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Year: 1871

The New York Times remarks that "peo-
pie were beginning to think that the once
brilliant Gladstone had become, as states
man, dull and deficient in resources The
bold maneuvre by which the abolition of the
purchase system in the British army has
been taken out of the hands Of the House of
Peers, is little short of political coup d'etat


Such slap in the face has not been admin
istered to hereditary wisdom since Crom-
wells time, and there is no pluck left in the
Tory aristOcracy if they do not attempt
bitter reparation. If the House of Lords
tamely submits TO snub like this, the
British democracy will be encouraged to
make short work of their abolition"
Year: 1871

The following are among the import
ant bills, of national character, which
failed TO pass at the last session of Con.
gress, and which are still pending:


A bill to encourage shipbuilding in
this country.


A bill to encourage telegraph cummu-
nicution with foreign countries.


A bill to establish postal telegraph
system in the United States.


A bill to make the importation of i'm
migrants under labor contracts unlaw
frl.


A bill to reform the civil service ofthe
United States.


A bilIto establish Territorial govern
ment in Alaska. ..,


A bill to- admit as States in tho Union
the territories of New Mexico and Colo
RADIO.


A bill to make il misdemeanor to
sell munition of war to IA foreign govern
ment, to use against another friendly
government.


A hill to punish polygamy.


A bill to reduce the rate ofpostage and
to abolish the franking privilege.


A bill to regulate the government
printing and to do away with the pub
licatioh of public documents for public
distribution.


A bill for an international copy righi
law, and bill for the construction of ar
air line railway between Washington
! and New York.
Year: 1871

Renne's Pain Killing Magic Oil is recon :
mended to use both externally and inter
naly, and if used faithful according to the
directions on each bottle, it cures pain "like
charm and when once used by any per-
son, it has new friend to praise it's good
virtues. The best praise is to try bottle.
Year: 1871

v hen you see person as yellow as q ssttToa
bag, Ia common ssying,1 you very naturally
come to the con cl on that it Jaundioe caused
by a arrangement OF tbe Liver, by the bile being
obstrueted and flowing with the blood tnrous ut
the syrtem, instead OF passing % IN lie natural
cOuFse into The bowels. One to three bottles will
cure the worst case.
Year: 1871

r The symptoms of Liver
Complaint are uncasiness
and pain in the side. Some
times the PAIN is in the
shoulder, and is mistaken


for rheumatism. The stom-
ach is effected with loss OF
appetite and sickness, bowels
in general costive,, some
shines alternating with lax.
Il with pain, and dull, heavy
.scnsation, considerable loss


of memory, accompanied


with painful sensation OF hav-
ing left undone something


which ought to have been


done. Often complaining or


weakness, debility and low
snirits Sometimes many or
Year: 1871

one OF the boats for the purpose OF going
ashore The first mate declared that II
any man attempted to take the boat
ne would snoot him. Previously Peterson had
taken hold of the second mate and had threatened
TO strike him. About thirty days after this occur
renee smith died from the effects OF the wound IN
nicted on hs head by Wright who was arrested and
committed to the TOmbs on a charge or murder
Wright was examined AZ one OF the witnesses for the
government on the present prosecution, and ne tes
tlned In answer TO questions by counsel Tor the de-
1endant, that while he ana Hall had been confined
IN Ludlow street JAN they talked about this case,
but not IN reference TO the testimony they were TO
give on this trial.


For the defence c0un sci examined q witness
named george Bishop, whose testimony was direct
contradiction TO that OF the first mate. Bishop stated
Inat the nrst mate took up O marltnsplkc while
thompson was engaged ashng the beds or the
water casks and attempted TO strike Thompson
with IL.


Mr.. Stuart summed up the case on the part OF the
deIcndants, contendlng that what they did was In
RelIuelence, and that the conduct OF the officers OF
the snip was desperate and the crew were anxious
70 escape from the violence exercised towards them
by the officers.


General Davies, United States Assistant District
Attorney replied on the part Of the government and
after a brief charge from Judge Woodruff the jury
to mercy.


