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Year: 1870

Telegraphic dispatches announced some


days ago that the Prussians were within


gunshot Of Metz, and as yet we have no


authority for saying they have met the


French and driven them from that strong


hold; nor is there evidence confirming the


report that the empire is on its "last legs"


On the contrary, a reactiOnary meoelnent


has been successfully accomplished in


favor of Napoleon and the empire. A new
ministry has been organized with Count
PalikaO at its head: and the work of uniting
Frenchmen under the strong personal gov
ernment of Napoleon, for the purpose of
driving back the enemies that have dared
to invade France. believing that disaffec-
tions among Frenchmen would give them
an easy victory, is steadily progressing. It
will no doubt be cOnsummated, and the
brave Prussians who have ventured on
French soil for the purpose of humiliating
an equally brave and determined foe. may
find it necessary to seek shelter on home
soil once more, and in turn be compelled to
fight it on the defensive Such is the for
tune OF war, that it sometimes proves to be
bad IN the end, to those most certain of
hnal success, from the fact that
victory at first crowned their eff
forts. King William believes in the divine
right of Kings, and Napoleon is strongly
impressed with the belief that he is born to
rule until he accomplishes his portion of the
work commenced by Napoleon the first.
This he believes to be his destiny, and it
amounts to dynasty equal to that claimed
by the proud Prussian who claims he rules
by divine right. Every man has a destiny.
though it may not be to rule nation. A
man may be destined TO draw fortune in
the Louisiana State Lottery, but he can not
fulfill that destiny unless he buys a ticket
Let all remember this, and if they would
enjoy the chances of wealth, buy tickets at
once
Year: 1870

St0nehenge, in his work on the horse
thinks putting lump of'rock salt in the
manger for the horse to lick is the only safe
and useful way of giving salt to horses.
He thinks, given in this way, the horse will
thrive better for this seasoning. He says
that generally a pound of salt will last a
horse nearly month. He has not found
that the use of salt increases the thirst,
except when at first given.
Year: 1870

A Paris sporting journal announced that
subscribers to gambling operation based
on the result of the first great battle between
the French and Prussians, would be received
IN few days. The police interfered. and
the project was abandoned.
Year: 1870




LATEST NEWS FROM ALL POINTS
Gold and Currency in the Treasury
THE FATE OF EMPIRE DECIDED BY


THE NEXT BATTLE


Popular Faith in Emperor Vanishing
pRussIAN ATTACK ON GENERAL FaouARD
THEY WERE DRIVEN OFF
EMPEROR'S VISIT TO THE CAMPS
DISAPPEARANCE OF THE PRINCE IMPERIAL
FRENCH PRESS STILL HOPEFUL
French Army West of the Moselle
Rumored Capitulation Of Strasburg
PRUss1ANs CAPTURING VAST STORES
Domestic and FOreipn NTarlxofs
Year: 1870

We learn that the citizens of Boon
vile are delighted with The prospect
of securing railroad connection with
Evansville by the Evansville, Sey-
mour and Sandusky Railroad. They
regard such a railroad as far more
valuable than the North and South
road, because it will run through the
County diagonally. At the meeting
held in Boonville on Saturday last.
Committee was appointed to ascertain
the best route through the County,
and another Committee to solicit sub
scriptions to defray the expense of the
survey.
Year: 1870

The washington Patriot relates the particulars OF
a bold attempt to rob the United States Treasury
last Tuesday night. The captain Of the nght-watch
in making his rounds heard a suspicious noise near
the currency apartment and, upon opening the
door, burly negro made savage thrust ut him
with CLUB. Behind the negro was white man,
who also had club which he was in the act of using
on Cutler, when the latter blew whistle and closed
the door. The burglars then retreated, and
Cutler quckly reopening the door, drew a seven
shooter, and called on them to halt. They did not
heed his order however and he gave chase attempt
did not explode, owing to the defective cartridges
Finding his weapon useless, and having no other
means OF attack, Cutter rapidly ran to the door, at
the time blowing his whistle TO arouse his force
The watchmen ON the inside, hearing his alarm,
mistook the direction and ran TO the northeast in
before they could traverse the spaee between the
door and the west front OF the building, In the dark
ness, the robbers escaped
Year: 1870

