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Year: 1870

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There is many rest in the road of life,
II we only would stop and take it;
| And many tone from the better land
II the querulous heart would make it!
10 the sunny soul that is full of hope,


And whose beautiful trust ne'cr iaileth,
The grass is green and the flowers are bright


Though the wintry storm prevaieth.
Better TO hope though the clouds hang low,


And to keep the eyes still lifted
For the sweet blue sky will soon peep through,


When the ominous clouds are rifted
There was never night without day.


Or an evening without morning
And the darkest hour as the proverb goes.


Is the hour before the dawning.
There is many a gem in the path of life,


W hich we pass in our idle pleasure,
That is richer far than the jeweled crown,


Or the miser' boarded treasure
1t may be the love of a little child,


Or mothers prayer to heaven,
Or only beggar's grateful thanks,


For a cup OF water given.
Better to weave in the web of life


bright and golden filing,
And to do Gods will with a ready heart
And hands that are swift and willing.
Than to snap the delicate, minute threads
OF our curious lives asunder,
And then blame Heaven for the tangled ends.
And sit and grieve and wonder.
Year: 1870

A foppish fellow advised friend not 70
marry poor girl, as he would find matri-
mony with poverty sup hill work y
'Good, said his friend, II would rather
go up hill than down any time"
Year: 1870

An intelligent gentleman from Germany
on his first visit to an American church,
had contribution box with hole in the
top presented to him, and whispered to
the collector, " l don't get mein babers
unit can't vote"
Year: 1870

business, so far from being an Inconvenience
or a disappointment, will be only carrying
out what have most desired to do as soon
as it could be done without embarrassment
to you OF sacrifice of public duty. Indica-
tons that you might be already troubled
by suggestions on the subject, have induced
me to write at once without awaiting ms
return to Washington.


With sincere assurance of my strong de-
sire for the complete success of your admin
istration, l remain, truly, your obedient
servant. j. ID. COX.


To the President.
Year: 1870

We received this morning, through the
courtesy Of Mr.. Cain, baggage master on
the New Orleans. Mobile and Chattanooga
Railroad, package of the New Orleans
papers of yesterday; and, as they came by
the first through train, they are an agree
able confirmation OF the important fact that
we are at last in direct communication by
railroad with our delightful sister city, and
that the means of seeing more of each other
IS now within the reach of the Gulf and
Crescent cities.
Year: 1870

LATEST NEWS FROM ALL POINTS
THE CENSUS IN THE SOUTH
Diminished Gain in Population
CLOSE OF REGISTRATION IN NEW YORK
GREELEY NOMINATED FOR CONGRESS
RUFFIANLY OUTCR0P IN NORFOLK
CABINET OFFICER IN DANGER
Republican Meeting Broken Up
PRUssIAN SIEGE GUNS BEFORE PARIS
Condemnation of Gambetta
Negotiations for German Unity
Year: 1870

e@ After it is too late to pro-
tect them against fraud, many of


our people learn the importance
of putting seal after their sig
nature, when attached 10 a pro-
missory note. When there is no
seal, and the note is transferred to
a third party before it becomes
due, the maker thereof can offer
no defence in law against its pay
ment, no matter that he may have
paid mostof it to the second par
ty or been wholly swindled in the
consideration for which it was
given. But a seal following his
signature, no matter in whose
hands he may find his note, Sc
cures to the giver thereof the
right to prove full or part pay
ment thereof, or the want of con-
sideration therefor. Patent right
men, particularly If they are on
the swindle, in selling a thing
that is not patented, or patented
thing, to which they have no right
whatever, are always anxious to
get notes on time without seals,
SO that they can readily dispose
of them for whatever they will
Ering, making a very large dis
count to get the money. A seal
protects against this transaction,
and every one giving notes ought
to know just what he is doing.
A little caution in this matter may
protect against sharp practice, but
can hurt no honest man,
Year: 1870

For a great many years the
Russians have made use of the
expansive properties of freezing
water in quarrying operations
In summer they drill crevices in
the marble and fill them with wa
ter. The cold of winter causes
the water to act as a wedge, and
enormous masses of marble are
thus detached with smallest ex-
pense of manual labor.
Year: 1870