The prisoners were remanded for sentence
Year: 1871

Mutiny on the Ship shatemuc-Absent Jurors
fned-Fraudulsnt voting-Frauds on the Post
Office-A Lottery Dealer Indicted Charge Of
False imprisonment Chattel Mortgage
SUBTRACTION for Damages Against Cap


tain Peabody-Business in the Court


OF General Sessions Decisions.
Year: 1871

Peculiar Divorce Proceedings in the Supreme
Court-An Undaunted Wife and Husband
Less Courageous-Netty, the White Slave.
in Court as Witness-How Four Year


Old Son is Made Potent Wit


ness Against His Father.
Year: 1871

The great Blood Purifier and Delicious Brink WARMERS VINUM WIFE, or WINE OF LIFE, is free from any poisonous drugs or impurities being prepared for those who require a stimulant It is

 splendid appetizer and tonic, and the finest thing in the world for purifying the blood. It is the most pleasant and delicious article ever offered to the pubic, far superior to brandy whiskey, wine, bitters, or any other article It is more healthy, and cheaper. Both male or female, young or old, can take the Wine of Life It is, in fact . life preserver. Those who wish to enjoy good health and free flow of lively spirits will do well to take the Wine of Life It is different from anything ever before in use. It is sold by all druggists. Price $1, in quart bottles
Year: 1871

WARNERs PILE REMEDY has never failed

 not even in one easel to cure the very worst cases are afflicted should immediately call on their drug gst and get it, for it will with the first application instantly oford complete relief, and few follow

 ing applications are only required to effect . per manent cure without any trouble or inconve- ninence in it's use.

 Warmers Pile Remedy Is expressly for Piles, and Is not recommended to cure any other disease. It ing. Price S1. For sale by druggists everywhere.
Year: 1871




Never laugh at religion. Never make a
lest of sacred things. Never mock those
who are serious and in earnest about their
souls. The time may come when you will
count those happy whom you laughed at-a
time when your laughter will be turned into
sorrow, and your mockery into heavines8.
Whatever you please to laugh at, don't laugh
at religion.


Contempt of holy things is the high road
to in6delity. Once let man begin to make
jest and joke of any part of Christianity,
and am never surprised to hear that he
has turned out downright believer.


Have you really made up your mind to
to this? Have you fairly looked into the
gulf which is before you, if you persist in
despi8ing religion? Call to mind the words
of David: "The fool hath saidin his heart,
There is no God" The fool, and none but
the fool! He has said it, but he has never
proved it! Remember, if ever there was a
book which has been proved true from begin
ming to end, by every kind of evidence, that
book is the Bible. 1t has de6ed the attacks
of all enemies and fault finders. "The word
of the Lord is indeed tried" 1t has been
tried in every way, and the more evidently
has it been shown to be the very handiwork
of God himself


Matthew Henry tells story of great
statesman in Queen Elizabeths time, who
retired from public life in his latter days and
gave himself up to serious thought. His
former gay companions came to visit him.
and told him he was becoming melancholy
"No, he replied, 81 am serious for all are
serious round about me. God is serious in
observing US, Christ is serious in interceding
for us, the Spirit is serious in striving with
US, the truths of God are serious, our spirit.
uaI enemies are serious in their endeavors to
ruin US, and why then should not you and ]
be serious too?" Don't laugh at religion
j. c. Ryle.
Year: 1871

A poor Arab found spring of sweet,
fresh water, which to him was so delicious
that he filed leathern bottle with it to
carry to his ruler.


After his long journey, he laid it at the
Califs feet, who received it very graciously,
drank of it from his golden cup, and after
thanking the poor man, ordered him choice
reward. He forbid, however, cOurtier
from tasting the water, as all were eager to
do. When the poor man had gone rejoicing
on his way, he said to them


"The long journey had spoiled the water,
and knew, if you had tasted it, you would
have expressed your disgust. But it was an
offering of love, and would not allow the
heart of the poor man to be wounded" }"


Just so our king and loving Saviour takes
our humble gifts when they are profered in
love. 1t may be no more than cup of
water, but if it is the offering of hnmble,
affectionate heart, it will in no wise lose its
reward.


