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Year: 1871

Shut the door softly, mothers asleep,
Her fever is broken. her slumber is deep,
Look in her pale face, and see there no


pain
Darling, be thankful we've motheragain.
Shut the door softly, and come to her


side
What should we do if our mother had


died
She who has loved Us our weary lives


through
Shut the door softly, and do as | do.
Shut the door softly and kneel with me


here,
To Him who has spared US our mother


dear;
Who has given her back to our arms


once again,
Borne her through danger and sottened


her pain.
Shut the door softly, and look in her


face,
And see how it gathered in health and


IN grace,
Is she not handsome, this mother Of
Waking to life like the budding ofhow-


ers
Let us lose all in this fast flying life,
Sister and brother and husband and


wife,
Mothers love only all times has defed /;
Shut the door softly and come to her


side.
Shut the door softly, mothers awake,
Back from the shores OF the tathomless


lake
Weary with travel, but laden with


charms,
Longing to clasp us within her arms,
Mother, dear mother we loved you be


fore,
Now We shall love you athousand times


more,
Welcome dear heart from the shadowy


land
Shat the door softly, and kiss her dear


hand.
Year: 1871

Times What are your personal
views upon the "new departure, as IT is
called DO you look upon it as ayaila-
bic in the Southi


Beauregard Ii suits me, sir favor
it as the nearest and best road to Demo
cratic success 1t meets my views as
being progressive. / an tired Of living
only for defeat on obsolete dead issues.
The Democratic party must place itself
in the van Of progress, II 1t would be VIC
torious. Let the past go. We want
something more than traditions. We
must be in sympathy with the progres-
siye age We live in 1t has done well 60
accept the situation and take front
rank in this age of progress.


Times: How do the people OF the
South regard the "new departure Of
the Democracy ?


Beaurcgard As far az have been
able TO observe they were willing TO ac-
cept and endorse it J They are willing
to accept anything that will insure them
from military despotism and military
despotism we will surely have if Grant
succeeds in being reelected


Times Whom do you consider the
first choice of the South for President J
Beauregard (hesitating): can hard
lay say. For my own part prefer
General Hancock, as being apatriot,
a scholar and a statesman ; while the
name of Gratz Brown is hailed by the
people ofthe South as the most ava.la-
ble. | thing Gratz Brown, of Missouri,
upon the new departure platform, would
sweep the South in Y.


Times: Gratz Brown is looked upon
in the Northwest as OrT best man, and
would certainly draw forth a strong
vote


Beaurecard: think so, but with "a
of the South we have nothing to say mp
on that head. We are prepared to sup
port heartily and unitedly whoever the
northern Democracy may nominate, We
care not who it may be We shall work
for the election of the ticket. Let US
once effect change anything is bet
ter than the present unhappy condition
of the South. The southern people
know that the battle will have to be
fought and won by the northern Dem
ocracy if won at all They therefore
viii give every aid and acquiesce in
whatever may be deemed the best TO
insure Democratic victory in 1872
IaiurisU Wifh The Kansas Cdy Times.


Major Junius B. Wheeler has been
appointed professor Of engineering at
West Point, in place of the late PROBES
scr sfahan. Major Wheeler Is q native
Of North Carolina.
Year: 1871

BALTIMORE, October "A. In the
Protestant Episcopal Convention today
on motion of Judge Battle, Of North
Carolina, it was resolved that hereafter
no new subject shall be entertained 10y
the Convention, and that no member
shall sneak more than once on the same
subject and no longer than ten minutes,
except on the subject of ritualism. The
Committee on the Prayer-Book,t to which
had been referred sundry memorials
and resolves, made report as follows
Coucurring in the action of the House
Of Bishops. authorizing the edition OF
the book of common prayer laid before
the Convention at its present session
and published by the the New 1ork
Rible and Common Prayer Book Socle,
tv to be set forth as the standard
edition, and that the committee on
rubrical discrepancies be discharged
which were adopted. Also that they
do not think it expedient to set forth
anv additional services for the burial OF
sncb persons as cannot, because of the
first rubric in the service for the burial
Of the dead, be buried with that service
ADOPTED.
Year: 1871

