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Year: 1873

"Of all the love affairs in the world none
can surpass the true love of a big boy
for his mother 1t is pure and noble
honorable in the highest degree to both.
| do not mean merely a dutiful atfec-
ton, mean a love which makes boy
gallant and courteous TO his mother,
saying to everybody plainly that he is
fairly in love with her. And | never
knew a boy TO turn ont bad, who be
gan by falling in love with his mother.


Any man may fall in love with fresh
faced girl, and the man who is gallant
with the girl, may cruelty neglect the
worn and weary wife. But the boy
who is lover to his mother in her mid
die age is a true knight, who will love
his wife as much in the sear-leaved au-
tumn as he didin the daisiedspring-time.
Year: 1873

There's mist on the meadow below; the her


ring-fross chirp and cry;
It's chin when the sun is down, and the sod is no
The world Is lonely place, itseems, and dom


know why.
II see, as lean on the fence, how wearily trudge


Dan


With the feel of the String in his bones, like


weak and elderly man;
I've had it many a time, but We must work wher


we can.
But day after day to toll, and ever from sun Il
Though up to-the seasons front and nothing b,
Is ending at twelve like a clock, and beginning


again at one.
The frogs make a sorrowiul noise, and yet it'll
There's something comes with the Spring,


lightness or else weight;
There's something comes with the Spring, and i


seems to me it's tate.
It's the hankerng after life that you never hav,
It's the discomfort % with life that is always thu,
It's the wondering what we are, and where We


are going to go.
My life is lucky enough, 1 fancy, to most mems
For the more family grows, the oftener some



And now it's run on so long, it couldn t be other


wise.
And sister jane and myself, we have learned tc
She rules in the house at will, and in the barn


and field;
So, nigh upon thirty ,years!-as if written and


signed and sealed.
couldn't change If would; Pve lost the how
One day my time will be up, and Jane will be


the mistress then,
For single women are tough, and live down the


single men.
She kept me so to herself, she was always the


stronger hand
And my lot showed well enough, when looked
But I'm tired and sore at heart, and don It quite


understand.
wonder how 1t had been ifPd taken what others
The plague, they say, of a wife, the care of a
II Edith Pleasanton now were near me as Edith


Reed?
Suppose that SON well-grown were there in the
And felt myself in him, as was when my work
should fee! no older, sure, and certainly more


man!
A daughter, besides, in the house; nay. let there


be two or threel
We never can overdo the luck that can never be,
And what has come to the most might also have


come to me.
I've thought, when neighbor's wife or his child


was carried away,
That to have no loss was gain, butnowI can


hardly say;
He seems to possess them still, under the ridges


of clay.
And share and share in life is, somehow, diff


ferent thing
From property held by deed, and the riches that
feel so close in he breastl-I think it must be


the Spring.
Pm drying up like a brook when the woods have
been cleared around;


the sight and sound,
But 1t shrnks until there's oDlylef. stony rut in


the ground.
There's nothing to do but to take the days as they
And not worry with thoughts that nobody likes


to show,
For people so seldom talk of the things they want


to know.
There's times when the way is plain, and every


thing nearly right,
And then Of a sudden you stand like man with


aclouded sight;
A bush seems often a beast, in the dusk of q fall


ing night.
/ must move; my joints are stiff; the weather is


breeding rain,
And Dan is hurrying on, with his plow-team up
I'n go to the village store; I'd rather not talk


-Bdydrd Taylor in Atlantic for March.
Year: 1873

THERE is no outward sign of politeness
which has not deep mo- al reason. True
education teaches both the sign and the
reason. Behavior is q mirror In which
every one shows his own image. There
Is a politeness Of the heart akin to love,
from which springs the easiest poiiteness
of outward behavior.
Year: 1873

gigantic schemes before Congress and who always inter
ested themselves to that those schemes were
full sometimes by persuasion sometimes by prclongng
sessions all night and sometimes by smuggling into
bill when IT was in conference committee provisions that
they did not dare to bring before either House, and
which took tens and am not but hundreds Of mil


lions Of dollars out of the public treasury and give 1T to
one OF these corporations-I want TO see these men
brought to account"


"Then you think that the Credit Mobiller scandal
II is called s hut small part of the corruption that has
been pracced in connection with Pacific Railroad legs
lationf"


