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Year: 1870

ENJOY YOUR WoRK.--No man is ever
successful in its completest sense. who
does not enjoy what he is doing. If your
business is dull and uninteresting, and you
are always wishing to leave the old home-
stead and get place elsewhere. your life
will be miserable failure; but II you love
your work, give to- your business your best
thoughts, enter upon the activities OF your
position with energy, born OF content
ment and hope, you will be both success
full and happy man, and no change in the
currency or mutations OF the markets,
that so perplex and trouble other men. can
possibly hinder it.
Year: 1870

Attempted Ass ASST nation of the Emperor


Napoleon.


BERLIN Sept. II, 1870
Considerable excitement was occasi0ned at VIII
helmshoehe recently by an attempt to assassinate
the French Emperor, by German apprentice. He
was arrested before he could accomplish his purpose
A loaded pistol was found on his person and he
boldly declared that the bullet was designed for
Napoleon.
Year: 1870

D%C, -O1 Il ,.
To the Editor Of the Press.


AS many OF your readers may wish to know
where to find the new fishing grounds, for
their benefit will direct them.


The route from Portland is ria Gorbam,
West Gorham, crossing the Saco liver at
bonnyeasle, thence up the Lmipgton corner
road ABOUT two miles, making in all, about
twenty miles from your city. The pond, of
about four acres, called Sand Pond, is situated
near the highway on the west, in pitch pine
plain, but few rods from the road, with hieh
sloping banks, circular in form. And will
venture to say visitors will find it as well
stored with the speckied beauties, as can be
found in the State of Maine. While the Ice
was clear and thin, they could be seen In
schools OF foEr or five hundred to thousand,
and could be driven all about the pond by
simply walking behind them. Tue snow and
thicker ice at the present writing, cuts OF this
exciting view. About thirty seven years
since, the proprietor of the adj lining farm de-
posted few small brook trout in tnis pond.
This circumstance was entirely forgotten uu-
til last July, when a. dead trout, eighteen
inches in length, was found lying on the
shore. Men and boys tried at this time to
catch some of them but not GLORIOUS nib
ble' could be obtained; but Immediately upon
the freezing OF the pond, a few days since, Mr..
William Berry, a son of the former owner of
the farm, tried his hand with good success,
and already several hundred pounds have
been caught; and the cry is, still they bite,
even on Sundays, 1 am sorry to say.


The pond has no visible outlet or inlet,
though it is supposed to have underground
connection with other ponds in its vicinity.
one in particular, that flows across the high
way (freelyi in times of drought, and ceases
altogether In Spring and times of ffeshets,
and high water in neighboring ponds.


Living in our village is a veteran hunter
and trapper, pensioner of 1872, now nearly
ninety years of age, known by the familiar
name of Jncle John Smith: a character in
and of himself well worth The trip, aside from
the trout, who has frequently, in times past,
been seen vending his way home, barring
strings of nice trout, and mo amount of pump
ing could make him divulge the place oil their
capture. 1t is now supposed that this pond
was his fishing ground on the sly.


would advise everybody who reads this to
follow the laud bile example of Mr. Berry
stocking all our numerous brooks and ponds
with the finest fish in the world for them
selves and "all the rest OF mankind" L.
Year: 1870

one sixteenth negro blood, while there are a
few thousand who show trace of their Carib
Indian descent. Still San Domingo is col
ored community, quite as much as Hayti
The difference is that the latter people have
been educated into race and national feelings,
while the Dominicans have grown out of
both, ii they ever had any, SPECTATOR.
Year: 1870

Evil and idle words may seem, Of
they arc uttered, light and trivia
things yet If light they are like the
filaments Of the thistle.down, each
feathery tufI, floating on the slight.
est breeze, bears with Il the germ Of
q noxiOus weed.


o man ! of all fools, a fool with a
gray head is the worst fool any
where. With one foot In the grave
and another foot on a sandy foun-
dation, how shall l depict YOU, but
by saying to you, as God said to the
rich man, "Thou fool a few more
nights and thy soul shall be requir-
cd Of thee; and then where art
thOup
Year: 1870

to beguile the tedium Of the pass
ing hours.


The Springs are situated just at
the foot Of the Chilhowee noun
tain. On yesterday l took a
stroll to its summit, a distance of
about two miles.


