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Year: 1872

A New York chemist has declared that
one-half of the vinegar in use is made
of chemicals so poisonous as to gradual
ly undermine the health of the consum-
er. Sulphuric acid and sugar of lead
make a nice sour, and they are largely
used in vinegar making. Cider vinegar
is the only kind fit for use the use Of
that made from acids should be discon-
tinued.
Year: 1872




RUSSIAN LADIEs.-The ladies in Russia
are very anxious to get married, because
they have no liberty before. marriage.


They are kept constantly under paternal
eye until given to their husbands, and
then they take their own course. AL
most as soon as a girl is born, in the
better rank of society. her parents be-
gin to prepare the dowry she must have
when she goes to her husband. She
must furnish everything for an outfit in
life, even to a dozen new shirts for her
coming husband. The young man goes
to the house of his promised bride, and
counts over her dresses, and examines
the furniture, and sees the whole with
his own eyes before he commits himself
to the irrevocable bargain. In high
life such things are conducted with more
apparent delicacy but the facts are as
certained with more apparent accuracy,
the business being in the hands of a
broker or notary. The trousseas is ex-
posed in public before the wedding day
Year: 1872




A REMARKABLE SPRING.-A CORE
spondent of the Savannah GA Repub-
lican writes as follows of wonderful
wakulla spring in Florida:-"One of
the greatest natural curiosities in the
South is the Wakulla spring, which is
the source of a beautiful river of the
same name. The spring is between 400
and 500 feet in diameter, and on bright
and calm day, to pass over it in a, boat,
you feel as though you were suspended
in mid air, the water being so limpid
and transparent. At the depth of 160
feet dime can be distinctly seen as
though it were at your feet. On gazing
into the depth of this wonderful spring
it shows all the prismatic hues of the
rainbow, and near the bottom can be seen
fish of different varieties, crabs terra
pins, and now and then an alligator %


Some Union soldier of the late war
has sent ten dollars to the Treasury to
be added to the conscience fund, because
he appropriated some sugar and coffee
and a pair of socks while guarding pro-
visions in East Tennessee. He says:


Il must get ready for the Judgment
Day, and although this act is not very
wrong, it is the violation of the honor of
a soldier. l want no shadow on my
soul when l come to the judgment of
God" .-..-... -.


We commend the example of this man
to the shoddyites who were not soldiers,
who built great buildings and purchased
fine estates and are to-day clothed in
purple and fine linen from their thefts.
Particularly do We recommend a careful
reading of the last sentence. .
Year: 1872

Railroad companies are likely to learn after
while that the travelling public have some
rights that they are bound to respect, and that
they will not be permitted to cou6scae the
tickets of passengers who neglect to obey all the
restrictions they may undertake to impose upon
travel. A woman travelling on the Grand
Trunk Railroad had ticket on which was
printed, good only for this train and the day
received. Not good to stop over. But she
did stop over, and when she attempted TO re-
sumo her journey she vas put off the cars For
this the railroad company has paid 5000 and
Year: 1872

COUNTY LEVINE republish the levy laid
on the County for the year 1872, by the Board
of Supervisors, at a meeting held at the Court
house, on the first Monday in December. In
our publication of it last week. we inadvertently
omitted the item of $4,000 for the public servi-
ces of the County Clerk. There was no levy
made for the support of the poor, from the fact
that there was found to be money enough al
ready in the hands of the superintendent to meet
the expenses of the Poor-house for 1872 and
probably enough for the year 1879. Our pres
ent Board of Supervisors have been very eco
nomical and wise in their administration of the
government of the County. more prudent
and efficient Board could not have been selected.
Year: 1872

We regret to see aEy Virginia editor using
such language in relation to the public debt of
that good old Commonwealth, mother of honest
as we'll as of great men, as we find in the Rich
mond Whig. Speaking of the money in the
treasury, far more than enough to pay the In
terest then due on the debt, that paper says: =
with money in hand we shall be in better posi-
ton to make terms with our creditors Make
terms, sorsooth Is the State of Virginia al
ready sunken as low as that?-Ne0 York Jour
nal of Commerce.
Year: 1872

