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Year: 1870

A WORD TO PARENTs, HUsBANDs AND
BRorHERs. 1.-The excellence of any given
circle ofsocicty is guaged the sacredness
with which female virtue il guarded. There
can be no moral worth, no high sense of
honor, and, indeed, no proper selfrespect in
F that family or community in which the
chastity of woman is not above suspicion.
1t is therefore, one of the most responsible
duties of the parent and the ruler to culti-
yate in youth, of both sexes, holy regard
for purity in woman, and to prevent by every
means in their power all familiarity with
scenes or characters which would impair
the. delicacy and force of this sentiment
The presence of vice, the mere knowledge
Of its existence, is corrupting, much more
the unblushing and ostentatious display OF
degradation and infamy 10 which it leads
its victims. Poor human nature is 50 frail
that all observation and experience proves
that there is world of truth in the hack
neyed lines of Pope: fa@


"Vice is monster of such hideous mein,


That to be hated needs but to be seen,


But seen too oft, familiar with its face,


We first endure, then pity, then embrace"


Now let us apply these well known prin-
ciples to this goodly city of Raleigh. We
have an unprecedented number Of "demi
monde I" in our midst, nobody knows how
many, but it is certain their name is legion
They live in fine houses-their boudoirs are
adorned with costly furniture and decked
with flowers-their persons are arrayed in
splendid apparel and sparkle with precious
gems-birds of sweetest melody regale them
by day, and mirth and wine and dancing
close the glowing hours of night. Bediz-
ened with paint and bedecked with brilliant
ornaments, with head erect and lewd eye
piercing in all directions, they walk the
streets and shove our wives and daughters
from the sidewalks, displaying themselves in
the gayest equipages of the CITY,.


Nay, more; they may be sure at times of
stopping their carriages in our very streets,
to make designations and licentiousness. We
have even been told by one of our city pas
tors, that he had been insulted by one of
these disgraces of our town himself The
effect of such exhibitions must be intensely
corrupting upon oil classes of society, es-
pecially the young, and many poor girl
seeing the elegant dressing. the high living,
and abundance OF money these women have,
is tempted to give up an honest hord work
ing life, and take to the crimes of these mis-
erable and infamous creatures.


The public sense OF the insulted CON-
munity ought to be goaded by the indigna-
tion Of every virtuous woman in the City
till the authorities enforce the law against
such nuisances and drive them out of the
place.
Year: 1870

THE RECENT fire in ConstantiDople will
probably rank in history next to the great
fire of London There is something ap-
palljug in the swiftness with which the
confagration must have spread and in the
inexorable doom of those who were hemmed
in by its progre ss and destroyed. e.:
Year: 1870

The public sense OF the insulted com
munity ought to be goaded by the indigna
ton oil every virtuous woman in the City
till the authorities enforce the law against
such nuisanccs and drive them out of the
nlacn
Year: 1870

The action of the House of REPRESENTS
hres shows that tha high tariH interest
IN Congress is badly demoralized, and that,
upon the whole List Of items relating to
iron, the majority are hostile to the monopo-
lists and in sympathy with the people. The
duty on pig iron has been reduced from,S 80
to SIS per ton, and the duty on all other
iron has been reduced proportionately.
Even some Of the Representatives from
New England were forced by the intolera-
bic oppression Of the tax to vote to reduce
it. The iron 1uen, finding the temper of
the House against them, have proposed
to strike ont the remaining items on iron,
thereby securing for themselves continu-
ance of the existing duties, but the House
is not disposed to accept this confession of
defeat, but demands that tho reduction
shall be general. The proposed increase in
the duties on steel will be rejected, and it
is likely the House will reduce the existing
tar on that article 4 reduction OF repeal
Of the duties on salt md coa1 will also be
made, and it is possible TINT the result will
be, that the trainers, instead of the bill
providing an increase OF taxation, as it
proposed, may wish to lay the bill
on the table, Ne hope, however, that
the friends Of revenue reform will consent
to no such disposal of the bill, but that,
after reducing the taxes as low rs possible,
they will pass the bill It will givo new
hope to the impoverished industry of the
country; it vii servo to rally the American
people Mt the fall elections more unitedly in
favor Of additional and greater reduction of
taxes, and to destroy the monopo1ies which
ure consuming the substance of the people.
Year: 1870

Not long since, say two weeks--a
brace at loving couples went before
worthy divine In county not far
from Jackson-it was not Jackson,
but nearer hop1e--and the four were
made two flesh, and went to their
homes happy as the hot day was
long. But the course of welded bliss
does not always run smooth, and In
this instance the victims soon, but
not soon enough. discovered that their
bonds were insecurely tied, as they
thought. for they had been married
without license. Straightway they
went for the valuable documents and
then repaired again TO the minister
who quickly made IL right by re.
tying the one couple and more secure.
ly than vt first, as he thought.