at the new brick block of Wallace &
Cunning, on Main street, in this place on
Monday afternoon, there was scene of
more thrilling and fearful interest than it
is usual in the life OF man TO witness In
raising heavy material from the ground to
the top of the building rope and pulley
were used, and to assist in the raising of
the articles heavy weight of tin was at
tached to the end of the rope, which stops
at the top next to the pulley. On the day
mentioned, a little girl of about eight
years old was innocently pulling and
swinging on the rope, when, by successive
movements of the weight which was rest
ing on the platform above, it was moved
off its resting place. Being much the
heavier, the weight began the descent, and
rapidly took the playful girl from off the
ground, and thence 10 the top of the
building, forty.five or more feet high.
The weight struck the ground, and the lit
tie girl dangled from the other end in ter
rible and alarming danger of sudden
fall. The people near heard her cries as
she began TO ascend, and in painful won
der ran to the scene, alarmed and almost
paralyzed with fear to see so young, so
tender, so weak being hanging only
by the muscular effort of her slen-
der arms and tender fingers so high in
the air, suspended over stone, lumber
and other debris of new building.
The workmen were loudly called
upon to go to the roof, but they knew
not what meant this calling them by
the numerous voices on the streets below.
They looked out of the second floor win
dows, and for some time it was difficult to
get them to understand what was wanted
of them. In the meantime the situation
of the young girl was alarming, and strong
men turned pale as death which seemed
ready to take the child. Her tender hands
not being used to 30 rough hold,
her physical strength began to give way.
She began slipping, slipping down, nearer
minutes had elapsed since she began as
cending, and now exhausted nature could
hold out but little longer. Such suspense
was painful. The excited crowd below
cheered the girl as best they could, while
anxiously did they watch for help from
off the roof, and it came Just in time-a
few seconds longer and the child would
fall. What suspense, and then what
relief to those almost breathless specta.
tors, when the strong arm reached out and
rescued the fainting girl from the impend-
ing fall She is lifted away from her
slender hold and is telling to the gaping
children the wonderful exploit which
struck terror to the strongest heart,
turned pale faces that were not used
thereto, and, no doubt, she will never for
get the incident, nor will those who saw
the scene.-FittS6urgh Gdzette.
Year: 1870

THE first aud main step toward obtain
ing a competency of ten, twenty, or fifty
thousand dollars, is the securing of one
thous and; the chief difficulty in getting
the one thousand is in obtaining the first
hundred and keeping it. Hackneyed as
this may appear, it is fact that is ever
new, and one that ever needs to be drum
med into the ears of the struggling mil
lions who work hard and look with strain
ing Visio9, but in vain, for the coming OF
plentiful days. And especially does this
homely philosophy OF wealth need to be
emphasized at the present time, and i'm
pressed upon heyoung men of this gener-
alton, since the prevalent tendency, now
more than ever before, is for beginners
in married or business life 10 adopt such 9
scale of personal and family expenditure
as must render thrift impossible. The
youth of our time seem likely to forget
that easy circumstances in middle or ma
ture age are, as a rule, only 10 be purchas
ed at the cost of rigid self-denial in ear
lier years. The son and daughter are
ambitious to begin life where their parents
left off-in other words they wish to reap
where they have not sown, or before they
have sown, and the result is, lives OF make
shift, anxiety and failure Most OF those who
are really industrious, anS yet hnd them
selves at the noon &C 'if- with only theil
daily efforts between :" fa-1 les ant
want, could have beenl, mtorta
BILE circumstances, had the. + srneC
the lesson that the key to ytency
lies in the practice OF rigid economy a
the OUTSET OF lie.


