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Year: 1871

It is pretty well understood that the
colored citizens of Calitornia. are, to ma D,
going to support the Republican Ticket at
the coming eiectiun. This fact caused a
Committee OF democrats to wait upon the
officers of a certain colored Club in this
city, for the urpose of seeing if some ar.
rangement could not be made whereby
Haiyht aud his Democratic friends might
receive share of the colored vote. The
Chairman Of the Committee wa, South
ern man, who in days gone past was slave
trader in New Orleans. He opened u con.
versation with the President cf the Club
and endeavored to show him that the De
mocraey had always been the friends of the
colored people, we're so at the present time,
and that If the negroes you'd only study
their owu interests they would join their
fortunes to those of the democracy.


The arguments were very sophistical, but
were unavailing, and the hartman Was
squarely told that it was no use talking
He then changed his tune. and endeavor, d
to make bargai by which, for certain
sum of none to be paid into the hands of
the President of the Club, he would use
his influence for Haight. Ne. citations in
this direction having sienally failed, the
next move was to offer certain sum per
capita to all who remained away from the
polls on election day.


dat is all very nice, sab, but it won't
do De fact is. dat de day for you to buy
and cell nigeers has gone. You can't do
dat any more, and taint no use fur to try"
said the colored man as he closed the in
terview
Year: 1871

English enterprise is well illustrated
by the circumstance that the latest
number of the Graphic-the leading H.
lustrated paper of Europe-comes to
hand with picture of Chicago about
fifteen years old, showing the old Sher-
man House of wood, handful of shan
ties in a district that had been built up
with magnificent blocks, and a view Of
a prairie that is now thickly settled.
The letter-press also comments that the
extent of the fire was owing to the fact
that "many of the houses were con-
structed of the well known oleiferous
limestone whence petroleum is OBJ
tained," adding that "there are i'm
mense deposits of this stone in the
neighborhood of the CITY," The people
of Europe will begin to confuse Chicago
as it was with Chinese villages. Yet
their ideas in this respect will not be
much more errneous than many others
which they CLEAN from their conceited
but stupid newspapers.
Year: 1871

? British advices received by mail state
that at council held by the Royal
family ON October % ult., some very un-
pleasant business was discussed. For
some time past the Prince of Wales has
been falling back into his former habits
,of life, so it was determined to hold a
family gathering to decide Vhe best
course of action to pursue regarding
Albert Edward. No false delicacy was
observed by the Duka of Cambridge.
On the contrary he very plainly stated
that something should be done to keep
the Prince out of mischief. Victoria's
condition was also. discussed, it being
finally decided to remove the Queens
duties, which are now acknowledged to
be too burdensome for her, to the
Prince of Wales. Her Majesty didn't
take it, kindly, so at a meeting of the
Cabinet it was decided to bring little
pressure to bear, Mr.. Foster, the parent
of the Education bill, is named as be-
ing the Minister to lay the matter be-


fore the Queen consequently some
thing startling regarding the forthcom-
ing regency may be expected shortly.
Year: 1871

BY MRS. NJ. A. KIppER.
There is many a rest in the road of life,
live only would stop to take it !;
And many tone from the better land,


If the querulous heart would wake it!
To the sunny soul that is full of hope,


And whose beautiful trust ne'er faileth.
The grass is green and the flowers are bright,
Though the wintry storm prevalent.
Better to hope though the clouds hang low,
And to keep the eyes still lifted;
For the sweet blue sky will soon peep through,
When the ominous clouds are rifted.
There was never a night without day,


Nor an evening without morning;
And the darkest hour, as the proverb goes,
Is the hour before the dawning.
There is many gem in the path of life.


Which we pass in our idle pleasure,
That is richer far than the jeweled crown
y Or the miser's boarded treasure;
1t may be the love of little child,
Or a mothers prayer to heaven,
Or only beggar's grateful thanks


For q cup of water given.
Better to weave in the web of life


A bright and golden filling, t~.
And to do Gods will with ready heart
{ And hands that are swiltand willing,
Than to snap the delicate. minute threads
OF our curious lives asunder;
And then blame heaven for the tangled ends,
And sit and grieve and wonder.
Year: 1871