A painter in Pittsburgh, while
recently ct work on the top of a
ladder at the third story of a house,
fell, the round breaking His fall
broke several other rounds, but at
length he struck one which was
stronger, and was precipitated for
ward through the second story
window, and landed sprawling,
not seriously injured, on the floor
of the room.
Year: 1870

A Memphis amendment and a
white boy quarrelled for the priv
ilege of holding a gentleman !
horse. Tie negro drew a knife
and struck at the boy, who took
the weapon away, and but for the
interference of bystanders would
have furnished material for a col
ored funeral and a Ku-Klux out
rage.
Year: 1870

Measuring the Baby.
We measured the riotous baby
Against the cottage wall
A lily grew at the threshold,


And the boy was just as tall
A royal tiger-lily,


With spots of purple and gold,
And heart like a jewelled chalice,


The fragrant dew to hold.
Without TIE bluebirds whistled


High up in the old roof-trees,
And to and fro at the window


The red rose rocked her bees;
And the wee pink fists of the baby


Were never moment still,
Snatching at shine and shadow


That danced on the lattice-silli
His eyes were wide as bluebells-


His mouth like flower unblown-
Two little bare feet like funny white mice
Peeped out from his snowy gown;
And we thought, with thrill of rapture
That yet had touch of pain,
When June rolls around with her roses,
Well measure the boy again.
All me III q OaIKeneQ cnamDer,


With the sunshine shut away,
Through tears that fell like bitter rain,
We measured the boy to-day;
And the little bare feet, that were dimpleC
And sweet as budding rose,
Lay side by side together,


In the hush of long repose
Up from the dainty pillow,


White as the risen dawn,
The fair little face lay smiling,


With the light of heaven thereon
And the dear little hands, like rose-leayes
Dropped from rose, lay still,
Never to snatch at the sunshine


That crept to the shrouded sill
We measured the sleeping baby


With ribbons white as snow,
For the shining rosewood caslet
That waited him below;
And out of the darkened chamber
Wewent with a ehildless moan
To the height of the sinless angels
Our little one had grown!
Year: 1870

A nice, pious old man in Mas,
sachusetts thought his oxen laid
out strength brushing away flies
that might be used hauling the
corn-plow, SO he tied bricks to
their tails. The plan worked well
until one of the bricks struck the
old man on the head, when he was
carried to the house on a door.
He said he hadn't thought Of that
contingency. The oxen'stails are
loose now, and the old man has
had bis brains soldered in with
silver.
Year: 1870

Two centuries ago not one In
fifty wore stockings. Fifty years
ago not one boy in a thousand was
allowed to run at large at night.
Fifty years ago not one girl in a
thousand made a waiting maid of
her mother. Wonderful improve
ments in this age
Year: 1870

There lisa bit of romance con-
nected with Spotted Tail, the ST.
oux Chief. 1t is said that his
daughter, when dying, clasped her
arms around his neck and made
him swear never to take the life
of a white man. Since then he
has often averted the hand of rap
inc and murder from falling on
the defenceless settler.
Year: 1870

Apainter in Cheyenne fell from
the roof of a house and broke his
leg. de brought his pot of paint
to the earth with him, and a por-
ton entering his stomach, he died
from the poison a fen hours after.
ward.
Year: 1870

A Quakeress said recently to {
friend, in reference to the Quake
formula of marriage, at is true
did not promise to obey when ]
was married but | might as well
for Thave had to do It,"
Year: 1870

A New Haven Agriculturalist
called bis friends to a social gath
ering in his peach orchard the 9TH
er evening, and desired each one
to pick out branch on which
should grow the pears tor his or
her eating, the name of the per-
son being affixed upon a LABEL
In the'harvest time they will meet
again and enjoy the fruit SO gen
erously and ingeniously disposed
of. ~ iqa
Year: 1870

A child was born in Attica, In
diana, a few days ago, with four
welI-de6ned teeth Naturally
clamorous for a living, the teeth
had to be extracted to give the
little fellow q chance,
Year: 1870

CUATIoNDAY-SMALL By DEGREES
AND BEAUTIFULLY LEss.-Year by year
since the first celebration Of evacuation
day the numbers who participated in the
procession have decreased until yesterday,
when there were rot more than sixty sable
iolli6cators in the line. They paraded the
streets in regalia, headed by a single drum.
4 number Of all sizes and sexes gathered
about the Square, but fuding the cclcbra-
ton so Insignificant departed early in the
day.
Year: 1870

The Corn AND FLOUR ExcBASGE.-The
number of paying members of this associa-
tiou ut this time s one hundred and thirty
seven, and the number Of tables at the E1-
change is ffty-eight. s
Year: 1870

The Pittsburg Chronicle OF yesterday says:-


Last evening Coroner West was called to hold an
INQUEST The deceased was woman named Bridget
N1nday. 1t appeared from the testimony that Mrs
Nunday has been for some time past in the habit OF
excessive drinking and kept the habit up in spite OF
consideration for her family and the remonstrances
of her husband, who is said TO be respectable,
sober and industrious man.


