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Year: 1871

LIQUID GoLD.-One of the prettiest
sights the human eye ever rested upon is
pure gold in its liquid state. We saw in
the Branch Mint yesterday, jar contain
ing several gallons of the liquid, partially
precipitated. The liquid is the color Of
pure sherry wine, aud greatly magni6es that
which is precipitated in tie solid state.
Looking shroush the side of the jar at the
gold which had settled on the bottom, it
presented splendor and maguifceuce such
as we have never witnessed even in the
most brilliant sunset-an appearance not
unlike that which one would imagine the
vault of heaven would present ifinverted
and lined with solid gold aud lighted by a
Summer sun.-Carson Register.
Year: 1871

Let young men remember that their chief
happiness in life depends upon their faith in
women. No world y wisdom, no misantbrop-
ic philosophy, no generalization can jcoYer or
weaken this fundamental truth. It stands
like the record Of God himself-for it IS moth
ing less than this-and should pu. an everlast-
ing seal upon lips that arc. won't to speak
lightly Of woman.
Year: 1871

Respectfully announce that, for the aecommoda- for whom our uptown store, corner of Broadway and Twentieth Street. is inconveniently distant we have completely re-stocked the Store corner of
Year: 1871

1t is very pleasant to be in love some
times, but quite annoying when the ten
der feeling is accompanied by those petty
drawbacks which are sure to follow pa
rental hostility. Such at least is the
experience of one August Kleine, a
youth whose heart has softened and
whose brain has grown dizzy beneath the
smiles of Camden belle. Somehow OF
other her father won't listen to his suit,
and claGestine interviews have taken
place in vacant lot in the rear of her
residence Seated on bench, close up
to the fence. they did bill and coo fear
lessly as two gentle turtle doves. But
one evening, lately, their stolen inter
views were discovered by the girls
brother. malignant little wretch, who
out of their love determined to extract
some fun for himself. With this end in
view he watched for their next meeting,
and when they were comfortable seated on
the bench, he managed, without exciting
their suspicious, to draw the gentleman S
coat-tail and part of the lady's dress
through a.crack in the fence and fastened
them to post. This accomplished, he
screamed Justify for his father At the
first scfeech the lovers started to run,
but the post held them fast.


"Lct me gol ~ pleaded the lady.


The gentleman, quicker in expedients,
threw his coat off and bounded away
Now the lady coulc1nt pull eff her coat,
neither could she unloose it. Her lover
had left her, her brother still screamed,
and she, like an ambitious dray horse,
still tugged at the obdurate post.


The old man was by this time heard
approaching. But one course was left.
A desperate pull tore the dress loose at
the waist, and a skeleton clad figure fed
wildly across the lot.


Somehow or other the lovers haven't t
met since.
Year: 1871

II any thing in the world will make a
man feel badly, except pinching his fin
gers in the crack of door, it is unques-
tionaGly quarrel. No man ever fails to
think less of himself after it than before,
1t degrades him in the eyes Of others, and,
what is worse, blunts his sensibilities on
the one baud, and in :reases the power of
passionate irritability on the other. The
truth is, the more peacefully and quietly
we get on, the better for our neighbors
In nine cases out of ten, the better course
is if man cheats You, cease to deal with
him. if he is abusive, quit his company
and if he slanders you, take care to live SO
that nobody will believe him. No matter
who he is, or how he misuses you, the
wisest way is to let him alone; for there
is nothing better than this cool, calm and
quiet way of dealing with the wrongs We
meet with.
Year: 1871

Cedar Rapids has had jealous hus
band sensation. A rich resident of that
ambitious city. who has pretty and
swee. young wife, has for some time been
the victim of suspicious. He laid plan
He announced that he was going East to
stay at a water cure for a month. And
be did go But he came back on the
next train, reaching his home as it slu m
bered in the peace of drowsy midnight.
If there was any thing wrong he knew he
had it by the ear. The only light was in his
wife's bed room. lie fingered under the
window to hear the murmur of low
voices. He heard it. How his wrath
ragged. With pistol in one hand and
night key in the other, he bounded up
the steps, through the outer door Reach
ing the bed room door, it was locked
His wife had heard the footsteps, and in
terror wanted to know "who was there p
He replied, he believed it was her hus-
band. She would open the door in a
minute This was the straw that made
the irate husband irater. With a heavy
and wrathful foot he banged against the
door, and the door yielded. The observer
tells the rest:





