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Year: 1871

in this house looked so happy and limo.
cent that the French gentleman was very
much pleased, and when he returned tc
the castle he said to the Baron:


"What happy man you are to have
such good son "


How do you know have good son?'
| because have seen his work, and
know that he must be both clever and
good, if he has done all that you have
shown me-"


but you have never seen him"


mo; but | know him very we'll. be.
cause I Judge him by bis works."


"You do; and please now draw neal
this window, and tell me what you oh.
serve from thence"


"Why, I see the sun travelling through
the sky, and shedding its glories over one
Of the greatest countries in the world and
l behold mighty river at my feet, and
vast range of woods. and see pasture
grounds and orchards and vineyards. and
cattle and sheep feeding in green fields,
and many thatched cottages here and
there"


"And do you see anything to be ad-
mired in all this? Is there anything
pleasant or lovely or cheerful in all that
is spread before you?"


do you think I want common sense
or that l have lost the use of my eyes,
my friend ?" said the gentleman somewhat
angrily, THAT should not be able to re-
lish the charm of such scene as this 2"


"Well, then," said the Baron, ''if you
are able to judge of my sons good char
acter by seeing his good works, how does
it happen that you form no judgement of
the goodness of God, by witnessing such
wonders of His handiwork as are now be-
fore you? Let me never hear you, my
good friend, again say that you know not
God, unless you would have me suppose
that you have not the use of your senses. "
Year: 1871

In that beautiful part OF Germany which
borders on the Rhine, there is a noble
castle which. as you travel on the western
bank of the river, you may see lifting its
ancient towers on the opposite side. above
the grove of trees which are about as old
as itself. About forty years ago there
lived in that castle noble gentleman
whom we shall call Baron. The Baron
had an only son who was not only CON-
fort to his father but blessing to all who
lived on his fathers land 1t happened
on a certain occasion that this young man
being from home, there came French
gentleman to see the old Baron. As soon
as this gentleman came into the castle, he
began to talk of his Heavenly Father in
terms that chilled the old mans blood, on
which the Baron rcproved him saying:


"Are you not afraid Of offending God, j,
who reigns above. by speaking in such a
manner?''


The gentleman said that be knew moth
ing about God, for he had never seen Him.


The Baron did not notice at this time
what the gentleman said, but the next
morning took occasion to show a beauti-
full picture which hung on the wall.


my s,n drew that picture" said the
Baron.


Then your son is very clever man, u
replied the gentleman.


| Then the Baron went with the visitor
into the garden and showed him many
beautiful flowers and plants


who has the ordering Of the garden?'
said the gentleman.


MY son. replied the Baron "he
knows every plant, may say, from the
cedar Of Lebanon to the hyssop on the
wall"


Indeed" said the gentleman, Il shall
think very highly Of him soon"
The Baron took him into the village,
and showed him a small neat cottage where
his son had established school and where
he caused all the poor children who had
lost their parents to be received and nour.
ished at his own expense. The children
Year: 1871

Making a grand grand total expended for armories
and drroOms for the years of 1869 and 1870 and to
the 1st of September 1871, of three millions seven
hundred and ninety -one thousand five hundred and
ninety -four dollars and ninety cents S3 791, ,594 9O.
The Committee consider the rents paid for armo-
ries in many instances very excessive. The sub
ect Is now under investigation by expert in such
matters, and the Committee hope to report in detail
in this point within short time


The Committee find monthly payments of $3.50 to
an individual named on the books as Inspector Of
Armories" yet after dilgent search they have been
unable to find him. and they learn that he is seldom
seen at the armories.


The pay of the armorers (S2 per day., your Com
mittee deem as lower than that of any other class
of County employees they have met WITH and they
also find general complaint OF great hardness in
the payment of these wages.