He who does not begin 10 save when h,
commences life for himself will rarely be
gin az all, for where not even the nucleu
of modest fortune has been early &C
quired, family expenses will, after a time
grow as fast as the income, and the tw'
keep abreast ever atterward.
Year: 1870




We clip the following rules for the
school room from the Business Educator,
published in Louisville:


The following maxims require to be
pondered and thoroughly grasped by
every teacher.


/. Never TO teach what you don't quite
understand


Q. Never to tell child what you can
make him tell you.


3. Never TO give piece Of informa-
ton without asking for It again.


4. Never to use a hard word If an
easy one will convey your meaning and
never to use any word at all unless you
are quito sure it has meaning to con-
vey.


5. Never begin an address or lesson
without clear view of its end.


6. Never to give an unnecessary com
msnd, nor one which you do not mean to
see obeyed.


Z. Never to permit any child TO re-
main in the class, even for a minute
without something to do and a motive for
doing it.


The following are some of the means
and agencies that should be used by the
teacher:


i. A clear and ready knowledge OF
the branches to be taught


Q. A full and accurate knowledge oil
the nature of child in general


3. A more specific knowledge of the
nature of each child such as will reveal TO
you peculiarities of Idiosyncracy.


A. A possession Of each pupils conf
dence consequently Of its respect, 30 far
as may be of its affections.


.. The possession of the cooperation
and good will of the parent


6. The possession of q healthy body.


2. The possession of a clear head aud
of a well trained and a well-stored mind.


8. A possession of loving and pure
heart.


o. Sincere love for your work, and for
the welfare of the children committed to
your ere.


10. A willingness to work for a small
reward, and with or without praise as
circumstances may determine.


II. A deep and abiding sense of your
responsibility to your pupils, to COM
munity and TO God. j. B. 81.
Year: 1870

that they are doing tho very best that can
be done, they contrive-quite unintention-
ally we are willing to admit-to make
their homes unhappy. They rule their
families with the iron rod. With strange
ideas of dignity and propriety, they hush
the blithesome glee of childhood, put an
end to song, aud laughter, and sport, main
tain an unapproachable reserve, and carry
q countepsnce that reminds one Of q beet.
ling crag overhanging valley of dark
ness. The sound of their coming Is the
signal for the end of mirth no little feet
patter through the hall to meet them, but
with hushed voice and bated breath the
children stink into corner, or crowd near
the mother for protection. No smile from
them lights up the hearthstone; their
presence brings q chill and a shadow.
The voice is commanding and repellant
the manner stern and forbidding. Silence
is observed at the table, save when they
choose to break il; word from child is
a misdemeanor, and laughter is rebellion.


The worst of it is that this is all done
professedly in the interests of decorum,
and often as help TO the advancement of
religion What strange idea of religion
some men have Is it any wonder that
the children of such families are so often
found, when gro wn up, among those who
scof at all that is sacredH


A father, unapproachable, is, indeed, q
tyrant. Were the Great Father such,
what would become of us Men who act
thus set themselves in majesty above their
Maker, for lie inclines His ear to the
meanest of His creatures. The father of
a family should attract, not repel. He
ought not, by an affectation of dignity,
which would be ludicrous were not its
results so disastrous, to spurn from him
the warm, confding heart of childhood,
which longs to unfold its secrets to his
ear. He should rather invite the little
secrets of these childish hearts, and make
his children feel that in their father they
have an everready friend.-Ihe Metho-
dfsf
Year: 1870

let. Beneadlk also stuffed the gold into
his pockets, and both his hands were full
when loud and terrible noise made him
start up suddenly.


"The Stones,S he cried and they were
in fact rushing back again even faster
than they had run away, as If they were
in hurry to return to their places and to
the treasures over which they watched.
AS they advanced they formed themselves
into an immense circle, and Beneadik saw
at glance that they were surrounded.


I've are lostl' no cried.


