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Year: 1870

Mark Twain has this advice for
young men with literary aspirations :
Write without pay until somebody Of
fe"s pay, lfnohoay offers pay within
three years, the candidate may look
upon this circumstance with the most
implicit confidence as the sign that
saving wood is what he was intended
for"
Year: 1870

A man in Detroit has been awarded
$500 damages for having permitted a
bachelor to live in his house for many
years upon terms of improper intimacy
with his wife. The bachelor should
bring a counter suit against the hus-
band and wife for conspiracy.
Year: 1870

The alarming declaration is made
by an unknown physiologist, that not
one of ten women who dwell in cities
grows to mature age in good health
and he says, in substance, that it Is be
cause they dwell in buildings INSULT
ciently supplied with the light OF day
A hint to our architects.
Year: 1870

the wrong.


But all this the woman didnot do. -
her own story the one who was mar.
deled did oft and Oft to her bcd>id
come, M untorbildcn, if not II wclcom
guest at the table, to taste aud cnjo'
the preserves he had reached by force
For weeks, and we DO not know how
much longer, this nocturnal visiting wa
continued. We find no effort Of til,
wife to lay the matter before her hus
band till he learned the fact by his wit,
She did not cry aload. She did no
attempt to move from the premises
She did not seek the protection OF hc
I
Year: 1870

Don't talk Of it. Margaret! / could
not bear il. Why his love is all the world
to me. How could lose itP'


Then don't wish him to be a city
merchant, my dear. dare say there are
a great many good men in the city-men
who love their wives; but on the other
hand, there arc SO many temptations
especially "in society,"" that ! sometimes
wonder not that So many go astray. but
that so many remain true to themselves
and their duty" She spoke absently and
her eyes had u far away glance as if they
dwclt on other things.


Jenny vcntured n question.


Margaret, is yours happy marriage'
Do you love your husband2 And does he
love you?"


Mrs. Van Howth turned crimson.


Jenny. would have loved him-I
would have been good wife to him I;
but he never loved me- He brought me
TO place Mt the head of his house because
he thought me lady-like and interesting {;
that was all. lie told me so once. al
though not quite so plainly rs this. and
since then we have each taken our own
way independent Of the other. seldom
sec him Mt our house in town have my
carriage, my diamonds, my opcr-box. In
the summer season 60 to Saratoga or
Newport. while he favors Long Branch
with his presence. We aIe perfectly
polite to-cach other; we never quarrel !;
and | suppose il were to die to morrow
he would be the most inconsolable of
widowers-for n week.


Jenny you will not wish TO change
places with me again. Your husband
might change rs mine has, exposed to
the same temptation. Thank Heaven
that you have him as he il. = good true
man, who loves you and never mind the
b'ltNtl anu W l'Ar- - fbhA
own happiness and his is made up with
thGm.n


She rose from her seat rs she spoke
and ,trolled down the garden path alone.


Jenny did not follow her. She sat on
the step. lost in thought. The riddle OF
her friends life was at last made clear 10
her. She had often wondered why
Margaret. in the milst OF all her wealth
and luxury. should seem so sad and i'll at
case.


To be The wife of a man who has no
love loi JOY! What CLOVER deep" can
there be Tor 4 proud and sensitive woman?


Jenny turned with tears in her eyes to
meet he. handsome stalwart husband as
he came from the field.


"Well little woman" he cried. and then
she got the rough embrace and the hearty
kiss for which she WAS looking


Yes. Margaret was right. The butter
and cheese were of little consequence.
while love like this made her task easy
10 endure.


And the rosy checked little woman bent
londly down over Hiram" rs he flung
himself on the porch seat, and famed
him, brought him cool lemonade, and
made him thoroughly happy, ut rest.


Poor Margaret! Happy Jenny! Never
again would she wish to be anything more
than "only farmers wife"
Year: 1870

A Western paper say:-A blind morse
wandering into the river near the Nation
al Road Bridge, and getting beyond his
depth, swan around in circle in his ei-
forts to find his way out. His distress at
tracledtbe attention OF horse on the bank
near by, who instantly went to his as
sistancc. He first went 10 the waters
edge, and attempted 10 direct the horse by
neighing. but finding this proceeding in
efrectual, he boldly took 10 the water and
swan to his relief. After swimming
around with him for nearly quarter OF
an hour, he finally got the hoIse to under
stand his intentions. and in what direction
the land lay. and the two horses came to
shore side by eide amid the cheers OF up
wards of hundred persons. who were In
tere.tcd spectators of the scene.
Year: 1870

slow troi. Horsemen say that his speed
has never been known, and without con-
troversy the palm is awarded to him on
all hands.