In concluding our report upon the matter sub
mitted to us, we should fail in our duty if We did
not place upon record the fact that from the Con-
troers office we have ever received prompt atten-
ton and precise compliance with our acquisitions
for papers and documents which it has been able to
afford The experts in the several departments upon
whom we have called for assistance have readily
corded it, and we have the utmost confidence in their
capacity to judge and in the entire honesty and dis
interestedness of their conclusions These have
been verified by our personal supervision, and we
submit them in confidence as a part of this our re-
port. THOMAS w. PEARsLL


Acting Chairman.
Year: 1871

Such vouchers as EhsVe- been handed to us for our
inspection upon our requsiton upon the Controller
we find to be- very incomplete-wanting IN every es-
genital as to form and statement of particulars that
can constitute check upon fraud, or which would
aid in such an examination and investigation as we
have proposed


In no case that have seen are any of the vouch-
ers sworn to as correct certified by an officer OF
the County, and they bare upon their face the sigma
ture only of the party to whom the amounts are
alleged to be paid. ......


The vouchers which represent payments under ap-
propriations by the Board of ApportiOnment are in
dorsed across their faces:


copy. j. b. Young, Clerk"
and are but copies including signatures to receipts OF
the original bills which stated to be in the posses
sion of the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors.


Except in the one mstance-bih Of Keyser g. Co.,
dated Nov o. 1862 for $ $50 g. for articles furnished
is there any attempt to specify the work done on
any specified armory or drill-room upon which the
amounts are expended but in nearly all cases from
four to six armories included in one BILL with the
work done and the furniture and materials furnished
upon all expressed in most general and sweeping
terms Each are counterpart of the other as to the
general wording and form, varying only in amounts


We give below exact copy of one OF the vouch-
ers, which is fair sample of all that we have seen
Year: 1871

three millions two hundred and twenty-one thou
sand eight hundred and sixty-fve dollars and
sixty.two cents. With every allowance for omis-
Sions for low estimates, and for the and tear
upon the armoriss and their equipments from use


it cannot fail to be ssen that the difference between
the amounts expended by the city and the vslne
received therefor amouuts to sum which can only
be accounted for by q presumption of fraud. and
.carelessness which amounts to fraud, on the part
of every county official vino has assented or been
party to these payments. In every instance where
there was aposdhlhy of doubt, or any contrs1isty
ofOpinion as to work done amount 81 tamitireOf
material furnished, the experts employed were in
structed to give the county the benefit of any Doss
Year: 1871

From such data it will be readily perceived that 1t
has been impossible for your Committee to follow
any particular item of expenditure, shown by the
vouchers, and compare it with the workOI material
actually done or furnished any PARTICULAR armory


The only course which has been open TO your Com
mittee has been to inspect carefully every armory
ai drilroom leased or used by the city during the
period covered by these expenditures and with the
assistance of experts in the several branches OF work
Year: 1871

EVERYBODY in Richmond should vote
the Republican ticket. Men of property
ought, because the men on our ticket are
men of property themselves, and what
would hurt them would bear equally upon
themselves. Men of no property ought,
because our men are liberal and favor mea-
sures ofrelef for the poor. The candidates
of Democracy own but little, if any proper
ty, and may do you harm which would not
affect them.


Several of them are Know Nothings, and
have been charged with cruel and vndic-
tive speeches against foreign-born citizens.


Know Nothing once--Know Nothing al
ways; and if you entrust power to them
and the opportunity ever occurs they will
not hesitate to persecute foreigners.


Come up, then. native and foreigner,
white and black, and vote for the candi-
dates of the Republican party, who are
known to be gentlemen of high character
and standing and of liberal and enlarged
views.


Let the poor man consider well before he
supports the ticket of aristocracy.
Year: 1871

No matter how humble the individual or
how unpretending the position occupied,
the performance Of solemn duty brings
quiet and repose. 1t invites sleep-sweet
sleep that brings rest to the weary.


Every sensible man, free from prejudice,
knows it is his duty to vote against the
branch concern of Tweed, Hoffman, Swe-
ney, & Co. 70 vote for Democracy is to
endorse the "head office" To do SO is to
rob yourself, your children, and the State
of her prosperity.


To vote the Republican ticket is to quiet
your conscience, and elevate to power men
who will guard your dearest rights, and
the interests of your State.


