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Year: 1872

BEAUTY OF OLD WoMEN.-Men and wo-
men make their own beauty or their own ug"
illness. Lord Lytton alludes in one of his
works, to man "who was uglier than he had
any business to be = and if he could but read
it, every human being carries his life in his
face, and is good looking or the reverse as
that life has been good OF evil. On our tea
lures the fine chisels Of thought and emotion
are eternally at work. Beauty is not the mo-
nopoly of blooming young men and Of white
and pink maidens. There is q slow.growing
beauty which only comes to perfection in old
age. Grace belongs to no period of life, and
goodness improves the lengerit exists. Ihave
seen sweeter smiles from lip of seventy than
upon a lip Of seventeen.


There is the beauty ofyouth and the beauty
Of holiness beauty much more seldom met,
and more frequently found in the srm-chair
by the fire with grandchildren around its
knee than in the ballroom or promenade.
Husband and wife, who have fought the world
side by side, who have made common stock
of Joy or sorrow, and aged together, are not
unfrequently found curiously alike in personal
appearance and in pitch and tone of voice,
Just as twin pebbles on the beach, exposed to
the same tidal influences, are each others sec
ond SELF He has gained feminine something,
which brings his manhood into full relief
She has gained masculine something which
acts as 8 foil to her womanhood. -nr,"sI,


CURING THE ST1Nes OF BEES AND WAsPs.
The sting of bee is usually more virulent
than that of a wasp and with some persons is
attended with fatal effects. The sting of the
bee is barbed at the end like fsh-hook, and
consequently is always left in the wound !; but
that Of wasp is pointed, 80 that it can sting
more than once, but bee cannot. When
person is stung by bee, let the sting he in.
stantly pulled out, for the longer it remains
in the flesh the deeper it will pierce, and the
more poisonous it will become. The sting is
hollow, and the poison flows through it, which
is the cause of the pain and theinaammation.
The extracting of the sting requires steady
hand, for if it breaks in the wound, the pain
will continue for long time. When the sting
is extracted, suck the puncture, and thus pre-.
vent Inflammation. Spirits of hartshorn, if
applied to the affected part, will more fully
complete the cure The poison Is acid, and
the alkali will neutralize it. If hsrtshorn is
not at hand, saleratus can be wet and laid
upon the place; and soft soap will often ease
the acute pain. On some people the stings of
bees and wasps have little effect, but it great
ly depends upon the state Of the blood wheth-
er it will prove injurious, and these simple
remedies, if applied at once, will soon effect
q cure.
Year: 1872

males are seldom alienated, and the birth Of
a foal is subject of joy and mutual congrat-
ulation. They are educated in the tents
among the children, with tender familiarity
which trains them in habits of gentleness and
attachment. They are not trained by the
use of spur or whip; at the touch Of hand or
stirrup they are off. If their friend be dis
mounted, they instantly stop for him to re-
cover his seat
Year: 1872

THESNAKED DANCE IN TIE BLACK CROOK.
What do you think of Il young lady dancing
with snake-a great six foot snake, wound
around her neck They do it at Niblos.
And it is real snake 1t hasn't eaten any
thing in three months. 1t only eats twice a
year. Then it gorgcs itself enough to last.
When it docs eat. they say it moves like
and devours anything within its
reach. A beautiful girl-Sassi, is her name
lifts the reptile from the urn and coils it
around her neck. yes lays it against her naked
bosom Now she dances with it in the air,
while the snake darts out its tongue between
two eyes which scom to spit fire. The au-
Iencc is transixed with horror, and they
feel relieved when Sassi finally goes through
the pantomime as if she were charmed and
thon bitten by the snake. Falling on the
floor, the audience shudder for fear the
snake has really bitten her, and the snake is
left in a cell upon the stage. They say this
beautiful girl is curiously affected by the
snake. She COOS off the stage uncopccrncd,
but she hrcathcs as if she had gono through
il trying ordeal-ju Escaping death. She
brcathcs fast, hectic flush is upon her
check and cold drops of sweat stand upon
her forehead. BY and by, after vigorous
tanning, the beautiful Coryphce is restored:
the snake is coilcd up in a box in Henry
Palmcr's office, and the glory Of the "Black
Crook goes on.
Year: 1872

"Gentlcmcn, I won this cup by the use of
my lcgs; trust I may never lose the use of
my legs by the use of the cup" were the words
of successful competitor fer the prize at a
foot race.
Year: 1872