When the O'Clock bell sounded yesterday morn
ing the eldest OF the g Is arose and prepared her
fathers breakfast who departed for the rolling
in the neighboThood " here he was employed.


The mother all this time was supposed TO be sleep
ing No attention was pad TO her until the father
returned at about O'Clock in the afternoon and in
auired for her. on being told that she still In
bed he went up to the room and discovered that she
wss dead


Ii is thought that the wretched woman died at an
early hour In the morning, as, when she was dis
covered the body had been badly eaten by the rats
Both hands were mutlAted, one of the ears was
almc st entirely eaten OF, and deep hole had been
gnawed below the temple. The pillows and bedding
were saturated with the blood.
Year: 1870

The Milford Mutual Friend says


One day last week Mr. Steven Hazard was hav-
ing the United States Hotel at Lewes, cleaned out,
preparatory 10 taking possession OF the Institution
as landlord on entering room which had remained
unoccupied since last summer, he noticed blanket
rolled up, lying on the n0Or, and at once picked IL
PIP proceeded to open 1t TO what 1t contained
What was his sstonishment on beholdtng It's con-
tents the dead and decayed body OF an infant,
placed there by some inhuman hands lt is white
child, and IL is supposed was left there by some
visitor during the season. Its discovery, OF course
created considerable excitement which was greatly
increased when the fact became known that the re-
mains OF another child had been discovered I'm an
old basket In the attic. OF course IL is more than
probable that the mystery which surrounds the dis
cOvery OF these remains is likely TO remain uns0ved
and by whom and under what circumstances the
Year: 1870

The porter of the City Hotel, at Fall River,
Mass, undertook to light fire with kerosene
few days since, but before he could effect his
purpose Lhe can exploited, and burned ons vi
his hands 70 o crisp.
Year: 1870

The Secretary OF State yesterday received de-
Gpatch from Vienna saying that Austria has been
officially notified that Russia would no longer observe
the treaty OF 1855, touching the neutrality OF the
Black Sea This is construed as notice OF a speedy
advance ON the part Of Russia towards Constanti-
nople.


MIR. M0tley's Recall.


The washington Star of last evening says:-We
are authorized by the proper authority to state that
there is truth in the report that the President has
recalled Mr. Motley, Minister to England, and in
10 Mr. Moran. Similarly the story is all bosh that
Secretary Fish while In New York sent letter OF
resignation TO the President which the President has
signihed his intention TO accept.
Year: 1870

locket or chain on your dress, draw back
and take Il of for inspection. The re'ss-
on for this rule Is clear to those who are
better acquainted with the world"


Tho reason Is perfectly clear to every
one who comes to Twenty-Five years OF
ago outside of reform institution. A
man of society, who dealt In occasional
roughncss Of speech, said once In n p'sr'or
before ladies, that he would never marry
New York girl Of fashion. for tho class
allowed themselves to be handled tho
much. A girl who protects herself from
the freedom too much In vogucin society.
increases her own value. II she only knew
It, with those she may have to repulse.
don't believe In prudishness or suspi.
cion, but do believe that when men and
women are not contcnted with the friend.
ship that can be expressed by frank. kind
ewes, and cordial, brief hand-shakes. and
clear words one Is not ashamed that the
world should hear, they shouldknow what
intoxication they are sharing. There Is q
fine, distinct line between the cordial SOM
merce of good will and Heaven.warm NJ
fection, that binds the human family to-
gether. and these leading Of attraction
that with namcless license destroy the
bloom of refinement.