The poverty Of language will
prevent my giving anything like
an accurate description Of the
gorgeous panorama which is pre-
sented to their view from that
lofty elevation. On the east,
range after range of alternate
mountains rise in sublime majesty
one above the other, far away
into the glorious old North
State, while on the west, far as the
eye can reach can be seen the
beautiful valley of the Tennessee,
teeming with its rich fields of
grain, and dotted here and there
with quiet farm houses, and clus-
ters of green trees, which on the
far off horizon, are family percep.
tible in dim outline, the hazy
mountains. never before so
thoroughly realized the truth of
the poets conception.


I "Tis distance lends 'enchsntment TO the


And robes the mountain in It's azure hue


l know Of nothing so
well calculated to make man
feel his own littleness on
the one hand, or to inspire him
with a profounder degree of reve.
rental awe towards the divine ar
chitcct on the other, than to stand
as l did, solitary and alone on the
summit of some tall mountain
that lifts its lawful form" in proud
isolation towards Heaven, and
from his lofty position, "view the
andscape DER"


know of no place, Mr.. Editor,
more pleasant than this as a sum-
mer resort, and l especially com.
mend it to the consideration of
those of our citizens who may
hereafter desire to spend the sum
mer months in the mountains.


Judging from recent develop
ments and late kilograms from
across the waters, it would seem
that the France. Prussian war is
rapidly approaching its culmina-
ton.


1t is by no means an easy mat
ter, however, to extract the truth
from the muddy dispatches which
have reached us from Europe, but
sufficient is known, l think, to
show that, thus far, the fortunes
of war have rested upon the Prus
sian banners. Most naturally the
sympathies Of the Southern people
lean towards France in this great
struggle, but it must be candidly
confessed that, except the war re-
Gently waged by the North against
the South in our own country, this
war, on the part of Napoleon, is
the most gigantic crime of mod
ern times.


1t is but too apparent that the
Emperor of the French as a mill
ta:y chieftain is a decided failure,
and that he has inherited but little
of the splendid genius Of the Cor
sican, beneath the reverberating
thunders of whose artillery all
Europe was once made to trem-
BILE.


Before bringing this desultory
letter to a close, | will say word
in reference to the crops. l have
never in my life seen such magnifi-
cent fields of corn and grain as |
witnessed along the entire line Of
railway through North Alabama,
East Tennessee, and Southwestern
Virginia. The very earth seems
absolutely to labor beneath the
weight Of its luXuriant muniiiccnt
yield of cereals. 1t is very certain
that the people in this section of
country will not suffer for the sub.
stantials oflife during the coming
year. More anon.


MELNoTTE.
Year: 1870

A CORRESPONDENT of the New
York Herald says that the colored
cadet, Smith, at West Point, is
again in trouble. "He is Just
now in disgrace, being under ar
rest and confined to his tent.
Thinking himself capable Of teach
ing u white cadet politeness, he
undertook to do so through the
medium of q tin dIpper, brought
down with considerable force on
the latter's head. He sits in his
tent


Remote. friendles5, melancholy, slow.


And this last adjective of the
poet seems quite appropriate to
his case. There is certainly moth
ing promising in his appearance
nothing indicating any Prone.
THAN spark liable at any time to
ignite any river"


$@S@%


The Okolona Monitor, Of the
9th ult., says:


A few days since, while digging
a we'll, n Mr.. Hubbard, a poor
man, the only support and stay OF
a large and helpless family, while
in the act of being drawn up in the
bucket, fell out and was precipi.
tated to the bottom of the well
some seventy or eighty feet. His
lifeless form, crushed and man.
| gled, was recovered from its depths
and buried. Fire-damp had col
lected in the well, and he was SC
siCkened by it that his hold to the
rope was relaxed, and hence biz
fatal fall.
Year: 1870

II depends much upon how we
get into trouble, whether II will be
very disagreable or endurable.
Jonah and Paul were both In Q
storm. The first got In by disObe-
dience, and found It all but Insult
ferable the other was in the path Of
duty and found Il pleasant. The
angel Of God stood by him, and the
everlasting arms were beneath
him.
Year: 1870

A SENSATION paper has started
the story that on one Of the bat
tie fields in Europe, a French vi-
vandier passing some wounded
Prussian soldiers, who calling to
her for water, gave them boiling
oil. The writer should have
known that no one would believe
any such statement. It is too re-
voting, and besides how did the
girl get boiling oil in the midst OF
q battle9 Did she carry with her
a DOcket stove2
Year: 1870

constitution OF the army presented remarkable
s0idtty, but when the excesses OF the tribune and
OF the press were permitted to enieeble authority,
and TO Introduce everywhere spirit Of criticism
ana tnsub0rdinatiOn the army felt the efecs OF II.


