were heretofore declared by VA
highest TRIBUNAL in the land not citizens
Of the United States. nor eligible to
become SO, with the assertion that at
the time of the Declaration of Inde-
pendencc the opinion was fixed and
universal in the civilized portion Of the
white race and regarded Il, an axiom
in morals as wei! as in politics, that
black men had no rights which white
men We're bound To respect, Is indeed a


measure OF grander Importance than
any other one act Of the kind from the
foundation of our free government to
the present time. Institutions, ike
ours, in which a.. power Is derived di-
rectly from the people, must depend


mainly upon their Intelligence. ..patriot-
ism and industry. cali the atteation
therefor of the newl, entranchsed race
TO the Importance vi their striving in
every honor. bic manner to make them
selves worthy Of their new privilege
TO race more favored h retofore by
| our laws | would say, withhold no legal
privilege Of advancement to our new
citizens. The trainers Of our Consti-
tuition firmly believed that republican
J form of government could not endure
| without intelligence, and education
was generally difinsed among the peo-
pie. The Father of his Country in his
| Farewell Address uses this Ian guage :
'sPromote then As a matter Of primary
Importance institutions for the general
diffusion Of knowledge. In proportion
as the structure Of government gives
force TO public opinion, it is essential
that public opinion should be enlight-
ened.' In his first annual message to
Congress the same views were forcibly
Year: 1870

The propeller PartheDia, running between
Hartford and New York was burned in thu
Sound on Sunday night.


A Western preacher condemns croquet as
sdeleterious to the moral and spiritual inter-
ests of the church.


The discovery OF q sulphur spring at Troy is
thought to indicate the fact that the city is an
awfully wicked place.


There is Story that mau is living in New
Bedford who was dru inner boy in the war OF
1872. 1t is about as true as a French telegram.


Gen. Trochu is fifty-fve years of age, and is
said to be the best soldier in France. He is
popular with the people, and said to be an Or
leanist in his sympathies.


The census returns of New Hampshire, thus
far received, indicate loss in population of
population of nearly 10000 since 1860 In 62
towns it is about 20 900, and in only 10 of these
has there been an increase.


The yacht Sappho arrived at New York on
Tuesday, after voyage of thirty-one days.
She encountered unfavorable weather during
the whole trip, meeting with severe accidents
to her spars and rigging.


Persons desirous of serving their country
will learn with surprise that in our consular
service there are thirty vacancies. These are
however, at uuimpOrtant and cheap posts.
Those at London, Havre, &C., are filed.


A new Democratic paper is to be started in
Washington. 1t is to be called the Patriot
The publisher Should take warning from the
large number of new journals which of late
have gone where the woodbine twineth u
There is hardly room in Washington for anoth-
er paper.


a woman on Ashland street, North Adams,
made pretty free use of her tongue one day
last week to neighbor, who had corrected one
OF her children for some misdemeapor, where
upon he threw at her a stone weighing over a
pound, infiicting severe and dangerous
wound on her head and telling her to the floor
in her own house, where she lay insensibe for
some time. A surgeon was in attendance for
several days The fellow was brought before
the District Court and acquitted on the ground
of 'self- defence"
Year: 1870

CoRNIsH.-Tuesjay evening about o'clock,
thunder shower passed over this town. srrik-
ing the house of r. G. Smith. The electric
came down the lightning rods to within some
eight feet of the ground, and divided; one part
passed easterly along the house some ten ieet,
then into the inside, splitting the finish near
the head of a bed on which a lady was lying
Another part passed through the pantry, stav-
ing the dishes up generally, then passed to the
hog pen, killing very nice hog. None of the
inmates of the house were seriously injured.
Year: 1870

The public are greatly indebted to the
New York Tribune for its prompt and full re.
ports of everything that transpires at tbe
scene of hostilties. Greeley seems to ba ro
newing his youth. Other papers were plum
ing themselves upon their superiority to tb.
Tribune, but that journal comes out ahead in
spite of them,
Year: 1870

Now THAT the Lewiston Journal has got the
bile off its stomach, it will probably reverse its
orders to its agents and canvassers to interfere
with the business of the morning newspapers
by the use of statements that they publish, by
telegraph, only the details of events the cream
OF the news being anticipated by its evening
edition. Business honesty should be cultivat-
ed as well as personal courtesy.
Year: 1870

THE Commercial and Financial Chronicle
takes hopeful view of. the situation:


sin taking general view of the whole sit
uation, we think it is decidedly more favora.
BILE than week ago. 1t is true that The
Bank of England has advanced her rate of in.
terest to per cent, but this is only pre-
eautionary measure, to prevent rather than to
remedy disaster; and the prospect now is OF
an increasing confidence in American securi-
ties and credit"
Year: 1870

