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Year: 1872

Silver Spring, Florida, is one of the
greatest curiosities in the South. 1t
bursts forth in the midst of the most
fertile country in the State 1t bubbles
up in a basin near one hundred feet
deep and about an acre in extent,
sending from it Il deep stream from
sixty to one hundred feet wide, and ex-
tending six or eight miles to the Okla
waka river. In the spring itself fifty
boats may lie at anchOr-quite n fleet
The spring thus forms a natural inland
port, TO which three steamers now run
regularly to the st. Johns, making
close connections with the ocean steam
ers at Pilatka. The clearness of the wa
ter IS truly wonderful. 1t seems even
more transparent than air; YOU see the
bottom eighty feet below the bottom Of
your boat, the exact form of the small
est pebble, the outline and color Of the
leaf that has sunk, and all the prismatic
colOrs Of the rainbow are reflected
Large fish swim in it, every scale visf-
bic, and every movement distinctly
seen. II you go over the spring in a
boat you will see the fissure in the rocks
from which the river pours up like an
inverted cataract.


Another wonder is that ''Stone Noun
tain" of Georgia, which was rendered
famous during the late war, has not been
more written about, talked about and
travelled about, and indicates a want of
admiration for the wonders of the South.
Were it across the waters il would be in
song, in sermon, and i'm lecture, and
travellers by scores would 90 as they now
go to the Pyramids.


These the work OF man.


That the work nf an Almighty hand"


Imagine a mountain of solid granite,
towering two thousand fee, with scarce
" shrub on its defiant, bald face. In
its solitude it is alone; no kindred nigh!
Not even the faint outline of mountain
is discernible in the distance; and as
we turn our gaze upward to its perpen-
dicular height, the classic Palisades
seem tame, and we can but wonder if it
be boulder from some distant sphere.
suddenly by some freak of nature elected
TO our planet; or may it not have been
that during the great primevaI ocean,
which once Ovcrspread the earth, matter
distracted matter until the mighty pile
arose, and will stand until the final
consummatiOn of all things here9
Year: 1872

AN EXTENSIVE WHEAT FIEID.-On
one side of the San joaquin river in this
valley there is a grain field which eX-
tends for thirty-five miles and is of an
average width of eight miles, thus COW
ering an area of 179,200 acres. Persons
who have lately Travelled through this
immense grain field estimate the total
average Weld at sixteen bushels to the
acre, which will give a total yield of p
S67. 200 bushels, or S6,0l5 tons. This
amount of grain would load S,60l cars,
which, if made up in one train, would
reach for over eighty miles, or from
Bantas TO the Oakland wharf There is.
however, much larger area cultivated
i'm grain on the east side of the san Joa-
auin than Oh the west side. From La
throp to Merced, a distance of over
fifty miles, the railroad runs through an
almost unbroken grain field, extending
rs far as the eve can see on either side
The product of this whole valley will be
much greater than ever before, and the
railroad company will find it very diff
cult to move the immense amount to
market before the commencement Of
the rainy scason.-.StOcbtOn IRetePc'id-
ant
Year: 1872

OF all the dreary places, deliver us
from the dreary farm houses which so
many people call home. Bars for a front
gate; pig-pens elbowing the house in
the rear scraggy trees never cared for,
or no trees at all no Towering shrubs F;
no neatness, no trimness. And VET n
lawn, and trees, and neat wall, and a
pleasant porch, and plain fence ali
around-all do not cost a great deal


They can be secured little by little. af
odd times, and the expense hardly felt.
And If ever the time comes when II il
best TO sell the farm, fifty dollars SO in
vested will bring back five hundred


For a man is brute who will NOT in
sensibly yield TO a higher price for sucI,
iarni when he thinks of the pleasant
surroundings it offers his wife and chill
Year: 1872

