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Year: 1871

There is a pathetic illustration Of
the constaucy of love in one of our
Western States, in the shape of an
aged couple who have been engaged to
be married thirty years, and during
that time have never been out of iail
together long enough to have the cere-
money solemnized.
Year: 1871

We understand that the Royal
Blues" were organized here a few
nights since. Loyal Leagues have
played out. Royo' is good word
suggestive.


One who seems to know more about
the thing than we do advises all good
citizens 10 have nothing to do with this
new humbug. Wer think it is some
thing in the Ku Klux lins, and hope
therefore that it may meet The same
fate.
Year: 1871

A new source of Radical revenue
was tapped in Washington the other
day by fning man, Republican, S.
for ''cursing President Grant" 1t is
thought by some that this might be
made a very prolific source Of revenue
for the Radicals, if cases of the kind
could be made generally available.
Year: 1871

In general, | have no patience with
people who talk abont the "thought-
los'ness Of youth indulgeptly; had
rather hear of thoughtless old age, and
the indulgence due to that. When a
man has done his work, and nothing
can anyway be materially altered in
his fate, let him forget his toll, and
jest with fate if he will; but what ex-
cuse can you find for willfulness Of
thought al the very time when every
crisis of future fortune hangs on your
decisions2 A youth thoughtlessl when
all the happiness of his home depends
on the chances or passions of an hour I
A youth thoughtless >Fieephis every
act is foundation>stone of future con-
duct, and every imagination a foun.
tain Oflife or death! he thoughtless
in any after years rather than now
though, indeed, there is ia only one
place where = man may be sobly
thoughtless s--his death-bed.
Year: 1871

A strong mind is sometimes more
easily impressed than weak one. For
example, you cannot SO easily convince
fool that you are philosopher, as you
can q philosopher that you are n fool
Year: 1871

The Sheriff Of White County . the
Right Man in he Right Place. w.
G. Petty, sheriff of White county, has
issued a card to the citizens, from
which We present the following extracts
After alluding to the unnecessary alarm
prevailing, he says:


"The 18th section of the Bill of
Rights in the Constitution of the State
provides that The military shall be
subordinate to the civil power, and the
18th section provides that the right of
the people to be secure in their persons,
houses, papers and effects against un-
reasonable seizures and searches shall
not be violated.


Now by force Of these provisions of
the Constitution and the laws of the
State in conformity thereto, the militia
cannot lawfully molest or arrest any
citizen, or any way deprive him of bis
rights, liberty or property, except in
subordination TO the civil authority
and under its control. They can only
act when called on by the sheriff or
other peace officer of the county, to
assist him in arresting offenders who
cannot be arrested mithom their assist,
snce. And it i, only in cases Of such
resistance as he cannot otherwise over,
come, that either be or any other officer
or power of the State can call on the
militia for assistance.


And as sheriff of this county and its
chief peace officer, sworn to support the.
Constitution Of the State and United
States, | shall take care that the rights
of the people to be secure in their per-
sons, houses, papers and effects, shall
not be violated, either by militia or any
other persons, where it is possible to
prevent it. And if such violation shall
occur, | will, upon information of the
act, forthwith arrest the offenders and
deliver them to the punishment of the
law. And this announcement | make
for the warning of violaters Of the law,
whether militia or private individuals.


Mr.. Petty will be supported in the
course he has marked out for himself
by all the good citizens Of his county,
but we very much fear that his official
head is in danger of being chopped of.
Year: 1871

/ would caution those who train or
use horses against exciting the ill-will
of the animal. Many think they ars
doing finely. and are proud of their sue
cess in horse training by means. of Sc
we're whipping, or otherwise rousing and
stimulating the passions, and then, from
necessity, crushing the will. through
which the resistance is prompted. No
mistake can be greater than this, and
there is nothing that so fully exhibits the
ability, judgment and skill of the real
horse men as the care and tact display.
ed in winning instead Of repelling tic
action of the mind Although it may
be necessary to use the whip sometimes.
it should always be applied judiciously,
and great care should be taken not to
rouse the passions or excite the will to
obstinacy. aa


/ have known many horses of natu.
rally gentle character to be spoiled by
being whipped once aud one horse that
was made vicious by being struck with
whip once, while standing in his stall.