RUSSIA presents an idea to the civil
lied world. She teaches her soldiers to
build railways as well as to destroy them
making railway construction specific
branch of her regular military. eduea-
tion. In 1869 a number of troops were
sent to the different railroads for in
struction, with view to the ulterior
formation of companies capable of
building. destroying, or managing rail-
roads in time of war. During the COM
ing evolutions these men will lay down
rails to connect the Peterhof and War
saw line. The distance is a little over
five miles, and the work must be COM
pleted in ten days, so that the line can
be made use of for the transportation OF
troops during the last four or FIVE days
of the maneuvres.
Year: 1871

It's gratifying to learn that the cause of
phosphorescence in fishes is due to the fact
that the oxygen of the atmosphere pene-
trates the skin. and acts upon the subcu-
taneous adipose tissue.
Year: 1871

will have good time collecting It OF the high
ly honorable bondsmen2 or course, Sharon
paid his part without a word; his reputation
for honesty is too high and tcorti too much for
him to do otherwise. ] should think Carson
would smell quite sweet after the change


Yours, truly, SouEEp.
Year: 1871




mental or physical, yet no young man
need ever expect to rise above mtdiOcrity
if he dcv0tes onc-1hird of his time to
work, while two-thirds are spent in seek
ing pleasure. H. need hardly aspire to
be called Mister; he will only be known
and designated as John, or Tom, or Jim or
something. There arc scores of such men
all around us, and as they~pass away,
twice as many young men are fitting them
selves to nil their places. And such heart
aches as these young men cause their pa.
rents, they don't realize now, but will
some day. Surely young men, if you live
to reach the age OF forty, you will see the
folly of misspent youth, and then, when
too late, many Of you will repent and
vainly regret that you did not listen to the
advice and counsel of those whose age and
experience fitted them to give just such
advice and counsel as they most needed.


Not long since young man of our &C.
quaintance married girl who, like him
self was poor. He left his old habits Of
dissipation and idleness, and now, with his
really industrious and good wife, he is
striving hard to secure home Yet had
he the time and money he squandered be-
fore marriage, he might be comfortably
situated. You may some day be in like
situation. Be warned in time, and for
once realize the value Of your. time, help
your fathers, learn trade, study profes.
sion or farming, do something, be in earn
est about it, improve your leisure, especial.
ly your evenings, in reading and study, not
altogether as pastime but for improve.
mcnt. If you do not reach eminence and
fame, you will feel consciousness of hav-
done your best with such talents as were
given you-Bee- Keepers Journal.
Year: 1871

WE know it is beneath the dignity ap-
propriatc to these editorial columns to tell
dog story in them-a dog story with not
even moral attached. But after Crap
pling witha six column article in the vain
attempt to get its pith into half column
(the fruit of which labor is delayed by an
accident till next week), we are going to
refresh our minds, if not our readers, by
telling dog story, pure and simple. We
protest in advance against any attempt by
Mr.. Darwin, his friends or his foes, to de-
duce from it that dogs can or cannot rea-
son, or to prove anything whatever. Now
for the dOgs-as to the veracity Of the tale
We personally vouch.


A narrow log lay as a bridge over a ra-
vine. From the opposite ends of the log,
at the same moment, there started to cross
it big Newfoundland and little Italian
greyhound. OF course they met in the
middle; OF course there was not room for
them them to pass neither could they go
back. The height was a dangerous one
to the greyhound, and to the water at the
bottom he was extremely avcrse. The
Newfoundland could have taken the leap


in safety, but evidently did not want to-
There was fix! The little dog sat down
on his launches, stuck his nose straight
in the air, and howlcd. The Newfound-
land stood intent, his face solemn with in
ward workings. Presently, he gave a
nudge with his nose to the bowling grey
hound, as if to say, Be still, youngster
and listen" Then there was silence and
seeming confabulation for second or tive
immediately the big dog spread his legs
wide apart, like Colossus, bestriding the
log on its extreme outer edges, and balanc-
ing himself carefully. The little dog
sprang through the opening like flash.
When they reached the opposite shores
the little greyhound broke into frantic
gambols Of delight, and the Newfoundland,
after his more scdate fashion, expressed
great complacency in his achievement, as
he surely had right to do.-Christian
Year: 1871

A CORRESPONDENT furnishes the Lon
don Times with the following hints, which
will be found pertinent to our own climate:


In these hot days cool apartment is q
real luxury to be had far ofteneT than most
people suppose possible The secret con-
sists, not in letting in cool air, for naturally
all do that whenever they have the chance;
but in keeping out the hot air. If the air
outside room or house be cooler than the
air inside, let it in by all means but if it.
be hotter, certainly keep it out.


