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Year: 1870

A SAFE PRIsON.-An extraordinary incident
has just occurred at Lerida, Spain. The banker
Jose NuneZ, had two strong rooms, one in
ordinary use, and the other, which was only had
recourse to when any heavy payments had to be
made. Originally two keys were provided for
the latter, but some time ago one of them was
lost. A few weeks back . necessity arose to
visit this reserved safe, and to the intense as
tonishment of the cashier, he found KEY in the
lock. He Immediately informed his EMPLOYER,
and the two together opened the door, when
they found inside the corps of a man who had
formerly been employed in the bank. He had
probably stolen the key and visited the desposi-
tory with the intention OF robbery, but the door
had accidentally closed, and, as it fastened with
a spring, he died miserably in the midst of the
wealth which he had desired to appropriate.
Year: 1870

AFTER ANY KIND OF EXERCISE, do not stand q
moment at a street corner, for anybody OF any
thing; nor at an open door window. When
you have been exercising I'm any way whatever,
winter or summer, go home at once, or to some
sheltered place; and, however warm the room
may seem to be, do not at once pull on your hat
and cloak, but wait awhile-sOmc five minutes
or more, and lay aside one thing at a time; thus
acting, cold Is impossible. Notice a moment:
When you return from a brisk walk and yOu
enter warm room raise your hat and your
forehead will be moist; let the hat remain a few
moments and feel the forehead again, and it will
be dry, showing that the room is actually cooler
than your body, and that, with outdoor clothing
on, you have really cooled OFF soon enough.
Many of the severest colds have ever known
men to take, were the result of sitting down to
warm meal in a cool room after a long walk;
or being engaged in writing, have let the fire 60
out. and their first admonition of it was that
creeping chllness which is the ordinary fore
runner Of a severe cold. Persons have often
lost their lives by writing or reading in a room
where there was no fire; although the weather
outside was rather comfortable. Sleeping in
rooms long unused has destroyed the life of
many visitor and friend. Our SPLENDID parlOrs
and our nice .'spare rooms" help to enrich many
doctor.-IHall's journal of Health.
Year: 1870

w p have had our BANNER on the
outer wall, with PRICES so Low that
no firm in the State Of Ohio undertook to
meet us. We have driven our foe to the
wall, and occupy the held without fear.


We have s1eneed- all men who years ago
assumed some power Of competition. They
are now willing to confess cophdentIally
that there is no use trying to meet or beat
us IN prices. because we are game on a
Clothing %set-to-" Their only hope is in the
ignorance Of their customers, who will not
look around to see the difference in our
prices and theirs which amounts to at least
Year: 1870

Tho finances of New York arc really got
Ting into promising condition. Head the
following comparative exhibit Of the e1-
l'enses Of running almost the only little
principally now in tho hands of the De-
mocracy, and compare it with that of run
ming the Government Of the United States
Year: 1870

BAD GAs.-Whose business is it We
would like to know. We don't mean to
complain-we would be the last persons in
the world to complain; but we do think it's
burning shame, nuisance, on abomins-
tion, an outrage on the good citizens of
Richmond, to have such deadly poisonous,
impure stuff thrust upon them nightly
through the city gas-pipes instead of the
pure, brilliant material we used to get in
times past. We allude to the city gas. 1t
has been so impure for the last week or
ten days that we have actually considered
it dangerous. AS We said before, we don't
intend to complain; would not like to blame
any one; but we do most earnestly and re-
spectfully call the attention of the City
Council to the aforementioned nuisance,
and hope they will give it their earliest
yes, their very earliest-attention or we
may have some funerals at the expense Of
the city or some other corporate body less
able to bear it.
Year: 1870

LOOK OUT, BoYs.-Boys must be careful
hereafter not to be caught climbing on the
cars while in motion. The city ordinance
prohibiting this and holding parents respon-
sible for infractions has been fully. pub
lished, and no excuse on the score Of igno-
rance of the Law. W i'll hereafter be listened
to. Parents must be careful that their
hopeful youngsters do not involve them to
the amount of at least "V.n A doee Of
birch oil will save enough sometimes to buy
q load Of wood,
Year: 1870

THE CROWD ON THE BAsIS.-The large crowd
assembled on the Basin bank Saturday was
brought together by the advice Of the clerk Of the
weather to all good people to provide themselves
against The rigers OF winter by calling on WOOD
coCK and providing themselves with fuel. JEEMS
WAS able to meet all demands.
Year: 1870

