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Year: 1873

1t can not be that earth is mans only
abiding place. 1t can not be that our life
is a bubble cast up by the ocean of eternity
to float moment upon Its waves, and sink
into nothingness. Else, why these high
and glorious aspirations which leap like
angels from the temple of our hearts, for
ever wandering unsatisfied? Why is it
that the rainbow and cloud come over us
with a beauty that's not of earth, and then
pass off to leave us to muse on their lowell
ness? Why is it that stars which hold
their festival around the midnight throne,
are set above the grasp of ourlimited facul-
ties, forever mocking us with their unap-
proachable glory? And, finally, why is it
that the bright forms of human beauty are
presented to our view and taken from us,
leaving the thousand streams of our affec-
tions to flow back in Alpine torrents upon
our hearts ? We were born for higher
destiny than earth. There is realm
where the rainbow never fades, where the
stars will be spread out before us like the
islands that slumber on the ocean, and
where the beautiful beings that pass before
us like shadows, will stay forever in our
presence."-G. d. Prentice.
Year: 1873

Mr.. George S. Fuchs, the well known
Merchant Tailor of many years expert
ence in the Knoxville Merchant Tailoring
business, has just received the largest and
finest assortment of piece goods ever
brought to this market, of every variety.
and to suit the taste of every customer that
may favor him with call, at the old Bis
singer stand, corner of Gay and Clinch
streets. He is well known as a first class
that he will give thorough satisfaction in
either fit. quality of goods or price.
Prompt attention to all orders is one ofhis
characteristics, and those who have not
heretofore given him call would do we'll
to examine his goods. u iii4dtf
Year: 1873

Herbert Spencer, in writing on Sociolo-
gy, remarks upon the fact that, in the
mere matter of pluck, man is excelled by
the lion, the tiger, the bulldog and the
game cock. He thinks it amazing that
civilized men should pride themselves on
a quality in which they are surpassed by
the inferior animals. Instead of regard
ing man as manly in proportion as he
shows an attribute possessed in greater de-
grees by beings from we derive our words
of contempt.
Year: 1873

An old farmer said to his sons Boys,
don't you ever spekerlate or wait for some
thing to turn up. You migh just as we'll
go and sit down on stone in the middle
of a medder, with pail 'twixt your legs,
and wait for cow to back up to you to be
milked.
Year: 1873

A New YoRK German recently Or
ganized a little excursion to Balti-
more. He took some OF his wife's
clothing. $i5 Of her money and her
pretty sister, but inconsiderately omit
ted to Invite her. She felt the slight
keenly and followed, Mt a distance.
When she found them they were liv-
Ing together, but the old love came
back so strongly that she forgave all
that and besought her husband to re-
turn to her arms. but he preferred her
sisters arms, and diSdainfully put her
away. and now he langulshes under a
mixed charge Of robbery, desertion
and adultery.
Year: 1873

A CHICAGO man wants divorce be-
cause he was so drunk when he was
married that he don't realize what was
going OH. HIS friend got him awful
drunk, and when he was getting over
Ii his head was held BY u woman who
told him she was his wife. r
Year: 1873

We are glad to learn that the Emper
or of China has issued decree declar
ing if the chief officer of his household
handles dishes so carelessly as to break
them, he shall be killed. We say we
are glad of this, because we hope to
have the same regulation put into effect
in this country. If it is, about two
thousand hired girls will be executed
every week, and we may reasonably
hope that the destruction of crockery
will be checked We have stopped it
temporarily III our house by having a
tea set made of wrought iron and pain
ted white. When new girl comes she
drops the coffee pot upon the floor
Finding with amazement that it does
not break, she thumps it with flat iron,
and drops bricks on it, and goes out
and borrows q sledge-hammer and
whacks it; and then, perceiving that it
is as good as ever, she sits down in
front Of that coffee pot and bursts into
tears. Then she gives warning, loads
up with sugar and beef and butter fer
her sick aunt, embezzles three or four
hemstitched handkerchiefs and old pill
low cases that are lying around, and
starts for the nearest intelligence office
We wouldn't take million dollars for
that tea set.--Ndr Adeler
Year: 1873

"You know her. She lives on your
street. Her features are either pinched
or full and frowsy. Her dress is wet,
illftting, and of no particular pattern
her slippers are broken down; her hair
is uncombed; her voice is either shrill
or coarse. You have seen her stand
out in the back yard, and put a bare
arm up to her eyes, and under it peer
out to the fence or baln, where man
in an i'll fitting coat is searching for
something, and have heard her shout,
John, can't George bring me some wa
ter2' And you have heard him cry
back, IF he don't get that water 1 will
take every inch of flesh from his bones.
And when you have looked at her again,
don't it seem possible that those angry
eyes have dropped in maidenly reserve,
or raised in coquettish light to the face
of the man in the ill fitting coat?