Now came the interesting part of
the performance. The female pert of
the other couple declared that If she
was not then married she would not
be married at all, and that was the
end OF 1t. Despite the protestations
of her so lately happy lord, she de-
manded that the littIe marrying that
had been done for her undone, and
that Immediately. Her half-husband
plead eIoquently, and referred I'm sup
plicating terms 10 their short week of
married" life. but 10 no purpose.
She would not yield; the short"
week had been long enough for her,
and she set her foot do VII that though
she was not married, it was too much
for her. The worthy minister grave
ly scratched his head and came to the
conclusion that he would ''do all in
his power to relieve the restless bird,
and went through ceremony of "un-
marrying" them. When il was &C.
compiished, the little one, freed from
the shackles that had bound her, be-
took herself To her parents.
Year: 1870

The above communication Is so
lengthy that we abbreviate our reply
for want Of space nor, do we regret
this as we otherwise would, since 1t is
but an attempt to escape the charge
of Freelovism made against It's funda>
mental postulate. The effort To es.
care the legitimate consequences of
your starting point and TO reconcile
1t with the great popular christian
Idea Of marriages is so absurd that
you contradict yourself In consecutive
sentanences. For example, you say
No. 2, abovel, THAT IL (marriage) q
ordained Of God" Your very next
sentence, (No. 8, says, "That 1t Is
naturally end properly result of the
association of men and women in
society,"" Why do you make two
statements that necessarily destroy
each other? Marriage cannot be Or
dained of God, thereby receiving its
existence with all the morality of its
relations from Him, and al the same
time be sequence of society. This
is absurd, and your own sentences
ought to have shown you the absul
dity.


You are not a Free.lover. We
never charged you with that loose.
ness. but we do say and have said
that Woman Suffrage and Free~lov.
ism hold the same licentious and in
fidel view OF the married relation,
I. C. the individuality of the married
pair. This Is all. AS you expect to
devote your next to individualism
we will wait to see If you escape the
above facts.


What IL Henry Ward Beecher and
twenty Others favor it, that is no evil
dence of Its correctness or its purity.
We have some recollection that this
same Henry Ward Beecher come
Grated Bigamy by prayers at Rich
ardsons death-bei, and so Indignant
was the christian community that he
felt called upon to apologize for his
participation in this outrage upon
christian marriage. Henry Ward Is
wont to 'slop over occasionally
Then, you must see that there is no
argument to support reform
against nature" and the attempt to
demoralize the family in the fact that
Abolitionists were once opposed.
Year: 1870

- Some amusement was offered to u
number OF persons at iashionsble church
in Indianapolis, on Sunday last a lady
leaned forward in prayer, and tho bill OF
her bird--one of tropical plumage in her
head.wcar-caught in the chignon ofa lady
sitting in tho next pew. She could not
raise her head for fear OF losing the bird, or
her whole hat the lady in front WAS in an
agony lest she should losc her hair. and sa,
bolt upright. while tho Intervention OF a
third party was called in to make he uaugh-
" bird loosen its bold.
Year: 1870

to the public. house, and sit and drinl


until he was much the worse for hi


liquor was a thing easy enough Il
do with him, worse luck Then he go


limiting to one and the other how they
could make up for their disappointment
and no one would ever be the wiser, o


make any inquiry after Arrowley, if h,
was missed; but though Simmons haC
had most TO drink of any of them, b,
wouldn't hear of it, so at last he and Nor
rak had a dreadful fight, and that wa
how Steve's face vas SO bruised and Gu
abouL


