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Year: 1871

TUE New Haven woman, who recently
got married. and took her wedding tour
IN horse car. wrote to friend the next
} morning, saying she was just as well
satisfied "a though she had travelled
Wad the world.


HE Elizabethtown Eews says that on
M<lkxcugh's Hill Between that point
- c5sssburg, distance of shout eight


there are near forty Eve thousand
Z na.-shg peach trees will bear this year for
~sJfhe srst time
Year: 1871

LIFE is more precious than silver or
gold, and to preserve it IS long as possible
ia our duty, consequently no plausible
scheme should be left untried to secure an
end SO dsvoutly desired. DR.. Bells Balsam
Of Alpine Moss for Consumption and all
diseases of the Throat and Lungs, has be-
came very popular within few years, and
we attribute its fame, to its success Sec
Ad vertisement in this paper.
Year: 1871

. The symptoms of Liver
Complaint are uncasiness
and pain in the side. Some
times the pain is in the
shoulder, and is mistaken


Cor rheumatism. The stom-
ach is effected with loss OF
appetite and sickness, bowels
in general costive, some
times alternating with lax
l with pain, and dull, heavy
sensation, considerable loss


of memory, accompanied


with painful sensation of hay


ing left undono something


which ought to have been


done. Often complaining or
weakness, debility and low
spirits. Sometimes many or
Year: 1871

ton Of the trust cOnfided in him.
Respondent, about two years ago, in
stituted a suit in the Knox County
Chancery Court, for the purpose Of
compelling Mabry to account for the
funds so fraudulently diverted. The
proof has been partly taken, and
respondent is confident OF obtaining a
decree against Mabry for a large sum
exceeding two hundred thousand
dollars. Respondents object in an
swering is to pray the court not to
make any decree which viii embar-
rass his remedy or impair his rights
in this proceeding. He insists that if
he recover, it will be for the benefit Of
the company or the State. Should the
road be sold, as contemplated by the
bill, it will sell for as much without,
as with, this claim against Mabry.
Respondent suggests that such a reser-
walton ought to be made by the court
in all the DEGREES touching all the rail-
road companies which are parties de-
fendant in this suit.


A large number Of other answers
will probably be soon filed to the bill,
but the above are all that have thus
far been presented to the court.
Year: 1871

Here is q fair opportunity to test the
sincerity Of the party that some think
runs with the hound and hurTahs for
the hare.


There is ground today Of greater
hopes for the Democratic Conservative
party. / verify believe, from what I
saw and heard in the House on Friday
night, they viii finally fight before
being compelled to take the place (by
force Of 'laW," at it is called) of the
serfs Of the old world, and acknOwl-
edge themselves the interiors Of their
own kith and kin.
Year: 1871

BERLIN, March Sit is officially
proclaimed that the day Of the Empe-
for's return shall be observed as q day
OF thanksgiving throughout Father
land. The exact date has not as vet
been fixed by the Emperor. No ne
Rod OF mourning viii be appointed.
The Emperor in person win omen
Reichtag on the 2lst.
Year: 1871

and finally returned having


captured a bull frog in shall


low slough, after a lively chase.
| returned and gave him the
frog, except one leg which late
myself This refreshed him,
and placing his arm over my
shoulder we started of, trav.


cling SIX hours before stopping
for the night. All night he
Kept up a moaning noise, and
declared he..could go no far
ther. When morning came !
started ont TO the river TO look
for duck and other game. On
an island l saw a sage hen,
and waded over, but lost sight
of it without obtaining a shot.
Year: 1871

The reason of the strange
disappearance of Samuel Hous.
ton, in the early part of his
life, when he left a lovely bride
and the governorship of Ten
nessee and exhiled himself
among the Indians for many
years, has lately been revealed.
He discovered, within a few
hours after his marriage, that
his wife did not love him, but
had been urged into the match
by an ambitious family, while
loving another man. He at
once retired from the house,
and by his subsequent exile
gave the lady a right to the di-
vorce which she obtained.
Year: 1871