This bombarjment was greeted with
a shrek from his wife, and the infuriated
husband rushed in just in time to see the
door of closet closing. Now he had
him Now (and LIE ground his teeth in
ecstacy of rage how be would rend the
destroyer OF his domestic happiness
His wife placed herself i'll front of the
closet door and entreated him not to open
it. This only added fuel to the fame of
jealousy that was raging like volcano
with the "pent up Utica,,' of his breast.
He thrust her away and jerked open the
door and saw-en We-Miss--
a neighbor lady friend, who had been in
vited to stay with her during his alb
scnce
Year: 1871

cracked. and the nap worn on my Car
pets. 1 should go out Of my mind or die
l know she feels in this way, for no
lorg since, when she was fretting abou
her troubles. having such inefficient helE
and the vexation of changing servants
so often. and that it took unfinchins
vigilance to keep everything just as clean
as it could be, and venlured to say
"And if you had SO many children as
have !" she turned and looked at me
with peculiar expression of pity and
scorn, and said, Il should go out of my
mind or die !"


Well bit l am to be pitied Lc: us
see. These people are lonesome, weary
of themselves, filled with emu. Now
I have no chance to be lonely, very little
time to think about myself, and as tc
ennui. why the thing is absurd-I only
know it by name and hearsay. These
people feel that they can depend abso
lutely on no ones friendship, while
know that and my children love one
another. What sort of an old age dc
they anticipate Their own friends dead
will the young world of strangers care
for them In whose family will they fine
a home? While l know that if l brins
my children up in the preceps of the
Bible, which teaches them to respect
old age and honor their parents. shal
have comfortable and happy home will
my own children. Yes, aud l am happy
now, happy in making them comfortable
aud happy in teaching them to be truth
full and noble. and never day passes bu
something funny the baby does, Or some
thing queer the children say, makes me
laugh heartily.


Then don't pity me, friends. Pity tn
heathen-pity the poor homeless, moth
erless ones-pity the children of tn
burnt prairie, and of Chicago. All! ant
pray for them, and help them too
will do you good But don't waste You
pity on me, for | need it not II at
and Home.
Year: 1871




A COW was the cause Of most re-
markable devastation few nights since,
Breaking into the yard Of Mr.. Lambert S
dwelling, and putting her head into an
empty barrel in an exploring tour for any
contents it might have, she was unable to
extricate herself, and soon became thor
oughly frightened, and began to rush
wildly around. In this condition she
forced her way into the woodshed, and
thence into the dining room of the house,
becoming all the while the more furious.
From this room she made her way into
the parlor, throwing down and trampling
under foot everything that came in her
way. Mrs. Lambert aroused her hus-
band, who arose, and went for help. The
cow next rushed into the bedroom where
Mrs. Lambert. with little baby and one
child occupied bed, while another little
child was in crib in front Of it. The
enraged animal mounted the bed. but
help arrived, and not an instant too soon.
The window was raised from the outside,
and Mr.. Mckenzie attempted to enter,
when the barrel gave him a blow which
knocked him back against the fence. The
children were at last secured and passed
through the window and Mrs. Lambert
soon followed The door of the bed
room was then closed, and the COW left to
herself At length she became quiet !;
the doors were opened and she walked
out. The furniture, which was very nice,
is fearfully demoralized The plastering
is knocked from the walls and the panels
of the doors broken out.-DeirOH Tri-
June.
Year: 1871

Stranger! it's very cold to night,


And I've no place to go
No place to lay my weary head, |
To shield me from the snow.
There are hundreds pass me on the street,
ask them where to go;
And then they ruthlessly pass by


And leave ,1e in the snow.
Oh. stranger, do not pass me by,
And leave me on the street,
With nothing for my covering


Except the hail and .leet.
had as good home, perhaps,


As any one you'll find,
But father died when I was young
Then mother lost her mind.
They sent her to the almshouse,


To pine sway and die,
And She IS looking down on me


From yonder starless sky.
And her heart must be sad to see
Me wandering to and fro,
And asking every one meet


To tell me where to go
But, hark those chilling blasts Of wind,
AS they 60 passing by,
Appear TO sing a requiem,


"That l must surely die!'
The strangers gone . Too late for help,
FE make the snow my bed,
And all the passers-by will hear


