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Year: 1870

The readiness with which American girls
accept the attention of comparative strangers
is forever matter of aStonishment to, foreign
ers. 1t would be as much matter of aston
shment to ourselves if we once stopped to
think about it. A gentleman is casually in
troduced, lively conversation follows, calls
are made next day and for a'week to come,
rides, flirtatious, and love making entered up
on, and oftentimcs, after no more than fort
nights acquaintance, condolences given that
not less than half years acquaintance should
warrant.


A case of this sort of eager intimacy occur
red in a pretty inland town not more than
three hundred miles from New York, which
resulted most disastrously. a young man
stopping temporarily in the town saw and fan
cied young lady upon the street, ascertained
her name, etc, forged a letter of introduction,
presented it, with himself, and was most cor
daily received by the young lady and her pa
rents. Walks, rides and excursions ensued
and in less than month the two were mar
ried. Almost Immediately, the true character
of the handsome, agreeable, and intelligent
young man came to light He was roue,
gambler, and had wife in distant State.
He was arrested, tried for bigamy, and SEN
tenced to Auburn State Prison for the term of
five years. The girl died of a broken heart,
and her mother, overwhelmed with grief, soon
followed her to the grave.


hate distrust and suspicion, and should be
the last to engender such feeliDgin any body
toward mankind. But also hate 70 see girls
die broken-hearted, or their lives blasted by
the rascalty of some heartess, unprincipled
villain, when all the evil might have been a.
verted by mere womanly, sensible prudence.
A man, whether honorable or dishonorable,
admires girl all the more for the exercise of
discretion and care in regard to her associates.
IL is an established fact that man may seem
to be all that is worthy and desirable, and yet
in reality not be fit to step across the outer
threshold of an honest mans house much less
permitted to open his abominable lips in court
" speech to an innocent, unsuspecting girl.


Now, that the summer has come, and tour
lists and city-bred fellows are struggling a.
round through the country, let the girls bear
this sad story in mind. Be civil and courte-
ous. but don't open the door Of your heart to
everybody who happens to dress well, and can
turn compliments more gracious than the hon
est and perhaps awkward country boys Of
your own neighborhood. Be too proud to be-
come prey to these gormandiEers of human
hearts, who give gratuitous love-lessons during
the summer, and laugh all through the autumn
at your wonderful aptness. 1t is hard and
ugly to be so particular, | know, but it pays
in the end and haven't you read, time and
again. that all that glitters is not gold
Year: 1870

The following from one Of our exchanges 50
fully and clearly expresses our views upon the
subject that we copy it without comment:


You have an uudonbted right to stop
newspaper whenever you are disposed, upon
payment Of all arrearages. Do not hesitate to
do SO on account Of any tenderness Of feeling
for the Editor. Don't you suppose he would
stop buying sugar of you, or meat, clothing,
dry goods, &C., &c, if he thought he was not
getting bis moneys worth And when you
discontinue apaper, do so manfully. Don't
be so pitiful as to throw it back to the post
master with contemptuous, 81 don't want it
any longer" !" and have refused written on
the margin, and have the paper returned to
the editor. No gentleman ever stopped pa
per in that way, no matter il his head is COW
cred with gray hairs that should be honorable.
If you do not wish longer to receive news
paper write a note to the editor like man,
saying so-and be sure that arrearages are
paid. This is the way to stop news
paper.
Year: 1870

a lady writing US from Lynn, Massachusetts,
says:


have made a wager Of fifty dollars that You
are married man, and want you to answer
me truly, without equiyocation. If win tho
wager III divide with you. Please tell me
now, won't your


Not just yet--until you tell how you propose
to divide, if you win Whether we are to
have an equal hall, or only one five thousandth
part Of the sum in dispute. As the answer 10
the question involves sum Of money, we
must have all the details mentioned, you know.
~ y Democrat
Year: 1870

Gone by one the sands are flowing,
One by one the moments fall;
Some are coming, some are going,
DO not strive to grasp them all.
"0ne by one thy duties wait thee,
Let thy whole strength go to each;
Let no future dreams elate thee,


Learn thou first what these can teach.
One By one bright gifts from Heaven),
Joys are sent thee here below;
Take them readily when given,


