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Year: 1870

A correspondent of Boston paper
tells the following story of camp life !:
"a whining, peevish man, who was
always trying TO get OH the sick list,
although apparently as healthy as any
man i'm the army, went to the chaplain
one dav, in his dolcful style, and re-
ouested that letter be written to his
wife. telling her of his condition.
sTell her, chaplain" said the soldier,
that | am TOO sick to write myself, and
have got you to do it for me. Tell
her that should die to-day, I'm sure
but foy the desire | have to wait and
see her once more before l die" The
chaplain wrote as directed, and after
few days he called the would-bc sick
soldier to his tent and handed him
this answer 10 his mourEful letter :
"Dear sir-Tell John not to wait for
me, as | have already set up house
keeping with another man.
Year: 1870

(SigneD ABBIE.


On the evening of July goth, 1867, says
Mrs Richardson, before going TO the
theatre, | secreted his razor. his pocket
knife, my scissors, and all the articles
considered dangerous, but when came
home he was still raging. After going
out with the avowed purpose, on this oc-
casion. about midnight. he babe me an
unusually solemn and eternal farewell.
He said that this time he was certainly
and surely going ont to destroy himself.
He had said this so many times that | said
nothing and made no effort TO detain him.
At the door he hestated and asked if |
had nothing to say in our last parting. |
said, ''I can say only that | am hopclessly
sorry for you" He went out and in few
minutes returned, rs knew he would,
cooled and sobered by the cold night air,
and then it being nearly morning, rs
mildly and firmly as possibly could,
began to talk with him. told him de.
cidedly that should leave him forever;
that had borne with patience for many
years. great outrages from him; that he
had made my life miserable and had Of.
ten put me in great dread of my lite That
| could no longer endure il that by his
outrageous conduct for the two days past
and by the language he used when he
had found me ut Mr.. Richardson's door.
he had added the last drop 10 my cup Of
endurance, and that | should go away
from him at once. On this, he groveIled
at my feet. and in the most abject pcni-
tcnce. He wept, sobbed, and begged
me to forgive him. He confessed that he
had wronged me, and that no woman
would have borne with him as had. and
about daylight went TO sleep exhausted.


The next morning did not allude to
my purpose, but after seeing him leave
the house for McElnth's office, went to
Mr.. Sinclair's, and placed myself tho
protection Of his roof. and never after
wards saw Mr. McF.. except once or twice
in the presence Of others.


Mrs. Richardson then passed TO astate-
ment of her acquaintance with Richard
sou, which before his coming TO room at
he same house in Amity street had been
very light and formal There was never,
she says, prior to my leaving McF., r
word or even look passed between us
which should not be glad if all the world
had seen and heard. The day that Mr.
and Mrs. McF. separated. Richardson
told the latter, this is matter which |
cannot advise, but whatever yon make up
your mind to do | shall be glad TO help
you in"


The evening after the separation took
place, Mr. Richardson called at Mr..
Sinclair's and stayed IN hour or TWO with
the family. When he arose to leave
went TO the door to say what | could not
SAY before the others, that he had been
very. very good to me. that could never
repay him, but that God would surely
bless him for il. At this Mr.. K still
holding my hand, which | had given him
to say good by, stopped down and speak
ing in a low tone said these words, II
wish you to remember, my child, that any
responsibility you choose to give in any
possible future, shaI! be very glad to
take ] think those were his exact
words and with this he went away with
out single word being spoken by either
of Us"
Year: 1870

MR.. EDITOR: In a late number of the Press
was an account of pine Elm Beverly, Mass,
standing upon solid rock, from which it
could obtain no nourishment, and that had
sent out its roots twenty feet or more over the
ledge into swamp from it had drawn sup
plies to produce growth Of twenty feet in
hight and ten inches in diameter. Other
cases somewba. similar have called forth re-
marks from time to time, without shedding
much light upon the subject so far as am
aware.


have simple notion respecting it which
I would like to present, without, however,
Identifying it with the title OF theory. start
with the assumption that all vegetable growth
Is the result oil q chemical process some what
analogous to that of plating metals by means
OF galvanic battery. That Is by the action of
the positive and negative forces which per-
wade all substances in nature, the seed and
plant being positive to the dead matter on
which they iced. When these are in inlmt-
diate contact, this action is not so apparent
But in this case the roots constitute the posi-
tiae pole OF the battery and the muck in the
swamp, the negative, and the rock or atmos-
phere or both, the conducting medium, form
ing the electrometer. The connection being
made, the battery complete, with dust and
moisture enough upon the rock to form
slender root, it seems very easy to account for
the roots growing in that direction, whether
the root received any nutriment in gaseous
form by attraction from the swamp before
reaching it or not. Indeed it would seem a
greater mystery should root be seen extend
ing in any other direction under such circum.
stances.


