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Year: 1870

We had the pleasure of meeting on
yesterday Messrs. COOPER Of the Per-
kersburg Gazette, DRAHosH, Of the Par
kersburg Times, GLASS of the Pan Handle
Neigs, and several other good looking
representatives of the West Virginia
editorial fraternity. These gentlemen
We learn propose presenting for the
consideration of the Legislature pub
lisher's bin, providing for the public a.
tion of Supervisors proceedings, deliu-
quent lists, notices of land sales, Sher-
IFS sales, and other matter Of like
character and Importance. There is
no doubt that judicious law with
regard to such publications would
be Of vast advantage to the people OF
the State. The extravaganza that may
prevail among county officials when
their proceedings are not made public,
and the heavy sacrifices in property
that often occur for want of due notice
of sales are sufficient alone to satisfy
any reasonable mind that a regular and
proper system of publication should be
adopted by the Legislature of the State
We sincerely hope that the publishers
Of the State, may mature their measures
on apurely business basis. nothing be.
ing asked or conceded in the way oi
partisan advantage. In such event we
VIII be happy to do eur level best tc
procure the enactment of such lesisla


ton as may seem proper in the case.
Year: 1870

The chief matter of interest before
the House of Delegates yesterday was
the bill to repeal the Teachers Test
Oath. As was to be expected, it could
not pass q second reading without call
ing out some opposition. Mr.. WHEAT
of Morgan, who, since the utter discom-
fiture of Mr.. PIERPoINT on Friday, has
assumed the leadership of the "bitter
enders," attempted to defeat the bill by
tacking to it preamble Isetting forth
the reason of repeal. The reason was
Just this, that the Oath had become in
operative through the perjury Of rebel
teachers. Nobody believes anything Of
the sort, and nobody could conscien-
tiously vote to so declare. 1t was with
full knowledge of this that the "pe-
ramble" Eve quote from the gentleman
from Morgan) was offered. The House
did itself infinite credit by promptly
voting down the ridiculous proposition.


The bill as reported from the Judi
ciary committee was then amended so
as to require all teachers in public
schools to take au oath to support the
Constitutions of West Virginia and the
United States and to faithfully perform
the duties of their station. As this
seemed to be desired by some of the Re-
publicans and as the only possible OBJ
lection to it was its superfuity, it was
readily scceded to, and the bill ordered
to its engrossmeut and third reading.
We have not the slightest doubt of its
prompt passage by tho House.


We confess to good deal of pleasant
surprise at the advanced position taken
by Mr.. GoFF during the progress OF
the discussion. His bold avowal Of the
most liberal ideas and of determine
tion to stand by them como what might,
certainly wrought An impression as
favorable as any public man in our
State has yet produced. Without indi-
eating the slightes. subservience to
partisan or caucus trammels, he ap'
pealed for the prompt and complete
removal of political disabilities in q
manner that was conclusive at once Of
his independence and of his sincerity.
When he closed he was heartily con-
graduated by many of his hearers, as
we have no doubt he will be warmly
applauded by the people at9arge.


We infer from the manner as we'll as
the matter of his speech that Mr.. Corr
proposes to be active and constant in
his liberality, to 60 as far as the farthest
in keeping abreast of the progressive
public sentiment of our State. With
his experience, position aud undoubted
influence, Mr.. GoFF can do as much as
he who does most, in abolishing the pro.
scriptive system. Now that he has
made the start, now, that attention ha.
been directed to his position, now that
he has fsarlessly enunciated ideas oi
; antagonism, not merely to the minor
osths, but to the whole system Of dis
Ifranchjsement, he hss but to steer the
course he has mapped out In order Il
: tbeoeme successful as legislator and
lhpnored as . public bensfactor.
Year: 1870

Without any special complaint, except grad.
ual declination Of bodily strength and nervous
energy, will find in the TONIC A FOUNTAIN
OF VITALITY ANDEVIGOR AS RE-
A POOL IN lHE DESERT TO THE SAND
SElREuEn AND EAIA-Iir.Ls E,R NEI ZIP
Year: 1870