"The landlord wouldn't have them in
the house again, so they went to stable
where Simmons fell fast asleep; and i
the others hadn't stuck out against i'll
using a chum, he would have been killed
as well as Arrowley; but they wouldn't
have it, Well, as we heard afterwards al
| the trial, from one as turned kings evi
dence, they quietly dragged Arrowley
out | dare say Steve had given him
something to stupefy him-he was up to
| all such games, L heard-and as it was
pitch dark they carried him to a pond
without any one seeing them. Well, there
the courage of the other two failed them,
and they wouldn't go any further but
Morrak would have killed his brother, /
do believe, for half the grudge he owed
this poor insensible fellow, and so he held
his head in the water until he was dead.
and swore horribly at the others for their
cowardice. Then they took the body into
tie stable, and all laid down and went to
sleep; but Simmons woke pretty early
and suspected something was wrong. So
he reused the men he was most friendly
with, and found out pretty nearly how
matters stood, and then set of and
walked right into London. The others
thought he had only gone away in the
sulks, but he had made up his mind what
to do; he went straight to the officers,
and took them to the regular place where
he knew we should meet, and, as | have
just told you. there we were all caught.


"Of course, we were taken off to Bow
street, and L own l was terribly fright
ened at first; but the magistrate who
heard the case let me off on my own bail
and, in fact, | was called as a witness at
the Old Bailey. IIorrak was hung for
the murder, as every one thought he
would be, for they used to hang men in
those days for good deal less than muir
der. One of the party was sent to the
hulks, which was some kind of ships they
used to keep somewhere, and the party
what turned kings evidence gol off very
easy"


And what about Simmons :" said, as
he finished his narrative; che really
seems to have been decent sort of fel-
low"


"Well, yes, he was" said the barge
man; "hc got g reward, and was going
over to Swan River believe; but, un-
lucky for him, having SO much money, he
took TO drink-tOOI to drink most fright
ful, and he killed hisself in month.
He died in Saint Bartlemy's; | went to
see him, but he didn't know me. | dare
say he was sold to the doctors, the same
as he had sold a good many before; or
perhaps they got him for nothing, as he
died there, which would have aggravated
him good deal if he could have known
it. Well, gentlemen, that's how l came
to know anything about the body snatch
ers, and how l came to leave them.--
CaSSd'S Nagazine.
Year: 1870

MANY man is rich without money
Thousands of men with nothing in their
pockets are rich. A man born with a
good heart and good limbs, and "A pretty
good head piece. is rich. Good bones a;e
better than gold, tough muscles than sill
yer, and nerves that flash fire and carry
energy to every function are better than
houses and lands. 1t is better than landed
estate to have had the right kind of father
and mother. Good breeds and bad breeds
exist among men as really as among herds
and horses. Education may do much to
check the evil tendencies, or to develop
good ones, but it is good thing to inherit
the right proportion of faculties to start
with
Year: 1870

ACuRrous CHARGE.-A man named
HenryaRichardson, has been put uuder
bond in New York to answer charge
against him that he was manufacturer
of headless fowls and guilty Of cruelty
to q common domestic fowl, generally
known as rooster, by cutting off its
bill, or beak, piercing out and destroy
ing both eyes, taking portion of its
brain out, pulling the feathers from its
head and neck and then skinning the
same, after which the skin was SO
drawn up as to make the said rooster
appear hcadless. According to the
Year: 1870




|, sGcoD CeUNsEI@-We copy tho fol-
lnwing from the Marion Crescent. bet
every reader con>idcrit a letter ad.
dressed to him: ..s.'


awe have interest Of no small mag.
nitude involved, 10 the present political
contest in this State. There is hardly
any greater boon than, peace and quiet.
ness and therefore VIC are directed to
pray for our rulers that we may "lead
a quietly and peaceable life in all godli>
ness and honesty" The design and
tendency Of the radical speeches that
we have heard lately is to make a wide
and irreparablc breach between the diff
ferent classes in society. The blacks
are warned against the whites aud every.
thing that can destroy confidence and
indame animosity between the races is
freely used in the campaign, The
mischievous and dangerous tendency of
-ach harraugues is so evident that 2e
have been sometimes astonished that
any native white, man could be found
to lend his influence to such teachings.
But it must be remembered that most
OF the Republican party in this state
are men who have but little to lose and
are willing to make almost any des>
perate adventure that promises to better
their fortunes. They are like the four
hundred men that went to David at
Adullum, sand every one that was i',t
dist' ess,: and every one that was in
debt, and every one that was discoxten