"Not l" said the beggar, drawing from
his bosom the crossword and the five.
leaved clover that It had cost him 30
much trouble TO find on the seashore,
"The Stones of Plouchinec never harm
any one who carries these plants with
him. must have a baptized Christian
to stay here after l have carried off the
treasure, and l expect this favor from
you" he said, with diabolical laugh.


The Stones turned aside as he presented
the magic plants to them, and, forming
themselves again into o column behind
the largest one, they advanced directly
upon Beneadik, who had fallen on his
knees in an agony of terror.


The beggar by this time had shut up
his bags, and was preparing TO fly.


In less time than II has taken TO tell, the
terrible battalion had reached the plow.
man of Pluvigner, but at the sight of him
the largest stone stood suddenly still 1t
bore the sign of the Gross, and could do
no harm to Christian. Beneadik was
still on his knees, confusedly murmuring
prayers mingled with the name of Marie
mix, when the great stone placed itself in
front of him like rampant, and protected
him with its enormous size; and the rest,
separating, rolled into their places, once
more hiding from human gaze those trea-
s1res ON which rash eyes had ventured to
look for time.


Scriven meanwhile found the gold he
had collected press 30 heavily on his
shoulders that he threw away his bags,
hoping some other time to come back and
lock for them. His only thought now
was to save his life, for when tho large
stone had accomplished its work of pro-
lection it began TO roll back, like the 9TH
ers, into its place the besgar was in front
of 1t, and though he held up the magic
plants in his trembling hands, they had
no power over the stone ON which the
sign of the cross had been made; 1t rolled
on, leaving the miserable man behind it,
crushed to death under its weight. His
uOAIOI -sIIlCHSu COLnpsnlOHi dpphllSu Wy
the sight, fell forward insensible on the
ground.


Beneadik appeared the next morning
at the farmhouse, loaded with gold, and
staggering under the bags he had picked
up on the heath; but he had grown ten
years older, and 1T was only after many
years of happiness with Msriemik and
his children that he ceased to tremble
when he heard the clock strike twelve at
midnight.
Year: 1870

AN exchange paper says it is curious
fact that deaf man will go two miles ont
of his way TO walk on railroad track 1t
is so and another curious fact is, that he
dosen't do it more that once if any trains
are running on that day.
Year: 1870

One morning gentleman was going to
church. He was happy, cheerful
Christian, who had great respect for the
Sabbath. He was singular man, and
would sometimes do and say what the
children are apt to call "funny things"
AS he was going he met stranger driving
heavily-loaded wagon through the town.
When the gentleman got right opposite to
the wagon he stopped, turned round, and
lifting up both hands, as if in horror, he
exclaimed as he gazed under the wagon.


"There, there, you are going it You
haze gone over it.


The driver was frightened. He drew
up his reins in an instant, cried, "Whoa,
whoa - and brought his horse to stand.
Then he looked under the wheels, expect
ing 10 see the mangled remains of some in
nocent child or at least, some poor dog or
pig that had been ground to jelly. But
he saw nothing. So, gazing all about he
looked up to the gentleman who had so
strangely arrested his attention, and
anXiously asked.


"Pray, sir, aohGt hd0e Id0ne ?"
"Gone over the fourth commandment" "
was the quick reply. Remember the
Sabbath day to keep it holy.
Year: 1870

Prof Roscoe, in lccturing on the
"Spectrum Analysis" presents some
things which will be of interest espe.
cially to such of our readers as are of
scientific bent Of mind.