The confirmed dySpeptic may almost say,
with Saint Peter, l die daily" The object Of
this article Is not to T remind him of his
pangs, but to show him f1how to Danish thOm
forever. The means of immediate and perma-
nent relief are protfered him in
Year: 1870

The odious character of the Internal
revenue has been greatly aggravated by
the last decisions ol the Commssione!
on the following points says humorist;


Parties using paper collars must use
them from the original packages, tha. Is
from the box in which they have been
purchased; and three.cent stamp must
be attached to each one when put on
When the collar becomes soiled, and Is
turned with the clean side out. it must
receive another three-cent stamp, and
must also be conspicuously stamped with
the word turned Boxes when cmptied
cannot be used second time, but must
be destroyed in the room where emptied
and the assessor furnished with certif
icate of the fact. If thrown out at the
window or carried out in the coal scuttle
or wash-tub, such boxes will be subject
10 export duty. Boot-blacks are required
to use their blacking just as they find j!
when the box is opened, adding nothing
whatever to it. The art of splitting in
the box and smearing the contents with
the brush constitutes the boot-black Il
mixer, n rectifer or manufacturer Of
blacking, and he must pay the manuiac'
turer's license. Each boot blacked for
which the sum of five cents is paid by
the wearer, must receive at the expense
of the boot black, four and three-quart-
ers cent stamp. All Englishmen by tho
name of Hale who are engaged in the
business of pronouncing their name with
out the ii. shall be considered manuiactur
ers of ale, and must pay the license ofal!
brewers and distillers. Parties engaged
in building castles in the air with tho
proceeds of the highest prize in future
drawing of the lottery, must be assessed
twenty per cent. on the amount thus de-
rived and invested, which twenty per
cent. shall be paid in gold.
Year: 1870

SUICIDE ny Doc. a small dog OF
The common species was owned 10y q
family in Milwaukee. The dog and 4
ca, had been brought up together and
affiliated better than cats and dogs gener-
ally do. About week ago the cat sick
cned and died The dog missed its COM
panion very much and tor some days
went about the house whining piieously
and seeming to call for It's missing mate
rs well as searching every place for it. If
offered food it would take il 10 the door of
the little kennel where both had slept.
and, laying it down, would whine Tor the
missing cat to come and eat. Finding
that the cat did not come, the animal re-
fused 10 eat, nor could coaXing or petting


induce him to. Finally the dog was seen
by the family wandering about the yard,
whining more pitcously than ever. and of
a sudden throw itself into cistern, the
cover of which had been left off for few
moments. a member of the family made
all haste TO get the animal out, and when
he did so the poor, faithful, mourning
FREUD was dead As stone.
Year: 1870

A CHANGE OF PROGRAMME. A poor
young widow in Berlin, coming home the
other night, found on her table a note ad-
dressed to her, reading rs follows


Madame, came here with he inten-
iion of robbing you, but the sight of this
respectable and peaceful little room,
decorated with religious pictures, and
adorned with pious Souvenirs, and above
AL, your two little children, which were
quietly sleeping in their little beds and
smiling in their dreams. have touched
my heart, and instead of depriving you
OF the little money | found in your
drawer. take the liberty Of leaving
here $50, hoping tlat you will accept
them as a tribute of my respect and ad-
n'iratiop. True, the money has been
stolen, but perhaps in the course of every
day life you have taken money from
many worse man than your


OBrDIKNT SERVANT"
Year: 1870

DRRssINEsS IN CHURoH.-Harper's
Bazaar has some reputation in the fash
ionable world, and is free from the
charge of prudery. Yet this fashion
able authority thus denounces the dis
play of dress that is so common IN our
houses Of worship: ''The best people
of every Christian country but Ameri-
ca avoid all personal display when en-
gagged in worship and prayer. Our
churches, on the contrary, are made
places for the exhibition Of fine apparel
and other costly and hattering com
pliances with fashion, by, those Who
boast of superior wealth and manners.
We shall leave our gewgawed devotees
ito reconcile humiliation in worship
with vanity in dress. How far fine
clothes may affect the personal piety
of the deYotee we do not pretend to
even conjecture; but we have very
decided opinion in regard to their in
] fiueaee upon the religion Of others
The fact is that our Churches are full
of fluttering birds of fine feathers that
no sorry fowl will venture in. 1t is i'm
possible for poverty. in rags and patch
es, to take its seat, if it should be so un-
fortunate as to find a place beside of
wealth in brocade and broadeloth.-
The Church being the only place on
this side of the grave designed for
rich and poor to meet together in
equal humility before God, it GER
tainly should always be kept free to all.
1t is SO in most of the churches of
Europe, where the beggar in rags and
wretchedness, and the wealthiest and
most eminent, whose appropriate So
briefly of dress leaves them without
mark of external distinction, kneel
down together, equalized by a com
mon humiliation before the only 'Su-
preme Being.
Year: 1870

