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Year: 1871

The Toledo Blade declares that the way to
enhance the credit of the government and
tighten the taxes of the people is to keep the
eRepublican party in power. And the way to
strengthen the foundation of your house is to
fill the cellar with gunpowder and throw red
| hot poker into it.
Year: 1871

BROOM FOR CATTLE. LE.-Uuquestionably the
best way to dispose of broom-corn seed is to
feed it to the fowls The next best mode is to
give it to sheep they are fond of it and fatten
upon it nearly as fast as on Indian corn
Ground with corn, rye. oats or barley, it is pro-
iusely fed to cattle, and when mixed with wheat
bran, 1t is good for mich cows The Shakers
frequently feed it to horses and at the season
of the year when this grain is not only abun-
dant but at hand they use it exclusively.
Year: 1871

Under the above caption, the Alexandra
Sentinel, published sensible and well written
editorial article 10 condemnation of the code of
honor-so-called- the duello, from which
we make the following extract:


''Poets and novelists have thrown fascina-
ton around the age of chivalry that has left
an abiding impression on the mind of supe-
rior civilization, and from the shadow of bar
barsm has sprung modern code of honor
that has stained the fair name of Christian
civilization with the bloody butcheries of the
duello. This code preserved as a relic of the
dark ages has been so potent IN its influence,
sustained by public opinion, that even church
men whose faith is based upon divine law
that declares vengeance is mine have yielded
in fear of public opinion to its exactions.-
Statesmen, soldiers and citizens alike stand
trembling under its frown, and risk life and
soul to win its approval. 1t is the night mare
of fear, peopliug the very air with its kissing
phantoms of scorn driving the weak and trem-
bling man to deeds of Blood at which his soul
revolts It is the fierce law Of public opinion,
which but few men have the temerity to brave
It's practice is not so much the fault of its vic
tins as it is the fault of the vitiated and per-
verted judgment Of the public. 1t is a brave
man. very brave man, who can meet the pub
lie frown and sit serene and calm with the pub
lie finger of scorn in his face, and there are,
alas but few who have that courage. 1t is
an ordeal too fiery to most natures. The cour,
age that it requires carries with it the pride o
guarding it's reputation, and between fear and
pride there are very few who do not yield obe-
dience to the code of honor, and on occasion
practice its duello


This is fearful tyranny, despotism odiou!
| to every principle of right, to the laws of God
| that with pupits all over the land and Chris
tian influences in every home circle, binds u
to the sway of its iron rod


WASHING BLANKETS. Ts.-Now is the season
for washing blankets; and not every house
wife knows the best and easiest mode Of wash
| ing them Here is a plan that never fails,
strictly followed. Take one pint of soft soap
two tablespoonfnls of powdered borax, dissol
we'd In boiling water. Put this mixture In


tub. and fill half full of cold water; put i
from two to three blankets, as many as the wa
ter will well cover Let them stand froI
twelve to twenty -four hours. Squeeze and ru
them thoroughly, and put them in basket
drain lover another tub without wringlng.-
Rinse in clear cold water, and drain again.


Put little blulDg 10 Tor final rinse, dral
and hang out without wringing. 1t will TAX


longer for them to dry, but they will not shrinl


but look white and smooth. Be sure and III


cold water, and not wiring during the process


APPLE FLoAT.-One pint of stewed al


well mashed apples, whites of three eggs, al


four large spoonfuls OF sugar, beaten until stl


then add the apple, and beat all together t


stiff enough to stand alone. Fill a deep di
9 with rich cream, or boiled soft custard, al


pile the float on top This is excellent wi
. other fruits in place of apples.


r e.-- .--------


| L. hood
Year: 1871

1t is no mark of gentleman to
swear. The most worthless and vile,
the ref sc of mankind, tie drunkard


aud prostitute swear, as well as the
best dressed and educated gentlemen.
No particular end ,wments are requis-
ite to give Il finish to the art Of ours
ing. The basest and meanest of man
kind swear with as much tact and skill
as the most refined and he who wish
es to degrade himself to the lowest
level of pollution and shame, should
learn to be common So carer. Any
man has talents enough to learn to
curse God, and imprccate Perlition on
themselves and their fellow men. Pro-
fame swearing never did any man any
good. No man is the richer, or wiser,
or happier for il 1t helps no mans
education or manners; recommends
no one to any society. 1t is disgust
ing to the refined; abominable to the
good insulting to those with whom
we associate; degrading to the mind ;
Improbable, needless, and injurious
To society; and wantonly to profane
His name,to call His vengeance down,
To curse Him, and to invoke His ven
geance, is, perhaps, of all otlenses, the
most awful in the sight Of God.-LOuth,
Year: 1871

