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Year: 1871

What are we to think Of this, which we find in the
Guardian, London weekly. and organ of the
moderate high church or conservative party in the
Anglican fold-


Complaints are being made by Of the want Of rea-
register of c!ergymen. unpleasant case came
Gently under notice. which orders
formed for the duties OF priest correspond
en suggests that convict of photographing
should be extended The Archbishop OF Canterbury has
already applied his diocese. Suppose every bishop
kent cut de pistte each candidate for orders who
passed through hands 1t would only be step in the
immense progress which sun painting n destined to make
before long.


The Archbishop OF Canterbury has applied the
snew convict system" 10 his vast diocese Dreadful
thought
Year: 1871

Why is it tnat so many OF our Christian men Tor
those who call themselves SUCH speak so barshly
against their fellow Christian and brother, the Rev.
4. De Witt Talmage, OF Brooklyn l am OF the
opinion that true Christian man could not do such
thing. and yet am acquainted with many VINO
never give him a good word or speak OF him as a
Christian should do. Has he Drought too many
sinners unto Christ since he has ministered in
Brooklyn or does he preach sermons that prick
their consclences TOO strongy On, that we had more
OF such preachers That might preach to the great
masses as ne does They also grumbe about the
style OF church lie breaches n What does IL matter
what kind OF place OF worship 1t is so long as tney
have the spirit OF Goa In IL H services are he'd III
a theatre and they have the spirit OF God with them
Coo Will accept their prayers and supplicaions Just
the same.


Now, hope that our Brooklyn friends and New
YORK, toe, II they have any prejudice against Mr..
Talmage, Will go and hear him and have all their
preJudices removed and not he led by those VINO
speak Of HIM as have said above.


CHURCH MEMBER.
Year: 1871

TAKING CARE OF BRooMs.-Have a screw
with an eye or ring on its end this
can be screwed into the end of the han
die of each successive new broom. 1t is
handler to hang up by than string,
though the latter will do if always used.
1t is bad for the broom to leave it stand
ing upon the brush. If not hung up, al
ways set it away with the stick down
or1
Year: 1871

APPLE DUMPLINGs.-Make a crust of
one quart of -four, two tablespoonfuls OF
cream of tartar, one tablespoonful OF
soda, tablespoonful of butter or lard, a
little salt, and milk enough to make a
dough that can be rolled out. Cut this
dough in eight pieces, roll them thin, put
slices of sour apple upon them, fold them
up tight, and steam or bake. Baking
will require twenty minutes, steaming
an hour. Either hard or liquid sauce
NAV be used.
Year: 1871

WATER DEFURE DKEAkFAST. = IT we
should establish the habit of drinking
water freely in the morning, soon after
rising, commencing with small quantities,
increasing gradually as we learn to rel
ish it, until the chief portion taken dur
ing the day is before breakfast it will
promote the health to much greater
extent than it ordinarily does, eradicate
diseases from the system, and become a
decided luxury IN time.
Year: 1871

LEMON 1oR A CoUGH.-Roast the lemon
very carefully without burning it when
it is thoroughly hot cut and squeeze into
cup upon three ounces of sugar, finely
powdered. Take spoonful whenever
your cough troubles you. 1t is good
and agreeable to the taste. Rarely his:
it been known to fail in giving relief.
Year: 1871

Any hard steel tool, says the Boston
journal Of Chemistry, will cut glass with
facility when kept freely wet with cam
phor dissolved in turpentine. The rag
ged edges of glass may also be thus
smoothed with a fat lie.
Year: 1871

Aletter from Corsicana, Texas, announces
the death Of our former we'll known itizen
Henry Block, of the firm of Block & Brit
tin, merchants on Common street. Mr.
Block was one of our ante bell,sm merchants.
and has been associated in business with
several well established houses, chiefly in
the Western produce line. When we last
saw him he appeared to be in his usual
good health, ami his death was an event
least expected by some of his old friends
who have more recently not been in the
habit Of meeting him often. We have NO
particulars of the cause which has deprived
- of q worthy citizen and his family of q
kind husband and father
Year: 1871

We want to he more useful. We
want to place the Telegraph in a tAor-
sand mere families in the next month.
Who seconds the motion? Let our
friends, and the friends of political
reform, be up and doing. Now is the
time.
Year: 1871