In the Wheeling Legislature last Friday
the following resolution was passed


By Mr.. Crene.-That the Committee on
the Judiciary be requested to inquire Wne-
ther there should not be immediate action
taken by the Legislature for the adjustment
of our portion of the Virgins State debt, In
compliance with the Governors request.
Year: 1870

ATLANTA, GA, July I9.-The ma
iority of the Committee on InYesti-
cation of the charges against Cover
nor Bullock have concluded to report
as follows: Having gone thoroughly
through with the investigations of
direct and indirect charges against
Governor Bullock, the Com
mittee feel that it is due to his
Exeellency for US to state that moth
ing has been disclosed or established.
Upon charges against treasurer, the
majority of Committee, on the charge
of having accepted bribe, after re-
ceiving the evidence say your COM
mittee feel that it would be improper
to express an opinion on the 21st
charge in view OF strong possibility
that one or more of the number
may be called on to act upon
it in Judicial capacity. The
majority do not express an opinion,
but they repeat the opinion given by
Chief Justice Brown that the question
of proof depends on the motive under
which money was received by the
Treasurer. The majority conclude
their report by saying it is due to the
Treasurer to state that as far as
they have been able to discover all
public moneys which have gone into
the hands of the Treasurer and been
accounted for. The minority say they
are unable to explain why the Treas
urer's books did not show exactly
what became of the balance of S437, :
GA 80, which appeared to have been
on hand June Is, 1870.
Year: 1870

t1. They indicate sour origin. They
show that the heart is in an acid state.
The hearer of such words cannot but
have his own, and not very compli-
mentary opinion of the speaker.


=. They make the speaker himself
more sour. Words react upon those
who utter them. As kind words beget
kindness, and increase the power of it
i'm the soul, so sour words increase the
bad tempter of him who uses them.
They add fuel to the fire and augment
the heat.


3. Sour words dangerously tend to
make the hearer sour. They create an
atmosphere which he breatnes, and the
virus is likely to penetrate his soul and
make him sour too. Vinegar gives its
own character to oanythingi it can reach.
So, is it not the fault of the sour i'm
heart and speech that they do not spoil
all the sweetness there is about them.


4. Sour words are all but certain to
give sourness to the eountenance. The
face is tell-tale of the heart, and the
hearts sOurness, rising to the lips in
bitter words, has wonderful power over
all the features. Look ON the counte-
nance, as its owner is using sharp and
bitter words. Do you see a smiling
June or a scOwling November?


3. Sour words are not soon forgotten.
Sharp and piercing. they enter, like
iron into the soul. As with hooks of
steel, they hang on to memory. All
that you can recollect of some people
are the sour words you have heard
them use.


Now my young friends, if sour words
Indicate sour heart, and make the
speaker more sour, and make hearers
sour, and give sour countenance, and
make ones sOurness long and painfully
remembered-there are five reasons
why such words should never be found
upon you lips. Let the last ones you
have used be the last! - SIMON.
Year: 1870

Loose ideas ON the subject of business
will not answer. 1t must be reduced
to something of a science. To embark
in business without this preparatory
knowledge, il to set sail without port
and without an acquaintance with nav
igation, circumstances that insure ship
wreck.


Beneither lavish or niggarlly; of the
two, avoid the latter. A mean man is
universally despised, but public fame is
a stepping-stOne to preferment, there
fore, generous feelings should be cuiti-
waited.


Remember that self-interest is more
likely to warp your judgment than all
other circumstances combined; there
fore, look well to your duty when your
interest is concerned.


The world estimates men by their
success i'm life, and by general consent
success is evidence of superiority of
some kind.


Never, under any circumstances, as
sumo a responsibility you can avoid
consistently with your duty to yourself
and others.


Base all your actions upon a princi-
pie of right; preserve your integrity of
character, and doing this, never reckon
the cost.


Let your expenses be such as to leave
a balance i'm your pocket. Ready mo-
ney is friend i'm need.


Wine-drinking and smoking are bad
habits. They impair the mind and
pocket, and lead TO waste of time.


Education pays an annual income
for life without expense for insurance,
repairs or taxes.


Never relate your misfortunes, and
never grieve over what you can not
prevent.