Remember, the whip must he use,l
with great care, or it is liable to do mis-
chief, and may cause irreparable injury.
-Prof. Manger on the Education If
Horses.
Year: 1871

1t was in London, and in eighteen
hundred and eleven. Weber was in 9
boat on the river with some laGies, and
began to perform on the flute, which he
played to great perfection. But seeing
that mis- boat was followed closely by
another, in which was several young Of
ficers, he put his flute in his pocket.


"Why do you stop playing ?" said one
of the officers to Weber.


''For the same reason that I began,
replied the composer.


"And that is p


"Because it pleased me"


"Well, then,'' said the officer, "takt
up your flute again, or it will please mt
to throw you into the water"


The composer, seeing that the dia
logue was unpleasant to the ladies h(
was with, gave way, and began playing
again. When leaving his boat, howev
er, be accosted the bold son of Mars
aud said:


"Sir, the fear of annoying the people
who were with me, made me brook your
insolence; but tomorrow l will have
entire satisfaction. We can meet in
Hyde Park at 10 o'clock. If you have
no objection we will fight with swords
we need no seconds; the quarrel is on
ly between you and me, and it is quite
useless to bring in strangers"


The officer accepted the challenge
He was at the rendezvous at the appoin.
ted hour and met Weber as agreed on
He drew his sword, and put himself on
guard, wheE Weber presented pisto
at his throat.


"Do yoa wish to murder me-" said
the officer.


NO. said Weber, "but be kind enough
to put up that sword and to dance 8
minuet or you are dead man."


The officer made some objection, but
the authoritive and determined tone ol
Weber seemed to influence him, and not
withstanding the arrival of some peo-
Pile on the scene of action, he went
through what he was asked or rather
told to do.


"Sir, said the musician, "you com
PEELED me yesterday to play against my
wish-I have compelled you now to
dance against yours. Our bond is over
However, if you should be dissatisfied
still, am quite ready to give you any
satisfaction you may wish for"


The officer held out his hand, and
begged his adversary to honor him with
h is friendship. From that moment an
attachment sprang up between them
which lasted to the day the illustrious
composer died.
Year: 1871

Does eating fish make bright eyes P
The learned Professor Agassiz says that
fish is the best food for students, be.
cause it supplies large amount of phos
phorus which is required by the brain
He might support by quite as plausible
argument the proposition, that nothing
else makes the eyes so bright as fish,
The eyes of cat, in dark room, glow
like two Jumps of phosphorus, or two
balls of fire. And there is no other
food of which cats are so fond as fish
So far as we have observed, there is
nothing else which will tempt them to
wade in water. They have moral dread
of wctting their feet; but they readily
step into water after fish. Is it from in
stinct that their eyes require an extra
supply of phosphorus? What says
Prof. Agassiz?
Year: 1871

Just as God leads ME would go;
would not ask to choose my way,
Content with what He will bestow,
Assured He will not lead me stray


So as He leads my path l make,


And step by step gladly take,


A child in Him confding.
just as God leads I am content,
rest me calmly in His hands;
That which He has decreed and sent
That which His will for me commands
] would that He should all fulfill,


That should do His gracious will,
In living or in dying.
Just as God lends all resign;
trust me to my Fathers will;
When reasons rays deceptive shine,
His counsel would I yet fulfill;


That which His love ordained as right,
Before He brought me to the light,
My all to Him resigning.
just as God leads me abide
In faith, in hope. in suffering true;
His strength is ever by my side
Can aught my hold on Him undo?


hold me firm in patience, knowing
That God my life is still bestowing-
The best in kindness sending.
Just as God leads onward go,
Oft amid thorns and briars keen;
God does not yet His guidance show
But in the end it shall be seen


How by loving Fathers will


Faithful and true He leads me still.
Year: 1871

The cheapest and most convenient
trcllis for tomatoes is to make a four
square frame for every hill, of four
pieces of hard wood, two feet long and
once inch square, for the four corner
posts Let three pieces Of lath, eacl,
one foot long, be nailed on each side
Such trellises will cost only few cents
each, and they will save four times their
cost in the value Of tomatoes Let such
q trellis be placed over each hill before
the plant has begun to bend sideways;
then the fruit will all be kept off the
ground. II mad: of durable timber,
and carfulIy stored during winter in n
pile en- one side of the field. this kind
of trellis will last half . scare Of years
or more. especially if thcy are dipped
in kettle of coal tar l,efure they ARE to
be placed over the tomato llills
Year: 1871