A FRIEND Of ours wants to
know what is the best course
to pursue if you pass along by
q front gate at 10 o'clock at
night "and hear a smack like
a horse pulling his hoof out of
the mud" The proper course
for you to pursue is TO 60 right
along about your regular bust
ness and let nature take its
course. We have often tried
it, to the entire satisfaction of
the parties at the gate.
Year: 1871

AT this season of the year
there are thousands of helpless
poor to be provided for. Those
who have wealth and enjoy
ment at home should not for
get the hungry and naked.--f
Make yourself happy by reliey.r
ing their distress.
Year: 1871




KEEPTHE MOUTH SHUT.-This is very
important, both for happiness and health.
By keeping it shut more than it is, fewer
disagreeable things will be said, which
will make US less unhappy. Peopleshould
cultivate the habit of breathing through
the nose more than they do. Man'snos-
trils were not intended for the sole pur-
pose of Distinguishing odors, good from
bad, but were put in his head to filter and
purify the air he breathes before it enters
his lungs, and to soften and warm it when
chilled, damp, and unhealthy from the
influence of variable climate. He who
breathes through his mouth will always
find himself more or less in trouble with
pulmonary or bronchial difficulties. tits
the most hurtiul thing in the world to go
from warm room, in winter or autumn
evenings, and draw the damp and chilly
out door atmosphere directly into the
lungs through the mouth. 1t has, time
and time again, resulted in severe attacks
of illness and not unfrequently death.
Year: 1871

Any amount and every class of Insurance required
can be placed at this Office in the best Companies,
and at as low rates as at agency in the country.
Expiration Notices Promptly Given.
Year: 1871

GREELEy's RIvAL.-Mr. c. w. Fay
of the Trenton Sentinel, isafter Greeley's
agricultural laurels. Here is a sample
of what he knows about it:


The proper time to pull hemp is any
Friday that good Judge may select.


Castor oil beans succeed best in the
bowels of the earth. They will soon
work their way out.


The best preparation for hops is a toad
or two in each hill They will make the
vines fairly jump.


The usual time to put in rye is early
in the morning. Some husbandmen, es-
pecially those in the city, continue to run
it in at intervals of half an hour until
bedtime. The practice is only allowable
in case of dry season. In reaping
wheat never take it by the beard. 1t is
found to go against the grain.


Buckwheat is not healthy food. 1t is
apt to cake upon the stomach. Corn in
the ear is apt to affect the hearing. II
eaten green it will make the voice husky.


When dealt out as army rations the
kernel should always be served first, and
then the men privately.


Never plant your potatoes early. 1t
is the early potato that gets the worm.
1t is uphill work with them after that


To be certain of the kind of squashes,
compare them with your head. In adopt
ing this rule l mistook pumpkins for
squashes, but by continued, careful COM
parison, 1 soon learned to detect the diff
ference. But for some new beginners it
requires great caution.


In making cider out of apples | found
it pretty tightsqueeze, Notwithstanding
my long connection with the press. New
er drink cider made from crab apples.
1t is pretty certain to "go back on you."


If you would lay in supply of old
wine be sure to make it of elder-berries.
Year: 1871

States Penetentiary, have ascertained
that, out of six hundred prisoners, only
six ever learned trade; namely, two
shoemakers, one blacksmith, one cabinet
maker, one tin-smith, one stone-cutter.
Several began to learn trades, but ran
away after short time.


Here is text. One cannot but re-
member the lines of Dr. Watts:


And Satan finds some mischief still


For idle hands to do"