The press OF London shows much anxiety
over the largely increased emigration to the
United States, and recommends remedial mea-
sures. W hat England loses in brain and muscle,
the United States may gain; and the very fact
that she is concerned about the loss of SO much
skilled labor, should incite us to greater efforts
to secure it. We are glad to know that EGG
lishmen are now turning their attention to Vir-
ginia, and that the last arrival Of one of the
ships of the Allan Line, brought number to
the port of Norfolk, who will settle In this
State and in Tennessee.
Year: 1872

The following is the scheme of distribution OF
the first and second apportionment OF State funds
for school purposes for the year 1917, amount
ing to (50) fifty cents to each child within the
Year: 1872

FOR THE OLD AND YOUNG.
Having made inquiries of veteran whose
hoary locks indicated that seventy winters had
glided by, and that he had enjoyed the return Of
scores of Christmas Seasons, if he could tell at
what age person had to arrive when he or she
would fail to appreciate a gift coming from a
loved one, his reply was "Go ask some one older
than myself"


Now if you wish to gladden. the heart Of wife,


daughter sister or friend. buy them


w f e Id
Year: 1872

rs It is no wonder Weller sells so many
Boots and Shoes, for it would De strange indeed
after looking through his extensive stock, not to
find something to suit in style and price. MOI
Year: 1872

The Cork correspondent of the Bos-
ton Pilot says that more people are now
emigrating from Ireland than at any
previous time. Not less than four
thousand leave the country every week,
and two thousand go from Queenstown
alone. Whole hamlets and villages are
left with only the old and decrepit in
them, and some cities, such as Limerick,
are going to decay. In the opinion of
the PLOTS correspondent the United
States should discourage the Irish from
coming here, as they are at least as we'll
off at home as in this country.
Year: 1872

The Vocal and Instrumental Concert,
given by the scholars of Miss MARY
HoHeEsa Musical Glass on Friday night,
was largely attended-the Court House
was crowded to its fullest extent. We
were gratified 10 see this we'll meri.ed
recognition of the esteem in which Miss
Hodges is held by our citizens The en-
t0rtainment, taking into consideration
the extreme youth of some OF the per
formers, was a success and reflected great
credit upon thier teacher.


The assistance from outsiders of the
class, was good-just what might be ex.
pected from the high reputation of the
performers, and was well received by the
audience


The Cornet Band volunteered the
opening with few Of their choice pieces
and adding their share to the evening S
entertainment
Year: 1872

The Courier journal, whose editor en-.
joys the reputation Of being one Of the
best players of draw poker in Kentucky,
comments as follows, in his paper of
Tuesday, upon the result Of the late cleo
ton:


1--WE seem to have struck one of those
streaks Of bad luck which sometimes
overshadow the fortunes of the most
skilrul and deserving. No matter what
we held, the radicals have just enough
to beat it. New jerseys two little pair
turn out neither more no less than Mis-
seuri's three little aces. We thought we
had a full hand in Tennessee, and a flush,
at least, in Alabama-and so we did have
but the showdown proves them to be
not worth = cent The raise we made on
Indiana cost us all we had won and a
little more beside We had slipped Vir-
ginia in our sleeve, and hid Arkansas un
der the table BUT it's no use. They
beat us holding, beat us drawing. and
beat us playing It is evidently not our
moon. We had sickly hope that by
hanging on things might brighten. But
the news this morning is no better in one
sense and considerably worse in another.
The best we can do is to jump the game
and try our luck some other timo. Part
ner, they've got us.
Year: 1872

MONTGOMERY, ALA NOV. 70.


The branch of the legislature at the
capitol did nothing special to day The
other branch sent committee to wait on
the new governor, Lewis The commit
tee reported that they had waited on the
governor. and that he would commune
cate 10 morrow, The committee further
stated that he (the governor) gave the
reasons for his delay which it was best
to communicate ir caucus,
Year: 1872

tE- The many frlenGs of Colonel j. O..
know that his wife who has been very low, is
in fair way OF recovery. They lived SO long
with us, that we still look upon them as part
OF us, and still hare lively interest in their
health and prosperity.
Year: 1872

of Baltimore, were in town the past week.
Major Meyer tells us that the Spadra Coal
Mines are being worked to great extent
Notwithstanding the low water in the river.
and that shipments are made by hat boats to
Little Rock and below.
Year: 1872

