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Year: 1870

The old house, 50 mossy and brown,
with gray sloping roof and cumbrous
climney-the lawn with its carpet Of
cowslips and daisies-the tall tree, a
century old, with branches covered
with foliage so dense that the wild
birds sang in concert amid its shade
there, side by side, on the old oaken
bench, beside the open door, at the
sunset hour, sit The happy old pair
bowed with age, yet young in heart,
for time, with its many cares and
changes has not bad the power to dim
the lustrc Of their true affections


A smile lights up her aged face, as
she bows her head TO catch the tones
of his well known voice, that brings
back the happy dreams Of girlhood-
that voice that won by gentle love her
early affection and smoothed her cares
and sorrows through life. The twi.
light shadows deepen, yet they heed
them not but, seated more closely TO
each others side, they have left the
present and gone far, far back into
the past. Sweet remembrance recalls
their youthful hours, and in the bright
rccollcctions Of the past they are
again lovcrs-yonng, happy and free.
A new world is before them, and life
is a path of golden sunshine. He sees
her bird dressed in dazzling white
her bright eyes fall Of trusting love-
her soft hair falling in sunny folds on
her snow white shoulder-and, with
her trembling hand within his own,
ho feels again the life blood quicken
in bis heart, and, gushing from that
pure fountain, goes bounding through
bis veins o, what a thrill Of pleas
uro cnlivens and animatcs that aged
frame, as he recalls the happy bride
that filed his heart when he brought
her home to dwell beneath this roof
to cheer aud grace bis home; and, as
time sped on, the rosy little prattlers
gathered around to bless their love
These were the happicst moments Of
their peaceful and tranquil life; but,
like blissiul dream, too bright TO last,
those little chorubs. passed away to a
bright land aud let their sad impress
sion of sorrow in furrowed brows as
now they sat silently alone. Yes,
alone they sit in their old age,awaiting
the summons that will call and unite
them above with their buds of limo.
cenco now blooming in glory, aud
awaiting there to welcome them TO
enjoy eternal youth in Heaven"
Year: 1870

An effort is making in Mississippi
to revive the old Wing party. The
prospect of resuscitation is not very
dattering, for the reason that all that
is good OF that proud old party can
be maintained and perpetualed by
the Democracy.
Year: 1870

The wife ola manufacturer in an
inland town, whose daughter was
about to be married, sent notes TO her
friends requesting that if they intend.
ed to make presents of silvcrwaro,they
would send the money instead as she
was about to visit New York and
would prefer to buy tho articles her.
self "for it will bo so nice to have the
things match, you know"
Year: 1870

WHETsToNEs.- When first putting new
milestone into use, try water upon it, and
if this keeps the surface from being glazed
or FURNISHED, oil will not be needed. Some
stones work better with water than oil.
A dry stone is very apt to give wire edge.
1t has been said that a little carbolic acid
added to water will increase the friction
on either q milestone or a grindstone.


GLUE.-When selecting glue, choose
that which has a clear, transparent look,
free from clouds or spots, and of reddish
yellow cast, without bad taste or smell
The quality of glue may be very well de-
termIned before using, by putting piece
| in cold water, for that which is good will
swell, but not dissolve. Good glue will
only become solHble in water when heated
nearly to boiling point.


CEMENT FOR LRATHER.--A good material
for cementiag leather, is made of ten parts
sulphide of carbon, one part of oil turpen-
tue with enough gutta-percha thick, flow
ing liquid. Leather filed with grease car
not be cemented as it should be, and where
the parts to be united contain oil, trim
them well, fold q cloth over them, and aP
ply hot iron for q short time, then apply
a hot iron for q short time, then apply th'


cement to the parts, and press together un
til entirely dry.
Year: 1870

To TAKE GREASE OUT OF SILK: Apply a
little magnesia to the wrong side, and the
grease will soon disappear.


A CURE FOR CoLD FKE1.-Go to a good
fire and warm them, especially when you
are troubled with chilblains.


DEPILAroRY OINTMENT To remove su-
perfuOus hair, take finely powdered quick
lime, one ounce finely powdered Orpi-
ment, one drachm; white of one egg !;
mix well together.


The white of an egg has proved the most
efficacious remedy for burns Seven or
eight successful applications of this sub
stance soothes pain and excludes the burn
ed parts from the air. The simple remedy
seems preferable to collodiOn or even cot
ton.