When single root had reached the swamp
full supply of nutriment was received for the
rowth OF other roots, trunk, &c.


A few years ago an account wei the rounds,
OF grape vine in yard where there was no
soil but barren sand. After awhile it was
found TO be growing vigorously, and excited
the curiosity of bcholders, who, on examina-
ton found it had but one little root and that
extended OF on straight line nine feet,
think, 10 large beet bone buried in the sand,
and which was completely surrounded with
fine notwork OF rootlets piercing the bore at
every pore. Here seems to have been what
should call natural electromagnetic attrac-
ton between the live root and the decayipc
boLe there being moisture enough in the sand
or under it for a conductor. A good illustra-
ton of the same law may be seen in beans
and other vines as they aim at, and extend
their tenGrils towards the pole set ior them or
any dead substance nearest to them.


If Others have better explanation l hone
they will favor the public with il. as there
seems to be deal OF learned nonsense afloat
respecting vegetable instinct"
Year: 1870

The Methodist Episcopal church on Han
over street, Boston, known as the "Cockerel
church" from the figure of a rooster on the
'pire, Is to be demolished 10 allow the widen
ing Of the street. A church has Stood on the
spot for 129 years.
Year: 1870

huMBUG'-Rev. George Fl. Hepworth de-


hvered lecture on Humbug last week in


new 4 ork' Among other things the speaker


said; We are all slaves to public opinion. and


when 1t nodded we must obey. There was


hardly lady in his presence who would fore
go that artificial deformity called the aGre-
clan bend" There was no gentleman there


VINO would appear on the sidewalk with
coat cut last year. We would go to see Herr
mann shoot a lady's pocket handkerchief in
to walnut, and still we knew 1t was a hum
bug. But 1t the greatest man in the country
were TO deliver lecture on astronomy be
would have beggarly set of benches. You
might put Shakespeare on the stage in his
sipmlicity; he would not be thought anything
of; but if the manager put dozen ballet girls
on also, with their brains In their toes and
With dresses which begun little too late and
ended little too soon, the play would be q
perfect success. The lecturer concluded by
alluding to the humbugs of politics, and re-
viewing the different classes of politicians Ia
the facetious manner.
Year: 1870

A correspondent OF the Boston Transcript
writes from North Conway, under date of
the 10th inst:


''Of course the oldest inhabitant' hardly
remembers a winter of such mildness as
this. 1t has. in fact, been a most remarka-
BILE one, but not unprecedented. Snow
storms have been plenty, but have almost
invariably terminated with rain, skimming
the snow over with q thin coating of ice,
thus preventing the drifting by the north
west winds There has been an average of
eighteen inches on the grolud since the
first of December, and capital sleighing
and shedding it has made, too. Occasion
ally the mercury has gone below zero, on
bright sparkling, frosty mornings, and
when all nature was glittering in the first
light of the coming sun, it seemed a type
of the perfection of the New England
winter climate in its joyous and most ex-
hilerating form.


''Since February came in, the mercury
has indicated eighteen below. Maple trees
were tapped during the month of January,
and the sap ran as freely as it does ordina-
rily in March and April. Sometimes when
the rains were heavy and the succeeding
cold sharp, what q wonderful coasting-
ground was formed on every hillside One
could run about everywhere on the polished
icy floor.


"Ot course, the mountains are grand in
heir winter dress, quite as much so
as In summer, and offer at times even more
striking and beautiful pictures. The sun
rises and sunsets are especially fine. and IL
Is worth journey here to see the lofty
SUBMITS flushing with crimson and purple
and gold.