Ready, too, to let them go.
Gone By one thy griefs shall meet thee,
Do not fear an armed band;
One will fade as others greet thee,
Shadows passing through the land.
ado not look at life's long sorrow;
See how small each moments span;
God will help thee for tomorrow,
So each day begin again.
every hour that fleets so slowly
Has its task to do or bear;
Luminous the crown and holy,


If thou set each gem with care.
"Do not linger with regretting,
Or for passing hours despond;
Nor, the daily toll for getting,


Look too eagerly beyond.
"Hours are golden links, Gods token,
Reaching Heaven; but one by one
Take them, lest the chain be broken
Ere the pilgrimage be DONE"
Year: 1870

A Western paper strikes the names Of two
subscribers from its list, because they were re-
Gently hung. The publisher says he was COM
PEELED to be severe, because he did not know
their present address.
Year: 1870

J. Barron Hope, the gifted editor Of the
Norfolk TUginian, writes from Lynohburg.


"Lynchburg has a special claim on the re-
gard of every Yirginian, from the fact that
three Confederate Generals sleep here await
ing the last roll call. The vigorous Rhodes,
the gifted Garland and the Rupcrt-likc Deer
ing, all from glorious old Cambell county re-
pose at this spot, and make it, as General Smith
has well said one Of the Meccas Of the Virginia
mind. In addition the living hero Early
who in his tenacious courage, strong under
standing and self-sacrifcing devotion, is an
ornament to his State and an exemplar to tho
youth of his country, now resides in this city,
and his dark eyes are as penetrating, his clear
intellect as sound, his heart as warm as when
at the head Of division or corps he showed the
world how general should lead his troops
Long may he live to adorn the Commonwealth
in whose service he has suffered so much, and
in whose cause he was faithful soldier"
Year: 1870

TIE first suit under the social
equality law of Louisiana, brought
against the proprietor of an ice
cream establishment who refused
to receive colored applicants for
refreshments, has resulted in a die.
agreement of the jury. 1t is said
that a variety of races we're rep.
resented among the jurymen, and
that q colored juror was promi


nent In opposing the intentions OF
the Trainers of the law, alleging
that he himself did not want white
white men as visitors at colored
peoples balls, to come there and
take my colored ladies away
After long and heated discussion,
the other jurors agreed to take the
opinion OF q grave and silent Ger.
man. He decided that, as it had
been evident that the lawyers in
the case were at variance upon the
law. the justice and the evidences
adduced, it could not be expected
that a jury whicr knew far less
about such matters, should agree,
and THE sagacious opinion was
adopted as the finding Of the jury
Year: 1870

Now, young ladies', look out the
young men are after you--not with
view to matrimony; oh, no. They
are on the war path. They are
going to deal death and destruc-
ton to some of your female faults
and findings. Panopliel' in con-
scious right, they will 90 forth TO
battle for the demands of their sex.


The young men Of Bentonsport
have set the ball to rolling by meet
ing in solemn conclave and passing
these resolutions. The first thing
you know the young men all over
the country will convene and adopt
them. Here they are. Hold your
breath


Resolved, That we will pay no
attention whatever to any young
lady whose waist measures less
than thirty inches.


Resolved, That we will not
recognize any young lady who
paints or powders, especially when
the powder is visible on her eye
brows.


Resolved, That we will not ac-
company any young lady to church
who thinks that bran is indispen-
sable to calves.


| Resolved, That the lady whom
we accompany to church must
know more about the sermon after
services, than of the style and
quality of her neigbbor's clothing.
Resolved, That we viii not ac-
company any young lady to church
who refuses to open her mouth to
sing and then finds f,ult with the
singing.


Resolved, That any young lady
who will have the Chinaman dis
charged and cook a breakfast by 7
o'clock, thereby throwing the poor
) Chinaman out Of a job, is heartless.
and therefore, intolerable.
Resolved, That any young lady


who needs to be asked more thar
six (6) times to perform on the
piano, need not apply.
Resolved, That the ladies' will
store teeth be rejected. Exchange
Year: 1870

To the stock-breeders who is OBJ
liged to keep some of his animals
confined through the summer,green
feed is an absolute necessity. Corn
fodder is extensively grown and is
most excellent for our purpose.
Year: 1870

The lady principal Of school in
the advertisement, mentioned lady
assistant, and reputation for teach
ing which she bears but the printer
left out (which" so the advertise
ment went fourth commencing the
lady's reputation for teaching she
bears" a
Year: 1870

The Secretary of the Treasury has de-
cided TO pay the Massachusetts war claims
of 1872 amounting to $67S,362. This is to
compensate those people for burning blue
lights on the coast of that State to guide the
British cruisers in their work of destruc-
ton. Massachusetts, was so loyal in those
days that she took sides with Great Britain,
and helped the enemy Ofour country to the
best OF her ability.