Ne.er make money at the expense Of
your reputation.
Year: 1870

\ Milwaukee wis. policeman tells
of a singular act perpeira:ed 10y small
dog of the common cur species, owned
by family in that city. The dog and
at-had been brought up together,
and affiliated better than dogs and cats
generally do. \ week ago the cat
sickened and died. The dog missed its
company very mitch, and for some
days went about the house whining
piteously, and seeming to call for its
missing mate, Us well as searching ev-
cry place for it. If offered food il
would take it to the door of the little
kennel where both had slept, and, lay


ing it down, would whine for the miss
ing cat to como and eat. Finding that
the eat did not come, the animal re-
fused to eat, nor could coakine or pet
ting induce il to. y few days since
the dog was seen by the family wan-
dering about the yard, whining more
piteously than ever, and of n sudden to
throw itself into tine cistern, the cover
of which had been left off for few
moments. \ member of the family
made all haste to get the animal out,
and when he did 50 the poor, faithful,
mourning friend was dead as stone.
Year: 1870

Hold on to your tongue when yeu are
just ready to swear, lie, or speak harsh
ly, or Use an improper word.


Hold on to your hand when You are
about TO strike, pinch, steal, or do an
improper act


Hold on to your foot when you are
OH the point Of kicking, running away
from study, or pursuing the path of err
ror, or shame, or crime.


Hold ON to your temper when you
are angry, excited, or imposed upon, or
others are angry about you.


Hold ON to your heart when evil as
sOciates seek your company, and invite
you to join i'm their mirth and reyelry.


Hold on to your name at all times,
for it is of more value to you than goid,
high places or fashionable attire


Hold on to the truth, for il win serve
you well, and do you good throughout
eternity.


Hold OH TO your virttie-it is above
all price to you i'm all times and places.


Hold on to your. good character, for
ii is and ever will be your best wealth.
Never make a remark at auother's
expense.
Year: 1870

knife, saying that whenever she used 1t


to think, of him; then, bidding her


good night, started of and was sotn


out of sight. The young girl, .0a enter
ing the door Of her house, was c0nff0n-
ted by her mother, who inquired where


she had been. To this query the girl


answed that she had been to the dance


with "J."s Our readers can best judge


of the surprise of the daughter whel


she was informed that the person whom


she had supposed had been her partner


had not been out Of the house since
nightfall, and, in fact, retired long be


fore the hour specified for the festivities
to commence. The daughter would


not believe this statement, until, to-
satisfy her incredulity, the mother con-
Quoted her to the sleeping apartment OF
the bon-fide 81, y and there sure enough


was the innocent cause of the dispute


calmly and profoundly sleeping, little


knowing that he was the object of their
conversation.


Nothing more was said by either paJ<
ty ON the subject, the mother supposing


that the child had deceived her in tell


ing wrong story, and intending to
talk the affair over in the morning, re-
tired to her room-as did, in like man.
ner, the daughter. Not many minutes
had elapsed after the mother had gone
to her bed room, when she heard


groans proceeding from the girls


chamber, and becoming greatly alar-
med She hastened to her daughters
apartment, and there behela her lying
On the floor, almost covered with her
own blood, having cut her throat with
the yeritable knife given to her by the.
party who was her companion at the
ball. "a surgeon was Immediately


summoned, butno medical skill could


save the unfortunate girl, who fingered


until noon Of. the following day, when
her poor spirit winged its way from this
unhappy world, but let us trust to d
hetteT.T 1t appears when tbez young


woman had sought the privacy of her


room, the terrible words she uttered to


her mother, saying that she would FgO
to the ball if she went with the Devil,
and being convinced that the real W"
was not Ler chaperOn on the occasion, ,
she was so much impressed with the
belief that the one who personated her
beau was no less parsonage than the
Prince of Darkness, that in fit of des-


peration, caused by remorse at her own


oondpet towards hatparents, she In q
moment Of insanity committed the rash


deed which deprived her OF her life.