~Woman was toasted in the fol
lowing style at the recent anniversary
meeting of the Richmond Light Infant
ry Blues; "Woman-pure as a snow
fake as falls upon the cold peaks of the
Bactian Alps; beautiful as the houri that
bathes herself in the crystal fountains OF
the Moslem paradise; graceful as the
Peri afoat on her shell skiff over the
calm waters of the dark blue sea; vain,
worse than vain, the warning to guard
the heart when intellect flashes from her
bright eye, and the light of the soul is
breathed like music upon her face" To
this touching toast the mayor Of the
city responded
Year: 1871

Weak religion, like weak ire, is very
apt to grow sour, and there is no acidity
like that of the devotee who lacking the
very essence Of saintliness, gentle and
loving spirit, strives to make up in a
blind devotion to tenets and outward
forms.
Year: 1871

We all within our graves shall sleep,
A hundred years to come;
No living soul for US shall weep,


A hundred years to come;
But other men our land will till,
And other men our streets will fill,
And other birds shall sing as gay,
As bright the sunshine as to-day,
A hundred years to come.
Year: 1871

HONOR TO THE SCIssoRs.-The NetOS-
paper Reporter says: Some people, ig


norant of what good editing is, imagine
the getting up of selected matter to be the
easiest work in the world to do, whereas it
is the incest work that is done on paper.
If they find the editor with scissors in
hand, they are sure to say, "Eh this is
the way you get up original matter, eh !"
accompanying their new and witty ques-
tions with an idiotic wink or smile. The
facts are. that the interest, the morality
the variety and usefulness of paper de-


pend, in no small degree, upon its selected
matter and few men are capable of the
position who would not themselves be able
to write many of the articles they select.
A sensible editor desires considerable Sc
lected matter, because he knows that one
mind cannot make so good paper as five
or six --- s.-.-. as ..... .r
Year: 1871

We offer to the American public new and valua
BILE remedy for the aforementioned diseases. Fow-
lers Compound Extract is composed of the best medi-
cnes known to Materia Medca. 1t is perfectly pure
in all its Ingredients being composed of several we'll
known articles universally used by the best Physicians
each of Which-in combination supplies what expert
ence has shown to be wanting when singly employed
but the result of patient investigation requiring time,
labor and skill, to give the public genuine ar
tice, which they can rely upon, and in place of the
worthless and dangerous Patent Medicines flooding the
country and therefore enables TO warrant Fowers
Compound Extract to be the most perfect curative for
diseases of the blood ever discovered.
Year: 1871

BONE FELoN.-Of all things can there
be any so excruciatingly painful as bone
felon? We know of none that flesh is
heir to. AS this malady is quite frequent,
and the subject of much earnest consider
alton, we give the last recipe for its cure,
which is given by that high authority, the
London Lancet:


"As soon as the disease is felt put di-
rectly over the spot fly blister, about the
size of your thumb nail, and let tremaln
for six hours, at the expiration OF when
time, directly under the surface OF the
blister, may be seen the felon, which may
be instantly taken out with the point OF
needle or lancetn
Year: 1871

This compound is a failing cure for this ter
rble disease. How many diseases have their seat in
the hlood-dseases which have been treated vainly
for years If the blood alone purified in most cases
health and happiness will soon return. DR.. FOwlers
Compound acts especially upon the virus in the blood.
causing in time the disappearance of the hideous
sores and restoring the skin to beautiful appearance
the eye clear and sparkling. and the whole human
ganization becomes healthy
Year: 1871

a TYPO stood with stick in had


And copy on his case,
But ne'er typo his fingers sought,
For on his classic face
\ look OF deepest import dwelt
As he that copy read
Twas in a little graceful fist,


And this is what 1t said
q nice Eoung femailg gurl with eyes
Year: 1871

You don't say so!


