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Year: 1870

A correspondent of the Iurf, Field
and Farm, has made visit to the
farm of Thomas Welch, near German
town, Pa, the home of Flora Temple.
He writes thus:


The old Queen Of the Turf was out
In the pastures when We arrived,
grazing with a herd of other brood
mares and their foals, on the banks OF
the Wissahickon. She was easily
recognized at a distance, even among
several other bobtails, and horses OF
the same color, and as we crossed the
field 1 unconsciously took the lead
through the wet grass, and was the
first to stand alongside the old favor
ite, who railways had another link to
let out! Those who remember her in
her trotting days would be surprised
to look at her now. The sharp lines
and prominent muscles are mostly
smOOthed over, the ~ MY display
ing to the observer tI..U decided in
clination to the embOnpOint, SO
characteristic of many charming
females, since she has become a moth
er. In fact she is tremendously heavy.
One thing, however, has not, and
never will change-her head and the
expression of her eye. 1t flashes with
the same intelligence and fire when
the least excited, as when, after some
triumph, in days gone by, she used to
set thousands wild with enthusiastic
admiration. l will not attempt to
give a detailed description of her
points as she now appears, she is too
well known for that, and am per-
fectly aware that could not do JUS
tice to the subject. My feelings when
standing beside her were those one
EXPERIENCES in the presence of royalty
and after an inspection and careful
study of her form aud actions, Iasked
myself the question: How could she
help but tTOt. "I could have spent the
day following her about i'll the past
ure, watching her lay back her ears
and drive away all other horses
approaching too near her royal per-
son; but Flora Temple is now in fOal
by bennington since January last,
and bids fair to be the motherpf many
trotters; and heavy as she is, one
.cOuld easily believe might yet, with
n little of the extra flesh taken of,
give the second hand n lively chase
around into the twenties, and low
down at that But her trotting days
are over, willie the memory OF. her
deeds will ever be rs green rs the turf
itself
Year: 1870

Mrs. VIM. F. Suthiff was stung on
the forehead by bee and instantly
went into spasms. For two hour.
her life was despaired of, but her fac
commenced swelling rapidly, and sh'
got better.


These effects of stings depend quite
as much upon the constitutions
habit of the party as anything else
We have tried a solution Of carbOni1
acid, one part of acid to sixty of water
and found it an almost instant anC
unfailing remedy.-RlrdJ World.
Year: 1870

There is a good joke going the
ruonds, of young lady and gentle
man at fashionable party in this ei-
ty n few evenings since. The young
man was handsome and happy, the
young lady arrayed in all the eXquis-
ite taste of lavender, rose, &c, with
gold powdered hair flowing over heI
Swan-Iike neck. Finding the heat OF
the room To much for them, they
sought the cool Shade of All arbOr,
where they might listen TO the fOun-
tain's fall. The music rose and fell
time dew on silver piniOns, and after
an absence of about three hours our
young friends entered the brilliantly
illuminated parlors. The young lady
passed on in the dance, but the young
man was slightly takeH aback by liis
next neighbor Informing him that
round his neck was tlIs unmistakable
print of two arms, all in chalk and
diamond dust, on one shoulder large
pile of yellew powder, and on his mp
per lip and cheek diamond dust,
bloom of youth AMI yellow powder,
mixed up generally. The young la
dv's hair was observed to be several
shades paler. Moral: Carry a dust
ing broom in your pocket
Year: 1870

LippincOtps Magazine tells a good
story, illustrating the great change
which has taken place in the South
in the past few years:


y friend of mine, whom I met i'm
Charleston, Turkish HISTORIAN, was
smoking in the forward car, when a
very elegantly dressed young lady, of
complexion about as light rs his own,
entered the ear and took her seat
She was so refined i'm her dress and
appearance that he supposed she had
made a mistake, and gallantIy sug-
Sested to her that the ladies' ear
would be more agreeable, when she
stated that her color, not perceptible
To a stranger, prevented her entering
there. lie cOnversed with her, and
found her intelligent and educated
She was the daughter of one of the
wealtIiest men of South Carolina.