A stair case window left open during the
night will often cool tho passages of q
house, and the rooms, too, iftheir doors be
not shut; but it must be closed at or
o'clock in the morning, or, ifon,the sunny.
side, at 4 or o'clock, and the blinds drawn
down. The mistake people generally
make is to throw open their windows at
all hours Of the day, no matter. whether
the atmosphere outside be cooror scorch-
ing. - 1!>t


Let us have some air, they say, and in
comes the treacherous breeze-for even
hot air is pleasant while it isgently blow
cooling the skin !; but the apartment is
made warmer instead of cooler, and as
soon as they move out of the draught they
find their room to be more uncomfortable
than before. 4.~


Let in cool air-keep out hot-that is
the only formula to insure the minimum
of discomfort. Sitting rooms may gener-
ally be kept cool during the whole day if
the door be only opened for the ingress
and egress, and the windows kept closed
and shielded from direct sunshine by
blind. If the atmosphere ola room be i'm
pure from any cause, s1et 1t be renewed:
hot air is less injurious than bad. air. If a
room be small in comparison with the
number ofpersons engaged in free venti-
lation becomes indispensable.


In a cooking apartment the temperature
will probably be higher than outside,
hence the free admission even of hot air
will be desirable. If persons do not OBJ
ject to sit in direct draught of air, win
dows and doors may be opened, q breeze
being more refreshing, even though sever
al degrees warmer than still air; but under
nearly all other circumstances rooms
should be kept closed as much as possible
until after sundown, or till the air outside
is cooler than that inside, Let in cool air;
keep out hot.
Year: 1871

"No company or good company"
was motto given by distinguished
man to all his young friends. 1t was
a motto he had always cndcavorcd to
follow rs far as in his power, and it
was very wise one. The directions
of the Bible are many with regard to
evil company, and all through it we
are taught to shun such society, lest
we get snare to our souls.


Another of high, position in the
world makes it a rule to associate
with hish-mindtd, intelligent men,
rather than with fashionable idlers |:
and he said he had derived more intel
lectual improvement from them than
from all the books he ever read.


Sir Foxwcll Buxton often spoke of
the great benefits he had derived from
his visit to the Gurney family. Their
words stimulated him to make the
most of his powers ut has given q
color to my whole Iife," he said.
Speaking of his success at the Uni
vcrsity, he remarked, II can ascribc
it to nothing but my visits to this
family, where ! caught the infection
Of self-improvemcnt."


Surely, if our, visits have such an
influence upon our life, it should be q
matter of serious Importance to us in
what families we allow ourselves to
be intimate. Boys and girls form
attachments very easily, and often
with little forethought In this, as
all things else, you should not fail to
take advice Of those who are older
and wiser, and never, never choose
for a friend one against whom you
have bccn warned by those who dear
ly 'ovc you.


There are people whose very pres
cncc seems to lift you up into q better,
higher atmosphere. Choose snrh as
sociatcs whenever it is in your power,
and the mo,e you can live in their
society, the better for both mind and
heart. "Hc that waiketh with wise
men shall be wise; but q companion
of fools. shall be destroyed"
Year: 1871

To KEEP JAMS, JELL1Es AND PRE-
SERVES FROM MOULD. closet in
which swectmcats are kept should. he
perfectly dry and cool. If that is the
case, and tire following receipt used,
preserves will keep for years. Cut u
round circle Of writing paper, the size
of the interior Of the pot, and ono
about an inch and a half larger.
Take the white of an egg, and a paste
brush, and lay coating Of the white
of an egg over the surface Of the
smaller circle, and then lay that piece
on the top Of the jam, with the un-
touched side of the paper next 10 the
jam. Take the large piece, and coat
that on one side with the white of an
cgg, and let the surface thus coated be
the one turned inward. This circle is
to cover the pot and the white of the
egg renders it adhesive, and pastes it
firmly down all around tho edge Of
the crack. *'.. .,
Year: 1871

"Why arc You disturbing the whole
house with your yells in this way?
demanded New Jersey landlord of
q guest whom he found late at night
seemingly in pursuit Of invisible foes,
and yelling at the top Of his voice.
"I'm shouting the battlc-cry of flea
dom," answered the guest, as he went
ahead with his search and his yclls.
Year: 1871