Or Mayor Mason, of Chicago, it is
said that he is an old experienced rail
road contractor and business man, and
at home in large undertakings lie is
inflexiblv honest, ami might be trusted
to ride from New York to Chicago in a
baggage car loaded in bulk with the
reliei greenbacks. He is poor politi-
cian. Those who know him best say
they have seen him far more aemoral-
lied by a ward squabble than he is by
this accumulation OF responsibility amid
an ocean of desolation and misery.


r!icago is fortunate in the character OF
her chief municipal officer at this june
Year: 1871

Aforetime one Samson was competent to bring
forth sweetness from an unlikely place for such
deposit. What an amount will tco Ssmsons
probably supply from such place as Burling-
ton.-Jiessenger
Year: 1871

Was compounded for those not inelinedto ex
treme bitters, and is intended for use in cases
when some alcoholic stimulant is required in
connection with the Tonic properties of the Bit
ters, Each bottle of the Tonic contains one bot
tie of the Bitters, combined with pure SANTA Cauz
Run. and faYored in such manner that the ex-
treme bitterness of the Bitters is overcome,
forming preparation highly agreeable and
pleasant to the palate, and containing the mediei
nal virtues of the Bitters The price ofthe Tonic
sl.5o per bottle, which many persons think too
high. They must take into consideration that the
stlmulant used is guaranteed to be of pure
quality. pure article could be furnished at
cheaper price, but is itnotbetter to pay a little
more and have good articleP medicinal prep
aration should contain none but the best ingredi-
ents, and they who expect to obtain cheap com
pound viii most certainly be cheated. m
Year: 1871

A singular story is told in connection
with the Lincoln assassination by Mr..
William Withers, sr, which has never
been published. Mr.. Withers has d son
named William, who was leader of the
orchestra at Lima Edwin's Theater last
winter. Both father and son were in
Fords Theater at the time when Booth
shot Lincoln. The elder Withers was
one of the orchestra, and played the
trombone. The younger had been seated
in the parduette, but just previous to the
time when the fatal shot was fired he
left his seat and proceeded to the back
part of the stage for the purpose OF
speaking to some one there on a private
matter. v f.l.


The two Withers were well acquainted
with Booth, and he with them, the elder
having played a game of billiards with
Booth on the Saturday previous, the
former losing the game, but Booth, who
would not permit him to pay for it, ex-
hibited thick roll of bills of large de-
nominations, and in boasting way re-
marked that he had struck oil. After
Booth had fired, and he started to retreat
through the wings to the back entrance,
he was met in the passage by young
Withers, who did not know what had
taken place. Withers was about to
speak to him, but Booth made lunge at
him with knife he held in his hand.
Withers lodged the blow, but it never
theless struck him in the shoulder in an
angular direction, and glanced of, cut.
ting through coat vest and shirt, and
producing slight wound of the skin.
he then rushed out and mounted his
horse. William Withers, jr., stated
these facts to Mayor Wallack previous
to his examination. who advised him not
to mention the circumstance of recelv-
ing the stab, and he did not do so. The
elder Mr. Withers cannot imagine for
what purpose that advice was given.
Year: 1871

WhsuerWOnAn hSE DoPSsA' WI"


From the San Francisco ChrOnicle.l


Mrs. Josslyn is q washerwoman, and
works very hard for her living. In the
palmy days of Harry Meiggs she depos-
tied with him no less an amount than
S2500, and when Meiggs and her money
were gone, the time in which woman
could lay up 80 large a sum from the
profits of her business was gone also.
But she washed on, and kept her head
above water. Some two or three months
ago she read in the Overland Monthly,
or some other publication, of how much
money her old banker had made in
South America by building railroads,
and. with beautiful faith in human ma
ture, which cannot be too highly com
mended. she embarked on the Panama
steamer. and wended her way to the
sultry South, where Meiggs now holds
sway. She sought the millionaire in the
gorgeous residence so graphically de-
scribed in the Overland. and presented
her bank-book and told her tale. Meiggs
listened, and when she had finished he
handed her check for the amount of
the deposit and interest from its date to
the time Of payment She departed a
weather. and happier woman, and re-
turned to San Francisco, where she ar
rived by the last steamer, and If any
body wants 10 have personal difficulty
of high character, dhey can secure the
result in its most brilliant form by speak
ing unfavorably Of Harry Meiggs in her
presence. d
Year: 1871

