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Year: 1870

There is vast copper mine in Eng
land where shafts extend many hun
dred yards under the sea. The moan
ing of the waves a. they dash against
the rocks is forever sounding in those
gloomy aisles. When the storm comes
the sound of the waves becomes ter
rifle, and even the bOldest miners can
not stay below, but leave their work
and come out upon the earth. Over
head are masses of bright copper
streaming through the galleries in all
directions, traversed by a network OF
thin, red veins of iron, and over all
the salt water drips down from tiny
creviees in the rock. Immense wealth
of metals is contained in these roofs,
but no miner dares give il another
stroke with his pickaXe. Already
there has been one days work too
much upon il, rs 4 huge wedge of
wood driven into the rock bears wit
ness. The wedge i all that keeps
back the sea from bursting in upon
them. Yet there are three tiers of
galleries where men work day by day,
not knowing but at some fatal hour
the flood may be upon them, render
ing all escape rs hopeless ~ il was in
the days of Noah. The awe stricken
visitors hurry away from the scene
with heart appalled, in view Of the
hourly danger.
Year: 1870

A western railway conductor tells
this story:


was running on train between
Detroit and Chicago, in 1856. A
gentleman of Chicago was taking East
the dead body of his brother for burial
among the family friends in New
England. During the night the
wooden coffin, by reason of the fric-
ton of the nails against those of the
large rough box which enclosed it, or
in some more mysterious way, caught
fire, and before discovered the corpse
was burned to Il crisp, the outer cOv-
ering of the coffin being but little III
jured When the horrible fact was
made known by me to the brother,
after taking him aside, thought he
would then die. His grief unnamed
me more and broke me down more
completely than all the killing and
mangling | had ever seen. "His sis
ter must never know this" said he,
after IL long parcXySm of grief; at will
kill her" All the employees of the
company, acquainted with what had
happened were sworn to secrecy. An
elegant new coffin was procured at
Chicago, in which the burned remains
were carefully fastened, and the grief
stricken brother conveyed the ashes,
literally of the dead, East, and they
were buried without any friend, save
one, knowing that the coffin contain
ell no corpse. And that brother has
kept this sad secret from his people
and from the press To this day.
Year: 1870

An Iowa man tried To kiss il neigh.
bOr's wife, but before he got through
the lady hit him on the head with 4
rolling pin, and put him out Of doors.
The husband took revolver and
went 20 the man for satisfaction, but
concluded to settle il by taking the
villians's note for so, which ne traded
OFF for a corn plough. The man who
holds the note can't collect, the giver
of it claiming that he did not get
value received.
Year: 1870

\ foreign scientific Journal points


out the danger Of permitting water
intended for domestic or industrial


purposes to come in contact with zinc.
The author shows that water kept in
zinc reservoirs or collected from zine
roofs, invariably contains more OF less
OF That metal in solution, and states
that it, use will infiict considerable
injury on health. To avoid the danger
he recommends that the zinc employ
ed for such purposes be painted with
a~phalte varnish or any iron pigment.
Year: 1870

a few days since, says the Spring
field RcpVJlicdR, an artist of New


York illustrated paper, visited North
Adams to make a sketch of the cOOlie
shoemakers. He went through the
establishment and made n drawing oJ
the various workroOms, and after
wards at the dinner hour ne under
took to sketch the Orientals while
partaking of their MONDAY meal
While absorbing in this, unknown by
himself, he was handsomely carica-
tured by one of the artistic Cinnamon


who, by some means, had discovered
the purpose of the strangers visit.
The sketch was very clever and dis
closed the fact that the new boot
makers are possessed of accomplish
ments not before suspected
Year: 1870

The home corr espondent of the Chicago
Tribune gives the following description of
the pranks of pretty young lady of that
city:


