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Year: 1871

It's only a little grave" they said,
Only just child that's dead"
And so they carelessly turned away
From the mound the spade had made that dav.
All they did not know how deep shade
That little grave in our home had made.
l know the coffin was narrow and small.
One yard would have served for an ample pail;
And one man in his arms could have borne away
The rosewood and its freight of clay.
But 1 know that darling hopes were hid
Beneath that little coffin lid.
know that mother stood that day
With folded hands by that form of clay;
know that burning tears were hid
Meath the dropping lash and aching lid :"
And / know her lip and cheek and brow,
Were almost as white as her baby's now.
I know that some things were hid away,
The crimson frock and wrappings gay;
The little sock, and the half-Uorn shoe,
The cap with its plumes and tassels blue;
And the empty crib, with its covers spread,
As white as the face of the sinless dead.
'Tis little grave: but 0, have care!
For worldwide hopes are buried there;
And ye, perhaps. in coming years,
May see like her, through binding tears.
How much Of light, how much of JOY,
Is buried up with an only boy!


-Hother's Journal,
Year: 1871

/ am for revenue tariff, but / want it
so levied if it can be as TO give incidental
protection to our own manufacturers with
out imparing the revenue, and if anybody
is opposed to that principle it must be be-
cause he is absolutely in favor of foreign
producers as against home producers. Now,
my friends, let me say another thing right
here. We are all interested in having di-
versified industries in this country. 1t is
best not to have too many men employed
in any one thing, but to have this employ
ment so divided as to supply all our wants
at home. There is no market that is so
good as home market. / state that as a
general proposition. Talk about free trade
as between countries where they have un-
equal valve of labor: how can there be
free trade upon equal terms between two
countries when labor is fifty per cent.
higher in one than the other? I want to
know how that nation is going to compete
in manufactures that pays fifty per cent.
more for labor and materials than the
other nation that pays fifty per cent. less ?
1t cannot be done, my friends. There can
be no free trade upon equal terms between
two such nations. You might as well talk
about free navigation between two lakes
when one is two hundred feet above the
| other. Is there any free navigation be-
tween Erie and Ontario? No. You have
| a pass from one to the other by means OF
the Welland canal, by tortuOus naviga-
ton. Yes, there is free navigation be-
tween them, but it is over Niagara; and ]
| tell you wherever there is free trade be-
tween two nations when one pays 90 pei
cent. more for labor than the other
| does, they go over a Niagara.
Year: 1871

John Lichtenwanger has the best family flour
for SALE All goods are guaranteed and taken
back free of charge, if satisfaction is not given.
Remember he will take the -four to your house.
Year: 1871

with painful sensation ofhav-
ing left undone something
which ought to have been
done. Often complaining OF
weakness, debility, and low
spirits. Sometimes many of
the above symptoms attend
the disease, and at other
times very few of them; but
.e organ most involved. Cure
Year: 1871

"Mercy on US Carrie, where did all
these pieces of bread and cheese, of cake
and sandwiches, dried beef and pie, come
from? Enough to make some hungry
child meal"


Carrie looked out Of the window. 1t
was her father who had spoken. He was
standing on the icy pavement before the
door, regarding her curiously.


"Oh!" |" said she, "it is where shook
out the table CLOTH"


"Wherc you shook out the table cloth,
my daughter p


Carries mother was q very careful
woman; but she had been sick day or
two, and the work had been done by
Carrie.


Her father was ready for walk, his
overcoat buttoued to the chin, his fur
cap drawn over his ears, and an umbrella
in his hand but he turned and came
back into the house, and sat down.
Carrie knew that lecture was coming
Now, like most little girls, aud some
larger ones, she was not fond of lectures /;
bus in the present case it could not be
helped, and she knew she deserved it, so
she submitted with the best possible
grace.


my daughter, if you want to grow up
to be careful, prudent woman, and do
honor to your mothers training, you
must be careful how you shake your
table cloth. Many man, despite bis
hard toll, and labor, has been kept a
poor man for life, just because his wife
did not know how to shake her table.
cloth.


"If you want to have something to
help the poor and needy with, the aged
and in6rm, and such as are not able to
take care Of themselves, be careful how
you shake your table cloth.