The winds sigh, s'She is dead ~
Year: 1871

One of the board Of education, going
his rounds as an amateur, put the follow
ing question to scholar in country
school /: " How do you parse Mary
MIXED the COW r" The last word was
disposed of as follows: Cow is a noun,
feminine gender, singular number, third
person, and stands for Mary"


Stands for Mary r exclaimed one of
the board: "How do you make that out ?"
Because" added the intelligent pupil.
''if the COW didn't stand for Mary how
could Mary milk herl'
Year: 1871

The truths of the gospel, like the pre-
cious metals, may be SO hidden as not to
be found by those who desire them not
while to those who seek for divine knowl-
edge as for hidden treasure, all things
will be made plain.
Year: 1871

A FORTUNATE DREAM.-a musician
residing in Augusta, Me-. played at ball
on Monday evening. goth ult., and after
the ball retired to rest as usual, but was
restless and unable to sleep, and sensa-
tion of dread of something wrong took
hold of his mind. So strong did this un-
easiness become. that he at length arose
and took the first train to Augusta, and
Immediately went to his home. where he
found his wife and little son of four years
of age both nearly sufocated from coal
gas. 1t was long time before they
could be revived. Had he been absent
an hour longer they would doubtless
have been both dead.-Bangor Wing.
Year: 1871

On reasonable terG,s. --


By strict attention to business, he hopes to
receive liberal share of public patron
age Give him call and inspect his styles
Of cutting and workmanship before going
elsewhere.
Year: 1871

MARTIN WALTERS always keep up
/ Itl their stock of GROCERIES and will not


be excelled either in the quality or price of
their goods in this line. Give them call
before going elsewhere.
Year: 1871

WHY is it that everybody goes to WM. F.
SNYDER when they are in need of any kind
of Chairs


BECAUSE he keeps the Best and Finest
Assortment of all kinds Of Chairs that was
ever offered TO the eyes of the public.


Reader, if you are in want of Chairs of
any kind, you will do well TO call on the un-
ersiCned and examine his fine stock Of
Year: 1871

sT Magistrates blanks for SALE and other
job work done on short notice, at this Office
cheaper and more neatly gotten up than in any
other Office in the Parish. Call and examine
specimens and prices and see if this is an empty
boast. We guarantee good workmanship at
fair prices; Indifferent or cheap ~ work not
solicited nor bids made in competition for ints-
rior 9siRlSnq.
Year: 1871

FATAL ACC1pENr.-On the 9th inst. young
man aged Is years, by the name of Robert Pc
rioux, residing at LGonvile in this Parish.
having started out with the intention Of hunting
ducks, stopped on the road at the plantation of
Ar. Andre Stout, and not wishing TO leave his
gun in the road attempted to pass it through an
"sage orange hedge; in the act the gun went off
lodging its contents in his chin and passing
through near the left ear, causing instant death
Another example Of the careless handling of
fire
Year: 1871

- Public Meeting is called to take place
to-day at the Office of j. J. Morgan ESQ, in our
Town. where those who have Mt heart the vel
fare of the people are earnestly invited to at
tend.


Tho Federal and State Governments have
placed the people in such a condition that it is
necessary to organise an opposition that will
aim at least to extricate by legal means, the pco
pie from that insufferable condition
Year: 1871

The Claiborne Adrocafe, a leading Democratic
organ of North Louisiana. thus views the So
called split in the Republican party


The whole npshot of the situation may he
thus stated: At the next National Republican
Convention on" wing the other will hr ac-
knowledged as the Simon pure Radical party of
Louisiana. The success OF the one wing will of
course squelch out the other. If the National
Republican Party should be hostile to Grant
then the Dunn. Casey and Packard Party are
as dta.t as Julius C~sar. If Grant is triumphant.
then the star of Henry Clay Warmoth will has
ten rapidly to its setting never more to arise.
Consequently the only advantage the split is to
the Democratic party will be in the next Lcgis-
laturc: Every Parish shonld instruct its repre-
sentatives to vote with the faction which will
repeal the Election. and Registration laws,
Printing Bills and others that were n,ude for
oppression and plumber. The Democratic men,
hers will be i'll situation t. dictate their terms
1t can impeach Warnoth. us it did Wicklifft ;
and it can keep the opposite faction hnpeIessly
ont OF power. They can intlict on one wing or
the other all the oppression which both have
heapcd npon the people and best of all. can see
that the promises made them are executed in
advance. AS the Democratic Central Committee
with Committee e-nlan from each Parish will
meet in New Orleans the 18th of November
and consult with Democratic representatives
let us hope that both of these bodies will make
some more useful suggestions for the rcgcnera-
ton of the State than have yet characterized
any of their sittings.
Year: 1871