very obvious and conclusive 1t is not


four Years since those with whom the


new alliance must be made, and who


VIII furnish its working force to admin
ls'er the laws OF reconstruction and of
recognition OF equal rights, declared the


whole Republican policy upon the sub
lcct t" be revolutionary, unconstitu-


uohal, and void. Did they believe


what they Said9 If they did not, are


lheN, the same men, to be trusted now


II they did believe it, but have now


arG'nrsced Ill what they opposed, are


theN safer men to administer those laws


IMAM the men who made them, and who


believe in themG We speak of what


these men said four years ago. But in
this very session of Congress, Senators
Sumner and Schurz have seen the steady
disinclinatiOn of the Democratic Sena-
tors TO concede the protection of equal
civil rights and regularly every Mon
day i'll the House, the representatives
of those who are to form the new alli-
ance with Mr.. Greeley successfully battle
by filibuStcring every effort to secure
complete equality of rights to all citi-
ZenS.


If. then. it We're true that the Repub-
lican party could not be turned into a
reform party. are the prospects ofreform
any more promising from the practical
union of II few Republicans with the
Democratic partyg This is not to say
that there can never he IA reconstruction
of parties, but only that the time for it
has not come. Not only would every
specific reform he endangered, but
the general confidence, which is the
basis of the present activity and sense
of stability i'll every industrial interest
III the country, would he perilously
shaken by the restoration of Democratic
ascendency i'll the government. The
popular vote, indeed, has for dozen
years steadily condemned the Demo-
cratic party. The people of the United
States do not forget the unspeakable
shame of slavery, nor the precious blood
i'll which it was washed away from the
nation. Thank God for that instinct,
for il can be trusted to the end. But
those people know that the deep and
real results of that long thralldOm of
the national mind and conscience can
not safely be disregarded because of a
theory that old ISSUES are settled and
they see that the Democratic party,
Sorely smitten as il Is, and, as we be
lieve, unto death, still retains its organ
ization, and disputes the control of the
government. Can that party be turned
to a reform party, even although it could
elect an old Republican for President
against the candidate of the Republican
party !-Hdrper's Weekly.
Year: 1872

with anger and aStonishmemt. She
could not recover herself enough to
speak until Julia had fled halfway up
the stairs. Then her mother covered
her defeat by screaming after her. ''Go
to Your own room, you impudeut huS-
sy. You know am liable to die of
heart disease amy minute. and you want
to kill me '"
Year: 1872

CooL-As The mercury in our ther
.rometers here, has for the past two days
been skirmishing between the 65 and
750 point, we can only imagine what. the
temperature is at Soda Springs. At last
accounts from there, however, our friend
Wills, who has suffered so greatly from the
heat here this summer, had on heavy
over shoes, an -,eyer coat and a heavy
double blanket" and was warming up some
soda water in a'-camp kettle to get it to a
temperature so that he could drink it with
out making his teeth ache. He sends
word that there is no danger from rattle
snakes. We suppose not as they are not
fond of travelling in snow or on ice.
Year: 1872

REPoRT.-Tbe report that the Company
will suspend work on the road as soon as it
is completed to Reddiug City has not been
traced to any authoritative source and is
probably without foundation. Reports and
rumors are cheap-anybody can start them
and some people have nothing else to do.
Year: 1872

INDIANS KILLED.--A few days ago
some Indians obtained whisky from one of
the portable dead-fals on the railroad works
below town, and proceeded to get glorious;
ly drunk. While.deifieus with liquor they
got to quarreliag among themselves and the
affair, s6naly y wound up with the stabbing
and killing of two of the party. If the
individual who sold them the liquor had
got his "sign taken il" also, the matter
would have been satisfactory all round.
Year: 1872

CLEAR CREEK.-The piles tor the Rail
road bridge across. Cl'ar Creek at Bells
have mostly been driven, and the bridge
will probably be completed within the
next week. Bell has decided the Company
a small tract of ground on conditions that
they construct a side track, depot and
stock corral thereon.
Year: 1872

r. The EeuRTH.-Remember the ball to


be given BY the Harmonic Society Oh the


evening of the 4th OF July. As there


will be no formal celebration Of the 4th, it


will be very; appropriate to- signalize the
occasion .by,p dance in the evening.
Year: 1872

| II is your secret ana mine love!
| All me how the dreary rain,
with slow pcrsls tence all day long,
Drpped on the window pane!
The chamber was weird with shadows,
And dark with the deepening gloom,
Where you in your royal womanhood
Lay waiting for the tomb!
| They had robcd you all in white, love,
In your hair was single rose;
marble rose 1t might well have been,
In its cold and still reposel
o, paler than yonder carven saint
And calm as the angels are,
You seemed SO near me, my beloved
Yet were, alas, so farl
do not know If wept. love.


