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Year: 1872

While Adam slept, SOd frem hiTH took
A bone; and as an omen.
he made it Ike a seraph lock,


And thus created woman.
lie took this bone not from his pate,
To show her power more simple;
Nor from his feet 20 designate


That he on her might trample.
But meath his arm, to clearly show
He always should protect her;
And near his heart TO let him know
How much he should respect her.
he took this bone. crooked enough,
Most crooked Of the human,
TO show him how much crooked stud
He'd always God in wOmSn.
Year: 1872

Noble county, Ohio, with a popu-
lation of twenty thousand people, is
well worthy of the name it bears.
There is not saloon in the whole
county; there is not case on the
criminal docket, and not q person
has been arrested for whole year
on criminal charge. There were
only five lawsuits last year, and if it
hadn't been for a meddling lawyer,
three of these would not have been
! recorded.-Detroit Free PreSs.
Year: 1872

You have seen the ripe yellow
leaves of a maple forest shaken to
the ground by the early autumn
winds until the highways were hid
den by them. How like to these
leaves are the messages of truth, on
white leaves, that are floated by the
winds or driven by the mighty force
of steam, Gods own forces, to cross
continents and seas to the ends of
the earthl The message is sent to
the Messenger Office, and the types
stamp it on beautiful white leaves,
as the leaves of the forest, for the
multitude; the mails, as so many
winds blowing from and to every
quarter, take these healing leaves
and carry them to thousands and
thousands of homes.


No man can ever. know in this
world how many homes, all desolate
before, have been healed by these
precious leaves.-AmericdR MeSsea-
der
Year: 1872

The following is the experience of
a mechanic, concerning the benefit
of 8 newspapers


Twenty years ago, lived in the
town of D., in Indiana. On return
ing home one night, for am carpen-
ter by trade / saw a little girl leaY-
ing my door. My wife then met me
at the door with smile, which is
encouraging to a tired mechanic af-
ter q hard days labor. She said
Mrs., had sent her little girl af-
ter their newspaper which she had
borrowed. We sat down at tea. We
had only been married six months,
and of course had no children. Ny
wife said to me, calling me by my
given name, 81 wish you would sub
scribe for the newspaper, for it is so
much comfort to me when you are
away from home. Ny answer was,
81 would like to do so, but you know
l owe a little payment on the house
and lot. II will be all can do to
meet it." She said, "If you will take
the paper l will sew for the tailor to
paw for it," | subscribed for the pa
per. 1t came in due time to my Of
flee. Whilst resting one noon and
looking over l saw an advertisement
of the County Commissioners to let
bridge that was to be butt. Iput
in bid for building the bridge, and
got the job, on which L cleared $500,
which enabled me to pay for the
house and lot easily, and also for the
newspaper. II l had not subscribed
for the newspaper l would have
known nothing of the bridge con-
tract, and could not have met my
payment on my house and lot. a
mechanic never loses anything by
taking his county paper"
Year: 1872

SECrARIASIsN.-I have tried to
be a sectarian. / can't be. 1 have
labored to work out the principles
on which people spend their lives in
building up dividing fences between
themselves and neighboFs. But l
have always found that a summer
spent in building fences brings a
winter of starvation without a crop.
1 prefer to think of Those things in
which, as Christians, we are united,
and they constitute the whole truth
which is necessary TO save Us from
sin.-DF. Tying.
Year: 1872

From the Mexico (Mo.) lntelligencer.


Every community loves to boast of
good citizens. And not unfrequentlr
persons are included in this class that
do not belong to it. and cannot by any
forced construction be so considered.


1t is not every good man who can be
said t, be u good citizen. He may be
wealthy, intelligent, Ugh. toned, refined,
patriotic, moral and rious, and may 10y
his gcntlemanly department command
the respect of all, while at the same
time so far as the good he has done to
Others, or the service he has rendered
to the community in which he lives,
is concerned, he might as well never
have lived. Such man, no matter
how good he may be, certainly cannot
be said to be good citizen. The man
who is always to be found at his post in
his line of business, behind his counter,
at his office, his shop or upon his farm,
whose pew at church is never to be
found vacant when duty requires him
to be in it, and who never withholds
his hand when the financial interests
of his church make demands upon him,
but whose hands are closed and his in.
tluence is withheld as to everything
else, who is deaf and dumb, and blind
to the common good of society, may be
good man, and pillar of strength in
his church, but such q man cannot be
called n good citizen. The man who is
always far more snYious to contribute
to the promotion of some other than
the particular enterprise now claiming
his encouragement and support, is not
a good citizen.