Be advised by us then, for once. Get
up early, catch the Democratic worm, mash
his ugly head, vote at least once, vote right,
tell your neighbor to do likewise, hunt up
the doubling, assist the lame to the polls,
ask the sick to take an extra dose of ply
sic, (be sure it is not Democratic, for that
would be nauseating) and let you drive him
in carriage to the polls ; in short, see that
no man who can vote stays away. Do your
VIII OLE DUTY tomorrow, and you will
sleep as You have never slept before.
Year: 1871

The Republicans of Chesterfield have
already had erected for them, by Demo-
cracy, a monument as enduring as the ex-
istence of that party. The horrid thing
stands with its bloody arms stretching
forth ready to grasp the hands of it victims,
while its extended claws seem switching
to fetter the feet of the poor and helpless.


He who is embraced by it, need stand
waiting but Tor a moment to hear the
bloody lash as it whines through the air,
and cuts through the flesh Of its victim.
This is the cruel, barbarous and savage
whipping post Of Democracy. It is no
fancy picture, but living reality. There
it stands disgrace to the present enlight-
ened age, and yet it is the child of Vir-
ginia chivalry. The scoundrel Tweed,
With his stolen plunder, helped to pay for
tfe erection of these internal machines in
Virginia. There they will stand as long
as Democracy reigns in Virginia. If there
is dissatisfied Republican in Chesterfield
who doubts the propriety of casting his fal-
lot in favor of the Republican candidates,
let him remember this instrument of torture,
let him behold in it the fiendishness of De-
mocracy, and then say, if he can, stand
back. Not for this alone, but because the
ticket is good one, is reason sufficient for
it to receive the support of every Republi-
can. He who can lay aside his personal
preferences and march straight up to duty
is as great hero as the victor Of many bat
ties.


Let every man in Chesterfield, Richmond
and elsewhere do his duty tomorrow, as it
is but another struggle between slavery and
freedom.
Year: 1871

IMPORTANT TO CITIZENS OF BROAD
STREET.-The candidates of the Republi-
can party in this city earnestly favor the
passage of an act by the next Legislature,
compelling the Richmond and Fredericks-
burg and Potomac Railroad to remove its
depot and track from Broad street. They
will use their endeayors to secure the votes
Of every Republican in both houses for such
a measure.


Its longer continuance on Broad street is
a crying shame and wrong.


Ifno sense of justice exists in this mono-
poly, let the next Legislature teach it to
them.
Year: 1871

BECAUSE it is certain that we have votes
sufficient to elect our candidates that is no
reason why Republicans should stay away
from the polls. We must have majority
sufficiently to prevent the Democrats from
stealing, up to it, for steal they will, and
steals their name.
Year: 1871

The assertion that Democrats "alone
can give colored men employment" is
Democratic lie, manufactured to frighten
colored men to vote against their own in
terests. 1t is usually understood when
labor is employed, it is a speculation, the
employer generally paying little less than
the labor is really worth. Such statements
are mbecoming men of sense, and are bound
to fail in soaring ANYBODY. .Ms W ~
Year: 1871

Knoxville Correspondence of the New


York Times.


While in Knoxville, / paid my
respects to the "fghting parson.
Hound the Senator in much bet
ter health than / had expected,
though badly afflicted with the
rheumatism or palsy. His voice,
though low, is clear and distinct
tie welcomed me cordially, and,
had a pleasant half hours con.
versation with Linn. He is still
exceedingly bitter. as he has, per-
haps peculiar right to be, and is
as ultra in his views in the one
direction as Mr. Stephens is in
another. His first remark was
that "he did not know what /
thought about If, but these people
referring to the Southerners) had
the very devil in them" He is a
warm friend of Grants, and re-
CARDS him as certain to be the
next President, although the fight
will be a "close one" Sumner,
he thinks, hurt himself more
than he did any one else, and has
his own boundless ambition to
blame for hls course. As a man,
he admires Sumner exceedingly.
Grant, he said, was ga little green"
when he first came into office,
but he was being educated into
statesman. He thought that he
possessed more ability than he
had been given credit for. Be-
ing asked il he did not regret the
inability to speak, he said some
times he did, but that sit was bet
ter for both himself and for the
Senate that he could not, since if
he could he would always be in a
row." He had voted with the
extreme Radicals and always
should. As to the nonsense about
"empire" and GENERALIZATION" he
preferred an empire with such as
he was with to the sort of De-
mocracy the rebels sought to es-
tablish. Though evidently in
feeble health the Senator looks
as though he could stand the
wear and tear of many years to
come, and he is the same un-
compromising, bitter and persis-
tent hater of rebels and rebellion
that he always was.
Year: 1871

