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Year: 1871

From every part Of North Mississip-
pi, we hear Of damage done by recent
heavy rains. In many places, the
young and tender corn and cotton has
been entirely submerged, and drown
ed out, or buried beneath loose dirt.
No definite amount can be arrived at
Ia the way Of damage-bUt enough is
known to warrant the assertion that
farmers have been thrown back at
least three weeks.
Year: 1871

dead brought to life, or the maniac's mind
restored. or the blood washed from the muir
derers hands.


or course they told their story, and Of
course they believed their friendship as
warm "a ever; but it was not 50. They
never met again as of yore.


30 the three parted each going his own
way; for thus it seemed easier to forget the
deeddone by Judge Lynch and bis court on
the day Of the brides coming home.
Year: 1871

BALI.-Shsffer, on the west side, has com.
pleted his new house adjoining his hall. The
new building is very substantial and is quite an
ornament to that part of the city. ShaHsr will
give grand ball on the evening of the 4th of
July, and he invites every respectable lady and
gentleman who feel like having good time to
attend.


Denhsrd's band will play and Willis will call.
What more do you want on good music?
Year: 1871

SINGER SEWING MAcAINEs.-Amasa Foster
has built an addition to his residence, on Madi.
son street, near tho swing bridge. He has his
sewing machine depot Of the famous Singer ma.
chine at his new place, and invites the public to
call aud see him at his new quarters. He offers
inducements to all who wish to buy sewing
machines
Year: 1871

Cool AND CORREcr.-Some days ago the
boys Of the FREE TRADER Office accepted an in.
vitation to call at W. G. Smiths and psrtake of
his delicious soda. They did call, and the soda
was found to be all that could be desired in that
line. The boys returned unanimous vordict
of guilty OF making good soda, in tho frst
degree"
Year: 1871

WAGONS, &c.-We take pleasure in calling
attention 10 the card of z. Erickson, in this
paper lie Is doing HI extensive and reliable
business in the wagon making line, and pays
especial attention TO getting up in good shape
democrat wagons of superior style, and war
rants them to be of the very best material and


Snish
Year: 1871

BURKE & HEENAN-This we'll known firm
keep the best stock Of fancy dry goods in the city
however much others may talk. They keep up
with the very latest fashion, and make it point
to please their customers. Any one wishing a
fancy suit Of elegant goods in the latest style
viii find all they want at Burke y Heenant.
Year: 1871

Customers Of the old and reliable house Of
Child & Bro. will be sorry to learn that N. 4.
Child is again obliged to leave his business on
account of ill.health, this time trying the noun.
tains of Colorado He leaves his business with
competent and obliging clerks, and large and
splendid stock marked at the very lowest living
profit, and their many customers and the public
generally no doubt will make that their favQrite
resort for boots and shoes ~.
Year: 1871

WEED's.-When we speak Of Weeds we do
not refer to that kind which grow in the gar.
den, but of the Weeds that should be in every
we'll regulated family. We mean Weeds Sew.
ing Machine. one Of the most popular ever In.
vented. There can be no better proof Of their
extreme popularity than the fact that they are
crowding out all others, and not one has ever
failed to give satisfaction. Mr.. Lansing. the
dozen per week. They are simple, we'll made
machine, and seldom if ever get out of repair,
and then always through the careleesness OF the
operator. They are very handsome as piece Of
furniture, and are very cheap. aud every one Il
warranted.
Year: 1871

\ case Of feminine daring is re-
lated Of a Virginia belle, who rode
to the edge of a precipice, and detied
any man with whom she was riding
to follow her. Not a man accepted
the challenge; but a tantalizing
youth stood on his head in his sad
die, and dared the lady to do that.
Year: 1871

NgR. CAMILLE ROOs having just re-
Wi turnedfl New Orleans with very
finely assorted stock Of general merchandise
invites his friends and the public in general to
call AMI examine his goods and he is satisfied
that they will find his prices to suit the times
Year: 1871

A Liverpool policeman was recent
ly sentenced to five years penal ser


vitude for stealing eight pence. He
had seized q little bootblack boy,
threatened to take him into custody,
and on reaching a back street had
exacted eight pence from the lad as
the price of setting him at liberty.
Year: 1871

COLUMBUS, April l2.-Mr. Dougherly s
bill to provide for the inspection of coal
mines failed to be engrossed in the
Senate, and is virtually dead. A fight
has been going on all day in the House
over proposition to transfer the girls
at the Soldiers and Sailors Orphans
Home at Xenia from that place to
White Sulphur Springs. The majority
of the House seem to be opposed to the
rnmnyo1
Year: 1871

The House resumed the considera-
ton of the Senate amendments TO the
deficiency bill.