AccfDE NJ AT WoRcEsfER-FaH of a Stoo
ing wiM O.Qe Hundred and Fifty Child,en.-A
serious accident occurred at Mechanics Hall
Worcester, Monday, in consequence OF the fall
of a staging on which there were about one
hundred and fifty childien, pupils from Sab.
bath Schools, who had assembled for re-
hearsal of jubilee concert. The children had
lust taken their places on the staging. which
was temporary structure, occupying tbe en-
tire platform, reaching from the front upward
to the top of the organ pipes The Worcester
Gazette says that the supports to the stage were
entirely without braces in front aud at the
Sides and were only provided to sustain the
downward pressure of the weight of the sing
ers The force of gravitation tending forward,
the north part of the stage, on which the chll-
dren were seated, shot forward, and the hum
dred and fifty children were precipitated to the
platform below. Fortunately the platform was
only partially filled, the chorus of one hundred
children from Millbury not having arrived, and
many belonging in the city being also absent
otherwise the calamity might have been more
serious. About sixteen were quite seriously
injured, among them Mr.. Harley Newcomb,
the conductor, while large number sustained
slight bruises and ell of them were badly fright
ened,
Year: 1870

The worst man in the village was Jack
Ranney. He had comfortable home hut it
was not happy one. As soon MS the big
gate opened his two children AIilly and Bob.
ran into the house exclaiming. "Father is com
ing" and into a corner they cronched. and
there they staid until they were ordered to
bed. There was no clapping Of hands no
rudy lips turned up TO receive fathers even
ing kiss in Jacks house. No. his children
stood in terror of him; for often. after his
days work was over. did he 90 home drunk,
and then he was cross. and would strike the
first one who came in his way.


One day Jack was driving his cart. when
the harness broke and the horses backed until
his new cart was pushed into a deep gutter and
broken. Jack sprang from his seat and
began TO heat the horses most numerically
with his whip hundle, while oath after oath
rolled from his tongue, calling on God TO
damn his soul


A little hoy had been rolling his hoop mp
and down the pavement but when he heard
the awful words he caught his hoop in his
hand. and stopred Stepping mp to Jack,
while his beautiful eyes were full of tears, he
said. in a trembling voice:


"Oh . sir, is that the way you pray 2"


Jack turned in perfect astonishmcn', but
said nothing.


'Oh ~ continued the little fellow. lower
ing his voice tn whisper didn't ron ask
God to damn your soul Oh , sir hadn't you
better take it back quick before God hears it?"


An impatient exclamation was the only
reply. and the little fellow walked slowly along,
forgetting to roll his hoop. and then strange
mistiness crept over his eyes.


All! the few kind words of that little boy
set Jack to thinking. and made him feel his
sinfulness as he had never felt before. They
brought him to repentance, and made him
changed man.


1t was not long before people on every side
were asking in establishment:


"Whnt on earth is the matter with Jack
Ranuey?"


All little reader. bright star viii shine
in that little boys crown in the kingdom of
heaven. for his words were blessed to the saw
ing of the precious soul of the worst man in
the village. Jack Ranney was Christian.


Good Hiords
Year: 1870

We give below table of the result of the
recent elections throughout the country. show
ing that the democrats are in n majority in
eighteen of the States and the republicans in
seventeen. being clear gain TO the democracy
of ten States since the election for President
in 1868. The only States in the list which
have not voted Directly are Georgia, which
gave fly thousand for Seymour. and New
Hampshire. which gave seven thousand ma
jarity for Grant. There is hardly any chance
that another presidential election will show
any different result in these States.
Year: 1870

The astonishing changes in the above are
in the States of Illinois and Missouri, which
have increased nearly three-quarters of a
million each since 1860. When we consider
the ravagcs of war. it is wonderful that Mis-
souri,, where they were especially great, should
have had such rapid growth and be now the
fifth State of the Union. Virginia. counting
West Virginia. has 1656,000 people, or less
than Indiana, which was formerly one of her
counties. In the beginning Of the Govern
ment Virginia ranked first in population, but
now, at the best, she is but the seventh. and
with West Virginia left off she is but the
eleventh The West and the South will have
great comparative gains with the East in Con-
gressional representation. the former from its
increase of population. and the latter from the
fact that for the first time all the negroes are
counted in the representation. In every pre-
vous census five slaves were ranked only as
three persons This greatly diminished the
political power of the South, although it was
toolshy taught by demagogues at the North
that it increased it.
Year: 1870




Two songs go up forever from the earth,
One the full choral swell fjoy and gladness (;
The other is q strain unknown TO mirth,
The low, sad wall Of mortal grief and sadness;
Turn where we may-in lands afar or near,
There songs ofjoy and woe are still ascending;
Voices of love, and hope, and gladsome cheer,
With notes of sorrow are forever blending.
Here ruddy health goes singing on its way,
There the pale sufferer on his couch Is lying,
Here the glad shout of children at their play,
There the sharp farewell cries about the dying;
Here proud mother walking in the light,
Because her darling son has come to honor,
And there another sohbing out the niOht,
Whose darling son has brought disgrace upon


her.