"Three dime novels.


"Two blood and thunder papers.


"a dice box.


ga lot of dice.


"Another pack of cards.


s'Two faro chips.


"And don't know how much more
of Just such trash. I do know that the
vslise-my valise, was full of just such
traps. and my wife had seen them all,
and then gone off into Mysteries.


81 tried to bring her back to her
senses, but if she came back far enough
to open her eyes, she pointed spasmodi-
cally at the valise, and then with a
double yell went off again. I tell you
was mad. 1 Just walked up and
down that apartment and cursed a
blue streak. / think if had met that
baggageman then I should have fully
impressed upon his mind the belief
that he had been visited by collision.
The maid put my wife to bed, and l
went down street swearing. When |
came back the room was locked, and i
was locked out. The maid looked at
me as though 1 had been doing some
thing wicked, and the children skunk
away as if / wanted to eat them-con-
found that baggageman.


81 finally got the door of the room
open, and asked my wife what this all
meant. She burst into tears and point
ed at the valise, And do you know
that it took me all day to make her be-
lieve that it was all the fault of that
confounded baggageman, who had gone
and changed handtrunks for me! !
could not do it until l had gone to the
depot and spent hours in hunting up
my own baggage, and even then il
took new bonnet and velvet cloak
to entirely dispel the cloud which that
baggageman had brought into my
house. And what do you think he
said? Why, when l told him all the
misery his carelessness had caused me
the fellow laughed-fairly laughed
and said they looked so much alike"
Year: 1870

as though something had gone wrong
in the upper story. Charles, behold
ing the demoralized condition Of his
enemy, gathered himself up quickly
and left the field to the bull, who, at
last advices, was stillrunning and shak-
ing his head with anguish. AS for
Charles, the poetic affiatus had been
knocked out Of him entirely, and we
fear it will be some months before the
poetic ode designed for Nellie is finish
al
Year: 1870

Es~ From the Springfield Daily Lead
en- of the 18th:


RAILROAD AccIDENT.-The express
train on the Pacific railroad collided with
a freight train about 8 o'clock yesterday
morning near Eureka, about eight miles
east Of Franklin We learn from passen-
gers on the train last night that nineteen
persons were killed outright, and fifteen
wounded. The collision resulted from
carelessness of the conductor of the
freight, who disobeyed orders, 1t APP
pears that the express was thirty minutes
behind time, and the freight train was
directed to run thirty minutes on the
time Of the express; but instead of that
it ran forty minutes, and as the two trains
met at curve in the road, each running
with the utmost speed to gain time, they
collided, causing great destruction of
life. Had the freight train stopped at
Glencoe which it should have done, the
accident would not have occurred In
stead Of SO doing it tried to make Eureka,
six miles, in ten minutes, and was run
ming very rapidly to accomplish it.
Year: 1870

PATENT FENCE.-The attention of our
readers is called to an advertisement in
another column of Haynes Patent
Brace Fence" Mr. JAMES CLARK, Trav-
cling Agent exhibited, in front of the
Court House, several lengths of this
fence, and in our opinion, is all that is
claimed for it by the inventor, that it is
cheap, strong and durable, and may be
made either stationary or portable, which
is quite an item to farmers. 1t is neat
and cheap fence for city lots, presenting
an elegant appearance when painted The
agent informs us that this fence can be
built for one dollar per rod less than any
ordinary board fence, and will turn any
stock that any fence of the same height
will turn. Farm or town rights will be
sold at very reasonable prices, on appli-
cation to Mr. JOHN B. OGDEN, who is au-
thorized to sell rights for this county.
Year: 1870