There Is one rule that settles thousand
queries of the nature we arc considering.
Whatever Is secret may be safely untouch-
ed. The touch, the look, the intimacy.
tho correspondence that needs to be secret
has something wrong about 1t. If you
are sure there Is no evil In your motives.
for Heavens sake come out and ayow
your friendship, your design. whatever It
may be. You make the world purer and
set q precedent by your frankness that
tears away thousand hypocricies. The
world has keen scent for the really In.
noccnt, and If you cannot face Its first
sncers of criticism, you have reason to
doubt yourself. Shirley Dare"
Year: 1870

We copy the following notice of an enterprising
firm of our city from the Roanoke Valley:


"MEssRs. WOOD Il SONS NEW DRUG STORE
IN. RICIMoND.-We have already noticed this
handsome establishment. In our last visit to
Richmond our Impressions OF its beauty and ap
pointment were more apparent than at our first
view. The firm Is composed OF Sir. j. b. Wood,
whose standing as an accomplished druggist
doing business In the city for twenty-sevcn years.
no.one questions, and two or his sons, who have
been brought up under his instructions. The taste
and enterprise which these young men display au-
gers prosperous business for the Arm.''


Everything is new and fresh, and or the best
quality, and their prices are moderate.
Year: 1870

morning colored man named Charles
Robinson, undergoing punishment by i'm.
prisonment and labor in the chain-gang,
was suddenly taken sick while at work with
the "gang," and being taken to the Jail,
there died in very short time. He had
been complaining for day or two past,
and yesterday the superintendent advised
him against going to work, but he preferred
going out to remaining in Jail, and was. put
TO work under shelter. The pain of which
he had been complaining was supposed to
be caused by.a pistol-shot wound received
several years ago, and from which the bal
had never been extracted.
Year: 1870

DIY1DENDs.-The First National Bank
and the Union Bank Of Richmond have
each declared dividend of five per cent,
free of Government tax, payable to the
| stockholders Oh and after the 1st of July
Year: 1870

TAKE CARE OF Your EYES. Multi.
tudes of men and women have made their
eyes weak tor life by the free use of their
eyesight iu reading 6ue print and doing
6ue sewing. In view of these things, it
will DO we'll to observe the following
ing rules in the use Of the eyes: Avoid
ali sudden changes from darkness 10 q
bright light. Never begin to read, write
or sew for several minutes after changing
from darkness to bright light. Never
read by twilight or moonlight, or on q
very cloudy day. Never read or sew di.
rectly 10 front Of the light, window OF
door. 1t is best to have the light fall
from above or obliquely over the left
shoulder. Never sleep SO that on first
awakening the eyes shall open or the
light of window. Do not use the eye.
sight by light so scant that it requires 90
effort to discriminate. The moment you
are instinctively prompted to rub the
eyes, that moment cease using them.
Year: 1870

As the hay crop has been light gener.
ally, the present season, It will be we'll
for farmers to give close attention to the
saving of corn fodder in good condition.
This is always important, but appears to
be particularly 90 now. There 10 no bet.
ter feed for stock than this, especially for
miloh COWS, when it 10 properly pre-
served; bat great lessening Of value 10
made BY allowing IL to fully ripen on
the hill, or TO be exposed to . severe
frost.


As soon % the kernels have dentsd
we'll, the crop may be put into the shock
With perfect safety, the stalks containing
sufficient nutriment to thoroughly mature
the grain. BY watching this closely,
and setting to work at the right time, and
crowdiug the job to completion, the fod.
der mag be saved in high state Of nu
tritive value, and the corn 60 into the crib
in prime condition for keeping or feed
ing.


Another thing Of importance is, to
put up the shocks in substantial way.
The cutting Of ten rows ct timo, and
putting one hundred hills to the shock,
We have found to be the most economical,
although it requires a little more labor
in carrying. In the 6'st place, less sur
face is left exposed to storms, sunshine,
and frost; and in the second place, the
shocks will stand up better, and this is O
matter Of no small Importance, for where
the work is done, very great amount Of
fodder is damaged by the shocks being
twisted down, or thrown over under tae
influence of the wind.