God grant that the terrible drama which is now
being enacted may serve as lesson for the future,
and that country may rise again from the catas-
trOphe which now Oyerw helms her.
Year: 1870

A FEW days ago the C5aries was
boasting lsudly that it had silenced
Us on the Tax Assessment, aud
claimed that We could make no reply
to les assertioa that Che appraisement
of the Council was 'just and fair,
equitable and aniform.H It was
very anxious that we should give at
tentiOn to City politics.


Bat since oar exhibitsof the char
aoter Of the Assessment, aud its gross
iRjnstioe and inequality, and the
shameful disregard Of the Interests Of
the people by the Democratic City
Council, the Courier is excessively
anxious to discuss County aud State
politics. It cant see whas city affairs
have 10 Go with q county election.
But the people can tf
Year: 1870

regard its legaliZatiOn rs one Of the


finest tricks Of Jesuit iCgCF dC man,


than the people, not only OF Italy but
of the States of the Church also, saw
their danger and demanded Of Victor
Emanuel the fOrcible occupation Of
Rome and the transfer of the Italian
throne from the city Of the Arno TO
the city of the Tiber. And what has
been the result? Yesterday, in spite
of the good old fathers infallible
shield, Gen. CadOrna forced the gates
and led Italy's troops victOriOusly into
the Eternal City-a feat that cost but
twenty-one killed and one hundred
and seventeen wounded. OF course
the sovereign pontiff had TO submit
to the capture, not only of the city,
but of ali found in arms within its
walls-ten thousand seven hundred
sOldiers-tO say nothing of the hui
initiating demonstration of the fact
that not even the papal presence is
sufficient to make men fight in be-
half of a rotten cause. Thus with the
death of the NapoleOnic dynasty dies
out in ludicrOus, emasculated strug-
gle, the temporal power Of the Pope.
Beautiful spectacle of Infallibility
True he has not fed, but still he is as
much a prisoner in the one sense as
Napoleon. He must be content to
remain on the left bank of the Iloer,
or i'm the LeOnine district Of the city,
but no more dare to control the po-
litical relations of Roman citizens.
His ambition must contine itself,
hereafter, to his spiritual Calling
UltramOntanism has thus received a
stunning, if not a death blow. VINO
will saw that God is not using Prot
estant Prussia as an instrument, ID al
these glorious movements, to prepare
the way for the universal onward
march Of professionalism and the trl-
umph of Germanic principles over
Romantic despOtism, prelatical cor
ruptiOn and Latin centralZaJlOn =
Peace.it is hoped, between. France
and Germany, will soon be con-
cluded; but the end IS not yet
The brilliant triumphs of German
valor and right, in the present con-
fiict, are only a prelude 70 the great
drama which is soon to be executed
on the politicO-religiOus stage OF the
world. Men everywhere are begin
ming to dare to think and act for
themselves. A higher style OF man
hood. and Of christianhOOd, too, is
already beginning to tread the earth.
God reigns in justice, and nations, as
well as men, must acknowledge the
Righteousness of his sceptre and bow
i'm adoring submission before the tri-
umphant march Of truth. Let the
gigantic battle go on, then, until free
dom Of thought, liberty Of conscience,
truth and Righteousness, in a deluge
of glory, shall flood all the dark places
of the earth, and from all lands go up
the shout: +" o sing unto the Lord a
new song: for He hath done marvel
Gus things: His right hand and his
holy arm hath gotten him the vic
tory % L.
Year: 1870

The dome of the Capitol at Wash
ingtOn is one of the largest in the
world, being one hundred and thirty
seven feet in diameter at its base, and
two hundred feet high. The archi-
teet, Mr.. Walter, naturally thought
50 large a mass Of iron would be affect
ed by the suns rays so that the ex-
pansiOn would be unequal, according
as the sun shOne on one or the other
side. To ascertain the extent of the
expansion, he extended a wire within
the dome from me top to the bottom,
and connected with it, by a delicate
mechanism, q pencil which would
draw on a paper the line of move
ment. He expected quite a regular
curve, rs the opposite sides of the
dome were affected by the daily pas
sage Of the sun; but he found that il
is not the sun, but the wind, that has
the most effect. The AHlCricd1 Jour
nal Of Science contains a COPY Of the
figure drawn one windy day, showing
all the changes and lulls Of the storm,
and making a very curious cOmpliea-
ted figure.
Year: 1870