MILK LKMoNADE.-DissolYe three quar-
teIs of pound of loaf sugar in one pint of
boiling water, and mix with them l gill
of lemon juice, and gill of sherry; then
add three gills of cold milk, stir the whole
well together and strain it.


To MAKE SUPERIOR QUALITY OF BLACK
INK: Three-fouths of a pound of bruised





| Jar containing a gallon of soft water and
the next day six ounces of green vitriol,
six ounces of gum Arabic, and few drops
of creosote or carbolic acid are to be ad-
ded. The bottle in which the liquid is
| placed is then to be corked and left for
| two or three weeks, being shaken up once
or twice every day. After being allowed
then to stand for few days undisturbed,
the clear liquid IS poured off and is ready
for use.


To RESTORE LAOE.-In many a house
keepers bureau drawers, lie old black lace
wells, edgings and head dress, faded and
rusty, yet not worn out. BY a simple
process they can be quickly restored to
their pristine beauty. Straining off some
black tea from its leaves (haYing made it
too strong to drink); let it cool until milk
warm, pour over the lace, and let it stand
several hours, then squeeze it very gently,
dipping it frequently into the tea, until il
shows that the dirt has been extracted.
| While the lace lies in The tea, boil a little
more with piece of gum arabic, the size
of a small marble, when cool to the hand,
dip the lace in it for q moment; then clap
it in the hands, until nearly dry, carefully
pulling out the edges. Pin it over pillow
on which you have spread a newspaper.
Let it dry for several hours or even days.
Take the pins out, leaving the lace on the
paper, remove from the pillow, cover with
another paper, and iron with coehsh tiai
iron. The lace, if not worn out previously
will look as good as new.
Year: 1870

We saw farmer drive his sheep and
cattle out of large pasture field, and
heard him say to his sons, I'VE must
cease to plow and pasture our lands, we
will plant forest trees" Then we saw
him with cart load of hickory nuts,
walnuts, maple and locust seeds, planting
the deserted and untitled fields. We said:
"You and your children will starve long
before you can gather the fruits of your
to the fields, and plow for wheat, than
plant forest which will require century
to mature" Our well meant counsel was
unheeded:
Year: 1870

We saw farmer with four yoke of oxen
attached to subsoil plow. throwing the
hard, tough yellow clay to the surface,
through which the delicate shoot of corn
or wheat could never penetrate, or if it
did, would inevitably perish when the
summer sun had baked the earth around
it into pottery. We admonished him of
his error. He smiled derisiyely.
Year: 1870

MILK LEMoSADE.-DissolYe three quar-
teIs of a pound of loaf sugar in one pint of
boiling water, and mix with them l gill
of lemon juice, and gill of sherry; then
add three gills of cold milk, stir the whole
well together and strain it.
Year: 1870

A STRANGE DELUsIoN.-The town OF Dam
vers, Mass, has lately been excited over SIN
gular case of popular delusion, which recalls
the days of witchcraft On the 9th inst, a
young lady of respectable family named Fin
ley, aged II, died of pneumonia or some other
lung complaint. She was healthy, spriehtly
girl, in complexion blonde, with regular fea-
lures and rose colored cheeks. Five days ac-
ter her death the funeral ceremonies were
held and. she was placed in a tomb in the
cemetery. All through her sickness it was
observed there was much color in her face
and when life had departed this rose-tint lin
gered, insomuch that at the funeral it was
noticed that she looked like one sleeping, and
wondrouS fair.


The matter having been talked over the
next day, it was suggested that the girl might
have been in a trance. 1t was said that some
body had dreamed she was entombed alive, or
communication of some kind from the spirit
world had revealed the supposed fact of which
l have spoken. This spread like wild-fire
Soon parties visited the sexton, obtained the
keys of the tomb with physician, who was
to restore the deceased to her friends. The
coffin was opened and the fair form of the
young lady critically examined by the expe-





life appeared and no evidence of her being
buried alive was discovered. This it would
seem ought to have settled the matter. 1t did
not; and now the story went forth all that
day that the physician had actually found the
girl alive, and numbers were drawn to the
tomb to see of it was so.