A friend recently directed my attention
to what she pleased to call the ''noydenish
ways OF young lady who is noted on our
thoroughtares for her beauty and spright-
liness. and at home for her innocence and
pleasing good nature, allied to fondness
for all kinds OF adventurous boyish sports
L watched her closely on thus being re
minded OF her presence, and noticed that
she was rather over dressed a fauls doubt
less Of some presiding power that she
wore llngs and bracelets Oh a shapely white
arm; that her small feet were tightly be-
slowed in high heeled boots and out of a
mass of drapery and artificial restricture
nature was constantly bubbling over. For
she did most unhoarJ of ,h;nso ia tI,v fo-
moments that | watched-went down on
her knees to help forlorn child find FIVE
cents, with which she was required to pur
chase yeast; posed her head before head
OF Beatrice in picture window, and never
noticed the mice young man" within star
ing at h5r; stood with one foot on corner
and cheered two dogs engaged in mortal
combat; gave a penny to an urchln who
made faces at her; tied up an unraveled
old woman who had lost her way looked
back and laughed at the vagaries of a
drunken man, who imagined himself partic
ularly sober: whsled three bars of Shoe
Fly under her bareath in response to boy
i,h alligator ; loughed in The face of an in
sipid young man with blonde features, and
then ignored him with glance Of con-
tempt; then suddenly changed into a very
lack adaisical young lady. as her aunt S
carriage came in sight. Do you know it
seemed to me that the girl felt at every
step that too much civilization was cuIse!
Year: 1870

"ON THE BEACH AT LONG BRANCfr.-
The girls at Long Branch arc like the girls
of the world in general. They are slightly
mixed Some are lovely, but some are, on
the contrary, quite the reverse. There's
more hair down here than would cover tho
heads of all the women in New York, and
powder and paint enough to make the
hOu es OF New Jersey giisten again Did
you ever see thin girl take bath in the
surf, and come out with her bathing dress
oIIUhIpS tisuV " uUr INT pun uSmau
plaster? Funny. WASH t it? Well, it's
nothing compared to fat girl in the same
posish. do not thuk of all the comical
sights in the wide world, the funniest is q
fat girl when she comes out of the surf.
I've seen puppy dogs with blue ribbons on
their tails, and neatly embroidered flannel
shirts on thor dear little necks, and Ivc
seen Horace Gleey at party, but they
are as nought. and the dust in the talance,
alongside of fat woman In her bathing
clothes don think men look any better,
but we don t expect grace and beauty IN
our sex, and can stand the sight. If you
are very much . love with girl, and WANT
to break the spell, take Ter TO the Branch
and see her surt toggery. IF that don't
knock the spooney out ofs or, you'd better
marry her and call it squire.
Year: 1870

4 GCoDWoMAN- Years may pass over
her head, but if benevolence and virtue
dwell 10 her heart, She is cheerful as when
the spring of life opened to her view
When we look at good woman we never
think of her age She looks as charming
as when the rose Of youth first bloomed on
her cheek. That rose, not faded yet, never
will fade. In her neighborhood she is
the friend and benefactor. Who does not
respect and love the woman who has passed
her days in acfs OF Kindness and mercy2
We repeat, such woman can never grow
old She will always be fre,h and bouyant
in spirits, and active in humble deeds of
benevolence.
Year: 1870

a CERTAIN genial, bald-headed gentleman,
while in Paris, went one day to the Geological
Garden. The weather was oppressive, and
he lay down upon bench. Presently he
went to sleep, but was soon awakened by a
warmth about the head An infatuated o.
trich had come along, and, mistaking his bald
head for an egg settled down with deter
mination to hatch il out.
Year: 1870

Among the heterogeneous crowd who
were to be my shipmates in the Amphion,
was specially attracted to slender youth
from one ofthe back counties of New York
State, who signed his name on the papers
as John Merrill. He was nearly my own
age, judged; and there was an air OF
quiet refinement about him strikingly in
contrast with the rude, boisterous charac-
ter of the majority of our associates.
These last were about an average of such
raw material as is recruited every day of
the week at the metropolis, and shipped
of to the whaling ports, to be manufac-
tured into seamen.


John was, from the first, retired and un-
communicative, though less so in his inter-
course with me than with any one else
He never referred to his antecedents,
though had given him my whole auto
Year: 1870

--S EAeVem Years Old.


AT point on the east branch of Black
river, near the intersection of Fourth ST
ana East Avenue, is place where it has
Deen convenient Tor pedestrians TO cross
the river when bTld ged over by ice. The
thaw OF last week had a weakening effect
upon the Ice previously formed over the
river and rendered 1t an unsafe passage.


On Thursday afternoon Mrs. Breeze. a
woman who has reached the declining ace
OF lie, IN company with two bows aqed
about ten years, started for their home ON
the east side of the river. taking the usu-
al route. Alter reaching the river at the
point above designated they ventnred 10
cross, Notwithstanding the unsafe eondi-
ton. Of the ice. Having proceeded almost
to the opposite shore the ice suddenly
gave WY and instantly precipitated the
three INTO deep water. The unfortunate
trlo made every effert to save themselves.
but these efforts We're unsuccessful as ii
was impossible for either of them to rise
above the ice.