Only a well-worn hoop of gold,


Unlit by any glow,
Of rainbow-gem, ring that told


Its story long ago.
Only circlet dimm'd and thin


With welded years of life,
Whose memories cloud my soul within
With sorrow-shaded strife.
Only cincture clasping fast


Two separate lives in one,
That calls to mind the sunny Past,


Yet leaves me still alone.
Only a relic of the JOY


In DAYS no more to be,
OF thoughts Regret alone can cloy,
Never again for me.
Only treasure from the hand


No more to rest in mine,
But passed into the voiceless land,
Beyond the hills divine.
Only pledge of mutual love


OF love that pe'er shall fade
Though Death has called those lips


above


That sacred plightings made.
Only an earnest of the troth


Nor Time nor aught can bend,
But ever still will bind us both


Unwavering to the end.
Small as the circlest is, it bound
All-close her love to mine.
Now she is gone, but steadtast round
Ny soul its pledges twine.
Never again its gold shall thread
Her yielding fingers snow ,
Never.not cen when graves their dead
Have loosened from sleep below.
Never again But as one thought,
In realms Of perfect peace,
Our hearts shall beat, with rapture


fraught,


When Death gives me release.
Year: 1871

One Of the exquisite wonders of tho
sea is called the opcct, and il abolt as
large as the German astcr, looking IN
deed, very much like one. Imagine
very la-gc double astcr with ever so
many long petals Of light green, glossy
and satan, and each one tipped with
rose color. These lovely petals do not
lie quietly in their places, like those Of
the aster in your garden, but wave
about in the water, while the opelct
clinrs to the rock. How innocent and
lovely it looks on It's rocky bed Who
would suspect that it could cat any
thing grosscr than dew or sunlight :
But these beautiful, waving arms, M
YOU call them have another usc besides
looking pretty. They have to provide
food for large, open mouth, which is
hidden deep down amongst them-so
well hidden that one can scarely find il.
Wei do they perform their duty, for The
instant foolish little fish touches one e
the rosy tips, he is struck with poison.
as fatal TO him as lightning. lie immc-
diately becomes numb, and in a mo-
ment stops struggling and then the 9th
er beautiful arms wrap themselves
around him, and he is drawn into the
huge, greedy mouth, and he is seen no
more. Then the lovely arms unclosc
and wave again in the water looking as
innocent and harmless as though they
yer touched fish
Year: 1871

The word of mournful incidents.
How little do we know of the poignant
sorrow myriads of our fellow-creatures
are compelled to suffer. The following
touching event we take from the Bos-
ton Journal:


can express man, upon reaching his
office early one cold morning in Janua-
~. observed on the sidewalk a long,
heavy box. which his practiced eye at
once identified as containing a corpse.
Upon the end of the box, shivering with
cold, sat little halt-clad boy, about
seven or eight years of age. Address
ing him kindly. he said: My lad, don't
sit there, you will freeze come in and
sit by the stove.


Bursting into tears, the little fellow
replied: No, can't come. my mother
is in this box. and promised her that |
would not leave her until We got home.


Deeply affected with the touching
devotion of this brave little fellow, he
finally succeeded in convincing him of
the entire safety of his precious charge.
and, taking him to a neighboriug res
taurant, gave him warm breakfast, and
then learning the particulars of his sto-
ry.


His father died about a year previ-
ously, in a remote village in Minnesota,
leaving his mother in poor health and
nearly destitute. She died but = few
days before the boys sad journey. y.charg
ing the hero with the sad duty Of con
ycying the remains to her friends in a
distant State, and furnishing him with
sum of money GALL she had) barely sufii
cient to carry them both by freight cars
to their termination. The little fellow
had actually ridden night and day in a
freight car with his melancholy trust,
never for moment losing sight of it.


