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Year: 1871

A poet sat musing
One night on his stool,


Poor fooll
On his three-legged stool;
The cold wind was high,
And his cold fire low,
And closer he crouched
With a sorrowful aOhP'
As silently Ger it
Each little coal drew
Its hood of gray ashes
And bade him adieul
And sad was his musing
That night on his stool,


Poor fool
On his three-legged stool.
The snow was descending
He heard now and then,


Again,


And still now and then,
A little fakes foot
Stepping spitefully on
The few Goals, as tho
It wished them all goneI
Twas so like the voices
Of triumph and scorn,
Coming angrily down,
On the meek and forIorpI
And sad was his musing
That night on his stool,


Poor fool!
On his three-legged stool.
His garret was open,
And through the cracks walked
And talked,
Through every crack walked,
The cold, cruel winds,
That seemed, with a hiss
And laugh, to cry out,
"Here he isl Here he isE'
Yet tho't he not so much
OF cold winds and shows,
As mans icy charity,
Colder than those!
And sad was his musing
That night on his stool,


Poor foolI
On his three-legged stool
In sickness and sorrow
He suffered alone,


Unknown.
He bore all alone,
And often be turned
On his pillow to lean
His thin, fevered cheek
Where the tears hadn't beenl
But shl it was dampened
So thoroughly Ger,
At last he lay quiet
And worried no more!
And sad was his musing,
That night on his stool,


Poor fool
On his three-legged stool
His sweet songs had moved them,
Moved millions to tears,


Through years,
But there, in his garnet
So cheerless and dim,
None ever came near,
To shed one for himl
All coldly they passed him,
To sneer and reprove;
For he had no money,
And they had no love
And sad was his musing
That night on his stool,


Poor fool
On his three-legged stool.
Yet still he continued
To tune his great heart,


Apart,


To tune his great heart
In unison with
The solemn, sad roar,
That ever comes up
From Times sounding shore
To brood over nightly,
Brood over each morrow,
Each poor brothers measures
OF sadness and sorrow.
And sad was his musing
That night on his stool,


Poor fool
On his three-legged stool.
Year: 1871

In his great speech at St. Louis, Senator
Morton made the following remarks on the
K-uklux bill passed by Congress:


My friends, this condition of things in
the South demanded kuklux bill. 1t is
one of the best measures that has ever
passed Congress. The moral effect of it
has already been wonderful. The mere
passage of that bill has saved hundreds of
lives and thousands of men from tOture
and punishments. That bill is one of the
blessings that has been conferred on the
South. Why, my friends, if there was
any doubt about the constitutionality of
that bill-I don't think there is, but if
there was-I would cast it in favor of pro-
tecting life, liberty and property. lap
plause. The courts say that where man


is on trial you must give the defendant
the benefit of the doubt, if there be one,
and [ say if there be doubt l will give
the defenseless people of the Sonth the
benefit of the doubt. Applause am
so used to hearing everything denounced
as unconstitutional that was necessary to
carry on war and preserve this country,
that l am not very much frightened about
it. Why, you know the argument was
when the war broke out, that there was no
power in the government to coerce State
to remain in the Union. That was the
Democratic doctrine everywhere, and the
argument was that in order to prevent
violation of the Constitution, that sacred
instrument, we rather let it be destroyed
entirely by the rebellion; but | could
never see the force or propriety of that.
Then it was denied that there was any
power to pass a law to issue greenbacks.
Then it was denied that there was any
power to pass the cOnscription act to draft
men into the army. Then it was said that
Lincoln had not the power to issue the
emancipation proclamation. And then it
was said that the reconstruction acts were
null and void. Then it was said that Con-
gress was not a lawful body and had not
the power to submit these amendments to
the people. And now it is said that this
great measure, protection of life. liberty
and property in the South, is unconstitu
tional. / have heard this cry of "wolf ("
so often that [ am not alarmed. In this
case / believe the acts were constitu ional
beyond all doubt. But, as I said before, ii
is great emergency and the case is an eX
ceptional one. There cannot be probably
in this generation stronger cause for the
exercise of extraordinary power than exists
in this very matter of the condition of the
South. And if there be any doubt, [ for
one shall cast that in favor of protection
I [Applause.] The kukluX bill is dangerous
only to muderers and robbers. 1t is, how
ever, dangerous to another class, it is dam
gerous to that class of Democi attic pOliti-
clans who have been hoping to be able to
carry all the Southern States for the Dem
ocratic ticket by means of this very ku-
kluX organization.
Year: 1871