AS the same kind of fellows are in power
now, Of course they will pay for those loyal
transactions of 1872. So turn the taxation
screws again and squeeze out the money.
No, they are not to be paid in money, but In
Government bonds. So turn the taxation
screw once more and squeeze out the money
to pay interest on those bonds.
Year: 1870

RE- The Lewiston (Me.) Journal


of February 26 says: "a singular


phenomenon occurred last week, in


the field of John Gould, jr., in Lis


bon. A loud noise was heard in the


vicinity, on the same day the shock
of earthquake was. experienced at
Richmond. People rushed out of
doors and looked around to discover
the cause of the noise, but nothing
unusual was to be seen. Since then
it has been discovered that q large
mass of earth has been lifted from
its place, in Mr.. Gould's field, by
some unknown power--unless the
earthquake may have had something
to do with it. The earth removed is
nearly i'll the form of parallelogram
on the surface 1t is about twelve
feet long and four wide, and is fully
a foot thick, or to the depth OF the
frost. 1t is as regular, and the cor
ners as well defined, as though cut by
a saw and was thrown out, apparent
ly, by some tremendous power exert
ed on all parts alike, as it was depos-
tied right side up, half its width from
the place it formerly occupied. The
ground on one side of the hole is
puffed up about six inches to the ris-
ing land, about a rod distant"
Year: 1870

How CANNIBALs CooK.-Some French
soldiers were taken prisoners by the
cannibals in the South Sea Islands, and
one of them was killed and eaten. His
comrades describe the process: The
Kanax first decapitate the victim-a
matter of no small difficulty, consider
ing the bluntness of their hatchets.
Ten to fifteen blows are necessary.
The body is then hung up to tree by
the feet, and the blood allowed to run
out of it for an hour. Meanwhile a
hole a yard wide is dug in the ground.
The hole is lined with stones, and in
the midst of them a great fire is lit.


When the wood is burned little,
and glows with heat, it is covered over
with more stones. The man is then
cleaned out and divided in pieces about
a foot long, the hands and feet being
thrown away as worthless. The pieces
of the man are placed on the leaves of a
large rose tree peculiar to the tropics,
and the meat is surrounded with cocoa
nuts, bananas, and some other plants
noted for their delicate flavor. The
whole of it is then tied together firmly;
the fire is removed from the pit; the
meat is then placed in among the hot
stones, and thus, carefully covered, is
left to cook for an hour.


Women do not partake of the war
rior's feast. Men alone are permitted
to enjoy so great an honor and so rare
delicacy, which is another instance
of the tyranny of the sex, and demands
the appearance of some South Sea
Stanton OF Anthony to claim equal
rights for the women.
Year: 1870

T The Indians have q highly
poetic legend of the origin of the
great canon of the Colorado, through
which Major Powell passed with
such adventures last summer. They
believe that the Great Spirit cut
those awful channels through the
mountains to make q trail to the
happy hunting-grounds, in order
that certain broken hearted chief
might pay visit to his deceased
squaw, whom he loved with unusual
tenderness and fidelity, and after his
return poured the great torrent of
water through the trail to prevent
the Indians from rushing through to
heaven before their time. And when
the Major and his party came float
ing out from the southern end of this
awful abyss, the Indians there took
him first for demon, for no human
being had ever come out of that dark
cavern before.
Year: 1870

E Since the story has been told of
how Judge Breckenridge married a
girl whom he saw jump over a rail
fence with pail on her head, all the
girls in Orange county, New York, are
said to spend their time in watching the
road; and whenever they see carriage
approaching with a man in it, they
seize their pals and go for fence.
Year: 1870

s9- Representative Dewes made a
center shot in his speech at Nashaw,
N. H., when he said: Gen. Grant is
the head of party thank God that
can criticise itself; a party that can
probe, not cover its sores; that can
grow healthy and strong by self pro
bing. What has it done this last week,
but take one of its own members,
found to be corrupt, and drive him by
unanimous vote from the halls of
Congress? Did you ever find the
Democratic party in pursuit of any
corruption within its own ranks, ex-
cept to fatten on it? Did you ever
find them hunting up those who lived
upon the plunder of the public treas
ury within their own ranks and bring
ing them to condign punishment? l
am proud TO belong to aparty so con-
scious of the rectitude of its inten-
tions and the strength of its position
that it can bear to have the plain truth
told it by its own friends.
Year: 1870

THE DUCHESS OF BERRI.