Can you, by any possible wrench Of
the imagination, conceive OF his ten
derly passing peppermints to her: OF
his taking that hand in his and bash
fully squeezing it? But it was So
Many God bless you has been utter
ed above that bare head, many kiss
pressed on that uncombed hair. The
tightly compressed lips have lovingly
framed tender invitations to him to
take another bite of cake and pickle
The hands that are now parboiled and
blistered and marked with scars from
the breadknife and scratches from tho
last setting hen were once twined low
insly about his neck, and the nose
which is now peaked and red, and look:
as if it would stand on its hind legs
and scream with rage, once followed
the figures of his new vest pattern, OF
bore heavily against his jugular vein.-
As little probable as this seems to you
it seems less to her. She has forgotten
it. She won't hear it talked of by 9th
ers. She can not bear to see it acted
by others. Two lovers are to her q
passel of FOOLS And-but George i


rubbing his head, and we turn asid


while our heroine re-adjusts her slip
per-" Danbury Ne,cs.
Year: 1873

He is truly man who is full of en-
terprise, who is constantly acquiring
new thought; who is every day furnish
ing the rooms of his mind with new
pictures who is necessarily spreading
for himself new table with noble aspi-
rations and endeavors, as the sign Of
soul life.


Let the church proclaim anew the car
d;nal truth that no good cause can be
lifted by wrong method. We may
think to build churches by trick, bribery
or selfish appeal, but we grossly deceive
ourselves. We may put up Gothic piles
thereby, but we shall not pull down the
living stones of the true temple.


In the ruins of Pompeii there was
found the remains of petrified woman,
who, instead Of trying to fly from the
destroyed city. had spent her time in
gathering up her jewels. There are
multiIudes making the same mistake. In
trying to get earth and heaven they lose
both "Ye cannot serve God and Nam
mon" Be one thing or the other.


Be satisfied if We sometimes arrive in
your meditations at that glow Of eleva-
ted enjoyment which you desire. Seek
rather in general for calm and COM
posed state of affections and equanimi-
ty of spirit; a serenity of temper, not
always excited to ecstasy by the thought
Of your Heavenly Fathers goodness, but
lying beneath it, in state of equal and
affectionate trust.


Truth is every mans concernment
every mans right,and every mans most
necessary possession. IT every man be
obliged, as he will answer to his Maker
to possess himself of truth, he must be
free-free not only to think, but to speak
free to move, free to so in quest OF
truth, free to bring it home, free to con
fer with his fellows concerning it, ant
free to impart what he has acquired.


Leave nothing for dying hour bu
to die, and calmly to resign thy spiri
into the hands of Jesus. Of all time!
that is the least suitable to have the yes
sci replenished-to attend the great bu
siness of life when life is ebbing-to triu
the lamp when the oil is done, and it il
Pickering in it's sockets-to begin t.
watch wher the summons is heard tt
leave the watch-tower to meet our God


There is probably no person about an
establishment so trying and disgusting a
the tale bearer, the scolder, the whisper
er, and fault finder. He makes enemie
to himself and his employer, and ac
complishes nothing but misery to him
SELF We are told in the Bible that th
stale. bearer is worse than the thief ant
among the six things God hates is ''h
that soweth discord among his breth
rem"


| o Lord, rich in grace when Thou ia
kest possession of the heart, how beau
tifully all the natural talents Thou has
left us expand! Beneath the sunny in
fuence of Thy love even our secula
employments thrive and prosper Oh
if they but knew, how would the men