ted, gathered themselves unto him" "
They have arrayed themselves with


that extreme aud desperate wing of the
RepubGcan.party known as the carpet


lag element. The igDorant blncks are


mine of wealth TO them, If peace
| should be restored to our unfortunate


country and the blacks and whites
j once more unite together these carpet
] basgers aad; the few white men who


have gone among them to hold office
and make money would at once sink
J. into obscurity where they belong
We would remind our people that it il


a death struggle with these men, aue
: thays will leave no stone .uuturned Il


effect their election. Let us consider
I the peace OF our country, the sccurit,
!, of our property. the safety Of our live
and let US make every effort that hu
, man power can put forth to bring ou
all the strength Of our people in tn
. coming election. We can do the work
= all We need is an united and strong ei
fort and radicalism in this district
!. crushed forever. .
Year: 1870

ANOTHER SoRT OF RED MEN.-Tbe follow


ing is going the newspaper rounds. We
don't know who tells it, but it sounds much
like Mark Twain: "A friend of ours, who
took trip to California, said be was not
afraid Of the Indians, because be belonged to
the benevolent Order OF Red men, and
knew all the passwords and winks, and The
fgurative language and things, and no say
age was going to touch bin, initiated and
fixed up in regalia as be was. He hadn't
gone more than hundred miles from Oma,
ba before band Of Indians came at him
and scocped him up He took the chief
aside and whispered the pass word 10 bis ear,
and gave him the grip twenty six times on
both hands, aod made some observations
about fifth moons and happy bunting
grounds The chief replied in fraterual
manner by tomabawking him and jabbipg
bis butcber-knlfs into bis vitals. Our friend
remarked that these ceremonies were not
observed in his lodge; but the chief wanted
to show him the pecuIarities of the Western
system SO be scalped him and chopped off
bis nose, and was about to build bonfire
on his stomach, when some soldiers arrived
and rescued him. He is now the bald
headedest Red Man this side Of the Pacific
ocean, and you never saw person so dis
gusted With secre. socielies and Indian poe
try. He is going to sue bis lodge for pass
ing counterfeit grip on him, and for tie
damage done by the loss Of bis hair.
Year: 1870

THIS NEW AND POPULAR SALOON is


l. now open for the accommodation OF the pub
lie, who have already occupied the premises in
force, and proceeded to make themselves at home.
The people know good liquors when they taste
'em and good cigars when they smoke 'em; and
therefore when they have once been to the
UNION they are bound to call again and repeat.
The propretors will keep none but the best arti-
cles, and they fatter themselves that they know
how to mix and serve them. Call. o2..tf.
Year: 1870

The 1870 CENsus.-ln view Of the rapid
approach of the time for taking .hs census
the following questions have been collected
| together by some s.udious individual 10 such
matters, as probably containing the gis. Of
the euquiries that will be made


How old are you9
Where were you born, and were you
present on the occasion Of your birthi


Were you ever a candidate for office, and
il SO, how many timesi


Are you a married person, and how do
you like the institution


Have you any children, how many, and
What Is a certain remedy for snutflesi


Do you grow any corn, If so, how much
do you consume 10 the form Of whisky, and
how much do you waste in making brsadl


What's your opinion OF Lager Beer and
Pretzels? lsHa


How many glasses can you drink, and
with what stfec;l


What is your opinion Of oats-a very pop
ular proviuder for man and beas,9


What is the cash value of one dollar
bill?


Were your father and mother both white
men?


Can You stand on your head, and bow
long! lfs good while, how much longer if
necessarily


II halt an acre Of ground will yield one
hundred bushels OF ru,a bsgas, bow many
asses Of lager Will t require man to
draw a be. line!


If your family eats a BAN in three days,
how long will it take them to eat couple
OF hammersl


Lend me five dollaisl


What is your opinion Of young pups be-
fore they get their eye openl uu


There are a number of other questions TO
be answered, which we omit here, from the
fact that they will at once suggest them
selves to the minds of the marshals, Just as
soon as they think Of them. m.-Auglaize Dem.
Year: 1870