Every hour, more and more, the story grew,
and finally parties went to the family OF the
girl and reported that she was alive, had been
removed to the house of the sexton, and anx-
ious 10 -return- home, The astonished father
hurried off early on Saturday morning to the
house where he was to receive his child, and,
To-! there was not word of truth in the re-
port! In vain the sexton asserted over and
over again that the girl was dead and that
there was nothing to warrant any excitement
Crowds came and went, increasing in num-
bers from day to day, and hundreds visited
the tomb, looked upon and handled the life
less remains OF the girl


On Thursday, one week after having been
entombed, hundreds from all quarters, came,
and, although decomposition had commenced
days before, there were those who could see
signs of lite, and otherwise intelligent persons
were ready to make oath that her flesh was
warm to the touch. The Selectmen had at
last to interfere and put stop 10 the excite
ment by iorbidding any more visits to the
tomb. There was nothing but foolish dream
or sillyrepo OF spiritual telegram from some
place not laid down on the maps, which has
created all this excitement, and it is matter
of astonishment that such delusion could
have existed, been so extensive, and influenc-
ed so large class Of intelligent persons.
Year: 1870

A SAD affair in Manchester, Conn, should


be warning to school teachers against the


possible dangerous consequence of some pun


ishments that seem perfectly safe. The sto-
Iy. as told by correspondent of the Hartford


Courant is, in substance, that little girl, nine


years old, attending public school in Man.


chester, having failed to recite her geography


lesson perfectly on Thursday, was required on
Friday to repeat the lesson for that day and
the Gay before. She failed again, and, as a
punishment, was required to stand on the
Hoor in passage-way, where there was
draft of cold air, while she learned it. She
stood there for an hour, and afterwards was
compelled to stand in the schoolroom five
hours longer, till she learned Thursdays les
son, and for an hour more, trying to learn
Fridays, and was not released until some
time after the other scholars had been sent
home. She is said to have been full of health
and spirits on Friday morning, but on Satur-
day her legs began to swell and she suffered
soon becoming delirious, trying to
repeat the lesson which was the occasion of
her punishment, and begging Of her teacher
leave to take her seat. Alter few days of
this agony she died. An investigation by the
school committee was demanded and held, the
committee finding that the teacher was guilty
of an error in judgment.
Year: 1870




.~.-iai- ~ s~iu ~ sr.S oviV5nO
Gazette:


A country girl in Schrimm, in the Govern
ment Of Posen, had received her inheritance
of 800 thalers from the authorities, and on
her return home she spent the night in vii
lage. Having no acquaintance there, she
took refuge at the house of the village justice,
to whom, in virtue of his position, she gave
her whole confidence, and informed him of
the object of her journey. He was ready to
take her in, and advised her to 90 to bed with
his wife, When all were in deep sleep, the
covetous hest got up, went into the garden,
and dug hole there. He then took a sharp
knife, went to the bed where the women were
sleeping, and cut the throat of the person ly-
ing the furthest from the wall, took up his
victim, and buried her in the garden. When
he came back, he found the bed empty. He
had murdered his own wife instead of the
stranger The wife lay close to the wall dur
ing the evening, but had afterwards moved to
the outer side of the bed, The girl had got
ont of bed after the murder, and fastened
away with her money.
Year: 1870

Our May Flower.
We give thea. Nay,
This humble lay,
A birthday sonnet chiming
With singing rills
And robin trills
And all Of horal rhyining.
We bless thee. May,
For that one DAY,
And five years since OF gladncss.
When thou didst bring
A flower Of spring
To charm away all sadness
Blending the hue
OF daisy blue
And pink ofsweet arbutus
With some such geld
As tints the mold
Where blossoms the sunny crocus.
Our queen Of May,
Bewitching fay,
Transcends all bounds Of meter,
And from the throne
She holds alone
Defics us to unseat her.
Bessie darling.
Joyous starting,
Echo Of our wedding bell.
Please God may we
Ever keep thee
AS a precious immortelle.
Year: 1870

