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Year: 1873

WHY Will YE DIE, On YE OF LIT
TIE FAITH The following well written
article is from the Davenport Democrat of
December 10, 1872, and is powerful re
minder to the afflicted;


The most insidious, deadly and distress
ing malady attacking the human frame, is
pale consumption, stealing into the maid
en- ) bosom. flushing her cheek, blanching
her skin, and feeding like a living worm of
death upon her vitals 4 lover may
fondly gaze into her eyes, the brilliant
sparkling is but forerunner of dissolu-
ton. 4 mother may listen to her mid
night breathing. il is but muffled drum
beating her death-knell. A father may
fondly try to save her, but too frequently
his efforts are in vain, her bridal bed Is the
burial ease her bridegroom, death, the
silent consumer of her lungs is at work,
and physicians have no remedy, the phar-
macop9iano drug which cankeep her from
her destiny Sad as this view is, there is,
happily, a bright side. Providence has
garnered up in the storehouses Of vegeta-
ton, a sovereign balm in the juices OF
plants to arrest the fell destroyer, to heaI
the eating ulcer to ren0vate the failing
lung, to bring health, strength and vigol
to the wasted frame The keen eye oi
science has searched for it, the chemist
skill has seized upon it, the retort and
alembic have extracted it. and the remedy
is produced which will stay the progress O


the stealthy death Eend The result O


this careful study of nature is Allen
Lung Balsam, this is the consumptive
hope, the declining patients cure. Thou


sands have entered upon trial of it witt
distrust and fear, who now live to recorC


its snatching them from an early grave, anC


who are ready to testify to its merits. lie


the consumptiye take it and be benefited


" Why will ye die, oh, ye of little faith ?
Year: 1873

An INFANT IN TIE ONO RIVER
Returning on steamer from New Or
leans, we were especially interested III
one lady passcngcr-a widow with one
child-whose devotion to her child was
very touching. Tears stood in the eyes
of her black nurse. rs she besouglit her
mistress ''not TO love her babe toomuch
or the Lord would take him away from
her"


We passed through the canal at Lou
isyillc, and stopped few minutes at the
wharf The nurse walked out with the
guard at the stern of the boat, when by
a sudden effort the child sprang from
her arms into the swift current that
swept toward the falls, and entirely dis
appeared, -


The confusion which onsied attract
cd the attention of 4 gentleman who
hastily asked for some article of cloth
ing the child had worn. The nurse
give him tiny apron she had torn oil
in trying to retain her hold. Turning
to a splendid Newfoundland dog that
was eagerly watching his cormtcnancc,
he pointed first to the apron, and then
the place where the child sank. In an
instant the noble dog ,leaped into. the
rushing water and disappeared.


BY this time the excitement was in
tense, and some persons on shore, sup
posing the dog was lost rs well rs the
child, procured boat and started In
search of the body. Just at this mo
ment the dog was seen far away with
something in his mouth. Bravely he
struggled with the current, but it was
evident his strength was failing, and
more than one breast gave sigh OF re
lief as the boat reached him, and it was
announced that the child and dog were
still alive. They brought the child and
its preserver on shore,


With single glance to satisfy her
self that her babe was really living, she
rnched forward, sinking beside the dog,
threw her arms around his neck, and
burst into tears. Not many could view
the sight unmoved rs she kissed his
shaggy head, she looked up at his own
or and said


"Oh sir, I must have this noble
dog am rich take whatever you
will but give me my child's preserver. "


The gentleman smiled, and, as he pat
ted his dogs head, said:


Il am very glad, madam, that he has
been OF service to you, but nothing in
the world could induce me to part with
him. .t. -. .h... ,.....