He was that evening publicly ridi-
culed at the hotel for talking to q
ligger grip by men who would have
done well had they shared her refine
ment. A few days afterwards, re-
membering the incident, and seeing a
lady Of apparently mixed blood in the
first-class car, he thought she had
made Il mistake, and to save anything
that might wound her feelings, he pO-
litely suggested tD her to change to
the forward, secOnd-class car. She
cOlOred up, highly insulted, and call
ing her husband from the outside,
screamed, "This man calls me a mig
ger +" The husband got into a tower
ing rage, and came near laying viO-
lent hands on my poor, innocent
friend He was only restrained by
some passengers, who explained his
position as a foreigner unacquainted
with American peculiarities-
Year: 1870

One day last week, while the wo-
men were bathing at the free bath,
foot of Fifth street, Y. Y, a horrible
yell was heard in the bath. The
matron rushed in, and found a person
with a masculine cast of countenance
in the grasp of some eight or ten
nymphs, who were soUsing her under
water at an alarming rate, and at
every dip they screamed out, "We'lI
give it to you, you Internal scamp
-dip-"how dare you intrude your dirty
carcass among us unprotected fe-
males" (anOther Dip; "and if youstay
in here another minute" two dips in
quick successi0nl "we'I duck the life
out of you" The unfortunate wretch
was rescued from their clutches. add
when the truth was ascertained il vas
found that the viTagOs had a most
drowned a poor German girl, unde,
the suppOsitiOn that she was a male
in disguise.
Year: 1870

The radicals are terribly afraid of losing
the negro vote, and are constantly calling
meetings ''for the purpose of taking into
consideration the political condition of the
colored people of the South"
Year: 1870

Since the exposure of Whittemore, the
military committee have unearthed large
number of additional cases of cadetship
trading, which will result in the expulsion
of more carpet baggers.
Year: 1870

A young man who ardently desired
wealth was visited by his Satanic ma
jesty, who tempted him to dispose of his
soul for eternity if he could be supplied
on earth with all the money he could
use. The bargain was concluded; the
devil was to supply the money, and was
at last to have the soul, unless the
young man could spend more money
than the devil could furnish. Years
passed away the man married, was
extravagant in his living, built palaces,
speculated wildly, lost and gave away
fortunes, and yet his Golfers were always
full. He turned politician, and bribed
his way to honor and fame, without re-
ducing his pile of gold He became
flibuster, and fitted out ships and ar
mics, but his banker honored all his
drafts. He went to the city to live,
and paid the usual rates of interest on
all the money he could boNow +; but
though the devil made faces when he
came to pay the bills, yet they were all
paid. One expedient after another
failed. The devil counted it only two
years that he must wait for the soul,
and he Knocked the efforts of the despair
ing man. One more trial was resolved
upon-the man started newspaper
The devil growIed at the bill at the end
of the first quarter, was savage in six
months, melancholy in nine, and broke,
dead broke at the end of the year. So
the newspaper went down but the soul
was saved.
Year: 1870

[From the Minden (La.) Democrat.


The Peoples Party is the Conserva.
tive Party of Louisiana, and the prin.
ciples imbodied in its platform have
been successful wherever adopted, aud
are now rapidly spreading throughout
the Southern States The people of
Virginia have already realized great
advantage from its adoption. The good
men Of all parties have acted in a body,
and it has also produced feeling of
friendship between the two races which
never before existed since the war.
The leaders are men who are without a
Blot or stain upon their fair escutcheon
and who are more than willing to COM
pare their record wi h any of those who
seek to traduce OR malign their motives.


The formation Of this party has found
favor in Louisiana. not only from the
failure Of the Democratic party to re-
lieve the people, but from the very
soundness of its principles


We ask the people in all soberness
and candor will it do to make the fight
upon the avowed principles OF the Dem
ocratic party, which is the repeal of the
fifteenth amendment. With a colored
voting population much larger than the
white, is it reasonable to suppose that
We can carry the State of Louisiana
Will negro vote for Lis own disfran-
clisement? We think not, unless
there be other means used than mere
argument, and in that event it will
avail nothing If the negroes be not
allowed to vote untrammelled the cleo
ton will be SET aside, as heretofore, by
the powers that be. Therefore had we
not better recognize existing facts as
they are and let dead issues be dropped
from the campaign, pledge ourselves
not to attempt at any future time to de-
priye the negro of any Or any portion
of the rights accorded to him by law.
Establish schools throughout the State
for the education of their children, show
them by your acts as we'll as your
words that you intend to befriend them,
and a feeling of friendship will arise
which, with knowledge that our in
terests are mutual, will form tie that
will insure their cooperation for all
time to come. This is what the Demo-
cratic party cannot do, but the Peoples
Party can and will do.


