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Year: 1872

Senator Wilson lately delivered a lee
ture on total abstinence at fremont Tenn
pie, Boston. After vivdly portraying the
evils of intemper9nce, and showing by sta
tistics what a vast financial drain II is upon
the industry of the country, he alluded to
the progress Of the temperance cause, and
said ii had been such as should encourage
US all. lie had been in Congress some sew
cnteen years, and there were fewer drink
ing men there now than when he first went
there. Then they always dreaded night
session, because they did not wish to make
an exhibition of themselves, TO be laughed
at by the whole country. Now about one
fourth Of the Senators were pledged tenn
perance men, and there was not a hard
drinker among them. 1t was about the
same in the House of Representatives, and
there were no such drunken scenes there
now as had taken place in the past. In
temperance Boston was altogether behind
Washington, and there were not so many
allurements in Washington as in Boston or
New York. When he first went to Wash
ington the departments were full of drunk
enness, but many men had been weeded





until now among the many thousand clerks
there was scarcely a drunken man. Sobri-
ETY. was now one of the quail fications for
admission there. In all this there was
much to encourage, and if temperance men
were faithful and worked on they would
advance the great cause. Much was said
nowadays about the hard lot OF working
m a pf ba
was brought on by the use of liquor, and
If the men who were endeavorng to organ
ize the labor interest, would turn their en-
erges TO the cause of temperance, they
would do more TO lift up the suffering mill
ions than all the theories they had advance
ed. He advised the laboring men to cling
to the temperance pledge AS an ark Of safe
ty, and he advised young men to write
their names on the total abstinence pledge
as strong as John Hancock wrote his on the
Declaration of Independence. There were
$4,000 rumsellers in the country, and he
believed they were doing the greatest
wrong that men could. He believed in
prohibiting the sale of Intoxicating liquors.
lie always did believe in it, and always ex-
pccted to believe in it. He criticised, how
ever, severely those members of the Chris
tian church in following the customs of the
past in the use of liquors, and condemning
the poor Irish woman who sold liquor to
keep her children from starving. He wei
coined the moral movement all over the
country, for if they had law they must put
moral force behind it, 1t was the duty of
temperance men to labor, work, hope and
pray on, and rally the good men and wo-
men of the country to the support of their
nnuSn
Year: 1872

Tell them goodbye, darling; and-and
who will take care of my child p"


May L be It's earthly mother 2" Mrs.
Blake asked, softly, laying her hand on
the hand of the dying. GO Will you
trust me to love and guide her, as if
she were mine by right of birth ~


9 Yes for God shall wipe away all
tears and there shall be no more sor-
row, nor crying, neither shall there be
-any-mOre-"


The faint voice faltered, and sudden
ly ceased.


The sunrise flashed in at the win
dow, and struck goldenly across the
folded lids and the smiling lips and
over the living and the dead fell the
fragrance of June roses and the sound
of woodland singing, that had no
longer power to stir the pulses that
grew so weary ere they were calmed by
death.


She was a poor thing, anyhow p
Mrs. Morley lamented to her husband;
g poor thing An she gave away
that baby just to spite me-rothin'
else ; an you know it. I could brung
the little one up to work an she'd
been great help to me. I'll hev t.
hev somebody in few years to put my
close onto me, if my rumatiz keeps on;
an Lord knows it takes a power O.
money to hire-oh, dear ! oh, dear! she
was alters willful. Minerva was"


Little Minnie is the image of her
mother, and is the light of the Blake
cottage, and the JOY. Her father is
wanderer, now in one country and now
in another; but once every year he
kneels, with his child, by low grave
where the sweet brier blooms, and re-
peats to her the story of her angel
mothers little life, leaving out as yet
the sorrow and pain -NotNrday Naght.
Year: 1872

Some days ago the telegraph made
reference to the general prevalence of
the horse disease in Toronto, the mat
ter becoming SO serious as to impede
travel and transportation, and involve
considerable loss. 1t appears that the
same epidemic prevails in Montreal and
its vicinity, and is rapidly on the in
crease. A Toronto paper gives some
of the symptoms of the disease and the
proper mode of treatment, which, in
view of its possible spread, may be use
full:


The disease appears to be a catarr-
hal fever, of an epizootic nature, the
result of some atmo. pheric influence,
as is shown by it's sudden appearance
over large extent of country, attack
ing all kinds of horses, old and young,
in good condition or poor. The pre-
monitory symptoms are dullness,
staring coat, a watery discharge from
the nose speedily followed by a severe
hacking cough the pulse is quickened
and the mouth hot, the nasal men,
branes are injected and the ears and
legs are unnaturally cold, the discharge
from the nose increases and becomes
of a greenish yellow color, the breath
ing is increased, and in some
cases labored and severe. Al
though this disease must necessarily
prove a great loss and annoyance
TO the community generally, we do not
think it is likely to be of fatal char
acter where ordinary care and rational
treatment are adopted. In several in
stances the attack has been severe, but
generally increased by overwork or
some other deb1litating infueace. As
the disease will run certain course,
affected animals should be carefully
used. and allowed plenty of pure air,
with liberal diet of nourishing and
easily digested food. The stables
should be well aired daily and thor
oughly ventilated; and it is also ad-
visable to use disinfectants, as the
chloride of lime or carbolic acid.
When the throat is very sore, causing a
a difficulty in swallowing, a mild en-
brocatlon should be applied and the
fever allayed by mild febrifuge medi-
clne,"
Year: 1872

Everybody is delighted with the fra
GRANGE and delicacy of the lily, and
people buy them at the railroad stations
in MINER as good genii which dispel
larg y the ennui and lAssitude, the de-
presh4on and disgust of a hot days ride in
the sultry and ciDdery clrs. Very few
but have, at one time or another, wished
they might be able to propagate so sweet
flower. 1t will soon be the season in
which to procure the roots for growth
during the winter. The following method
OF raising them will be of interest, it hav-
ing proved quite successful: The roots
procured In the fall, are kept damp during
the ensuing winter in flower pots. In the
spring half barrel, with hoops we'll
secured, is procm ed Gf painted SO much
the better,l and set ON bricks, one third
filled with mixture of green earth sand
and we'll rotted manure. The roots are
set in tnis and covered. Water is added
gently, and u little at time, every day or
two $50 as~not to disturb the earth), till the
tub is filled. In the fall, the water is
allowed to dry of, and the tub is placed
the cellar and watered at long intervals.
Year: 1872

The Dispatch labors this morning to
show why the people of this State should
prefer Greeley to Grant, and intimates that
the State would get rid of Judge Under
wood if the former is elected. We fear
our neighbor is not posted as to the rela-
tons existing between Mr.. Greeley and
Judge Underwood, and that he is reckoning
without his host. The fact is, and we
have it from the best authority,
that Judge Underwood is probably the
Oldest and most intimate friend and con-
slant correspondent Mr.. Greeley has in
Virginia. When visiting Washington it is
Greeley's frequent custom to visit the wor-
thy judge, at Alexandra, and make his
house his home. Ofcourse, we design no
reflection upon the judge, who does not
wear white hat.
Year: 1872

y How did that homely woman contriye
to get married." is not unfrequently re-
marked of some good domestic creature
whom her husband regards as the apple of
his eye, and in whose plain face he sees
something better than beauty. Pretty
girls who are vain of their charms are
rather prone to make observations of
this kind; and consciousness of the fact
that flowers of loveliness are often left to
pine on the stem, while weeds of homeli-
ness go off readily, is no doubt in many
cases at the bottom of the question.


The truth IS, most men prefer homeli-
ness and amiability to beauty and caprice.
Handsome women are apt to oyervalue
themselves, and in waiting for an immense
bid occasionally overstep the market.
Their plain sisters, on the contrary, aware
of their personal deficiencies, generally
lay themselves out to produce an agreea-
BILE impression, and in most instances sue
coed. They don't aspire to capture para
gons with prlncely fortunes, but are willing
to take anything respectable and love-
worthy that Providence may throw in thier
way. The rock ahead of our naughty
Junos and coquettish Hebes is fastidious-
ness. They reject and reject, until nobody
cares to woo them. Men don't like to be
subdued or to be trihed with-a lesson that
thousands OF pretty women do learn too
late.