Stocks were quite weak this morning, and
declined from to per cent throughout the list OF lead
ing railways. The cause of this change is said to
he foreign complications" but is not easy to under
stand wby our local stocks should be adversely affected
by any thus far received, and 1t seems easier TO
find other of domestic character The truth Is,
that public confidence in large majority or the stocks
dealt speculative account has been very much dis
turbed and consequently they have but little support
except from those operators who interested in main
tanning prices This the true cause OF the present
weakness, although, doubtless exciting news OF the ho
received this morning has some effect in acceleratng
decline fore reshadowed by the previous condition OF the
market 1t will not he difficult matter in the
present easy state OF monetary affairs TO rally
prices and, according to the tactics Of the
clioues as displayed for some time past,
we may expect an improvement but IL is EVIDENT that
the struggle against the public verdcts very faugung
and burden of the conflict must finally be too heaVy
for the spectators bear We infer from the fact that
rumors of peace are construed unfayoraby by specua
tors for the rise that war which might even embrace
all Europe would not be considered adverse, when
the fact of war between Germany and France Is sup
posed he favorable to the agricultural interests OF the
country and the transportation lines NorthWestern
New York Central Lake Shore, and western Union nave
been among most active stocks OF the day. lt Is re-
ported that the recent clique IN Western Union has sold
ont at handsome profit, hut new parties have appa-
renty come into the field and ready TO take the en-
tire capital OF 10000 shares at current rates
Rock Island was strong in the morning. but The active
selling movement carried down the price from liI 10
I2i The principal dealings in addition TO those shares
already mentioned been in Preferred
and ST. Paul. Tue miscellaneous shares were quiet and
the fluctuations limited Investment shares were dull
on sales OF Illinois Central at 1851 c. e. c., lS1
Delaware, Lackawanna aud Western, 10, and Hannibal
aud st. Joseph Preferred at 49, In Express shares the
sales were small and the changes not worthy OF note
The following table shows the highest and lowest prices
maid for active stocks to-day:
Year: 1870

CoUNTINGTHE PRoFITs Already the news
papers are figuring up the profits that would
accrue to Va from general European war, con
soling themselves for the dircful consequences
to the people of the Old World that would eu-
sue by the thought that as a neutral nation we
would have unrestricted commerce With all the
bctigerents, making urcnuntry prosperous in
the highest degree. Enterprise would be
checked there, and encouraged here, and We
might hope again to tarn the balance Of trade
in our favor, as We did during the Crmcan
war. On the outbreak OF that war; the scale
turned in 0uriavor for the first time in many
years, and the impetus so given to cur indus
tries enabled Us to keep the upper hand for
several years after the treaty of Paris had been
signed and peace proclaimed the prootrated
enterprises Of England and France taking many
years to recover.
Year: 1870

INTERESTING TO LIFE INSURERS A very
curious question as to the liability Of insurance
companies to pay the policy on the life Of
suicide has recently been raised in Connect.
cut. The insured, it appears, had claims
against four insurance companies, amounting
i'll all to forty thousand dollars One company,
which inSureS against >uicide-the New York
Life Insurance Company paid the amount ton
thousand dollars due ON the policy without
dcmurrlng. The other three companies in
which the deceased was insured defend the
case against the widow on the grOund that sal
eide vl:lates the policy. Under the general
Jaw OF ll0 insurance we believe that it is re-
garded. 1t would seem that the recognition
OF companies vino make it specially to insure
a man life, even when the death OF the par
! ty should occur ty suicide, night establish the
lact that companies who make no such pre-
vision do not accept the responsibility i'll their
contract This seems to be the Case in point
before the court in Hartford and as the claim
/ oi the widow is contested by the joint Influence
OF three powerful Insurance companies there
is some probability that the question of law iu
the matter will be ventilated thoroughly; and
probably will he carried TO the higher courts


80 that We shall know definitely how the law
stands III case Of a party insured committing
suicide T. Herald.
Year: 1870

