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Year: 1870

A young man in Vsnderhnrg
county, Ind, worked all last sum
mer to clear an eighty acre tract
of land belonging to young wo-
man who had promised to marry
him, when just as the weather be-
gan to get cold he went to claim his
reward, she married another fel-
low who looked on to see the VIC
tim work all summer.
Year: 1870

A South Carolina paper declares
that a young man who lost bis
wife recently, married another
while friends were making pre-
parations for the funeral, and with
bis bride followed the remains
sorrowfully to the grave,
Year: 1870

! is now usual to add to FIRE
insurance poIices the following
clause: Permission given to keep
and sell kerosene oil, to be drawn
by daylight only" An agent in
Portland lately embarrassed e eus-
toner by granting permission as
above, "to keep and use kerosene
oil by daylight only"
Year: 1870

TuEOAK AND THE REED-A FABLE.
An oak stood on the bank Of river,
and growing at its foot was reed
The oak was aged, and its limbs were
torn away by the blast of years but
still it lifted its head in pride, and
looked down with contempt upon the
reed


At last there came a fearful tempest.
The oak defed it, but the reed trembled
in every fibro. 4" See," said the oak
"the advantage of strength and power
see how resist and triumph p While
it spoke thus, terrible rush of the
gale beset it, its roots gave way, and it
fell to the earth with a tremendous
crash But while the oak was thus
destroyed in its pride, the humble reed
bowed to the blast, aud, when this was
past, it arose and flourished as before.


Thus it is that the weak aud the
humble are often safe, when the strong
and proud are dashed to the earth.-
Humility is great virtue, for il teaches
us to submit 10 the ways Of Providence,
aud not to place a proud dependence
on our own strength, which, after all,
Is but weakness.
Year: 1870

A printer is the most curious being
living lie may have bank, quoins,
and not be worth cent; have small
caps, aud have neither wife or children.
Others may run fast, but he gets swifier
by setting fast He may be making
impressions without eloquenee may
use the ley without offending, and be
telling the truth while others cannot
stand while they set, he can set stand


ing, and do both at the same time !;
have to use furniture, aud vet have no
dwelling may make and put away pi.
aud never see pie, much less eat it
during his life; be human being aud
a rat at tho same time may press
great deal and never ask favor may
handle shooting iron aud know moth.
ing about cannon, gun or pistol; he
may move the lever that moves the
world, and be us far from moving the
globe as hog under mole hill spread
sheets without being housewife; he
may lay his forms on bed, and yet be
obliged to sleep on the floor; he may
use a dagger without she iding blood,
and from the earth he may handle
stars; he may be Of a rolling disposi-
ton, and yet never desire to travel he
may have sleeps foot, and not be
deformed never without case, and
yet know nothing of law or physic; be
always correcting errors, aud be grow.
ing worse every day; have embraces,
without having the arms of agirlthrown
around him; have his form locked up.
and ut the same time be free from Jail,
watch house, or other confinement; his
Office may have n hell in it, aud not be
a bad place aitcrall; ho might be plagued
by the devil, and be Christian Of the
best kind; and what is stranger still,
be honest or dishonest, rich or poor,
drunk or sober, industrious or lazy, he
always stands up to his business.
Year: 1870

The Power OF THE HEARr.-Iet
any one, while sitting down, place the
left leg over the knee Of the right one
and permit it to hang freely, abandon.
ing all muscular control over it. Speed
lily it may be observed TO sway forward
aud backward through limited space
at regular intervals. Counting the
number of these motions from any given
time, they will be found to agree exact.
ly with the beating Of the pulse. Every
one knows that. at fires, when the water
from the engine is forced through bent
hose, aud if the bend be a sharp one,
considerable force is necessary to over.
come the tendency. Just so it is in
the case of the human body. The ar
teries are but system of hose, through
which the blood is forced by the heart.
When the leg is beut, all the arteries
within it are bent too, and every time
the heart contracts, the blood, rushing
throulh the arteries, tends to strength
en- them-and it is the effort which pro
duces the motion of the leg alluded to.
Without such oeeular demonstration, il
is difficult to conceive the power exert.
ed by that exquisite mechanism, the
normal pulsations Of which are never
perceived by him whose very life they
are.
Year: 1870