Do you ask how you may bring your lit
tie gifts to Jesus? By giving them to His
poor disciple. He will surely regard them
just the same as if given to Him. Is not
your mother more pleased with kindness
shown to you, and presents made you, than
she is with gifts for herself? Oh! Jesus is
more tender than mother toward His poor
suffering children. Don't forget this way of
showing your love for Him. You need not
be at loss for some field of labor. "The
poor ye have always with you" There can
hardly be spot so favored that there is no
poor Christian whom it would be charity
to visit and help. We need not limit our
kindness to the poor children of God alone,
for He bids US edo good to all men as We
have opportunity but adds, especially
unto them that are of the household Of faith. :"
We should especially love to do good to
Christ's poor.-Pres6yterian.
Year: 1871

THERE is Dew in one flower and not in
another, because one opens its cup and takes
it in, while the other closes itself, and the
drop runs off. So God rains goodness and
mercy as wide as the dew; and if we lack
them, it is because we will not open our
hearts to receive them.
Year: 1871

P. S. This circular is sent, under the authority
of the General Assembly, to the Sessions of all our
churches, in sufficient numbers to enable them to
place copy in the hands of every member of the
Church, with the hope thereby of elciting the in
terest of all our people, and obtaining contribution
from every one.
Year: 1871

Atmospheric currents are common.


ly attributed to the combined effects


OF heat, and the rotation of the earth,


Air rises in the warmer latitudes, and


colder currents set in from the North


and South latitude to fill the gan.


But as these cold currents have par.


taken of a slower rate OF rotation than


prevails nearer the Equator, they are


too sluggish for the faster regions and
therefore the earth's surface Sims nm
der them, so as to give the impression
OF wind flowing from the East to the
West, very much on the principle of
the wind raised by fastgoing l0como.
tive. lfthis is true explanation of
the trade winds, it is somewhat dim
cult 10 understand how a ship can
make westing by them any more than
the locomotive can get blown back.
wards by the wind it raises. II is
now asserted that the heat of the
warm districts has very little TO do
with the atmospheric current, and
that there is dominant and primary
movement of the whole atmosphere
around the globe from West To East.
subordinate currents are produced by
local causes on the surface, but the
great westerly current prevails still in
the higher parts of the atmosphere
over these, and 1t Is the fundamental
movement to be recognized In all
study Of the wiuds. This Is very i'm
pOrtant iftrue. As no terrestrial cause
can Ike supposed for such u universal
OF the atmosphere, Il Is
referred u celestial Influences.
Year: 1871

NO company. or good company"
was a motto given by distinguished
man to all young friends. 1T was a
motto he had always cndcavorcd to
follow as in his power, and il was a
very wise one The directions ofthc
Bible are many with regard te evil
company, and through it we are
taught to shun such society, lest we
geta snare to our souls.


Another man Of high position III
the world, made it a rule to associate
with high-mindcd, intelligent men,
rather than with fashionable idlers !;
and he had derived more intellectual
Improvement from them than all the
books he had ever read.


Sir Falwell Buxton often spoke Of
the great benefit he had derived from
his visits to the Gurney family.
Their words and example stimulated
him to make the most of his powers.
1T has given 4 color to my whole
life" he said. Speaking OF his sue
cess at the university, he remarked :
II can ascribc it to nothing but my
visits to this family, where | caught
the infection Of sclf-improvcmcnt."
Surely if your visits have such intlu-
cncc upon your character for life, it
should be q matter of serious impor-
tancc to us in what families we al
low ourselves to be intimate. Boys
and girls form attachments very cas-
lily, and often with little forcthought.
In this, as in ali things else,. you
should not fail to take advice of those
who are older and wiser, and never,
never choose for friend one against
whom you have been warned by
those who dearly love you.
Year: 1871

Don PEDRO, Emperor Of Brazil con-
templates making tour, at an early
day, through the United States. HIS
Majesty Is one ofthe most enlightened
monarchs of the present day, and
since his accession to the throne IN
lS4l. Brazil has steadily advanced IN
all the departments Of art, science and
industry. He Is an illustration Of
what new life may be infused into q
royal line by transplantation. Els
feeble progenitor John vi. Of Portugal
frightened from his throne by NAPo-
LEON T., fled to Brazil and established
there an empire, the principal success
and progress Of which are mainly due
to the merits OF PEDRO III. He Is re-
lated by marriage to the French
BoURBoNs, and is brother-ln-law OF
the Prince de JoINvIILB. The people
of the United States will cordially
welcome monarch whose reign has
been so little disfgured by the cruel.
ties Of war and SO emlnently marked
by all that could contribute to the well
fare and prosperity of his subjects.


