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Year: 1870

FoUNDL1NG.-On Tuesday night about 8
O'Clock William Elam, Il colored man re-
siding on Baker street, was attracted by the
cries of what he supposed to be child pro-
ceeding from the alley in the rear of his
house, and upon instituting a search dis
covered a male mulatto infant about one
month old. A policeman was notified OF
the fact, who left the waf in charge of
Elan until the next morning, when it was
sent to the colored Orphan Asylum to be
properly cared for.
Year: 1870

Now, this is a very good exhibit, and
shows that if parties will get drunk, quarrel
and fight, and violate the rules and regula-
tions laid down by the city fathers, they
will be made to settle up and they gene
rally manage to do so. 1t also proves that
Captain Chalklcy is No: l collector, and
he be allowed handsome per centage on
his collections.


One curious thing noticeable about this
court is the fact that most of the regulars
who arc brought before it can tell to dot
how much they will have to pay, and come
into the dock with the exact amount III
hand, and just so soon as the Judgment is
rendered fork over the ready cash and de-
part in peace.
Year: 1870

One of the many stories floating about
Paris in connection with the ravages of
the smallpox, is that of lover who has
taken the disease from his lady and has
become frightfully pitted in consequence,
while she escaped with an unbroken skin.
At their first meeting, after both had re-
coverd, he dropped on his knees before the
lady and pointing to his face thanked her
for so many marks of love.
Year: 1870

The trial Of reaping and moving ma
chimes will take place on the farm of Col.
Thomas h. johnson on tomorrow, the I'd
inst, under the auspices of q committee
from the Board of Directors of the AgTicul-
tural and Mechanical Association. The
occasion will be one of interest to the farm
ing public, and We have no doubt the at
tendance viii be large. The contest
promises to be spirited.
Year: 1870

that they have no right to rob the least
living thing, and that to be good and
great We must make everything below US
as happy as we can.


The children we're moved with pity for
Yellw breast, and so they left her the
nest and little speckled eggs, and went
home better and happier from having
learned lesson from o bird.-iIarry in
Lyceum Banner.
Year: 1870

TAKING A POsTTIoN-Joe Dovetail had a
strong minded wife. She looked upon Joe as
a sort of necessary evil treating him much as
the lady did her husband on the steamboat who
ventured to object to some of the arrangements
for travel, when she shut him up by telling
him, in the hearing of dozen passengers:


"Why, what is it to you? If | had known
you were going to act so, wouldn't have let
you come along!"


But Joe and Mrs. Dovctail never Travelled.
They were always at home, though Joe was
rarely seen there or elsewhere. She had long
trained him to the habit of retiring under the
bed when company called, and so familiar was
he with that retreat, it was question whether
in default of personal service, warning to MI
litia training would hold him unless lett under
the bed, as being his last and usual place of
abode" During the stay of Mrs DIS friends,
he occasionally thrust out his head like tur.
tie, but one glance of his spouse would send
him under the bed with cold shivers running
up his back One day, as she was hobnobbing
over the fire with friend and social glass,
Joe thrust out his fgure-head, and defied the
shakes and frowns of his wife till, growing val
liant and desperate, he sang out:


any dear, you may shake your head just as
much as you please, butt tell you, as long as
have got the spirit Of a man I will peep!"
Year: 1870

Saturday afternoon there hobblcd
up Grand River street, following his
master, an old gray horse, SO lame
that he could hardly step, and his
bones marked plainly through his
faded skin. lie was being led out
to die. Tho man jcrked and pulled
to make him hobblc the faster, and
stopped several times to incito him
to q quicker gait by oatbs and kicks.
But the poor beast could do no bet
ter, oven though he WAS to have
liberty at least from work and toll
At Third street the halter was slip
ped from lis head, he was given a
last kick, and he hobblcd of, going
away to die. Aud if the poor old
horse could have but spoken! lie
might have told of years of toll, Of
days when the mangcr was empty,
ofloudef oaths and harder kicks
He was almost thirty years cid,
turned ont at last because he could
not work, could no longer return q
recompense for the little food thai
was given him that he might not
starvo and fall dead in the stable
Perhaps he once pranced along be
fore tie carriage of wealth. champ.
ing bis bit and arching his neck
tossing his head in contempt ct the
oterworked beasts that passed hin
on the way. One day there came
a change for him, because he had
even then grown old, and his stcT
was not SO light, and bis pace wa.
slower, and be was made 4 hacl
T horse. lie was driven early and
late; hc was pushed when ready {
drop from travel be was whipPct
Nhen he knew not for what. Ih'
+ drivers stormed al him, struck hirr
hard blows.


