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Year: 1870

to pick it-up; and with tn most modest bow
such bows as ne used to make-and smiling
countenance, lay it gently in her hand2
Or if he do, will wife sweetly utter, ''thank
your" Our own extreme modesty suppress
ses the answer.


We present two scenes from actual life
as illustrative of our theme. They are
home pictures. The first occurred in a
lovely family, consisting of husband, wife
and daughter.


The husband and father was leaving
home, to be absent several days, exposed
to the perils of travel, and the ordinary IN
certainties of human Efe The wife, with
tenderest care, as only wife can do, had made
him ready His satchel had been neatly
packed, his linen was in perfect order
Even the welcome me1unch-heaven smile on
dear women, they usually think of that-had
been carefully prepared sby wits own hands
and neatly tied up in bundle Now it is
train time and he must be off Wife and
! daughter follow him to the door-they look
as though an affeetionate farewell was ex-
pected. Certainly they were entitled to it
The hand is not grasped-no lips are loving
Is pressed .together-but instead, and as
coOlly as a philosopher, he walks of, with
only the dry heartlessr take care of your
selves" Was this his usual eostOm, or did
false veneration for US forbid the wonted
courtesies of the family? The former is
execrable, the latter, if possible, is less
eucusabIe.


Do not tell me that such scenes occur only
among the semi civilized and the rustic.
We have known ministers OF the gospel to
thus bid adeu to the loved ones at home.
They did not mean to act rudely. No doubt
while gone, thoughts of those dear ones left
behind were ever present with them and
earnest prayers were heard in heaven for
God gracious care and merciful protection
over them. 1t was simply their way. A
very uncomely way it seems to US. The
second family, as the first, consisted Of hus-
band, wife and daughter. He was on the
eve of long journey Wifes faithful hands
in this, as in the case of the other, had made
him ready. The hour for starting arrived.
Wife and daughter followed him to the door.
No uncertainty settles down upon their hap
py faces as to the manner of parting. 1t was
not the first separation. Tenderly, warmly,
he takes each by the hand, and as he pro-
nounces the sad, goodbye, wife, goodbye
my daughter the afeetionate embrace Of
lips assures them of his earnest regard. Do
not blush fair reader, nor chide my friend
as indecorous Honestly did he do more than
was his duty We have no patience with
that false modesty which forbids such cour-
tesies under circumstances of parting and
meeting even though some one should be
standing by.


Fresh in our memory to-day are affection
ate husbands who made it standing rule,
and under all circumstances kept it most
saeredly, never to leave home to be absent
for twenty-four hours or more without this
formal, courteous adue; and the return was
always celebrated in like manner. In all
the relations of home life-sweet home life
AS husbands, wives, parents, children,
permit US to insist upon a faithful observance
of all rules of reasonable etiquette. Thus
may our homes-dearest places this side
/ the beautiful mansion, be made happy.
Year: 1870

The Dyersburg Gazette says some wretch
attempted to burn the Presbyterian church
and Odd Fellows Hall IN that place, by
pouring coal oil over the Sunday School
library and setting it on fire. 1t was dis
covered in time to put it out without materi-
al injury.
Year: 1870

offered hand with the grasp Of vice,
and as if they had, with m0iiee prepease,
resolved to squeeze all the delicate little
bones Of your knuckles into pulp or
minced meat. And while the tears of
agony come INTO Your eyes and run
down your cheeks, they smile at you
benignantly, like gentle giants, uncOn-
scious of their strength, and Of the
tyranny with which they exercise it,


To shake hands without removing
the glove is an act of discourtesy,
which, if unintentional and thoughtless,
requires an apology for the hurry or
inadvertence which led to it, This idea
would also seem TO be an occult rem. .
nant of the old notion that the glove
might conceal a weapon. Hence true
courtesy and friendship required that
the hand should be naked rs proof Of
bona tides.