Those highly virtuous individ-
uals who send money to the New


York "Sawdust" swindIsrs in the
hope ofreceiving a return Of coun-
terteit money are likely to come to
grief. Their letters are to be re-
tanned and opened at the New
York post office, and the name of
the writer forwarded to the post
master where written, with In
structions to post it conspicuously
inthe Office with statement of
the facts. The idea is a good one,
and if carried out some rich devel-
opments may be expected. The
man who is mean enough to buy
counterfeit money with the inten-
ton OF passing it upon unsuspect-
ing neighbors, is mean enough to
steal his neighborS' sheep if he
thought be would not get found
out. and it is right that the public
should be informed of his inten-
ton.
Year: 1871

A poor soldier in New Hamp-
shire, who, after three applications,
succeeded in getting $l00 bounty,
sent at once $40 to an uncle who
had loaned him that amount when
be was In desperate need. A few
days ago the uncle died, and by
his will left the almost penniless
soldier all his estate, valued at
100000, giving as his reason for
SO doing that he had many times
lent money to his relatives, and
he alone had repaid him.
Year: 1871

A clergyman meeting a little
boy of his acquaintance, said :
This is quite stormy day, my
son p "Yes, SIR said the boy,
"this is quite a wet rain" The
clergyman, thinking to rebuke
such hyperbole, asked if he knew
of other than wet rain. 81 never
knew personally of any other"
said the boy, "but | have read in
q certain book of a time when it
rained fire and birthstone, and ]
guess that was not wet rain"
Year: 1871

At the opening of the United
States Senate last Wednesday, the
Chaplain prayed that no Satanic
influences might lead our states
men into error" Ben. Butler is
going after that Chaplain with
shotgun for being personal.
Year: 1871

/ Apoor sinner at Hartford got
an order from the selectmen
for a coffin for his little girl,
and then tried to pawn it to
get money to buy rum with
Meantime. the deceased" was
at play in the street.
Year: 1871

Not long since a mau walked
into one of three stores in a West
ern town and inquired of the
proprietor if he had any more
brandy like the last he got there,
and was told he had. "Well,"
continued the customer, who was
from a mountain town, Il want
to tell you about that last pint
you sold me. / went home last
night and hung the bottle up by
the FIRE place. 1t was a middling
cold night, and when | got up in
the morning / found the bottle
had dropped on the hearth and
broke into a thousand pieces
"But," continued the mountain
eer, with animation, "the brandy
was all right There it hung on
that nail, frozen solder than thun-
der"
Year: 1871

A Virginia Tanker, who WAS the
chairman of hotel intdel club, was
once travelling through Kentucky,
having with hin bank bills to the
amount of $4,000. When he came
to lonely forest, where robberies
ald murders were said to be frequent,
he Wa, soon lost, through taking the
wrong road. The darkness Of the
night came quickly over him, and
how to escape the threatening danger
he knew not. In bis alarm he sud
denly espied in the distance . dim
Light, and urging his horse onward,
he at length cane to q wretched
cabin. lie Knocked; the door was
opened by a woman who said her
husband wss out hunting, but would
soon return, and she was sure he
would cheer.ully give him shslder for
the night. The gentlemen put up his
horse and entered the cabin, but with
feeling that can better be imagined
than described. Here lie Was with q
large sum Of money, perhaps IN the
house Of robber whose name was a
terror to the country.