A Georgia negro thought he would
economize by sending his son to school,
and then make the boy teach him. The
plan worked well until the young teach
er, following the custom Of the seminary
in which he was taught, gave the old
man o thrashing for spelling dog d-o-r-g,
and then the latter became disgusted and
ran away. t
Year: 1871

From the New YORK N6fld, Oct0Der ou.f t
Yesterday about noon crowd OF men,
women aud children, blocked mp the
sidewalk opposite No. 452 Sixth avenue,
near Twenty. eighth street. The excite
Ament was caused by the appearance at
the second floor window Of that house
which is q brick dwelling-house of most
respectable appearance-Of a lady at
tired in black whose eccentric actions
aturally arrested the attention OF
D. assers in the street, and so caused the
as semblage of crowd OF human gazers.
The lady, who was of ,prepossessing ap-
pearaRce, and apparently about thirty
five years Of age, would go from window
to window, shutting and opening them
with strange gestures waved with her
hands to the people in the street. Some
times she would appear at a window
with a lighted kerosene lamp in her
hand, which she would hold above her
head while she kept time with uplifted
finger to some incarnation uttered by
her. Then, having scanned the crowd
for while through an opera-glass, she
placed small silver bell upon the outer
window-sill, and having tinkled it as if
to enjoiR silence, proceeded to address
some vague remarks to her audience,
Afterward she produced large pho,
tograph album, which she opened
and placed on the window sill,
calling BY her gestures the atten-
ton Of the people outside to the
pictures init. Her most touching ac-
tion, though, was when she came to the
window with large doll dressed in blue,
which she caressed and held to her
bosom as though it we're a real child.
Al this many Of the women ia the crowd
who knew probably the sad history OF
the hapless lady, could not refrain from
shedding tears There were attendants
in the room with the insane woman, but
they did not in any way interfere with
her strange actions, wishing probably to
humor her and so prevent more vio7
Lent ontbreak. II soon became known
in the crowd that this unfortunate lady
was the widow OF the late DR.. Connolly,
the terrible tragedy enacted by whom in
West Eleventh street is fresh in the
minds of our readers. Utterly pros
trated in mind BY that event, she was
sent by her friends TO an asylum some
time since, from which she was removed
within a day OF. two, in the supp0sltion
that her mental equilibrium had been
restored. After a while, two policemen
entered the house The blinds Of the
windows were then closed, and the street
was cleared by the police.
Year: 1871

IDA CITY is SITUATED ON LONG Is
j land, 35 miles from New York city, the
Long Island railroad running. centrally
through Ida City. Lots there are hereby Of
fered for sale on the following terms: Fifty
dollars each, on a credit Of ten years, paya-
BILE in ten annual instalments-say s. OO per
year on each lot. The parties owning the
above property propose to sell to the Southern
people one-half of the lots, say 400. on the
above terms. without interest. The East
River Bridge is now in process OF c9nstrue-
which New York is situated, with Long Is
land.