To refuse pointedly to shake hands
with one who offers you the opPortuni-
ty in friendly manner amounts TO a
declaration OF hostility And after a
quarrel-or act OF open hoStility-the
acceptance of the hand offered is like
the sign and ratification OF peace,
Year: 1870

In the last number of Al he leor
Ro,0,d we find the following


How did people first get in the habit
of shaking hands? The answer Is not
far to seek. In early and barbarous
times. when every savage or semi
savage was his own lawgiver, Judge,
soldier 2nd policeman, and had to watch
over his own safety, in detult Of all
other projection, two friends or ac-
auaintances, or two strangers desiring
to be- friends Of acquaintance, when
they chanccd To meet, offered each to
the other the right hand-the hand
alike of otfcnse and defense, the hand
that wiclds the sword, the dagger, the
club, the tomahawk, or other weapon
of war Each did this to show that the
hand was empty, and that neither war
nor treachery was intended 4 man
cannot well stab another while hc Is
engaged in shaking hands with him, I'M
less he be double-deyed traitor and
villain. and strives to aim a cowarily
blow with the left, while giving the
right and pretending to be on good
terms with his victim. The custom of
hand shaking prevails, more or less,
among all civilized nations and is the
tacit avowal of friendship and good
will, lust as the kiss of a warmer pas
sion.


Ladies, as every one must have re-
marked, seldom or never shake hands
with the cordiality ofgentlemen; unless
it be with each other The reason is
obvious 1t is for them TO receive hom-
age, not to give it. They cannot be ex-
pected to show TO persons of the other
sex a warmth of greeting, which might
be misinterpreted; unless such persons
are very closely related to them BY fam
ify, or affection; in which cases hand
shaking is not needed, and the lips do
more agreeable duty.


Every man shakes hands according
to his nature, whether it be tlmld or
aggressive, proud or humble, courteous
or churlish, vulgar or refined, sincere or
hvpocritical, enthusiastic or indifferent.
The incest retinements and idiosynrca-
cies of character may not, perhaps, be
discovorable in this fashion, but the
more salient points of the temperament
and individuality may, doubtless, be
made clear to the understanding of most
people by better study of what shall
call the physiology or the philosophy
of handshaking.


Some people are too "robustious' to bt
altogether pleasant They take the
Year: 1870

The struggle over the Northern Pa.
cifc Railroad bill in the House lasted
about four hours, and the bill then, BY
twenty-four majority, went through
without amendment. The roll was
called twelve times, the friends of the
bill holding majority on every vote,
though at one time it fell to three.
Some of the amendments would proba-
bly, have been adopted but for fear
that the bill would not again be reached
if sent over to the Senate No other
measure for ten years has been so per
sistently and absolutely fought as this,
and the majority on its passage IL one
in some degree to the character OF the
opposition it has encountered. 1t goes
tomorrow to the President for his sigma
mre, which it will get without doubt.
The company has plates for its bonds
almost finished, and will at once set its
agents TO work in Europe to obtain
loans or subscriptions.


THE NEW INDIAN TERRITORY.


The Senate committee on Territories
has finally agreed on all the details Of
its bill for the new Indian Territory. 1t
provides that there shall be createdand
established within the Indian territory,
bounded a. follows: On the north by
the State Of Kansas, on the west by the
meridian west from Green
wich, on the south by the northern
of the State OF Texas, and on
the east by the western boundary Of the
States of Arkansas and Missouri, a
government 10y the name OF
the Territory Of Oklahoma. The de
tails of the bill provide the same fea-
lures for the government of the territory
as are in force with respect TO others.
Year: 1870

GAS. s.-Thcrc arc many towns in the United
States in part or wholly lit by gas obtained
directly from subterranean sources; but Efle'
Penn, is favored with so large supply that 1t
is now used ,o..obtain beat Tor me chanlcal and
manufacturing purposes All that is necessary
Is to bore dowa sand sink tube four or live
hundred icct, and a permanent flow OF gas
comes rushing up through it, One we'll thus
sunk eight years ago has produced ever sloce
without intermisson the flow seeming to in
crease than diminish. A brass foundry and
soap works have also been using as tuel the
gas from another well for a long peri'd. The
most recent we'll sunk supplies eris.- mill
with abundant fuel 10 run tour stones-the
proprictors say they can run six with it--night
and day ; cquivalcn' to more than $4OO worth
of coal per month. All it costs them is the
original expense of the well and tube, about
81 500. Elie may nevertheless be a poor place
to start gas company; there would be no
satisfaction in cutting off the supply o! NOT
paying customer, when be could at any time
supply himself by sinking tubes in his garden.
Year: 1870