The Democratic party cannot make
the concessions that are required to in
sure snccess, therefore our only hope is
in the Peoples Party
Year: 1870

It is easy to be nobody, and We will
tell you how to do it. Go to the drink
ing saloon and spend your leisure time.
You need not drink much now; just a
little beer, or some other drink. In the
meantime play donninoes, checkers, or
something else, to kill time, SO that you
will be sure not to read any useful book.
If you read, let it be the dime novels Of
the day. Thus 60 on keeping your
stomach full, and your head empty, and
yourself playing time killing games,
and in few years you'll be nobody,
unless las is quite likely you should
turn out a drunkard or a professional
gambler, either Of which is worse than
a nobody. There are any number oi
young men hanging about saloons, bill


lard rooms and other rum shops just
ready to graduate and be nobodies.
Year: 1870

The Troy Times Hermit in New
York" writes as follows from his metro
poliran experience: Looking back
over the calendar of the gallows for the
last fifteen or twenty years, / recall but
two executions which were not due to
some drink. The rest committed muir
der while in state of intoxication, and
were generally unconscious of the deed
which sent them to the gallows. The
youngest victim ever hanged in this
(the Tombs) prison owed his crime to
the same cause. He was a confirmed
drunkard, murderer and corpse
dangling at the gallows-all before he
was eighteen
Year: 1870

The New CLEANS Democrat declares
with intimate disrelish "that Louisiana
is now under the feet of the scallawags
and rpet-baggers" It used to charge
that it was under the heel of the degra-
ded niggers but since it is now court
ing the negro, as matter of course it
suppresses his name from its list Of mi
quities.--I State Register.
Year: 1870

The Women's Journal gives this as
an illustration of a common sin: A
fashionable dress maker in New York
urged an economical young girl, about
to be married, to buy her a costly
troasseaw or wedding outfit. But /
have no money said the maiden. No
NATTER said the complacent tempter ;
/ will wait four years and send in the
bill to your husband by degrees. Ma
ny ladies do it.
Year: 1870

The other day some ladies were out
visiting. There being little two-year-
old present, one of the ladies asked him
if he would kiss her. He answered
mo" "What is the reason that you
will not kiss me 2" "I'm too little to
kiss you; papa kisses all the big girls"
He was permitted to play with his toys
Year: 1870

A boy in a country school was reading
the following sentence: "The lighthouse
is landmark by day and beacon by
night" and rendered it thus: "The ligh-
house is a landlord by day and deacon
by night" ....
Year: 1870

A plain charge by an outspoken
judge ge.-"Gentlemen of the jury, in
this case the counsel on both sides are
unintelligible; the witness on both sides
are Incredible; and the plaintiff and de-
tendant are both such bad characters,
that to me it is Indifferent which way
you give your verdict
Year: 1870

The New York World is venturing
to advise the South on the negro ques-
ton: .a


We tell them (says the edltor) in all
candor aid plainness, that they only
rivet their chains by further opposition
to negro suffrage. It is not by negro
4 totes that they are oppressed, but by
white votes. It is vain for them to
inscribe on their political banners that
they are white mans party" SO long
as their tyrants consist of a Congress
elected by white votes. Negro suffrage
is the result Of white movement. The
colored men did not ask for suffrage till
the white Radicals put it into. their
heads. The colored men would vote
rightly enough if the white Radicals
did not mislead and deceive them.


We ask the Southern Democrats to
recognize the fact that the North is the
real battle ground for political freedom
for their section. Here, where the vic
tory is to be won, if won at all, we have
no colored voters worth naming. 1t is
a contest between two parties of white
men, and perpetuation Of the old quar-
rel about the rights of the coiored man
only strengthens the enemy, The ne
gro question is the only one OF which
the Radical party agrees it is their only
princi pie of cohesion. The surest way
to prevent the disintegration of the
Republican party is to keep that ques-
ton alive, and continue to force it upon
the country as a political issue. The
Democrats can become majority only
by drawing off some Republican votes
but on the negro issue the Republican
party can easily hold its own, and so
long as it retains the control of Congress
there can be no freedom in the South.
Year: 1870