"If you want to have means to do
good in any Of the many ways that are
always at hand; If you want to have
something to lay by for sick or rainy
day; ifyou want to have money to buy
books and magazines, that you may be
able to store your mind with useful
knowledge, be careful how you shake
your table cloth.


"In short, if you want, when you come
to be q woman, and begin life for your
self, to have things comfortable around
you, and be Independent, and enjoy q
competence, you must be careful how
you shake your table CLOTH"
Year: 1871

AN ALLEGED MININGISToCK SWINDLE.


An action was begun before Judge Nelson
in the City Court of Brooklyn yesterday by John Ned
lnger against Henry A. Jones, to $4,000 which
the plaintiff alleges he induced invest in worth
less mining stock by the wful Misrepresentation of the
defendant. Neidlinger claims that the Silver Legion
Mining Company organized a corporation in jan
uary 1866 with capital stock Of ,OOOOcO, divided into
shares Of 800 each defendant of the ncorpOrat
of the Company and also of the Trustees during
full knowledge Of It's financial conditions in December,


1865 and in and February both before and
after the organization of the company the defendant in
order to induce the plaintiff to participate i'll the organi
zaion and to purchase the stock of the Company fraud
uenty represented that he had purchased and was the
of certain property in Owyhee County Idaho Ter
rtOry worth 100000 and which said that he paid
that amount in cash defendant also represented that
he intended TO transfer the property TO the Company for
what il cost him he willing TO invest large p0
ton OF the purchase money in the purchase of the stock
OF the Company, and he advising all his friends
also purchase stock subsequent to these representa-
tions, defendant proposed to give panH $50 shares OF
plaintiff invest, defendant to give 70 shares for
nothing thus making PLAINTIFFS stock cost te over s5
per share plaintiff further alleges that the repre-
sentatOns made 10y the defendant utterly false and
were made defraud him. that defendant not the
owner at the time he made the representations, ana
became the of the property for which he
claimed have paid S100000 and further, that defend
ant only agent for the sale OF the property,
for the disposal OF which he to receive all the pur
chase money over 100000.


The defense admits the organization of the Company
in January 1866, and the amount of capital that the
plaintiff bought $50 shares and paid 5000 and that 70
chase. The defendant further that he agreed 10
sell TO the Silver Legion Mining Company certain prop
erty in Owyhee County Idaho and that he then held the
property upder contract, having agreed To purchase
same. The defendant denies the other allegations
made by plaintiff Case on
Year: 1871

The Hugh McAdam will case came up for
examination before Surrogate Hutchings yesterday Mr.
McAdam died in August 1862 apparently intestate Some
time after, his physician, DR.. John Brady while looking
of the papers of the deceased at the request
of his daughter found what purported TO be WILL leav-
ing all his personal property to his wife, absolutely and
all his real estate to her for life, after which goes
the Roman Catholic Orphan Asylum to the exclusion Of
his children. The latter contested the will the ground
forgery and undue influence, and also the ground
that il contravenes the statute which fOrbids mans
giving his entire estate to charitable institutions. The
property is valued at 1900. Case on.
Year: 1871

this amount is intended to cover the cost of
enlarging the building, make upthe deficiency
Of the previous year, and meet the current
expenses, It is as small an appropriation as the
board could ask or the Legislature should give.
These afflicted children Of the State have been
neglected too long already, aud it will be a
grievOus wrong to them, aud fault in US, if
they continue to suffer
Year: 1871

tiny, of the whole sdereal sys-
TEN.


While we should have been
glad had American astrono-
mers been able to join in the
expeditions now under way,
the completeness of the ar
rangements made, and a knowl
edge of the inexpediency, at.
this time, Of our astronomers
leaving the country, reconcile
us to the omission. 1t is fur
ther consolatory to know that
American astronomers first Oh
served and announced the main
phenomena touching the cor
ona itself, their version OF
which is now almost uniyers.
ally accepted. We shall look
with interest for further COR
roboration, since proofs on such
point can hardly be too nun.
erouS, and new ones can not be
had, after this eclipse, for q
long time. There ia but one
total eclipse in 1672-that Of
November 90-and this will
be so barely total that it be.
gins and ends on the earth as
an annular one-the moon at
those times not fully hiding
the sun, even on the line of
central eclipse. mo eclipse
worth an expedition to observe
will take place thereafter un
til April 16, 1874, and we shall
have to wait until that time for
confirmation of the past, or
fresh date for the future. Un,
der such circumstances it is
gratifying to- know that the
arrangements for observing
the eclipse Of next mouth are
Of so complete a'chmacter, and
that, with former atmospheric
conditions, the chief issues in
debate regarding the corona
mry soon be entirely set at
rest,
Year: 1871