Miss Hannah More, very excellent and
pious person, who knew whereof she wrote,
recommends every unmarried sister to ac-
cept the offer Of the first good, sensible
lover who falls in her way. But ladies'
whose mirror, aided by the glamour of van
ity, assures them that they were born for
conquest, pay no heed to such advice. 1t
is noteworthy fact that homely girls gen.
orally get better husbands than fall to the
lot OF their beautiful sisters. Men who are
caught merely by pretty face and figure
do not, as rule, amount to much. The
practical, useful, thoughtful portion of
mankind is wisely content with unpretend-
ing excellence. -
Year: 1872

The DEMOCRATS ON OREGON HILL.


Several Democratic office-holders and


aspirants held meeting on Oregon Hill


last night. 1t was no doubt the expecta-


ton of these voracious gentlemen to adj
dress an assembly of the usually blind and
passive. right or wrong, adherents of the
cause; but we can imagine their chagrin
and modification when they found out, as
as they did, before they had proceeded far,
that ruinous insubordination existed in
their ranks, and that the outrageous mis-
conduct of the affairs of the city for the
past two years had aroused thinking cti-
zens to sense of the great impending dan
ger. The result was, that the usual clap
trap stock in trade of the Democratic party
would not go down with the accustomed
relish, and so far as the purposes of the
leaders We're concerned the meeting was
failure. The weakness of one
or two of the nominees was plainly dis
cernable, and produced due CONSERVATION.
1t will require better logic that our Demo-
cratic friends can use to induce the SUBJ
stantial citizens of Richmond to submit to
another term of Democratic misrule. We
hail the signs as indicating firm purpose
'f reform in our municipal government.
Year: 1872

VALUE OF REAL ESTATE AND THE
CITY INDEBTEDNESS. Democratic
contemporaries are dumb as oysters upon
the subject OF our enormous city debt, and
the reckless manner in which it has been
increased by the present Council. They
want the canvass made red hot, but are
10th to touch anything that is likely to
burn their own fingers.


According to the assessors book, the
value OF the real estate of Richmond for
1872 is $26, ,l9S, ,424. The total debt of the
city is s3,546, $500; or about one
seventh of the aggregate assessed value
of the real estate of the city,
Year: 1872

The PETERSBURG RATIFICATION
MEETING.-Our friend of the Iader is
hereby informed that we published in due
time full and perfectly reliable account of
the proceedings of the Petersburg ratifica-
ton meeting. The account was prepared
by our special correspondent, who attended
the meeting, and who don't wear green
specs. His vision, mentally and physically,
is perfectly clear; and if his letter con-
cerning the meeting did not tally with the
the account given by our friend of the
Iader, the discrepancy is due to that fact.
Year: 1872

A RIDE UP THE CANAL.-If you want
to escape from the politicians for an hour
or two, take the "Dolly Warden" at the
foot Of Eighth street and have pleasant
ride to Hollywood, or the site Of the old
mill, mile beyond. She leaves promptly
at -, 5, and 6 o'clock this afternoon.
The boat is covered with awning, and ladies
and children crowd it every afternoon,
Year: 1872

The Republicans will hold a mass meet
ing at the courthouse tonight. All parties
and colors are invited to attend.


There is quite contest as to who
shall compose the Board of Trustees. The
"old board" party have ticket in the
field, so have the Republicans, and last
night the opposition to the "old board,
placed third ticket in the field. This
makes things lively.
Year: 1872

the part of prudence to take a regular
nominee, with a compact organization at
his back, if any such there be, than any
self-appointed or irregularly appointed cam
didate. In very short while now the
political atmosphere will clear up. The
denomination OF General GRANT will
render it necessary for all Republicans 10
define their positions. Now is the time for
Liberal Republicans, desiring Democratic
nomination, to show their hands. We arc
frank 10 say that so Tar as We are con-
cerned, We are for the strongest man.
Year: 1872

The last definition Of scandal ever given,
according to Arthur Helps, was that Of the
little girl who described it thus: "Nobody
does nothing and everybody goes on telling
it everywhere.