a Boston girl asks the following
pertinent questions Of the other BOs-
ton girls:-''COuld you love a man
who wore false hair on his head, when
he had enough Of his own? Who
painted his face and improved his
form as you improve yours? Who
pinehed his feet with small shoes, his
hands with small gloves, his waist
with eorsets; and then, as if he had
not already defOrmed himself enough
tied a huge hustle 10 his back, and
thrust tiny mountains of wire into
his bOsom2 We suppose they could if
men We're silly enough TO adopt these
meth0ts of securing ill-health and
defOTniTy. Men somehow manage to
love women who do these things, but
they do 50 in spite of them, and not
because Of them But the woman
who goes to these extremes is sure
thereby to warn OF the most sensible
and desirable men. Probably it is the
mission of Fashion to hang out an in
dicatiOn of the heart, and thus enable
men to judge whom To select. Tight
lacing, and the use of arsenic for the
complexion and beiladOnna for the
eyes, have Glled a great many
graves witt young women, and the
slaughter cannot be prevented until
girls become convinced that wasp
waists and,pale faces are not considered
beautiful or desirable by one man in
ten The chignon is filling our hous-
es with head aches and we have no
doubt creating much spinal disease
by keeping the eerebellum constantly
overheated and forcing it to q hOt-bed
develOpement.-IOledO Blade.
Year: 1870

Here lies in a horizontal position,
the outside case of Peter Pendulum,
matchmaker. Integrity was the main
spring, and prudence the regulator, Of
his life. Humane, generous, and lib
eral, his hands never stopped till he
had relieved distress. So nicely regu-
lated were all his motions that he new
er went wrong except when set ago
ing by people who did not know his
key; and even then he was easily set
right again He had the art Of dis
posing Of his time so well that his
hours glided away in one continual
round Of pleasure and delight until an
unlucky minute put period to his
existence. He departed this life,
wound up, in hopes of being taken in
hand by his Maker, and Of being thor
oughly cleansed and repaired, and
set agoing in the world to come.
Year: 1870

Some time ago an Englishman nam
| ed Wickwire came TO this city from
the land OffOgs and roast beef, and took
up his abode at Mrs. Mathews board
ing house near the Nail Factory. He
is by trade worker in copper, and
said he had only been in this country
six weeks. He is q small man, with
out whiskers, and is said to be good
looking. We now turn TO the hero
inc. Mrs. Salmon is a married lady,
and for some time past has been
boarding at the house of hIr. Ander-
son, on Madison street. She IS young,
beautiful, well educated, makes dress
Is, and has little girl about three
years old. As to the husband (and
perhaps he ought not to be neglected
altogether,) he is at present at work
liza NeWburg as an engineer. The
characters being introduced, we now
come to our story. About a week ago
Mrs. Salmon was engaged to go to
Mrs. Mathews, where Wickwire
boarded, to do some sewing. They
met. 1t was a fatal hour. But that
wasn't the worst Of it-they kept
meeting. Wiekwire visited her at
her boarding house, on Madison
street, and altogether he was very at
tentive. Meanwhile, Salmon kept on
engineering at Newberg. Yesterday
occurred the denOuement. 1t would
not do, of course, to await the arrivai
of the husband, and only the day be-
fore letter was received from him.
The husband and wife had always
lived on the best of terms, and were
in frequent communication by letter.
Yesterday the lady purchased a trunk
and packed up her things, and to-
gether with her "friend" took the
fearful step. She bid the people at
the boarding house goodbye and
said she was going to Philadelphia
Mr.. Salmon and his wife are both
Scotch by birth, but were married
in Denmark. The wife was well
known ia this city as a talented sing
er, and has been employed at differ
ent times in several of our church
chOirs- So far the elOpement Is a sue
cess, and the only moral that can be
drawn from the affair at this time is
for the benefit of husbands: Don't
leave your wife to grow lonesome
while you are absent in a distant
city.
Year: 1870

and fastened on the left side by bows and jet
ornaments, and are left hanging in two strea-
mers Of unequal length. Bows, feather tips
and flowers nestle on the top and over the
right ear in delicious confusion.


Many velvet bonnets are in different shades
of color, exquisitely graduated. Most of these
are in the soft quiet cclors, which harmonic
with all compilations, and for 'hghting up"
they depend upon flower clusters of delicate
brilliancy. All bonnets have gros- grain or
velvet strings. As matter of artistic form,
all round-face women should wear these tied
under the chin, while those with oval faces
should tie them under the left ear.


A very elegant high hat for fall is of cream
colored felt, the brim bound with crimson
velvet, the crown encirced by broad band
lace. A spray of crimson velvet flowers with
cream colored leaves, which are carefully
placed against background of velvet, is
posed gracefully on one side.