lie used to stand ih bis siall an,
wonder why men abused bin s.
si5cn be tired 10 be faithful III
never complaiIed Of bis hay an
oats, and iftbey took him out agaiI
for work before &c bad finished b
Year: 1870

McMauon has been not less remarkable
for his personal bonhommte than for his
brilliant bravery. After Magenta, when he
made his triltmphal entrance into Milan, a
charming little miss OF six years rendered
him bouquet. he leaned down TO lake it
and bent his nodding plume over the baby
to kiss .her. Il should like TO ride with
YOU" said the little girl. $50 you shall
then, my pet" and so saying he put herSbe-
fore him on his war horse, and the noble
animal, proud Of his double burden, stepped
daintily through the city along the road to
the cathedral.
Year: 1870

WEAvERvILLE BY GAS LIGHT.-We notice this
place is lighted evenings with the new discovery
known as gasoline. 1t emits a light about equal
to kerosene and is produced, we understand, for
about one-half the cost. Any person wishing to
invest in gasoline would do we'll to call on Cliff
ford and see how it operates and perhaps he
might furnish them with considerable gas of an
other quality, at reduced rates. However, we
would advise everyone to go and see him any
how.
Year: 1870

SUSPENSION FooT-BRIDGE. - The citizens of
Junction City, in this county, propose building
wire suspension foot-bridge across Trinity
river at that place. 1t is something that is
greatly needed there, as crossing the river in
boat is a very dangerous proceeding in the time
of high water. We hope they will succeed in
raising money enough to build the bridge and in
getting it up before the river raises. Hurry up,
boys, for the rainy season is going to set in early
this year
Year: 1870

TINE ELLIPTIC SEWING MACHINES ARE


manufactured and warranted by the Wheeler
n Wilson Sewing Machine Company. The luto
and important improvements enable us to guar
antee to every purchaser that the Elliptic Ma
chine will do more work, better work, and n
greater variety OF work than any other Sewing
Machine now in use The economy of the Ell
liptic Machine in family is almost Incredible
with one, good operator can do the work of
twelve hands. BY it the making of garments is
reduced from question of hours to one of min
utes as the following table will show:


t not to be understood that the following table the
time mako the garments but TO do the stitching only
Year: 1870

THE PRosPEcTlNG SnAFr.-Messrs. Richards &
Baker are still going down into the bowels OF
the earth and take the bottom of the shaft with
them. With the exception of few feet at the
top they have found washed formations all the
way. The shaft is now down about rs feet
The stratas vary in depth and hardness, but all
pitch one way. There is very little water
Year: 1870

GLAD OF Ir.-Jessop & Ralph are doing we'll
in Trinity River at the foot of the island just
below the mouth of Grass Valley Creek. We
are reliably informed that their diggings now
pay half an ounce per day to the man. We don t
know of any individual whom we wish better
luck than that same Jessop.
Year: 1870

PARTICULAR attention is called to the new ad-
You can depend on all he says, but still we
would advise everyone to go and see for them
selves. Give him call. Our Business Mana
ger tenders him vote of thanks for q sample
of the lntest siYle of hats
Year: 1870

OVER $500 have already been received here
for the German Sanitary Fund and all the mem
bers oil the Committee have not been heard from
yet. Their Treasurer thinks all the returns will
be in before our next issue, and we will then
give the amounts donated by each place.
Year: 1870

Senator Oliver Il, Morton of Indiana,
opened the campaign in that State on
Monday evening of last week by power
full address, reviewing the work Of the Re
publican party the good it had done, and
the reasons for its continued supremacy.
He discussed at great length the tax and
funding bills and the fifteenth amendment.
The sophistry and SANDERS of the democ-
racy were also exposed and refuted in an
able manner. The canvass in Indiana
promises to be an exciting one. Senator
Morton, who is now enjoying good health
will stump the State thoroughly. Vice
President Colfax will also make several
addresses during the campaign.
Year: 1870

A statement in the Portland Press shows
that the Railroad Anti Consolidation Commit
tee reported Friday, appealing to the people
of Maine to take action in town meetings
calling upon the State Government to inter-
pose and prevent consolidation.
Year: 1870

If Robert Chambers had been in Con-
gress during tie war, and if the power
of the Government had beer welded
by such men as he,-to-day Jefferson
Davis would be the President of the
Southern .Confederacy.