''But must pause to record an event
that has sent grief and mourning to every
family In this valley. Many of the sum-
mer visitors here will remember with plea
sure their relations with the physician of
the place-Dr. Dame. They will remem.
Der his gentlemsnly bearing and modest.
retiring manner, his clear Judgment and
easily won sympathy, and will learn with
regret his sudden death. 1t is indeed al
most surprising to find now what q hold
he had upon the affections of the inhabi-
tants of this valley, and yet not surprising
when We come to discover how nobly he
had earned that love. During period of
fifteen years he has practised within a
range of twenty-five to thirty miles, being
the only physician for that largo extent of
territory"
Year: 1870

RED As ROSE Is she. By the author Of
"Cometh Up as a Flower" 1 vol, s vo.,
paper cover. Price soc. The author of
"Cometh Up as a Flower" rapidly won
popularity which places her in the front rank
of modern novelists. We are assured by
lady friend that the story is go absorbing that
che was obliged to finish it at one sitting.
Her characters are all life-like portraits, and
you seem to see before you just such men and
women as we are in the habit of setting from
day to day. Nothing so fresh and charming
has come before US for many day.
ID. Appleton & Co., New York, publishers.
Sen. free-by mail to any address on receipt
of the price.
Year: 1870

Jolly Maurice Flynn, as we used to call
him, years gone by, when he filled the
same important Office he does now-town
constable, related yesterday to small cir
Gle of interested friends q very singular in
cident that happen,d d in the town of Linn
erick, Ireland, when he was boy in that
land of ''potheen and praties." There was
a neighbor whose wife was taken i'll with q
peculiar sickness, wholly unknow to the
doctors of that region round about She
was obliged to take to her bed at once, and
in an instance, as it were, became reduced
to almost a skeleton. What little flesh did
remain with her, became ivid and cadiver-
GUS. For seven long years she never rose
from that bed once. Her disease created
peculiar appetite. She ate but very
little and seemed to receive
the most of her sustenance from a
hot pot of milk, boil.d at midnight, each
night. Her husband, who was q patient
creature, used to get up every night, win
ter and summer, during the seven long
years. and boil that pct of milk and give
it to her. One night, the last time he had
to do it, he got up to boil the pot of milk
and was just in the act of raking out the
smothered turf to blow it up into the nee
essary glow, when some Hnearthly thing
Cdubue uiu w tuc lckb-iOI 10 uhu loIkot
ten to put on his breeches-and snaked
him from the hearth. Frightened almost to
death, he crawled Huder the bed and spilled
the milk over the floor. He remained un-
der the bed until morning. when he crawl
ed out again with fear and trembling, fear
ing he might encounter Old Nick or one
of his imps.


At first he was afraid to look at the bed,
lest he should see his wife lying there
strangled by the fiend, but he did muster
courage, and look when, wonderful to re-
late there she lay, not strangled, nor ema-
ciated, nor cadaverous, bat plump and as
fresh as a daisy. The reader may desire to
know why and how this transformation
Let Maurice tell you. The bedridden wo-
man was a fairy who spirited the wife away
to fairy land that she, the fairy, might en-
Joy little Of mortal life. The failure to
get that pot of hot milk on that evsntful
night broke the spell and the fairy was
compelled to exchange places and restore
the rightful wife to her home.


The above relation may appear incredi-
BILE to some people, but Maurice is ready to
vouch for every word Of it, as he was we'll
acquainted with the woman who was the
subject of the fairy's Vaccinations. Mau-
rice says there are plenty of fairies in Ire
land yet and spirits too. We con vouch
for the latter for we have seen and proved
them. Dubuque Times.
Year: 1870

"A Pittsfeld Mass. school was the scene
of lively excitement, the other day, when
q precocious pupil accidentally discharged
pistol between his pocket and the desk.
Investigation showed that half dozen of
the older fellows had been in the habit for
long time of carrying loaded pistols to
school,
Year: 1870