Cotton picking in this county has
begun il earnest The staple is already
finding lis way to maket, though by the
old slow mode of mule ami OK trans.
Oh, for a railrcad to carry our great
saple and bring back what we want.
Year: 1871

If your income is five dollars
a day, spend but four. If it is
but one dollar, spend eighty
cents. If it is but ten cents,
spend nine. If it is three po-
tatoes, save half a potato for
seed.--Thus you will gradual
acquire something; while if
you spend and consume as you
60, you will never get ahead
one inch in life, but every sun
set will look on you poorer
than at sunrise, because you
will have used unproftably
one day more Of your strength
and your allotted term of life.
Year: 1871

city, but that be would pas


me through Tor it rather thar


stop the train. From Lauder


dale, . city Of much import


ance, ! could write to my part.
ner for money. 1t would cer-


tainly be as we'll as to tramp


ten or twelve miles back to


the city I had left, and whore
/ should be no better OF, be-
ing equally . stranger there.


In due time I found myseli
at Lauderdale; went to the
best hotel; telegraphed for
money, and wrote an explana-


tory letter to my partner. This
business attended to, l sailed
out to see what sort Of a place
Lauderdale city might be. -
There was nothing to do but
amuse myself as best 1 could
until the money should come;
so l determined to make the
most Of my " Iuutary holiday.


AS | strolled leisursly, up
the main street q newsboy
darted out OF q paper Office,
crying:


aDaily Banner-extra edi-
tion-all about the murder
great accident on the E.


road" etc. slave an extrag"


l took the sheet and thrust
my hand in my pocket for the
money without q moments
thought. You may imagine my
feelings when compelled to re
turn that twopenny bit of pa.
per to the boy, with the NUT
tered excuse that l had no
change, and the utter con-
temptuous expression on the
boys face as he received III l
Immediately stepped into the
Office Of the Daily Banner and
wrote Q paragraph Of my re-
cent mishap, taking care to
make it as amusing as possible.
When completed, I handed it
to the clerk. He read it, laugh.
cd, and took It In to the private
office. Coming back in a few
minutes after, he told the book
keeper to give me fifty cents.
1t was not much, but more
than l expected. Well, I con-
tinued my walk until / finally
the end of the street,
which terminates at the s.
river, here spanned by a long
covered bridge. I crossed tfe
bridge and was surprised to.
see upon reaching the opposite
side that l would be required to
pay toll. A young girl came,
up to the door Of the little Of
fee as | stepped up and inquir.
ed how much l should pay,
drawing forth my solitary shin.
plaster.


"Oh," said she, with a smile
and a slight blush I'VE do not
charge ministers anything"


1t was not a bad joke, but l
suppressed the laugh that rose
to my lips, and thanking her
for the consideration shown to
the clergy, l turned about and
retraced my steps to the hotel,
not without slight twinges Of
conscience for allowing the
mistake to pass and taking the
advantage OF II.


My first duty next morning
was to seek some knight of
the razor. ] had noticed q
pleasant little shop at no great
distance from the hotel in my
walk the previous day. Think
ing that | should do no hetter
by looking further, l repaired
to that There was In attend
ance a boy about twelve years
of age, who stated his father,
the proprietor of the shop, had
gone to a neighboring city,
and would not return before
noon. Without any hesitation
I asked. for the loan OF a razor,
and proceeded to operate on
Year: 1871

Elder Miller. of Chilicothe, Ohio,
denounced Deacon Decamp from
the pulpit for accusing him of being
sweet on a grass widow, and the dea-
con turned off the gas and left the
preacher and the congregation to
settle the matter among them.
Year: 1871

Truly, the simplicity of the Tex
ans is as great as the artlessness of
infancy. Some of them were
alarmed by lot of hieroglyphics in
a newspaper, which they decided
meant Kuklux, and thinking their
lives in danger. left town. They
were relieved to learn that they were
frightened away by advertisements
of cattle brands.
Year: 1871

Such is the vigilance of our town
Constable, says the Lnmberton IN.
c. Robesonian, that it is dangerous
to crook ones finger on our streets,
if in so doing the finger comes in
contact with the trigger of loaded
pistol.
Year: 1871