MsN WANrED.-Ths great want Of this
age is men. Men who are not for SALE
Men who are honest, sound from centre tW
circumference. true to the hearts core.-
Meu w;'O will condemn wrong 10 friend or
foe, in themselves as we'll az others. Men
whose consclences are as steady as the nee
die to the pole. Men who will stand for the
right If the heavens totter and the earth
reels. Men who can tell the truth and look
the world and the devil 10 the eyes. Men
that neither flag nor finch. Men who can
have courage without shouting to it, Men 10
whom the courage Of everlasting life runs
still, deep and strong. Men who do not cry
nor cause their voices to be heard on the
streets, but who will not fail nor be discour.
aged till judgment be set 10 the earth. Men
who know their message and tell it. Men
who know their places and fill them. Men
who know their own business. Men who
will not lie. Men who are not too lazy TO
work, nor too proud to be poor. Men who
are willing to eat what they have earned,
and wear what they have paid for. ss
Year: 1870

HEALTH, YouTH AND BEAUTY.-These are jewels
the enjoyment of life, and the latter possessions
that give position and wealth. There is no means
so simple, and no medicine SO certain to produce
these conditions so essential TO your happiness
and nd advancement, as DR.. Walkers Vegetable Pin.
egar Bitters. 1t is o perfect renovator Of the
system, carrying of every particle of poisonous
matter, wherein the old are made young, and the
pale and sallow will become fresh and vigorous.
Year: 1870

LOOK OUT FOB BARGAINs.-Mr.r Gridley will
make his annual pilgrimage East, to buy goods
for this market in March next, and from the
large quantities of goods we now have on hand,
we are reminded that to make room for our spring
purchases, we must and will run down our stock
of goods on hand, and for this purpose we will
offer special inducements to persons wanting to
buy. We have full line enc we'll assorted stock
ofDRY GOODS. The largest stock of CARPETS
in Ottawa; Chic go custom-made warranted
BOOTS and SHOES CROCKERY Of all kinds,
and in the way of GROCERIES we have fitted
up our Columbus front, and can show a full stock
of fancy or staple groceries.


Presuming that the farmers OF this and adjoin.
ing counties will want to find where they can
get the most goods for dollar, we invite them to
call and examine our stock


GRIDLEr, BRISTOL s. PERKINS.
Year: 1870

1SsASE.-Yesterday morning an insane man
was brought down from Marseiles aud exam.
ined before his Honor Judge Gilman. and jury
of six men, and his insanity clearly established
as provided by law. When being brought into
court the insane man was in frenzy of madness
and it was all three strong men could do to
manage him. His name is Charles RAIDER, a
German, perhaps twenty-five years old. He was
sent to the Insane Asylum.
Year: 1870

FIFTEEN DOLLARS LOST A lady of this
city, who never can get dresses to suit her in
Ottawa, went to Chicago and paid ninety dol
lars for silk dress of which Reddick & Gillen
could have sold her an exact duplicate for SO.
Here were $l5 as effectually lost as if they had
gone to the bottom'of the ocean. There is no doubt
thousands Of dollars are lost yearly in the same
way by people OF Ottawa and vicinity. The ex-
tent and variety of the stock at Reddick & Gill
lens render it necessary very seldom to go to
Chicago for anything.
Year: 1870

BREAD.-The question is not so much, how
we shall get bread, as to obtain good bread. We
believe Lon Piergue has the best bread in the
city--we believe so because many competent
judges so inform US. Besides, he warrants it to
be free from all chemical compounds except the
whitest of -four and purest water, and every
thing about his bakery is kept absolutely clean
Year: 1870

CIRCUIT CouRT.-This court meets next Mon.
day. Jury trials will begin on the 14th, and ju-
rors summoned for the first week will probably
not be required to be in attendance sooner, but
will draw pay from the day on which they were
notified to appear. The second week will be de.
voted to the criminal docket.
Year: 1870

You can get . better article of Flour at
Woods Mill than amy other place in the city,
for the same money. We misrepresent nothing.
Every article will be just AS it is said to be, or
money refunded. Considerable flour ia sold bv
dealers in the city who wilfully misrepresent it,
or are very ignorant of chM Mty ere soyiag.
Year: 1870

STILL On HAND.-The ever reliable firm of
Burke d Heenan still keep pace with the pro-
gress of the world, so they are constantly sup
piled with all sorts Of new and excellent goods,
such as are, needed in every we'll regulated
family Their stock Of groceries is large while
their lise Of domestics and fancy articles is full
They continue to mark down prices to corres-
pond with the falling Of gold and reduction of
values iu the east. Como one and all and see.