The Alexandria limp is the latest
eccentricity of fashion. 1t is produced
by wearing very high heeled boot on
one foot, aud a fat heeled boot on the
other The young lady waddles about
like goose.
Year: 1870

Senator Casserly, of California, closed
his Fourth of July Grafton at Tammany
Hall in the following language:


sqf, tomorrow, all the men who are
opposed to Radical misrule in this coun-
try would be united in one party, there is
no doubt that Radicalism is doomed. Now
there are undoubtedly three or four plain
issues upon which they are all united and
ready to act. Shall we not allow them to
unite and act with us9 Do we not feel
that, on the question of an honest ad-
ministratiOn of thegovernment, reduction
of taxes, a sound currency, a reformed
tariff. and relief of the labor of the coun-
try, all can act together2 Why, we can
ali act as one man. Shall we not SO act
Let US act. And while we have principles,
let us not forget that the Democratic
party are pledged to the inviolability of
the Constitution, the integrity of the
Union Tapplause] and the preservation of
all the rights of the States unimpaired.
Applause. I Can such cause fail to
succeed9 wish no greater happiness in
nv own time than to see it triumphant.
l cannot think of any wish more worthy
of the great glory of this memorable
day. [Great applause
Year: 1870

shall the County scat DC hemOSeu
To the Editors of the Union and American:


In your daily paper of the 18th ult.,
you publish the act of the Legislature
''to authorize the citizens of Dickson
county TO vote for or against a change in
the county seat Of said county," The
act provides for an election on the second
Tuesday in November next, and makes
the further provision: "And if ma
jority of the votes cast shall be in favor
of removal, then the same shall be
changed, under such regulations as the
County Court of said county shall pre-
scribe" And the Governor, upon the
receipt of the returns of election, is 10
officially inform the Chairman of the
County Court, etc. In art. 10, sec. of
the Constitution of the State, we find the
following language: "And where an old
county is reduced for the purpose of
forming new one, the seat of justice in
said old county shall not be removed with
out the concurrence of two-thirds of both
branches of the Legislature, nor shall the
scat of justice of any county be removed
without the concurrence of two-thirds of
the qualified voters of said county,"
Now, is not this act of the Legislature,
authorizing the removal of a seat of just
Ice, upon small majority of vOtespolled,
plainly unconstitutional and yoid2 The
Legislature and Governor, before pass
ing and approving the act, should, if they
did not, have looked to the question, and
especially before putting it to a vote of
the people. The removal of a county
seat, loss of public buildings, and build
ing others, is question of no small i'm
portance to county of people already
sore with taxation and debt. Why should
the Legislature undertake the removal of
a seat of justice by amaj jOrity vote, when
an attempt to carry it out will but breed
litigation and greater expense and debt to
the county? TAX PAYER.


July 26, 1870.
Year: 1870

now complete in every department of the
trade. Our Goods will be found most
elegant and superb, unexcelled and un-
rivalled in excellence, embracing Foreign
and Domestic Fabrics of the choicest and
test designs, being mostly hand. made
and warranted in every instance to give
entire satisfaction. We earnestly invite
the attention of all who desire good goods,
which are manufactured with a specia.
view TO first-class retail trade.
Year: 1870

The Weekly UNION AND AMERICAN has
been enlarged to SEyENTY-Two COLUMNS,
and is now giving larger amount of
reading matter than any paper in the
South. 1t gives full and accurate details
of the war in Europe by mail and tele-
graph, the news at home and abroad, a
complete Agricultural Department, a care
fully prepared resume of the home and
other markets, besides great variety of
miscellaneous reading matter suited to all
conditions. In short, it is the most COM
plete newspaper ever published in Nash
willie
Year: 1870

And one to getter up of Club.
Clubs of 20, by the year, each. l 20


And two copies to the getter up of the
club, or ten per cent of the money.