There are good reasons for learning
wholesome trade, aside from the direct
question of good morals. Even if one is
placed beyond the need of manual labor
for his own support, mecha nical trade
will afford amusement. A shop in the
house with all the mechanical tools,
would give exercise to scholars, profes-
sional men, and gentlemen retired upon
competence from business. We have
known men who made the most of their
repairs ON their property; who took care
of their own clocks, who could manufact-
ure excellent pieces of furniture, and
found pleasure and exercise in doing so.
| But trade will always be resource
on which to fall back in case of pecuniary
misfortune. And it is in this view, es-
pecially, that we consider it important
that boys who are expectant heirs of
property, young men who are to enter
upon commercial pursuits, and literary
and professional men, should learn
enough how to work with their hands to
enable them IN case of reverse, to earn
their own bread. We never heard more
bitter curses than those which young
man once poured upon the head of his
father He was the child of very rich
man. He was sent to school all his youth
long, but he was taught to do absolutely
nothing. He could not harness horse,
milk a COW, hold pillow, manage spade
use tool of any kind. He never had
been taught to provide for himself sin
gle article. He was as ignorant how to
get along in the world as baby. And
when be was about of age his father ut
terly failed, and his son was launched up
on the world to seek a livlihood, with no
ideas of money, except how profusely to
spend it and with no tact at business, of
any kind, and with disposition which
had been educated to expect men to look
up to him. With sensitive pride, with
little knowledge of men, with faculties de-
cidedly above the average, he managed
to get along in poor way, forever in
debt, perpetually changing his occupa-
ton, and always with the result of leav-
ing him, if possible, little worse off
than before. He never spoke of his ia
ther without rage. "What business had
he to leave my wholelive open to misery
by negleeting his duty to me +? If he had
cut off my hands and my feet, he could
not have been more cruel than to have
left me helpless as | am"


Every child has right to be taught
how to work with his hands. Every
boy should be taught not only all com
mon work on farm or in garden, but
should be taught some simple elements
of mechanical trades. 1t would be es-
pecially well that the young should learn
minor trades. The manufacture of box
es, baskets, and the hundred little con-
veniences of daily life, not only tend to
create an occupation of amusement, but,
should fortune be reversed, it will enable
one to gather up slender support.
Year: 1871

A story they tell Of lunatic man,


Who slid down hill in warming pan,
He steered himself with the handle Of course,
And elucked away as he would TO horse.
His legs II is true. were somewhat IN the way,
And his seat rather tight, If II body might saw
But he landed all right at the foot Of the hill,
And for all that know. is sitting there still.
You smile at the story. and wonder how folks
Can get from their brains terrible hoax
But sliding down hill is many aman


On much worse thing than warming-pan.
Some are going down full speed on their pride;
And others who on their stingness slide;
But the strangest way of taking that ride,
Is to go. as some do on a jug astride.


Beware of such coasting. or like Jack and Gill,
You'll make sorry work in getting down hill
Beware, for with what other evils you tug,
'Tis nothing like sliding down hill on jug.
Year: 1871

The following letter written by Mrs. F.
E. W. Harper to Mr.. VIM. SILL of Phila-
delphia, describes the jeff Davis plantation,
under its present occupants Every one
will see retributive justice brought home
to the hearthstone, if not the heart, of the
arch traitor:


MOBILE, July 5, 1871.


Ny DEAR FRIEND:-It is said that truth
is stranger than fiction; and if ten years
since some one had entered my humble log
house and seen me kneading bread and
making butter, and said that in less than
ten years you will be in the lecture field,
you will be a welcome guest under the roof
of the President of the Confederacy, tho
ugh not by special invitation from him,
that you will see his brothers former slave
a man of business and influence, that hun
dreds of oolored men will congregate on the
old baronial possessions, that school will
spring up there like we'll in the desert
dust, that this former slave will be magis-
trate upon that plantation. that labor will





under the sole auspices and moulding hands
of this man and his sons will be developed
a business whose transactions will be num-
bered in hundreds of thousands of dollars,
would you not have smiled incredulously?
And I have lived to see the day when the
plantation has passed into hands that once
wore the fetters of slavery. Mr.. Montgom-
cry, the present proprietor by contract of
between five and six thousand acres of land,
has one of the most interesting families
that have seen in the South. They are
building up a future which if exceptional
now hope will become more general here
after. Every hand of his family is adding
its quota to the success of this experiment
of colored man both trading and farming
on an extensive scale. Last year his wife
took on her hands about 130 acres of land,
and with her force she raised about 107
bales Of cotton. She has a number of Or
phan children employed, and not only does
she supervise their labor, but she works
herself One daughter, an intelligent
young lady, is postmistress and believe
assistant book keeper. One son attends to
the planting interest, and another daugh-
ter attends to one of the stores. The busi-
ness of this firm of Montgomery & Sons
has amounted, understand, to between
three and four hundred thousand dollars in
year. stayed on the places several days
and was Hospitality entertained and kindly
treated.
Year: 1871