ANOTHER link in the "girdle round
the earth," has just been complete by
the laying of the cable from Linga-
pore to Hong Kong, and now London,
New York and San Francisco are In
daily communication with China,
The time is rapidly approaching when
the globe must be encircled with
telegraphic wire, and Notwithstanding
thera Is q great gap to be filled, be.
tween China and our Pacific coast, yet
it must and will soon be overcome
Let no part of the great chain be LEFT
open, but speedily finished by putting
California in communication with
China and Japan, via the Sanwict
Isla ds. This we hope soon to see &C.
com lished
Year: 1871

The uses of glycerine are daily eX-
tending; and as it is now q commerce.
al article, as easily obtained as alcohol
there is one application which ought
to become popularity knoT Tn. This is
the property 1t possesses of dissolving
out the ordOrous principle Of flowers.
The leaves of roses, of hyacinth, jessa-
mine, geranium, etc., are TO be put in
to q stoppered bottle and glycerine
left In contact with them for three or
four weeks. All of the perfume will
be extracted, and as the glycerine will
mix readily with water, a scented
wash can be prepared for the hands,
as well as an extract made for use in
the preparationof perfumery. II the
glycerine be left in contact with red
pepper balls, it will extract principle
very strengthening to the hair, and
less dangerous than the preparations
of cantharides now often used.
Year: 1871

LOVE AND PASSION They are too
often confounded. They are quite dis
tinct. Love elevates and refiIies, pas
sion degrades and depresses; love cu-
larges the heart, passion narrOws the
mind. And even in the case of what
is called passionate love, there is too
much which is of the earth, earthly.
Pure affection is u sentiment free from
taint Of any kind, and Is as rare as
pure charity.
Year: 1871

a SMILING FACE AND A KIND
llEART.--Which will you do-smile,
and make your household happy, or
be Grabbed, and make all those young
ones gloomy and the elder ones mis-
cradle? The amount of happiness
you can produce is incalcula6lc If
you show a asmiling face. kind heart,
and speak pleasant words. Wear a
pleasant countcnance; let JOY beam
in your eyes, and love glow OH
your forehead. There Is no Joy like
that which springs from kind act
or pleasant deed; and you will feel
it at night when you rest, at morning
when you rise, and through the day
when you are about your business.
Year: 1871

The following letters, clipped from the journals to which they are credited, show a remarkably wide diversity of opinion re- garding the business prospects of the South They both appear in Republican papers, so that they represent only the nat ural divergence of mems views of facts of general interest, unaffected by political bias, Add to this natural divergence of views all those worse differences which arise from social habits and political prejudices, and can we wonder at the terrible conflict of evidence regarding the state of affairs at the South which render Tribune and World reports almost irreconcilable The editor who attempts to average such differ ences, and to run the true middle line, has no very easy task.

 THE COTTON CRoP.-The receipts of cot ton continne excessively large, aud during the past three weeks of Feb, to the 18th, have been 30.0O0 bales larger than for the same period of 1860, and in fact have been, by that amount, larger than for this period of any previons year of the cotton trade. While we do not wish to offer any estimate regarding the total crop of 1870, we only state that if the receipts for the balance of the year bear the same proportion to those of the same period of last year as those of the expired portion have done, we will have to record a crop for 1870 of not less than 4. 100000 bales It is mistake to SUD- pose that most of the cotton has been for 1o1 &o a very large amount on the plantations Along the, lines of railroads in all parts of the South we see large piles awaiting transportation at the depots, and particu- larly on the banks of the rivers of the the rivers permeating many of the most fertile sections Of the Southwest are not navigable for large steamers until swollen by the winter rains and we also know that during last December not much rain fell, while during the entire month of Jan- uary the South suffered from complete drouth, and not until the 1st instant did our winter rains begin to fall in earnest.- We may therefore conclude that only du- ring this month the crops of many sec. tions of the Southwest begun to move.- The roads to the ports have just been opened. The condition accords with re- ports which we have received from that section.