Let each one of our subscribers give us
a helping hand, and thus do us and his
country q substantial service.
Year: 1870

CLOVER AS A FERTILIzER.-We have often
urged the growth of clover with all the small
grains for the purpose of enriching the soil.
The Northeast Farmer talks as follows on
this subject


Western farmers have not yet fully realized
the necessity of increasing the fertility of the
soil, but the time is rapidly approaching
when they are to be brought face to face with
the question How can we bring our lands
up? In advance of this coming question we
propose to answer it, at least partially, in
this article.


We start with the proposition. that soils
consist of mineral and vegetable constituents,
and that when either of them are wanting, or
become exhausted, they become barren.
Our crops of corn, wheat, rye, oats, &C.,
&c.. take up the vegetable elements very
rapidly. and the mineral very sparingly !;
hence the soil grows bare of vegetable humus,
under our present system of taking much
and returning little or nothing.
Thirdly. The atmosphere is great feeder
of vegetable life. and of some vegetables more
than others, and if crops of this latter class
were constantly raised, and all returned to
the SOIL it would rapidly increase in fertility
as it would not only get back all it gave, but
all the air gave besides.


TouTtuiy' NioFer Is lne IHost VoraclouS air
feeder we have, and when plowe6 under re-
turns to the soil large amount of gaseous
wealth in the most available shape for the
use of future crops.


Indeed clover contains hut the very small
est proportion of minerals-even the straw is
devoid of the silicious glazing which other
grasses have. 1t is we'll established fact,
that if cut early, the first crop of clever may
be taken off fer hay, and the plowing under
the second growth will rapidly enrich the
SOIL


Nor are these all the arguments in favor
of clover; it is tap-rooted, and by penetrat-
ing it deeply loosens and mellows the soil to
wonderful extent. besides the roots them
selves are good fertilizers.
Year: 1870

Oh. could there in this world be found
Some little spot OF happy ground,
Where village pleasures might go round,
Without the village tattling
How doubly blest that place would be,
Where all might dwell in liberty,
Free frem the bitter misery


OF gosSips' endless Prattling-



IL such spot were really known.
Dame Peace might claim it rs her own,
Aud in it she might fix her throne,


Forever and forever;
There like queen, might reign and live,
While every one would soon forgive
The little Sights they might receive,


And be offended neSer.
Tis mischief makers that remove
Far from our hearts the warmth Of love,
And lead us all to disapprove


What gives another pleasure.
They seem TO take ones part-but when
They've heard our cares, unkindly theu
They soon retail them all again,


Mixed with their poisonous measure.
And then they've such cunning way
OF telling ill-means tales they say.
''Don't mention what I've said. pray,


/ would net tell another -
Straight to your neighbor's house they go,
Narrating everything they know;
And break the peace of high and low,


Wife. husband, fiiend and brother.
O, that the mischief making crew
Were all reduced 10 one o. two,
And they were painted red or blue


That every one might know them;
Then would our villagers forget
To rage and quarrel. fume and fret,
Or fall into an angry pet,


With things SO much below them.
For It's sad. degrading part,
To make anothers bosom smart,
And plant dagger in the heart


We ought TO love and cherish.
Then let us evermore be found
In quietness with all around,
While friendship. joy and peace abound.