Avery exciting scene took place the
other day. A gray horse appeared on tho
road-a stranger to every one. The
speed of the animal was marvellous.
Where the horse came from or who he
belonged 10 was not known. The driv.
er watched for Bonner After sharp
contest he actually distanced Dexter
The thrill of excitement was indescribable.
Bonner turned his hon Sc into the shed and
had him blanketcd Wall street was
scarcely ever more excited than was the
road that afternoon. In Il short time
Dexter reappcared, and here his pale an.
tagonist was ready for the contest. Bon
ncr put up the top of his wagon, which as
horsemen know makes great difference
in speed. The white horse came tearing
off at a marvellous gait. Bonner sprang
to his feet and gave screech that might
have been heard in Westchcster county.
Dexter heard and understood the signal.
buckled down to his work, and left the
white horse so far behind that he was not
TO be mentioned the same afternoon.
Thunders of applause attended Bonner on
his course. and rs the king of the road
came back there were hundreds that
would have crowned him with laurels.-
TIE feat Of that afternoon induced horse
men to say that Dexter is capable of any
Year: 1870

The following beautiful lines from Mn. Sigcu
new give lively and truthful picture of life upo
a farm -


saw We the farmer at his plow,


As ye were ridingby
CIR wearied meath the noon.day TOLL
when the summer suns were high?
And thought you that his lot was hard,
And lid you thank your God
That YOU and yours were not condemned
Thus like slave to plody
Come, see him at his harvest home,
when garden, field. aud tree,
Conspire with flowing store 10 al
Ills barn and granary.
His healthful children gaily sport
Amid the new mown hay,
or proudly aid with vigorous arm
His tasks a. best they may.
The Harvest Giver is his friend,
The Maker of the soil,
Aud earth, the mother, gives them bread,
Aud cheers their patient toll;
Come Join them round their wintry hearth,
The hearted, pleasure see;
And YOU can better judge how blcst
The farmers life may De.
Year: 1870

A young gentleman, happening
to sit at church in pew adjoining
one in which sat young lady tor
whom he conceived a sudden and
violent attachment, WAS deSirous of
entering into courtship on tho
spot. but the place not being suita-
bic for d formal declarations, the case
suggested the following plan;


He politely handed his far neigh.
bor II Bible. opcHed, with a pin
stuck in the following text: Second
epistle of john, verse J-'And now
| UeSeech thee. not as though /
wrote Il new commandment unto
thee, but that which he had from
the beginning, that we love QUE an
other


She returned it, pointing to the
second chapter of Ruth, lOtl, verse
Then she tcl! on her face, and
bowed herself to the ground and
said to him: Why have ! found
grace in thine eyes, seeing that AIN
strangerT


He returned the book. pointing .o
the thirteenth chapter of the third
epistle of John:


Having many things to write nn.
to you, would write with pen and
ink. but | trust shortly to come uli.
to you, and speak face TO face that
our joy may be full


From the above interview a mar
riage took place recently.
Year: 1870

NEVER BUY YOUR FIRST KISS.
a ballet dancer who turned the
heads of the amUrOus gentlemen of
the Russian capital, last winter, Is "A
native OF CracOw, and reputed to be
the intelligent daughter of Polish
Count. She received presents by
the score from her admirers, among
whom was a very wealthy noble
man. He made her acquaintance,
aud was charmed with her. He of,
fered her a diamond he wore upon
his finger for kiss. She accepted,
and he gladly gave her the Jewel,
believing, perhaps with Ovid


"Who gains u kiss and gains no more,


Deserves to lose the bliss he got before
His suit did not prosper, however,
AS he had hoped. At the end of a
month, he presented her with sec
ond. and received second salute,
but beyond that he did not 30. AT
| the end Of a year he had parted
with nearly all of his diamonds, and
WAS as far from success as ever



Irritated by her stubbornness, he
sought an interview, and upbraided
her tol her resistance.


Il have 70 IN IRE diamonds to give
you,' he said.


Then she replied. Il have no
more kisses


wi at am | to do 2 he replied
Your heart is made of ice. Give
me some word OF hope


Il can't do that. but | will give
YOU word of COUNSEL she replied


what is it ? he inquired.


