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Year: 1871

- SlOEF ~ lOIO OI Il llctl lanu-
lord who once oppressed a poor
widow, who was unfortunate
enough to be his tenant, finally
turning ler ont into the street
on a cold day in winter. Her
son, a mere child, less than a
dozen years old, remembered
the crue} scene, and in after
years became an artists, and
painted the scene in a vivid
manner, placing the picture
where tie landlord could see
it, who turned pale at having
bis former .infamy brought to
mind So forcibly. and offered
large sufns of money for the
picture, that he might hide it
from his own and other Peo-
pies gaze. But all in vain, he
could not buy the picture, and
for a lorg tiihe it retrained at
his very threshold, as It were, a
silent evidence of his former in
fanny. So has each human be-
ing an Invisible painter at his
elbow, Painting on the souls
canvas a irecogd of the acts and
scenes Of life, depicting the
passions of his career with an
intensity that at Some future
day will haunt with their truth
ful denunciations and biting
rebukes. Happy for us, then,
if such dark somber scenes are
few, and their ftful, shoulder
ing fires are eclipsed by fairer
and more holy scenes, when we
gaze back on the panorama of
our past lives, and review our
career before entering upon an
either one of greater capabiIi-
ties! Happy for us, then, if
our race after happiness has
not been a mere scramble after
riches, and if we have not
groveled SO long in the earth
beneath our feet that we have
lost sight of the beautiful skies
above us. Yes, happy indeed
if we have no haunting picture
of glaring misdeed, or clouded
hope, orperverted aspiration TO
psint its ghoulish finger ever
at us, or greet US with its sickly
grin of malicions torment, as
we turn this way and that in a
vain endeavor to escape its up
braidings.
Year: 1871

Some time ago woman was
tried and proven guilty of MUIR
der in the backwoods counties
of Mississippi. Her counsel
could find no redeeming clause
to save, and at last appealed
to the chivalry of the jury, who
gave there verdict as "Not
guilty-Beeassse she is q WonGNlP'
Year: 1871

Hides are said TO be tanned in
a few hours by a new process.
Our old schoolmaster used to
do it effectually in two minutes.
We of course speak from obser-
vation-not from experinenee!
Year: 1871

A despatch from st. Louis, which va
published yesterday, ohronicled the passage
over East st. Louis Of q terrific tornado which
came on Wednesday afternoon with fury and
force never before witnessed there. The
winds which freely sweep over tho vast
western plains often meet with q violence that
is tremendous. But ON this occasion the
off cts Of the concussion were unusually
destructive. A brisk shower preceded the
first blow, which came from the southeast;
but the wind, suddenly veering round to the
southwest, struck the elevator on the river
bank, tearing off part of the roof, and passing
In a due northeast direction totally demolished
the freight depot of the st. Louis and VAN
dalia Railroad, eight hundred feet long by one
hundred feet wide; the freight and passenger
depot of the Northwestern Railroad, two
freight depots, u portion Of the passenger
depot and ticket Office, and the large round
house of the Chicago and Alton Railroad the
car house, scale Office, freight Office and part
OF one Of the freight depots of the Ohio and
Mississippi road; the freight and passenger
depots of the Toledo and Wabash road, and a
number of the dwelling houses in the vicinity.
portion of the Terre Haute and indianapolis
depot was blown off, and nearly all the derricks
and other appliances for the construction of the
bridge were torn away and blown into the
river. train of cars including thirty ton
locomotive, was blown from the track and
hurled forty feet down into slough. Another
train of thirteen cars, laden with grain, was
overturned and smashed and one of the cars
was blown into the river. A train coming In
on the Terre Haute road, when at Brooklyn.
three miles north OF East st. Louis, was blown
from the track and about forty cars on side
track Of the Toledo and Wabash and Chicago
and Alton road, about nine miles out, were over.
thrown. The roundhouse of the Chicago and
Alton road, after being blown down, caught
fire from an engine inei1e and was burned.
The engineer of the locomotive was burned to
death. Six other persons were killed and at
least forty were seriously wounded by this ter.
rible hurricane. The steamboats, lying on the
east side of the river were grievously damaged.
The pecuniary losses, so far as ascertained.
amount to nine hundred and thirty thousand
dollars.