The economy per day d ring the last fiscal
year in the current expenses Of the Govern
ment as compared with those of the year be-
fore, is reported at $222, 44O Meanwhile the
taxes have been reduced and the DEBT has
been steadily diminished. In the face of this,
the cavilers are welcome to pronounce the
Administration failure just as vehemently as
they please. The people want to keep up this
sort Ot failure.
Year: 1870

Last week family Of five persons, living
near Potosi, Mo, were murdered, under tho
most revolving circumstances On Saturday
the murderers were arrested and confined in
the Potosi prison. About one clock Sunday
morning some forty men suddenly made a
descent upon the prison and attempted to force
the doors for the purpose Of lynching the
Hurderers The Sheriff was prepared for
such an attack, and alter a short fight drove
back the mob, killing one OF their number A
few such examples OF determined resistance to


ynchcrs will etfeotually qurIl the riutous dis
position :" frequently displayed in the West
Of late, which sets the law at defiance and sub


jccts the community to the caprice Of mobs.
Year: 1870

Take twenty boys of sixteen, III our
or any town in the State, and let
them go to work. three or four in a
dry goods store, boot ana shoe, fishing
establishments, and printing offices
In ten years they will have become


men of twenty-six, and the majority


of them will then be about as far along
[ in the business as they ever will be
One or two only in each of the above
branches will be established in busi-


ness for themselves or connected with
some firm doing a good business, and
the rest viii be barely getting living
and growing about their poor luck
/ Now we assert that there Is good rea-


son for their poor success, and that


''luck" has but little, if anything at
all to do with it.


If we take the trouble to ascertain
the real facts in their several cases,


we shall find that those young men


who became masters in their trades,
or leading men in their pursuits, were


not afraid to lUOrk, and Were deter


mined to succeed. They looked be-


yond the day and week. They made
themselves valuable and useful to
their employers by being always


faithful, reliable and willing to do


what they could for the interest of


those for whom they worked. When


4 press Of business came, they were


ready and willing to work extra hours,


and without sulking or grumbling,


well knowing that business must be


attended to when it came, and that


there were plenty of dull times during


the year, which would more than


cOunterbalance any extra briskness OF


the busy season. To sum it all up,


these young men identified them
selves with the establishments where


they were employed became useful


to their employers, in fact, fixtures,


who could be lily spared, and in due


course of time, having gained exper-
fence, were invited to take hand


with the already established house, or
else boldly struck out for themselves.
Here, then is the lesson, which is, il
you wish 90 become successful mas
tiers, learn First to become faithful SER
wants.
Year: 1870

Bishop Simpson recently gave a
unique charge to several young Meth
Odist ministers who were ordained at
Philadelphia. In the course of it he
said "Talk neither too long nor too
loud. The measure of our ability
You must use the tone and power Of
our own voice and nothing else. BE
as God made you and what he has
given you. Guard yourselves strong
ly and thoroughly, both mentally and
physically. BY your care, you can
work for years. An earnest heart with
thought reaches the people. The
more natural we talk, the more effec-
tive will we be. Take time for speak
ing. Speak naturally and earnestly,
and stand erect in the fear OfGOd. BE
careful about your diet. Don't eat late
suppers. have found that nine out OF
ten ministers who eat after preaching
die early. EndeavOr tO'live long, and
try TO do as much good as you can.-
Oh if, after we have learned to live,
we could live a thousand years, what
a great amount Of good we could dc
here am more anxious now to
live than ever was"
Year: 1870

Rev. DIR. Storrs, of New York, ar
gues that excitement in religion is
not only natural and reasonable, but
necessary; and lack of it is dis
credit to the Gospel and shame to
human nature. In a recent sermon
on the subject, he met the objections
of those who hold "that impeTturable
GOODNESS is essential to manly nature,
and that appeals 10 the feelings Of
men i'm preaching the Gospel are un-
WISE" by the pertinent illustration of
the recent gold panic. He pictured
the scene when sedate men, who had
a hundred thousand dollars to pay i'm
gold, that had risen from thirty To
sixty, rushed about the streets "as
though they were shot out of artil-
lery," and when an assembly Of de-
corous, well-established, successful
men resolved itself, as it were, into u
menagerie of struggling, screeehing
animals, he said: al do not quarrel
with that, but don't talk TO me of the
imprOpriety of excitement in religion,
where more is at stake than millions
OF money"