WE give in our columns to-day, to the ex-
clusion of other matter, tho vote Of each
precinct on Governor and all county officers,
believing that it would be as interesting
reading as we could give. The curious can
add up the votes Of the various candidates
and see the majorities. When the official
returns are complete We will publish them
in tabular form.
Year: 1871

b OF all happy households that
is the happiest where falsehood
is never thought of. All peace
is broken up when once it ap-
pears there is a liar in the
house. All comfort has gone
when suspicion has once enter
ed-when there must be re-
serve in talk and reservation
In belief. Anxious parents,
who are aware of the pains of
suspicion, will place general
confidence in their children.
and receive what they say free
y, unless there is strong rea-
son to distrust the truth of any
one. If such an occasion
should unhappily' arise, they
Shonld keep the suspicion from
spreading as long as possible,
and avoid disgracing their poor
child while there is a chance. of
It's cure by their confidential as
-Slstance. He shonld have their
pity and assiduous help, as if
were suffering under some bodi-
ly disorder. Ifhe can be cured.
he viii become duly grateful
Tor the treatment. If the en-
deavor fail, means must of
course be taken to prevent his
example from doing harm; and
then, as l said, the family of
peace is broken mp, because the
family confidence is gone. ]
fear that, from some cause or
another, there are but few large
families where every member
is altogether truthful. But
where all are so organized and
so trained as to be wholly reli-
able in act and word, they are
a light to.all eyes, and a JOY to
all hearts. They are public
benefits, for they are a point of
general reliance; and they are
privately blessed within and
without. Without, their life is
made easy by universal trust;
and within their home and
hearts they have the security of
of rectitude and the gladness of
innocence.-[ Harriet Martin
eau. |
Year: 1871




BEING A 'GENTLEKAN.-One
very frequently hears the re-
mark made. that such and sneh
and such a man "can be a gen
tleman when lie pIeases. Now
when our reader next hears
this expression made use of, let
him call to mind the following.


"He who 'can be Il gentle
man when he pleases,' never
pleases to be anything else
Circumstances may and do,
every day in life, throw men
of cultivated minds and refined
habits into the society of their
interiors but while, with the
tact and readiness that is their
especial prerogatiye, they make
themselves welcome among
those with whom they have
few, if any, sympathies in COM
mon, yet never by any acci-
dent do they derogate FROM
that high standard Which make
them gentlemen. So, on the
other hand, the man of vulgar
tastes aud coarse propensities
may simulate, if he be able,
the habitudes of society, speak
ing with practiced ilrtonation,
and bowing with well-studied
grace; yet he is 40 more a gen
tleman in bis thought than is
the tinselled actor who struts
the boards the monarch his cos
tune would bespeak him. This
being the gentleman when he
likes, is a mere performance of
the character. 1t has all the
swell of the stage and foot
light abont it, and never can
for a moment be mistaken by
one who knows the world. A
cloak too large cannot be grace
fully worn by a small man."
Year: 1871

A street car incident in San
Francisco: "The lady raised
her dress to the top of one slip
per, that its ornament might
not be lost to view, or that it
might not become sloosened.
1t so happened that the straw
in the bed of the car enveloped
theCindereIla member, and the
buckle alone was visible. A
near sighted gentleman, on the
opposite seat, noticed the scin-
tillation of the jewel, and he
went for it then and there. A
hasty grab, a faint tscream--and
his mistake was discovered.
He Immediately changed his
ideas about horse-car riding; it
moved TOO slowly for him, and
SO he walked the rest of the way
home He will not try to pick
another gold buckle out of the
the straw" ua ~
Year: 1871