At this JQncture little Mary Sudro, aged
II years hose parents reside on the west
bank, cics5 to the river crossing. hearing
the crles OF the distracted woman and ter,
rlfhed children, quickly ran to the waters
edge, and perceiving at glance the peal
lous position Of the struggling trio, with
remarkable presence of mind in one SO
young, seized pole that lay near bv and
herolcally yentured upon the weak ice to
their assistance. AT every step the ice
bent and cracked, as if to warn the little
heroine back from her brave purpose but
still, with the hope of saving their lives.
even at the imminent probability of IosinS
her own, she bravely Kept on her way and
hnally succeeded in placing the pole with
IN reach OF the now almost exhausted wo-
man. Here the child remained for some
time, reaching the pole to each of the
sufferers and thus affording a sufficient
support to keep their hands above water
AT this juncture number of men who
were passing by came to the relief of the
distressed persons. A boat was dispatch
ed to their aid and, after much difficulty.
the sufferers were rescued; moi, however.
until one of the men who had gone in the
boat had narrowly escaped drowning him
self.


The woman was taken to a neighboring
house where she was carefully attended,
out so serious had been her fright and SO
exhausting her exertions to save hereeH
that 1t was several hours ere she could be
removed to her home. The children did
not seem to be much exhausted. Had II
not been for the heroic presence of mind
of the little girl painful calamity would
unquestionably have resulted
Year: 1870


Under the ice the water runs;


Under the ice our spirits lie;
The genial glow of the summer sun
shall loosen their fetters by and by.
Moan and groan in their prison cold
River of life-river of love;
The river is growing worn and old,
And the frost L. leaving the melting mold,
And the sun shines bright above.
Under the lee under the snow


Our lives are bound in = crystal ring,
By and by the south winds blow,


And the roses bloom on the bank of Spring
Moan and sruan in the prison strong,
j River OF life-riyer Of love-
The nights grow short the days grow long,
Weaker and weaker the bands Of wrong
And the sun shines brighter above.
Under the ice our sOnls are hid;


Under the ice our good DE- eds grow:
Men bat credit the wrong we did,


Never the motives that lie below.
Moan and grUan IN thy prison cold,
River of lifs--riyer of love;
The winter OF life i growing old,
The frost l. leaving the melting mold,
And the sun shines warm shove.
Under the ice we hide our wrong
Under the ice that has chilled us through;
Oh, that the friends who have known Us Ions
Dare 10 doubt We are good and true!
Moan and grOan in thy prison cold,
River OF hfe-river Of love-.
Winter Is growing worn and old,
Roses stir in the melting mold;


We shall be better known above.
Year: 1870

PpT an Englishman into the Garden of
Eden, and he would find fault with the
whole blasted ceHeern put Yankee in,
and he wonld see where he could alter it
to advantage; put an Irishman in, and
he would want to boss the thing; put a
Dutchman in, and he would proceed at
once to plant it with cabbages.
Year: 1870

A ROW in a nigger church at Louisville,
which ended in stabbing affray, was be-
gun by one of the brethren knocking the
others teeth out, because he could sing
and pray the loudest.
Year: 1870

Under this head We tlnd the following
communication in the last number of the
Athens Post:


EDIroR Posr I'll see in q recent num-
Der Of your paper that you desire to deal
less in politics aud turn your attention
more to business that will rebound to the
material aud social prosperity of the coun'
try; and am glad that you take occasion
to speak of the Importance of direct COM
municatiou between this country and
yours. have thought strange of the bus
ness men of your town, No Ise Creek aud
Sweetwater in not comprehending the i'm
portanco Of direct and easy commuIiea-
tion with Cherokee North Carolina. There
are thousands and thousands Of dollars
wor.h of trade from this region to the
railroads annually, and but a small por-
tion of it reaches your section from the
fact that the roads are so bad. The Iii
wassee Turnpike belongs to two individds
ais, with a charter to run eighteen year
longer, and l am informed by the gate
keeper that in the last twenty-five years
the road has never taken in less than two
hundred dollars year, and some years
the receipts have amounted to four hun
dred dollars. This road is in Tad order,
but can be made a frst.class pike, with
one foot grade to every rod, with small
outlay; and if SO graded thore is no doubt
but what it would pay good dividend on
the whole amount of stock annually.