DUTY.-It is but seldom that We call the at.
tention of the public to our businessthrough
the newspapers, and we would not on tbs occa-
sion bu, that we feel it our duty to do q. TIE
times are close, especially with farmers, and We
have determined to make our prices on oods to
correspond with the times. at least for be next
six months. For this reason we beliee it our
duty to advise the people OF our determination,
so that they can take advantage Of the lo' price
at which We sell Boots and Shoes, Hts and
Caps and Groceries: As the profit on gods will
be too small to allow US to give any tine on
purchases, our terms must necessarily Se rictly
cash. LYNCH, BEATTY h OKEE.
Year: 1872

That ace OF trumps, whose name is Card, has
fitted up in the front portion Of his establish.
light in blowing cloud or ndulging in quid
will find everything in the tobacco line, and
will find it to their interest to patronize the ge-
mia! Nelson
Year: 1872

our facilities for dong all kinds OF job WORK in tae
styles surpassed in this section and
respectfully solicit those wishing anything done in this
line give call BY the udciogs and liberal use Of
prsers Ink many mans fortune has been made and the
Geld IS still open. Tryit


Orders by mail promptly attended to.
Year: 1872

WALL PAPER AND WINDOW SHADEs.--Os-
man Il Hapeinan have just re5 ived large
assortment of wall paper and window shades
for the fall trade, to which they invite the at
tention of all in need Of those goods. West OF
Court House.
Year: 1872

The independent was mistaken this week in
stating that Henry Wnlther would have stands
for refreshments on the State Fair grounds.
Walther considers be will have enough to do to
attend to homo business on Madison street,
where he will be found during the whole of next
week,
Year: 1872

involved. the other citizens, headed by Justice
Montfort, are determined to stop this high-toned
lewlessness. The guilty parties are fighting
bitterly against exposure, and the village is the
feeae Of nightly 5ows between re the ceentsnding
wealthy shoe dealer, doing business in this city,
received On anonymous note, ordering him to
leave town because he is on tho side OF law and
order. kelsey was member in good standing
Of the First Presbyterian Church up to the day
Of his 1iSapuearanca.
Year: 1872

LAST year there were three million
letters sent TO the Dead Letter Office.
Sixty-eight thousand of these could not
be sent TO their destination because the
names of the country and State were not
superscribed; four hundred thousand had
no stamps on, and over three thousand
had no address at all. An English stat
istician remarks that about the same
number OF unaddressed letters are sent to
the London post Office every year, and
that fact is used as basis for the calcu-
lation OF other accidents. 1t seems
strange that anybody should write letter,
seal and send il away without any address,
yet, as stated above, more than three
thousand persons did so last year in the
United States.
Year: 1872

WHEN Frank Blair was elected United
States Senator by the Liberal-Republi-
can-Dcmocratic Legislature, no man was
more disgusted than Horace Greeley.
Nothing could ease the "Philosopher's"
mind except an "open letter" to Blair,
couched in bitter terms. Among the
paragraphs we Gull the following as op-
ropos at the present time:


General, long ago learned that prin-
ciples were inconvenient, and that he
who makes his own aggrandizement his
aim must wear them loosely or put them
aside altogether. / doubt that you would
ever have obtained your present dizzy el-
ovation had you permitted yourself to be
encountered with them. But am old
fashioned, and cannot change my camp
or my flag with your admired facility"
Year: 1872

1T is said that the lower classes in
japan are afraid of the telegraph. They
cannot altogether see show the old thing
works." and they are simple enough to
think that it is the device Of the devil,
and that the wires are coated with the
blood Of young women, and that the CEN
sus now being taken is for the sole pur-
pose Of finding out the number of availa-
BILE Japanese maidens whose blood will
do for telegraphic purposes. The idea is
curious one, and it is strange that the
Japanese do not understand the explana-
ton.
Year: 1872

TOBACCO LEAGUE.-During the past
six months an anti-tobacco league has
been formed in France, whose members
are taking very active steps against the
use of the weed, on the ground of its hav-
ing greatly contributed to the degeneracy
of Frenchmen and their consequent fail
ure in the last campaign. How they ex-
plain the success of the Germans, who
certainly smoke as much as their enemy,
Is not stated.
Year: 1872