Or Pdcement Nidsances. es.-The Ecening
Neaos of yesterday informs us that a lady
was knocked down and run over by a
wagon running down one of our payements
upon which young America was riding.
We have so often called the attention OF
the police to these boys and their wagons,
and to their consort nuisances-baby car
riages, that we are tired and sick of doing
so. We cannot believe that Justice White,
for whom we have always professed so
much respect, has any control of this mat
ter, or we would expect better results than
have come to our notice. If Justice White
can do anything to abate them, we appeal to
him personally, and believe he will give us
fair hearing. Give them half the pave
ment, "Jestis," but not the whole oft.
Year: 1871

A Story With a Moral.--A certain rail-
road official in Virginia, was once asked to
extend courtesy to one similarly con-
nected with another road, whereupon he re-
luctantly consented. Application was af-
forwards made to another official Of the
same road, who, knowing he could not re-
fuse, unhesitatingly and politely replied it
would give him great pleasure to comply.


The gentleman afterwards told us it was
delightful to come in contact with those
who never done things by halves. This
little affair repeated itself yesterday, and
we must be pardoned for calling attention
to it in the kindest spirit possible.


A number of the delegates attending the
meeting of the Pomological societies, were
invited to take trip to Dutch Gap. Many
Of them were compelled to walk to Rock
,etts, while those who rode, did so at their
own expense. The expense of procuring
them seats on the street-cars would have
been small, and would have added a grace
to the occasion, of which it was deprived,
for want of this or similar provision fol
their accommodation. Let us endeavor to
be hospitable not by halves or quarters,
but by the whole. Our friends in the
North do things differently when occasion
offers, and we should be no less polite than
they.
Year: 1871

The Sunday law question is likely to give
the New Jersey politicians, like those OF
Ohio, great deal of trouble. The Ger
mans of two or three of the wards OF
Newark have resolved to ask written de-
claration from the candidates for the office
of Governor, that they will not assist any
agitation to force the existing but dsre-
garded Sunday law, but bind themselves,
on the contrary, to approve any act OF the
Legislature which is calculated te abolish
this law, which is at variance with the right
Of free thought and faith. The bmount Of
dodging and squirming this course will oc-
casion among the political leaders may be
imagined when it is remembered that New
ark has German population of 10000 OF
snore.
Year: 1871

Buildings. -Wehave by very great labor
on our part, during the past few weeks,
collected and published great deal of in
formation regarding the growth and pros
perity Of our city, and especially as to the
new buildings in course of erection. The
collection of facts regarding. any one
building involves an amount Of research,
which but few persons who have read our
paragraphs upon the building operations
all around us, can or do appreciate. Under
the circumstances, we cordially endorse the
suggestion Of the Whig, made in the fol-
lowing language: SIT is difficult to keep
up a record Of all the building improve
ments recently commenced in Richmond.
We wish that the city engineer would urge
the City Council to institute the system of
building permits in vogue in the Northern
cities, so that we could obtain periodical
official statements of the building enter
prises projected here. 1t ought to be
DONE"
Year: 1871

Mass Meeting 1o-nigM.-We are re-
quested to announce that there will be q
mass meeting of residents and taxpayers
of Broad street held at Hauck's Saloon, on
West Broad street, at s o'clock.


The want of gas and water on West
Broad, is beginning to be SO severely felt,
as to induce a concert Of action among
those interested, to see what can be done
towards obtaining supply. AS many as
can are requested to be present promptly
at the hour named.
Year: 1871

A contract for making new telescope for
the National Observatory is now being car
ried out by firm in the city of Boston. 1t
must be ready, according to the terms Of
the contract, in about two years hence. 1t
will be twenty-six inches in diameter, and
the plan, as furnished the contractor, is
pronounced by scientific gentlemen to be an
excellent one, and it is expected that the
telescope when finished will be the finest
one in the world. Fft1
Year: 1871

A Dangerous and Cruel Haba.-There
is little curly-headed white boy, living on
Eighth street, few doors above Broad,
whose parents own two dogs, one of them
a large and vicious one, and on neither Of
which has been paid the city tax, whom we
have seen on several different occasions
kissing these dogs upon small colored boys.
1t is with great difficulty, these boys can
keep the dogs from biting and injuring them.
This is not all. Last night we saw a color
ed man attempt to protect the colored boy,
by driving off the dogs, when white per-
son intcrfcrcd and took sides with the white
boy.