From the Independent


The third ground on which the ballot is
demanded for woman is that she needs it
for her own protection against man. Men,
left to themselves, make laws for women
which are unj justand oppressive. Women
must have the law-making power in their
own hands, in order to secure fair play.


| deny this wholly. [ deny it in full
view OF the fact that men have made laws
unjust for women that the only fear of
personal injury felt by woman is of bad
men, and that very large part of the suf
fering and sorrow of women comes from
the selfishness or ignorance of the good
men with whom they are connected. In
the face of all the American women, as a
class, do not need protection against Amer
lean men, as class; that, if they do need
it, they will never get it, either from the
ballot or from any other source and that,
on the whole, the law as it stands is more
favorable to women than it would have
been if women had made the law for them
selves.


If we have come to the point that women
must defend themselves against men, we
may give up the battle at once. One man
is stronger than one woman, and ten men
are stronger than ten women, aud the
nineteen millions of men in this country
will subdue, capture and execute or eXpel
the nineteen millions of women, just
as soon as they set about it. 1t is not
even, like the suppression of the
late rebellion, q question of time.
They could do it in half an hour any day
What is the use, then, of women's talk
ing about protecting themselves against
men? The slaves of the South received
the suffrage for their protection but
protection against women? Against the
power that gave them the suffrage? That
is absurd. 1t is as if woman should say
to a man: Il believe you are burglar
and mean to rob me- Give me agun, that
[ may defend myself against you" If he
means to rob her, it is idle to expect him
to give her the gun. If he gives her the
gun, it is proof that he is no burglar, and
she does not need to defend herself against
him.
Year: 1871

An old story contains lesson which
many married couples have not yet learn.
When Jonathan Trumbull was Governor
of Connecticut gentleman called at his
house one day requesting private inter-
view. He said II have called upon a
very unpleasant errand, sir, and want your
advice. My wife and do not live happily
together and l am thinking of getting a
divorce. What do you advise, sir?'


The Governor sat a few moments in
thought: then turning to his visitor said,
How did you treat Mrs. w. when you
were courting her? and how did you feel
toward her at the time of your marriage 2"
Squire w. said, II treated her as kindly
as could, for I loved her dearly at that
time.n


"Well, Sir, said the Governor, "go home
and court her now just as you did then,
and love heF as when you married her.
Do this in the fear of God fer one year, and
then tell me the result"


The Governor then said, "Let us pray"
They bowed in prayer and separated.
When year had passed away Squire w.
called again to see the Governor, and said /:
II have called to thank you for the good
advice you gave me, and to tell you that
my wife and are as happy as when first
we were married. / cannot be grateful
enough for your good counsel"


II am glad to hear it, Mr. W. said the
Governor, land hope you will continue
to court your wife as long as you live"


The Knoxville Weekly Chronicle is the best
Year: 1871

A man named Cooper killed chain
carrier belonging to the levee corps at
Austin, Miss, on Saturday last. There
had been some trouble between the two,
and, previous to the killing, the chain car
rier had been following Cooper with knife
for several hours. The killing was done
with a rifle, which was fiaed wi b an aim
so deadly that the ball passed directly
through the heart of the murdered man,
who expired almost without groan. No
further particulars of the tragedy could be
gathered last evening. ng.-AUGLanche


City Gentleman "What place are you
looking for ?" Merchant Prince "Well,
I've been reading a good deal about An
archy in Franc, but [ can't find it any
where on the map" .. .
Year: 1871

This compound is failing cure for this ter
rible disease. How many diseases have their seat in
the blood-diseases which have been treated yainly
for years. If the blood alone purified in most
health and happiness will soon return. DR. FoWlers
Compound acts espeeia y upon the virus in the blood
causing in time the disappearance of the hideous
sores and restoring the skin to a beautiful appearance
the eye clear and sparkling, and the whole human or
ganizatiOn becomes healthy
Year: 1871