"Of course do, and il the truth comes ont you
win see that / am right"


There is no longer any doubt that this Credit Mober
scandal is to be the sensation Of this seson-the one
thing for which t will be remembered The two short
months that left will hardly be sufficient TO get to
the bottom of the matter covered by the resolution under
which the present committee is acting but unless am
greatly mistaken, it will give the country glimpse OF


greater field of investigation, which some future Con-
gress will have to explore.
Year: 1873

OPPOSITION TO THE GOAT ISLAND BILL


SAN Francisco, Jan. 4.-The Chamber OF
Commerce was thronged tonight by assemblage Of
influential men the city and State, 70 give expression
to the popular sentiment adverse to bill pending in the
United States Senate, ceding Goat Island, in San Fran
cisco harbor 10 the Central Pacific Railroad Company.
The meeting representative in every respect, en-
bracng men all shades of political sentiment and all
classes of the community.


ENewton Booth Republican Governor Of the State pre-
sided supported by Mr. AvOrd Independent Democrat,
Mayor Of the city, and by c. Adophe Low President oi
the Chamber of Commerce.


Gov Booth. made a powerful speech, which was re-
peaedy appauded In the course OF it he said: " ~
this city and State Is nearly unanimous In
opposition TO- the Goat Island bill as IL ever can
be any question where two opinions are possible
The Central Pacific Railroad Company enjoys now
practical monopoly OF steam communication With all the
great ceners of California population and business
for the Company to get except Goat Island 10 make
their the people complete. This Goat Island
bill pistol held at the head of San Francisco by the
Company, TO compel still further concessions 10 us


Mr Low President Of the Chamber of Commerce, fol-
lowed In speech expressive OF the opinion OF the COM
metcal classes, against the cessiop OF Goat Island,
which he showed would result disastrously to the
commercial and other Interests OF the city and State
motion adopted directing that the speeehes ana
Congress. A. Committee on Ways and Means was aP
pointed, one OF whose duties Is TO solicit innnenthi
citizens TO proceed to Washington forthwith andprotest
to Congress in person against the measure. Resolutions
unanimously adopted expressive OF the sense Ol
the meeting against the passage of the bill
Year: 1873

A CONVERSATION WITH PRESIDENT GRANT.
NO CABINET CHANGES EXPECTED, EXCEPT IN


CASE OF SECRETARY BOUTwELL's REsIGNA-


TIoN-wHY GEN. sCHOFIELD WENT TO THE


HAWAIIAN ISLANDS.


IeENRRAL PRESS DIsPATCHl


WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.-President Grant yes
terday during conversation with the writer of this
dispatch when asked whether there was any truth In
the published statement that William NJ Evarts was 70
take the place Of Mr. Fish Secretary Of State replied
positively and distinctly that nothing whatever OF
change at this time known that there was no em-
ber Of the Cabinet whom he wished TO change, or
specially desired to leave IT. II, however Mr.. Boutwell,
should be elected 10 the Senate of the United States and
In that resign his present position OF course the
vacancy would be promptly filed. Although Mr.. Fish
had ntimated his wish retire at the end Of the
Administration the President hoped he would modify
desire by eonsenng remain Secretary Of State
until the questions growing out of the Treaty of Wash
ington were entirely settled.


The President oOnversed freely the subject Of the
Hawaiian Island affairs, saying that in view Of recent
publications concerning them it proper that Oil the
facts should be known which briefly as follows:
This Government had sent United States vessel to the
Hawaiian Islands 10 bring the King TO San Francisco he
having expressed desire 10 travel through this coun
try and thence go Europe for the benefit OF his health
About the time vessel arrived at Honolulu the King
died. This intelligence having been received by our
Government, the commander of the Pacific squadron
instructed to send vessel TO the islands, in ad


tion 20 she already there, simply to protect the
rights OF American citizens in Of emergency, and
that other nations should take undue advan-
tages under new government.


Gen. schoheld, who had been very sick, and whose
condition for time considered critical telegraphed
10 the President that he would like TO take trip on
National vessel and ready TO 60. The President
teegraphed TO him in reply that his health had been
bad and the voyage would be beneficial to him. he was
authorized 10 accompany the Commander Of the squad
ron, and that If he could render the Commander any
assistance by his counsel he would be pleased If he
should do Nothing more than this washcught OF by
the President He repeated, he simply authorized Gen.
schofeld accompany the Commander and said If any
report should him by Gen. schofeld it would
be altogether voluntary.
Year: 1873


TELEGRAPH WIRES IN AND OUT OF THE CITY
u - DowN-ALTERNATE FROST AND THAW-THE


STREETS DESERTED AND TRAVEL IMPEDED.