This is a good opportunity for any person OF
this section of country TO invest small sums
in the purchase of these lots. Terms are
easy, and within the reach OF all. property
on Long leland will rapidly increase in value
as soon as East River Bridge is completed


Map Of the City Of Ida can be seen, and
full Information given, upon application being
made to HY. F0NTAINE,


Corresponding Secretary,
No. 10 Madison street.
Year: 1871

y The symptoms of Liver
Complaint are uneasiness
and pain in the side. Some
times the pain is in the
shoulder, and is mistaken


for rheumatism. The stom-
ach is effected with loss OF


appetite and sickness, bowels
in general costive, some
shines alternating with lax
d with pain, and dull, heavy
sensation, considerable loss


Of memory, accompanied


with painful sensation of hay
ing left undone something


which ought to have been


done. Often complaining or


weakness, debility and low
;ritr Snn ntinaas many OIL
Year: 1871

Curious CusToM-The causes for which
Mahomctan woman may demand divorce are
Clearly r, and I'd broadly laid down in the Koran; and
etan law .pposes that a woman must be vio-
will allow her to appear in public with such ;ap-
plication. So careful is this law to spare her
feelings, that she is not even required to re-
count her injuries, unless Of her own free will !;
all she has to do is to place her slipper reversed
that is, with the sole upward before the
cadi, and the Case is finished the divorce Is
granted without further inquiry.
Year: 1871

THE CLERKS SToRY.-W hen nsed to tend
store at Syracuse the old man came around
ond day and says he: Boys, the one that
sells the most between now and Christmas gets
a vest pattern as present" Maybe we dldn' t
work for that vest pattern! | tell you there
were some tall stories told in praise OF goods
lust about that time; but the tallest talker, and
the one that had the most check of any Of US,
was certain Jonah Squires, who roomed with


me. He could take dollar out ofa man 8 pocket


when he only intended to spend sixpence; and
the women, Lord bless you, they just
handed over their pocket books to him, and let
him lay out what he liked for them: One
night Jonah woke me up with, by 10, old
fellow, if you think that ere S got cotton 10 it,


I'll bring down the sheep that it was cut from,
and make him own his own wool. 1T wont
wear out either; wore pair of pants of that
stuff for five years, and they are good now as
when first put then an. Take it at thirty
cents and III say you don't owe me anything.
Eth, too dear? Well, call it twenty eight cents.
What dye say? Shall | tear it? All right it
a bargain. | could feel Jonah hand playing
about the bed clothes for an instant, then rip,
tear went something or other, and | hid my
heal under the blankets, perfectly convulsed
with laughter, and sure that Jonah had torn
the best sheet from top to bottom When
awoke the next morning | found the back OF
my III ght shirt was split from tail to collar band
Year: 1871

A very good widow, who was looked


up to by the congregation to which she


belonged as an example Of piety, con-


trived to bring her conscience to terms


for one more little indulgence. She
loved porter; and one day, Just as she
had received half dozen bottles from
the man who usually brought her the
comfortable beverage, she saw two of
the grave elders of the church approach
ing her door. She ran the man out the
back door, and the bottles under the bed


The weather was hot, and while convers-
ing with her sage friends pop went a
cork. Dear me 2 exclaimed the good
lady, there goes the bed-cord; it snap
yesterday the same way. must have
another rope provided. In a few min
utes went another, followed by the pecu-
liar hiss of escaping liquor TheIrope
would not do ngain, but the good lady
was not at loss. Dear mel" said
she, that black cat Of mine must be at
some mischief under there. Scat"
Another bottle popped of, and the por-
ter came stealing out from under the
bed-curtain. "Oh, dear mel she said;
!" had forgot it is my yeast Here,
Prudence come and take these bottles
of yeast away H9n se hahIrg g1
Year: 1871

Queen Victoria's retreat TO Scotland
during the summer entails vast deal of
trouble on the Government, and some
expense. A member Of the Cabinet is
always obliged to be in attendance on
her, and at the hight of the parliamen-
tary season his absence is often most in
convenient TO his colleagues; then every
evening Queens messenger is
despatched with state papers from Lon
don to Balmoral. Those journeys, in
eluding many miles Of posting with
horses. mount up to a pretty little sum.
The Queens persistence in going to
Scotland in the London season as well
as in the autumn, together with her
utter neglect Of Ireland, excites a great
deal of quiet yet strong indignation.
Year: 1871

From the New York World.