"A WARNING TO GIRLs.-A cores
pondent Of leading fashion journal. in
commenting upon the current fashions
for ladies, says that girls of fourteen to
eighteen years Of age should be warned
against destroying their own hair for all
future, be wearing the masses of false
hair now in vogue. If it has been kept
as it should be until they are twelve
years old, it will be just the right length
to braid and wear flowing; if it be too
long for that, let them braid it loosely
and tie it at the top with ribbons, so as
to form braided loops, but let them on
no account mount a heavy chignon.
Year: 1870

SMALL Pox IN HoLYoKE.-There has
been fifty cases and eight deaths in Hol
yoke, Mass, since the first appearance
OF the small pox in that town in August
last, and there are now score of cases
In progress, thirteen of them among
children who have never been vaccinat-
ed. 1t is a negative proof Of the value
Of vaccination that in not one of the fifty
cases was there a good scar, indicating
thorough vaccination. The disease is
thought to be abating.
Year: 1870

lhere are lew proverbs IN our IAN


guage more constantly used than the one


we have written at the head of this arti-


Gle, and yet concerning its derivation


and first meaning how little is known
This, however, should not of necessity


be the case, for its origin is neither OBJ


scure nor questionable; and we now pro-
pose to tell the story of Hobson, whence


comes the proyerb which has given to his


name curious species of Immortality.
Tobias HobSon was native of Eng


land, and was born in the year 1914, du-
ring the reign of the royal Blue Beard,


King Henry VIII. His employments


in life was that OF carrier between Lon


don and Cambridge, and monthly for


many years he travelled between the


university and the metropolis, carrying
letters, parcels and an occasional pas
senger. His avocation was exactly SINH


lar to that of the well-known, ready and


willing Mr.. Barkis, and we all know
what came of his offering seats in his
wagon to little Copperfeld and the faith
ful Peggotty. Whether Hobson had any
such good luck to befall him, or indeed,
whether he possessed yoke-fellow at all
history preserves tantalizing, and what
in these days Of women,s rights would
be stigmatized as an unjust silence.


Be that as it may, he waxed rich apace
and to his carrying business added that
of letting horses for hire, thus becoming
the founder of the modern livery stable
a benefit to humanity for which alone he
should be held immortal. And now we
reach that period of his life when the
rule of business adopted and firmly ad.
hered to by him, law like to those of
the ancient Medes and Persians, gave
him increased notoriety and originated
the expression that has survived him
nearly three hundred years But here
we are permitted to refer to high and
mighty documentary evidence, published
to the world on the world on the author
ity of the great Mr.. Addison himself
Freely availing ourselves of this unques-
tionable testimony, we take up our Spec
tator, and in paper No 500 We find the
following sufficient yet perfect account of
this remarkable man.


Mr.. Tobias Hobson was a carrier,
and the first man in this island who had
let out hackney horses. He lived in
Cambridge, and observing that the
scholars rid hard, his manner was to
keep large stable of horses, with boots,
brides and whips, to furnish the gentle
men at once. without going from college
to college to borrow as they have done
since the death of this worthy gentle
man. / say Mr.. Hobson kept a stable
of forty good cattle, all ready and fit for
travelling but when a man came for a
horse he was led into the stable, where
there was great choice but he obliged
him to take the horse which stood next
the stable door, so that every customer
was alike well served according to his
chance, and every horse ridden with the
same Justice; from whence it became
proverb, when what ought to be your
election was forced upon you to say Hob
sons Choice. This memorable man
stands drawn in fresco at an inn (Which
be used) in Bishops gate street, with a
hundred-pound bag under his arm, with |
this inscription on said bag.
Year: 1870

Aphysician being asked by patient if
he thought little spirits now and then
would hurt him much, replied, ct DO not
know that little occasionly would hurt
you much but if you don't take any it
won't hurt you at ALL"
Year: 1870

