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Year: 1871

A bright young lady on hearing ofthe
approaching marriage of friend sat
down and dashed off the following to
rid her mind of the consciousness Of
neglected duty:


"My Dear -: 1 hear you and
will soon be joined in the holy bonds Of
matrimony, and ere you are quite passed
into his hands I wish to give you few
words of advice. Be kind to him, for
he is one that must be treated tenderly,
or fade away. Love him much, for he
is worthy of all trust and honor and
love. And when you stand to be united
be ever ready with your own strong arm
in the excitement of the sceno he may
exhaust his sensitive nature, and unless
you lend him your aid, he may faint
away. Treat him carefully. Make the
fires for him. Saw his wood for him.
Work for him. Walk for him. Kill
yourself for him. Then, if on your death
bed he thanks you, humbly accept his
thanks, and depart in peace"


Admirable woman!
Year: 1871

LII Lue pOCAcL-DOOA VI bu0 hOh' O'c-
phen Allen, who was drowned from on
board the Henry Clay. was found on n
printed slip. apparently cut from aneWs-
paper, OF which the following is q copy.
It is worthy to be put in every news
paper, and engraven On every mans
hearti


Make few promises


Always speak the truth.


Keep good company or none.


Never speak evil Of any one.


Live up to your engagements.


Be Just before you are generous.


Never play ut any game of chance.
Drink no kind of intoxicating liquors.
Keep your own secrets, II you have
any.


Do not marry until you are able to
support wife.


Keep yourself innocent if you would
be happy.


When You speak to person look him
in the face.


Make NO haste to be rich, ifyou wOuld
prosper.


Everive-misfortune excepted-with-
in your income.


Save when you are young to spend
when You are old.


Avoid temptation for fear you may
not Withstand it.


Never run into debt unless you see
some way to get out again.


Small and steady gains give compe-
tency with tranquil mind.


Good company and good converse
ton are the sinews Of virtue.


Your character cannot be essentially
injured except by your own acts.


If any one speaks evil Of You let your
life be 30 that none will believe him.


When you retire to bed, think over
what you have been doing during the
day.


Never be idle. II your hand can't be
employed usefully, attend to the cultiya-
ton Of your mind.


Read over the above maxims care
fully and thoughtfully, at least once
every week.
Year: 1871

Work is essential to success in any
business; but brains, calculation, are
equally important The successful men
are the thinkers, alwuys-not the men
who can do the biggest days work.
Year: 1871

A country paper tells Of a smart wife
that helped her husband to raise seventy
acres of wheat. The way she helped
him was to stand iii the doorway and
shake u broom at him when he sat down
IN root
Year: 1871

Some young men talk about good
luck. Good luck is to get up at six in
the morning. Good luck, if you only
have shilling week, is to live on
eleven pence and save penny. Good
luck is to trouble your head with your
own, and let other business alone.
Good luck is, fulfill the commandments,
and do unto other people Us We wish
them to do unto us. We must plod and
persevere. Pence must be taken care Of
because they are the seeds of guineas.
To "get on in the world" we must take
care of home, sweep our own doorways
clean, try to help other people, avoid
temptations and have truth and faith in
God.
Year: 1871

Width will you do-smile and make
your household happy, or be grabbed,
and make all those around you misera-
ble2 The amount of happiness you call
produce is incalculable, if you show a
smiling face, q kind heart, and speak
pleasant words. Wear pleasant coun-
tenance; let joy beam IN your eyes and
love grow on your forehead. There is
no Joy like that which springs from q
kind act or pleasant deed; and you
will feel it at night when you rest, al
morning when you rise, and through
the day when you are about your bust
ness.
Year: 1871

Brigham Young, the great Mormon
leader, has been arrested by the United
States Marshall on q charge Of bigamy.
1t is also stated that indictments have
been found against him for murder.
This attempt to break down poligamy
may involve the country in quite little
muss. But let it come.
Year: 1871

found 6sry graves. How many no one
can tell. Perhaps no one can ever tell,
bat some ere known to have psrished,
aud there b heart sickening fear that
the victims of tho fiery monster may be
Year: 1871

4 little boy having broken his
rocking horse the Cay it WAS bought,
his mother began to rebuke him and
threatened to box his ears. He ST
fenced her by inquiring, What the
good of a boss till it's broke.
Year: 1871