Fearful riots have grown out of smaller
occurrences than this, and we advise the
parents of this little boy to at once correct
this cruel habit of their child, or remove
these dogs that will yet get some one into
trouble. ~
Year: 1871

A grave Senator could hardly ex-
hibit himself to worse advantage, than
Mf. Sumner did, when he rose in the
Senate to tell his successor as Chairman
of the Committee ON Foreign Relations
what could be expected of him in the
case of the French SpOliation bill. 1t
was an exhibition of petty spite, which
throws much light on the personal diff
ficalties so common with that gentle
man. The retort of Mr.. Cameron, was
good was hardly fair for the late
Chairman to expect the new commit
tee to secure in one session law which
that Senator had failed to have passed
in ten sessions. .-........ s.-..rt ....
Year: 1871

From the Grand Army JournAl.l


After the capture Of Mobile by Farra-
CUTS feet the Secretary OF the Navy
wrote letter Of thanks TO the Admiral.
lie was in the cabin when the dispatch
came on board, and as his sight was not
good he handed the letter to his private
secretary TO read: "Sir-The Depart
ment has heard with great pleasure Of
the capture Of Mobile by the aeet under
your command, aud / take the occasion
TO thank you in the name Of the Govern
ment Of VIII. \ you are so noble q ser.
want. Your name, sir, viii 20 down q
posterity among p" Stop, stop, sir
Stop all that flourish Of trnnpets. SkiT
all that, sir, and let us know what theJ
want Us % do next, said the noble old
fellow. -W
Year: 1871




For the Public Ledgerl


SOUL MELODIES.
The worlds bright throng is passing along.
With its music sweet and clear.
And eager hearts are lulled by its song,
While its soft notes charm the ear.
And this music sweet. may often cheat
The soul of some sad hours,
While the joys thus felt may seem replete i
In these bright elysian bowers.
Again and again do we heed the strain.
/ OF this gay and happy band.
And ever void is left within;


The gold was but shining sand
No! 'tis not the fare of a gaudy glare.
As it lures wandering eye, trA
That lishtens the heart of its load Of care,
Or brightens gloomy sky.
But one kind word in sorrow heard.


VIII make a responsive strain,
And the heart once sad will be sweetly eheered
TO Joy and gladness again;
And oft for while, may be seen a smile,
Though the heart be laden with care
As the lay green. in its beauty wild


Clings best TO q tree that is bare. l
In glittering halls and pictured walls ii,.
May be cherished the young and fair.
And sll may look bright in this liquid light
While the soul is wrapt in despair tl
Far down in the glade ofthe hearts s deep shade
Is a harp untouched by the throng."
Whose answering notes were never made
To respond to the worlds gay sOngl
But "stil small voice" is its honored


choice, .fr.rt
While love for its love it will claim;
And its notes in union and silence rejoice.
And their melody sweetly proclaim.
MEMPHIS. October 3. 1871. l.. s. 7.
Year: 1871

APPEAL TO THE BAR ASSOCIATION.
70 the Editor OF The Tribune.


SIR: Your paper of to-day contains what Is
called "rejoinder" from your correspondent In SIX
columns made up in great part OF reiterations and
amplifcations Of his former articles


MY first impulse was TO follow him into the news
rapers and reply through the same channel in which
the attack made going into full detail answering
paragraph by paragraph, and showing. as is easy ls
uter want OF foundation. But seeing that he closes
with promise to take that my conduct is "inves
Gated before a body OF men who cannot be deceived
nv small tricks and petty evasions" by which suppose
4 meant that he will have it Investigated before the
Rar Association and rejecting that after all the proes
sons tribunal the true one, and that such tribunal


has been created for both, think it more decorous
% wait reasonable period for its action. He shall have
This Investigation with all my heart. demand it as
earnestly as be can seekit 1t my purpose at the
next meeting Of the Association to call its attention TO
bis newspaper attack and TO challenge him to lay his
complaint before the proper committee.