Hark the glad music on the morning air,
When the sweet summer day is just awaking
And bark afar, those accents of despair,
On the wild shores where stormy waves are


breaking ........-.
Here rings aloud some merry marriage bell
And somo fair bride goes with her maids at.


tended;
And here is tolling the sad funeral knell,
As some young happy mothers life is ended.
And so moves ON the pilgrimage of earth,
Our pathway now in light, now dark q dreary
The hours ofgriefpress close the hours ofmirth;
And happy days give place to days aweary
But those habitations of the blest,


In that far land beyond the gloomy river,
The tired soul shall find its long g-sought rest,
And the glad songs Of joy shall flow fore'er
Year: 1870

BE not among wine bibbers, among rlotou
eaters Of flesh; for the drlnkard and the glut
ton shall come to poverty, and drowsines
shall clothe man with rngs."-Proverhs
XIII: %, 2l.


III tell you two fortunes, my fine little lad.
For you to accept or refuse:
me one or them bad, the other one good;


Now hear them and say which you choose.
see by my gifts, within reach Of your hand
a fortune right fair to behold;
A house and hundred good acres of land


with harvest fields yellow as gold.
see a great orchard, with boughs hanging
with apples, russets and red;
see droves of cattle. some white and SON,
But all of them sleek and we'll fed.


See the tanning mill whirling so fast;
see them threshing wheat on the floor
ana now the bright picture is past.


OF the beautiful house and the land,
man with hre-red nose on his face,


And little brown jug in his hand.
Oh, If you beheld him, my lad you would wish
,, That he were less wretched to see;
FOR ms boot toes they cape like the mouth o
And his trowsers are out at the kneei
In walking he staggers, now this way now that
And his eyes they stand out like a bugs;
And he wears an old coat and battered In hat
And think the fault is the jugs.
For tho text says the drunkard shall come ia


be poor,


And that drowslness clothes men with rags
And he doesn't look much like a man. am


sure,


Who has honest hard cash In his bags
Now which will you havee To be thrifty md


snug,


And to be right side up with your dish;
Or go with your eyes like the eyes of bug,
And your shoes like the mouth of fish"
Year: 1870

by many disiked, be it known that the


important family of frost grapes, Viii,


Ptacais, have none of it whatever, but


only such delicate bouquet and SAVIOR as


the most fastidious European taste may


accept. With such material we must be


poor cultivators indeed if we fail soon to


produce something better than what Eu.


ropeans now send for our drinking, and


in time something equal to what they


keep for their own.


Though few or none of our grape.grow.


ers have planted in soils poor enough for


growing fine wines, and though for va


rious reasons the culture still remains in


its infancy, there have already been some


good results obtained. The ill-used and


much-abused Catawba, whatever may be
thought of it as still wine, has by virtue
of its excess of tartarc acid, such an
affinity, so to speak, for sugar, that if,
while in the greenness of its first year, if
is properly compounded with sugar and
ice, summer drink is made of unequa ed
excellence. A gobbler of new wine, grown,
in the valley of the Ohio or Missouri,
where the Catawba ripens almost to black
ness, drunk when the dog-star RACES. ling
ers in memory for life. The exile from
his native land, whom summer heat over
take, will long for it even on the Rhine or
Garonne, whose borders supply no drink
to match it nor can the sherbets of the
Orient or cliquot frappe make him forget
the cobbler that repaired his soul in the
Western bar-room. For the same reason
tits happy mode of combining with sugar)
sparkling Catawba, properly made and
from choice selections of raw material, is
full equal to the averge quality of the
Champagne we import The Scupper-
nong, too, put up in sparkling form,
though in respect to acidity quite oppo-
site to the other, can make a good drink,
to say the least, as Mosclle. Delaware
and Herbemont, the one for the South
and the other for the North, have already
proved themselves capable Of great things
though every one may yet know it. Fin.
ally, the Nortons Virginia Seeding, even
when grown on strong corn land. gives
an abundant yield of wine that is pure to
the taste, vinous, full-bodied, red as
blood, yet clear as rock water, which none
wonld require to be taught how to love.
Let this only be produced in sufficient
quantity, and it will be at once accepted
as a substitute for all ordinary sorts of
claret; while for such as shall be grown
on fine soils an altogether higher destiny
awaits all Of which is written by one
who is fully aware that American wines
have been immensely overpraised.-WM-
LIAM j. FLAGG, in Harper's Magi,ine for
lime.
Year: 1870

BY recent German invention water
proof dress goods may be manufactured
with some regard for beauty as well as
SERVICE and the monotonous black or dull
shades can be suFplanted by cloths in all
the bright and varied literature colors.
Year: 1870