Never buy your first kiss OF a
woman. If you do, though you
were the czar himself, you would be
bankrupt before you reached hel
heart
Year: 1870

Coon JOKE ON EDIroRs.-We find republished in
the New Orleans Times the following joke on the pro
fesson which are forced to pronounce sanderous in
tie extreme Soon after Chief Justice Chase assumed
the gubernatoral chair of Ohio, be issued his proc
lamation appointing Thanksgiving Day. TO make
sure of being orthodox, the Governor composed his
proclamation almost exclusively Of passages from the
Bible, which he did not designate as quotations, pre-
suming that every would recognize them, and ad
mire the fitness of the words well as his taste in
their selection. The proclamation meeting the eyes
of Democratic editor, he pounced at once upon it
declared that be had read it before-coudn't say e1-
actly where-but he would take bis oath it was down.
right plagiarism from beginning to end That would
have been pretty fair joke but the next day the Re-
publican editor came out valantly in defense OF the
Governor pronounced the charges false and lbeous,
and challenged any man living to produce one single


line of the proclamation that had appeared in print
before!
Year: 1870

Edward Wilder's Compound Extract Wild Cherry
cure Coughs Colds and Catarrh of every description.
In Bronchitis Laryngitis, Asthma and Phshisle 1t
gives immediate comfort and relief In Consumption
Difficulty of Breathing Cough this medicine has
no equal and has been known to fail to give in
stant relief followed by certain and permanent cure
Year: 1870

The Gazette thinks we need the in-
structions proposed to be given by the
Messenger. That's true, without doubt.
OF course our young friend of the Ga.
gette is already too much of saint to
need any instructions as to his spiritual
welfare, aud too wise in his own con,
ceit to require it upon any other sub
iect. We have observed that young
gentlemen sometimes arrive at an age
when they are apt to imagine there is
nothing more for them to learn.
Year: 1870

Which report after having been
read was unanimously adopted,
and the Clerk is hereby ordered
to furnish copy of the same to
the Bossier Banner for publication
for the legal length oftime.


Be it enacted by the Police Jury
of Bossier Parish, La, That the
following accounts be and they
are hereby allowed:
Year: 1870

A western justice ordered witness to
come up and be sworn" He was inform
ed that the person was deaf and dumb. Il
don't care, said the judge, passionatey,
whether he is or not. Here Is the Con-
sititution of the United States before me.
1t guarantees to every man the right of
speach and so long as have the honor of
a seat on this bench, it shall not lie violated
or envadel what the Constitution qua an


tees to man, I'm bound he shall have. F"
Year: 1870

WHAT CONSTITUTES A FIRST Glass
Work MAN.-lt seems to me that in the
desire to impart to the working classes
general course of study, much harm may be
done: for it must be kept in view that the
possession of ten fingers, coupled with large
store, it may be, of head knowledge, does
not necessarily give the power to any lad to
become an accomplished workman. To ex
eel in handicraft is gift possessed in diff
ferent persons, just like excellence in class
ical or scientific accomplishments and it is
at best, by an early apprenticeship to the
work and patient practice Of it, that most
persons, even though having what is call
ed mechanical turn, are enabled to ac
quire perfection and it would be exceed
ingly undesirable TO employ either the
heads or the time of apprentices in studies
which have not the direct effect of impro
veing their manipulation and management
of the materials with which they have to
deal. The recent advocates of improved
knowledge, have given to perfect manipula
tlon greatly too subordinate a place !; and in
the educational arrangement they propose,
they do not consider and provide for the
time and difficulty of acquiring those high
manipulative attainmepts which every
skilled workman should aim to possess Be
canse, after all, what i, it but manipula-
tive superiority that gives success to any
branch of manufacture, and what but la
borious practice, coupled with some a
mount of natural aptitude, will ever make
a first class workman
Year: 1870

A damsel was asked, when lady and
gentleman havequarreled, and each considers
the other in fault, which of the two ought
to be the first to advance toward recon
cilliation p Her reply was, ''the best
hearted and wiser of the two.
Year: 1870