Cannot the farmers and business men in
your vicinity be induced to subscribe for
stock enough to put the road in good or.
derl 1t would pay them a handsome
dividend on the investment, aside from
increasing the business Of the country
they live in to wonderful extent. And
cannot the Post-0iice Department at
Washington be induced to start a tri-
weekly mail from Athens to Murphy, n
ca If these things can be accomplished,
it will bring to your doors one of the finest
mineral bearing and fruit growing regions
east of the Rocky Mountains, and be a
means of increasing the wealth of your
country every year. These are facts which
will not be denied by the well informed
of this and your own section.


If you think anything can be done TO
bring about this state of things, the oppor-
tunity will be given with fair and equi-
table proposition. Why should Walhallo,
South Carolina; Athens, Atlanta, Mariet-
ia, Gainesville, and Dalton, Georgia; and
Cleveland, Tennessee, take all the trade
of this country, when it rightly belongs to
Athens, Mouse Creek and Sweetwater!


CHEROKEE North CAROLINA.
Year: 1870

A SHORT time ago it was announced
that "beautiful belle" would be raffled
for at the New York fair. The enterpris-
ing New York dailies were sold by the an
announcement, and made grave illusions
to the startling imprOpriety of the coll
templated rattle, especially on the part of
the young lady who proposed to be the
lifelong property of whoever might win
her. The "belle" turns out to be a $4U0
wax doll. How human ingenuity could
contrive to make it worth that amount has
not been explained. Perhaps the propri-
etOr values her inability to talk at nine
tenths of the sum.
Year: 1870

The hero of the following is now the
big dog in that Radical kennel, the Tex
as Legislature:


Major General William Henry Har-
rison-Militia Bill Parsons-got his tit
tie OF "Wild Bill Of the Confederate
Light Hoss, in a "scrimage' with an
old woman in Arkansas The officer
next in command made the following
repo. t, which is in its proper place,
among the war records:


"The regiment was ordered to charge
the premises of fine old Arkansas wo-
man, close to the Choctaw line. The
Colonel in command promised to spare
the woman and children and the old
woman's fodder-all else should be sur
rendered at discretion. But our gallant
Colonel finally ordered the fodder to be
taken, which was done and tied to the
saddles. The regiment being again
mounted and in line, the Colonel order
ed supper for one" The old lady seat
ed him at her table, and then took fat
pine torch and rushed down the line, fir
ing each bundle as she went. Men and
officers swOre, horses kicked and then
neighed, and the pack mules brayed.


In moment more the yard, the field,
the woods and roads were illunined
with the lurid glare Of frcbrands rush
ing, whirling everywhere the world was
on fire, and the thunder OF charging
battalions shaking the earth. Our gal
liant Colonel came to the door, and see
ing these blazing meteors shooting ath-
wart his military vision, imagined that
the whole Yankee nation was upon him,
arnUd with thunderbolts and Greek fire
He simply said, Hell, thunder and
and retired by the back gate,
and three days afterwards WINS picked
up in the Ozark Mountains, by an Ar
kansas conscript who was out turkey
hunting, and brought into camp"


The true officers and men of that gal
liant regiment will bear witness to this
report of how Militia Bill got his title,
"Wild Bill of the Confederate Light
Hoss. Henderson Texas Times.
Year: 1870

An Ohio youth, who was counting re-
ciprocative maiden, had an interview with
her paternal ancestor. When questioned
regarding bis financial condition, he stated
that he had no money to speak of, but
was chuck full Of hard days works. He
got the girl.
Year: 1870

A Chicago man told man that he lied
like an Associated Press dispatch. The
burial case of the man who said it was lin
ed with the finest white satin, as be was
quite wealthy, although given to personal
abuse.
Year: 1870

As | sit in my garret here in Washing
ton, watching the course Of great men, and
the destiny of party, meet often with
strange contradictions in this eventful life.
The most remarkable was that Of John
Howard Payne, author of "Sweet Home"
| knew him personally; he occupied the
rooms under Inc for some time, and his
conversation was so captivating that | Of
ten spent whole days in his apartments.
He was an applicant for office at the time
Consul at Tunis-from which be had
been removed.


What sad thing it was to sec the po-
ct subjected to all the humiliation of Office
seeking. Of an evening we would walk
along the street. Once in while we
would see some family circle so happy,and
and forming so beautiful group, that he
would stop, and then pass silently on.