SOWING WHEAT AFTER OATS.-This is
very common rotation, but unless care is
taken to thoroughly eradicate the oats self
sown during the harvest, there is great
danger of serious injury to the wheat. One
blowing will not do this: two at least are
necessary. Three plOwings we are certain
will pay. Part of a field that we plowed
three times gave us at least one-third more
wheat, and not blade of oats was to be
seen, but where two plowings only were
given on the remainder of the field the
oats were thick enough to seriously inter-
fere with the wheat. Therefore our prac-
tice has been to give three plOwings when
ever it was practical, even though it defer
red the sowing week or ten days later.
Wheat will do well sown after the 18th of
September, but it should not go later than
the Goth. We would rather have it in the
ground before the middle of the month.
believing that the more roots the plant is
able to throw out, the better the chance of
tillering in the spring,
Year: 1871

RoME, September 27.-It is stated
that an encyclical message will shortly
be issued by His Holiness the Pope,
which will have an important bearing
upon the questions now affecting the
Ho1v Goo
Year: 1871

Meats.-The branch meat shop Of james
Kynaston, located on Commercial avenue,
next door to the grocery store of james
Carroll, is now in full blast, and this pop
ular butcher is supplying all the refined
meat caters Of that portion Of the Fourth
Ward with splendid meat. If you have
not tried him give him call. If
Year: 1871

ARIZONA CITY.-Our correspondent will see the Lyons Campo affair on the first page, in type from private note in advance. The following is fresh:

 The Colorado Steam Navigation Co. will put line. of steamers, running from San Francesca to the mouth of the Colorado river, in connection with the river craft. They will commence by making the round trip every month, but if freight be offered in sufficient quantities, steamers will be run semi monthly. This will enable merchants to receive freight in 12 and 13 days at this place from San Francisco.
Year: 1871

A COUNTRY girl rode into New Albany, Indiana, to do some shopping, when the clerk asked her if there was anything else he could do for her; he was amazed by the reply: "Oh no sir, unless you will be kind enough to go out and milk the old mare, for I rode her from home without her colt. 7"
Year: 1871

For SALE.-A good buggy will be sold
cheap for cash may be used for one or
two horses. Any person desiring to pur-
chase will find it to their interes. to call
on the subscriber, at the corner of Tenth
and Walnut streets. WIN. BERRY.


in.Dl-Gf
Year: 1871

The RACE TRACK-About the first of
April some Auburn gentlemen took steps to
lay out and construct race track or trotting
park in beautiful location south of town,
encircling a knoll covered with a young
growth of trees of almost every variety in
digious to these foothills, the ground grad
ually sloping every way from the center to
the track. The principal management of
this matter has fallen upon Capt Fitch and
c. G. Crosby and well aad faithfully have
they done the work up to this time. They
have collected, in voluntary subscription (af-
ter little persuasion) some s24S, and have
expended about $2l0 on the track and some
sixty-fve dollars in grading a road to the
track and in clearing out the chapparral and
underbrush in the Park, making in all an
expenditure of some S275 The track is a
splendid one and the park of young trees is
now nice one, and in year or two more
will be the finest in the mountains, and the
wonder is how so much could be done with
70 small sum. The money so far collected
has all come from some twenty-three per-
sons. There are doubtless one hundred 9TH
ers who would cheerfully contribute to
this fine improvement, which is bound to be
an honor and credit to the town, and in the
near future great resort for picnic parties
and other pleasure seekers from the cities
below and surrounding country, and to joe
their memories and induce them to think of
nhe importance of this Park is one of the OBJ
iects of this notice. We will contribute any
reasonable amount to this praiseworthy pub
.lic Improvement and we feel that if the word
is said, that the money can be had to secure
the title to the ground and embellsh it in
such manner as to make it the pride of all
our citizens and praised by all visitors. We
have farther suggestions to make in this
anatter, but space will not permit them at
this time.
Year: 1871