During a late performance of the
'Lady of Lyons" at the Mormon theatre
in Salt Lake City, an old elder got up and
Indignantly walked out of the house with
his "a wives muttering, 81 won't stay and
see a play where a man makes such an aw-
full fool of himself about one womann'
Year: 1871

Every parent is like looking glass for
his children to dress themselves by. There
fore parents should take care to keep the
glass bright and clear, not dull and spotted,
as their good example is rich inheritance
for the rising generation.
Year: 1871

RESISTING THE PoLIcE.-Late last evening


a warrant was issued for the arrest Of


negro by the name Of Robinson Bradshaw


for interfering with the police. Two OF


the officers started off for him, and on reach


ing his place of abode, on 18th street, In
Butchertown, stated their business. He


declined to go to the station-house, however,
and, together with one or two negro wo-
men, commenced an assault and resisted
violently. One of the women amused her.
self by chewing extensively on the finger
of n policeman, much to the injury OF his
hand. The man was safely locked up, and
at q later hour the woman was sent Tor.
The parties will have hearing this morn
| inc.
Year: 1871

RAID ON THE RocK-BATTLE FIGHTERs.-
Yesterday afternoon a number of police
men stationed themselves in the neighbor-
hood of Butchertown and made o raid on
a large number of boys who were engaged
IN fighting rock battles. Several were AT
rested and will have hearing before Justice
White this morning.
Year: 1871

To the Editor of the Press:


Relying more on the press as channel OF
communication with the general mind, than
as power, use Its columns to exoress my
opinion, and what deem to be the opinion OF
the masses, relative TO subject that has been
repeatedly introduced to the public notice,
though hardly to the public satisfaction.


The educational interests of this State seem
TO me to be of the greatest Importance, and
any step that would involve them In uncer-
tainty should be fairly considered before taxi
en-. Education has ever been regarded as the
"sheet-anchor Of the public welfare" the nee
essary security Of nations; especially this oi
ours. thus our common schools have be-
come businesses of our Republic, and to day
are the means of our success as a Govern
ment. Though they may be deficient in
many respects, I think the Legislature had
well done its duty before last winter. The
success of the school depends as much on the
parent as the teacher; and The reformation, il
such we may call IL, must begln at home; the
chief obstacle be ny the little interest taken
in the school, by the more enlightened portion
OF the community, though it Is noticed with
regret.





ers." do not dispute that, but do deny
that the present system puts US in way to
obtain th+m. To be sure, teachers have 10
be examined; but in a manner that does no.
compare with the thoroughness OF the old svs-
tenn, and it is very apparent that the teachers
hired by the Superintending School Commit
tee do not suit so well, aud that in many
schuols the quality is not so good as they are
accustomed to have, although the expense Is
greater.


The grading of the teachers by the Com
mitteo does not seem to be the fair thing
the best teacher 10 the best school, and so ON
through the whole catalo que of schools, until
the least advanced school is the recipient OF
the poorest teacher; for somehow poor teach
advanced schools neea the best teachers; and
such schools grow poorer from lack of them.
But do not call the best educated man or
woman The hest teacher, Tor something be-
sides learning is needed. SO tar the law seems
10 be failure. Though it Is often said that
school agents were 10th to accept the Office,
on account OF the blame sometimes attache
to them before The passage OF the law; the
remedy to do away the same mas feaNaAy,d ;le
place so insignificant that few can be iound
that are willing 10 put up with Its bother, and
more than all that, Its former services, once
gralultous, have become quite an item in the
way OF chargeable 'ees.