The man whose signature can be OBJ.
tanned to any Lind of a proposition
tending to promote the common good,
who never fails to promise his influence,
nor to pledge his cooperation, but
whose signature, promises and pledges
are practically and in reality fraud
upon those with whom he proposes and
pledges himself to cooperate, is not
good citizen. The man who never per
forms public duty, so long as his
conscience perverts his ingenuity to
form plausible excuse for not perform
ing it, and who is always behind time
in such performance of duty as he
cannot evade, is not a good citizen. The
man who opposes or ridicules a PROPOSE
ton SIMPLY because of the source from
which it emanated, or without having
first inves tigated the merits of the
proposition, is not a good citizen. The
man who can sit still or plod along day
after day without disturbance in his
usual round of business, and not raise
his hand to aid, while measures are
being pressed forward by the contribu
tions and labors of his neighbors to a
successful contamination, the result of
which will cover him all over with the
richest benefits, may possibly be good
man, but good citizen never. That
man only who fulfills his promioos, re
deems his pledges and performs his
duty to the best of his ability to the
community in which he lives, is good
citizen.
Year: 1872

The art of not hearing is fully as i'm
portant to domestic happiness as cul-
tivated ear, for which so much time and
money is expended. There are so many
things which are so ptinful to hear,
many Of which, if heard, will disturb
the temper and detract from content
ment and happiness, that every one
should be educated to take in or shut
out sounds at will. If u man falls into
a violent passion and calls me all man
ner Of names, the first word shuts my
ears, and hear no more. II in my
quiet voyage OF life | am caught in one
OF these domestic whirlwinds of scoid
ing, shut up my carr, as a sailor would
furl his sail, and, making all tight, scud
before the gale. If hot and restless
man begins to infiame my feelings, |
consider what mischief these sparks
might do in the magazine below, where
my temper is kept, and instantly close
the door. Does II gadding, mischief
making fellow begin to inform me what
people are saying about me, down drops
the portculis of my ear, and he cannot
get in any further. Some people feel
so very anxious to hear everything that
VIII FcH anu annoy tllell, 'ley seI
searcl ing and finding it out. If all
the petty things said of one 10y the
needless or ill-natured idlers were TO be
brought home to him, he would become
a mere walking in-cushion, stuck full
of sharp remarks. | should as soon
thank man for emptying on my head
bushel of nettles, or setting loose a
swarm of mu.ketoes in my chamber, or
raisinga pungent in my house generally,
as to bring upon me all the tattle OF
spiteiul people. If you wou d be happy,
when among good men open your ears I;
when among bad. shut them. 1t is not
worth while to hear what your servants
say when they have slammed the door;
what beggar says whose petition you
have rejected; what your neighbors say
about your children what your rivals
say about your business or dress. |
have noticed that a well-bred woman
never hears an impertnent remark. A
kind of disc rect deafness saves one from
not little apparent connivance in dis
honorable conversation.-Spriagfela Re
,,LIjc1n
Year: 1872

Jones had heard about widow who
saved train of cars from destruction
by warming the engineer, as the train
approached, that certain bridge had
been washed away; and who has been
literally rewarded, receiving free pass
for life on nearly all the railroads in the
country, and present of ten thousand
dollars from the company whose train
she had saved; so Jones thought it
pretty profitable business and conclud-
ed he'd tryit.


He lived near railroad bridge, and
he anxiously watched and waited for it
to wash away, feeling sure it must 60
some time. Every rainy night he got
up and paced the floor by spells, and
then took his umbrella and went out to
see if the bridge was beginning to 60;
but it woe GO ...'