SCHOOL ENTERTAINMENT.- Owing to the
Public School entertainment taking place on
the evening of our going to press last week,
we were unable to attend or notice its results
in our last weeks issue. From those pres


ent we learn that the exhibition and enter
tai,nent was highly creditablc to the teach
ers and scholars, the reading, dialogues, sing
ing and rendition of the whole programme
being much applauded and praised by all.
The hall was well filled and the Refreshments
furnished by the ladies all that appetite could
desire, but not in as large quantity as could
have been disposed Of. The entertainment
wound up with a fine dance, lasting two Or
three hours, when all departed for their
homes well pleased with well spent even
Ing. The net receipt amounted to over sixty
dollars, and will be expended in continuing
the public school. The School Trustees
have decided to keep the schools of this dis
trict open for one month more, but to do so
may have to resort to small note tax, not


however, exceeding 81 cents to the scholar
Year: 1871

WE prospected sack of specimens from
the Greene mine a few days ago. AT the
top we found rock about half gold, little
further down the rock showed about seven
eighths gold, and from there to the bottom of
she bag, say three or four inches it was pure
gold, in plates, chunks and slabs, just as ma
ture had moulded them
Year: 1871

AK EDUCATIONAL BULL.-The State Teach
ers' Institute passed resolution requesting
newspaper publishers to open on educational
department in their papers. Ignorance of
everything outside of the school-room is the
weak point in teachers. Every line and
column in all newspapers is educational, and
much may be learned from them by the best
of teachers.
Year: 1871

BEGIN AT HoME.-"If every man will
sweep before his own door, says the
proverb, 1--WE will have clean street, -
and we have thought of it lately as a
very simple and effective plan for i'm
proving our condition, that each man
should thoroughly master and practise
his own special business, whether that
of merchant, lawyer, doctor, teacher,
carpenter, blacksmith, or fcld-laborer.
Can there be a doubt that if every in
dividual will do his or her best, all will
do well, if not Immediately, certainly
after while? DO you wish for better
times? They can only come with bet
ter people, and better people can only
come with your becoming one of bet
ter set, by being better as man, and
better as a fellow-worker with other
members of society in promoting its
prosperity. Let the wished for improve
ment, then, begin at once, and begin at
home. Whatever is Immediately be-
lore you and fully in your power to do,
do it with your might. Cease to COM
plain that our people don't prosper as
much as they could" and do as well as
yo,s can youScy What e. change there
would be in tho. sirept, il each man
would only sweep just before his own
door.-Fairlield Herald. -
Year: 1871

The Greenville and Columbia Rail
road swindle passed the House by the
large vote of II to23. This isastound-
iing-or rather, it ought to be, so long as
we retain anything Of our old faith in
the average purity and nobleness Of
human nature,


The bill now goes to the Senate; and
our Columbia correspondent says there
is q prospect of its passage by that
body


That is to say, to speak plainly, and
that is the exact way we propose to
speak, it is declared probable that the
: Legislature of our State will wrongful
ly take two millions of dollars from the
treasury Of the people and give to this
railroad company.


1t is wise for governments to some-
times give aid to works Of great public
utility, this aid being given under the
most stringent rules; so that there may
be no guess aUork about the people being
benefited but as for this proposition
to give the States guarantee to the
Greenville and Columbia Railroad Com
pany, it is, under all the circumstances,
no better than so much stealingl 1t is
simply thieving on large scale. It is
robbery Of all the people to benefit a
few railroad corporators. And how is
it accomplished ? That sounds the depths
of this iinfamy for this bill is advanced
by the direct buying of legislators So
many dollars per vote That is the
whole secret-or rather, it is no secret
at all, for this buying and selling Of the
souls of men is as open as the monday
heavens.-Charlest Republican.
Year: 1871

Speak Gently-it is better far


To rule by love, than fear;
Speak gently-let no hard words mar
The good we might do here.
Speak gently Lovo doth whisper low
The vows that true hearts bind
And gently Friendships accents flow
Affections voice is kind.
Speak gently to the little child!
Its love be sure to gain; -
Teach it in accents eoft and milo;
e 1t may long remain.
Speak gently to the young, for they
Will have enough to hear
Pass through this life as best they may
Tis full Of anxious care.
Speak gently to the aged one,


Grieye not the care worn heart;
The sands of life are nearly run,


Let such in peace depart
Speak gently, kindly, to the poor;


Let no harsh tone be heard;
They have enough they must endure,
Without an unkind word -si=.-
Speak gently to the erring-know


They may have toiled in vain;
Perchance unkindness madc them So
Oh, win them back again 49,
Speak gently He who give this life . j.
To bind mans Stubborn will, .1sdi.s
When elements were in full strife,