Instead of reducing the national debt,
as we are now doing, at the rate of more
than a hundred millions year, we would
be paying the same amount to support
standing army to keep peace between
the two sections.


Instead of freedom being proclaimed
throughout the length and breadth ofthe
land, every Marshal of our poor North
ern Government would be slave hunt
er for Southern arristocrats, as in days
of yore.


Instead of being aigreat and powerful
nation, as we are to-day, commanding
the respect of the world, we wound be
two, or perhaps three, petty States, quar-
reling at home and despised abroad.


All men of all parties have reason to
be thankful that thus far we have been
spared the destiny to which such men
would lead us. Shall we trust them for
the future? Shall we send such aman
as Chambers to congress? Never! Never!!
-lCadiz Republican.
Year: 1870

8 While the American Free Trade Leag-


ue are engaged in the business of pub


fishing and distributing Free Trade


documents, and making appointments
for Prof. Perry, their great spokesman
the working men of England impelled


by the savage tooth of hunger are hold
ing meetings and framing,,memorials, to
Parliament, demanding protection.
Their employers, not to be behind hand
in the matter, have formed themselves
into Reciprocity Associations" for the
purpose of giving lectures, printing
tracts, &C., showing that the decline of
British Industry is to be attributed sole


ly to the free trade policy adopted by the
Government. The workingmen demand
relief from system that produces pau
perism, pinching hunger, and crime
The owners on their side allege that the
experiment of Free Trade has reduced
one in every twenty of the population
to pauperism, and driven thousands of
skilled workmen from the country
They find themselves competing with
France, Germany and Belgium at DIS
advantage, and hint that the emigration
that is confined chiefly to the operative
class will shortly, unless Parliament
afiords-a speedy relief from the present
condition of affairs, extend to the capital.
They say in effect, Bad as the present
of affairs is, it will be worse,
unless you afford us protection. Unless
we are protected from foreign competi-
ton, We will take our capital to those
where the great principles of
trade are better understood
and where industry is appreciated


England is learning the truth of Ma
poleon's aporism, Though an empire
were made of adamant, free trade would
grind it to the DUST" and we may take
timely warning.-[ Pittsburgh Review
and Price Current.
Year: 1870

purpose, and which always lay upon
his desk. After writing down the MEM
orandum he would tear the leaf out Of
the book, and read it over once attent-
lively, and tear the leafup. And he told
the professor that after once impressing
a fact on his mind by this process, he
never forgot it. The key to this extra
ordinary facility of memory doubtless
lies in the fact that, during his long
years of imprisonment, in early life, he
did not care to carry important memo
randum about him. He was obliged to
rely on his memory; but that he did not
at first trust it altogether is seen by the
fact that, through the force of habit,
he is still obliged to make sure of fact
by writing it down, and so fixing it in
his mind, instead of trusting entirely to
the sense of hearing to act upon his
memory.
Year: 1870

lieve it as honestly as Chicken Little,
who run away from a shadow and cried.
1.-The sky has fallen, and part of it fell
on my tall" Now this is the Democra-
tic hope-that you will elect their men.
Gin Gazette.
Year: 1870