And angry feelings perish.
Year: 1870

WONDERFUL, AND NOT 1RrF, AT THAT =
The Stripes makes an offer to do mining pa
tent advertising at what it attempts to make
the public believe is exceeding low rates, and
even asserts that its rates are much lower
than the rates now fixed by law, which is
simply false the truth being that ourneigh-
boris terrible low rates are above the price
allowed by law for three months advertise
mants. a notice of application to purchase
mine at the Stripes rates, of four square,
for three months will cost $2S, while by the
litigant bill it would come to just $27 Sc.
SO that all this blowing only proves that the
prices in the litigant bill are exceedingly low 3,
and lower than our neighbor can get after a
great struggle. For lack of information our
neighbor "put his foot in it. The Sd Sec
ton of the Ar.., under which mining claim


can be purchased requires the notice to be
published IN the newspaper 'neare5t the To-
cation Of said calm" So that while our
cotem. really supposed it was Grating" it
WIS not Such claims as are nearer the
Stripes office than this must be published in
that paper, and such as are located nearest
to this Office must be published in the HER
AID. This is the law of Congress, and un-
less it is complied with, no patents will issue.
Though this is the law and the facts we will
here say to such as are required to adver-
tise in the HERALD that we will not charge
as much as the Stripes asks. As to pay
ment, the receipt of the publisher for the
work done and his affidavit of the proper
publication, are papers that must accompany
the final application to pay for the land, and
we don't care whether the money is paid in
advance or at the end Of ninety days.
Year: 1870

Total val0ation, $4,237 632 Z $40, rs 42


This does not include tie Supplemental
assessment which is not yet completed. This
is heavy sum Of money for the people of
Placer to raise for taxes, out they have got
used to bleeding and must continue to shell
out until the fever abates and they learn
who to vote for. We defer comparisons with
former years, and other matters we propose
to refer to until after the Supplemental as
sessnlent is completed
Year: 1870

WE believe the enumeration of the popu-
lation of this county has been completed, but
the deputy Census Marshal is prohibited
from telling us anything about it. How
wonderfully cunning this is The fool-killer
should be at work among the officials of the
Census Bureau.
Year: 1870

the army which continues to carry out the movement
combined after the brilliant combat Sunday night
Two divisions OF the enemy sought to intercept the
French march, and were repused."
Year: 1870

The editor of the Gallipolis
Journal lately spoke, after the
old.fashioned stereotyped style,
about a brother editor who
had obtained a new suit Of
clothes, as if editors are too
poor to have such things! And
some other editor makes a
wonder that the editor of the
Portsmouth Republican shou' d
be found with 50 National
Bank note!


Now, this talk should be
played out. Editors are not
poor as a class; and the news.
paper business is just as good
as any other legitimate busi.
ness in the respective locali-
ties where carried on. No
county town in Ohio has a bet
ter business than that of its
newspaper office, for the
amount of capital invested,
when properly Conducted
Only, the newspaper office re.
quires for success an amount
of zeal, industry, tact, and a
combination of qualities rare.
ly required in any other line;
hence it is the fewest number
that can be successful in it,
while almost any one with in
dustry and energy can succeed
in other business.-Marietta
Register.
Year: 1870

They may talk of love in q cottage,
And bowers oftrellised vine
Of nature bewitchingly simple,


And milkmaids halfdivine.f sleeping
They may talk of the pie lures OF
In the shade Of a spreading tree,
And walk i'm the fields at morning,
BY the side ofa iOotstep free!
But give me n sly Irritation


BY the light of a chandelier
With music to play in the pauses


And nobody very near;
Or a seat on silken sofa


With glass Of pure old wine,
And mamma too blind to discover


The small hite hand in mine.a
Your love in a cottage is hungry,


Your vine q NJ st for flies
Your milkmlid shocks the Graces,
And simplicity talks of pies
You lie down in your shady slumber
And wake with bug in your ear,
And your damsel that walks In the


morning.