= The Boston Post says that man in Troy
left boarding. house just because rat bit of
his car. When people get to be that par
tiCular about triaes, they ought tOqait board
ing and go to keeping house.
Year: 1871

What, then, would be the situation
ofthe country? The SupremeConrt
would declare the three Amend
ments unconstitutional; and the
Democratic party, holding the reins
of Government, would no longer
''recognize'' these Amendments nor
abide by them. The 18th Amend
ment being swept away, slavery
would be restored; the 18th being
abrogated, therightsof citizens would
be again abridged, the three-fifths
rule of representation in Congress
restored, and the Public Debt in
effect repudiated; and with the null
fication Of the 10Th Amendment the
colored man would be deprived of
the suffrage. Or war would come!
Are the people of this country pre-
pared for such . state Of things? ?
WIN they shamelessly abandon all
for which they waged n long and
bloody but successful war: Will
they yield by the ballot what the
bullet won: Not cannot be. If
the Democratic party comes into
power, and attempts to carry out its
programme as thus boldly announced
beforehand, the loyal people OF the
nation will defend their rights by
arms. The issue is narrowed down
to one of peace or war--and every
vote this year and next will count
unqualifiedly on one side or the other.
Let us have peace-but let Us have
right and justice also.
Year: 1871

PITTsToN, August l6.--The investiga
tion as to tho cause of the mine disaster
will take place to-day or tomorrow. The
inspector states it as his opinion the
cause is in doubt whether it was caused by
the fall in the adjoining passage. a Pitts
ton and Elmira coal company superin-
tendent thinks the accumulation Of the
fredamp had been starting at some unap-
proachablc part of the mine for some time
and the fall of coal forced the gas upon
the naked lamp, causing the explosion,
throwing down an immense amount of
coal or rock, which disarranged the pro-
per working of the air ways on which
the miners depended vitally. \ statement
has been made that an inspection has
been made either by inspector Belcwitt,
mine inspector, or his predecessor Nicho-
las. Belewitt says he is anxious that Il
thorough examination be mode, as there
are various ways by which an explosion
may have been caused. There is no evil
dence that the men died by the conclusion
Of air. The men when found did not pre-
sent any evidence ofhaving survived long
after the explosion.
Year: 1871

LOUISVILLE, Aug. lG.-.A white man
named Cook, was found lying dead near
railroad yesterday. From marks of a gua
shot wound on the mans face, it is evil
dent that he had been killed with shot
gun in the hands of some person supposed
to have been concealed in the bushes.
Every effort is being made to discover the
murderer
Year: 1871

morrow over the southern and middle
states. Area lowest pressure with attend
ant rain will probably pass over Massa-
chusetts tonight. Fresh winds from south
west and northwest prevail from New
York westward on Thursday. u
Year: 1871

The young men who compose the First
Regiment Louisiana Volunteer Militia are
holding an encampment at the Metairie
Race Course. This commenced on Sunday
morning and will terminate this evening. A
large number of those thus encamped have
had no trifling military experience, and
are, therefore, quite at home in the tented
field.


There was little done on Sunday besides
the military evolutions and practice. Yes
terday there were two races, one for ponies
and one tor horses. The races were al
together extempore, the winners being
Tom Thumb in the pony race, and Hatcher
in the other


To-day being the glorious Fourth, there
will be no small attraction. The military
are expected to be on the ground to the
number of at least thousand men. There
will be large number of military notabili-
ties, and ladies will honor the occasion with
their presence.


At three o'clock there will be grand
national salute of one hundred guns. We
have no doubt that all who visit the en-
campment will be amply repaid.
Year: 1871

The atmosphere is said to be so dry in
COrdova, in the Argentine republic, that a
bowl of milk left uncovered in the morning
is dry at night, while ink vanishes from the
inkstand, and becomes thick almost by
magic
Year: 1871

A Kansas journal learns of woman in
Jefferson county, in that State, who took a
colt six months old to her breast, and thus
saved its life. 1t had lost it's parent, and,
but for the kind interest taken in it, would
have starved
Year: 1871

Ladies admitted by invitation only, to be OBJ
tanned of the Committee through any mem Der
of the ASSOCIATION.


The Committee reserve the right TO admit whom
they desire.