Tycho Brahe, the astronomer, changed
color and his legs shook under him on
meeting hare or fox. DR.. johnson
would never enter room with his left
foot foremost; he would go back and place
his right foot foremost. Julius Caesar was
almost convulsed by the sound of thunder,
and always wanted to get into cellar or
underground to escape the noise To
Queen Elizabeth, the simple word death
was full of horrors. Even Talleyrand
trembled and changed color on hearing
the word pronounced. Marshal Saxe,who
had overthrown opposing armies, fed and
screamed in terror at the sight Of cat.
Peter the Great could never be persuaded
to cross bridge; though he tried to
master the terror, he failed to do so : -
whenever he set foot on one he would
shrek out in distress and agony. Byron
would never help any one to salt at the
table, nor would he be helped himself; il
any of the article happened to be split on
the table, he would jump up and leave his
meal unfinished.
Year: 1870

All Holland has less than twelve thous-
and square miles, but is densely populat-
ed and in it is compressed population
of not quite four millions of people, with
language and literature Of their own.
Year: 1870

An amusing chap, out in Kcntuchcy,
thought to have little fun the other
evening at the expense of ncighbor by
appearing before him as a ghost. The
farmer, Hercules in strength, struck out
at the ghost straight from the shoulder.
Result: Amusing chap carried home in a
blanket.
Year: 1870

\ lady teacher in the Baptist Sunday
school at Orange recently had occasion tC
illustrate a lesson on faith" by the story
of a child who was told by his father tc
drop from an elevated place into his arm
The father could not be seen by the child
yet when commanded, it dropped. Upor
the teacher asking her class what wa'
shown by this story, bright little fellow
Immediately replied: at showed he hac
pluck
Year: 1870

A CALIFORNIA INDIANS DINNRR.-
Mr. .Cheevcr, who spent many years among
the California Indians, and studied care
fully their history and manners and Gus
toms, gives the following illustration of
their habits, in the May number Of the
Naturalist He saw an Indian come t.
the banks of the Feather River one al
ternoon. He was hungry, but had not
particle of food to eat. His first
movement was to start fire. lie next
turned over some old logs and hunted ur
some grubs. lie then pulled up some
dry reeds, and plucked few hairs from
his own head and tied the grubs TO the
bottom of the reeds, surrounding them
with circle OF loops. The reeds were
then stuck lightly into the mud, in the
shallow water of the stream, and the In
dian squatted beside them motionleS'
Presently the top of one of them began to
tremble, when the watcher put his thumb
and finger upon it, and tossed fish out
upon the grass and so continued to watch
and to catch fish until he had enough for
his dinner; all going to show that the
man who wants but little here below may
get that little easy-provided he knows
as much as the California Indian.
Year: 1870

A highly important discovery has been
made in Wurtemberg, Of new printing
ink which excels all other kinds at pres
ent In use. The essential parts OF the
discovery is that, by peculiar process,
the ink can be completely removed from
the surface Of the paper, at cost of half
dollar Zone guilden) for every hundred
pounds of printed and the material is
then ready for use again. The inventor
has already applied for patent.
Year: 1870

We do not remember to have heard
Of more interesting episode in the life
of any artist since the days Of the great
Jenny Lind, that of Miss Kellogg at the
State Lunatc Asylum a few days since.
The circumstance speaks volumes for the
kindness of heart and genuine humanity
of this great artist.


Not content, as some Of the genus ir-
ritablc of lover of art would have been
to dole out few notes to the better
class of patients that could be assembled
for the purpose, she asked the doctor to
be allowed to penetrate to the interior
and sing to the more disturbed classes.
Accompanied by two Of the faculty, their
ladies and the matron, and armed only
with her guitar, she started like an an
cicnt troubador on her novel journey


Arrived in the department devoted to
the more disturbed Of this unfortunate
class, she was not long in making her
power felt. A few notes from her Won
derful voice were sufficient to call order
out of the widest confusion, and to sti
the troubled waters of the soul. In
moment all was hushed, and except the
voice of the cantatrice, the hall was silent
as the house of death. After the first
song they gathered about her like little
children, wondering apparently what an
gel from heaven had dropped down SO
suddenly and Unexpectedly among them.
They examined her infinitely and literal
ly from her head to the sole of her foot
for one desired to be allowed to 'see the
pretty little boot with which she beat time
TO her own music


This was submitted to, and not only
this but every article of dress and jewelry
about her person she suffered to be freely
ovcrhauled. She was turned about by
these crazy ladies ike merchants lay
figure, much to her amusement. Even
when they proposed to kiss her, she not
only submitted gracefully, but tremulous
not with fear, but with genuine emotion
she turned to the grating in each instance


Such is Clara Louise Kellogg, and such
also is the power of music and kindneS>
on the disturbed mind.-utic0 Mor'1"q
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