This great tornado is the first of the season.
1t is not unlikely that from now to July we
shall have to record many more similar hurri-
canes, together with deluging rains. How
important, then, is it that negotiations may be
speedily completed with the telegraph COM
panies that shall guarantee the prompt trans>
mission Of the signal service reports of the
weather in order that all adequate precautions
may be taken against the destruction Of life
and property by the approaching storms from
every direction.
Year: 1871

candidate in 1856 to cut out G neral Fremont
and to elect Buchanan.


In the chapter of acc'd ants suci as these,
which have decided SO many Of our Presi-
DENTAL elections, there are many possibilities
against the administration. Sumner may be
one of them. He seems to be in the mood
for scrub race against General Grant and
Trumbull and Fcnton and Schurz, and a
host of other disaffected party leaders, are
not far behind. Sumner, however, is
the immediate danger, and what is to be done
with him? He is dead against ST. Domingo,
he may spoil the work of the Joint High Com
mission on those Alabama claims, and he may
defeat the great Daricn canal scheme if
retained in his present position as head of the
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. The
President has no faith in him, and he has no
faith in the President What then, should be
done2 Mr.. Sumner, II he will have IL 80,
should be removed, as simple act of justice
toward the Executive Department., a co-ordi-
nate branch Of the treaty making power. AS
far as possible harmony should be sought
between the President and that particular
member of the Senate who represents it on
our international affairs. The difficulty is
clear, and the remedy is simple after all.


Finally, upon this direct Issue between Pre-
sdent and Senator, the republican party Of
the Senate must stick to the President. Other
wise the whole organization becomes demoral-
lied, and scrub race for the succession is
inevitable. How else can it be ii the head of
the party is snubbed and Sumner is supported
as mutineerf General Grant, educated as
o soldier, is disciplnarian even as a polit-
clan. So was General Jackson. In this very
thing if the republicans only have the sense
to understand it, General Grant has shown
them that distinguishing quality of Old
Hickory which was and which may be more
than match against oil inside mutineers and
all outside schemes and coalitions.
Year: 1871

heard noise sorter like tearing a
shingle roof off Nv house all at wonst
and felt that my bones were all that
reached the floor. l staggered to my
feet and took look at my shirt.
The nails had lfilt their hold, and
thar it was hanging arms down, in
side cut, stiff as ever. Just like the
army of Mexico after one of the first
battles patch of hide just about
the size Of q dollar bill, q bunch Of
har Just about the size Of bird thar |;
then some more har; then skin, and
then so on all over the burned new
tangled, everlasting, Internal cussed
shirt. 1t was picture to look at and
so was I. The hide, har and paste
was about equally divided between me
and it. Wonder what Bets, darn her,
thought when she came home and
found me missin. Spects she thinks
! crawled into a thicket and died of
my wounds. 1t must have scared her
good, for it looked like the skin of
wild beast torn off alive. Darn law
yer Jonson and his slick shirt.
Year: 1871

In very able article in MacMillan's
Magazine, on the subject Of "Uncon-
scious Cerebration," the author, Fran
ces Power Cobbe, after treating his
subject learnedly, and expatiating upon
the dreams which occupy the mind
when we are in state of unconscious
ness, concludes that "Thought is q
function Of Matter and says:
" Though we may succeed in proving
that the Brain can think without the
Conscious Man. the great converse
theorem, that the Conscious Man can
think without a Brain has as yet re-
ceived no jot Of direct evidence"
Year: 1871

The Athens (Tenn.) Post of the
18th ult., is responsible for the follow
ing: .


cit is told that an engineer on a
Tennessee night train has recently, on
several occasions, discovered a red
light swinging at furious rate near q
station where the train stops Cor water.
The light would sometimes be in front
and sometimes in the rear of the train.
When the engineer would stop his train
and send come one to learn why the
signal to take up was made, the mes
senger would be greatly surprised to
see the light vanish. Investigation has
proved that no person was there with a
lantern, and the brakesmen and con-
ductor concur also in having beheld
the phenomenon, which, so far as
known, is without visible cause. though
it is alleged that year or two ago a
signal man was killed near the point
named.