ADVICE OF AN OLD LADY,
Now. John, listen to me, for /
am older than you, or | couldn't
be your mother. Never do you
marry a young Wtman, John,
before You have contrived to
happen at the house where she
lives at least fouror five times
before breakfast. You should
know how late she lies in bed
III the morning. You should
take notice whether her COM
plexion is the same in the
morning as it is in the evening
or whether the wash and towel
have robbed her of her even
ing bloom. You should take
care to surprise her, so that you
can see her morning dress, and
observe how her hair looks
when she is not expecting you.
If possible you should he where
you could hear the morning
conversation between her and
her mother. If she is lima
tured and snappish to her
mother, so she will be to you,
depend upon it. But if you
find her mp and dressed neatly
in the morning, With the same
countenance, the same smiles,
the same neatly coRlbed hair,
the same ready and pleasant
answer to her mother, which
characterized her department
in the evening, and particular.
ly if she is lending a hand tc
get the breakfast ready in good
season, she is a prize, John, and
the sooner you secure her tc
yourself the better.


The Illinois State debt is now
Year: 1871

A Kansas paper deploring
the prevalence of matrimony
in that State, says: at will be
some time yet before grass will
be long enough to live on, and
it is puzzling us how all these
married folks are going tolive.
Year: 1871

The death of Thomas Todd Lincoln,
1amlliarly known to everybody in the
United States during the war as "Tad"
Lincoln, of the White House, occurred
on Saturday at Chicago. During the oc-
cupancy of the presidential chair by his
father, Abraham Lincoln, "Tadn kept the
executive mansion alive with his pranks
and fantastic enterprises. The New York
Tribune says: os3


In his bOyish years he was idolized by
both his father and mother, petted and in
dulged by his teachers, and, fawned upon
and caressed by that noisom horde of of
f1ce-seekers which invested the ante-rooms
of the White House. He had so much to
do that he felt he could not waste time in
learning to spell. Early in the morning
you could hear his shrill pipe resounding
through the dreary corridors of the execu-
tive residence. The day passed in rapid
succession of plots and connections, and
when the President laid down his weary
pen toward midnight, he generally found
his infant goblin asleep under his table or
roasting his curly head by the open fire.
place and the tall chief would pick up
the child and trudge off to, bed with the
droWsy little burden ON his shoulder, stoop-
ing under the doors and lodging the
chandeliers. The President took infinite
comfort in the child's rude health, fresh
fun, and uncomfortable boisterousness.
He was pleased to see him growing in
ignorance of books, but with singularly ac-
curate ideas of practical matters. He treat
ed f1atterers and office-seekerS with a
curious GOODNESS and contempt, but he Of
ten espoused the cause of some poor widow
or tattered soldier, whom he found waiting.
in the ante.room, and it was most ANUS
ing to see the hearty little fellow dragging
his shabby proteges into the executive
presence, ordering the ushers out of the
way, and demanding immediate. action
from headquarters. The President rarely
refused grace of this kind, and the de-
mands were not so frequent as to lose the
charm of novelty.


Although still mere child at the death
of his father, this terrible shock greatly.
sobered and steadied him. His brother
Robert at once took charge of his educa
ton, and he made rapid progress up to the
time of his sailing for Europe with his
mother. He has ever since remained with
her, displaying thoughtful devotion and
tenderness beyond his years, and strangely
at variance with the mischievous thought
lessness of his childhood. He came home
a short while ago, greatly improved by his
residence abroad, but always the same cor
dial, frank, warm-hearted boy.


The cause of death was dropsy on the
chest. The remains of the deceased were
taken in a special car from Chicago Sun
day evening, to Springfield, Illinois,. for
interment in Oakridge Cemetery, beside
the remains of his father. The funeral
took place in Springfield yesterday morn
ing, and was attended by large cOncourse
of citizens.
Year: 1871

lately broke Rutlege Jail and was seen on
Monday near Loves Creek, on the railroad
some miles above here, by the post boy who
carries the mail between Rutledge and this
place. He was seen also near this place, and
some men were on the lookout for him, whose
names we did not learn.
Year: 1871

1t may not be generally known that we have
one of the very best Job Offices in East Tennes-
see. We are prepared to do all kinds of book
and job work on short notice, in the best of
style and on reasonable terms.
Year: 1871