A writer in The Rural New Yorker says: 81 re-
call instances where farmers went ahead with inn
provements without counting the cost till it took
the farms to pay for them. improvements are Il
nice thing, if one has the ready to make them; if
not, beware of the temptation Only these should
be made at first that will return the outlay again.
Farming should be conducted on business princ-
pies. If merchant is not able to own store, he
rents one. If farmer has not money to erect new
buildings, he had better get along with his old ones.
If a merchant invests money, he expects to get it
all back again, and more too. If Il farmer buys
manure Or merino sheep, he should see that they
are 50 used that they return the original cost and
profit. If farmer lays out money in ditching, he
should do it where two or three crops will pay it
back with interest," y
Year: 1870

complete; and the little dots or marks which
bunglcrs use to guide them in writing the
words which are to be read were entirely alb
sent. The way in which the deception is eff.
fected is this The correspondence, before
commencing, take a sheet of paper, and cut
holes in it, which, of course, in the two half
sheets exactly correspond. They each take
one-half sheet, and when the letter is to be
written, the writer so arranges the words
that those intended to be read shall appear


in the holes when the half sheet is placed
over the paper, which is of the same size.
When his correspondent receives the letter,
he places his half sheet over it and reads the
words as you did. The difficulty, which was
well conquered in the case, is to make the
sense run fluently and to prevent any visible
break in the writing Without the half sheet
with the holes in it, no one can have the
slightest clew to the real meaning.


"My suspicious, once aroused, We're con-
firmed by the inquiries which made. The
whole story about the sister was a fabrica-
ton. The letters did come from Jersey, the
answer went to Fleet street, to the charge of
very notorious foreign agents. But if our
friend had not been fool enough to leave his
halt-shcet in his desk, we might have CROPPED
in vain for the mystery


Beaumont disappeared that night, and was
never heard OF again at the Admiralty. 1t
| transpired atterward that some accomplice
had warned him of the experts visit to the
Admiralty, and his enquiries in Jersey He
had made an attempt to get admittance to his
room, but was scared by the sounds he heard,
and contrved to escape to France.-The la
dy who acted the sister, and who visited the
Admiralty, partly to put the authorities off
their guard, and probably also to Interchange
the key to the cipher, was a Partisan celebri-
ty who both before and afterward was re-
nowned for her daring in political intrigue
Year: 1870

A lady in the The Revolution, Sister An
thongs paper, writes rs follows; ''The
great want OF women at present is money
money for their personal wants and money
to carry out their plans. propose that they
shall earn it, that they shall consider it as
honorable to work for money as for board
and demand for them equal pay for equal
work. demand that this bearing and rear
ing of children, the most exacting of employ
ment, and involving the most terrible of
risks shall be the best paid work in the
world, and that husbands shall treat their
wives with at least as much consideration,
and acknowledge them entitled to as much
money rs wet nurses"


The meaning of this is that wives are
about to strike for greenbaclls, so much for
every baby born No grcenbacks, no more
population, no more boys to carry forward
the great enterprises of the age. The scale
of prices for maternal duties are given in
figures as follOWS
Year: 1870

Buy THIS DRINK In the refreshment sa-
loon of the New York Musical Jubilee there
was conspicuous sign which read as follows: !:
gin AND MILK, drink highly recommended
RY The CLERGY"
Year: 1870

They are not parted, though their feet
Have wandered far in diffc rent ways;
And though they never more may meet
On winter eyes or summer days.
1t MI tiers not though realms divide,


Though boundless seas between them roll
For STILL defyi ng wind AMI tide,


Heart yearns to heart, and soul to soul.
They are not parted-only those


Are parted VIII ON no love unites;
Their absence breaks not our repose


Who have no share in our delights;
They may be by our side, and still


As far from us as pole from pole,
Who lack the sympathetic thrill


or heart to heart aud soul to soul.
Year: 1870

THEY tell how a cruel father in New Albany,
Indiana, was not long ago outwitted by the ar
dent lover of his daughter. Knowing there was
q ferocious dog on the premises, the lover took
an equally ferocious cur with him aud set the
two to fighting. While the old folks were try
ing to separate the combativs beasts, the girl
slipped out the back door and was married to
her devoted john
Year: 1870

1T is satisfactorily demonstrated that every
time wife scolds her husband she adds new
wrinkle to her face 1t is thought that the an
nouncement of this fact will have most salut-
ary efect, especially as it is understood that
every time wife smiles on her husband, it will
remove one of the oldest wrinkles!
Year: 1870