who only strive for success in tempora
affairs, take to the heart what Thy Wor


AYERS, that ''godliness is profitable unit


all things,h having promise of the life ths


now is, and of that which is to come |!
Year: 1873

John Paul IN the new ork Ir1oune.I


l met Gen. Banks at pleasant picnic
in Mr.. Frank Leslie's grounds on Satur-
day. 1t was on the banks of "Lonely
Lake." and there were waterfalls and
fountains, MOSES and ferns, cold chick
en- and cold champagne, to the hearts
content. 1t grieved me that the General
does not remember how we travelled in
company once; but the circumstances
were not favorable for photoglapy, per-
haps. We were travelling out of the She
nandoah Valley, and maneuvering very
successfully to draw Stonewall Jackson
along in our rear. Not man of us but
swore that the rebel General should not
get to Massachusetts before we did ;that
the foul invader should not set foot on
the frontier of our native State without
finding US sternly confronting him in the
interior And it was only necessary 10
gaze once in each soldiers face to see
that the. hated enemy could not capture
us without stepping over the boundary
lines and violating the territory OF
Maine. l wished several times during
the recent races that had the gray mare
I rode through that campaign here to en-
ter for some of the purses. The bursts
of speed which that faithful creature
showed on several occasions would pass
belief if you did not know just how near
the detested foe got to US at times. II
may not be that won any spurs in the
Shenandoah, but had pair to start in
with, and I used them we'll coming out.
No, am confident that no one won any
spurs down there, though we played
straight poker for most every thing else
and 1 lost my blankets once to cavalry
Captain, who subsequently had no neet
for them. But this is depressing. Yor
may not think me hero from all this
but who is a hero to his valley?
Year: 1873

~
In the twilight shades rm sitting,
Thinking Of the old and new;
While the light of day is fitting,
Fitting swiftly from my view.
/ think, alas! what might have been,
What sorrows we might fee;
Could future DAYS with us be seen.
As through the past We see.
How many hearts tonight are cold,
And dead, to all that live;
That once were warm, and brave, and bold,
But now, no more that life receive.
Their years are passing like this day,
With not joy and not tear;
The suns gone down upon the way,
And shadows o'er this world appear,
How false this world, and yet how fair;
No wonder lives are wrecked.
That thousands live in fell despair;
When wolves in wool are decked.
But evenings calm repose will come
To all who trust in Ged;
No wolves can enter that lone home,
Way down beneath the sod.
The slanderer's tongue cannot molest.
He too will 60 that way;


Where all that live at last will rest
Until the judgment day.


Then all will be at last made right,
And each reward be given;


The darkness of eternal night.


Or else the joys of heaven.
Year: 1873

A man in New York went 70 bed drunk
the other night, rolled out and broke his
neck; his wife found him dead in the
morning. Moral: Shun the flowing bowl
Or else take the back side Of the bed.
Year: 1873

Calling boy up in the morning
can hardly be classed under the head
of "pastimes," !" especially if the boy is
fond of exercise the day before. And
it is little singular that the next
hardest thing to getting boy out OF
bed is getting him into it. There is
rarely a mother who is success at
rousing a boy. All mothers know
this so do their boys. And yet the
mother seems to 60 at it in the right
way. She opens the stair door and
insinuatingly observes "Jonny. There
is no response. Then there is short,
sharp John" followed afterward by
a prolonged and emphatic John Hen
ry." A grunt from the upper regions
signifies that an impression has been
made and the mother is encouraged
to add, You'd better be getting
down here to your breakfast, young
man, before l come up there aud give
you something you'll fell" That so
stratles the young man that he i'm
mediately goes to sleep again. And
the operation has to be repeated sew
eral times. A father knows nothing
about this trouble. He merely opens
his mouth as a soda bottle elects its
cork, and the "John Henry" that
cleaves the air of that stairway goes
into that boy like electricity, and
pierces the deepest recesses of his
nature. And he pops out of bed, in
to his clothes and down stairs, with a
promptness that is commendable. 1t
is rarely q boy allows himself to
disregard the parental summons.
About once year is believed to be
as often as is consistent with the rules
of health. He saves his father o great
many steps by his thOughtfulness.-|
Danbury Necs.
Year: 1873

As stated few days since 5000,


900 of the new postal cards author
lied by Congress will be delivered
to the Postmaster General for issue
by the Morgan envelope Company of