The booths will be sold on the grounds on SUN
DAY, June 25. 1871 iv22t
Year: 1871

Take one pound Of bttersweet root, one and
one-third pounds of tobacco; boil in chamber lye
add one pound of lard; simmer down to Il salve.
Shave the hair Off between the horns; apply to the
head, rubbed on well; put two thickness of wooden
cloth from horn to horn; tie ON with string.


have used this kind of saiye occasionally, over
forty years, for hollow horn. Have cured catt lie
that had not been able to get up in four days; also
garget in cows udders chapped teats, or any kind
of sores. Apply little to horses ears. and the
flies will be very careful not to trouble them.
Is. II. NJ.


| have never known the following to fail even in
the worst of cases My plan is to fsten the animal
to stable, or where it can be held, and take a
middling-sized gimlet and bore through both horns
on the under side about two inches from the head,
into the hollow. Animals will never he obliged to
have their horns bored but once unless they get
stopped up, when they should he bored out again,
and they will never be troubled with the hollow
horn unless the holes get stopped. Farmer.


Take strong spirits OF camphor, pour it in the
hollow on the top of the head. II not very bad,
that Will cure it, If that don't start it, take ginl-
let and bore the horn about three inches from the
head, and pat about half q tcaspoon1ul of camphor
gum in each horn. If that don't warm up tho
horns i'll two hours. you need not try anything else
Make some wooden plugs and put in the holes
when you get the gum in. | have cured very bad
cases so that in two days they were as well "a
ever. The better way however. is to apply the
remedy ON the first symptoms; then 4 little on the
head will start it. Rural New Yorker
Year: 1871

Somebody wants to know how to cure the
scratches on his horse. will give remedy l have
used for years with universal success: Take two
pounds of Glauber's salts one pound Of sulphur,
and one-quarter pound of satpeter; pulverize all
finely together and give one heapng tablespoonful
once a day, thrown on the feed.


Now for the feet. Take one pint of meats foot
oil, and one-fourth pound of fine cut chewing
tobacco, and simmer them tbgether Strain out the
tobacco and bottle for use. Take CASTLE soap and
warm water, and wash the parts affected clean and
dry thoroughly before applying the oil. If the
ankles are much sore it would be we'll to put cloths
ON them to keep the air from them while they are
driving; when dry, anoint them well with the oil
apply the oil again. II thoroughly applied, it will
effect a permanent cure. Keep the feet clean, and
scratches will not be likely to return. Rural New
Yorker.
Year: 1871

The Germantown Telegraph says: :" To one
gallon of water add and a-half pounds of salt,
half a pound of sugar, half an ounce OF satpeter,
halt an ounce of potash In this ratio the pickle
to be increased to any quantity desired. Let these
be boiled together until all the dirt from the sugar
rises to the top and is SKINNED off. Then throw it


into tub to cool, and when cold pour ii over your
beef or pork, to remain the usual time, say four or
five weeks. The meat must be well covered with
pickle, and should not be put down for at least
two days after killing, during which time it should
be Slightly sprinked with powdered saltpetre,
which removes all the surface blood, etc, leaving
the meat fresh and clean. Some omit boiling the
pickle, and find it to answer well; though the
operation of boiling purites the pickle by throwing
off the dirt always to be found in salt and sugar.
If this recipe is properly tried it will never be
abandoned. There is none that surpass it, if so
good
Year: 1871

Why should we worry? This life is not long enough
Here to be wasted in signing and tears
Silly and childish is he who's not strong enough


Wisely with reason to fright away fears
Cares but coward, with courage not half enough


Fairly to face If we show no fear;
Nay, if it poster you, you've but to laugh enough
Presto, begone! 10, the bore is not here.
Memory too often will bring us old sorrows;


When they We're here, did we wish them to last
Why not forget them? The fool alone bOrroWs


Present regrets from the griefs of the past.
Can we now change it by weeping and whining?
He who the present forgets, in repining,


Useless and vain, is the worse fool of all.
Fancy, the jade, will to often be peering,


Curious and sacred, through the Futures dark


night;


Why should we tremble at what she is fearing:


Why should her dreamings ill us with alright
Wait till they're real things, and present before lis
If they are worth it, Wel care for them then;
Now they're but shadows, too tmsy to bore us;
Far too unreal to shake those who are men.
Time, with the Presents real griefs to be dealing,
That's not so easy, we sadly must own;
Who can deny flesh and blood will have feelingf
Care, grief and anguish will make themselves


known,


Own it, but add, life is too short for worry;


Darkness brings sunshine all men are wrong
Off with despairng-don't be in hurry


To know grief is pressing--it will not stay long.
Year: 1871

The Peoples Journal says To clean kid gloves,
have ready little new milk in one saucer, a piece
of white soap in another, and clean cloth folded
two or three times On the cloth spread out the
glove smooth and neat. Take piece of flannel,
dip 1t in the milk, then rub off good quantity OF
soap on the wetted flannel, and commence to rub
the glove towards the fingers holding it firmly with
the left hand. Continue this process until the glove


if white, looks of dingy yellow, though clean, ii
colored, till it looks dry and spoiled, Law it to dry
and the operator will soon be gratied to see that
the old glove looks nearly new. 1t will be soft,
glossy, smooth, and elastic
Year: 1871

AN mfhhsas editor lately issued his paper with
head of the leading column in which he declared
that the wives OF his subscribers had so occupied
his attention in calling to show their babies that he
had no time to attend to anything else.
Year: 1871

GIVE Me- A PAPER There are some peo-
pie in the world who have come possessed of
the idea that newspapers are printed especial
ly aud gratuitouSy for their pleasure and con-
venience, and come into our office as regularly
and make the extraordinary request of give ME
paper as they rise in the morning to eat
their breakfasts We like to have the people
read the paper, and do not object to giving
awaya copy in special cases, but we confess VIC
cannot see how 4 man with any sense of justice
OF right can make 4 habit to come into our
office to get paper without paying for it. We
have to pay cash for everything We use in prln,
ting as we'll as labor, and persons have no
right to expect the printer to give his paper
away. These remarks arc suggested by the
fact of daily applications being made by some
individuals to give them our paper. and We
give them this fair notice that they will hcrcat-
ter be refused if they come without the money
to pay for what they get.-'Chorlottes"ri0e
throniclc
Year: 1871

A CURIOUS CusroM--It was the
custom in Baby on, FIVE hundred years
before the Christian era, 10 have an
annual auction Of the unmarried ladies'
la every year, on a certain day, each
district assmbled all its virgins Of mar
riageablc aye. The most beautiful were
put up first, and the man who paid the
highest gained possession of her. The
second IN personal charms followed her.
and SO on, so that tho bidders might
crafty themselves with handsome wives
according to the length Of their purses.
There may yet remain in Babylon some
for whom no money was offered, but the
proyident Babyloaials managed that,
When all the comely ones are sold, the
crier orders the most deiormed ono to
stand up, and after demanding who
will marry her for small sum, she Is
adjudged to him who is satisfied with
the least and in this manner the money
raised from the sale Of the handsome
serves as portion to those who are
either disagreeable in looks, or that
have any other impcrfection.
Year: 1871

Fill the Easter font with care, .
Heap the roses rich and rare,
Round the stately Gala set
Heliotrope and mignionette;
From their fragrance comes voice
Bidding christian hearts rejoice;
Whispering thro' their lips of bloom
Christ is risen from the tomb.
Angels with their heavenly tone
Mid the sepulchre of stone,
Watching in that fearful shade
Where the crucified was laid,
Saw the mourning few who came
Ere the mornings earliest fame;
Met them with the words of cheer
lie is risen--He is not here"
Blessed Saviour Glorious King!
Deign to take the praise we bring;
And when meath the turf we rest,
With the wild aoyers DER our breast,
May 1t of our souls be said,
They are risen from the dead,
And their Easter Hymn shall be
An undying melody.
Year: 1871

The Rule Prohibiting the Acceptance Of


Presents to be Enforced.


AT meeting Of the Board OF Police Commits
sIoners, held yesterday afternoon, communication
was received from the Board OF Health asking their
assistance In helping remove the occupants OF an
unsafe building at No. SO Baxter street. who
had received the regular notice, and refuse
to vacate the premises. The communication was
referred to the Superintendent. The following
resolution in reference TO officers receiving money
was passed.