CLAIMS AGAINST GREAT BRITAIN
We understand, says the Detroit Com
naerciat, that Chicago paper will pre-
sent a claim to the Washington Treaty
Commissioners "for expenses incurred
in the composition of an obituary notice
of the Prince of Wales" All the news
papers in the country will have claims of
this kind to present and we shall have an
individual bill to offer. For as soon as it
seemed that the Prince was about to die,
we procured the Cyclop@dia and wrote
from it an original half column notice of
the Prince, concluding with mournful
yet ingenious prophecy of the immediate
decline and fall of the British Empire.
Three thousand other editors in this coun-
try did the same thing, and yet the aban-
doned young man actually had the auda-
city to set at defiance the power of free
press and persist in living. Can anything
illustrate, in more forcible manner, the
demoralizing and ruinous consequences
of monarchial institutions upon the mind
and heart :? But there are two alterna-
tives either the Prince must die or the
British nation pay. We cannot be trihed
with in this reckless manner. One more
such outrage as this and we will loose
George Francis Train upon Canada with
his one million servant girls; and those
who know what American servant girls
are-the red haired kind especially-will
understand the gravity of that menace.
Year: 1872

RICHES IN Boston has
number of rich people in disguise. One
of the most poverty-stricken looking men
who searches the city for old papers, owns
half dozen brick buildings at the South
end an old applewoman of Kilby street,
pays taxes on ten thousand dollar house;
the foundation of the great fruit house of
Draper q Co., was laid by selling do
mestic fruit on street corner thirty years
ago. The head waiter at the Parker
House, Barrett, understands his business
or he would not be able to erect hand
some granite building as he is doing. The
same person has real estate in Cambridge
but continues to be hotel waiter and is
happy. There is also another character
rich in disguise. He is porter in one of
the State street banks. AT the close of
business hours he is disguised in overalls
and an old hat and sweeps out and dusts
down. During business hours he acts as
messenger, thus drawing two salaries.
He owns eight houses, and is worth
$35, 900.
Year: 1872

ingly continue. While on the one
hand he would find his party haltins
hesitating, and weakly sustaining
him on the other hand he would
find himself overwhelmed with a
solid front of conservatives and ul-
tras. bone to its bone coming to the
issue. Then the fond and long-look-
ed-for better day for the South would
wane in the distance The truth is,
we are vitality interested in the res
toration of our section, and it is, to
say the least, the part of wisdom to
adopt the means which will most
speedily bring about the desired end.


OF the nominate for Vice Presi-
dent, Mr.. Brown, I know but little ;
suffice it to say, he will concentrate
the foreign vote, who now hold the
balance of power in the Union.
Year: 1872

Favor and Obligation.


True generosity assumes many
forms, but, is distinguishable by its
innate nobility in them all. There
is "a false semblance of this virtue
which seemingly demands deserved
respect, but when we come to scan
this painted shadow Of q goodly
thing, we will find it like dead sea
apples, ashes to the taste. A cheer
full giver never reminds the party
benefited Of such obligation, be it
great or small. The remainder des-
troys his own generosity, when moan
ly quoting his benefits already be-
slowed to one in his power, or sup
posed to be so. Setting aside the
indelicacy and cruelty of such rc-
proach, it~ is inefably mean, and
strips that which has the aspect OF
disinterestel goodness of all its
grace.


Now, q genuine act Of heaven-bcrn
charity seeks to elevate its object, if
deserving, and not to degrade, by its
taunts, a grudgingly afforded aid
in effect more injurious than the evil
which it pretends to avert. A great
poet and mora}ist has said, with his
usual perspicacity and truth


q generous friendship no cold melinm knows.
But with one warmth ur Ole resent ntlicnt goWs.'
| Few hearts are so callous as not to
acknowledge and respond heartily to
generous assistance freely given with
out hope Of reward or advantage :
and, on the other hand, few are so
simple and totally crushed by adj
verse circumstances and the injus-
tice Of fortune, as not to be aware
that assumed iberality is sometimes
Il heavier chain than the letters OF
adversely.