Who would have believed it2'


The world is bad enOugh-but nobody
but fools and bad people believe one
quarter Of the stuff which passes from
door to door rs gossip.
Year: 1871

certain petty and spiteful traits, which we
supposed were confined mainly to naughty,
lOwminded human beings. Ihe whisky dog
and the knitting needle dog are disgrace to
their kind, notwithstanding the fact that The
first would really be a useful member ofso-
ciety, if he always went around in a rage
pulling cut whisky spigots. Certainly dogs
can indulge in spitoful revenge with better
grace than boys and girls can, and since the
bow-wows have chosen to adopt contemptible
WAYS, the best thing human beings can do is
to give Gpall claim to them, letting every
such feeling in future 90 TO the dogs. Don't
you think so, children?
Year: 1871

EFFECT OF VARIOUS MANUREs.-The writer


bad good chance the past season to note
the effect upon graia ola difference in soil by
the removal of buildings and the clearing up
of ana Old hOme site The whole was plough
ed and sown to OATS. Where the pie-pen had
stood was black growth lodged Hat before
the grain was headed out. The chip-yard
showed good growth except in few small
spots, where the grain dwindled it was too
dry. The place occupied bv the ash shanty
had little upon it, but around it Was a dark
circle OF long thick gran-nothing better
The door-yard showed a good yieli, about
Ike the garden and the potato patch, perhaps
a little stouter. Around the cellar was a
heavy yield, lodged somewhat; the rest OF
the heid bore an ordinary crop. Perhaps
the best OF all these was worthless. We
should like to have seen corn upon it. We
have seen grass (orchard grassy and weeds
grow around an Old heap Of spent ashes. and
the growth was interesting such proiuson
OF grass blades, such length, measuring sever
al leet, we have never seen it seemed almost
incredible. Urine applied fresh upon the
grass Will Kali 1t; but afterwards it will make
up IN growth. W here sewage has been ap-
pled Tor many years, great weeds rose when
the Application was suspended. 4 sunhOwer
planted IN the same spot was almost a tree,
and yet the land was hard clay and gravel.
The sunHOwer was incidentally planted
where the soil had been loosened in search
for angle worms. All these things tell, and
are useful lessons. The lesson is, save and
distribute the fertilizers; all of them
Country Gentleman.
Year: 1871

IT is designed by Grant that the
hrst blow, under the Ku-Klux act,
shall be struck in the South. He sent
soldiers, at a late election, into New
York. The outrage was so impa-
tiently borne, and with such difficulty
were the people restrained from acts
Of violence, that Grant hardly deems
it proper to pave the way for despot-
ism through a grave yard Of Northern
nationalities. De will find here, in
the shadow Of Ku-Kluxism, q pretext
for the assumption of the imperial
purple, and the North, prepared by
a f1ulIy false and corrupt press, to be
Iieve US guilty Of any crime, viii still
believe Grants criminality impossible.
Year: 1871

The absolute value of the Devil in most religious
systems has often been felt but it has never been
frankly avowed, except by odd sect called Devil
Worshipers in some countries, and by other names
elsewhere. But Elder Cannon, the great Mormon
gun, told q mass meeting Of his brethren In Salt
Lake City, the 5th inst that the Devil was not
dead for they were not yet perfect and his services
could not be dispensed with" This is about equiva-
lent to saying that if there were sin, there could
be no good people, and some might 60 so far as to
say that II there were no He'll there could be no
Heaven There Is something in this analogous to
the argument of the supporters Of Hanging, that A.
should be hung for killing B. In order that c. may be
deferred from killing D-a piece Of reasoning which
up to this time we have never been able fully to
comprehend. No doubt the doctrine Of q personal
Devil is very convenient one, because 1t is easier
to deal with the concrete than the abstracts but 1t
seems to us that after ALL these material notions Of
the Infinitely Good and the Infinitely Bad are but
mortifyng confessions of human inability thoroughly
to comprehend the spiritual
Year: 1871

The dispatches and letters from Utah which
we publish to-day indicate steady and sure
progress of the proceedings recently initiated
against the Mormon leaders for pOlygamy and
disregard of National and Territorial law. Up
to Saturday the action of the Grand Jury was
supposed to have been directed wholly to the
punishment of Brigham Young and his asso-
ciates for the infraction Of the Territorial
statute making punishable "lascivious CO.
"habition with several women; )" but, to the sur
prise of the Salt Lake people, Henry W. Law
renee one of the leading dissenters from
Brigham Youngs Church, was at the same
time arrested with George Q. Cannon, the
editor of The Deseret Ners, and the principal
spokesman for Brigham Young