In certain parts Of Sweden, when tho
bride comes home from church, her
mother meets her at the house-door and
slips piece Of sugar or coifee.bean, into
her mouth, which is supposed to have the
effect OF teaching her economy. There
is popular belief that woman win
always have distaste for the first thing
that she eats after marriage and there
fore it is thought right to set her against
such expensive Injuries as coffee and su-
gar. 1t hardly needed a ghost from the
grave or popular superstition to tell us
that, /" if several couples are married at
the same time, i'll luck will attend one or
the other Of them," for it would be strange
If amongst many families all we're to be
favored. We are told that children born
on Sunday do not live long but if they
do survive, they will be able to discover
ghosts and to destroy dragons that keep
watch over hidden treasures. The mo-
ment child is born, its parents hurry it
OFF to be baptized. thinking that Satan
has power over it till the ceremony is
performed. One Of the customs connect
cd with Swedish funerals is that small
iooking-glass is placed in the coffin Of an
unmarried female. so that when the last
trump sounds she may be able to adjust
her tresses before she stands at the bar Of
the great tribunal. The strangest super
stitions on the subject of diseases are,
that dropsy is only curable while the pa
tient's mother is alive, and that tooth
ache is cured by rubbing the tooth with
a nail and then driving the nail into a
growing tree. The result Of this is that
the toothache is transferred to the tree
SO long as it continues growing but, if
any one cuts down or Injuries the tree, he
will have the toothache.
Year: 1870

Any amount and every class of Insurance required
can be placed at this Office in the best Companies
and at as low rates at agency in the country.
Expiration Notices Promptly Given.


6
Year: 1870

the fire place he suddenly turned round
and said Why just fancy some of them
think that only one side of the ember
was hot He told me to make a hol.
low of both my hands; 7 did 50, and he
placed the coal in them a.d then put
both his own on the top Of the coal, SO
that it was completely covered by our
four hands, and we held it there for
some time. Upon this occasion scarce
.Iy any heat at all could be perceived"


Several other statements in relation to
this experiment with burning Goals are
given, but are all substantially the same
as stated above. &. .-,,.,-.
Year: 1870

A young man in"Indiana worked all
last simmer to clear In ''efgiS acre
tract of land belonging to d young
woman who had promised to marry him.
When just as the weather began to ges
cold, he went to claim his reward, she
married another fellow who looked on to-
see the victim work all summer. 24 l'
Year: 1870

An editor says: Attention was
first drawn to matrimony BY the skillful
manner" in which a girl handled a
broom whereat d brother editor says
the manner in which his wife handles
broom is not so pleasant. s:nsert@9 gsgter
Year: 1870

The medicines prepared 10y the New Medical University
scientific physicians and and duly Incorporated accord


ing to the laws of that State working such astounding
results i'll the of diseases heretofore
et ncnbe that eventually supercede all other modes
o treatment These medicines not Patent preparations
hut the productions scientific regulations
who after of study and experiment have brought for


war their highly reliable remedies prepared strictly in accord


with the Laws Of Medical Chemistry. They offered
the public in place OF those health destroy ing preparations
which flood and each preparation
known to fail in complete of the disease for which it
intended family should keep constant supply of these
whatever should by all means send for the
books published by the University, and forwarded free


These works of which there several besides
tanning Important Medical Information and Enle to
health the testimony of hundreds who have been
Consumption. Cancers, Heart Disease Nervous Debility,
Paralysis Deafness Rheumatism Diseases OF the and Ear
Plies Female Weakness, Epilepsy, Seminal Weakness and


other painful and oasOme diseases of which had
abandoned hopeless by the attending physician. Every
man and child in the country should carefully read
works eSnecay the entitled The University
Pocket Guide Health and the Private Medical Adviser.


The the University preparations increasing


t, has been found necessary to establish branch
auy information Jos. C. Harold who has charge


Phai, pha Branch and has Office No 1857 Chestnut
St. y. +. Corner Seventeenth ST. my2j-3m
Year: 1870

and rolls in the same process; hoe the plants
as soon as the third or rough leaf is formed,
thinning out with the hoe to twelve inches
between the plants run the cultivator be.
tween the rows afterward, and the process
is complete. Very ordinary land with this
treatment will make fair crop Of turnips.
Ten acres of good turnips will feed and
fatten, in the field, for ten weeks, 100 sheep,
this manuring the ground again. Next sea-
son you can plant your cotton in the turnip
field. Oats and clover can then be sowed
at the last working of the cotton.


He says he raises plenty of turnips to feed
to his stock. giving his cattle and hogs tur.
nips in conjunction with corn aud hay.


He hoped some of his Bolivar farmers
would study the turnip question and report
upon it.


NoTE.-Subscribe to the BULLETIN
throughout the county. Give US your in
formation and we will put it in shape, and
have it read before the Farmers Council
Give us all the information you can on your
land, your cotton, corn and stock. Let us
get up spirit of emulation and enterprise
We hope some of you will make move TO-
ward having Farmers Club established to
meet in Bolivar every three months, and in
each district once every month.