But my soul rose up and said:
my heart shall speak unto her heart,
Though here she is lying-dcadl
I will give her last love-token
That shall be to her n sign
In the dark gravo-or beyond i'll
or this deathless love of mine"
so ] sought me a little scroll. love,
And thereon in eager haste,
Lest another's eye should read them


Some mystic words traced.
Then close in your clasped fingers,
Close In your waxen hand,
] placed the scroll as an amulet,


Sure you would understand!
The secret is yours aud mine, lovc


Only we two may know
What word shone clear in the darkness


OF your grave s o green and low.
But If, when we meet hereafter,


In the dawn of a fairer day,
You whisper those mystical words. love,


II is all would have to say


-The 1idhc.
Year: 1872

IMPOSING GATHERING AT COMPANY shofo'
LARGE ATTENDANCE OF THE PEoPLE-AN AM


MATED scENE-sPEECHEs BY JUDGE hERRl-


MON, SENATORS TIProN AND sCHUkZ' AND


OTHERS.


lBY TELEGRAPH I'd THE TRIBuNEI


COMPANY SHOPS, July 31.-Tbe Liberal mass
meeting here to-day at the of Holdens war Oh
1870 the roublous details OF which are stu ilesh III 'o
minds OF all who familiar with the recent history Vi
North Carolina closed the series OF the largest most sue
cessful and most enthusiastic gatherings ever heiu III
this State From the to the and from INC
Virginia line to the Palmetto State, the Conservatives
and Liberals of every county have been more iu'
aroused than they have been before since the Harrison
campaign Of lSi0 while the apathy among the negroes
has never been equaled they became citizens The
meeting to-day indicated more than any previous one
the depth to which the people stirred up. THIS
place. which has Importance except such as 1t derives
from the fact that the North Carolina Railroad Company
has its workshops here, and which is situated In the
midst Of a thiny ypopulated country has been actually
crowded to-day with people Of both and all coors
To toll where all these thousands from would
puzzle any one though he be wen acquainted with
the country and stranger they TO have arisen
from the very ground.


In the OF a magnificent oak grove, such as Is
found In almost every North Carolina town. the rough
pine stand erected for the speakers and beneath
the benches had been prepared to seat 1900 people
rope stretched around the grove nclosed half dozen
acres OF ground and outside were hundred country
wagons and hucksers stands The scene Is one such az
only be III the South, and such as has rarely
seen here during the last thirty years Men who
travel 20 miles with a mule team TO hear political
speech going to stay away from the polls on
election day and the Liberals have everything TO gain
by getting out full vote


Judge MerrmOn made his last speech OF the campaign
here to-day He entered the canvass about the middle
OF May and constantly the stump since that
time He has made a more complete canvass than any
previous candidate, going into almost every county IN
the State and meeting his competitor on the stump
whenever he could, though Gov. Caldwell has sysemat
ically avoided town when it was known that Judge
Merrimon was to he there. His speech to-day was an
able OF the questions at issue in the State can
vass with short but effective reference TO national
questions.


Senator Upton was next called upon and made short
speech full OF wit, which put the company In good
humor After bountiful barbecue Senator schurz was
introduced and spoke substantially the same strain as
in his former speeches in this State In the midst OF
his speech smart but so great was the
interest people that few of them moved from their
places After Senator schurz had concluded speeches
were made by Gov. Walker Of Virginia, and the Hon.
Josiah Turner, ir., of this State.
Year: 1872