The meteorological changes of the past 4S hours,
although striking have not tended 10 improve the
condition of the streets or to remove the obstrue
tions to traffic and travel Frost alternated with
rain the playing the part of artist in frescoing
gothic churches and beautfyng trees and the other
that of scavenger securing the sidewalks and
purging the streets


The rain yesterday froze it fell, and the tele-
graph wires were soon incased with ice which
attained such unusual weight that it became impos-
sible to send messages over them Broken wires
were to be seen in every street of the city, and many
links of the chain by which the police and fire
stations of the city are brought into close relations
were severed


Efforts were made during the day to renew the
couriers were employed in the evening to bear mes
sages from the precincts to Police Headquarters
Happily, however there were no large fres in the
evening, and it is to be hoped that the elaborate
system by which the various sections of the city
brought into communication will be reestablished
without delay


The city was cut off from the outside world, also,
for the wires of the Western Union Atlantic, Paci-
tic, and Franklin Companies were also down, owing
to the weight of the incrustations of ice.


Many of the cellars along South, West, Washing
ton, and other streets were flooded, and the damage
to stocks of goods is very great The streets and
churches were deserted for few had the courage to
face the Storm and the trips Of streetcars and ferry
boats were matters Of vague uncertainty.
Year: 1873

TEMPERANCE.--T cause of religion
and pure morals is receiving vigorous
aid from DIR. Holland, in his magazine.
Scribner for August has an impressive
temperance tract in the editorial column.
1t is based upon the wcll-established fact
that sixty thousand persons in our country
annually fall into drunkard's grave-an
army of sixty full regiments, and one too
maintained at the cost of enormous public
and private burdens prisons, almshouses,
hospitals, private poverty, wretchedness
and ruin. of all this the writer says:


"The prosperity of the liquor interest,
covering every department OF it, it depends
entirely upon the maintenance of this army
1t cannot live without it. 1t did not live
without it. So long as the liquor interest
maintains its present prosperous condition,
it will cost America the sacrifice of sixty
thousand men every year. The effect is
inseparable from the cause. The cost to
the country of the liquor traffic is sum so
stupendous that any figures which we
should dare to give would convict us of
trihing. The amount of life absolutely
destroyed, the amount of industry sacri-
feed, the amount Of bread transformed
into poison, the shame, the unavailing sor-
row, the crime, the poverty, the pauperism,
the brutality, the wild waste of vital and
financial resources, make an aggregate SC
vast, so incalculably vast, that the only
wonder is that the American people do moi
rise as one man and declare that this great
curse shall exist no longer"
Year: 1873

ELECTION BLANKS secretary OF
the commonwealth is sending off blank
election returns to the various counties
throughout the state, for use at the election
in November. And in this connection The
Enquirer offers the following good advice,
which we hope will be needed, as we have
suffered very seriously at past elections
either by their stupidity or wilful neglect
of plain duty: Election officers ought to
commence learning theirparts now. so they
may the better perform their duties on cleo
tion day."
Year: 1873

EACH of the candidates on the Republi-
can state ticket of Virginia pays more
taxes on his property than the whole of
the Conservative ticket, and yet The
Lynchburg Republican says that ia man
who votes the Radical ticket does it with
the knowledge that he is voting away the
property of the people of the state.o The
logic of the above is as clear as mud
Wdshin1toR Chronicle. ~
Year: 1873

-Eugenie's grief continues to be pro-
found and her mourning can only be
mentioned as positively splendid.