A -A-PERsONs WHO ARE INSURED IN GOOD
N. fe insurance companies and who do not desire TO
surrender their rocic by absolute borrow the
surrender value Of their policies by applying at Insurance
Agency, 81 Liberty street.
Year: 1871

1t appears from the reports which
have come to The Bureau of Agricul-
ture from all the cotton. growing
States of the South that the area of
of cotton planted this year il on an
average between fourteen and tifIeeu
per cent. less than last year, which
Is equivalent To nearly million and
a third acres. IL In estimated, there
fore, that the crop of 1871 will not
exceed three and half millions of
bales, and that should the
season prove unpropitious not
more, perhaps, than three mil
lions Of bales. The planters are
growing more corn and other pro-
ducts for home consumption this year
They find by experience thai large
crop of cotton brings no more, or but
little more money, than IA short one,
the price In the market being regu-
lated by the supply. We cannot
blame the planters for studying their
own interests in this matter, while
at the same time we may regret TO
see cotton high aud cotton goods
dearer. In this case tho loss to the
world seems to be gain to the plant
ers. Cheap cotton Is u great boon
undoubtedly, to mankind as we'll as
to manufacturers, and we hope the
time will come when the production
of this article may be cheapened by
the use of machinery and improved
| methods of cultivation.
Year: 1871

A Kansas Journal is responsible for
this item: "We learn OF q woman
In Jefferson County. In this State,
who took q colt six months cid to
her breast, and thus saved Its life. II
had lost Its parent, and but for the
kind interest taken In 1t, would have
starved. 1t 10 said that the colt
would, whenever the lady was seen
run whinning to her. and laying its
head on her breast, would partake OF
food with great relish.n
Year: 1871

n RAINIER, HOUSE, CARRIAGE AND
NJ Sign Painter, has taken r.. Wild's place at


Cedar Falls and will give entire satisfaction to all


who entrust him with work in his line of business


Shop over Fosdick's wagon shop. Paper hanging
neatly done ON shOrt notice.
Year: 1871

Srop THIEF. Last Saturday afternoon
young man ran away from Gundelfn-
gers with bundle under his arm, in
such precipitous haste that he was sus-
picioned as a petty "larcener;" but
upon enquiring it was found that he had
paid for suit of clothes, and the price
was so little that he supposed Henry had
made mistake, and was hurryns to
ret away before it could be corrected.
lf he had been in the habit Of trading
with Gundolingsr he would have known
better.
Year: 1871

w HAT THOSE WHO THINK NEED
One Of the most valuable works ever
brought to our notice is "The Complete
Analysis of the Bible"-or the whole of
the Old and New Testaments arranged &c.
cordmg 10 subjects, by Rev. Roswell D. Hitch
cock, ID. ID. This is work which every
person at all interested in the teaching of
Gods Word will heartily welcome as sup.
plying want very often felt. In our Gem
mon version it is very diiicslt, even with
the best helps, to find all the verses treat.
ing upon any topic, ter they are scattered
through all parts of it, from Genesis to
Revelation. In the Analysis, every verse
is arranged under the head on which it
treats not verse is omitted nor a word
changed. BY referring to the index, we
can see upon what page to look for any
topic upon which the Bble treats, and on
turning there, find all the passages relating
to that topic, in one place, where we can
read them without the confusion or loss of
time in turning back and forth This is a
great help to thorough comprehensive of
the whole truth as taught in the Sacred
Scriptures A Scripture Index of Verses
enables one to See on which page of this
work any verse OF any chapter in the Die
may be found. The Tables, Maps, Diction-
aries and Concordance, included within the
same covers with the Analysis, are of them.
selves worth all the book costs, and added
to the main object of the compiler-the
topical arrangement Of the entire Bible
make the whole such valuable addition
to the library, that no person can afford to
be without it, When YOU are invited to
examine this taly noble work We trust you
will give it more than passing notice.