Bulwer says there is hideot1s pro-
fundity in that maxim of Rochefo-
cault which asserts that there is
something in the 1nisfortunes of our
best friends not altogether unpleas-
ing to us. Bulwer was deeply skill
ed in knowledge Of mankind, and,
we fear, only spoke a lamentable
truth while stating this endorsement
of great philosophers sentiment
The best and most valuable favor
which can be extended to a man Of
ability is to place him in such po-
sition that his powers Of mind and
integrity may assert themselves
through his own honest exertions.-
That is the sort OF obligation for
which he will always cherish the
warmest gratitude and make the
most heartfelt returns. If, refusing
this, pretended friend, having it in
his power so to do, prefers the be-
stowment of some trifling stipend,
we may reasonably conclude that a
large hearted benevolence is wholly
wanting on the one hand, while the
Door victim writhes under a sense of
injustice SO subtle that to be appre-
ciated it can only be experienced
This sort OF favor says to its recipient
who has no means of resistance,
+" You must not starve however near
that point you may come, but you
shall not rise"


Various illustrations of this left
handed bencticeience might be quo
ted, for life is full of it's dark and
appalling histories, and common OBJ
servation cannot fail to reveal them
to us on every hand. How much Of
selfish policy, jealousy and all ull-
Year: 1872

PARIS, November 22.-Thiers will at
tend meeting to-day of the committee
of the National Assembly, appointed to
prepare a reply to his message at the
opening of the Assembly. The COM
mittee in their address will demand of
the President the appointment of re-
sponsible ministry; that he shall not
participate in the debates in the Assem-
bly,, and that he shall communicate
with that body by message only. These
points will be strongly contested by the
adherents of Thiers when the reply is
presented to the Assembly.


President Thiers to-day told several of
his friends who called upon him, that he
would make all reasonable concessions
to secure harmony in the government,
but that it was impossible for him to re-
linquish his well-known convictions.


The President this morning received a
deputation from the party of the Left
Center in the Assembly, consisting of
M. NJ. Casin1ir, Perrir, Labaulaye and
Picard, to whom he said he was with
them in opinion, but the first question
to be settled was now between himself
and the committee appointed by the
Assembly to draw up reply to his
message.
Year: 1872

The Natchez Courier says that Gene
raj Ames, United States Senator, so
called, and Ben Buffers sOn-in-law Of a
fact, applied last Saturday to the Board
of Registration of Adams county to be
registered As voter in the county. Mr..
r. T. Rose, the Conservative member of
the Board, refused to register him, or to
be in any way d party to its being done,
and very properly left his seat on the
Board while the other two members Of
the Board-Messrs. Alexander and Fitz-
hugh-were performing the act. Ames
took the prescribed oath, swearing that
ne had resided in the State of Mis-
si-sippi SIX months, and in the
county Of Adams one month, and
his certificate was issued to him.
The truth is that Ames has never in all
his life been fifteen days altogether in
the county Of Adams; that he never
was assessed I'm il until a short time ago,
when he procured himself to be assessed
upon his poll and a watch, and paid the
taxes thereon. We are not lawyer,
and do not therefore know what it takes
To constitute a residence of one month in
the county, but taking a matter Of fact
view Of the question, we should regard
it as exceedingly doubtful if any man of
-crupulOus conscience could swear that
he had resided in a county one month
when he had never been in its bOunda-
rie- fifteen days altogether in all hislife.
But General Ames did swear this, and
we hope the Grand Jury VIII take the
matter under consideration.
Year: 1872

MONTGOMERY, November 22.-The
Legislature at the capital met this
morning at twelve o'clock. The two
Houses met together, and Lieutenant-
Governor Warren proceeded to count the
vote for State officers. The result will
show a majority for the Republican
ticket of over eight thousand. Owing to
the fact that the supervisors of Dallas
county reported large majority for the
Democratic candidate for Auditor,
which viii elect him, the result will
not be declared until the supervisors
have a chance to correct the supposed
mistake. The Republican candidate for
Auditor will also have eight thousand
majority. The other body met, but did
no business of any kind.
Year: 1872

The galleries will be reserved for spectator
not en- masque until midnight up TO which
hour no maskers VIII be allowed In that por
ton Of the building.


Until the same hour no person not en- masque
will be allowed on the main floor.


No unmasking will be required.


No weapons or arms of any kind will be al.
lowed in the building.