Is shod like mountaineer,
True love Is at home on n carpet,


And nightly likes his ease
And true love has an eye for dinner,
And starves beneath shady. trees.
His wing is the fan of a lady,


His f0Ot's an invisible thing,
And his arrow is tipped with a jewel
And shot from silver string.
Year: 1870

To REMOVE RUsT.-A lady
writing from Vermont to the
Hearth and Home, says that
she accidentally discovered an
easy way of removing rust
from steel. She put a number
of badly rusted forks in tumb.
ler of kerosene oil, and after
leaving them there some time,
found that the rust had become
so much loosened that it rub
bed off readily. She says that
she has since used the oil to
clean her knives and sewing
machine.
Year: 1870

A very singular story comes from Saginaw
Michigan. On Sunday last the neighbor
hood was aroused by the report that child
named Gay had been murdered by three
met. who outraged girl of fifteen, and
carried off gun and other articles to the
woods. As the prints of feet in the soft
earth were those of children, it aroused the
suspicion of the coroner, who subsequently
discovered that the child had been acciden-
tally killed, and that the brother and sister
had dconcocted the murder story to save them
selves, as they thought, from the gallows
Year: 1870

KEY TO CHARACTER The differences of
character are never more distinctly seen til an
in times when men are surrounded by difficult
ties and misfortunes. There are some who,
if disappointed by failure in an undertaking
from which they expected great things,
make up their minds not to exert themselves
against what they calf ate; Others despon-
ding and hopeless; but a third class of men
will rouse themselycs in such moments, and
say to themselves s'the more difficult it is to
attain my ends, the more honorable it will
be-, and this IS the maxim every one should
impress upon himself as law Some of
those who are guided by it, prosecute their
who are more practical men, # they have
failed in one way, they will try another.
Year: 1870

An old miser in Michigan recently cut out
the tongue of little boy who had been at
tracted to his hut and saw him counting his
money through crack in the door. The
father and his friends were subsequently
fired upon by the miser, whom they shot
and killed. In the hut was found $4,000
in gold, which has been distributed among
the charitable institutions of the State.
Year: 1870

This medicine increases the power of digestion
and excites the absorbents into healthy exercise
by which the watery calcareous depositions
and all unnatural cniargements, as well as pain
and Illumination are reduced, and it is taken by
men, women and children. Directions for use and
diet accompany.
Year: 1870

a RAKE CHANCE for q man with small
II capital to get q good business that Is al,
ready Established and doing we'll an old stand
in the grocery and liquor business. Rent mod
crate. Address lock box sc, Alexandria, Va
Year: 1870

Governments have been strong this afternoon, andthe
opinions the street in regard to the action Of Congress
in relation to Funding bill has tended to give the
market for them frmer tone aud an upward tendency


The Government will receive offers for sl,0OoOOO to-
morrow.


Foreign Exchange is steady today at the following
rate
Year: 1870

Appalling Story OF a Deserted Wife in


Newnrk-An Alleged Marital Fiend.


Yesterday afternoon there appeared before Justice
Dean, In the Newark Police Court, young married
woman named Ellen Marshall, carrying sick Child,
fifteen months old, and whose story is at once the
saddesr and most appalling on the records OF tho
court. She stated that her husband, Thomas
Marshall to whom she had been married eight
years, and by whom she has had nve children after
beating and abusing her In frghtful manner, had
deserted her in New YORK, and was now stopping
with his relatives in Newark. He had some time
previous, she said treated her In such outrageous
style that the police interlered and he taken
the Tombs ; but on promising In the most
leaf she, at the suggestion OF Mr. George Keiiook,
agreed to let him come back. His conduct was
worse, however, and he declared that she must get
her own living. even n she had to go the streets
and prostitute herself She alleges further that on
one occasion he sent one Patrick Temple and an
other man to her In Blocker street 10 perpe-
trate an outrage OF the most fendish character on
her, They went so far as TO break into the house
where she was stopping, but were compelled to de-
sist from carrying out their alleged project by her
persistent cries for help. Marshal was plumber,
but has lately been devOting himself, when sober.
for the support OF his wife and child,
though he is now receiving large profits from his
patents. He has o brother highly respectable
New York lawyer. Mrs. Marshall, who, ike her
husband, Is native OF Engan,., had with her
letter from Mr.. Kelock setting forth that she was
and recommending her as person OF decency and
responsibility. The Newark authorities have taken
her case in hand and will that Jersey Justice
Will be fully meted out to her husband.