If we had multiform systems of banking
under different state laws, the country
would suffer tenfold the confusion it now
labors under. The national system Of bank
ing has indicated ITSELF
Year: 1873

An Ohio pententiary convict came
near making his escape lately by palming
himself off for member of the consttu-
tional convention. If he had said con-
gress he would now have been happy
freeman.
Year: 1873

A PERTINENT ENQUIRY.-The editor
of the Culpeper Observer plaintively en-
quires |: Where is the man who said he
was going to bring us cord of wood to
pay for his present years subscription to
The Observer 2U
Year: 1873

ASSEMBLY HAIL. Professor Andei-
son, the wizard, will commence series of
his diverting performances at this hall to-
morrow night. He will be assisted by the
accomplished and beautiful Leona Ander-
son. Those who wish to live in a world
of magic for a few hours, and possibly
receive a handsome present, as many will
b, given away, will be on hand.
Year: 1873

CUNNING ON THE RIVERA man
attempted this morning to shoot sand
snpe on the Sand island above the ship
locks. His artillery "went back on him."
he ''went to grass" and the snipe adjourned
to the Chesterfield side of the river,
Year: 1873

THE CHURCH HILL TUNNEL.-An
engine, with flats attached, is now running
through the Church Hill tunnel, removing
the arching timber and other debris. The
regular steam-horse, with his usual attach.
ments, will soon be capering through that
extensive hole IN the ground on his mission
of progress and reform,
Year: 1873

A NAN who broke his leg by the as
sistance Of bad sidewalk in Council
Bluffs. Iowa, last week. collected fif-
teen cents damages from the city for
its careleSsneSs. 1t was wooden leg,
and few shingle nails and a piece of
tin put the victim on his pins again.
Year: 1873

WHAT rs UNDER THE House ?-One
great fault in building houses in both city
and country is to make them too low on
the ground. There should be distance
enough to allow free circulation Of air,
say three feet between the floor and the
earth. All the rubbish, shavings, etc.,
should be cleaned away before siding up,
and good ventilation should be kept open
to insure dry, sweet air under the floors.
Much sickness is caused in many families
from low underpinning and close. damp,
stasnant air, carrying miasma into the
lower rooms through the floors OF
dwellings. Many houses are built
upon flat ground and the earth thrown
around the outside, making sink under
the house to hold water. This is wrong.
It is much better to raise the ground
under the house, and even gravel and ce-
ment before building. At any rate venti-
lation under the house should always be
attended to. We do not believe in cellars
under the house in our climate, but when
ever there is a cellar it should be open,
and always kept clean of decaying substan-
ces. Guard against the enemies to heath
that lurll under the house.-Anon.
Year: 1873

TAKING MEDICINE.-Am are
prone to take medicine. Have it they will,
particularly in the states. II is very gen.
teel to enjoy poor health in this country.
That fashionable pc ssion supports more
mineral springs than there are native dia-
monds in Colorado. Nothing sells quicker
in the market than patent pills. People
will have them, particularly if they tear
their bowls all to pieces. That is an evidence
of their utility, and who is a better judge
than those who take them? Besides an
active army of about fifteen thousand
medical practitioners of all sorts, over
thirty medical institutions are annually
tuning out more by hundreds. But the
demand is great. Those who know but
little are quite as much in demand as those
sustaining dignifed positions who know
nothing. We are oyer-physicked. Dlffu-
sive science is the remedy for national
meteorological about at our expense
all over Europe.
Year: 1873

A correspondent discussing this question
| proponnded by the Farmville Common.
wealth, pertinently asks if the editor thinks
the qualified negro any more unfit to gov
ern than the qualified Caucasian. lie
adds:


aTo say that on the average, he is de.
plorably Ignorant does not answer the ques-
ton, because the masses agree to be led by
those who are educated. What does the gem
tleman mean, when he says he can occupy
no position in education, SCIENCE &c. 1t
certainly cannot be that the editor of The
Commonwealth intends these assertions to
go beyond the narrow limits of Farmyille.
Ii he did, we consider him desperately igno-
rant of the competency of those who re-
present the ability of the negro race. lie
ought to read some other literature than
that created in Farmville and the state of
Virginia. lie ought to travel little, and
am sure he would speak differently.


"As to the negro's knowledge ofpolitics,
limited though it may be, VIC fear it is
most too much to consent to the farther
degradation and servitude which that cdi.
tor sustains. This gentleman thinks that
the negro 'may be a man and brother
but is unfit to vote, because he votes in
office such as represent this ignorance. Docs
the ignorant portion Of the whites Qor we
mus acknowledge that there are great
number of them in Virginia and other por-
tons Of the seuth) vote in such men as
represent their ignorance and unfitness?