Opinion of ffon. Sahpon p. Chase, Ctiet
Justice of the Uniied States :-"Of DR.. Hitch
cocks new and complete Analysis of the
Bible it is impossibleto speak in too strong
terms of commendaton. TO the student
of qhe Book, who really desires to learn
its sense from itself it is traly invaluable.
The addiction Of Oruden's Concordance as.
sists tae main design"
Year: 1871

IEr IT Re RgMExngREDH that the "Ad.
vance" Reaper and Mower is offered TO be
placed in the hands of any responsible
farmer, on trial with any other machine
made, throughout the entire Harvest and
Having season; the only condition being
that the farmer shall purchase at the end
of the season the machine that suits him
heSt.
Year: 1871

THs Richardson Boots and Shoes to be
had at VIM Teasdales s are still found to
be the best. soon many men will want
good boots to 90 into the hay meadows.
They should get the Richardson.
Year: 1871

THE other day General Pleasanton,
delicate, sensitive little gentleman, was
dressing for dinner. He had Invested
himselfOf every garment EXCEPT the one
spoken Of by Hood in that melancbOIV
song called THE Song Of the Shirt BE
WEs sailing about under bare poles, when
he heard q knock at the door, and sup
posing it to be his man who ought to
have been there, and was nOt-he sang
out come in.I To his utter cOnster-
nation, that constitutional character
known as Mrs. Woodruff, with q peak
ed hat and mans OVercOat, terminal
ing in unmistakable crinoline, stalked
in. As she did not Immediately stalk
out but stood looking at the commission
er of internal revenue in the abstract,
the last-nsmed gentleman, hiding be-
hind an armchair, suffered out, fEx-
euse me, madam J,


4 want to see you on business, Gener-
al PleasantOn.'


We'll, madam, won't you be 80 good
as to come to my Office. am not in .
condition to see any one just now, and
beg Of you to desist and come to the
bureau


4 don't care anything about your con-
dition General Pleasanton: but it is a
matter Of some importance that wish
to see you upon, and this is as good an
opportunity as any


My God ! madam exclaimed the ag-
Onized commissioner, shifting his dnane-
ial person from one leg to the other,
won't you permit me to dress for din
nerP


] have no objection to your dressing
ing for dinner, but what / want to know
is what are you going to do about this
Vanderbilt case2 That Vanderbilt case
is q great outrage, sir, and can see that
somebody is to be swindled out Of half 8
million dollars and here followed q
statement of the Vanderbilt case, that
.Oecupied just twenty minutes By tbs
clock. aud was very fcrcible and en-
phatie. At the end Of it, when the
strong minded SFVOodhull pshssd for
breath, the commissioner said:


i don't know anything about the Van
derbilt case, madam. have not look
ed at 8 single paper. Z have not heard
anything but what you have told me. I
have not had time. Ny God I do not
get time to get on my breeches. I don't
want to be rude, but wish you would
60 away and let me dress


At this moment knock was heard AZ
the door, and Pleasanton yelled louder
than ever be gave command to q batal-
lion, come fn!' The door opened, and
the substantial figure and handsome
face Of our Commodore Alden appeared
upon the entrance. As soon IS he did
this the commissioners chassezed from
the rear OF his arm chair to the back Of
a sofa, and Alden thinking that be was
intruding upon some tender scene be-
tween the general and the female, beat
a hasty retreat. But the commissioner
was not to be forsaken, and he ran to the
door, ierked 1t open, and with the tail
end Of his linen flying in the wind, seiz-
ed Commodore Alden and brought him
back, when the cool and courageous
Woodruff rose in q majestic manner
and wished him good day. Pleasant
on sank exhausted into a chair and beg
ged Alden for a little brandy, to ny
and rally from this tremendous attsek Of
WOman's rights made upon him.


with the brief garment q weak de-
,ense, he stood appalled,
Year: 1871

And you marched under that inscrip-
ton TO decorate your own Federal dead,
and denied the right Of a poor South
erner to cast flower upon the grave of
q Confederate; and who wrote that in.
scriptiOn +? Was it a Northern man ?
No. It was a Southern man who wrote


t. You use the words of Southern
man to put an inscription over the gate
through which you marched to decorate
the dead, and denied 70 the poor South
ern soldier the hnmble privilege Of hav-
Ing his grave decked with a simple
flower.
Year: 1871

been occupied by several parties, but all
left after q short time, giving the same
reason for abandoning il. So it stands,
a terror to the children and timid folks
Of the neighborhOOd, and in fact the ap-
peaFance of the house calls vividly to
mind the following verse of Hoods
poem Of the Haunted House