Il may not be generally known that
Mr. p S. Gilmore, Of Peace Jubilee
fame, who sails for Europe from Boston
next week, goes upon a musical mission
of the most unprecedented dimensions.
His present project is to get up an inter
national jubilee in this country, which,
for magnitude, shall cast into insignif-
canoe the great Boston affair. He has
been working at this pet scheme for
year, and about two months ago came to
New York 10 try and interest the capi-
talists and business men Of our city in
it sufficiently to make up a guarantee
fund of half million Of dollars. Either
New York thought the scheme a vision
airy one, or it had others of more practi-
cal importance to attend to, and Mr.
Gilmore went back to Boston, where
part Of the money is already subscribed,
and where in all probability the jubi-
lee viii take place, if it ever takes
Year: 1871

At Edinburg jet of water is seen
gushing from an old elm tree on the Mall,
near Dr. Moir statue, the water, which
is frothy and tasteless, bnbbling through
a crack in the bark about FIVE feet from
the ground. Various theories are
broached to account for this singular
freak, one OF which is that the tree is
hollow, and that the water issues from a
spring in the vicinity,
Year: 1871

The Nep Nericon says that it is the inten- ton of the Atlantic tS Pacific Company 10 push their road west through the Indian Ter ritory as fast as money can do it, in order to secure the cattle business from Texas, which is reported as immense. Of course this will take all that trade from the Kansas Pacific, as drovers will then save a large portion of the distance now travelled, and can ship their cattle at much less expense by the Atlantic & Pacific road.
Year: 1871

A Reporter Of the New York Sun
recently attempted TO gain admit
tance into q mansion where q marri-
age in "high life" was about to take
place. He was kicked from the front
steps, several times after sending in
his card, but finally got an audience
with the brides waiting maid, fell in
lovo with her, confessed his passion,
and thereby got . chance to write up
the trousseau. The maid was fooled.
Year: 1871

The Louisville Courier-JournaE
reminds tho Democratic party that
it is responsible for law and order in
Kentucky, and that it cannot afford
to carry even the appearance of CON-
piieity with the villainy that has
recently disgraced the very neighbor-


hood of the State capital. And it
tells that unless they set their house
in order they will have NO right to
complain OF Federal interference, and
will not be able to avert it.
Year: 1871

Ladies' who arc dying to get some
of the popular Alaska sable for dress
and cloak trimming, may be glad to
know that its other name is skunk
skin. By any other name it would
not smell 90 sweet.
Year: 1871

prayed TO Father 0livant. She then,


probably in consequence of informa.


tion received, had herself conveyed 10
the tomb Of the martyr. One touch suf
fced--she threw away her crutch, and
all her other ailments were gone in the
same moment. She walked home all by
herself, and made her cure known
From that day forward she is to be seen
daily praying at the healing shrine, and
is ready to oonfound any skeptic by
any amount OF written testimonials as
to her cure. The other Fathers have
not been idle, but have likewise been
known to restore life from death.
Year: 1871

Bernard Devine, a laborer, and his wife
Maria have occupied apartment on an upper floor of
the tenement No O East Eighteenthst for some time
past Both drank occasionally and on these occasions
invariably quarreled and fought TO the annoyance OF
their neighbors Yesterday they drank and quarreled
as usual and Devine attempted 10 chastse the woman


severe struggle followed She canght up heavy dish
and struck her husband the head with IT, telling him
to the foor where he lay partially nsensibe and bleed
ing profusely from long deep cut The nelghbors were
apprsed of the fact by the woman and the ponce were
called in. Devine removed 10 Bellevue Hospital;
The attendant SURGEON Oh examination, pronounced his
skull fractured Mrs Devlne arrested and locked
up in the East Twenty -second-st. Police Station she
declared positively that she had no intention 81 urhg
her husband seriously and that what she ala was III .o
heat OF passion. Deyne continued TO sink gradually
until II p. IN, when he died An m'esus"'ioh WI" w
made by a Coroner to-day.