The circumstances attending the above


statement concerning the actual occur


renee of the death by suicide of the
young lady, and her presence at the


ball with a party whom she, among


others, supposed was a gentleman


boarder at her mothers residence, are


all strictly true, and can be vOuched


for by the best of authority. And the


only question which is enshrouded- in


mystery is, who was it that assumed
the personnel of "Jr?-B0stOli Post.
Year: 1870

as applicable to the debtors of the pre-
sent day as they were at the time when
they We're written The sound of your
hammer at five in the morning or nine
night, heard by n creditor, makes him
easy six months longer; bat If he sees
you at a billiard table, or hears your
voice at tavern, when you should be
at work, he will send for his money
next day. f.'
Year: 1870

The sexton of Trinity Church, New
York, and his assistants have received
instructions to lock all the doors of the
edifice on Sundays Immediately before
the commencement of the sermon, and
to keep them So until the service is
concluded. The regulation went into
effect on a recent Sunday and produced
much dissatisfaction among those who
attempted to leave before the eonclu-
sion of the services. The sexton was
deaf to their entreaties and held them
prisoners until the end. Only one sue
ceeded in securing his release through
a middle door by threatening a suit fOI
false Imprisonment.
Year: 1870

The statements which we make be
low, and the facts detailed are so
strange and almost incredible, and so
like the many roorbacks and canards
that have from time to time appeared
III the press of Europe and America,
that we premise them with the decla-
ration that they are strictly true, and
that we have not exaggerated what we
have seen, one iota. With this much
as preface, we will proceed with our
story.
Year: 1870

WHOSE SHALL BE THE RHINE?
At the present moment there is a revived
interest in Nikolaus Becker's German
Rhine " and the reply to it, by Alfred de
Musset, and the following translation of
them may be acceptable:


1t never shall be Frances,


The free, the German Rhine,


Tho raven-lilHe she glances


And crOalks her foul design.


So long as calmly gliding


1t wears its mantle green,


So long as oar dividing


It's mirFOrCd wave is seen.


It never shall be Frances


The free, the German Rhine,


So long as youth enhances
Its ferYOc with its wine.


So long as sentry keeping,


The rock its margin stud;


So long as spires are sleeping


Their image IN It's Hood.
1t never shall be frances


The free. the German Rhine,


So long as festive dances


Its loYe-groupes combine;


So long as angler biingeth


It's lusty trout TO shore;


So long as minstrel singeth


It's praise from door TO door.


Itnever shall be Frances


The free, the German Rhine,


Until its broad eXpanse is


Its last defenders shrine.
THE FRENCH REPLY-BY ALFRED DE NUS


SET.
Your German Rhine has heen ours before
II mas served our WaSSa1l bowls TO NIL,
Can singing its praise from door to door
Ehiace the hOOf- prints, Iegible still,
Of our cavalry charge that bathed its left
bank in your gore?
Y our German Rhine has been ours before!
On its breast the wound yet gappeth wide,
Which conquering COnde made when he
Thro' its mantle of green to the farther
side:
Where once the sire has ridden, shalt the
son not ride once more?
Your German Rhine has been ours before!
Of your German virtues what remain
W hen acroSS1tS Hood our IegiOns pour
And the Empire Over-clOudS your plains?
When all your men nave fallen, have ye
other men in store?
Your German Rhine has been ours before!
If ye your annals would fain forget,
Your daughters remember the days of yOre,
And wish the Frenchmen among them yet,
Fo- which your vintage white they were al
ways bithe to pour.
If your German Rhine be yours once more,
Then wash your liverieS in its tide:
But pitch your arrogance somewhat lower!
Can ye recall with generous pride
Your myriad raVen-beaks that drank the
dying Eagles gore?
May your Germ Rhine flow evermoTe
In peace and mOdeStly may each Spire
Be mirrOred fair in its CLASSY floor?
But oh keep down your bachanal fire
Which, else, may rouse to life again the vic
tor hearts of yore.
Year: 1870

The Galena gazette says that IA young
lady in the north part of 10 Daviess Co.
engaged herself to three: itferent lovers.
The young men, Oh learning the stua-
ton, had fierce quarrel about it, which
was kept up for several months. Final
Iy, concluding no good could result from
continuing the warfare, all three agreed
to meet the girl and request her to take
her choice. At the appointed time the
meeting was held, when the girl quietly
informed them that it was u quarrel OF
their own in which she was not partic-
ularly interested, and they must settle
it among themselves. Whereupon they
agreed to decide the matter by drawing
lots, which was done, and the winner
married the girl last week. The parties
are well connected, and names are sup
pressed by request. The bride declares
that she got the one that was her choice
from the first.
Year: 1870

ness.