Urinary and Womb Diseases. Gravel, Diabetes Drop
ria and i'm cases where there are Brick dust deposits or
the water thick cloudy mixed with substances ike
the white Of egg, threads like white SILK there
is a morbid dark, bilious appearance and white Bone
dust deposits and where there is pricking, burning
sensation and pain in the smll of the back and along
the loins. In all these conditions. Railways Sarpaul-
liam Resolvent, aided by tbs application Of Railways
Ready Relief te the spine and small OF the back and
the bowels regulated With two of Railways
Regulating Pills per day will, make complete
In few days the patieRt will be enabled to hold
and discharge naturally without pain and the
Urine will be restored to its natural clear and amber
or sherry color.
Year: 1871

There is food for thought in this extract
from the writings of Madame Guizot: "A
woman who has reached the end of youth
must not suppose that she has any further
concern with passion-not even with van.
gushing it. Her strength must henceforth
lie in calm, and not in courage
Year: 1871

A lady in London got the idea into he1
head that the devil was in her, and hung
herself If women go to hanging them
selves for little thing like that, they're 60
ing to be scarce, that's all
Year: 1871

In the scores Of letters that every
week are sent In to this column, not
few are from young men who ask
advice, counsel, assistance, in the
most important choice young man
is ever called upon 10 make-tlle
choice of companion for life. We be.
lieve that f5t.t.,r, law
Year: 1871

"A man who ran away from his
wifein Pittsfield, Mass, with another
woman, got tired OF his new affinity
after spending all his money, and
wrote to his wife to send him funds
to pay his way back to her. She
didn't do 10. .. sss
Year: 1871

The Rocky Mountain Ne,Os has a short article by which it is intended to show that GAn- Lac died of, q Remqrss' conceived through the part he took Tn the late rt'oelnon. tis needless to state that this cowardly charge against the dead is not. established by any fact or reasonable deduction. The following ex- tract will show the character of the argum ent from which its intended to prove that Remorse carried this great and good man down to the grave:

 "But he must always have had the most painful distrust of the rightfulness of his posi- ton, and we believe that, when the whole truth comes out, 1t will appear that this dis trust and the feeling that he was acting the traitor to government that had educated and honored him, and with no good cause had mote to do with the moral cause Of his illness and death than anymore cares of the war itself"

 It is simple and easy matter to malign the dead but it is neither noble nor brave impulse that will influence the editor of pop ular journal thus to pour gall into the cup of sorrow which gaEplains for the relatives of the deceased .s
Year: 1871

ed large stores of provisions for the use of the expedition. A vessel with a cargo of arms arrived not long since at the port of Guaymas, and passed the customs officers without suspicion. these arms, is now alleged, are in the hands ofthe rebel Mexican goVer- nor, having been safely smuggled into the interior

 The flibusters claim that the conq nest of Sonora is certain and easy of accomplishment with the aid they will receive from the anti Juares faction and; even if they should be unsuccessful in other operations here they will have a secure foothold and place of re treat, and as the proper time arrives push their conquest south.
Year: 1871

SEALING WAx.-One pound of
resin, two ounces of beeswax, one
and half ounces of mutton tallow
Melt all together and keep for
use.


FARINA PoRRIDGE.-Stir farina
into boiling water, until it is of the
desired consistency. Let 1t boil
slowly fifteen minutes. iyC.


RICE PoRRIDGE can be made after
the above formula when the flour is
used; or when the whole grain is to
be used, it can be boiled until the
grain is entirely boiled in pieces.
This is used for invalids, and is
very bland and useful article in
those cases of delicate stomachs
which will not bear coarse OF solid
food:


POP RoBIN.-Into seven pints of
boiling milk stir slowly one pint of
-four, prepared by mixing with cold
milk just enough to form little balls
about the size of bean, by rubbing
between the hands. Boil carefully
three or four minutes,and it is ready
for the table.