The dog looked as if he perfectly un-
derstood what they said, and, giving
his side shake, laid himself down nt
his masters feet, with an expression in
his large eyes that said palmer than
words, mo, nothing shall part u.s."
Year: 1873

A HUSTinG IscIDENr.-The Louisville
Courier-Journal says "a young man
named Harvey Wells, living at Mill
wood Station, ,on the i. and L. Railroad,
went out on hunt recently and snc-
ceeded in getting up a lively fox hunt
The fox ran into hollow log, and a
dog followed. Both dog and fox were
now lost TO the hunter; and after blow
ing his horn and searching the woods
in vain, he went home wondering what
could have become of his faithful ami
mai. Nine days afierward it happened
that the master went TO the hollow log,
and upon examining it closely, found
the dog wedged inside. In his eager
ness to catch the fox he had gone too
far and could not retreat, and also made
the fox prisoaer, Tae log was split
open, and strange TO say, both dog and
fox were found to be still alive, though
annotated and weak. The fox was per
mitted TO so in peace, and the dog was
kindly taken in the arms of his master,
who took him home and doctored him
with bread and meat, until be .regained
bis strength y.r.s ,ac si.s7g
Year: 1873

''The rights of woman" what are they ?
The right TO labor and to pray
The right to watch while others sleep !;
The right DER others woes to weep;
The right to succor in distress
The right while others curse to bless
The right to love whom others scorn !;
The right to comfort all that mourn
The right to comfort all on earth
The right to feel the souls high worth ;
The right to lead the soul to God;
Along the path her Saviour trod
The path of meekness and of love;
The path of faith that leads above;
The path of patience under wrong;
The path in which the weak grow strong;
Sach woman's rights,and God will bless,
And crown their champions with sue


cocs .. .
Year: 1873

How "NoTIoN' SAVED A MANS
LIFE There were four drovers upon
the train which was "run into" and SO
badly wrecked on Sunday morning last,
near Altamont, before the train reached
Grafton. Two of them were brothers
When the train arrived at Grafton one
of the brothers (who had heard of q
number of accidents on the Seventeen
Mile Grade" and had been warned by
a friend at home who had a little I'M
pleasant experience over that portion OF
the road,) s'took notion" he says, to
proceed from Grafton to Piedmont on
passenger train, in advance of the freight,
and thus be out of the way of danger
from convoy travel" He accordingly
followed the bent of his mind and went
to Piedmont on the Cumberland Ac-
commodation Saturday night; bidding
his brother and the ether two a good
bye before leaving Grafton and saying
he would meet them in the morning.
On Sunday morning,aft good nights
rest in Piedmont,h he went to the station
and inquired if the stock on the freight
trains were Sin" He was told "No;
and that they wouldn't be in for good
while on account of the accident. Anx-
ionsly inquiring, he learned the particu
lars of the dreadful affair in a very brief
time. and that his brother was ONE OF
the killed. Imagine the feelings OF this
man. who seems to have been Provi-
dentially directed to do that which no
doubt saved his life. While deeply
named to learn of his brothers death
and aoonized at the manner of his sud
den taking off; he could not but feel
thankful to Heaven for his own safety.
-Cu,,b. Neirs.
Year: 1873

the arrest, which he did after scuffie,
which ended In wounding both prison.
ers.- Ttra Blere'a Ark. Free Press.


The State Us. Sandy Brown, tried in
the court of general sessions yesterday,
developed degree of cruelty on the part
of the prisoner which would do honor to
the dinizens of the wilds of Ashantee.
On the third of June he took his little
stepsOn and branded him with red-hOt
iron on that portion of the body which
Is thefoundatiOnO of the human frame. The
little nrchin was exhibited in court with
his wounds scarcely healed, and excited
the universal sympathy of the speeta-
tors. The prisoner was represented by
Colonel r. w. Seymour. The defense
set up was that the boy while being
whipped by his farher had struggled to
get away, fell into pot of boiling water
and was scalded. The State proved that
the wounds were caused by hot instru-
ment, and not by scalding. The jury,
after hearing the evidence, brought in a
verdict of assault and battery with in
tent to KILL Charleston Ne1Us and
(lO1frjeT
Year: 1873

better. There are about eleven hundred
aspirants for Office. What will We do
with them? Tell McVeigh if he wants


TO go TO congress to hurry up that asy-


lum. Yours ever, CAPTAIN JACK.
Year: 1873

inspecting all premises, and report tlsal
all nuisance, dead-animal, slop and
other contractors are required tc give
special and prompt attention to Ell mat
ters under their charge. The health Of
the city is unusually good, but In view
Of the fact that a disease resent bling
cholera prevails IN some other cities.
The authorities here deem II but prudent
that the sanitary condition Of the city
should be raised to the highest stand
ard
Year: 1873