"On another occasion, some labor
ers on the same line were coming down
the road in hand car, about 3 o'clock
in the morning, when they suddenly
heard the approach of an engine and
train, and knowing that no train was
due in the vicinity az that hour, they
became greatly frightened, and, jump
ing ou. nf the car, threw IL off the
track to avoid a collision. They had
hardly accomplished this, when a train
swept by presenting a spectacle more
appalling than the apocalyptic picture
of death on the pale horse. The phan-
tom engineer stood with his fcshless
hand on the throttle valve, and his
socketless eyes pcering into the dark
ness ahead; the pale and ghostly fire.
man was in his place; skeleton brakes
men were on the platforms, while
through the lurid and cleaning win
dows of the cosches could be seen the
glastly features of passengers who had
long since made theil last trip in the
flesh and handed in their checks. AS
the spectre train sped on, suddenly
the whistle sounded "dovn brakes ~
a sound such as no mortal contrivance
ever made. This was Immediately fol
lowed by what seemed terrific crash :,
accompanied by mingled shrieks and
groans and all the terrible concomi
tants of filst-class railroad accident.
The poor. Mortified laborers imme-
diately fed the spot, and believing, as
they do, that the line is haunted, moth
ing could induce one OF them ever to
work on it again.


"It is strange story, and hard to
believe; but you know how it is your
self, Horatio there are more things in
heaven and earth than our philosophy
ever dreamed or"
Year: 1871

There is good reason for believing
that the great African desert Of Sa-
hara once formed part of the At
lantic ocean. Traces Of ancient sea
beaches have been found near the nor
thern margin of the desert, and the
common cookie is found living in
some of the salt lakes.
Year: 1871

The cleanest city in the world is
said to be Broch, in Holland, where
no horse and carriage has ever been
permitted to enter, and where every
thing is kept with most scrupulous
neatness. Before entering many oi
the houses you are required to remove
your shoes. 1t ID said that even the
Emperor of Russia was compelled to


comply with this custom on his recent
visit to that place. .... ~.
Year: 1871

When you have hard, cold ride in
an open cutter of ten or twenty miles,
against the wind, place spread news
paper over your chest before you but
ton up your overcoat, and you will not
become chilled through. Nothing
can be cheaper, and, as far as it goes,
nothing more sufficient.
Year: 1871

Lord Lorne, it is said, will wear the
complete Highland toilet on the oc-
casion of his forthcoming nuptials
with the Princess Louise. The grand
fcsture of this attire is found il the
total lack of breeches.
Year: 1871

The Bristol News tells US how q
Blountvills lawyer desiring last week
to visit Bristol, and not wishing to
make the trip on loot, and ha wing no
horse, inaugurated new plan for the
purpose of obtaining one. Seeing a
team Of six horses passing the town he
had one of them replevied until he
could make the trip.
Year: 1871

The Bishop of Florida has ordained
Rev. Robert Love TO the ministry in
the Episcopal Church. This is said
to be the first instance of the ordinS-
tion of colored man in that church
in the Southern States.
Year: 1871

White labor is in demand for the
cotton and sugar plantation near N
Orleans. Orders are constantly re-
ceived from the cotton aud sugar plan.
ters for white labor, and white hands
will be employed next year to a great
er extent than ever before.
Year: 1871

We give place to the following
gem Of poetry from the pen of one
of our most gifted town ladies, with
great pleasure, and only hope that
other contributions will follow from
her iAcils pen as we . viii most gladly.
publish them. 1881 .bse "a
Year: 1871

thirst for profit, the excitements Of
competition, the Intensity of the spirit
of speculation which pervades every
walk of life; these things all hasten
tho mind and body to that point
where the strength of nature fails,
and the man, if he does not die in
stantly, fingers along with paralyzed
limbs and weakened intellect for the
remainder OF bis life.


All men have more or less of the
cares and anxieties peculiar to human
life. That there is skeleton in every
household is proverbial; and no man
can long survive struggle with ma
ture who, in addition to the ordinary
cares Of life, assumes load of respon-
sibility beyond all mortal strength, and
with overburdened brain and fevered
body, ventures to battle through the
world. There is a limit to the power
of giants. The burdens which a man
may carry when taken separately and
at intervals, and be but tho stronger
for the,labor, if all pressed upon the
brain at once, must produce exhaus-.
ton of body and mind. We are all
working too fast. We are all laboring
as if the affairs of mankind must be
arranged before we die; we are all.
toiling as if. for the purpose of leaving
nothing for any one to doaafter we
have gone. There are men now liv-
ing who so labor by night and day
that it is reasonable to assume that
they expect in their time to lay every:
mile Of railroad that will ever be need
ed on the continent of America. And
the same spirit is to be found in every
walk of life. We are destroying our
selves, that posterity may have moth
ing to trouble themselves with.