This very prudent as well as very just pro-
cedure on the part of the Grand Jury will
rob the Mormon leaders of their principal cry
of persecution;" for now here Is indicted,
arrested, and held for appearance. beside one
of the leading apostles, gentleman opposed
to the Mormon Church; and what makes the
occurrence still moro interesting and very sig
nifcant is the fact that Mr.. Harrison, the as-
sociate of Godbe, was a member of the Grand
Jury that indicted the wealthest man of the
Liberal movement and his own close personal
friend. This arrest of Lawrence shows the
determination of the Court to deal with
poygamy in a spirit of fairness. Mr.. Lawrence
is only the husband of two wives, and is o
proper person to be the first dealt with, as he
has wealth that can procure the best legal de-
fense and test the constitutionality of the
law but it is great pity that Mr. Godbe
Io1 Cot for ha wit
four wives, would have been a still better
subject to have appeared in court by the
side of the aged prophet and patriarch.


The reported "incendiary talk" of Macken-
zic. the private secretary of Brigham Young,
has the significance of being a reflection of
Brigham himself, as every one familiar with
Mormon discipline knows that no one has any
liberty to express q personal opinion upon a
matter that affects this people. Whatever he
has threatened was said for o purpose; but
with the knowledge of the recent Rebellion in
his mind, Young cannot be 80 insane as to
mean moro than the continuance of that policy
of bravado which he has always found 80
effective.


After the arrival of the United States troops
in Utah in 1853 and the successful establish
ment Of q new Governor over the Territory,
and new Federal officers to administer law,
Brigham Young confessed that all his warllke
speeches and assembling of troops in Echo
Canon were only for effect. 1t is to be hoped
that the present food of injudicious eloquence
has no other meaning. If however, the sed-
tious language continues to threaten the pub
lie peace it might require the attention of
Gov. Woods and Judge Mexican.
Year: 1871

the Ring which has stolen the Erie Railroad.
whereof VIM. NJ. Tweed is chief. He Is
Tweed's man, and Tweed will never be prose-
cuted to any purpose 80 long as Champlain is
Attorney General. We have great respect for
our Committee Of Seventy, its lawyers and its
doings; but until they have District-Attorney
to frame and press indictments and an
Attorney General to prosecute peculators
and public robbers in the name and behalf
of the People, we can have but faint hopes OF
their bringing q single thief to condign pun
ishment We honor them for their efforts /;
we entreat them to persevere and the public
to support and cheer them on; but let Mar
shall b. Champlain be reelected, and you will sec
no Municipal robber looking through prison
bars for the next two years. Is 1t possible
that such functionary should be reelected In
q crisis like thisf
Year: 1871

That our next Legislature will be Repubi-
can. we cannot doubt; that it will be anti
Ring we regret to say, is not nearly
tain. Nearly every rotten rascal in our party
is seeking legislative nomination, in the evil
dent belief that our Municipal thieves will
badly need dozen Republican votes next
Winter, and will be constrained to pay fancy
prices for them. 1t seems to be understood
that Republicans "On the make" will have
such chances in either House next Winter as
never before were and are not likely to be
again.


Now we cannot name these villains separ-
ately, and characterize them as they deserve,
because we cannot prove what is yet matter
of notoriety, and our denunciation of them
would be used to damage the good and true
men whose names are associated with theirs
on Republican tickets. We choose to say in
stead to the electors of every county and dis
trict, enquire for yourselves ascertain
which are trustworthy and which corrupt
"amQng the candidates presented for your
"suffages, and vote for no thief, no
"matter how strongly pressed to do
$50. If you find the name of thief on the
ballot you propose to vote, be sure to erase it
&c and substitute that of an honest man. Listen
L" to no sophistry as to the damage your party
I" will sustain by this course: if damage there
should be, they are responsible for it who
"nominate bad men, not you who defeat them.
"Only let them be beaten for two or three
"years, and these knaves will be tired of buying
nominations and the wirc-workers still more
tired of nominating them"


party man can render his party no better
service than to beat its candidates who are
thieves. And this year, especially, 1t Is of far
greater consequence that the Legislature to be
chosen shall be upright and incorruptible than
that majority shall be of this party or Of
that Heed no importantly to "stand by the
"ticket," but knock the thieves!