There is not speck of dust, or q
mote in the sunbeam, which does not
contain chloride Of sodium (the scienti-
fic name for. common salD. Sodium is
tho prevailing element in the atmos-
phere. We are constantly breathing
in portions of this elementary sub
stance together with the air which
we inhale. T Two thirds Of the carth's
surface is covered with salt water,
and the fine spray which is being con-
tinually carried up into the mir evap-
crates, leaving tho minute specks of
salt which we see dancing in tho SUM-
beam. If I clap my hands, or if I
shake my coat, if / knock this
dusty book, I think that you will OBJ
serve that this flame becomes yellow
This is not because it is the hand or
coat of chemist, but simply because
the dust which everybody carries
about with him is mixed with sodium
compounds. IF I place in the color
loss fame this piece Of platinum wire
which has been lying on the table for
few minutes since I heated it red
hot, you see there Is sodiam in it;
there we havo for ono moment the
glimpse of a yellow flame. If I heat
the wire in tho fame, the sodium
salts will all volatilize, and the yellow
flame will quite disappear but if:
now draw this wire once through my
fingers. you observe the sodium. fame
will, on heating, again appear. If ]
heat it again, and draw it through
my mouth, it will be evident that the
saliva contains q very considerable
quantity of sodium salts. If T leave
the wire exposed here, tied around
this rod, so that this, end does not
touch anything for ton minutes or q
quarter Of an honr, I shall obtain the
sodium reaction again, even if the
wire be perfectly free, This is be.
| cause sodium salts. pervade the ut.
mosphere, and. some particles Of .sodi.
um dust, flying about In 4 the air oi
the room, settle on, the wire, and show
their presence in the fame:.
Year: 1870

The report of the select Senate
committee on Bullock's briberies to
induce tho Senate to hand Georgia
over to him and his harpies for the
two years after the expiration of their
present torn says: GAS thcro is no
law for furnishing such attempts, they
must be left, and perhaps it is best
they should. be left, to tho Judgment
of an enlightened and just public sem
timcnt, which will not fail to visit
with it's condemnation any attempt,
by the use of improper means, to in
fluencc the votes of Legislative bo-
dy."


We cannot agrcc with the commit
tco. 1t is true, there is no law to
punish such attempts at bribery as
havo been proven on this fellow; but
that is because tho fathers of tho re-
public did not conceive there would
ever arise the cxigcncy when men,
bcrs of Congress would bo sold like
flesh in the shamblcs, and because at
later days the men who constituted
the Scnatc-tho Wcbstcrs, Calhouns,
Clays, and SO on-would have thrown
a bribc at tho tcmptcr's head, oven if,
being mostly large men and of q hot
temper, they had not anointcd him
with q stick; but times have changed
lattcrly, as the loil never tire Of tell
ing u.s. A new era has dawncd, they
say; and VIC can we'll believe it, in
view of the dctcstablc dishonesty tho
reign of great moral ideas has brought
in its train. Tho committee to the
contrary notwithstanding, there is
needed law to prevent or punish at
tcmpts at bribery, and the sooner it
is enacted and put to work, especially
on the Senate, the better. That body
is stuffed with men who know they
have no moro just right there than
any Patagonian; and men who will
thus knowingly receive pay and per-
quisitcs to which they arc not entitled
arc none too good TO sell their votes.
He who will receive money under
false prctenccs will take bribe. Tho
animus is the same, and the manifes.
tation a mere matter Of indifferent
form. It adds to this view to know
that the only members of the commit
tee who sought to whitcwash this
pcstilcnt trickster, and shamelessly
declare that "Govcrnor Bullock acted
honorably and fairly throughout the
whole controversy" arc two surrcpti-
tious Senators of this very breed
one as very an upstart and usurper rs
the pretended Governor of Georgia
himself, and the other sitting by vir-
tue of IN impudent fraud that tho
people will yet undo:


The genuine members Of tho Sen
ate, and these number something over
a half-at least enough to carry such
measure-should Immediately set
on its passage law to prevent or
punish attempts Of this kind. It is
not worth while to be too virtuous,
and make tho law so stringent that it
will not be enforced; but give it q
good workable sanction, severe enough
to we'll punish offenders, and not 80
rigid as to tempt undctected thieves
to risk discovery rather than condemn
their loss fortunate cronies. Tho
State of Illinois has just, in tho con.
stitution framed by her sovereign
convention, inserted Q, stringent inter
dict on bribery, and Congress is sure
ly not so ineffably pure that it cannot
heed the lesson taught by that action.
--Neao York World.