1t Is generally understood that the Repre-.
sentatives have been Instructed to vote for
the repeal OF the school laws of last winter,
and am pleased TO note this, for think 1t
shows the appreciation in which they ale held
by the people. "A straw shows the way OF
the wind" SrcMs
Year: 1871

RIDS FOR ALL THE COAL TAR PRODUCED AT THE
works Of the METROPOLITAN as Light Company at Forty
second street and Eleventh avenue w be received till Jan
uary IL next at the main Office OF the company 25
way, where terms and particulars can be learned.


o. ZOLLIKOFFER President.
Year: 1871

RENEWAL OF CONFIDENCE.


1t is quite evident that not only are divis-
ions healing in Republican ranks, but that the
Administration as its representative, is re.
covering strength and renewing confidence.
Connecticut is an illustration as well as cause
OF this. But apart from any such event, the
reaction which always follow strained and
unreal situation is materially helping this
Men begin to see that this silent, uncommu-
nicati7e man, whose ,oant of tact and person
al adapta6ility far more than augAt else, is
at the bottom of the feelings so adverse to
him which have been manifested; say we
are learning that this man is earnest, hoEest
and faithful; that with wise purposes, large
patriotism, a comprehensive, il undemonstra-
tive intellect, and will that seldom bends,
has no other idea than to obtain and main.
tain the public good. II President Grant on.
ly had one touch of imagination-that won
der-working magician that would enable
to meet and esteem men with aims; or if he
had, however slightly, some personal magnet
ism so as to attract men to and for himself.
and not repel as is perhaps the case.



At present, the question of popularity would
be greatly modified. However he is winning,
Nothing has increased this SO much as the Ku
Klux message, and the course which it is
known he will pursue with regard to the San
Domingo report. By sending it in with dig
nihed message, stating the history of the
transaction, as he knows it, stating his rea-
sons for taking action and indicating the
statesmanlke views of our future which Lie
behind, and sustain it, and then throwing on
Congress and the country all final action, the
President will silence, and I should think,
shame too, those who inside the ranks of his
presumed friends, have been so ready to criti-
else him in advance. In the whole the boast
Of Butler yesterday that no administration
since Jackson's day had ever been as strong
in the beginning of its third year, as was the
present one, is true. The session OF Congress
has had two good results. 1t establishes to
the country beyond all legal question the con-
tinued necessity for the Republican party's
existence; and that being done, the other has
followed, the recreation Of harmony within
its 1oios. SPECTATOR.
Year: 1871

Many eloquent warnings have
been uttered from the scaffold.
AT recent execution OF a murder
er i'll Missouri, he said to those
who had assembled to witness his
igu2IuinOuS death:


WHISKY and the bearing of
pistols have ruined me. fyou do
not want them to ruin you, if you
do not want to be imprisoned, aud
in the end brought to the scaffold,
don't drink liquor, don't carry
firearms"


There is a volume of wisdom in
that short sentence.
Year: 1871

o Pa, Mr.. Smith was here
this morning. and when ma told
him that you would not be back
till late, he sIil her lips were
like honey, aud that he wished
he was a bee and then he kiss
ed her. They gave me a piece
of candy not to tell anyone,
but | don't think they'd mind
you, you're so well acquainted
with ma.
Year: 1871

These Machines are specially adapted for The
use of farmers, being able 10 sew grain sacks 0nC
heavy clothing with the same facility as the usu
al family work-malling n more durable seam
not liable to rayel, as is the case of the loop OF
Year: 1871

A Word TO THE UNsUcoxssTUL.
Very few men are permitted to te sve-
cessfui very few men are permitted 10
be wise; very few men are permitted to
be eloquent; very few men are qualified
to be states men; very few men are good
for anything eminent; aud even those
that are eminent are men with like pas
sions with every one else. Therefore b
not discouraged because it is your lot to
be in humble circumstances because
your work is Insignificant in the eyes Of
men-because you are called to labor in
obscurity. The time is coming when all
earthly distinctions will be Of very little
account.