At last he concluded that if an acci-
dent would not happen of its own ac-
cord he would make one to order, so he
got upon high bank at the side of the
track one afternoon and rolled big
rock down upon the rails.


1t was Just few minutes before the
lightning express was due, and thr2w-
ing off his coat and hat so as to appear
as excited as possible, he went forth to
meet it. He saw it coming in the dis
tance, so he tied red cotton handker-
chief to n hoe handle, and waved it
above his head in wild, excited man.
ner as a signal of danger. But he pre-
sented such singular appearance that
the engineer thought him crazy man
escaped from neighboring lunatic asy:.
lum, and so paid no heed to him, and
the train thundered on.


There was a sudden whistle of "down
brakes" a rapid reverson of the en-
CINE, then terrible crash. The train
was wrecked; the engineer and fire.
man instantly killed; the conductor
and all the brakemen dangerously, IT
not fatally. wound d and about ten
per cent. of the passengers horribly
mangled.


Jones didn't get pass for life on the
principal railroads of the country and
a purse of $4,000, but he got ten years
in the penitentiary for manslaughter,
having been seen by a neighbor when in
the act of rolling the big rock on the
track which caused the calamity.


And now he is learning to manutac.
ture shoes by the original process, and
is of the opinion that railroads are
curse to the country.
Year: 1872

An intel esting memento Of the late
Professor Morse is a large historical
painting which hangs in the Mayors
office at the Charlestown (Massachu-
setts) CITY Hall. 1t has no spec al ar
tistic merit, and when it was discovered
among the rubbish of the old City Hall
a couple of years ago there was some
discussion as to what it intended to
represent. Professor Morse's name
having been found upon the back OF
the canvas, a letter Of inquiry was writ,
ten to him. His reply was very in
teresting letter, giving some pleasant
personal details. The picture, it seems,
was the Landing of the Pilgrims,
and was painted by Professor Morse at
the age of nineteen, and hi, first effort
at historical painting.
Year: 1872




try, is idle and in ruins. The
farmer raises a little Indian
corn. Flap;jacks and pork is
his diet. There is no enter
prise or business activity. He
has no incentive to exertlon.
There are none to buy from
him. The working people are
out of employment and have
no money. He must send his
produce to Europe, but it is
not needed there for the pau
per labor of Europe can raise
corn and wheat cheaper than
he.


He can not build a fine
house, nor buy the cheap Eng
lish goods because he can earn
no money, and in the very
midst of cheapness he is in
rags and poverty. Farmers of
America are not these facts?-
We appeal to the days of 1856
and 1857 for proof. ...


But let US close our eyes
from this dismal picture and
look on the opposite one. For
aught we can tell tits the same
man we see and the same
place that is before us. We
see a sight to be seen on ten
thousands of farms throughout
the State of Ohio, Indiana, Illi-
noiS, Missouri, Iowa, Michigan
and other States. There is
joyous farmer and proud horses
who look and step as though
they knew that a plentiful feed
of oats awaited them at eve
ming. There is a moving train
in the distance carrying the
products Of agricultural and
mechanical industry. There is
a wooden mill with its five
hundred pairs of busy hands,
an iron mill beyond it with its
two thousands men before hot
furnaces and thunderlng rolls.
These mills are the types OF
American civilization and
American independence. They
speak tariff and a market at
our own door.


The two thousand hands pro-
vide support for at least ten
thousand people. The iron
made goes over the country
and provides employment for
the support of at least a hun
dred thousand people. Cut
down an iron mill, and all those
who obtain employment out Of
it directly and indirectly, are
deprived of employment and
have no means to buy.