EDITOR PREss--


SIR In late number Of your paper,
you speak very highly about the st. Louis
stage. Ipresumc you are not aware that
that stage is carrying the United States
Mail on n route, that violates the con-
tract. The change was made a few
weeks ago. Cane Hill and Evansville
folks will soon ascertain from the proper
authority, whether the change has been
made by order Of the Post Office Depart
ment or on the responsibility of the con-
tractors. The citizens Of these thriving
towns are anxious to learn, whether mails
are carried to suit the convenience of
contractors or the convenience Of the
community at large-and are by no
means satisfied with semi occasional
one horse mail.


Respectfully, JUSTICE.
Year: 1870




Never before has such wild scene
been witnessed in a court of justice as
took place at five o'clock this afternoon
in the old brown stone building in the
park, when the jury in the Mcfarland
case rendered q verdict Of not guilty
The old gentlemen who have been con.
nected with the courts for more than for
ty years, State that they never saw such
q scene during their entire career. The
jury retired almost precisely at 3 O'Clock.
When they were out an hour the general
impression was that they would not
agree but it was remarked that the jury
in the Sickles case was out one hour and
twenty minutes, which fact WAS quoted to
show that this jury might still agree.
When they first retired they stood ten
for acquittal and two for conviction.
When they came in at five minutes before
five o'clock, the officers Of the court, as
if anticipating the great scene to come,
cried out: "Order must be maintained
in the court" The audience, who were
packed in such a manner that there was
not even standing room for small boy,
were still and breathless while the court
asked the jury whether they had agreed
upon verdict, and the excited crowd
did not even wait for Mr.. Brown, the
foreman, to pronounce the words not
guilty, in full. The moment he said "not,
there arose such hurras, such cheers as
almost shook the building. The words
were repeated, ave find Daniel McFar-
land not guilty." when up jumped men
and women, again and again giving ex-
preston to their long pent up feelings
in a manner almost impossible to describe.
The women jumped upon tables in their
eagerness to reach the prisoner and his
counsel. Several ladies again and again
kissed MI. Graham, who shed tears pro-
fusely in accepting the congratulations
of the ladies. Mr.. Graham said, Well,
when man gets in between the man and
wife he must be shot l have always
said so and always shall There can be
no other law than that for this class
of cases." Again, to another group Of
ladies', who kissed him repeatedly, he
said, "Well, assure you that l feel
proud to receive your thanks, and l am
prouder than | would be if you were gen
tlemen. l can only say am proud of
having plcasee the ladies, and l hope l
shall always be able to please them" A
woman rushed up to Mr.. Harsen, Ger
man juror, and exclaimed You've done
your duty nobly, God bless your Nc
Farland's brother appeared to be much
more affected than the prisoner He was
heartily congratulated on account Of his
brothers acquittal, and shed tears freely,
The prisoner himself remained calm, not
withstanding the fact that little Percy,
wild with excitement hung around his
neck and kissed and blessed him contin-
ually. The moment he was discharged
by the court he took a carriage, accom-
panied by the brother, for the latters up
town residence. But all along the route
he was greeted with the most enthusias-
tic cheers


WASHINGTON, May 8.


Nearly half the town of Fincastle, Va.
was burned Friday night. Court house
saved.
Year: 1870

TnE MUSHROOM CRor is good this year. and the mushroom gathcrers are quite numerous. They walk around the circle every morning and afternoon, and pick up sackfuls of the delicious fruit They mushrooms arc seryed up daily at our hotels and restaurants
Year: 1870

THE pressure of Congress upon the War Department has worked up more evil for us Orders have been received in this Depart

 nent, from the headquarters of the Army, tc discharge all but sixty-two citizen employee, of the Government, and the order has been complied with. We arc sorry for this, as il IS bad for the Territory, bad for the military

 bad for the citizens who have been discharged, and good only for the savages. Work must De done around the posts, and if soldiers have to do it, we cannot expect that they will find time to scout the country for h. dians. mfw trl't..
Year: 1870

SHARP TRIcK.-The New York morning papers were chisellcd out of their late dis patches the other morning by an emmissary of rivai news Association crying "stop thief" as the swift little messenger of the Associated Press had started to deliver the dispatches to the different journals, thereby causing his arrest and detention until too late to get the news in type.
Year: 1870

in the ring understands Here, I'll show
you how its done in a minute-that is, I'll
show you how Simmons must have done it,
according to my belief


With ready obedience Bill stood up, and
turned his back to the operator.