Mr.. Brown of Pittsburg learned that his
wife's body had just been found in the river
five miles from her home. "She must nave
ftoated down right lively" was his feeling
remark.
Year: 1872

MANUFACTURE OF NEEDLEs.-Needles, to
prove of the finest quality, require to be man
ufactured of the very best steel wire that can
be produced. A coil of the wire in its. soft
state is cut by q large pair Of shears into
lengths of four or FIVE inches. The bundles Of
length are first to be made quite estraight, which
is done by putting ring over each end, lay
ing the bundle on an iron table, and rolling
it backward and forward by fiat piece Of
iron placed upon it. The pieces, cut into the
proper lengths for needles, are next pointed,
which is done by the operator holding two or
three dozen at time upon a dry grinding
stone, each wire revolving while in contact
with the stone The eye Of the needle is gen.
orally perforated by female operators; the
end of the wire is Aattened by the blow Of
hammer, and the perforation is made by 3
steel punch, the grove wherethey eye is placed
being made by a particular file. The nee
dies, when perforated, again require straight
ening by process similar to that already de-
scribed. They are next hardened, as hitherto
the steel has been in soft state. For this
purpose, several thousand of them are placed
in cast iron receptacle, in which they are
covered with ashes to prevent oxidation, heated
to cherry red, and afterward tempered to q
blue color. - -,


Again they require Strengthening, and then
are secured bright; this is performed by col
lecting them in regular tiers in a strong cloth,
each tier being separated by fine emery, oil
and soft soap. The parcel being then tied
Year: 1872

The WEAR AND REPAIR OF THE BRAIN.
The notion that those who work only with
their brains need less food than those who la
Dor with their hands has been the cause Of
untold mischief Students and literary men
have often been the victims Of a slow starva-
ton, from their ignorance Of the fact that
mental labor causes greater waste OF tissue
than muscular. According to careful esti.
mates, three hours of hard study wear out the
body more than whole day Of hard work at
the anvil or on the farm. Without phospho-
rus, no thought" is German. saying; and
the consumption of the essential ingredient of
tbebrain increases in proportion to the amount
of labor which the organ is required to per.
form. This wear and tear of the brain are
easily measured by careful examination Of
the salts in the liquid excretions. The i'm
portance of the brain as a working organ is
shown by the amount Of blood it receives,
which is proportionately greater than that Of
any other part the body. One.6fth Of the
blood goes to the brain, though its average
weight is only ;one-fortieth Of the weight Of
the body. This fact alone would be sufficient
to prove that brain.wotkers need more food
and better food than mechanics and farm Ia
borers.--Boston Jo,trtaaI Of Chemistry.
Year: 1872

my dear brother, THAT my chief anxiety tor
Mildred lies in the fact of her extremely ner.
vous temperament She is so sensitive to sur
rounding circumstances that I dread to see
her subjected to any exciting influence"


believe me, 1 will guard her as far as lies
in my power. Butdo not befearful. Mildred
will be to US as our own child, and the same
care taken of her. 1t is of course impossible
for me to see much of my family, as l am con-
fined to my Office during the entire day and
often till late at night but Marian and the
girls will devote themselves to her know"


II have no doubt of it" Mrs. Weir returned
warmly and Mildred entering at that mo-
ment, the conversation dropped.


Early next morning, the carriage, which
was to convey them to the nearest railroad
station, stood at the door. This was no small
Journey, as Bayou La Fourche lay remote
from the great routes of travel. The luggage
securely fastened, the coachman on the box,
Mildred's maid, who was to accompany her,
seated beside him in evident satisfaction-the
announcement was made that all was ready,
and the ladies came out together upon the
wide colonnade. Mildred's arms were locked
closely around her mother, and the tears were
gathering in her eyes but she repressed them
with great effort, and said in tone of forced
gaiey:


"Now, dear mamma, I shall write you at
once and tell you of our safe arrival-of Sig
nor Barilli's waxed mustaschios, and the other
grand sights of the city. Pray, aunty, do
not let mamma imagine all sorts of miafor-
tunes. I am quite sure"-and she utterly
failed


As the carriage drove down the long ave-
nue-whose white line was visible for miles,
winding away between level fields of cotton
and sugar cane-the two sisters stood for some
moments watching it in silence.