FEMALE lNTEMPERANCE IN LoSDoS.-A
London coroner gives sad account of the
doings of English ladies of the higher
classes. At a recent inquest he declared
that downright intempersnce was one of
their common and bese ting vices. he
knew, he said numberiess instances where
these ladies never sat down to dinner, in
their own houses or elsewhere, until they
had brought themselves to a state Of almost
inebrie,v hy frequent drams during the day.
Some. he said. resorted to ether or eau de
Coloons. or supiry new chemical stimulants.
while other, brought themselves up to
company lark by means of the sherry de.
-canter or brandy bettls. These are hard
things to say, but the coroner did not mlnce
the matter at all, aud said that the evil had
assumed such magnitude that it was time
for somebody to speak out OF course his
boldness has brought all the hornets of the
press about his head, but il is TO be feared
that there is too much truth in his state
ments.
Year: 1870

The following is the form Of the piodge
which the Congressional Temperance Society
proposes shall be administered throughout
the country on the 22d Of February: I'VE,
the undersigned, do pledge our truth. faith
and honor that we will not use intoxicating
liquor as beverage nor traffic in them; that
we will not furnish them as an articls of en-
tertainment, or for persons in our employ
ment, and that in al suitable Ways We viii
discountenance their usen
Year: 1870

An extensive sulphur mine exploded on
the fourth of June near Lercara, in Sicily
OF three hundred persons buried IN tne
same only one could be saved, and he told
that when the way out was shut off to them
they fed into the interior recesses OF the
mine and were crushed one by one by
blocks of sulphur falling down ON their
heads. Everything possible was done to
save the victims, but working in the mne
soon became SO dangerous that the men
had to abstain in order to- save their own
lives. Lercara is situated III one OF the
nOornSt regions of SicilY
Year: 1870

The battle of Aliwal was fought on the
2Sth day of January, 1916. IL was the
bloodiest in modern history up to that
time since then it has been eclipsed In
its sanguinary character by Inkermanns
by Solferino, and by Sadowa- At one
time the Sikh cavalry had wen.nigh cap
tured Sir Harry Smith himself, who was
OBLIGED to shift his position in conse-
ouence. At this moment an officer of his
staff was struck down by fragment OF
shell, which shattered his right thigh and
hip. Joint in hideous manner. Some men
of his troop, seeing him fall, obtained
leave to run to his assistance, and in few
minutes he was on q stretcher and being
carried to the rear. The men were de-
voted to him, and they carried MN
through that dreadful field OF slaughter
with as much care as If conveying baby
IN its cradle. When within a short dis
tance of the staff. Surgeons tent, they
came upon a private Of the -th regi-
ment, lying desperately wounded. The
poor fellow looked up piteously and
touched his cap, as he recognized his of1-
Ger in agony on the stretcher. Captain
O. called to the men to halt, and to
raise him up slightly leaning over, he
soon saw the nature of the soldiers
wound, which was far less dangerous than
his own.


I" Lift me out" he said :" I can't move
YOU life me out; thatu do, gently-yes
that's broken, too," (as they touched his
spine.) So-now carry him to the doc
tors; they can do nothing for me, not toe
late for him yet-just a little more 80,
(facing the enemy, that's it.


But, sir" demonstrated one OF the
men.


"Be quick with him, then come back
I'm not likely to have left this," he added,
with slight smile.


The men did as ordered, and depositing
the wounded trooper, they went to Cap
tain g, He had not, indeed, left that
he Law facing the enemy still, and the
playful smile with which he had addressed
to them his last words fingered yet on DIS
face; but his troubles were over victory
or defeat were now alike to him, and he
had left the field of strife for that peace
fuI world where dwells the spirits of the
lust made perfect.


The Instances of men hopelessly
wounded refusing to monopolize the doc
tor are by no means rare and If battle
field is sometimes the scene of outrages a
which humanity shudders, it occasionally
provides US with instances of unsurpassed
heroism and selfsacrifice.
Year: 1870

But the light was moving faster now,
and in a very few minutes the fate of the
helpless ones would be decided.


Upon the jam piled high in the river,
with the foaming waters breaking
through and over it, their lives depended.
Could it resist the force of the water but
few minutes longer they would be
the waters would bdng it into the
stream, where it would at once be hurled
to pieces. This much Y saw and COM
pretended in the darkness, and you can
imagine, stranger, with what fearful in
terest watched the jam and the fast ap-
preaching light upon the water.