over all there hung q shadow and a fear,


A sense Of mystery the spirit daunted,


And said as plain as whisper In the car


The pIace is hauntedy
Year: 1871

ADMISSION TO THE PUBLIC Schools is, by
Tue CONSTITUTION and laws of Virginia, re-
stricted to the children of those narants
who reside in the school district. and have
paid the capitation tax in aid of nublic
schools last assessed on them, We learn
from Sheriff Wright that there are many
persons in this city who have not paid this
tax, and he gives notice in another CO.
iumn to which they will do we'll to take
heed. The Board OF Education will strictly
enforce this law by forbidding the admis-
sion to the schools of the city Of all chill
dren whose parents are returned on the
sherltf's delinquent list aud as the schools
will be opened for the fall session in q few
weeks, no time should be lost in paying the
tax
Year: 1871

GERMAN IN THE PUBLIC SCHooLs.-H will
be seen from our report of the proceed
ings OF the City School Board that the nu.
merously-sisned petition for the forming OF OF
classes in German In the public scnoois oI
Richmond received the attention which 1t
merited. The Board now advertises for
applications for appointments as teachers
oil German.
Year: 1871

NEW TEMPLE OF HONOR AND TEMPERANCE.
Those interested in the formation Of Crys-
tai Temple Of Honor will meet at Spring.
field Ball this evening at O'Clock, when
the election of officers will take place. All
members of the Order in the city are in
Yited to attend.
Year: 1871

WE gave the County FAIR the
beneft(?) Of our presence for few hours
last Friday. The gale of wind heavily la
greeable one to all in attendance. The
Fair generally was a success; the attend.
ance was large and the receipts liberal
The exhibition of vegetables was very good,
better than that at Mineral Point. The
artistic department was well filled, and
contained many articles of rare merit.


There was no stock worth mentioning
and the races were dead beat on the so.
ciety and spectators, rather worse than
Mineral Point in that particular.
Year: 1871

FAREWELL SERMoN.--On Sunday
morning next, Rev. d W. CorcH will
preach his last sermon as pastor Of the N.
+, Church Of this city. For three years Mr..
CoucH has been pastor of this Church, and
by his fine powers and earnest Christian
zeal his pleasing social qualities and high
moral character, has won the esteem and
friendship of not only his Church and con.
gregation, but of the entire community.
Under his minstraton the membership of
the Church has been largely increased, and
its Christianity elevated. To Mr. CoucH,
more perhaps than to any other man, is due
credit for the completion of the magnti
cent edifce OF which all our people are so
justly proud. From the time be entered
upon the charge three years ago to the
present, the completion of the Church be-
fore the close of his ministry seemed to
be a selfmposed task which he was deter
mined to accomplish. Besides attending
to his duties as minister, he was daily busy
in some way assisting in pushing the con
struction of the building AS solicitor


and collector of subscriptions as overseer
of workmen; as general superintendent or
| inspector, or in some other capacity he was
constantly employed, and always to some
purpose.


! The Conference that sent Mr. CoucH to


this charge three years ago evidently
| knew what kind of a man was needed here.
! We much doubt if there could have been
! found in the Conference another minister


so well fitted for the place. He has been
severely tried and never found wanting.
Wherever his lot may fall in future, he,


and his estmable family, will bear with


them the affections and esteem of the people


Of Mineral Point, in as great degree as any


friends to whom they have ever said fare
well
Year: 1871

MADISON MUTUAL.-Few, If any
insurance companies ever suffered and lived
through such heavy losses, in proportion to
their business, as the Madison Mutual did last
year. Owing to the Unprecedented losses, the
Company felt it necessary last winter, to make
an assessment Of 25 per cent on their outstand-
inc premium notes. This action caused the
Company to temporarily lose prestige among
some parties not understanding the busnes.
This we are sorry to learn, as the loss of con
fdence Is unmerited. We regard the prompt
levying of the assessment under the circum-
stances, as an evidence of good management
and honesty rather than the contrary. Our
faith in the Madison Mutual is sufficient to
make lis hold one Of its policies.
Year: 1871

THE Dubuque Herald says there is strong
talk of the Northwestern Railway Company
building their road from Freeport to Du-
buque. This supposition is based upon the
fact that the Illinois Central Company will
soon DO all their business eastwardy via
Fereston and Aurora, thereby cutting off
the Northwestern r. r. from Freeport to
Chicago of all through freight and travel
from points north of Freeport.