A very pretty hat to be worn with either a
black or blue robe. is of black straw turned
up with black velvet. On the outside a black
feather waves round the crown, and under
the brim there is a blue feather with bow of
black faille. -Four ends of broad ribbon, two
the back Of the head
Year: 1870

The Wing and Courier learns that n shock
ing tragedy occurred last week at Midway,
small town IS miles above here. on the
Penobscot river. John Ray, a man 80 years
of age, was reported on Thursday of last
week to have been missing for two days.
The appearance OF his wife and other circum-
stances aroused suspicion, and the towns
people turned out in force to hunt him up
After search of four days, his body was
found secreted in grave, on an Island,
about fifty rods from his house, with severe
bruises on his face and temple. His wife
and man named Elbridge Reed a resident
of the same town, a miserable fellow, who
is said to have been improperly intimate with
Mrs. Reed, and with whom the deceased had
not spoken for a long time, have been ar
rested, on suspicion of being the murderers.
Their appearance before and since the find
ing of the body, points strongly toward them
as the guilty parties.
Year: 1870

We have to record another accident at the
railroad bridge ,theresult ofgross carelessness.
Yesterday forenoon about fifteen minutes to
eleven, while the shore span crossing Water
street, of the old railroad bridge was being
removed, one of the workmen, Andrew Buker
of this city, stepped upon tye piece that had
started just before his foot touched it, and
was preciptated with the falling timber to the
ground, distance of about fifteen feet. Two
or three Of his fellow workmen noticed that he
was about to step upon the tye and warned
him of the danger. The verdict Of any jury
would be in this case-supid carelessness,
Mr.. Buker received n severe conclusion, and
complains of pain in the back, but we cannot
learn that he suffered any serious injury.
Year: 1870

The locomotive "Augusta' has come forth
from the engine house with new lease of
life. For the past three months or more, this
engine has been in the shop for repairs, ana
it has received the most thorough improve
ments. A new fire box has been built new
driving wheels put on, and in fact the ma
chine now takes its place upon the road just
as good as new, and looking even more beau
tiful than in its youthful days.
Year: 1870

We regret to learn that on Wednesday
three workmen on the bulkhead at the dam,
named Brown, Jones and Mcbride, were
quite severely injured by the falling of a der
rick. Mr.. Brown was swept from the wall
and fell distance of about ten feet. They
will all doubtless be able to resume labor in
few days.
Year: 1870

t# Big SPEcULATION.-A careful estimate shows
fhat the county intervening between the head of
the proposed Stewards fork ditch and Oregon
hquare miles of good mining ground All of this
could be worked from the ditch and one head
Of water used from two to six times before reach
Ing the river. We doubt very much if there is
inch another opening tor capital in the State.
Should any one who feels disposed to invest
money in a big ditch doubt the correctness OF
these statements, we invite a personal examina-
tion, and will agree TO be I" writ down an ass ,if
Nc not confirmed by the facts.
Year: 1870

THE CONSTITUTION VIoLATED.-The Assembly,
after once voting two to one against the bill au-
thorizing the Mercantile Library Association OF
San Francisco to hold lottery, the other day
reversed its decision, and the bill has received
the signature of the Governor and become a law.
Thus two departments of the State government
have deliberately violated one of the plainest
provisions of the constitution and in doing so
have eozened to church practice for the en-
cOuragement of gambling. After this let us
hear no more pious sermons against that vice.
II it is right for most excellent people to deal
in games of chance, it cannot be wrong in others
not of the most excellent kind. But right or
wrong, there is no decent excuse for violating
the constitution n.-SdcrdmeRt0 URion
Year: 1870

THE CAVE AT TAYLoRs FLAT.-The Indians
have a tradition that two of them once entered
the large cave at Taylor'S fiat and attempted to
penetrate its recesses. As they have it, one was
lost in the labyrinth and never emerged, the other
after swimming a large lake and suffering various
hardships, came out a parcel of skin and bones
on the other side of the mountain.
Year: 1870

Many thousands of sick people have been res
tored to perfect health by Bristol's Sarsaparilla
and Pills, and more certificates of cures and let
ters of grateful thanks have been received in
their favor than were probably ever written for
all other medicines combined. Sufferer what
ever your ailment is, give these two remedies a
trial no matter how often you have been dis
appointed, they will benefit and most likely cure
YOU. 5G7.