The Association was organized only short time ago
for the mutual advantage of its members and well to
protect them from unfounded attacks to maintain the
purity and dignity of the profession. AS member, it
was his duty enoined by every instinct OF professional
honor to prefer any charge against fellowmember De-
sre that body instead OF assailing him In the public
,-nts It's rules require complaints by one member
AGAINST another 70 be made TO Committee constituted
Cor the purpose He who mas assaied me now In -FOUR
,sen columns of daily newspaper, might long ago have
hroueht all his grievances before this proper tribunal
and have had them fully examined


He has. however, chosen to wait and to defame me
beforehand in the press have only to await his
complaint before the body which we both belong re-
serving 10 myself the right Of such further action here
after as may be proper. DAVID DUDLEY FIELD


Nels- York. March %. 1871.
Year: 1871

The New York Observer is about cell
ebrating its jubilee, entering upon its
liftieth year in 1877. It's one of the old
est newspapers in the country, one of
the ablcst, and one of the most stcadfast
and fearless in maintaining the truth in
religion, the right in morals, and honesty
In all public and private affairs. 1t an
nounces for the coming year, the publi-
cation of the second volume Of IFS Year.
Book; vast repository of information,
statistical and otherwise, relating both
to Church and State, which will he sent
free to all who pay their subscription for
1872. This volume last year was worth
the subscription price of the paper, and
the Publishers promise more complete
Yearbook for 1872. Specimen copies OF
the paper, with Prospectus for the Year
Book, sent free on application from any
source. New Subscribers will receive
the paper free until January lst.
Year: 1871

Gs- A gentleman of this city some
time ago had been dealing in chinquapins
and was about to get overstocked. Hc
concluded to inform those he was buying
from that he could not take any more
from them, and accordingly sat down to
indite them q note to that effect. He got
along very well until he came to the
word "cliinquapin" and here he was
stumpped. He made two OF three efforts
but filled every time. At last a bright
idea struck him, and he wrote his note
thus: "Please don't send me any more
of these id things gs"-enclosing two
chinquapins. We presume the note was
understood.
Year: 1871

@T The young men Of Darlington
have made up a purse OF one hundred
dollars to he given as premium at their
next county fair for the best cup Of coffee
MADE and served up on the ground /;
open 10 all unmarried young ladies.
Year: 1871

THE FRENCH LOCALS the American
local to be surpassed by the French SO
soon after the late war? 1t seem so, to
judge from the following story, in which
probability and possibility are so well mix
ed, that one cannot doubt while he reads,
but is obliged to do SO when he reflects :


"It does not always follow that 'the cure,
bad as it may be, lis worse than the dis
ease The other day an elderly and very
corpulent gentleman, accompanied by a
very pretty young lady, in passing along
the Boulevard Beaumarchais, suddenly
fell, and at the same moment the young
lady was observed to draw a glittering
weapon and repeatedly stab the PROSTATE
and helpless victim. OF course, an excited
crowd gathered around the pair. The
young lady was seized, and found to have
been armed with pair of sharp scissors,
while the elderly party was very naturally
covered with blood. Mute, motionless,
and with a gentle air of innocence and ter
ror, the young lady gazed upon the circle
of enraged faces. Presently the old gen
tleman revived, smiled blandly on the
crowd, kissed his charming companion and
explained. He was subject to apopletic
fits, and never weEt out unaccompanied by
his dear niece, then present, who saved
his life when ever fit came on, by freely
bleeding him with her scissors. Tableau
Old gentleman and niece depart in car
riage amid cheers"
Year: 1871

FREIGHT-This item of freight says
the Appeal is causing some of our business
men to growl little. The freight on .
plow, from this city to Tehama, is S6 IS,
and to Chico S4 25. 1t works decidedly
against the trade, and our manufacturers
feel its evil effects in the lessening of
orders.


1t is now continual growl at this point,
this rise in freight, especially since the 1st
of November, at which time an extra tariff
seems to have been put on. A wagon
which was put down here previous to the
above date for s4 90, is now charged SO
90, and many other things in the same
proportion. The railroad company, by
their extortionate charges, seem to court
the animosity and ill-will of the people of
the State, and our citizens now appeal to
the Les stature sbout to assemble to cur
tail the powers of this monopoly and relieve
them of a burden too grievous to be borne.
chico Review.