On such occasions he would give his
tory Of his wanderings, his trials and all
the cares incident to his sensitive nature
and poverty. "How often," said he, once,
shave | been in the heart of Paris, Berlin
and London, or some other city, and heard
persons singing, or the hand organ playing
Sweet Home without Il shilling to buy
the next meal, or a place to lay my head
Yet have been wanderer from boyhood.
My country has turned me ruthlessly from
office, and in old age | have to submit to
humiliation for bread"


Thus would he complain of his hapless
lot. His only wish was to die in for
eign land, to be buried by strangers, and
sleep in obscurty


l met him one day looking unusually
sad-"Have you got your consulate ~ said
/.


"Yes, and l leave in week for Tunis; |
shall never return"


The last expression was not political
faith. Far from it. Poor Payne his
wish was realized; he died at Tunis.
Whether his remains were brought to
this country l know not, they should be,
and if none others would do it, let the
homeless throughout the world give PEN
ny for an inscription like the following:
HERE LIES
J HOWARD PAYNE,


The Author of "Sweet Home,"
A wanderer in life, he whose songs were


sung in every tongue,


and found an echo in every heart,


NEVER HAD A HOME.
HE DIED
In q FOREIGN Land.
Year: 1870

HusBANDs ought to keep out of the
kitchen. One who did not, writes thus of
the consequences:


81 found fault some time ago with Ma
ria AIMS custard pic. So she made one
after my receipt 1t lasted longer than
any other pie we ever had. Maria set it
on the table every day for dinner, and
you see | could not eat it because for
got ito tell her to put in any eggs or short
ening. 1t was economical, but in a fit of
generosity | stole it from the pantry and
gave it to poor little boy in the neigh
borhood. The boys funeral was largely
attended by his former playmates. l did
not 60 myself"
Year: 1870

THIS OLD AND POPULAR HOTEL, situated
/ at the corner Of Main and State streets, is
again thrown open to the public. In its appoint
ments, rooms and furniture, it is second to no
hotel in the State, and the proprietor fatters
himself that he can give general satisfaction to
all who may honor him with call.


jull4f RANDOLPH ROSS, Pro'r.
Year: 1870

An Ohio lady was requested by the
dear departed's arstocratic relatives to
give false name when she went out wash
ing, so as not to disgrace the family. Such
thoughtfulness is touching.
Year: 1870

The number of students matriculated at
the Memphis Medical College is about
thirty, while one hundred and fifty are in
attendance at the Medical Department of
the University Of Nashville.
Year: 1870

A GERMAN woman who sings in saloon
in New York, and has to 90 home late at
night, carries pocket full of sand for
protection. When accosted by ovil-mind-
ed men she throws a handful of sand in
their eyes. One dose is said to answer
the purpose in every case.


Some women we know of throw sand
into the mems eyes constantly, and just
for the fun of the thing. And the Strang-
est part of it is thatahe more effectually
they blind the men, the better they are
liked by their victims.
Year: 1870

ES- Although our prospects for Christ
mas were not very 0attering and we got
through on short allowance, We made
up for it before the week was over. Our
much esteemed friend, Mrs. GILLAsPiE,
sent us Turkey that was worth talking
about and then another friend who we
are not at liberty to name, hung up in our
lardcr roasting pig, fit Cor the table of
a President. With pleasure we notice
these evidences Of good will and rcmen-
berancee.
Year: 1870

Although it is daily duty for many men
and women to cut up meat for the family,
there are multitude who do it neither well
nor wise. The following suggestions, from
an agricultural paper and more especially
to young housekeepers:


To carve fowls which should always be
laid with the breast uppermost, place tho
fork in the breast. aud take off the wings
and the legs, without turning the fowl ;
then cut out th2 merry thought; cut slices
from the breast cut out the collar bone |;
cut off the side pieces. and then cut the
carcass in two. Divide the joints in the
leg of turky.


Iu carving a sirloip, cut thin slices from
the side next to you (it must be put on the
dish the tenderloin underneatb). then turn
it. Help the guests to both kinds.


In carving leg of mutton or ham. bo.
gin by cutting across the middle to the
bone. sV edr ~"


Cut tongue across and not longthwiss
and help from the middle.


Carve forequarter Of lamb by sepa-.
rating the shoulder from tho ribs, and thon
divide the ribs oEsF II


To carve loin of veal, begin at the
smaller end and separate the ribs. Help
each to piece of kidney and its fat
Carve pork and mutton in the same way.


In carving pig it is customary to di-
vide and take off the head before it Gomez
to the table, as to many persons the head
is revolving. Cut off the limbs and di-
vide the ribs.