The Prussian General Won Steinmetz
is now 81 years old. He is an old game
cock, splendid fighter, and always goes
in to win. These characteristics seem
to cause him NOT to shrink Or hesitate on
other fields than those OF battle--for the
other day. when young lady, about IS
years old. an orphan daughter ofa former
comrade of his, wrote him from South
Germany, for help and relief in her dis
tressihg situation, he picked up his
traps and went to see her in person, and
after inspecting the situation, came to
the conclusion that the shortest and
most effective way to help her was SIM
to marry her on the spot; and so he did,
and took her home to bis estates, trans
forming her at the shortest notice from
poor, deserted girl into one Of the rich
est and first ladies in the land.
Year: 1870

The Lewiston (Me.) Journal treats
the ladies to this pleasant ,paragrap ph
"We published few days since an
item referring to the presence of insects
in the bark switches SO generally worn.
Some doubted the facts stated. We
can assure all doubling Thomases that
the fact was even so. A well-known
physician OF this city has shown US two
Of these loathsome creatures, which
were found in a switch of lady in
Auburn, exhibited to him, and trans
terred to glass vial, where they can
be seen with the naked eye. Under
the microscope their appearance is
hideous. They have brown, pointed
head, any number of legs, fuzz on the
back and crawl along with a wriggle
something like a caterpillar. They
appear to resemble the centipede family.
The lady who discovered these had
had trouble with her head for some
weeks, but did not at first think of her
switch containing the cause. The back
of her head was punctured and sore
The insect appears to burrow in the
head like wood-tick. The switch from
which these were taken had previously
been subjected to half hours steaming
but the creatures were as lively as
erickets. Another smaller kind has
been found, which skip about like feas.
Ladies may we'll say, Verify our back
hair is fearfully and wonderful made.' y
Year: 1870

FoUR DOLLARS TO VoIE.-Under this head
the ELKo INDEPENDENT Of the 25th contains
well written article. While we are COM
PEELED 10 differ with the INDEPENDENT in some
particulars, we agree that the law making the
payment Of four dollars or any other sum OF
money prerequisite TO voting lis Onerous, un-
Just aud opposed To the fundamental princi-
pies of our Government. All should be will
ling To contribute something toward the sup
port of the Government, who claim the pro-
lection Of its laws, and for that reason we are
IN favor Of poll.tax, but believe il should be
collected in the same manner as other taxes.
There can be no doubt that there are many
good citizens who are really too poor to pay a
four.dOllar poll-tax, and who are influenced
TO great extent in their voting by those who
pay the tax for them. The effect OF tho law
therefore is to encourage, and in measure
icghlize bribery at the polls. As 'all Just
power OF the Government Is derived from the
consent of the governed" it becomes the
duty OF every citizen To go to the polls and
vote, and the man who neglccts this duty IL
nniaithful to his trust AZ a citizen, untrue TO
ms own interests an individual, and false 20
DIS obligations M freeman. Such being the
case, all laws which tend 10 prevent tho free
exercise OF the ballot are opposed to repub-
heah system OF government, and the people
who are the fountain Of power, should see
that oil such onerous enaciments are speedily
repealed. -HInbold Register.
Year: 1870

LOOK OUT FOR SLIGHTs.-There
are some people, yes, many people,
always looking out for Sights.
They can not carry on the daily in
tercourse of the family without sus-
l'ecting some offense is designed.
They are as touchy as hair triggers.
If they meet an acquaintance in the
street who happens to be preoccu


pied with business, they attribute
his abstraction to some motive per


sonal to themselves aui take um-
bragg accordingly They lay on
others the fault of their own irrita


bility. A fit of indigestion makes
them see imprudence in everybody
they come in contact with. limo
cent persons, who never dreamed of
giving offense, are astonished to
find some unfortunate word, OF
some momentary taciturnity, mista-
ken for an insult. To say the least
the habit is unfortunate. 1t is far
wiser to take the more charitable
view of our fellow beings. and not
suppose a slight as intended unless
the neglect is open and direct. AT
ter all. too, life takes its hue, in q
great degree, from the color of oul
own mind. If we are frank and
generous. the world treats US kindly