Early husking is another thing that
should not be neglected. As soon as the
corn 10 sufficiently cured, the work should
DO begun; and this will enable the far.
mer, who has any moderate amount Of
this crop to harvest, to get the grain all
nicely cribbed, and the fodder hound in
bundles, and stacked or slowed away 10
the barn, before the cold storms Of winte,
come on. Drawing corn into the barn
in winter, and Attempting to husk il
there, increases labor very materially
and necessitates loss Of feed, q certain
per cent. of water soaked and damaged
grain, besides cold fingers and i'll temper


There are many farmers who do moi
value corn fodder to . sufficient extent tc
be particular about preserving it wher
hay is plenty, but We fully believe
it will pay at any time, for, as before
stated, all kinds Of stock relish it, ant
will thrive upon it, and for the produc
ton Of milk no dry feed is better, or, il
our experience, equal. Our advice is
save the corn fodder TO feed out, and sci
surplus hay.


When cutting up corn, the best timt
is afforded for selecting and saving seed
A plat in the very best part Of the field
of sufficient size to furnish all desired
should be left standing till fully ripe
and then picked and cared for in tn
common way Of hanging up by the husk
in dry place. The advantages Of thi
is in having all Of the ohits through.
matured, and avoiding any possibility o
injury from heating or moulding, Will
packed upon the stalk or in the crib
Ohio Farmer.
Year: 1870

Extract from Dom Piatt's Washington


CorrespOndence.l


In the discussion over the San Dom
ingo treaty, while Mr.. Garrett Davis was
asserting the fact that the population of
the Island was too degraded for citizen
ship, Senator Nye interrupted by calling
his attention very earnestly to the fact
that we had New Jersey, and all things
considered, it had proved a success. The
Senators from that State did not see
where the laugh got in.


AT a dinner party the other night, the
same Senator Nye put his new silk tile
carelessly upon the sofa. A few minutes
after the veteran philosopher Greeley sat
down upon and crushed the hat fear
fully.


Damn it, ''roared Nye, "I could have
told you it wouldn't fit, before you tried
it on"


Speaking of hats, am reminded Of
an anecdote illustrative of the ancient
Jerry Blacks habits and absence Of
mind. Coming into his room one night
with the papers of an important case, he
sat down, put his hat upon the floor, and
began studying the case, while reading
the papers. Getting excited, he got up,
stuffed some tobacco in his mouth, and
began walking over the floor, reading at
intervals and expectorating all the time.
After nearly an hours exercise of this
sort he threw down the brief and clap
ped his hat upon his head. As he did
so several yellow streams started down
his venerable countenance. On investi-
CATION he was disgusted to find that he
had mistaken his hat for a spittoon.
Year: 1870

We extract the following from an ar
ticle contributed by Horace Greeley to
the New York Lzae6snaent:


The peril of Prohibition is that too
many regard and treat it as though it
were Intended to supplant, not supple
ment, voluntary efforts. Having re-
solved for and carried Prohibitory law,
too many regard that as rendering fur
ther effort on their part superhuous. So,
laying their heads cOntentedly on the
statute, they fall asleep; and awake after
a while, to find the act nullity and the
Liquor Traffic more prevalent and more
destructive than ever before.


Hence, l am impelled to regard with
favor the principle which would enable
each locality to license or prohibit the
Liquor Traffic as a majority of its legal
voters shall decide. I would prefer to
take the question by counties, and I
would not object to its decision by each
city and township for ITSELF l would
prefer to have the question resubmitted
annually-say, at the State election
the decision to be operative throughout
the year ensuing. This would bring the
matter home to thousands who now
drinlc-often to excess-without having
once earnestly considered the right or
wrong of so doing. would like often
to commend the question of Indulgence
or Abstinence to the consideration and
decision of every voter. l would like to
make every one who tacitly upholds the
Liquor Traffic fully conscious that he
does so. There are thousands who are
pillars Of the temple of Bacchus who
would shrink from admitting the fact,
even to themselves.


/ could wish also to make the advo-
Gates of Total Abstinence realize that
their duty is but half discharged by their
personal abstinence from strong drink
I would have them vote as they feel, and
then act as they will have voted. If two
thirds of the voters in a township shall
vote to have no more grOg-shOps therein,
they will inevitably feel impelled to sec
Ond their vote by acts. They will pro-
ceed to enforce the laws which they have
pronounced righteous, the penalties they
have declared just and benefcent The
vote against license will be public notice
to rumsellers to quit, and to Temperance
men that, should the traffic be persisted
in, it is their duty to enforce the laws
which forbid it.


Solon being asked if his code was the
best possible, responded that it was the
best that his people would bear Jesus
clearly implies that Moses respected a
kindred limitation. purpose to be ad-
monished and instructed by his trans
cendent wisdom.