EGG GRUEL.-Beat the yolk of an
egg with spoonful of white sugar
and then beat the white separately
to stiff frotb. Pour a teacup of
boiling water to the yolk, then stir
in the white.
Year: 1871

The problem how to rest the mind


is full of importance in its applica-
tion to children. Our school sys-
TEN, as at present constituted, is at
tended with many evils. The chill
dren are kept still too long. They
are expected to study six hours or
more in a day, when grown men
find it difficult to do as much,
though fully interested in their sub
jects Of study, and gifted with ma
ture minds. 1t is believed that the
ultimate education of youth would
be as efficient, both to the individu
ais themselves and to society, if the
children did not begin so young, or
study more than half as long.


A bright little girl, with a pale
face, and undetinable pains all over
her body, presents herself to the
physician for treatment. She has
been at school since she was six
years old, and she is now eleven.
Her mother informs him that her
child has been little inclined to take
any exercise for two or three years
past, though previously robust and
healthy. She cannot go out to play
after coming from school, because
she is tired, or has lessons to get.


Every little while she has short
illness. She is fond of school and
study, is flattered by her teacher,
and makes good progress in her
lessons. Such n child should leave
school at once, and remain away un-
til she is well, Notwithstanding
the protest of the teacher that she
knows more about the child than
the doctor does, and it is a shame
to take away her best scholar. Not
only are weak and delicate children
made invalids by this excessive con-
finement, but those who are strong
suffer loss of stamina.


Now the great difficulty in reduc-
ing the number of hours of school
is, that the parents are unwilling to
have it done. They want the chill
dren out of the way. For this rea-
son they send them to school at the
earliest possible age, and wish them
to remain there as many hours in
the day as possible. Calisthenics
and walking exercises are now quite
generally introduced into school
rooms, and every effort is made on
the part of the teachers to secure
the good health of the pupils. 1t is
the public who need to be aroused
to the Importance of this subject.


Ii, then, it be true that a much
greater length of time is spent in
the schools than is required for men
tai discipline, could not the surplus
time be better utilized in attempts
to keep the children alive? If three
hours day will secure the good re-
suits that are now accomplished by
six, the three hours thus gained
might well be devoted to some man.
ual employment that will at the same
time give the children exercise, and
teach them useful trades. At all
events, it would show them what
labor is, and would make
them feel that it is honorable
Home d Health.
Year: 1871

Some one has deposited in our
cabinet of curiosities a half dozen
butter-nut shells in the state they
were left picked of their kernles by
a squirrel. Attention is called to
the economy of the little rodent by
paper marks under them,as follows


l. That the opening is on that
side of the nut which gives access
to the flat side of the kernel.


3. That the opening is nearest to
the blunt end of the nut, where
most of the kernel lies.


3. That the opening is no larger
than is absolutely necessary, less
than half an inch square.


4. That every particle of kernel
is extracted.


How does the squirrel know, be-
fore trying, exactly where and how
the kernel lies? There is only one
nut in great hoard which showed
a liability of the squirrel to make a
mistake.-On this he began to knaw
ON the wrong side, but was deceived
by the unusual prominence of the
line that passes on round the nut at
right angles to the medal. He soon
discovered his mistake, however, and
worked round and struck the kernel
at the right spot.-Onetdo Cirenlar.
Year: 1871

We do not think towering plants
in sleeping rooms render the air un-
healthy. Such plants extract car
bonic acid from the air, thus render
ing the latter richer in oxygen.
Keep the plants themselves free
from all decayed leaves, and the sur
face soil in the pots free from often
sive eXhalations, and the air will be
improved rather than vitiated by
their presence. Every pot should
allow thorough drainage; it should
be porous, rs well as have an apert-
ure in the bottom, otherwise the soil
becomes injurious both to the plant
and to the air. Never paint the
pot, either within or without. We
repeat, keep the plant healthy and
the air will not he injured.
Year: 1871

We met boy on the streets, and,
without the ceremony of asking our
name, he exclaimed:


''You just orter been down to the
river a while ago?"


''Whyw we inquired.


Because niger was in there
swimming, and big catfish came
up behind him and swallowed both
of his feet, and went swimming
along on the top of the water with
him; and they came behind another
big fish, and the niger swallowed
his tail, and the nigger and two fish
went swimming about"


well then what?'


why after q while the Niger
swallowed his fish, and the other
fish swallowed the nigger, and that's $
the last l saw of either Of them"


Sonny" said we with a feeling
of alarm for the boy, ''you are in a
fair way to become the editor of q
Democratic paper"