DisordeTly persons shall be promptly taken
In charge by the police, Of which a sufficient
force will be detailed for the preservation oi
order.
Year: 1872

A report was IN circulation this morning .na'
the water was very low in the BASIN 1t would DC
well whether this is true or not for our people 10
be careful not to waste it during the prevalence
of the heated term. Repairs to water works should
be done in a season OF the year when the suspen-
sion of pump would not be SO greatly fe't. There
is more water required at tins season than any
other


Since the above was IN type we have ascertalneo
that the report true and that the scarcity OF wa


ter is occasioned by the breaking OF Cornish pump
Year: 1872

BALLOT Box SUFFERS - The Commercial
boasts OF the large vote polled at the late Radical
nomination election. But the facts proved before
the committee Of its own party show that the bal
lot boxes were stuffed and far IA the purposes
for which the vote was taken was concerned tnere
had better have been no election held Wheh
party becomes 80 foul to fall into the hands OF
men who will stuff the ballot boxes in determining
who shall be its candidates, it is time that all hon
est men should abandon it until it 10 purihed OF
the bad men who run 1t for there own selfish pur-
poses.
Year: 1872

THE hot WEATHER has continued 80 long with
out a single cool day that people are becoming
very much exhausted; and it Is feared unless un-
usual care is taken sickness will follow now that
the fruit and vegetable season approaches fam-
lies should be on their guard and not allow thsar
children to indulge too freely. Ice water Is aiso
dangerous where il is drank in large quantities
at once. Several deaths have already occurred
from this indulgence by young men.
Year: 1872

A dangerous counterfeit, purportina to be le-
gal tender Of the denomination Ut 5000, was re-
ceived at the United States treasury last week
It is composed OF i've different genuine notes OF
various denominations. The centre is part OF a
500 note, with the zone" taken out OF tho centre
and upper border and "Kve" neatly inserted
The left hand lower end contains the portrait OF
Andrew Jackson from q FIVE dollar note. The
scroll work containing the figures $500 has been
taken from q national bank note. The back OF
the counterfeit 10 from ten do.sr legal the
ten having been cut out and replaced by the ovals
from the back of five. Although not calculated
to deceive bankers it would be readily taken by
those who are not accustomed to handle much
money. q the genuine. In general appearance it
has no resemblance to the note Of the depomina-
tion Of which it purports to be an issue.
Year: 1872

Mr. Edtor-Having observed your course
of late on subjects which have a very direct
bearing on the temperance question, and no.
ting the censure and opposition which you re-
ccive from sources whence you might reason
ably expect support, / came to consider it a
duty to inform you Of the views of your sub
scribers out of town, concerning the temper
ance laws of your village, and just here let
me assert that we have a right 10 a word in
this matter.


We do not, ii is true, derive any direct ben
fit from the fines imposed upon drunkards
who are thrust into the lookup after being
thrust from your dens, upon the street. We
do not seek this. But we do seek protection
from the capricious actions and crimes of
drunken men. 1t is not pleasant TO be awak-
ened from slumber in the middle of the night,
or the small hours Of the morning, by the
howls OF intoxicated men returning to their
homes from town, especially if you nave a
distinct consciousness that as a result of their
revels, you will find, in the morning, your
withstand dissectcd, or your fences torn down.
We regard the action of yOur village council
upon such matters as the closing of saloons,
As exposing US directly to these evils, and we
call for ieform. The principal purpose. how
ever, of tbs article, MIR. Editor, is to express
our appreciation Of your praiseworthy and de-
cided course upon this subject, and TO assure
you Of the support of all whose appetites do
not control their reason. A. NC
Year: 1872


For the last dreadful mortgage on The farm Is wiped
I've got thc papers with me--they are rshrss-firh.
Let Us laugh and sing together for the dear old arm Ia
Don't all the people celebrate the Fourth day Of July,
Because twas then that freedom's sun lid nm our ma


tion's sky! ~ ~
Why shouldnt we then celebrate and this day ne'er


forgotY
Where is there any freedom like being out Of dsbtf
I've riz up many mornings an hour before the sun,
ana night has OyertaSen before the task was done.
When weary with my labor, twas this Thought that
Each Gay Of to viii help to pay the mortgage on tho


farm. "
And, Mary yon have done your part in rowln TO the
By taking eggs and butter to the little village store
You did not spend the money in dressing p for show
But sang from morn till evening IN you faded Calico
And Bessie, daughter-God bless her loving
The lad that gets her for wife must be nv patur smart
shes gone without piano. her lonely hours 70 charm
10 nave ha d IN paving Of the mortgage the farm
~ build little cottage to make your heart rejocaS
III buy good piano to go with Bessies voice;
You shall not make your butter with that up and down


concern,
For III go this very day and buy the Eureka Churn.
Lay by your faded calico. and go with me to town,
And get yourself and Bessie and shining gown
LoT prices for produce need not give Us now alarm
Spruce up, my little Mary, there's mortgage on the


farm.
While our hearts are joyful let us Mary, not


forget


To thank the God Of Heaven for being out Of debt
FOR lie gave the rain and sunshine and put strength
And heightened my days to see no mortgage On the
Year: 1872