The Senate amendment repeating the
act requiring q meeting Of the new
Congress on the fourth Of March was
taken up.


After debate, without taking vote
the House adjourned.
Year: 1871

A very sad accident occurred
in New Lisbon on last Friday
evening between five and six o'clock.
A little boy aged five years, son Of
George Ehrhart, was jumpngthe rope
before the CRATE, one end of the rope
fell in the fire and caught. His moth
er, as she thought, tramped the fire
out, and sent him out to jump. He,
it seems, wentsto an unoccupied hog
pen, where he had carried quantity
cf clean straw for a play house. The
pen was seen to be flames. TIE
alarm of fire was given, and when the
people gathered to queLc1 it the first
thing that met their Mortified gaze was
'1ittIe Charlie crawling around
through the blazing straw, seeming
perfectly bewildered and having no
idea of escape. He was taken out,
and was so badly burned that his eyes,
hair and lips were gone, aud the rest
of his body, with the exception Of one
arm, to which a part of his clothes re
mained. was charred when taken out.
He said he was t'tired.n Strange to
say he talked some and quite plain,
aud seemed to know nothing about
what hal happened to him: He told
him father that che could not see
him." and asked him if he had brought
the peanuts he had promised him. -
He died at nine the same evening
There was about six inches OF the
Jumping rope found in the pen. It is
supposed that there was. some fire still!
in the rope, which the strong wind


that was blowing at the time, revived


The deceased was buried on last Sab
bath-Rggistsr.
Year: 1871

Dead the rose-tinge of the sunset,


Vanished all the evenings glow,
High the moon sailed in the heavens,
Swift the river ran below.


And the trembling violets shudder
Shrinking lower in the grass,
When the treacherous pight-winds
Moan above them as they pass.
Dreamily 1 watched the water
Where the moonlight softly fell.
With melancholy glory ...
Touching all the rivers swell.
Glimmering, fading, rising, falling,
Like the gleam of sunlit steel,
Flowed the swift waves on together,
Til my brain began to reel.
And my soul went sailing, sailing


Down the white track of the stream
Sailing into silvery cloud land


In the shallop OF dream.
Year: 1871

up you will find at your tongues end
some expression which you would not


use for any money. 1t was used
when quite young. By using care
you will save yourself great deal
Of modification and sorrow. Good
men have taken sick and become
delirious. In these moments they
used the most vile and indecent Ian.
guage imaginable. When informed
of it after restoration to health they
had no idea of the pain they. caused;
they had learned and repeated the
expressions in childhood, and though
years had passed>since they had been
indelibly stamped upon the heart.
Think Of this, you who are tempted
to use improper language, and never.
disgrace yourselves"
Year: 1871

The following beautiful story is
worthy to be laid up in the memory


of every one:


A poor Arab travelling in the des-


ert met with spring of clear, sweet,


sparkling water. Used as hewas on
ly to brackish wells, such water as


this appeared to his simple mind


worthy of a monarch and flinghis
leathern bottle from the spring he
determined to go and present it. to
the caliph himself?


The poor man travelled long way


before he reached! the presence of his
sovereign and laid his humble offer
ing at his f.'et. The caliph did not
'despise the little gilt, brought to him
with so much trouble. he ordered
some of the water to be poured into
u cup, drank it, and thanking the
Arab with a smile, ordered him to be
presented with a reward. The cour-
tiers around pressed forward, eager
to taste of the wonderful water; but
to the surprise Of ali, the ealiph fer
babe them to touch single drop.