Springfield, Mass, on the first proxi-


mo. 1t has been stated that there


will be two kinds of such cards-one


ruled and the other without lines


but such is not the case. There will


be.but one kind of card, and that will


be of cream color, FIVE and one-eighth


inches in width. One side of the
card (the one intended for the mes
sage) is entirely plain, and the 9TH
er bears an ornamental scroll-work
border, one-eighth of an inch in
width. In the right and upper cor
ner is a picture of the Goddess of
Liberty, surrounded with a SCROLL
work border, in which are the words;
~. ). POstage-one cent" In the
left upper corner, and extending two
thirds across the card, are the words
in velvet-brown letters: "United
States Postal Card;n and below, in
smaller letters Write the address
only on this side-the message on
the other" Beneath this. and on
the left is the word TO- in script.
followed by line extending across
the card, for the name of the party
addressed Below this are two 9TH
er lines-one being for the name and
pOstOfiice and the other for the eoun-
ty and State. Although it is not ex-
pected that any one will put more
than the address on one side, there
is no prohibition against filling both
sides with writing, provided that the
address remains legible; nor is it con-
trary to law to place printing on the
card instead of writing. The cards
will be distributed to pOstmasters
throughout the country on requisi-
ton, the same as other supplies, and
will be sold at TIM stamp window at
one cent each. The question has fire.
quently been asked whether plain
card, bearing a one cent stamp, will
not be allowed to pass through the
mails the same as the government
cards; but the law prevents the use
or transmission of any but official
cards. The cost of the postal cards
is 81 395 per thousand, that being
the bid of the successful competitor
for their manufacture.
Year: 1873

PUTTING a hoop on the family
-four barrel is an operation that will


hardly bear an encore. The woman


generally attempts it before the man
comes home for dinner. She sets


the hoops up on the ends of the slaves,


takes deliberate aim with the roll
ing-pin, and then shutting both ewes


brings the pin down with all the force
of one arm, while the other instinct
lively shields her face. Then she
makes a dive for the camphOr and
nnbleached muslin, and when the
man comes home she is sitting back
of the stove, thinking of st. Stephen
and the other martyrs, while burnt
dinner and the csmphor are strug-
Cling heroically for the mastery. He
says if she had kept her temper she
wouldn't have got hurt. And he
visits the barrel himself and puts the
hoop on carefully, and adjusts it so
nicely to the top of every stave that
only few smart knocks apparently
are needed to bring it down all right,
then he laughs to himself to think
what a fuss his wife kicked up over
simple matter that only needed alt
tie patience to adjust itself, and then
he gets the hammer, and fetehes the
hoop sharp rap on the one side, and
the other side flies up and catches
him on the bridge of the nose, filing
his soul with wrath and his eyes
with tears, and the next instant the
barrel is flying across the room, ac-
eompanied by the hammer, and
another candidate for camphor and
rag is enrolled in the great army that
is increasingly marching toward the
grave
Year: 1873

We were boys together, Ge0rg


Gibson and /. We were employees


as statesmen in grocery store. Bus


mess being quite dull, our employe
gave US permission to close the store
that we might attend ball to b


given that evening, had been pay


ing my respects to Miss Kate II
George also seemed interested in he


welfare, and knew that | would b.
certain to send her my compliment
sometime during the day, and re
quest her company to the ball.
In order to get ahead of me, h'
sent his invitation quite early in th'
morning. | was not in good hu
NOR after George triumphantly show
ed me his note of acceptance; Sc
when evening came l determined
would not go to the ball or stay il
the store. We closed about dark
George was ready to start, but haC
some moments to spare, when, as i
to arluse himself, he picked up an ole
revolver, which we always KEEP
about the store, and was pointing al
different objects in the room, remark
ing how easy he could put a hole
through it.


When he pointed at an oil can
which was quite full, l Immediately
inserted pin near the seat of his
pants, which caused him to pull the
trigger. Zip! the bullet went
through the can, and the oil com.
menced running out in quite stream
through the holes the bullet had
made.


Jump, quick, and stop the leak
with your fingers!" | exclaimed.


George knew the mischief would
be to pay if our employer found the
floor covered with oil, and he obeyed
my order Immediately. Then a hap
py thought struck me; would leave
him that fix, and go ard take Miss
Kate myself. Amid a volley of
oaths, | made my hasty departure
Arriving at the residence of Miss
Kate, | informed her that George
was not able to attend, and had sent
me in his stead. Miss Kate accept
ed the apology, and we attended the
ball. 1t was late when | returned to the
store, and found George still in his
uncomfortable position, swearing at
me profusely.