This unnatural process of destruc-
tion, Of course, carries off those soon
est whose services to society are mcst
valuable. But the great mistake is in
supposing that the men who follow us
cannot get along as we'll if we leave
something for them 10 do. We make
another mistake in supposing that
any one of US is absolutely essential
to the worlds prosperity, or that the
world will miss us q week after 1we
have gone. ltis madness, therefore,
for men to tux themselves mentally
and physically, to break down their
bodily strength and mental vigor un:
der the delusion that we ora fIlfil1;no
mission or accomplishing anything
I that would not have been as we'll ac-
complished if we had never existed.
There are but. few men engaged in
commercial and professional, duties
who, under the insane velocity Of the
present day, are not. exceeding the
proper limits of labor, and who are
not thereby inducing premature decay,
and inviting certain, if not sndden


death in the very hour of their work
Chicago Tribune.
Year: 1871

Girls, take good care of your health.
Don't think because you arc perfectly


we'll now you can expose yourself in
every way, and because it never did
hurt you, that it never will. 1t is no
light matter to trife with ones health,
for it is too often blessing too little
appreciated until lost. know how
you feel about such things, for was
once thoughtlcss girl too; and al
though I had kind mother to give
me advice, which I have often wished
I had taken, l thought then I knew
best, and only found out my mistake
when it was too late. How often do
you do as did? Change thick and
heavy clothing for lighter, and heavy
shoes for thin CATERS, to 90 sleighing,
or to some party or singing school.
Then have you not come chilled
through, and risen next morning with
the headache, swollen eyes, and
a generally uncomfortable feeling Z?
Don't do so, girls. Don't follow fash-
ions that will make you sacrifice your
health. If you do, you will be old
women at thirty, in spite Of all the
embellishments you can give your
faces for if your health is ruined, you
will have little pleasure in anything
else.


I once knew young girl who was
as healthy and hearty as one usually
sees, who walked home from q party
in thin shoes, through the dewey
grass. She caught cold which set
tied on her lungs and in short time
carried her to her grave. She is not
the only one who has shortened her
life by her own carelessness. How
many we see who are killing them
selves by lacing.. I think it is pitt
full sight to see an unnaturally slender
waist, and eyes projecting from the
head from the compression, while the
victims Of their own foolishness are
unable to eat one-third as much as
they need, for fear their misery will
be more than they can bear. No SEN
sible girl will do this, and no one ever
would if she could only know the suf
fering she will have to endure in after
years. Take advice, then; dress 30
that you feel comfortable, no matter
how others do; and never expose
yourself more than you can holp, and
you will stand chance of enjoying q
healthy, and happy old age Western
Rural.
Year: 1871

GOODNESS AND CoURAGE.-Not long
since Swiss shepherd boy, only four
teen years of age, was tending a flock
of sheep among the hillsin the Can,
ton Grisons, when bear made raid
upon the flock and seized two of the
finest sheep. The courageous little
fellow attempted to drive the bear OFT
by beating him with stick, but bruin
turned upon him, and he was forced
to run for his life. The bear was
gaining rapidly upon him, and there
was seemingly no escape, suddenly
the lad bethought himself of anarrow
ravine, three hundred feet deep, close
by, across which he thought he could
leap, while he hoped the bear would
not notice it, and fall to the bottom.
Dashing on, half wild with excitement
and dread, he reached the edge of the
precipice, the bear close at his heels.
The chasm was upward of six feet
wide, but the lad cleared it by des-
perate bound and landed safely on the
opposite side. The bear, as he hoped,
did not see the ra>ino, and fell head.
long to the bottom, where, bruised
and bleeding, and unable to rise, the
shepherd lad found him, and, having
no weapon with him, succeeded in
killing the animal by dashing out his
brains with heavy stones.
Year: 1871