Nothing can more utterly ruin your
prospects for the future than to gain a
reputation for lawlessnes: and want Of
order" ."-Remark Of Chief Justice Shan
non. Then attend the caucus Saturday
and put good men in nomination for
the county ticket.
Year: 1873

THEY are making frames at the RICHMOND
FRAME STORE at such a low price that everybody
can now afford to have their pictures framed.
Don't forget the place, next TO the Dollar store.
corner Ninth and Main streets.
Year: 1873

[From the Courler-Iournal.l


This is rare season for the utterers Of
advice on economy Every man has his
plan for relieving tho pressure, One writer
in New York paper thinks that the in
creasing tendency to contraction could be
checked il families could be induced to lay
in their supplies by wholesale, instead Of
buying in small quantities. People who
want to save money and get through the
winter easily can do 50 by purchasing cof-
fee by the sack, hams by the tierce and coal
by the ton. Excellent counsel, and, as
Master Fabian says, "exceeding good sense-
less" 70 pour into poor fellows ear who
would be under lasting obligations to the
advertiser il he would show the spot where
the crock OF gold is sbured which is to SUP.
ply the money for the purchase. The crock
Of gold exists, no doubt, but everybody
knows that it is buried at the end of a rain.
bow, and that is very far away, and the road
to it is long and thorny. Many travel It
all their lives, and then lie down by the
wayside and dia Of sheer wearinoss and
heart sickness long before the base of the
rainbow's arch has been reached. Buying
by the quantity is we'll, when one has the
money to buy with, but it smacks Of sarcasm
to give such advice to man who is barely
able to purchase supplies for few days,
when work and wages are to be had.


Another counselor exhorts the people
to stop spending money, and to buy nothing
save the necessaries Of fife. There is no
reason why wise lberalty Should not regu-
late ones spending habits now as well as at
any other time. The Gradgrinds regulate
every action of their lives on strict business
principles, and spend no money which will
not return certain per cent, leaving out
Of view the fact that social intercourse,
friendly ciyilties, acts OF benevolence, hours
of diversion and entertainment, the amuse-
ment Of the young and the qualification Of
refined tastes, are as important part Of
life as that which is spent over the ledger
and the cash-box --nay, more than this,
that the led ger and the cashbox are use-
ful aud respectable only so far as they fur
nish some Of the means TO procure the en-
joyments Of life. Hundreds of miserable
mon, after toiling like slaves in the mines
of Siberia all their lives, defrauding them.
selves and their families of every enjoyment
for the sake Of boarding, have found, when
it was too late to rctrace their steps, that
their supposed wealth was as worthless as
the fabled gold Of the witches, which turne to
dross in the grasp Of the possessor. The gol.
den age will begin when there shall bo less
extravaganza, less runnisg in debt, less
averice and more liberal money spending.


Here is a sample Oft numerous bits Of
advice which are ahoat in the newspa-
papers:


In view Of the existing monetary stringen-
cy every true woman should endeavor
this fall, by the graca and simplicity Of her
attire, to show that her husband has neither
robbed bank nor been the leader Of a
theving ring.


We take it for granted that the @true wo-
man" will dress according to her own good
taste aud her Enzband'4 means during the
Year: 1873

present season ns well as in all others.
Men who embezzle bank funds, like the ab.
sconding cashier Of the Security Bank in
New York, are much more likely 70 spend
their money upon their mistresses, as he did
than upon their wives. Comparatively few
men will have grounds to complain Of their
wives e2truvagance who will give them.
frank statement of their business condi.
tion.