THE CASE OF THE PROSECUTION CLOSED
HOW THE ACCUSED RELEASED SEVEN POLITICAL


RUFFIANs- +. CLARK on TIE DAM


AGE TO THE UNION PACIFIC RAfLROAD-
DARNARp's RESPONSIBILITY FOR TIE EFFECT
Year: 1872

THE article discussing the political
and personal conduct and character Of
Senator AlcOrn, is from the pen Of a
most distinguished citizen of another
State. Every unFreiudiced reader must
confess that there is much of truth in
the story recited, and we should rot for
get that there is unmixed truth in the
saying that 40 prophet IS without honor
save in his own country. Senator Al
corn deemed a citizen Of Memphis, as
all must confess, is an extraordinary
man. Read the article.
Year: 1872

Every one in the city does not seem tc
know that several small fortunes are
offered In this city by the Agricultural
Association fora five dollar, investment.
The small fortunes, of course, are not
assured no more than any future con-
tingeney is, but then a very fair chance
Is offered Of gaining five thousand, Oh
even two five thousands, by an outlay
of one five dollar bill, or two, if the In
yestor thinks it proper to risk so much.
The Agricultural Association had a
single number drawing of this charter
before now, which gave entire satisfac-
ton, as the hundreds of people who
drew prizes can testify. 1t was con-
Quoted under the management of very
superior men, whose character stands so
high in this community as to be above
even the shadow of suspicion of any
thing improper in any way. This year
the association, by virtue of legislative
enactment, have prepared drawing of
more than double the magnitude Of that
of last fall. There will be twenty-five
thousand two hundred dollars distributed
in various sized prizes, from five thou
sand dollars down to five. A full expo
sition of the scheme is published in our
advertising columns.
Year: 1872

The London Post yesterday confirmed
the rumor which was current the day
previous that negotiations between the
United States and England, relative to
the indirect claims, have been broken
off, and it states positively that the
British Government has withdrawn
from the arbitration provided for under
the treaty Of Washington.
Year: 1872

The enterprise is not gotten up for pTi-
| cate gain. 1t Is authorized by special
act Of the last General Assembly and
approved by the Governor, for the sole
purpose of improving and beautifying
the Fair Grounds.


The high standing of the Board of Di-
rectOrs aud of the Managers, is a suffi-
cient guarantee that these Distributions
will be made on the fairest principles,
and that the profits will be appropriated
according TO the intent of the Legisla-
ture.


The Directors have placed the price OF
whole Tickets at Five Dollars; Halves
at Two Dollars and Fifty Cents; Quar-
ters at One Dollar and Twenty-Five
Cents. All can contribute without feel.
ing the loss, and the distribution will
benefit very many.


In explanation of the halves and
quarter tickets 1t may be necessary to
state that they win only draw half
prize or quarter ofva prize. For example,
If half ticket should be lucky enough
to contain the number which draws out
five hundred dollars, the holder would
only be entitled to half that amount,
whereas il whole ticket had the same
luck the holder would get his five hum
dred dollars and no questions asked.


A GOOD SUGGESTION.


A number OF gentlemen can combine
into syndicates for the purchase of a
bundle of tickets and if prize be
drawn divide the proceeds od UdLoren1,
viz, according to the amount invested.
Those who wish to forward the meri-
torlOus objects of the Association will
largely adopt this plan, which is a very
nice one and as full of fun as merit.


The Drawing is advertised for the
First of June.
Year: 1872

EDTToRs APPEAL-For the purpose oi
correcting the egregious errors In the
report of the Grand Jury concerning my
fees of Office, and not that l consider il
a cause of grievance that my Office is
not worth forty thousand dollars a year,
ask you to publish this statement:
Year: 1872

In Judge Wilson, our candidate
for Congress. we present to the
people of this District, q man of
ability and integrity; man who
would not forsake his post OF duty.
even to secure q denomination; a
courteous and affable gentleman,
with dignity becoming his posi-
ton, and one who will carefully
protect the interests of his cor
stituancy AMI the country's well
fare re-Brookville American.
Year: 1872

The MIscHIEF. CARRIER.-Tbe
slandcrer himself is not more
odious than the person who carries
to the ear of one friend every in
furious observation that happens
to drop from another. Such q one
is the slanderer's herald, and is
altogether more odious than the
slanderer himself. By his vile
omciousness he makes that poison
effective which else we're inert
for three-fourths of the slander in
the world would never injure their
object, except by malice or car
riers, who, under the mask oi
double friendship, act the part o
double traitors.