If on the contrary, we are suspicious,
men learn to be cold and cautious
to Us. Let person get the reputa-
ton of being touchy, and everybody
is under more or less restraint, and
in this way the chances of all imag-
mary offence are vastly increased.
Year: 1870

A Patient Jumps from His Window


at the lnfirmary, and is instantly


Killed: rsG a azsso,}


Yesterday morning the directors
of the Infirmary were informed of
painful accident that occurred in
their hospital, by which one of the
inmates met with instant death.
An old man named John Gardner
had been an inmate Of the Infrmarys
for five years, and during nearly all
that time had been under the constant
care of a nurse and medical attend
ants. He was frequently delirious
though too weak to do any injury,
was never permitted to remain alone.
Yesterday morning at about one
O'clock the nurse waching him left
the room a few moments, and on
returning Was surprised to find the
bed empty. Casting a. few glances
around, under the bed and into the
hall, and seeing, hini nowhere the
open window struck her eye and the
horrid truth burst upon her mind.
He had jumped fro m the window,
three stories high, and lay corpse
on the ground beneath her eyes.


The officers of the establishment
were Immediately called and the body
brough into the house. Everything
was done to restore the manbut every
effort failed.--C. Leader, sst.!
Year: 1870

As teacher here he has obtained well deserved


reward,
For he has gained the confidence and most profound


regard
OF all the honored and the good, the excellent an,


wise,


Who did his morals emulate, his spotless virtues
prize.


AS scholars we can mere forget his ardent
deep desire
To have us to the highest rank of honor to as
pife.
He strove sincerely to impart pure intellectual
light.


By fixing deeply in our minds sacred cause
of right.


low sad to see so bright sun go down at life's
bright morn,


And liveing ones seem prone to say deaths an
| gel came too soon,
But life's uncertain at the best youth too must
pass away


And death may be welcome guest at life's
high noon of day.
Soon friendCampbell, whom we loved far more
| than tongue can tell,


Called to the fold of God above at life's high
noontide fell,
But his blessed spirit borne on high eAultant
| in its flight;
Assured of never ending bliss in that pure
| world oflight.
Year: 1870

Mr.. A. T. Stewart, of New York,
is carrying his war with high prices
into the field of real estate. Not
only has he submitted himself to
enormous losses to break down the
war prices of cottons, but he now
sends round his agents to tell his
tenants that for the coming year
their rents will be reduced
to about twenty five per
cent. He is Of the opinion
that the time of war prices is
past, and has certainly taken a very
pointed method of proving that he
means what he says. We fear how
ever, that the example of Mr.. Stewart
will fall to the ground without its
due effect. There may be other
landlords willing to abate a little of
the hard bargain which they drive
with their tenants, but we have not
heard of them. ....
Year: 1870

~ The Democratic members of
of the House of Representatives at
Columbus voted against the recep-
ton OF resolutions Of respect for
the memory of General Tomas.
Had they been the for General Hood,
whom "Olu Pap" whaled out of his
boots, there would probably have
been no objection made. The Cop
perheads in the Legislature neglect
no opportunity of splitting their
venom at Union soldier. Let
them hiss.-C Herald
Year: 1870

Social HoNon.-Evory person
should cultivate II nice sonso Of
honor. In II hundred different
ways this most fitting adjunct Of
the true lady or gentleman is oftcn
tried. For instance, ono is q guest
in family where, porhaps, tho
domestic machinery docs not run
smoothly. There is sorrow in the
house unsuspected by tho outer
world. Sometimes it is II dissipa-
ted son whose conduct is u shame
and a grief to his parents, some.
times q relative whose ccccntrici-
ties and pcculiaritics are II cloud
on the homo. Or, worst Of all,
husband and wife may not bo in
accord, and there may be often
bitter words spoken, and harsh
rccriminations. In any OF those
cases the guest is in honor bound
to be blind and deaf, so far as poo
pie without arc concerned. If Il
gentlo word within can do good,
it may be we'll said but to 20 forth
and reveal the shadow of an un-
happy secret to any ono, even
your friend, is an act of indclicacy
and meanness almost unparalleled.
Once in the sacred precincts Of
any home, admitted to its privacy,
sharing it's lifo, oil that you see
and hear should become a sacred
trust. 1t is as really contemplate
to gossip about such things as it
would be to steal the silver or bor-
row the books and forget to return
them.