The bullet had passed through the
can, and he dared not remove either
hand. / then procured an empty
barrel, intending to pump the oil out
below the bullet hole. In order to
do this, it was necessary for him to
be on the other side of the can. He
agreed to change if l would hold my
fingers over the holes until he went
around the can. This l was unwise
enough to consent to.


No sooner had he got me in this
fix, than he proceeded to wash his
hands; then taking up the lamp he
went up stairs to bed. l was man !;
language cannot begin to express my
feeling. l swore, l entreated, l then
tried to bribe him to relieve me. Like
him, dared not leave the can, for l
knew it would cause my dismissal if
our employer found the new floor
spoiled with oil, besides the damage
it would do the goods.


How / spent the remainder of the
night / shall not attempt to describe
it is sufficient to say stayed their
until morning.
Year: 1873

Only little while, darling


Only a day or year;
The golden hours are slipping past,


The web 10 the end is raveling fast,
That twilight is drawing near.
Only little time, at best


But little time to love;
The fairy hours with winged feet,


How soft, and solemn, and strangely sweet
As they near the home above.
dreamed of angels yesternight,


And this was the song heard:
Lille is to feet on his shadowy wing,
Love is to sacred and holy thing,
For ever an angry word
IT'S but little while, darling,


May be but a day or year;
The loving and tender, the real and truc,
Are falling from sight and slipping from view
As the nightfall Is getting near.
Year: 1873

In consequence OF some dis.
satisfaction which has hereto.
fore occurred, the Republican
Executive Committee notify
the townships IN their call that
no person will be allowed to
act as delegates unless they
are regularly chosen by the
townShlps-that is, that men
will not be picked up on the
streets on the day of the Con-
ventiOn and allowed 10 vote
for q township unless they
have been selected to do so by
the people of the township in
convention assembled.


1t will be observed also that
all persons who are opposed to
the ring, poor farm and bridge
gouges, etc. are invited to par
ticipate. We want them to
vote with US on county ques-
tions, and We invite them to
meet with US in convention.
Year: 1873

DURING the months OF June
and August of the present
year, more than halt as many
tons Of shipping were built in
American yards as were built
during the whole of the fiscal
year ending June 30, 1872
Nearly all the ship-yardS of the
Atlantic coast are now busy,
even including those which
have been silent for years, and
some are finding it necessary
to execute all the orders they
receive. Among all the fore
tokenings of prosperity in this
country there is none more en-
couraging than this apparent
revival Of ship-building.- O. s
Journal.
Year: 1873

A srtDIots boy IN Detroit
fastened about forty feet OF
twine to an umbrella and then
stood the protector in the door
Of a public stairway. In the
course of half an hour eleven
different persons saw the um.
brella, knew that the owner
had lost Il, and wanted them
to take charge Of it, and car
ried it to the length OF the
string only to let go of it, and
wondered what the crowd was
laughing at.
Year: 1873

JUDGE HASTINGS has been in q
most critical condition during
the past two. or three weeks
His health is completely broken
down with hard study and over.
work. We do not think his mind
is permanently injured. 1t is
nervous prostration. If be
would resign, and divest bis
mind Of all care and worry, and
travel during the fall, We believe
he would entirely recover
jackson Standard
Year: 1873

PRESIDENT GRANT did a gal.
liant thing at Long Branch a
few days since. Two gentle
men had been thrown from a
carriage and a young lady was
left TO be borne helplessly
along behind the flying horses.
The President galloped his
horses at full speed to head of
the runaways, dismounted
seized the horses, stopped the
carriage, lifted the frightened
girl from the wreck, carried
her in his arms to his own car
rage and drove her home.
Year: 1873

A WIFE asked her husband
for a new dress. He replied,
"Times are SO hard, my dear
SO hard 1 can hardly keep my
nose above water" Whereul-
on she retorted, "Ycu can keep
your nose above water easy
enough, if you have a mind to;
but the trouble is that you keep
it too much above brandy"
Year: 1873

ABOUT one hundred young
girls in the criminal retorma-
tory, near Bath, England, rose
in open mutiny recently, on
account OF their dislike for a
new laundry matron. They
broke the windows of the laun-
dry, scaled the walls outside,
and barricaded themselves in
a room. Their conduct was so
violent and tlgerish that police
had to be sent from Bath and
Bradford to break down the
barricade and take them into
custody.