Nearer and nearer came the cabin, and
shorter grew the rayl of light which
streaked out between it and the spot
where stood. called to Mary at the
top of my voice, but If any answer came
back it was drowned by the roar of the
jam. Two minutes more, and if it kept
on its course it would glide in among the
trees where could reach 1t and bear
them off in safety. tls t5sf


At this moment, when my heart beat
high with the hope that they would be
spared to nee, with mighty roar and
crash the jam gave way and the surging
waters madlY followed In q moment
the cabin obeyed the new impulse given
it, and moved towards the centre of the
stream. 1t was moment OF fearful sus-
pense to me, but it was soon over. To
my great joy it logged for a minute
against the trees, upOn. the bank, and in
that time had my wife and child in my
arms, and had borne item to the solid
earth. Then their fral bark surged into
the stream, and in moment after was
torn apart, and its timpers foated singly
down the stream.


We found shelter beneath some over
hanging rocks, where We staid until morn
ing, when we made our way over the
mountain to fathers, thankful for the es-
cape we had had from the tempest, which
would not be forgotten to our dying day.


On the morrow came the sad news
from the Notch, and al Mary and lis
tened to the story, we Murdered as we
thought of our own peri amid the waters
Year: 1870

HAVE three kisses IN my life,
So sweet and sacred unto me
That now, till death deWs rest on them,
Ny lips shall Essless be.
One kiss was given In childhood's hour,
By one who never gave another;
In life and death still shall feel
That last kiss OF my mother.
The second burned my lips for years
For years my wild heart reel'd in bliss
At every memory Of the hour
When my lips felt young Loves first kiss.
The last kiss OF the sacred three
Had all the woe which e'er can move
The heart Of Woman-it was pressed
Upon the death lips Of my love.
When lips have felt the dying kiss,
And felt the kiss Of burning love,
And kissed the dead--then never more
In kissing should they think to move.


Mrs. BroIOnin0.
Year: 1870

WHEN YOU BUY A SEWING MACHINE,
wv select one not likely to get out of order
The best is the cheapest


Never before, since the Introduction of Sewing
Machines, has there been a triumph like that OF
;he FLORENCE. Its universal success every
where establishes beyond cavil its superiority,


Though ten years younger than most OF ihe
well known Machines, the FLORENCE hGs
eclipsed them all as public favorite, and stands
to-day without a rival as
Year: 1870

identity OF the watch itself Is doubtful but the
watch having his brother's watchguard. with this
slight clue and slight description OF the man who
pawned, other traces found by the police They
ascertalned that man answering somewhat 10
the description OF q kind of common tramp had
been in Uxbridge two or three days pre-
viously, and had slept ut lodging house In the
same room with another man to whom he was
unknown. This man mas at once come forward and
given the police every aid in the way OF description
which ne could about his temporary but unknown
companion. The most serious fact OF all which ne
states Is that the supposed murderer was about all
that he returned, being asleep; but on the Sunday
he noticed that he haa and different clothes 70
those he wore the day previous In the house where
the murdered family were found was discovered
loose heap of things, consisting OF an Old worn coat
a waistcoat and trousers, all stained with blood.
coat, waistcoa kat, trousers and other articles OF
mems wearing apparel are missing from the cottage


Whoever did the murder took the clothes and elt
his own behind. The murderers, or one OF them
LETT, Also pair or boots behind, which are said 70
have been identified.
Year: 1870

from the London Times (clty artcle), May 25.l


An impression Is enteFalned that in the course or
short time specie receipts from America are likely
TO be resumed on q steady scale. during the past
two years the heavy balances to Europe for the
excess OF importatlons expectations have been
met by the ira nsnssion Of federal stocks and
railway mortgage bonds; but the further sale OF tae
latter OF the new securities OF any American
joint stock undertaking having now been
Fisk and Gould and their confederates one OF the
chief means Of supply at an end, while there is 10
doubt that looking at the connection OF these per.
sons with the great democratic party, which may at
any date come into supreme power, such confidence
as may have been entertained in the safety OF Uni
ted States obligations must also be greatly weakened
Under these circumstances the assumption seems
warranted that the rate of importation OF European
goods must forthwith be diminished or that gold
must be sent to pay far as they taken in ex-
cess. For the present the latter result seems TO be
considered the most probable.