Resolved, That the superintendent notify the of1-
GERS and members Of the force that the law and po
lice regulations prohibiting them from receiving any
reward or presents without notice thereof and the
permission or the Board Will be rlgldly enforced, and
that hereafter neither the officers nor the men Will
be permitted TO receive any present for police
vices unless such services are both mertorious and
eXtraOrdiuary,
Year: 1871

Visit to the Residence Of the Dying General
Profound Sympathy for the Wounded Soldier
The Work Of the Surgeons Fiat
Sonora, the Observation-Disclosures Tribute
to the Memory Of the Soldier Party
Feeling Assauged by Grief Street


Scenes During Storm-MadrId in an


Interregnum : Constitutionalism


and Cabinet Organization.
Year: 1871

Message of the Governor OF Indiana-Thc
State Finances and the Railroad and Canal
Taxes.


INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Jan. 9, 1871


The Legislature met in joint convention this after
noon to hear the Governors message. which is very
long ana relates principally TO State matters. Re-
erring the State DEBT the Governor says that the
financial condition OF the State far the iquida-
ton OF the foreign Indebtedness Is concerned. Is
most satisfactory, and practically all the foreign
debt Of the State except OF war loan bonds
issued under the authority Of the Legislature
OF 1851. has been redeemed. The domestic
debt Of the State, including 1851, ,318 Of nsn-ne
gotable bonds given to the school fund.- is So COL
There being no further need for agency at New
York or for the Board of state DEBT Sinking Fund
Commissioners, the Governor recommends that both
be dispensed with Immediately, and says there will
be no injustice impropriety requiring holders of
the few remaining certificates to receive their
money at the State Treasury.


The Wabash ana Erie Canal debt Is then referred
to a: great length and the Governor calls the at
tentOn OF the Legislature TO renewal of the effort
which Is about to be made by the holders of tnat
stock to induce the General Assembly to charge the
payment thereof on the Treasury OF the State, and
earnestly recommends the passage OF Joint resOlu
as to declare that no act OF the Legislature
shall ever take effect or become law Of this State,
whereby the said canal stocks or any part thereof
shall be recognized as debt OF the state, be
charged upon the treasury thereof, by way OF re-
deeming the said canal stock otherwise, until
such act OF legislation shall have been submitted to
and be justified by the qualified electors OF this
State at special election 10 be held for that pur-
pose.


The Governor also calls attention to the glarlng
defects in the present laws for the assessment
taxation Of railroads. through which great injustice
done to the State and to owners or other kinds OF
property subject to taxation, and repeats a recon-
mendation made to the last General Assembly, that
provision be made for taxing the shares and stock
national and other banks for municipal purposes
as OIher property Is taxable.


The Message of Governor McCiura, of Mis-


sOuri-The BrOwn-Schnrz Split.


ST. LOUIS, Jan. 9, 1870.


The House and Senate adjourned to-day until
Monday, after nearing Governor McCurgs
message read. Governor McClurgs message
congratuates the people the present
prosperous and peaceful condition OF the
State says the recent revolution or the
ballot box is credtable to the people, asserts that
there no organized party or faction opposed to
any the constitutional amendments recently voted,
and believes there will be no trouble IN the future II
those in power will promptly punish those who may
attempt 10 disturb the restored peaceful elations.
Year: 1871

Have the courage TO dis
charge a debt while you have
the money in your pocket.


Have the courage to do with
out that which you do not need
however much your eyes may
covet il.


Have the courage to speak
your mind whenever it is nee-
essary you should do so, and to
hold your tongue when it Is
prudent you should do SO.


Have the courage to speak
to a friend in a "seedy" coat,
even tho you are in company
with a rich one and richly at
tired.


Have the courage to make a
will and q just one.


Have the courage to tell O
man why you do not lend him
your money.


Have the courage to cut the
most agreeable acquaintance
you have when you are con-
vinced, that he lacks principle,
ga friend should bear with q
friends infirlnities," but not
with his vices.


Have the courage to wear
your old clothes until you pay
for the new ones.


Have The courage to obey
your Maker at the risk of be-
ing ridiculed by men.


Have the courage to prefer
comfort and prosperity to fash
ion i'll all things.


Have the courage to acknowl-
edge yoar Ignorance rather
than to seek credit for knowl-
edge under false pretences.


Have the courage to provide
entertainment for your friends
within your means-not be-
yond.