To withhold money from circulation; and
hoard it up with msers greed, is hardly
the way to lessen the strngency Of the times
and make the money market easy. The
apprehensoniand dislrust which induce men
to hoard their money instead Of paying il
out contribute largely to bring about the
very trouble which they seek to avoid.
Money is like water, an excellent thing
when kept in circulation, but Of very little
advantage and often mn actual evil when
confined and stagnant. We advise no man
to be spendthrlt, for his own future COM
fort, but even a spendthrlt may be Of real
advantage to a community His extrava-
gances give employment and wages to many
persons who are in need Of both. lilo helps
to PIT money in circulation, and so far is
doing good with it to others, If not always
to himselfl


Every dollar put IN circulation ut this
time, whether in payment Of servants
wages, day laborer's hire, or for the pur-
chase Of an article Of necessity or luxury,
is of direct service in removing the money
pressure. The excitement and panic pro-
duced by the collapse Of bankers like Jay
Cook Il Co., and manufacturers like the
Spragues, whose millions are involved, cause
people to lose sight of the Importance Of
the single dollars, which go to make up the
millions Just so far as the boarding
principle prevails among the people to that
extent will the stringency Of the times in-
crease. Ifyou have money, instead OF
hiding it in mattress or tea pot or stuff
fng it in a stocking, go and pay for whns
you buy, and thus you will add your tibuto
to the refreshing tide Of currency which 10
needed in the channels Of trade. Especial
y bear in mind the counsel OF tho cynical
orator Of Roanoke when he shouted to the
speakers Of the House of Representatives
during an exciting debate on a worse money
pressure than the present many years ago.
"Mr. Speaker have found the philoso-
piers stone; it is, pay os you go r
Year: 1873

The President will recommend In his
forthcoming message an amendment TO the
Constitution, comforting upon the President
the power to veto portion Of BILL should
he deem such portion Objectionable, and up.
prove the remainder, making tho act
law.
Year: 1873

The Spanish Cabinet ure UNANIMOUSLY in
favor of a satisfactory and honorable settle
mont Of the yirginius difficulty, but regard
the maintenance of the integrity Of Spanish
territory as essential.
Year: 1873

A writer in the Philadelphia Ledger
says: A few weeks ago the steamer
Wilmington, of Clydes's line, built at
Wilmington, DEL, of American iron,
ran with great force upon a reef off the
Florida coast, while on her way from
New York to Havana with full cargo
Seventy feet of the length of the ship
was on the reef, where it pounded
for twelve hours, every time the sea
lifted the hull and let it fall. After
some of the cargo was thrown over
board, the ship thus lightened was
backed off, and she went on her way
to Havana, where her condition was
examined. 1t was found that, while
the heavy pounding" she had gone
through when aground on the reef had
dented and bulged some of her iron
plates, not one of them was broken,
and only one of them in any degree
cracked. A small patch was all that
was Immediately required, when she
took in a heavy cargo, carried 1T to
New York, and then came around to
Cramps ship yard to have the dents
taken out of her iron plates. This is
all that happened to the American
built ship, whose plates, or at least
that portion of them subjected to the
strain, are of Pennsylvania made iron.
The plates were simply bent out of
shape, and so slightly damaged that
they were rerolled cold and put back
again. The great tenacity of the iron
resisted that tremendous pounding"
on the reef for more than half a day
without breaking. 1t is this inyalua-
BILE quality which the owner of Della
ware river built ship gets for his ad-
ditional Is per cent of cost.
Year: 1873

A correspondent, writing from Am
sterdam, says:


The Jews quarter is worth seeing, if
only. to note the difference between
them and the Dutch people in form
and face. We were told that We
should know when we got there by
their faces, and we did. The whole
population seemed to be in the street.
Their goods were spread out for sale
far into the middle, and the people
filled the rest. Some of them are
among the wealthiest men in the city,
and the art of cutting diamonds is al
most entirely confined to them. They
have many large establishments worked
by steam engines, which set in motion
many small wheels whose cogs, acting
on regular metal plates, cause them to
revolve 1000 times a minute; pow
dered diamond is placed in these, and
the stone to be polished fastened In a
metal cup, submitted to the friction of
the adamantine particles. -Four can
be polished in tne wheel at a time.
We visited the largest establishment,
and were extremely interested; but,
although they employ five hundred
men, we only saw one operate as all
are at the same kind of work. o.
Year: 1873


1t lies there alone--it is rusty and faded
With patch on the elbow, a hole in the
side,
But we think of the brave boy who wore it.
Look on il with pleasure and touch it
A history clings TO it-over and over,
We see a proud youth hurried off to the
With his form like the oak and his eye lie
the eagles
How gallant he rode in the ranks of the
g Gray"


tits rough, it is worn, 1t is tattered in places,
But love it the more for the story it


bears;