THE New York Tribune published a
list of defaulters to the Government the
other day. Three of them are dead, five
are fugtives, and the other thirteen are
supporters of Greeley. There is not a
defaulter in the country but favors Gree
ley's election. If there is one that does
not, he is as great curiosity as white
elephant.
Year: 1872

VISIT THE PUBLIC ScHooLs.-A pru-
dent man, says an exchange, will watch
the driver even Of his mules, to see if they
are well cared for. But the same man,
if father of children, will daily send them
TO teacher about whom he knows moth
ing, and never visit the school room.
Query - which is Of most importance,
child or mule.
Year: 1872

A CELEBRATED French preacher, in a
sermon on the duties Of wives, said: II
see in this congregation woman who
has been guilty Of disobedience to her
husband, and in order to point her out,
will fling my breviary at her head" He
lifted his book, and every female head
instantly ducked.
Year: 1872

a SKELETON CLOCK.-A matchmaker
in an Illinois town has constructed a
peculiar time-piece, and the local Jour
nails describe it as follows: sit is a sim
pie dial plate with two hands-an hour
hand and a minute hand. One dial is
twenty-fOur inches in diameter, with a
large opening in the center. The min
ute hand is twenty inches in length,
and the hour hand is nine and a half
inches, fastened in the center of the dial
upon small pivot. That is all that
can be seen by looking closely on the
large ends towards the center of the dial,
and on the reverse side YOU will see
what appears to be weights, intended to
balance the hands, but which in reality
contain the secret of the movements of
the hands. Within these small weights
are miniature works like those of a
small watch, strong enough to control
the large hands. A person may whirI
the hands until they spin like a top, but
each will return invariably to its proper
place and indicate the time correctly.
| The hands may be taken off and laid


away for an hour, two hours, or ten, or


any length of time, and when placed


upon the pivot they will instantly point


the precise hour and minute. There is


no electricity or anything of the sort.


The dial hangs by a tiny hook from q


nail. 1t may be suspended by a string


or held in the hand, and the movements


of the hands are always the same. 1t is


really remarkable piece of workman
ship, and eXcites much comment. Moth
ing is seen by looking at it, save the


rim of the dial and the hands. This is
all and when they do correctly mark
the time of day it seems as though some
unseen spirit must represent and impel
; their movements.
Year: 1872

RULES OF CoNDUCT.-1. l never lose
any time. / do not think that lost
which is spent in amusement or rec
reation every day; but always be in the
habit of being employed 2. Never err
the least in truth. 8. Never say an ill
thing Of a person when thou canst say
good thing of him; not only speak
charitably, but feel so. Never be
irritable nor unkind to anybody. 5.
with consideration; and when thy path
to act right is most difficult, feel con.
/ fident in that Power alone which is able
TO assist thee, and exert thy own power,
so far as they go.-lLrs. En-.
Year: 1872

Sammy thinks he would learn much
more at school if he did not have to at
tend to his own books all the time.
Because" he says, ''if study my own
book all the time shall only learIfwhat
is in it, but If l hadn't any book to
study, L should know all the whole
school are reciting.n
Year: 1872

A number of curious phenomena were
connected with the late earthquakes in
California. Miners at work three hun
dred feet or more under the ground were
entirely unconscious of any physical dis
turbance at the surface. While wooden
buildings stood against the shocks well,
adobe and brick structures are report
ed to have gone down like banks of dry
Garth.
Year: 1872

SILENT MEN-Washington never
made speech. In the zenith of his
fame he once attempted it, failed, and
gave it up confused and abashed. ln
framing the Constitution OF the
United States, the labor was almost
wholly performed in a Committee Of
the Whole of which George Washington
was day after day the Chairman, and he
made but two speeches during the
Convention, of very few words each,
something like ore of Grants speeches.
The Convention, however, acknowledged
the master spirit, and historians affirm
that had it not been for his PERSONAL
popularity and the thirty words of his
first speech, pronouncing it the best
that could be united upon, the Consti
tuition would have been rejected by the
people. Thomas Jefferson never made %
speech. He couldn't do it. Napoleon,
whose executive ability is almost with-
out a parallel said that his greatest dif>
ficulIy was in finding men of deeds
rather than words When asked how
he maintained his influence over his
superiors in age and experience when
Commander .iu-Chief of an army in
Italy, he said by reserve. The great
ness of man is not measured by the
length of thier speeches and their mum
ber
Year: 1872