AN INTERNAL CRIME.-The crime
charged against man named Lange,
a dealer in picture frames in New York
city, is one that should give him pre-
eminence in the criminal catalogue for
diabolical intent He shipped box
in A. pril last on the New Orleans steam
er and secured an insurance upon it of
s1,65O, and the box proved to have
been prepared with explosive and in
fammable material, and was only pre-
vented from burning the ship by the
watchfulness and activity Of the Cap
tain. In the box were vessels of alco>
hol, gasoline and turpentine, and fire
was apparently to have been set to
these by chemical that would explode
oy friction. The friction was provided
for by mice shut up in box, who, in
gnawing their way out, were to fire the
train that would have destroyed the
ship and all her company at sea. Here,
then is, if the charges prove true, a
man who deliberately contrives that
awful calamity, fire on ship at sea
contrives the possible frightful death
of twenty or thirty persons to secure
the small prize of Sl,650 insurance
money. He should be tried by jury
of sea captains and sailors.
Year: 1870

What tells us so readily the stand
ard of town or city as the appear
ance of its paper? And its youth or
its age can as well be determined by
the observing as by personal notice
The enterprise of its citizens is depict
ed by its advertisements, their liberal>
ity by the looks of the paper. Some
papers show a good, solid, healthy
foundation, plethoric purses, and we'll
to,do appearance generally; others
show striving to contend with the
grasping thousands around them, try
ing hard to wrench an existence from
their close -fsted communities. An oc-
casional meteoric display in it's columns
Of telegraph or local, or Of editorials,
shows what it can do if it had the
means; but it cannot continue in the
expensive work until support comes,
which ought to be readily granted. a
newspaper is like a church-it wants
fostering in the commencement, and
for few years then, as a general
thing, it can walk alone, and reflect
credit upon its location. Take your
home paper-it gives you more news of
immediate interest than any other pa
per can possibly do; it talks for you
when other localities belle you; it
stands up for your rights; you always
have champion in your home paper ;
and those who stand up for you should
certainly be we'll sustained. Your in
terests are kindred and equal, and you
must rise or fall together. Therefore,
it is to your interest to support your
home paper, not grudglngly, but in a
liberal spirit; as pleasure, not as a
disagreeable duty, but as an invest
ment that will amply pay the expendi-
ture.-Chicago Republican.
Year: 1870

1t was cold night in winter. The
wind blew, and the snow was whirled
furiously about, seeking to hide itself
beneath cloaks and hoods, and in the
very hair of those who were out. A
distinguished lecturer was to speak, and
Notwithstanding the storm, the village
ers very generally ventured forth to
hear him.


William Amnesley, buttoned up to his
chin in his thick overcoat, accom- panied
his mother. 1t was difficult to walk
through the fallen snow against the
piercing wind, and William said to his
mother:


"Couldn't you walk easier if you
took my arm ?"


t'Perhaps | could" his mother re-
piled, as she put her arm through his,
and drew up as closely as possible to
him. Together they breasted the storm,
the mother and the boy, who had once
been carried in her arms. but who had
now grown up so tall that she could
lean on his. They had not walked far
before he said:


81 am very proud tonight. MOTHER


"Proud that you can take care of
me?" she said with a heart gushing
with tenderness.


"This is the first time you have lean.
ed upon me, !" said the happy boy.


There will be few hours in that
child's life of more exalted pleasure
than he enjoyed that evening, ever if
he should live to old age, and should,
in his manhood, lovingly provide for
her, who, in his helpless infancy, watch
ed over him.
Year: 1870

A Paris letter tells the following
story of a .tete in that city:


A wealthy family in the aristocratic
boulevard Maleshcrbes were amusing
themselves in seeking the kings por>
ton, or the ring in the festival cake,
when a lady of the company said to the
hostess, II wish my portion to be given
to the poorest little boy we can find in
the street" The servant was dispatch
ed on this freezing night, and not far
from the house he found ragged ur>
chin, trembling with cold and hunger.
He brought him up, was ordered into
the gay saloons where thousand lights
glittered, and sparkling fire gladden.
ed and surprised. He drew her por>
tion which the benevolent lady had
promised. and, as luck would have it,
the little fellow found the "ring" (beans
they use in Paris instead), and of course
he was 'king." They all shouted out
that being king he must choose. a
queen. He was asked so to do, and
looking round the company he chose
the very lady who had proposed to cede
her portion of the cake. He was ask
ed why he chose her. He said, II
don't know; she looks the most like
mother!" "Mother! whose mother 2"
My mother! | never knew her, but I
was stolen away from her, and here is
her portrait !" With this he drew out
from his ragged coat likeness, which
proved to be that of the lady herself,
who, in Italy, had had her child stolen
from her, and now he turns up poor
little ragged Savoyard, dragging along
miserable existence in Paris, while
his mother, by an intuition, perhaps,
felt that in the air near to where she
was, was one so dear to her.
Year: 1870