Samples of fine grain, cotton, vegetables
and fruit can be left for exhibition to the
public at the New Drug Store
Year: 1870

Wings Of West Tennessee Let US stand


together as we did in happier days, strug-
Cling for what We thought were the true
principles of government Let US not reject
the aid of any who are willing to join US in
Year: 1870

f Before Judge Barnard.


The adjourned motion on the habeas corpus in the
case Of Frank Jones came up yesterday. Jones is
imprisoned under charge Of forging two bonds OF
$1,000 each Of the Atlantic and Great Western Rail-
road Company, and also with forging the endorse.
ment Of Jay Gould on the back Of the bonds as
guarantor OF the Erie Railroad Company Coun-
sci moved for the prisoners discharge on the ground
That no forgery was committed, the officers
oil the Atlantic and Great Western Company
making an afndavit that though the bonds
alleged to have been c0unterfeited were printed
they had never been issued, and were no charge
against either the Great Western or Erie company.
Also. that even II the original bonds were OF any
value the a. eyed forGeries incomplete in being
without either seal or stamp, and therefore did not
bring the act within the criminal statute.


Judge Barnard Thought that, even admitting the
statement OF counsel TO be correct the prisoner was
stlll guilty OF msdemeanor In attempting to obtain
money by false token. He would, however, reduce
the amount OF bail TO $4,000 IN the OF Jones and
also OF his alleged accompce, Riggs. The writ was
dismissed and the prisoner remanded. The court
then adjourned till this morning.
Year: 1870

The remains OF still born child were found early
yesterday morning in an alley way adjoining prem
ses NO. "a Walker street BY oricer Davis, Of the
sixth precinct and conveyed to the Franklin street
police station. Coroner Flynn was notified to make
an investigation. Captain Kennedy as yet has been
unable 10 md anything concerning the parentage OF
The iniaAt or by whom the body was abandoned.


The remains OF an unknown man were yesterday
morning found floating In the dock foot Of Harrison
street, North river. Deceased, who was slightly
bald, wore dark clothing. The body was removed
to the Morgue and Coroner Flynn notified TO hold an
inquest.
Year: 1870




Before Commissioner Osborn.


me United States %. Thomas n JoHysston.-
II win be remembered that the defendant was
man on board the Morning Lght that. in June. lses
the defendant went aloft and mad quarrel with
another seaman named Barras the latter being
killed. Johnston acknowledged to having stabbed
Barras but said that IL done In the heat of pas.
sion; that he was sorry for 1t. Captain Lavender
asked him hew much Of the knife had gone into the
deceased. He said the whole blade In regard to
me nationality OF the vessel Captain Lavender said
that ne had received the registry from the British
Consul and had returned 1t to him. on that John
u. Dale was named as owner. Captain Iayendar
was not acquainted with Mr.. Dale: was not EN-
Pi0yed by MIN; was employed by the hrn Of Holsey
Co., anu by them paid for his services. In reply
70 counsel, the Captain said that he had no absolute
knowledge who the owners OF the vessel were; that
ne understood her to be an American vessel that had
taken British colors on account OF the dilculy OF
sailing under American c0lors during the late war;
The prosecution objected to parole evidence to the
nationality OF the siip the registry being conclusive
on that point The defence held that it was not even
p7fDlG .facje evidence lf'N 8lslH
Counsel, on behalf OF the defendant moved for
the dismissal OF the proceedings. Commissioner
Osborn SAID that the two points to be considered
were the nationality OF the ship and the nature OF
the 0tfence-whether 1t was a murder or man
slaughter. That he would reserve his opinion till
TO day at twelve O'Clock.
Year: 1870

To PREVENT BIRDS FRoM PULLING oP CoRS.--A correspondent of an exchange sends the following as sure means of accom- plishing the above desideratum:

 "As soon as the gerninating corn in the planted field makes its appearance, SOW corn all around the borders of the field After a few days, walk around the lot; if you find the corn pretty nearly all picked up, SOW again. Two applications are sufficient, and will last the birds until the growing corn is too strong for them. About a peck at a time will answer for a field of eight to ten acres, unless the birds should be unusually numerous Timely observation in the field will indicate whether more is needed. I have practiced this method for several years, and have found it effectual.