A new mode Of suicide has been dis,
covered by an eatcrprisiag Westerner.
He was travelling aud game TO farm
where they were threshing out grain,
and going to the barn yard, began talk,
ing to some Of the men at WORK, telling
them he used to work with machine,
whereupon be asked leave To drive
His request was granted, and after a
short spell he asked if he might not
feed the machine. 1t was quite appa.
rent that he was well acquainted with
threshing; and having fed for soma
time he looked around at the driver
with nod, siguifying that he yapted
more power. Standing still till the
cylinder was flying and buzziug around
with greatly increased speed aud every
one becoming alarmed at the awful
motion, he jumped head first sgainst
the teeth OF the cylinder and 10 less
than az instant he was completely
threshed. No one knew him and there
were no papers on his person BY which
he could be identified.
Year: 1870

The Radicals boast that they have col.
lected from the people four millions more
in the shape Of taxes for the quarter
ending September 1870, than they did
for the same quarter in 1869. So much
the worse for tax ridden people, who
can neither afford to be taxed one hun.
drcd million dollars per annum beyond
the expenses Of the government, nor
pay thousands of idle vagabonds who
steal half the money they collect,
Year: 1870

Working men look at the Radical
leaders How many of them have chill.
dren in your Public Schools 7 How
many Of them will have them there
when the negro is admitted? The negro
may be good enough to vote for them
aud with them, but will never fiud their
children with negro children in your
Public Schools. While they regard
that as good enough for your children,
theirs, you will find will be sent off to
associate only with white children iu
some select school, where your means
will not permit yours TO enter.
Year: 1870

Grant is in passion because the
Radicals do not obey him as did his ar :
my. Not being able to punish them
as he would soldiers in the field, he
hopes to bring them to terms by threat.
enipg to deprive them of opportunities
to plunder. He thought that they re.
garded him as . leader, when they only
used him as as tool.
Year: 1870

We publish for the satisfaction and
guidance of the Judges Of Election in
our State the following letter and opin.
ion Of the Attorney General of Mary,
land. 1t will be seen that the Judges
OF Election cannot take the vote of any
one whose name is not upon the regis
tration list. The provision in the Act
of Congress was probably Intended to
have some effect ou registration officers
by intimidation, but it will fail of its
effect; fair registration has been had
and fair election under il will be
held:
Year: 1870

sJ,HE ADVERTISER WISHES TO DISPOSE OF HIS


half interest in the hardware business account Of
feeble health are doing good business IN country town
main railroad lines 1t will require capital of about
&70r@ Address for one week HARDWARE, Herald ollce
New York.
Year: 1870

Social HoNoR.-Every person
should cultivate 4 nice sense of honor.
In a hundred different ways this most
fitting adjunct of the true lady or gen.
tenan is often tried. For instance.
one is guest in family where, per
haps, the domestic machinery does not
run smoothly. There is sorrow in the
house uususpccied by the outer world
Sometimes it is dissipated son whose
conduct is shame and a grief to his
parents, sometimes 4 relative whose
eccentricities and peculiarities are a
cloud on the home. Or, worst of all,
hu band and wife may not be in accord
and there may be often bitter words
spoken, and harsh re:riminations. In
any of those cases the guest is in honor
bound to be blind and deaf, so far as
people are concerned. IF gentle
word within Gun do good, it may be
we'll said; but to 90 forth and reveal
the shadow of an unhappy secret to
any one. even your nearest friend. is an
aci of indelicAcy and mcanuess almost
unparalleled. Once in the sacred pre-.
cncts Of any home, admitted to its
privacy, sharing its life, all that you
sec and hear should become sacred
trust. 1t is as really contemplate to
gossip about such things as it would be
to steal the silver or borrow the books
and TAIL to return them.
Year: 1870

A HORRIBLE SCENE AT AN EXEcU-
T1oN.-The Vienna lPanderer relates
horrible scene which occurred at Cor.
inth, in Greece, at the execution Of a
number of brigands. The criminals
we're six in number, and two of them
drew daggers at the moment when they
were to lay their heads under the fatal
axe, and rushed upon the executioners
with frantic fury. One of the latter
owed his safety only to a coat of mail
he wore under his shirt, while another
was dangerously wounded. The rest
had to defend themselves with their
axes and knives against the robbers,
and did this with so much fury, that
two of the criminals were dead and cut
to pieces before their heads fell by the
fatal axe. This horrible spectacle was
enacted before an immense concoursc
of people.