"What the Tarmville Commonwealth
thinks is degrading to patriotic citizen
is not consistent with the sentiments of
our eminent statesmen, neither past nor
present; and more than that, his asser-
tons arc unworthy to come from the lips Of
any educated and sober gentleman.
Year: 1873

GRAND TOURNAMENT AND BALL.
There will be agrand tournament and ball
given at Chatham, Virginia. near Danyille,
on the 10th of September. The fitting will
commence at noon. The ball will take
place in the basement of the courthouse.
Fine times are expected, as all the fair ones
and chivalry from the borders of North
Carolina and Virginia there anent will be
on hand. We are indebted to the commit
tee of invitation for q card.
Year: 1873

CENTENNIAL ON THE BRAIN.-In Phil
adelphia now everything is getting a CEN
tennial brand. A correspondent says:


"If you enter a clothing house you must
have come of course for centennial coat.
If you enter hatter's you can't go out un-
til you have seen centennial hat. If
you go for pair of shoes you must have
them made over a patent centennial last.
If you want to smoke before retiring it
must be cigar of the centennial brand,
and if you rise in the morning with sour
stomach you are told that you need cen
tennial punch, which you drink over
centennial bar, by recent invented CEN
tennial tube. The bootblacks who throng
around you in the street, all vehemently
insist that the centennial backing will
produce the best shine, and that all other
blacking is of no account. The police
will adopt centennial uniform, stock
company are considering the propriety Of
putting up a centennial hotel, and that
great daily paper soon to be started here
whose stock of $3.50, 900 is said to be already
sold, can of course have no other name
than the Centennial.
Year: 1873

Mark Twain has secured patent for a
new idea in scrap books-an invention of
his own. The Hartford Times says he is
entitled to the patent. for no one else ever
found n new idea in "a scrap book.
Year: 1873

The loss is probably fifty passengers and
two of the crew. The cause of the fire is
unknown. AS soon as the flames were dis
covered she headed for the Shore but
struck on bar on the Virginia side.
Many ladies and children were aboard
visiting friends sojourning at places of re
sort down the river, also many colored
people. Ten bodies have reached the wharf,
five of whom are unknown. All accounts
applaud the gallantry of tho Captain and
crew.
Year: 1873

A DETROIT man who wanted a wife
"right away" got one By advertising.
Two days alter the wedding ceremony
he was observed to be walking fright
away" from his home, aud the neigh
bors who saw him say that his left ear
was set back about two inches, and
that he had no hair to speak Of OH the
top Of his head.
Year: 1873

The proprietor Of young ladies'
academy In Illinois has utterly ruined
his business by causing to be inserted
In q large number OF papers picture
Of the building with two girls stand
Ing on the balcony with last years
hafs on their heads.
Year: 1873

were sent to their posts. Tne people We're slaughtered in consequonce like sheep until such vail weut forth that again Gen. Crook Went Ou. But before he had struck a blow another peace Commission came and again ne Was sent to his post, and still the slaughter went on ui.til over Uno hun dred of our people now sleep iii nn- timely graves, who wouil to-day b. alive. if he had not been thus inter- fered with. In consequ smcs of this repeated inter ference by the peac3 party it Is only within the past SIX months that Gen. Crook has been given the opportunity to do anything, aud now this same party who has done all they could to batHe and defeat him, would rob him ot his lnurels and take all the credit to themselves; and after by his bright sword he has for once given us d little breathing spell, the peace party exclaims: We are working in perfect accord with Gen. Crook, and behold how beautifully our policy works"

 In conclusion we will say that the only true policy by which the Indians Call be manage' Is to place the control of them in the hands of the military authorities. The hands that feed them should have the power to punish them. But if this camot be done the control should at once De taken from Church rule. Let Churches as. slst with all other good men in the

 benevolent work. Let men be selected for their practical experience and true

 worth and not because they entertair

 peculiar religious opinions. Dc mol allow the idea to creep into our gov ernment for single moment tha' citizens of this Republic are to bt elevated or depressed on account oi their religious belief. Because ex- perience proves that religious hyp- ocrite Is tie worst of men. and the most unsafe man Is 8 weak deludeo dupe. Let earnest good Christians assist in the cause all they please, but until that good time arrives when 6

 certificate of Church bershiI shall carry with it guarantee oi good works and Christian sincerity do not select such to the exclusion oi other good men.