"Gone from us at last!" the mother MUIR
INJURED as if thinking aloud; "and God alone
knows how and when she may return"
Year: 1872

round with strings, is placed under loaded
box like common mangle, by the motion of
which, backward and forward, for two or
three days, the needles are rubbed against one
another, and the whole come out clean and
bright. Lastly, they are picked and sorted,
the heads all one way, ready for sale.
Year: 1872

MISTAKES IN THE USE OF FERTILIZERS -
The cause of failure in the use Of concentrated
fertilizersi is often due to the manner in which
they are applied. It is difficult for those who
have been accustomed to use bulky manures
to realize that the full fertilizing potency Of a
bushel of animal excrement may be held in a
large tablespoon, and that a handful of the
one adds to plant structures as decidedly as
several shovels full of the other. A full dose
Of opium given to patients furnishes quite
dark, bulk ky powder, or pill but if we sepa-
rate the alkaloidal principle upon which its
hypnotic power depends, we have only little
white powder which breath of wind may
blow away. The one.eighth grain powder
will effect the human organism as powerfully
as ten times the weight of opium. If we are
so forgetful of "potencies' as to administer as
much of the white concentrated powder as of
the bulky dark one, we destroy our patients
life, or at least do great injury to his health.
So, in the use of genuine Superphosphate, or
Guano, or Ground Bones and Ashes, we for
get their power, and apply too much, or ap-
plying them directly, we endanger the life of
our plants. ".... .rf


An experiment made upon corn furnishes
an illustrative case in point. At the time of
planting upon a field divided by a narrow
strip Of sward land we directed that on one
side tablespoonful of the mixed Bone and
Ashes should be placed in each hill, and we'll
covered with the soil upon the other, four
rows we're to be treated similarly, and upon
the remainder, the hills should receive dou-
BILE quantity. It was curious to observe the
effect. The first field and four rows were re-
markably thrifty. The corn came up we'll
and manifested remarkable vigor from the
start.


On the other hand the over.dosed corn ap-
peared for long while as if paralyzed by
some wasting disease. It could not bear up
so much Of good thing More fire ammonia
was formed at the start than could be appro.
priated by the tender plants, and many of
them perished from over-stimulation and heat
produced by the Preventative changes and the
active bodies in contact. The corn that sur.
vived grew finally and afforded large yield.


Now, if this had happened in the course OF
our regular Agricultural labors, and without
any understanding Of the fertilizing substance
used, it is probable it would have been con-
demnedas worthless article This has been
the case with hundreds of experiments, and,
indeed, it has natural conclusion to reach.
But we must learn to reason, learn to have
patience, learn the character of the substance
we employ upon our lands We must be
careful how we reach conclusion; we must
examine closely to see if it is based on correct
grounds. There are we'll established princi-
Piles in Agriculture, let us cling to them, and
when we get results that are puzzling or par
adoxical, we must study causes, and not Judge
hastily.-Erchanqe
Year: 1872

The True Story OF THE BULL Pup.
Under the above caption the Cincinnati
correspondent Of the St. Paul Dispatch
gives the subjoined statement, which VIC
may consider ourselves as called upon to
copy, from due regar for the "truth of
history


Everybody is familiar with the story
of the bull pup sent to President Grant,
which he refused to receive because the
express charges were not paid. The Sc
qnel Of the story is believe new, and at
all events, will give it at venture, as
related here by "a man who knows Soon
after Grant had refused the pup he learned
that it was valuable animal, and greatly
regretted he had not paid the charges ga
SOY. lie accordingly sent one of the
Dents down to the express Office the next
day to secure the pup. Judge Of his
horror when he learned that colored
mau had paid the charges and taken the
pup home. Dent was directed to hunt up
the 'colored nan and BROTHER and see
what he would take for the pup, He final.
ly succeeded in finding him, and the
price was set at sos. After good deal Of
haggIing the price vas reduced to $40,
and this Grant paid. The pup is now
said to be worth $500 but Grant has never
forgiven himself for his rashncss whereby
ho squandcred thirty-fve dollars ami
half. This is an DER true tale, and shows
the caliber Of our model President.