After the poor Arab had Quilted
the royal presence with light and
joyful heart, tue caliph turned to his
conrtiers and thus explained his con-
duct: During the travels Of the
Arab" said he, the water in his
leathern bottle became impure aad
distaste!ul. But it was an offering
of love, and as such l have. received
it with pleasure. But l we'll knew
that lid suffered another 10 partskc
of it, he would not have concealed
his disgust; and therefore l forbede
you to touch the draught, lest The
heart Of the poor man should have
been wounded. "


The act Of this caliph was worry
of Christian gentleman. Read tie
story over again, think about it, anl
try to remember it when some one,
than you are, exposes
his ignorance while trying to. do you
a service. If you laugh and make
sport as the courtiers would have
done, you show yourself to be neither
a gentleman nor Christian. The
truly great are kind to the lumblest.
It is tie mean man who treats the
lowly with contempt.
Year: 1871

Did ever any one fully appreciate
this great boon, next in value to that
love towards us manifested by our
Heavenly parent in giving his below
ed son to die on the cross, that we
ungrateful creatures of4is might not
be deprived of that which our DISC
bedience had forfeited I? or did there
ever exist a man, woman or child.
who could presume to do justice to the
subject in trying to describe it? 'Tis
not through nope of being able to do
Justice to it that I have talk N my pen
in hand at this time, but rather to
add word Of warning, and at the
same time help to guide the young.
and thoughtless to prosperity. +" Hon
or thy Father and Mother, that thy
days may be long in the land which
the Lord thy God giveth thee is a
commandment given by our all wise
Parent, and one which no child can
defy and still enjoy life. In our.
youth we 50 apt often, to come across
like matters, that inexperience on
our part may render usientirely unfit
to deal with alone; things which we
are apt to see in false light, and in
such instances amother's love, guild
ed by her greatest experience should
be consulted.


How many children by needing
the above divine command have liv-
ed in prosperity, while others stray
ing beyond its limits have drank the
bitter dregs ever present in the cup
of sin.


"a mothers love will recognize and
stretch forth supporting hand, when
nearest friends turn upon you with
the deepest disdain. Though cares
may be bearing that mother rapidly
to the grave, she never grows indif-
ferent to the trials and misfortunes
of child, though coyered' with the
sins of disobedienoe TO that divine
command, butts willing, to take his
burdens upon her shoulders, ard suf-
fer i'll his stead, giving consolation
that comes from heart, long a stran-
ger to ease. Ny happiest moments
are at such times as | can recall some
act Of mine longyears ago, performed
for the comfort and delight of noble
mother, and nothing casts a greater
shadow Of regret over,any past his
tory thanthe knowledge that I have
wantonly or carelessly panied, by
word Or act, that fond mother sheart,
Within the limits Of that command
are contained joys unspeakable,-
outside, certain destruction'and eter-
nal wretchedness.
Year: 1871

+. IN Hooker used to say, "If had no
other motive for being religious, ! would


most earnestly strive to be SO for the sake
Of, my mother: that I might requite her


care Of me, and cause her Widows heart


to sing for JOY"
Year: 1871




The San Francisco Monitor is out in a
well written article asserting that the Irish
Democrats have not been allowed their
share of the Offices and positions Of profit
at the disposal of the Democratic party
The Monitor very truthfully remarks
that while Irishmen have been the main
stay of the Democratic organization, the
leaders have treated them as though they
owned them by virtue Of a mortgage or
general bill of sale. assuming that the
Irish were bound to vote the Democratic
ticket as matter of course Irishmen
know this to be true, and they are begin
ming to rebel against such injustice, and
give evidence that they will no longer be
marched to the polls labled straight tick
et," but will illustrate their Independence
BY casting free ballots as becomes un-
trammeled freemeu. The Monitor editor
speaks like true Irishman.
Year: 1871

DEDUCTION OF FREIGHT AND FARE
Special attention is directed to the import
an. changes made by the California Steam
NaIsations Company IN their rates of
freiS Sht Sandfare between San Francisco
and thn place. Freight on all kinds of
gencfaf merchandise is now reduced to SI2
per- ton, dead weight, aud fare to and from
San Francisco, meals and lodging included,
to $40. At these rates freight amounts to
almost nothing, and it is about as cheap
to travel as to stay at home. This old and
reliable company has ever kept up with
the progress OF the times in afording the
people Of the this valley quick cheap and
easy means Of Transportation, and are bound
not to be out-done in cheapness by any
competition that may come against them
in their old age.-[Red Buff Independent.
Year: 1871

ATTEND, TO IT.-The remains of many
of our old pioneers can be seen in an ex-
posed condition in the old churchyard
back of town, and to that extent that boys
have thrown rocks and other missiles and
broken the coffins, thus causing the bones
to drop down the embankment. Surely,
some respect should be shown for the dead,
and their remains cared for In this as in
many other places burial grounds are often
mined away, but the sacred dust should
be deposited elsewhere, and not neglected
and lost We hope that the proper au-
thorities will take the matter in hand, as
it speaks not to our credit but to our
shame, to allow the graves of the silent to
be desecrated -[Downerville Messenger.
Year: 1871