The tilial piety of that little boy is
not forgotten before God. 1t will 70
doubt meet with a rewardin the present
life. The blessing of Providence rests
upon those who honor their parents
Year: 1871

INST RETURNED FROM NEW YORK, and fully pre-
pared to offer to the public completely assorted Stock OF sEsoN
BILE FIRST-CLASS DRY GOODS


Great care has been supply each Department with
THING VIEW AND FASHIONABLE we'll as the more staple
articles of the Trade
The Cash System will be strictly Adhered TO- ana
@ chener to nav 25 per money and buy Dry Goods
for Cash. than to buy them on time
The best Judges Dry Goods and the closest buyers are particularly
requested to examine my present schedule of prices


Mar 20
Year: 1871

The Cornhill Magazine tells this story:
A French impressario was taking out to
New Orleans an opera company, which
by special agreement was only to include
one tenor. Foreigners are usually bad
sailors, and for the first few days all the
members of the company were seasick,
one of the effects of which malady is
that it weakens the voice so much that
people are frequently hoarse for several
days after their recovery. Accordingly,
as soon as the singers could crawl on
deck, they commenced to try their
voices, and amongst them the tenor, who,
always anxious to occupy distinguished
position, went on the bridge of the
steamer for the purpose. What was his
surprise on hearing an echo of his own
voice-anothert tenor. His amazement be-
came disgust when he heard third tenor
runningup the scale, a fourth, a fifth. He
looked forward, and saw two men eyeing
him and each other with intense hatred;
he looked aft, and saw two others SINH
larly occupied. The five tenors stimuli
taneously made rush below to the man
ayers cabin, and demanded whether he
had not expressly stipulated to each of
them that he was to be his only tenor.
4" / know, l know" replied the manager; ;
and | will keep my word. You see,
none of you have been to New Orleans
before, for the yellow fever is sure to be
raging, and as you are fresh from Eu-
rope, two of you will probably be carried
off before you land, and two more during
the rehearsal. One will probably sur
vive; he will be my first and only tenor.
Year: 1871

May the honest heart never know dis
tress.


May care be a stranger where virtue
resides.


May hemp blind them whom honor
cannot. ....r


May our prudence secure us friends,
but enable US to live without their assist
ance.


May sentiment never be sacrificed by
the tongue Of deceit.


May our happiness be sincere, and our
joys lasting.


May the smiles of conjugal felicity
compensate the frowns of fortune.


May the tear of sensibility never cease
to flow.


May the road Of preferment be found
by none but those who deserve it.


May the liberal hand find free access
to the purse Of plenty.


May the impulse of generosity never
be checked by the power Of necessity.


May we always forget when we forgive
an injury.


May the feeling heart possess the for
tune the miser abuses.


May We draw upon content for the
deficiencies Of fortune.


May hope be thy physician when calam-
ity is the disease.


May the single be married, and marry
happy.
Year: 1871

The danger Of wearing false hair is
Illustrated in new and forcible way by
the recent experience of Massaehu-
setts dana. Fancyiug that her natural
charms required artificial enhancement,
she innocently purchased one Of those
mysterious and tail-like appendages for
the female head, known, we believe, by
the technical name of switches" 1t
was q switch equally beautiful and
becoming. and for brief space all was
hair and happiness. But presently
Madam began to feel an unpleasant SEN
sation about the throat every time she
assumed the foreign locks-in point of
fact. a choke. She would, in her own
striking and piscatorial language,
"get as red az a boiled lobster,
and gasp like q porpus, dreadful
symptoms, which disappeared as soon as
the Z switch was removed. What was
this mystery no mortal could explain2
Madam, being a true Boston woman,
called medium and the medium


called a spirit from the Vastly deep. Then
did this spirit unfold long and excur.
sive tale. which, condensed, was to the
effect that she was the woman from
whose head the hair had been cut, just
Year: 1871

From Every Satafdsgfl


The new color is sang FrUSsien. It
is little singular that many af the re-
cent fashionable eolors have taken their
names from bloody events or bloody men.
Solferino and Magenta have become 50
familiar as colors that we have almos
forgotten that they we're the names also
of great battles. Then we have had Bis
marck color, and here the Parisian ladies
make a distinction between Bismarck
malade and Bismarck eR coierei but
whether sick or angry the German
Chancellor does not bear the reputation
of an ultra peace man. All these names
are thrown into the shade BY the new
shade, which is the color Of PFussian
blood. Precisely how the blood Of a
German differs from that Of a French
man we are not told, but we imagine
that II The new color is Of French manu-
faeture there is no suspicion Of blue in
it. The name is certainly in the worst
OF taste.
Year: 1871

after she was--hungp' and that choke
would always attend the wearing Of that
particular switch. Furthermore, this in
structive spirit observed that all false
hair retained more or less Of the persoei-
ality Of its original owner, and that this
was the cause Of much insanity and many
acknowledgements in women. Which
is an explanation rather more startling
than lucid