In a short time the man of the
house returned. He had ON a deer
skin shirt, bear-skin cap, and seem
ed much tatigued, and in no talking
mood. All this BODIED the intidel no
good. He felt for bis pistols in his
pockets, and placed them 50 as to be
ready fer instant use, The man ask
ed the stranger to retire to bed, but
lie determined to sell his life as dear
ly as he could. His fear grew into a
perfect agony. What was to be done ?
At length the backwoodsman arose
end reaching to a wooded shelf, took
Gown an old book, and said


| "Well, stranger, if YOU wont go to
bed, | will, but it is always my Gus
tom to read chapter Of the Holy
Scriptures before | 60 to bed,


What change did these words
produce? alarm was removed from
this skeptic's mind. Though avow
ing himself an intdel, he had more
confidence in the Bible, lie felt safe
lie felt that man who kept an old
Bible in his house, and read it, anG
bent his knees III prayer, was no rob
Der or murderer. lie listened to the
good man and dismissed his fears
and lay down and slept as calmly il
that cabin as he did under his faith
er's Roof. From that night lie ceased
to revile the good old Bille lie be
came = sincere Christian, and oft VI
related the story of hiss eyentful jour
ney to prove the folly cf lnhdenity.
Year: 1871

The gem of all others which most
enriches the coronet of the ladv's
character, is unaffected piety. Ma
ture may lavish much on her person,
the encroachmrnt of her countenance,
the gracetulncsY of her mien, or tie
strength Of her intellect, vet her love-
lines. is uncrowned till piety throws
around the whole sweetness and
mower Of its charms. She then be-
comes unearthlv in her desires and
associations The spell which bound
her affections to things below, is
broken and she mounts on the silent
wings of hope and fancy to the habi-
tation of God, where ii is her delight
to hold communion with the spirits
that have been ransomed from the
thraldom of earth, and wreathed with
a garland Of glory.


Her beauty may throw its magical
charms over many; princes and con-
querers may bow with admiration at
the shrine Of her riches the sons of
science and poverty may embalm her
memory in history and in song; yet
piety must be her ornament and
pearl.


With such q treasure, every lofty
qualification on earth may be pur-
chased; friendship will be doubly
sweet; pain and sorrow shall lose
their sting, and the character will
possess price above rubies. Life
will be but a pleasant visit to earth
and death an entrance upon q joyful
and perpetual home.


Such is pietv. Like tender flow
er, planted in the fertile soil of wo-
man $ heart, it grows expanding in
foliage, and imparting its fragrance
all around, till transplanted, it is set
to bloom III perpetual vigor and un-
fading beauty in the paradise Of God.
Year: 1871

DO WELL.-We should always rest
satisfied with doing we'll, and lot
others talk of us as they please, for
they can do us no injury, although
they may think they have found a
flaw in our proceedings, and arc de-
terminod to rise on our downfall, or
profit by our injury.
Year: 1871

OTHERS SlNs.-Some folks are
prodigiously peniteut over other peo-
Piles sins, and seem to think they
kave special call to confess them
before the whole world, They will
gouge their brothers eyes out rather
than leave single blind mote in
them. At the same time they are
singularly blind respecting their own
ailings.
Year: 1871

New YORK, August 30.-The World
to-day publishes a column Of editorial
headed: Whence the LissF comment
ing severely upon the miserable and
sensational character Of the Associated
Press foreign service. As an instance
of the untruthful statements furnished
by the Associated Press, the World
quotes the hoax about the accepting
of the New York city loan from the
Berlin Stock Exchange, and dwells
upon the ridiculous blunder concerning
the action OF the House OF Lords on
the vote of censure, July 3lst, which
was correctly reported by the American
Press Association, August Let.


After citing other instances showing
the inferiority Of the Associated Press
service, the World concludes as follows ::
We might 60 on to point out other
curious errors concerning English az
fairs which have lately variegated the
colors Of our contemporaries. As for
example, when, on the ID OF August,
they stated that the bill for Prince Ar
thurs annuity had received the assent
OF the Queen on the previous day, the
fact being that the royal assent was not
given until the l4th Of August, twelve
days later Or again, when little COL
lision occurred on the Underground rail.
way on the % Of August, in which none
were killed and only two or three
bruised, it was published in New York
as a frightful accident, in which fifty
persons were severely injured. 1t is
not understood how such news gets to
New York. Perhaps it never gets there,
but is manufactured on the premises.
Year: 1871

DURING the delivery Of Butler
speech at Springfield several spoons en-
closed in an envelope were passed up
to him. The general tore open the en-
velope, saw the corier Of one OF the
spoons and the joke at the same time,
and, hastily slipping the package into
his pocket, proceeded with his address