LAWYERS IN CoURT.-We mentioned sew
eral days since that large number Of the
legal fraternity of the city had determined
to contest the right of the city to impose
license tax upon them. The case was par
TALLY heard before Police Justice White


on Yesterday morning, and concluded in
the rooms of the Chamber Of Commerce in
the afternoon. ~


The grounds on which these gentlemen
base their opposition to the payment of
this tax are: First. That the State has con-
ferred license to practice law in all the
courts without any license in addition to
that for which they have paid the State.
Second. That under the Constitution Of the
State and the charter Of the city, the Coun-
Gil have no warrant for the assessment
of this tax. Third. That if the Council
lawyers, then they have not done so,
but that they have assumed to delegate
the power which they claim to detail from
that body, who are not even required to re-
port their proceedings for approval.
Fourth. That even if the powers denied
on, the first, second, and third grounds
above indicated could be lawfully exercised,
that the Finance Committee, to whom the
Council have assumed to delegate these


pretended powers, have failed to pursue the


authority which they claim has been legally


given.


There is an objection also made to the
proceedings instituted before the Police


Justice. It is that the charter has declared


the mode by which taxes shall be collected,
and that the Council must follow strictly


the power there conferred, and the effort 10


make criminal proceeding of the non-pay-


ment of tax is without authority and void.


The motion was made by the lawyers,
therefore, to quash the whole proceeding


before the Police Justice. Judge Meredith
represented the city, and Messrs. j. Alfred
Jones, William Green, R. t. Daniel, and


Colonel a. ;R. Holiday the bar.
Year: 1871

FORESIGHT and calculation, and plan
ming beforehand, will save much hard
work. No hour or part of day should
go to waste. Work should I've so planned
and prearrangcd that when the weather
is threatening, and rain expected, the work
for q rainy day must be taken up. by so
doing, the delay and uncertainty caused
by waiting for the rain to come, the loss Of
time i'll returning home when it has come,
the injury to clothes and harness by ~
thorough drcnching, and the time occu-
pied by drying off again, are all saved or
prevented. An "ollncc of prevention is
worth pound Of cure" here SO many
jobs are on hand, and ready for rainy
day, that generally when it comes, it is
passed away in indccision as to which
should be taken up first. To provide for
these occasions is the duty Of the business
MN and good farmer When work is laid
out ahead, make practice of going
through the list, and thoroughly c"mplct-
ing one thing at a time. There will then
be no occasion for lying awake nights,
thinking of what ought to have been done
during the dav, or what ought to be done
tomorrow. You may literally and wisely
then "tahe no thought for the mnrrow,'
for "tht morrow will take r,rr nf ih"
Year: 1871

The heat, sweat and dust, together with
rough and badly fitting collars, are very
apt to make troublesome and painful sores
upon the shoulders and neck, and it is not
untrequent]y the case that valuable
horse is disabled for weeks, and some
times months, all from the want of little
care.


A collar never should be put on plow
horse in summer time, until it has been
carefully rubbed, to remove every particle
of grit or earth that may possibly have
gathered there. After taking off the col
lar, in summer time, it is good plan to
baihc the shoulders in cold water, after.
wards wiping them dry.


Be careful to have the collars fit the neck
perfectly, not merely touching at top and
bottom.


If the neck of a horse is already CALLED,
bathc thrice day with cold water, care
fully removing loose hairs from the sore,
and then apply an ointment made of sugar
of lead, pulverize very fine, and rub this
amount in piece of tallow half as large
as hen s egg. Apply small portion
after each washing Of the SORE


The same salvc is excellent for scratches
or sores of any kind that are not of long
tanding.-ETchdnge.
Year: 1871

THE English Government has built a
light. house upon Wolf Rock, which is
situated about nine miles southwest of
Lands End. The surface of this rock is
very rugged consequently, to land upon
it is at all times a very difficult matter