A story of courage in struggle with SORROWS
And heart that bore bravely its burden


of cares;


1t is ragged and rusty. but ah it was shin
In the silkiest sheen when he wore it
And his smile was as bright as the glad


summer morning,


When he sprang to his place in the ranks


of the Gray"
There's rip in the sleeve, and the color is
The buttons all gone with their glitter and
'Tis a thing of the past, and we reverently
Away with the treasures and relics ofold



Are cherished as leaves from a long van
We will keep the old jacket for the sake of
Who rode in the van of the ranks of the


"Gray."
Shot through with bullet-right here in


the shoulder,


And down there the pocket is splinterea


and soiled,
All more, see the lining is stained and dis
Yes. blood drops the texture have stiffen-


ed and spoiled.
1t came when he rode at the head of the


column,
Charging down in the battle one deadliest
When the squadrons of foemen were brok-
en- asunder,
And victory rode with the ranks of the


"Gray."
It's memory issweetness and COM


mingled
To me It is precious-more precious than


gold,
In the rent and the shot hole volume is
On the stains on the lining is agony told.
That was ten years ago when in Hfe's sun
He rode with his comrades down into the |


fray,
And the old coat he wore and the good |


sword he yielded
Were all that came from the ranks of the |


Gray"
And it lies there alone; I II reverence 1t ever |
The patch on the elbow and the hole in /


the side,
For gaIlanter heart never beat than the


loved one,


Who wore it with honor and soldierly


pride.
Let me brush off the dust from IDS tatters


and tarnish,


LIE me fold it up closely and lay it away
1t is all that is left of the loved and lost


one,


Who fought for the right in the ranks of


the Gray"
Year: 1873

INDEPENDENT CANDIDATEs.-The
Chatham Tribune well says:


We lay it down as a rule, to which
no exceptions are to be known, or
should be recognized, that in the COM
ing election, no conservative gentleman
will allow himself to be named as an
independent candidate for Office, and
if any are selfish enough to try it in
this part of Virginia, the Tribune now
announces that he shall be treated as
and classed with the enemy, as even
worse than radical. No man deserv-
ing office will seek to win in this way,
and he who does betrays the fact OF ms
own weakness. and traitor-like, as Ju-
das did, will sell his birthright dearly,
even though he secures his election.
Year: 1873

An Illinois girl, having six lovers,
offered to marry the one who should
/" break up" the most prairie in three
days. The result was that she got a
smart husband, and her father found
his new farm ready for planting free of
cost.
Year: 1873

When summer is gone and winter holds sway


Remember the poor;
W hen Borels blasts make dismal the day
And utter their wall of death and dismay-


Remember the poor.
When rivers are frozen and vacant the mill


Remember the poor:
When business lulls and trade is still
And lab"r'- drug. =" where ynu will


Remember the poor.
Whrn want is luSty. and plenty j. thn


Remember the poor;
When the times are hard and tin Is tin.
nd the world is cold without and within


keInrmhrr the nnnr
Year: 1873

The election OF wuLIAx ALLEN, an old school
Democrat in Ohio, is one of the most promising
features of the day, and shCws that the people, IN
the west at least are returning to their senses IL
is probable that Mr.. Allen will yet be cheated out
of the Gubernatorial Office. But that be has been
elected by the legal votes of the people OF Ohio
by good large majority we cannot for one mo-
ment doubt


The change which has begun in that great State
will continue to 60 forward until it sweeps the
present Radical party out of even the strOngholds
ia which they think they have entrenched them
selves for the purpose of continuing their robbery
Of the people.


The election of VIM. Allen has q significance
far beyond placing him in power. 1t looks to the
Senate, as well, and TO the casting out OF that
body the men WHO require ",back pay" in order to
live, when far better men perform better work at
home for much less meney than that reckless and
riotng body was getting before the salary steal
1t looks to selecting President who will scorn
to tell the people there is honor in casting theiI
suffrages for him unless their choice is accompa-
MED with "double pay" Let the COED work OF
reform go on. Delaware must NOT be backward
in the raee-and she will not-she will be in al
tie breach when the "grabbers" are made 10 leave
the cspitol