~ Senatorial authority in Washington
gives out that the President has declared his
determination to proclaim martial law through
out the entire South. We may as we'll state
that the authority referred to is Senator Poole,
who is represented as holding Intimate relations
with the President.
Year: 1871

a FRIEND of ours trod on rusty nail
which penetrated his foot about ore inch
IL used Renne's Paiu-Killing Magic Oil
thoroughly and cured it without trouble.
This Magic Oil is what every family needs
in the house.
Year: 1871

ST.. LOUIS, August lon the occa-
sion of the sentence OF the two con-
victed Indian chiefs for murder at
Jacksboro, Texas, a few days ago, SAINT
ana, one of the prisoners, in reply to the
charge OF murder and sentence Of death,
spoke through an interpreter as follows: ::
"Why should die, since have been
under the white mans control ever
since I was a young man? started
off with a party Of my people for
Texas, and stopped with sick man on
Peas river. have been abused by my
people for being too friendly with the
white man. l have always been an
advocate for peace. ! have always
wished this to be white mans coun-
try. am wearing shackles because Of
the Kiowas and General Sherman.
l am to suffer for what others did.
This is the first time have ever been
so near to Texas. They know me not,
neither do I know them. If you let me
live, l feel my ability to control my
people. If / die, it will be like a match
put to the dry prairies-no power can
stop it. III could see Gen. Grierson or
my people, | pledge myself that l nor
my people will never cross the Red
river again. 1t shall be the long red
line. l am willing to pledge myself for
the Kiowas that if l get out Of this |
will make peace. What mischief has
been done was by the Ionorie Kiowas.
1t is the first mischief have ever been
in. | have a better knowledge OF the
Texan than | have ever had. If ever
get out your people can 60 on with
their farming and stock-ralslng-all
will 90 we'll. When Gen. Custer and
Gen. Sherman had me arrested the in
dignity OF shackles wa. never put upon
me. l have now seen these Texas
people in this house for the last
few days-women and children--and |
said in my heart / am willing to make
peace. Take off these shackles. l
cannot treat now. | am as a woman.
] expect to hear Of mischief done by
my people, and 1 know they are only
waiting to hear Of my death to take the
war path. Big Bow, Lone Wolf, Lost
Bear, Eagle Heart and Parah have
been depre dating on Texas, and ! feel
more enmity against them than | do
the Texans. ! will kill them with my
own hands if / am permitted to 60 to
my own tribe again.


After making the foregoing remarks
and being informed, through the inter-
prefer, that the decree of the court
stood unaltered, and being informed
that they would be hung on the first
Friday of September next, they both
arose and expressed a wish to be execu.
ted Immediately; that they were tired
Of confinement an d were not afraid to
die.
Year: 1871

They have down in Maryland q man
whom they style the African Fire King.
He gave an exhibition Of his powers"
recently in a physicians Office in the
presence of about twenty persoIs, and
one Of them described the result as fol-
lows: He first heated a shovel red-hot
and applied it to the bottom OF one OF
his feet 1t made no impression on
him whatever. He next heated o
shovel red-hot and licked il repeatedly
with his tongue. 1t did not even dry
the saliva in his mouth. He then put
his hand in hot stove and took there
from "a red.hot anthracite coal.
and offered il to the spectators.
who declined to accept the present.
His hand was not even scorched. He
then called out to know if there were
any "unbelievers" present To his as
tonishment We announced ourselves
still an "unbeliever." He then put
a shovel in the stove and partially
filled it with shot, when the shot bad
got pretty hot he stirred them with his
naked fingers TIL the lead had melted.
He then took the shovel in bis right
hand and poured the hot melted lead
in his LETT hand, and then poured the
burning solution into his mouth, kept 1t
there till IT cooled and spit i, out in
lump. We then expressed ourselves en-
tirely satisfied. He said that was only
twenty dollar performance; il they
would make him up fifty dollars he
would show something worth seeing"
Year: 1871