The True Newspaper that which
would represent the true mission of the
press of this wonderful age of progress
must have a great heart in it, aud a
never-sleeping conscience. 1t must be
magnanimous and godly-" with char
ity toward all, and malice toward none. p
1t must speak the truth boldly for the
truths sake, and cherish justice as the
apple of its eye. 1t must seek by the
prosperity of right principles and right
thoughts--to be useful as we'll as popu-
lar---to build up the truth aud tear down
error-in short, to improve and enable
as well as to enlighten mankind.
Year: 1872

Budd Doble, diver of Goldsmith
Maid, has published aachallenge offer
ing to trot Goldsmith Maid against
Bonner's horses, Dexter and Joe ELLIOT,
best three in fve with weights up and
subject to all the rules, for from five
thousand TO fifty thousand dollars the
race to take place at Prospect Park, or
anv Massachusetts, Pennsylvania or
New York course; challenge to be open
one week In answer to the question
as to whether he intended to pay any
attention to tho challenge Mr. Bonner
says: "Oh, that is an old game that has
been going on for ten years. l take no
notice of that kind of people. You
might as well expect President Grant
to pay attention to the barking of bull
pup. If Jem Mace was to challenge
Rev. Mr.. Tying to fight prize fight do
you think he would do it? / own good
horses and drive them in public to show
that I have the fastest horses in the
world A gentleman can own and drive
good horses and not be gambler"
Year: 1872

The city has been extremely quiet and
orderly during the week, in degree be-
yOnd the usual run on such occasions.


We noticed Mr.. Bell made some good
selections in engaging men to take charge
of his omnibuses to and from the Fair.
The courteous and polite manner in which
they treat their passengers is worthy OF
note.


Some colored people had a dance last
night at a house on Gay street, below
Main, which came near ending the life OF
one of the parties, ,and did cause the confine'
ment of two of the women i'll the Gala
boose. A colored man there, with pistol i'll
his pocket, was rather careless and the wea-
pom was discharged, the ball entering his
leg above the knee and passing out through
the calf. He, however, made his escape from
the police The two women got into row
shortly after the shooting, when they
were taken care of by the city guardians
Year: 1872

We have also Sor sale large and varied list of coun-
try property such as Farms, Mills mountain and min


eral lands in large and small tracts For partial list
Of country property invite attention to the Weekly
Office. NO CHARGE FOR SHOWING PROPERTY
Year: 1872

In another part Of this issue we pub
lish card from Colonel Duff, who
gracefully yields to the wishes Of tht
people Of Shelby. The words of thi;
card are indicative Of the gentleman
who, in his intercourse with the people
won upon them TO an extent that must
prove very fiattering, especially when il
is remembered that this was the first
contest in which the gallant Colonel has
participatedfn this State. A youngman,
and one who evidently has the ability to
second his aspirations, we may reasonably
indulge the expectation that he will not
he permitted TO remain in the retiracy
Of private life, but at the first available
moment win be given an oppor-
,unity Of proving the sterling Democra-
cy that prompts the words Of his card
Il accept the result sincerely, and pledge
myself TO cordially support the nominee
Of the Congressional Convention" i"
Colonel Duff has made his mark, and
henceforward may be accounted one OF
the rising favorites Of the Democracy OF
Shelby
Year: 1872

that he was not my favor
lite choice as candidate, and
that nothing attaches me to his for
tunes but my belief in his honest desire,
and his great ability and opportunities
TO do good, you may be assured that,
in every effort to


CARRY OUT THE PROGRAMME


here laid down, /, as well as the many
abler men who think as | do, will stand
faithfully and resolutely by his side,
with active cooperation. After speak
ing of the need of embracing every op-
pOrtunity to take any practical step IN
the direction Of reform, the Senator dis
cIIssed at length the need of a recOncil-
iation between the North and South,
the restoration of local self-government
at the South, and the development OF
the highest and noblest aspirations
among the Southern people. Regard
ing party relations he said: Republicans
ask me, Shall we not be swallowed up
by the old Democratic party? SO you
recognize the old Democratic party2 /
suspect it does not recognize itself Do
you fear to be swallowed by that old
Democratic party99 Why, the Demo
cratic party has been swallowed itself BY


THE NEW ERA.