THE SECRET OF ADVERTISING
The secret of advertising is not yet dis
covered by all who advertise A good
deal of money and space is wasted in
clumsy announcements, which nobody
reads, heavy standing placards, which
no more stimulate purchasers than the
names on signs. Much money is also
wasted in circulars, which are thrown
into entries and down cellar ways, and
always received with contempt, or in
so called advertising sheets, which no.
body reads There is no medium that
comes into such close contact with the
people as the newspaper; and if adver-
tisers only understood their business
they could make their part Of the pa
per as interesting as any other part of
it. In many of the German papers
advertising is carried on to an extent of
which we have no idea The newspa-
per is the real exchange. Everybody
goes to it with all his wants, and al


most ali his woes. The consequence is
that the sheets are as lively as neigh
borhood gossip, and often the pages de-
voted to advertising are the best parts
of the paper. And the papers are read
through. The announcements are al


ways short, always transient" and
one looks at them in the morning to
see what the world has to offer him that
day, by way OF business or amusement.
Perhaps his next door neighbor has {
rare piece of china or choice engrav
ing to sell, or he would like to get an
odd number of some serial, which you
happen to have; somebody, somewhere
announces something that interests you
and so life is made more endurable, trade
is qnickened, and wants are supplied
We look to see more general use o
the advertising columns of newspaper
in this country for all the wants ant
queries of life.-HarLford Courant.
Year: 1870

The Red Bluff (CaD Independent
of June I'd, says: There seems to be
quite large immigration to Oregon
this summer. Scarcely day goes by
but that several teams pass through
town on their way. to the "web nation. /"
This emigration seems to be caused by
the failnre of crops in the lower part
of the State. A large portion are from
the San Joaquin Valley, and the gem
eral accounts given by them are that
the crops of that valley are almost a
total failure. Many are we'll supplied
with agricultural implements, and when
questioned as to the propriety of tax.
ing them with them, say they were un-
able to sell them at any price, hence
the necessity.
Year: 1870

It has been said that every man has
at least one good point in his charac-
ter. A gentleman, travelling on Sum
day, was obliged to stop and have one
of the shoes of his horse replaced. The
farrier was just going to church. but
suggested to the traveller that Jem Har-
rison might be found at home at the
next forge. This proved to be true
and the rustic who had led the gentle~
mans horse to the spot, exclaimed,
"Well, I must say that for Jem. for it
is the only good point about him, he
do never go to church.
Year: 1870

THERE was boy at our school whose
name was Silas Low. He always wrote
his name 5. LOio. am not friend of
nicknames; but he here gave too great a
temptation to the boys.


To change s. Lo,o into &o@ was an easy
step: so Silas lost his name of L0ao for
that of .Slo'o for slow he was in all he
tried to do.


If his father told him to run for a pail
of water, Silas would stretch himself, and
slouch out of the room at snail's pace,
and not come back perhaps for five min
utes. | think he would not be the right
sort Of boy to help put out fires.


When Silas left school, he tried to get a
living by selling newspapers in the street ;
but in this he was too stOw All of the lit
tie boys would sell off their stock of pa
pers while he was idling away his time
leaning on wall, or looking into shop
window.
Year: 1870

Idle boys often make idle men; for- is
hard to throw off habit fixed on us IN
our youth. Silas was lazy boy, ana he
grew up lazy man. He never lost his
name of "Old Slow" Now slow and
sure is not a bad motto; but SilaS was
neither fast nor sure.


The last | saw of him he was running 10
catch railroad train in one of the cars of
which I sat. All, He was Just halt a
minute too late. Slow to the last -
thought |, as we whirled away, leaving
poor Silas far behind.-1he Nursery
Year: 1870

at nights-not because Of the wind,
but for thinking ofme. Besides, he
always fancies his victuals less poor
when l am by. So you won't be
angry, or ask me to stay? for I'd
rather not


The postmistress did not reply.
To Judge from the expression Of her
face, the silence was not Ominous.
When she spoke her tone was defer
ential in its gentleness:


Since you cannot stay with me,
she said, 4 have one favor to ask;
will you allow me sometimes to go
and see your


Dot dropped a profound courtesy.
.Ma'am,' she said, promptly, me and
Dad will be proud.


And thus the matter ended.