The Duchess of Berry, who died within the
past few days the advanced age Of 72 Of the
most remarkable individuals In recent events Of French
history She the daughter Of Francisco L. King Of
Naples and in married TO the Duke OF Berry the
heir presumptve to the French throne The union prom
ised to be happy one terminated by the death
Of the Duke, who mortaIy stabbed while leading
the her carriage the door of the opera The
assassin was fanatical BOnapartis and avowed that
he wished destroy the Bourbon dynasty I'm the
of the only member who could perpetuate the In
this he disappointed, somo months after the
Duchess was delivered Of son. who was bap-
tized with great ceremony, and was regarded as
destined TO be the future King OF France During the
revolution Of July she had resolved to 60 TO the head
quarters the insurgents and present the claims OF her
SON. The old King prevented this step iby placing her
under arrest and confning her to her own apartments
The Revolution riumphed, and she followed the Bour-
hon family into exile. From the moment OF leaving
France resolved to return and attempt all means
OF restoring her son to the throne This lpeed her 10
cause a rising in La Vendee, during which she became
the heroine OF many adventurous scenes Driven from
place place by the columns Of troops on her footsteps
city OF Nantes, which she entered country
woman, barefooted and carrying q basket OF
eggs and vegetables. A safe asylum had been
prepared for her In that city; but she was betrayed
by Deutz who professed great devotion TO her In
terests M Theirs and the other members OF the Cabi
net had stipulated to give h him s Is sPPosea o ep % He9
imprisonment rise to great comm0ton IN france,
which intensified by the admission that she had con-
Pal Italian noblemen. Upon her release she left
France and from that time she lived retired from the
political arena. She resided at intervals at venice,
where she owned the beautiful Vendramin palace and
in her prince castle Of Brunsee in Syra concourse
of friends visited her constantly and showed that she
still popular among many OF the French people.


Her Count ChambOrd the head OF the eldest branch
OF the Bourbon line, and is regarded by his followers as
the legitimate inhcritor OF the French throne
Year: 1870

anything to relieve the wants of the Schuyk operators
supply their customers with coal.


The miners Of the Lehgh region have not struck nor
there probability Of their stopping work soon The
whole region Is working with the exception Of the
Lehgh Coal and Navigation Companys men, apd one or
two collieries where the mines flooded
Year: 1870

The Auburn Advertiser publishes the
following statement, with the remark
that, from its knowledge of the gentle
man by whom the account is given, it
is prepared to give entire credit to it:


"SOme weeks ago, a prominent cltl-
zen of Auburn was in the city of Chi
cago iransacting business connected
with his manufacture in this place.
One evening, after an active days
work, feeling somewhat fatigued, he
retired to his room at the hotel earlier
than usual, and made his customary
arrangements for the night; but just as
he had composed himself for sleep, he
experienced a singular sensation, ana
heard voice, apparently very near,
and as plainly and distinctly as though
it issued from the throat of human,
pronounce the words, Your mother
died to-day; and with the words came
an assurance that the announcement
was, indeed, too true to doubt it. He
arose in the morning, after having
passed sleepless night, and made i'm
mediate preparation for a journey home.
As he started for the depot he met a
boy with a telegraph dispatch in his
hand, and calling him to his side he
asked if the message was not for him
giving name-and, sure enough, it was
from his family, confirming the truth
of the announcement of the unseen in
formant, that his mother had died the
day previous at Auburn. He had re-
ceived no intimation but that she was
enjoying her usual health; nor had
there been ANYTHING to excite i'm the
slightest degree his apprehensions fol


her safety, until the occurrence of the


incident related.n
Year: 1870

At Nickburg, i'm Coosy county, Ala t,
few days since, a man proposed to
furnish quart of whisky TO a colored
man if he would drink the whole of it
at one time. The offer was accepted
and the whisky drunk, but he died in
about three minutes after he swallowed
the last of it.
Year: 1870