Nobody need fear that l would lead him
from the Republican into the Democratic
camp, for | do not intend to go there
myself, and, unless l greatly mistake
the tendency of the times, the day Is
not very far off when there viii be but
little Of an old Republican camp to go
from, and but little of an old Demo-
cratic camp to go. This period is preg-
nant with new formations, which need
but the electric spark of opportunity to
spring into shape. This is the time for
independent action, and those who think
as do viii net, after having


W SHAKEN OFF THE sHACKLES


of one old party, take upon their limbs
the shackles of another. The party can
do what the Democratic party has done
without dropping its historical identity.
l have the patriotic spirit of the men
who achieved so tremendous a revOlu-
ton, and, in the great work before Us,
hail with Joy and cordiality their alIi-
anee; but the party that has done
this cannot return to its old grooves
it is impossible; the very first attempt
would shiver it into atoms.


The meeting was very largely at
tended, the Temple being crammed fun,
and hundreds went away, being unable
to get 10 hear the speaker. Schurz
ELECTED meritorious applause, and the
audience felt very enthusiastic.
Year: 1872

The railroad bridge which is 10 extend
across the harbor Of San Francisco from
the main land TO Goat Island, and 10
which the citizens have been so strongly
opposed, is 70 be somewhat Of an archi-
tectursl novelty. 1t is to run through
an immense tube of bOiler-iron, which
supports itself in the water by its own
buoyancy, and is held some thirty feet
below the surface by complicated sys-
TEN of cables, anchors and buOys. The
tube is twenty feet in diameter, and is
strengthened by an internal framework
of iron beams. The principal problem
with the engineer was TO have the buoy
ancv Of the tube equal the weight Of a
train of cars, 50 as TO require the mimi
mum OF anchorage or support. Should
lRe bridge prove q success submarine
railroad tubes may become quite COM
mon, rs they may be used where regular
tunnels would be impracticable, or at
least verv expensive.
Year: 1872

The Journal Of CoDmerce has been
discussing the question whether dogs
should be eXterminated. With cool le-
mOrselessness it inclines to the belief
that a. dogs viii go mad sometimes and
bite people, and as hydrophobia is one
OF the most horrible Of maladies, and as
dogs are also very destructive among
sheep, the best thing to be done with
dogs is to kill them all Would il not
be as well TO consider that dogs some
times save lives as well as endanger
them; that they sometimes guard sheep
as well as eat; that they not unfne-
quendy protect property against bur
glars, and they have been known to
mourn their dead master when their
dead masters most loving friends had
forgotten them, and long after. their
dead masters widow was another mans
wife?
Year: 1872

or to carp at the great services he has
ors he has won, the laurels be has gath
cred shall not be touched. But now, he
is civil officer, and ne asks us to con-
tinue him at the head of the civil gov
ernment of this Republic and with this
question his laurels have nothing TO do.
chair, it may be said that the whole peO-
pie surrounded him with a cordial offer
of their confidence and willing aid in


all that he might do to give the country
Year: 1872

General Smith arrived at Washington
yesterday in charge of about twenty IN
dians, including the famous Spotted
Tail. They will have an interview with
the Secretary of the interior and prob
ably with the President within day OK
au-o
Year: 1872

CHARGED WITH EXPERIMENTATION Satur-
day one Of the police officers of the city ar
rested young gentleman on the charge OF
embczzling and converting to his own use
Sl10 in money belonging to a firm in this
city with whom he was employed. The case
will probably be investigated by Justice
White to-day.
Year: 1872

The thief who was arrested for robbing Parsons store in this town, was found to have quantity of Ayers Hair Vigor in his possession. When asked why he wished to steal that article, he answered that he wanted to restore his hair, for 1t was hard to be thief and bald too" If that invention of the great chemist could re- store faded character as effectually as it does their natural beauty to bald and grey heads, it would surely be, as they say it now is, truly invaluable. Lewiston (Me. Joaasat.
Year: 1872

Connolly is out on bail at last. Bar nard did the business for him, accepting Sl, 900 bail in each of the 15 indictments pending against him. He figured as a sort of Penitent Thief for a time; then came to be looked on as rather bogus Penitent; but, at any rate, he deserves his liberty as much as any of the Ring
Year: 1872

A terrible accident occurred in Danbu- " last week. A little boy was sent to carpenters shop for sawdust, which he got from under a circular saw then in mo- tion. Raising his head he brought it in contact with the saw, which cut terrible gash through the skull, causing almost in- stant death. as