Said to them: Peace be STILL"
Speak gently !-'tis little thing


Dropped in the hearts deep well
The good, the JOY, which it may bring
Eternity shall tell"
Year: 1871

GENERAL MAGRUDER.-The Mobile
Register thus touchingly mentions the
death of this eminent Confederate: The
telegraph has already informed us OF
the death of General John B. Magruder,
at Galveston, Texas. He was a dashlng
and gallant artillery officer during the
Mexican war, brilliant man of fashion,
and general officer in the late war who
did some valuable service to the South.
Socially he was exceedingly urbane and
courteous, and with all Of his conylvlal
Year: 1871

A KIss.-What's in kiss? Really.
when people come to reflect upon
the matter calmly, what can they see
in kiss? The lips pout slightly and
touch the cheek softly. and then
they just part-and the Joy is com


plete! There is kiss in the alb
stract. View it in the abstract-take
it as it stands-look at it philosophi-
callyl What is there in it, after all?
Millions upon millions of souls have
been plunged into misery and de-
spair by this kissing; and yet, when
you look at the character of the
thing, it is simply pouting Of the
lips. In every grade of society
there is kissing. Go where you will,
to what country you will, and you
are perfectly sure to find kissing.
Year: 1871

The Dodge county minnesota
Republican notes this instance of
the advance of civilization in that
region: AN Indian, near Black
River Falls, got intoxicated the
other day, and by way of amusement
actually scalped his wife. A few of
his aboriginal neighbors heard the
hubbub, and, to administer a slight
chastisement TO Indian number one
for his righteousness, skinned him
alive. He lived fifteen minutes after
the latter performance.
Year: 1871

Since the formation of the Fed
eral Union no political party has at
tanned power in n State under CIR
cumstances so adverse to asuccessful
Administration as those under which
the Democratic party have assumed


control of the government OF Ne


vada. The robberies of the Radi-
cal Ring" that has ruled Nevada
since the premature birth of tue
State have only been limited by the
amount of plumber within reach of
rascally pluck and enterprise and
shamelessness unparalleled in the his


tory of political corruption. As an
evidence of the utter insensibility of
the Radical Ring" of Nevada to the
obligation to observe a common de
cency in its conduct, one of its
journals actually boosted that the
Democratic party would commence
to rule with an empty treasury
chuckled at the idea that the State
had been bankrupt by the party of
which it was an organ. The Demo-
cratic Administration has not only to
provide for the present State Gov
ernment, but it has to reform and
correct the abuses of six years of
Republican rule. The Radicals not
only stole everything which could be
wrung from the people by taxation,
but they actually borrowed money
on State account to steal. As fitting
climax to money and franchise rob-
berries, they have captured, under
cover of the law, the State Prison
and if they had supposed that their
opportunity for robbery was to he
tethered by the accession to power of
the Democratic party, they would
probably have made a clean sweep
of the real estate of the State and of
the counties under their control.
The Democratic Administration will
be necessarily compelled to provide
means to supply the deficiencies
caused by Radical extravaganza and
corruption, and whatever taxation
may be required to do this. will be
charged as fault against the party
by the very men who are the cause
of it. We therefore recommend
that in whatever legislati IN that may
be adopted involving taxation to
meet unavoidable obligations in.
CURED through Radical malfeasance


the cause for it should be distinctly
specified. The Radicals should be
held to a strict responsibility for the
onerous legislation which their con


duct has necessitated. II they ar,
made to bear the just odium of theil
six years of misrule, and the Demo


cratic Administration is honest and
economical. the vote of Nevada fol
the Democratic candidate for the
Presidency in 1872 may he counted
upon as assured.-[S. T. Examiner
Year: 1871

The New Jersey State Lunatic
Asylum is SO overcrowded that il
has been found necessary to return
many lunatics to the counties from
which they came. and it is proposed
as a means of relief to secure the
passage of an Act authorizing each
county in the State to erect. at the
public expense, a suitable building
for the careful and proper treatment
of the insane within its limits.
Year: 1871

On the ''best Of authority" the
Providence II. /. Journal says that
a comet of large size will suddenly
make its appearance on the night of
June II, 1871. and during the next
four weeks the fate of the world will
be decided"