The New York Herald last week had
a long article on the probable result OF
the Presidential campaign in 1872. 1t
is we'll known that the Herald has gen.
orally sustained Gen. Grants course
and therefore it cannot be expected that
it would make a calculation upon the
probable electoral vote which would
show any favoritism for the Democracy


There are 81 electoral votes. A can
didate must get l59 to be elected.
Here is the Herdlds calculation:


II we take the States that are gener-
ally acknowledged to be Democratic,
and those which were carried BY the
Democrats at the last election. as an
indication OF what the vote Of the Elec-
toral College may be, the result would
be about as follows:
Year: 1871

According to late writer, sunsiroke
is due TO the action OF light upon the
brain exerted through the eve, and not
as is generally believed, to an elevation
OF temperature; and il is asserted that,
if the eye be properly shaded from the
glare OF the sun, any extra or unusual
precantion in the way OF protecting the
head and back Of the neck may be dis
pensed
Year: 1871

Will any we'll informed Republican
contend that the foregoing is nos fair
exhibit Of Grants prospects for re-elec
ton, if his Democratic opponent is ol
the character we have indicated ? Could
be possibly obtain more than l0i votes
or S. short OF a majority


We place the above estimates upot
record as an indication OF the drift o
public opinion concerning the mex
Presidential campaign.
Year: 1871

noME MIRrH.-Dont be afraid of
little fun at home, good people. Don't
shut up your houses lest the sun should
fade your carpets, and your hearts lest a
hearty laugh should shake down some of
the musty old cobwebs there. If you
want to ruin your sons, let them think
that all mirth and social enjoyment must
be left on the threshold without, when
they come home at night. When once a
home is regarded as only place to eat
drink and sleep in, the work is begun that
ends in gambling houses and reckless deg
radiation. Young people must have fun
and relaxation somewhere; if they do not
find it at their own hearth. stones, it will
be sought at other and less profitable pla.
ces. Therefore, let the fire burn brightly
at night, and make the homestead delight
full with all those little arts that parents
so perfectly understand. Don't repress
the buoyant spirits of your Children
half an hour Of merriment round the lamp
and freight of home blots out the re-
membrancc of many care and annoyance
during the day; and the best safeguard
they can take with them into the world
is the unseen influence of bright little
domestic sanctum.
Year: 1871

The following bit of good advice is from
The Working Man, aad is worthy the
attention Of all our readers


Lay it down as foundation rule, that
you will be " faithful in that which is
least" Pick up the loose nails, bits Of
twine, clean wrapping paper, and put them
in their places. BE ready to throw in an
odd half hour or hours time, when it will
be an accommodation, and don't seem to
make merit Of it. Do it heartily. Though
not word be said, be sure your employ
yer will make a note of it. Make your
self indispensable to HIM, and he will lose
many Of the opposite kind before he will
pant with you.


Those young men who watch the time
to see the second their working is up
who leave, no matter what state the work
may be in, at precisely the instant-whc
calculate the extra amount they eau slight
their work, and yet not get reproved-
who are lavish Of their employers goods,
will always be the first to receive notice
that times are dull, and their services arc
no longer required.
Year: 1871

Few people have any idea through
what number of hands their pocket
knives have passed in the process OF
manufacture. A bar Ofsteel, designed
to furnish 4 number of blades, is heat
ed to redness. A length is cut of, and
the fOrger speedily "mOOds" this
that is, shapes it roughly into the
form of pocket-knife blade. AnOth-
er heating is then required to fit the
end for being fashioned into the tang,
and yet another before it can undergo
the further operation of, "smithing,' -
the last stage of which is the stamp
ing of the mark of the thumb nail to
facilitate opening. The tang is then
ground and the blade marked with
the name Of the firm. The slight
bulge on the reverse side caused by
this operation is removed by fire or
the grindstOne. The blade is then
hardened by heating to redness and
then plunged into water up to the
tang. The tempering process follows
next, the blush yellow tint being
considered rs indicating that the
proper degree of heat at which to in.-
merse the blade once more in cold
water has been attained. After this
the various kinds of blades are CLASH
fled in the warehouse and undergo
sundry grinding operations to fit them
for being hafted. Twelve distinct
processes have by this time been gone
through, and many more are neeessa-
~ before the knife is completely fin
ished, although the number of hands
which it is now to pass through de-
pends in 4 great measure on the finish
TO be given to the handle, according
to the quality of the blades with
which it IS fitted, and the price which
the completed article is intended to
realize.