The mutterings Of the coming
storm which is to clear the politi-
cal skies in the South OF carpet
baggery and scalawaggery, begin
to be heard by the Republican
editors of penny-whistle papers
in the reconstructed" States.-
Look at this attempt to hide be-
hind the Southern people until the
elections are over:


eve trust our friends of the
press will keep the fact constantly
before them, that the entire South
is in danger of being lost to the
Republican party. it they persist
in their denunciation and abuse
of the Southern people, and i'll
urging extreme measures against
them, instead of adopting a broad
national line of policy from which
dead issues shall be discarded, and
liberal and brotherly sentiments
of forgetfulness and forgiveness
Of the past, in both sections, shall
be taug ght and acted upon, in the
true spirit of Christian charity"
Year: 1870

At the election in November,
certain proposed amendments to
the State Constitution will be pre-
sented to the people for their ap-
prevail. They are as follows:


Article.-That prior to the first
day of January, one thousand
eight hundred and ninety, the
debt of the State shall not be SO
increased as to exceed twenty-five
millions Of dollars.


Article Fifty, of the Constitu-
ton, which reads as fOllOws:"thc
Governor shall be ineligible for
the succeeding four years after
the expiration of the time for which
he shall have been elected shall
be abrogatcd and stricken out of
the Constitution of the State.
time may have been acollector OF
taxes, whether State parish or
municipal intrusted with public
money, shall be eligible to the
General Assembly, Or to any office
of profit or trust under the State
Government, until he shall have
obtained discharge for the
amount Of such collections and for
all public moneys with which he
may have been intrusted.


Article Ninety-Nine Of the con-
stitutiOn to be so stricken out as
only to include the following
| persons: "No person shall hold any
office, or shall be permitted to


vote at any election, or to act as a
juror, who, in due course of law,
| shall have been convicted of trea-


son, perjury, forgery, or other


crime punishable by impIison-
ment in the pentcntiary, or W Tho
shall be under Introduction"
Year: 1870

That the Prussians are terribly
in earnest may be seen when SEN
timeuts like these come from u
semi-official sources


The time arrives when Germany
must be freed from French inter
ference and menaces, and have a
long period of unbroken peace
A mere change of dynasty in
France would not be sufficient to
insure this, for the next sovereign
would seek as soon as possible to
recover the lost military prestige
of France. We will only resign
our arms when we have been
guaranteed security against fresh
contest whenever it may suit the
political necessities Of u French
ruler to resume it.
Year: 1870




Gen. Sheldon, one of the Ropub-
lican Representatives in Congress
from this State, addressed the 18th
Republican Ward Club on We'd
nesday evening last on Valence
street, and in the course of his
remarks, made use of the follow
ing suggestive language, which
should afford food for reflection
for every colored man in the State,
as showing the determination Of
the white Republicans to monop-
olize the offices in tho event Of
the success of their party:


"You have been told that your
majority ought to entitle you to
the Offices. This is not true. Pub
lie position belongs to the best
men, whether they are white or
black. If you desire to get up q
black mans party because you
have a majority, let me tell you
that there are seven white men
to one black man in this country,
and this fact upsets your demand.
This thing has been told to you
in order to break our ranks. The
Democrats know that they cannot
succeed, unless they can divide
our party, and they are striving
to drive the wedge between you
and us in order to ruin both of
us. They remind me of the fox
whose tail having been cut off by
some accident, persuaded all the
other foxes to cut their tails off in
order to be in the fashion. You
may profit by the foolishness' Of
the foxes" s."-Iicayune.
Year: 1870

LARCENY OF CLOTHING AND EALUABLEs.--
A Young man at work patching the side
walk on Twelfth street between Main and
Franklin, yesterday, hung his coat and vest
on the fence. Somebody came along, and,
unobseryed, took both. In the pockets OF
the vest was a silver watch and currency
amounting to several dollars.
Year: 1870

The editor Of the Blair Qowa) Register is
in the watermelon business. He recently
nut this card In bis paper. To the per
SON leaving the largest melon at this Once
during the season we will send the Reg,s1er
for one year, The largest and best mssnns aaa
inthe county are being rolled into the oince'
md he and his friends are feasfing.