/ suppose that's how the Tinman stood 7


L should fancy just so. Raise your
arms little above she level of your head.
That's it. Throw them back httles and
III show you how the trick was DONE


Bill, following every direction, raised
his hands high over his head, then let
them decline slightly in the direction oi
his new friend.


The latter taking Bills wrists in his
hand, brought them gently together.


This is how the thing must have been
done,' he said Simmons must have taken
advantage of a position that placed the
bushranger absolutely in his power to draw
pair of handouts from his pocket, and
before the other could make movement
slip them on So


The thing was done in an instant, and
before the cracksman could well realize the
fact, he found himself seated in one of the
chairs, his hands fettered, and his captol
calm and smiling, standing over him.


What do you mean by all this ? Bill
gasped out at last, looking about him will
bewildered amazement. Is it joke ?


a capital joke.' replied the other
1t was | who tried the same joke on the
Tinman. and it succeeded capitally.'


You?'


AT that time belonged to to the Col
onial police. Now I'm Mr.. Inspector
Simmons. My address is Scotland Yard
and I'm very much at your service
Year: 1870

A CURIOUS LEGEND.-When Adam was
far advanced in years and at the point of
death, he sent his son to the angel Michael,
who kept the gate of Paradise, to pray
for the oil of mercy, so that he could be
healed. The angel answered that it could
not be until ffty-fve hundred years, but
he gave Seth branch of the tree of which
Adam had eaten, bidding him plant it on
Mount Lebanon, and that when it bore
fruit his father should be healed. Seth
planted the branch on his fathers grave /;
it took root and grew, and from it we're
made Aaron's rod, and Moses staff with
which ne struck the rock and sweetened
the waters of Marah 1t also formed the
pole on which the brazen serpent was lifted
up and the ark of the testimony. At last
it came into the hands of Solomon, who
used 1t in building his palace but 1t con-
tinually resisted the efforts of the builders
to adjust it. Now it was too long, and
then again too short. The builders, being
angry, then threw it into marsh, so that
it might. serve as a bridge. The queen OF
Sheba would not walk upon 1t, but adored
it, and told Solomon that upon 1t should
be suspended the man through whose death
the kingdom should be destroyed. Solo
mon then had it buried deep in the ground,
where afterwards the pool OF Bethesda
was dug, and from the virtues of this tree
healing properties were impaired to the
waters. After it had been buried three
hundred years it rose to the surface of the
water, and the Jews took 1t and made of
it the cross of our Saviour.-TFrom the
Cross in Legend, Poetry, and Art, IN the
May number of Lippincott's Magazine
Year: 1870

PETTY JEALOUsY.-In a sermon deliv-
cred about year since, the late Bishop
Kingsley said !:


This petty, mean jealousy that some
body else will do something that will eclipse
another, has been the bane of successful
warfare, and it has gone even so far that
men almost apologize for such things, by
saying that great mountains never touch
at the top. Well, 1 suppose they do not,
away up in the region of eternal frost, but
they do touch down at the bottom, where
they are largest, where the little vines
grow, and the wheat-feld waves, and the
gurgling spring gushes out in the sunlight,
and the songs of gladness are echoing from
hill to hill.
Year: 1870

The VALUE OF SrYLE.-Style means an
arrangement of words that shall make the
authors meaning rise up in the logical
order of the ideas, and thus save the read
er all needless toll; such choice of phrase
and balance of clause and structural grace
of sentence as shall satisfy the sense OF
beauty. All these qualities characterize
style of the highest order. Style is therefore
an expedient to make reading easy. and to
perpetuate the life of written thought. OF
all the badly written books bequeathed by
past generations, none have lived but those
of transcendent intellectual merit, or those
to which a supreme historical value is lent
By their pictures of vanished days, whereas
writing of the secondary intellectual rank
may be kept green by the value of its artis-
tic workmanship Spectator.