 In regard to the planting of this spring. we believe that certainly as much land will be put under cotton as in 1870. The average cost of production throughout the South has not been over eleven cents per pound. In the Eastern States it has been greater, but in the Western States, less And each year since the war the cost of production has decreased, and, probably during 1871 the staple will be raised at an an average cost of nine or. ten cents per pound. The low prices of the past six months have stimulated consump- tion. The increase of consumption in this country and Great Britain. and in Russia, most particularly. has been very great, and the increased demand will have tendency to prevent any further materi- al decline in prices. The labor system of
Year: 1871

population of the Southwest has very largely increased by immigration since 1865. No man is able to place any limit to the cotton production of the South She is capable of supplying any amount that the world may require, and we may yet live to see free labor give the world an annual crop of six or eight millions of bales.-Boston Jour.

 POVERTY IN GEoRGA.-Never since the surrender of the Confederate armies have l seen the people so poor and distressed as they are now. Never have I known so little money in the country, and never have I known it so hard to borrow money. The cotton crop of 1870-71 was immense. It. has far exceeded what the most sanguine expected. But it cost an immense sum to make and gather it. Labor was hired with cotton at twenty-five cents per pound, and with belief that it would not fall below that price. Thousands of tons of fertili- gers were bought and applied lavishly to the land at an average rate of $75 per ton cash, and $s5 to $9O on credit All the meat. most of the corn, hay, &c, needed to feed men and beasts. were bought at the highest prices, either for cash or on credit, with ruinously high rates of interest added When the laborers were recom- pensed. and the guano, meat, corn, bay, interest &c., paid out of the cotton sold at 10 cents or Il cents per ponnd, many'a a planter found that he had lost money, and many and many one found that he had not made cent, while not 9 few hav- ing lost stock, implements, and everything but the land, have been compelled 10 aban- don their farms altogether. being unable to raise money to carry on another year s operations. The homestead and Relief laws have done great deal to destroy credit. No mortgage or lien is now of much value in face of two thousand dol- lar, gold realty, and one thousand dol lar, goldtpersonalty, for a homestead. The result is that, in cases within my personal knowledge, persons have only been able to raise money to farm this year by convey ing their property in fee to the parties ma- king the advance. As another proof of the poverty of the people, would point to the number of cases where men have allowed policies of insurance on their lives which they had kept up for years. to lapse from absolute inability to pay the premiums or to raise the money. It is 9 stupid delu- sion to suppose that the cotton crop of 1871 can be (" a very heavy one, IN r 1fmes.
Year: 1871

WAKING GRANDMA WITH KIss.-A
sweet incident is related by writer. She
says:


I asked little boy last evening: "Have
you called grandma to tea?"


eyes. When I went in to call her she
was asleep, and I didn't know how to waken
her. I didn't..wish to hotter at grandma,
nor to shake her; so I kissed her cheek,
and that woke her very softly. Then l
ran into the hall and said pretty loud /:
Grandma, tea is ready and she never knew
what woke her."


Do we find anything more sweet and
delicate than this? Can conventionality
improve upon such politeness, spontaneous
in the heart of six years old boy?
Year: 1871

An amusing anecdote is related of man
in the south of France, who received letter
from his son in the army, begging him TO-
send him pair of shoes and some money.


The old man willing to comply with the
request, but having no reader means Of
forwarding the articles, than the telegraph,
procured the shoes and hung them on the wire
A laborer returning home from his work, see
ing the shoes, cut them down and left his
old ones instead The old man next Dr.
came out to see how the wires had perEosr
was delighted, and exclaimed "My


boy has not only received the shoes,T


sent back tho old ones" -.5 o
Year: 1871

Let young men remember that their chief
happiness in life depends upon their faith in
women. Noworldly wisdom, no misanthropic
philosophy, no generalization can cover or
weaken this fundamental truth. It stands
like the record Of God himself it is moth
ing less than this-ahd should put and ever
lasting seal upon lips that are wont to speak
slightly Of women.
Year: 1871

A young lady who has been married six
months, says it is all nonsense to talk about
love in cottage. There is more love in
full four-barrel than in all the roses and po-
sizes and woodbines that ever grew.