Mack, of the Cincinnati Enquirer is
responsible for the following:


But to return to Whittcmore. After
the close of the war, he settled among
the Sea Island negroes As a chaplain or
teacher of the Freedman, - Bureau. He
had not been there long when he dis
covered that thousands of them were
living as man and wife who had never
been joined together in the holy bonds
He communicated this sinful fact to the
darkies, showed them the lake of iiia
and birthstone to which the neglect OF
the marriage ceremony was driving
them, he scared them at once out of
their wits and their dollars. and into the
purchase of certificates, which he retail
ed at from one to five dollars each. At
this the Reverend Whittemore made Il
snug little sum. They say that when
he found husband and wife each pos
sessed of a few dollars, he gave them a
double-barrelled ceremony aud charged
double price-first wedding the man to
the *oman, and then, to make sure of
the thing. reversing the performance
and uniting the woman to the man.


This greatly pleased the darkies, who
once impressed with the beauty and ho-
illness Of matrimony, didn't see how
they could have too much of it, and We
ry cheerfully bought two dollars worth
apiece.
Year: 1870

''What makes mama cry?' asked lit
tie Eddy, as he came in from play one
day after the battle Of Gettysburg.


"There has been dreadful battle, my
dear, and l am anxious about him, y
said his mother.


A little while after that. Eddy brought
some clean white paper for his mother
to make him kite.
Year: 1870

Goss1P.-Three little girls were play
ing among the poppies and sage brush
of the back yard. Two of them were
making believe keep house, little way
apart, as near neighbors might. AT
last one of them was overheard saying
TO the youngest of the lot; "There,
now Nelly, you go over to Sarah's
house and stop there little while and
talk as fast as ever you can, and then
you come back and tell me what she
says about me, and then I'll talk about
her; and then you go and tell her all |
say, and then well get as mad as hor-
nets, and won't speak when we meet,
just as our mothers do, you know; and
that'll be such fun-won't it!
Year: 1870

~ A young man who lost an arm
in the Erie City, Pa, Iron works a
couple of weeks ago, still insists that
he feels pain throughout the entire arm
and fingers. Some twenty-four hours
after the accident when the mutilated
limb lay in the cellar, nearly beneath
the bed where he lay, he would tell
when any one was handling it, by the
painful sensation he felt. At one time
block was placed on the fingers to
keep them Strengthened out, and, al
though he knew nothing of the trans
action, he at once contended that some
thing was at once pressing down his
hand, and insisted that it should be re
moved at once. After the block was
removed he said he felt easier, and
was contented.
Year: 1870

RT There is man living in Cal
houn county, Miss, who is supposed
to be the strongest man in the State, if
not in the entire South He is thirty
five years of age, and weighs two hun
dred and twenty-five pounds. He has
been known to carry three bars of rail
road iron, when it takes from three to
FIVE ordinary men to carry one. He
can take cask containing forty gal
Ions of whisky or water 1.-THE former is
preferred, we presume), and raise it
from the ground and drink out of the
bunghole with as much ease as anoth-
er could out of Common pitcher; and
he has frequently taken barrel of
flour under each arm, and balancing
sack of salt on his head, carried
them for several hundred yards with
apparently but little effort. He offers
to bet that he can lift thirteen hundred
pounds.
Year: 1870

FASTENED home from church to ascer.
tain the cause.


Jennie in few words told all.


The machinery of the mill was al
once stopped. and the inanimate ruffian
dragged forth from the great wheel.


The other ruffian was brought down
from the prison.


Both were then bound and sent of
to the royal borough of Kirkcubbright,
and in due time came under the hands
of the town executioner.


1t was not loEg till Jenny became a
bride.


The bridegroom was the miller's son;
who had loved her long and well, but
with passion previously unrequited.


They lived henceforth happily to-
gether for many years, and died at a
good old age, surrounded by flour
ishing family.


In the latest hour of her life. the
brave-hearted Jenny would shudder as
she told the tale of her danger and of
her deliverance.
Year: 1870

% Claim agents in various parts
of the country are trying to get busl-
ness out of soldiers and others entitled
to artificial arms and legs under the re-
cent acts of Congress. There is not
the least need for employing single
one of these agents. Soldiers can ap-
ply direct to the Surgeon General by
letter, and he will furnish all the nee
essary blanks Immediately, which each
man can fill for himself, and thus avoid
the expenseof an attorney. Transporta-
ton to and from the place where the
limb is to be is also furnished, on re-
quest to the Surgeon General.