These men in wooden mills
and iron mills must be fed





They eat corn and wheat and
beef and pork. Farmers must
bring more ground under cul-
tlvation for every new mechan
lc that finds employment in a
mill or shop. 1t is to the far
mers's interest to have manu-
featuring increase. The more
manufacturers and working |
people, the greater demand is
there for his corn and wheat
and pork. ! If there were no
manufactures or iron works In |
this country, he could selll
Year: 1872

The Democrats, in account
ing for the recent success Of
the Republicans in Connect
cut, say, among other things,
that the administration Of State
affairs by the Republican in
cumbents has been so honest
and unexceptionable that they
could make no headway in try
ing to convince the peopletHa6
a change was necessary. asg
Year: 1872

On Monday Mr.. S. r. Scarboro who was
stopping with his friend H. j. Kinzcll, on
and was soon lost in slumber. Yesterday
morning he found upon rising that his
pants were gone This was an unpleasant Sit
uation for one to be in away from home. The
attention of Mr.. Kinzcll was called to the cir
cumstance, who soon found Mr. Scarboro's 5
pants in the hall near by, with his pocket knife
and comb lying on the floor. His pocketbook,
containing about twenty dollars. was missing.
He had heard a noise during the night which
he did not understand at the time, but is now
satisfied that it was the thief who got his pocket
book The door Of his room was not locked,
hence the entrance was easily effected.
Year: 1872

Urinary and Womb Diseases Gravel. Diabetes Drop
sgt Incontnence of Urine. Brights disease, Albumin


ria, and in where there Brick dust deposits
the water is thick, cloudy mixed with substances like
the white Of egg, threads like white silk. there
IS morbid, dark bilious appearance, and white Bone
dusj deposits and where there is prcking, burning
sensat on and pain in the small of the back and along
liam Resoyent, aided by the application of Railways
Ready Relief to the spine and small OF the back and
the bowels regulated with one or two of Railways
In few days the patient will be enabled to hold
and discharge water naturally without Dain and the
Urine will be restored 20 its natural clear and amber
or sherry color.
Year: 1872

There is not remedial agent in this world that will
cure Fever and Ague, and all other Dalarious Billions
Scarlet Typhoid, Yellow and other Fevers faded Ly
Railways Pills quick as Railways Ready Relief
Year: 1872

4 WASHINGTON TERRITORY CALL An
Philadelphia Sunday
Dispatch gets off the following:


"A newspaper in Washington Terri.
ritory appeals to the East to Send us
Wives" The editor is probably not
aware that polygamy is prohibited in
this part of the country. and that it
will consequently be impossible for any
generous, whole-sonled philanthropist
among us to comply with his request.
Hardly any man here has more wives
than he absolutely wants. The practice
of marrying half dozen at time was
abandoned rs soon as it was discovered
that William Penn left so many widows
that charitable people were compelled
to build the Penn Widows Asylum in
order to give them decent and comfor.
table home. Now, if it ha been p.oth-
erin law that they want in Washing
ton Territory. there would have been no
trouble. Almost any nan can spare Il
mother-in-law, and We know man
who hes been married several times
who would be willing to send three or
four away to distant land for ever and
ever. to oblige n friend. We are en-
;irely destitute of generosity. here at the
East"
Year: 1872

Daily DIsrArcH.-We to-day present
to the public the first number of our
daily, diminutive in size, but as large
as prudential considerations will at pr, s.
ent Justify, allowing any capacity for
expansion. The cost of even SO small
publication daily, considering the
large expense of telegraph dispatches,
leaves no margin for profits; and we
shall fully realize our expectation for
the present if the cost does not exceed
the income: our chief motive to the un-
dertaking being to filirly represent the
enterprise aud business capacities of
The town to the advancement of which
our labors and future prospects are
pledged. To make this project a sue
cess, we shall need liberal support
from all who take an interest in the pros
perity Of the town. and especially from
the business men, upon which we con-
tidently rely.


Austin A. Bell will have exclusive con-
troll of the circulation of The Daily in
this City. aud all subscriptions to the
same must be paid to him, at the rate OF
% cents week.
Year: 1872

Losr.-Mr. Fisher of this city. one
day of the past week started to 60 to his
claim on the East side of Lake Wash !,
ington. He was turned from the trail
by fallen timber, lost his reckoning, and
spent nearly two days in the woods, be-
fore he found his way ont, with only a
few crackers in his pocket and no water.


He got home last evening much ex-
and dissusted with his trip.
Year: 1872

We learn from the DISPATCH that there
will be no Democratic Territorial Con-
ventlon, but that McFadden will run as
an independent candidate. This may
insure his election. - Vancouver Register.