When they come to Che table smoking hot
with their "jackets" on, all bursting with the
foury inside, it is sight to make a dyspep-
tic good natured, and never will fail to turn
a sullen face into wreathing smile.


Then let me say few words about cook
ing this vegetable, and tell the way in which
have been the most successful


To boil potatoes, let them lie in cold wa
ter six hours at least before boiling, Twelve
hours for very old potatoes is not too long.)
Then put them in water little salted, and
let the water be kept at moderate boil till
they are done, which should be tested with
fork then pour off the water and let them
stand in the pot till they are dry. Great
care should be taken not to let them boil a
moment after they are done, as it will rem
der them watery


An excellent plan to make old potatoes
mealy is to turn them into cloth and rapid.
y shake them about, or take them ono at a
time in cloth and slightly press them.


The large potatoes should be put into the
pot before the smaller ones, that they may
be equally done. 1t requires from forty TO
fifty minutes to boil old potatoes. New ones
will take half the time.
Year: 1872

Perfect frying is the perfection Of cooking,
but as soon as the fat is not su fiiciently hot
to create the burnt crust around the article
fried, then the fat penetrates it and absolute.
ly prevents cooking from taking place at all.
If the fat is not boiling, bubbling hot, the
process that takes place is not cooking, but
simple drenchng the food with a tepid fat,
and rendering it totally indigestible. 1t
makes no difference how hot the fat is made
afterward, the mischief is done the moment
the fat penetrates inside. All perfectly fried
food has thin, crisp, brown outside crust,
(which has in itself pleasant, relishing
tastel and is perfectly free from even the
suspicion of fat inside, except what was inten-
tionally put there by the cook. All house,
keepers know that to fry well their fat
should be hot. But they do not attend to it
half as scrupulously as they would if they
understood the true philosophy of it. Boil
ing, bubblng hot fat cannot penetrate any,
thing, and cooks to perfection tepid fat
penetrates everywhere, and does not cook at
all, but actually prevents cooking Any
housekeeper who reads this, and chooses to
profit by it, need never put any greasy, fried,
hafcooked and indigestible food upon her
table. The whole secret consists in having
the fat boiling hot before the things are put
in. There is one other condition which fol-


lows naturally from this first one, but which
is almost invariably lost sight of even by good
cooks and that is that the fat should entire
ly cover the article to be fried. The reason
Of this is, that the part not at once covered
by the fat remains cold, cools off the fat near
it, and then absorbs the tepid fat just the
same as if it had never been hot. Frying
pans should be deep, well filled, and heated
to the boiling point, and then it is easy to
turn out fried food crisp, brown, and dry on
the outside, and perfectly soft, moist and well
cooked within. 1t is popularity of the
outside crust of things fried in boiling fat
that the fat itself drips off from it as readily
as water; hence, well fried articles are nei-
tber greasy in appearance nor very greasy in
reality. Frying ought to be as easy as boil
ing.-ChriStian Union.
Year: 1872

Not with reproof for any of that days
sins of omission or commission. Take any
time but bedtime for that. If you ever
heard little creature signing or sobbing in
its sleep, you could never do this. Seal their
closing eyes with kiss and blessing. The
time will come, all too soon, when they will
lay their heads upon their pillows lacking
both. Let them at least have this sweet
memory Of happy childhood, of which no
future sorrow or trouble can rob them. Give
them their rosy youth. Nor need this in
volve wild license. The judicious parent will
not so mistake my meaning. If you have
ever met the man or woman whose eyes have
suddenly filled when little child has crept
trustingly to its mothers breast, you may have
seen one in whose cbildhoods home dignity
and severity stood where love and pity should
have been. Too much indulgence has ruined
thousands of children too much love, not
one.-Fanny Fern.