AS it is, moreover, in deep water (about
twenty tathoms on all sidcs), and exposed
to the full force Of the Atlantic Ocean, a
terrific sea falls upon it, as may readily be
supposed. From this cause the building
OF the new lighthouse has been no child's-
play. The light was first exhibited on the


ist Of Janury, 1870, and has since burned
regularly every night, from sunset to sur
lise. But the structure has taken nearly


eight years to erect On the 17th of
March, 1862, the workmen first got upon
the rock, to cut out the foundation; but
owing to the insecurity of the foothold,
and the constant breaking of the surf over
the rock, stanChions were obliged to be
fixed i'll the rock where the Workmen
were digging, and each man worked with
a safety lying near him. one end of
which was attached to the nearest stanch-
ion. An experienced man was always
stationed on the summit as "crow,' to
look out for the sea, and give warning
when wave was likely to sweep over the
rock when the men would hold on, head
to the sea, while it washed over them.
Then, when the wave had passed over, and
there was a temporary lull, picks, hahn
mers, and jumpers, some over twenty
pounds in weight, were frequently found
to have been washed away. An addition
al danger to the men was in the necessary
blasting of the rock with gunpowder-
their only protection from the showers of
shattered fragments of rock being a tem-
porary pent house, formed each time they
landed. In building lighthouses, the pro-
gress of the work must always depend
upon the humor of the weather. Very
often it is impossible to land on the rock
ut all and, when you do, you may often
find large portion of the last days work
washed away and this has to be done all
over again. In the eight working seasons
occupied over the W off: Rock light house
there were two hundred and sixtY.six
landings; and Of time spent in labor, eight
hundredand nine and half hours-being
only one hundred and one working
days, of ten hours each, for the erection of
the tower. In this lighthouse, fog-bcll


weighing five hundred weight, is fixed on
the lantern gallery. 1t is struck by two
hammers worked by machinery. For the
purpose of giving the signal a distinctive
character for the station, the machinery is
arranged for striking the bell three blows
in quick succession, at intervals OF fifteen
seconds. The cost of building this light
house, considering the exceptional diff
culties, may be reckonel moderate-being
about sixty two thousand seven hundred
and twenty-six pouuds.-AppAton's Jour-
Year: 1871

er proof of the value of ashes for stock
from this incident lie had large tub full
of leached ashes, which remained in 1t
sometime. 1t was afterwards used as a
watering tub: and when the cattle drank
at it they would lick and gnaw the sides
and bottom Of the tub, actually biting Off
pieces and eating them. Latterly he gives
one quart Of ashes, mixed with the same
quantity of salt, to twelve head Of cattle,
about once week, and finds it to agree
with them wonderfully.


Farmers Homes.


Keep stock of wood ahead Any wife
has "a just reason Of divorce from a hus-
band who is SO mean and so slitllcss that
he furnishes her stove wood from day to
day and any farmer who does it with the
idea OF economy, is Ounce, for the time
spent in hunting up the ax-and such IL
farmer arways has to huiit up the ak or
anything else he wants-and the time
spent IN going to and from his other
work, to cut wood, and the delays waiting
for meals, because The wood is green and
Wct would 60 long way toward work
ing up good stock OF wood; which,
being seasoned and handy, the hard work
ing housekceptr could use so as to save
herself many scolding; and man who
has no woodpile must be scold, and un-
reasonable enough to find fault with bis
wife, when he alone should be blamed.
Pork is the most expensive food, besides
its tendency to make people gross and
vulgar. A big pork eater and man Of
delicate sensibilitics and feelings are oppo-
sites. A pound Of chicken can be pro-
duced on farm as cheaply as Il pound Of
pork. The same is true Of mutton Both
are healthier than hog flesh. Then why
not raise chickens and lambs, and eat
poultry and mutton?


A house on a hill with no trees around
it looks cheerless and unhomelike. Have
grounds around the dwelling. Tear away
the telces they cost money and are use
less. / mean the fences shutting the house
up as If there was danger of its running
away. Let there be not less than an acre
of door yard-ten will be better. Make a
rich lawn of this and cut the grass 1t can
be no waste, but it will be thing of
beauty, and "a thing Of beauty is Joy
forever" There need mot be any loss to
be tasteful; nature and beauty are syn
onyms ;good taste and economy can there.
fore be made handmaids to each other.
Set out fruit trees in this enclosure, and
dig around them with spade each year,
and top dress the whole, and the trees will
grow finely, and the grass will grow luxu.
riently, and the house will grow beautiful,
the children will grow contented, the
fathers and mothers as they grow old will
grow happy, the neighbors will grow to
emulate and to excel, the township will
grow attractive, and the young men and
the young women will grow up to think
and to feel that there is no place after all
like home, "Sweet Home."-F u. Cur
tfSS.