Cows HOLDING UP THERE MILK
s. B. Hartshorn, West Cheshire, Ct.,
has a COW that holds up her milk, ap-
parently without cause. ae wants a
remedy. We have been led to the
conclusion that it is due to some irri-
tating circumstance that has brought
on the fit of the sulks, if we might be
allowed to use such ar expression in.
connection with a cow. We have
often noticed a curious sidelong glance
given by the COW when endeavoring
to bring her to reason and to her milk
which has conveyed to us the idea
that the beast was spiteful about
something. Our plan has therefore.
been to have patience, to manipulate
and gently rub the udder, and avoid
anything that would further irritate
the animal to avoid giving any little
dainty, or even to be led out of our
regular course Of feeding, lest a habit
might be confirmed. This treatment
has generally resulted in bringing the
milk, though it has sometimes failed.
Many plans have been suggested by
which to overcome this trick,
for trick we believe it to be-.
Pressure over tho loins between the
last rib and the hip bones is one; q
smart and sudden stroke of u whip
which would change tho current of the
animals ideas is an other; giving
some enticing article Of food to effect
the same purpose is another; if a
fresh COW, letting the calf suck-all
having the same end in Wow, namely,
to cause to forgot all about her milk;
but we have not found any of them
effectual but the third mentioned, and
that we were averse to encouraging.
Hearth and Home.
Year: 1871

IF you will studiously observe these
little rules, and don't appropriate your
table napkin under the contemplate
pretense that you thought it was your
pocket handkerchief, you will succeed
admirably.
Year: 1871

To conduct this Intercourse between


the GpR States and the Northwest the
Memphis and Selma road Was put under
contract. The map properly shows the
condition and course Of the road from
Year: 1871

The steamer City Of Limerick took out eoeoo In specie


The money market has been amply supplied through
cut the day per cant the of rates on CALL
though after O'Clock money was accessible at and
Discounts are allow at to 10 per cent


Government bonds have been dull al day, prices OF
yesterday being barely maintained. The market closed
steady on the basis Of 4 91l for 1858 Flax Hatch
Year: 1871

We would caution the degenerate youths who
seek bodily publication by Sunday afternoon
bathing in the Holston, especially small boys,
to be very careful not to go in near the islands,
lest the alligator that sports near the western
shore should playfully bite off a leg or an arm.
The Southern saurian, of which the one in the
Hoston is a lineal descendant, is fond Of ado
lescent picaninnies, but is now thoroughly ac-
climated and is not so choice ofcolor as if nur-
tured in the lagoons of Louisiana. Death by
the bite offs crocodile would make q pretty
good local item but the individual wouldnt tap
preciate it, so we give the caution from purely
philanthropic motives, as any one can see.
Year: 1871

We learned last evening of gentleman dl-
rectly from the vicinity that considerable hail
storm occurred in the neighborhood of Louis
vile Yesterday afternoon Hrl stones as large
as partridge eggs fell abundantly fer nearly
half an hour Is was from the same cloud that
gave us a sprinkle about one o'clock at this city
Year: 1871

The best favored and purest in the city is
always to be found at any hour of the day and
until midnight, at the favorite confectionery of
Petern Kern, west side Market Square. Ladies
with or without escort will always find quiet,
clean rooms and attentive walters. Ice cream
sold by the quart or gallon, or made to order at
reasonable rates v19tf.
Year: 1871

The Humphreys and RudOIphe Legal Coptro-


versy-Judge Curtis Umpire.


The chambers of the Marine Court yesterday morning
densey crowded than the previous day
emen of the bardstc fraternity reported in yeser-
days HERALD Judge Curtis then dissolved attachment
the instance of Humphreys. The point left decision
whether the Court had lost final jurisdiction case
Both OF the principals in the suit were in court.


When the called lengthy discussion took place
between counsel either sIde This only
put end to by Judge Curtis, regular gradient of the
Counsel stated that they ready to proceed In
of the discussion Judge Curtis explanation
of his decision OF the previous day that the ground upon
which the attachment had been vacated that ada
Wit on which 1t had been granted insufficient to sustain
IT, stated he should have decided In favor of the urs
dicon.


Mortimer Humphreys, the plaintiff, placed on tho
stand and He went The negotiations between
Rudophe and himself when the former employed him
business agent.


Humphreys was at considerable length as
his entire impecnnosy when employed by Rudophc, to
show that the employment had been act Of charity.


THE FRENCHMAN IN THE FRONT


Mons. Rudophc then gave his testimony
very excited style He said that he had always paid Hum
phreys full that he had agreed Humphreys
him than forty dollars which he had
rowed at various times that he des
tue tho Buffalo arrangement that humphreys should
allowed twenty dollars and nve cent of the
profits, II any; he lost the match as matter OF charity
benefit, but the proceeds werc small


Judge Curtis patiently listened to all the evidence,
having declared RudoIphe winner
So ended the first contest Of billiards the Marine Court