This is an honest admission by pa
per which supports Grant and Garfelde; /;
but the prospect suggested hls been
somewhat diminished by the action of
those holding party authority, who
thought more of magnifying their own
positions than of the success of their
candidate. and deemed no nomination
n Washington Territory regular which
was not the result of private bargain
looking to division of the spoils.
Judge McFadden has had no hand in
bringing about this new deal, and will
certainly not be party to any private
bargain; we may therefore confidently
hope that he will be elected in spite Of
the party obstructionists.
Year: 1872

We favor a system that shall con-
tribute most TO the happiness of the
individual and the class. If the one
hour saved from labor be devoted
to intellectual Improvement, il is
well. IL the laborer thus released
applies his leisure hour to his own
domestic business, 10 his garden or
his shop, to his needed rest or the
educ alton of his children, to the
pleasant interchange of ideas and
goodwill between neighbors, to al
most anything except dissipation,
idleness and debauchery-it will
prove a blessing, taking him out of
the enforced treadmilI of grinding
toll, and giving him a status in the
world above that of the mere toll
ing serf.


One hour a day saved from slaT-
ish toll, if rightly employed and i'm
proved, can be the means of Great
ing new class of men-new in
their capacities for enjoyment, as for
toll itself. The devotion of one
hour a day to self-educatisn, to men
tai development, can do what has
so often been done before; transform
mere drudges into thinking, intelli-
gent beings, with their capacities
for healthful enjoyment increased in
proportion to the cultivation of
their intellects. But this will not
be the result to the man who coVets
the one hour saved from toll in or
der that he may have so much more
time to devote to the shuffiing of
cards or the shaking of dice at the
corner grocery.


tits a common mistake made, that
release from the necessity of labor
ensures happiness. Employment is
the law of all really intelligent, GER
tainly all really progressive nations
and individuals. Others may exist,
but they do not live in the true
sense of the word. We must work
with the mind if not with the hands.
The invisible wheels and springs of
the brain must keep moving
Thought will be evolved, and in its
proper direction is the correct cue
to happiness. Let the laborer get
his release from the hitherto extra
hour or two of enforced toll and
then devote it sensibly to better
purposes than dissipation, or idle
ness, which leads to dissipation if
not TO vagabondage and crime.
Year: 1872

We spent several days in the above
f1ourishing city last week, attend
ing the Second Annual Fair of the
West Tennessee Agricultural and
Mechanical Society, which was a
grand and glorious success. The
crowd in attendance on Thursday,
numbered about 6000, which increas-
ed daily, and on Saturday, we think
there must have been something
near 1O,OOO -lersons on the grounds.
The exhibitions in the ring were
good, but nothing extraordinary.
The display in the Floral Hall and
Mechanical department. was grand
and the side shows, lottery cloths,
and gambling establishments gener-
ally, were almost innumerable. Yes,
Bob was there with his flying ponies
and some young ladies even were so
bold as to attempt to ride the poor
little things. Last week was one
of the liveliest and most exciting
that e.cr passed over Jackson.
Every hotel, private boarding house,
livery stable, sc, was Literally crow
ded with human beings, seeking a
place to rest their weary limbs. We
/ once thought that we too would
have to seek a resting place in man
GER, but at q late hour the host of the
Robinson House, "a kind soul he is, }
| took pity on US and gave US a good
room, but to our utter dismay and
CONSERVATION, two gamblers were to
occupy the same room. We quietly
placed all of our valua5les between
/ the beds, and friend who was with
US slept with his watch and money
all in his mouth, and another
one slept with his watch tied to
! his hand. We awoke in the morn
ing and found all things right and the
I gamblers gone. The grand drawing


which took place on Saturday crea-


ted a good deal of excitement and


some dissatisfaction. Every body


wanted the $4,000 but couldn't get
it.


We return many thanks to mem


bers of the press in the city, for


their kind reception and treatment


of US while there also, for their
fine cigars and sparkling champaign


furnished. We also return thanks


10 Mr.. Samules, the "pioneer cigar


maker. for some of the premium ci-


gars, which were indeed excellent


The Fair as a whole is equalled by


few and surpassed by none.-Hunl,
! bolt Journal.