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Year: 1871

violent temper, which often fell upon his
dearest friends; j; of hronstrom vanity, and
Of ungoverned passionS.


81 was never engaged to hfx n, mar.
riage;I never loved him." said Alice
Cary to me. 81 could not have loved
such man, though learned him in his
best phases. As friend I owed him
much, and before his death found it In.
my power to pay back in part my Large
d,bt of gratitude. When 10 retlfatd to-
New York, poor and sick, with certain
death before him, I, with Miss, hired
room and nurse for him. From that
they have the roman tic stoty Of tty nur-
sing him from unrequlted love. It was
old Betsy Who nursed him. You know
how big and strong she is; yet even she'
became worn out, for his sickness was
long and very painful. Many unkind,:
even cruel things have been said because
he willed to me his personal effects. Be-
sides the books and pictures which he BE-
queathed to the Historical Society, these
were all that he possessed, and left to me
not more out Of personal regard than from
desire to repay as far as he was able
the money which had expended for his.
comfort during his long sickness. az


In the profoundest sense Alice Cary
never loved but once. The man whom
she loved is still alive; yet gossip with the
keenest scent, has never foud or named
him. With all her fullness Of affection,
hers was an electric and solitary soul.
He who, by the very presence of his be<.
ing, was more to her than any other mors
tai could be, might passed from her lifsft
but no other could ever take his place.
A proud and prosperous family brought;
all their pride and power to bear on SON
to prevent his marrying girl uneduca- =
ted, rustic, and poor. 81 waited for one
who never came back" she said, 'syet
believe he would come until read in q,
paper his marriage to another. Can you
think what life would believing one,
waiting for one who would never come"
He did come at last. I saw him. His
wife had died. Alice was dying. Tho
gray-haired man sat down beside the gray
haired moman. Life hsd dealt prosper
ously with him, as is its wont with men.
Suffering and death had all from her save
the luster Of her wortrors eyes. From
her wan and wasted face they shone upon
him full Of tenderness and youth. Thus
they met, with life behind them-they
who parted plighted lovers when life wss
young. He was the man whom she for
gave for her blighted and weary life, with
smile Of parting as divine as ever Lit tho
face Of woman.
Year: 1871

She Attempts to seduce Steamboat Clerk


A Second Joseph Andrews.


The Albany Times gives the following
very amusing account of Victoria Wood
hull's journey up from New York on the
Troy boat:


Just before the steamer Connecticut left
her dock in New York the night before
last, carriage drove up to the wharf,
and from it emerged three persons, two
wearing the garb of women and one dress
ed in the habiliments of the sterner sex;
but nature or custom seemed reversed in
this instance, for one of the seeming fe-
males gave orders to the coachman, paid
the fare, attended to the baggage, pur-
chased the passage tickets, and then gave
her arm to the healthy mortal who had
stood by holding poodle and carrying a
parasol, marched him into the cabin of the
steamer and seated him upon cushioned
chair, while she went in search of state
room. Her female companion, she found,
had alreany purchased a room, but it was
in gangway, and it made the first lady
very angry to find that her friend had
been so sadly imposed upon. So with
flashing eye and scowling visage she
marched straight to the clerk and de-
manded that the room be changed for q
better one, "for," said the lady, as she
stood on her tiptoes and glared in furious
ly at the clerk, 81 am Victoria G. Wood
hull, of A Broad street, New York.


"Ohl" murmured the clerk, with the
greatest timidity, 81 was not aware of
that; you shall have the best room on the
boat, your great financial head shall re-
pose on the same downy pillows upon
which the noble Fisk did slumber just
one month ago to-night;;" and he handed
the lady the key of the bridal chamber.


Over her face there stole smile as
bright as the sun at MONDAY, and she cast
look of such ineffable tenderness upon
the clerk that he actually wilted. Yet be
managed to ask:


"Who is that male spinster that is with
your"


"That is my" but the crowd push
ed her forward, and the rest of the SEN
tence was lost in the noise of the departure
of the boat. But in few moments q
waiter brought down to the clerk beau
tiful boquet with a card attached, upon
which was written: ''Compliments OF
Victoria G. Woodruff" In moment
another waiter appeared; he brought set
of elegantly bound books for the clerk.
Year: 1871

The Facts About Her heiatiohs WIFI k>o-


fus w. GrIswold.


A story under title of the "Unknown
Love of Alice Cary" in the newspapers,
ia still travelling through the length OF
the land. 1t asserts that in her youth she
was affianced to Rufus W. Griswold; that
he was false to her-forsaklng her for
woman of the world; that hong after,
when he return to New York friendless,
poor, and sick, she forgave him the great
wrong that he had done, and nursed him
till he died. This story, in many conflict
ing phases, was often to her great annoy
ance told of her during her life: The fact
that Rufus w. Griswold did in his last
will bequeath to her his personal effects
was made much Of in printed and private
circles, and used as an unanswerable
proof that at one time he had beer
her lover. Within week I have read,
in letter to the New York Euening Post,
that the will proved the love and relation
ship between the two persons beyond
doubt. Yet no less, in its foundation the
story is fa!se. Referring to it at once,
while we two sat alone together, Alice
said to me: 81 will tell you just the truth.
Ifyou ever think it necessary. you can
tell" I believe it to but justice to her sa-
cred life, with which idle gossip is yet
too busy, to tell it now. Bereavement in
death and in life had made her Western
home too desolate to be borne. These
with the impulse of the brave will that
served her to the last, brought her to
New York to make not the life that she
would have chosen for herself, yet life
worthy to be lived.


Ignorance stood me in the stead Of
courage" she said. Had I known the
great world as 1 have learnd it since, l
should not dared, but I didn't. Thus l
came" The leading Etterateur at that
time was DR.. Rufus Griswoh. He had
complied the books called "The Female
Prose writers'' and "The Female Poets
of America" He was sharply on the
lookout for every new genious in litera-
ture that appeared. He had visited the
sisters in their Ohio home, and in 1850 had
obtain publisher for their first volume,
and had added both their names, with
selections from their poems, to his own
"Poets of America" He knew every
thing necessary totheir success in the
sphere oflabor which they had chosen,
while they practically knew next to moth
ing. He encouraged and helped them
in many ways, and thus command their
gratitude. For Alice to incur a debt of
gratitude was to pay it, even at the cost
of her life. Yet even the good will Of one
type of man to a woman is often mis-
fortune. Her soul may be white as snow;
vet he cannot take her innocent name
upon his lips without smircbing it with
somewhat of his own vileness. His van
ity has been flattered by idle women, till
conquest has not only become the habit,
but the necessity, Of his morbid and mise
rable soul; till, where he knows he has
not won it, he yet is base enough to boast
of it. Such a man Judging of every
record left Of him) was Rufus W. Girls
wold.


He was a man of poetic temperament,
of fine scholarship, of generous impulses,
and in certain directions of rare gifts; yet
no less he was man Of tickle fancies, Of
Year: 1871

love
A forest maiden; she Is mine;
And on Sierras slopes Of pine,
The vines below, the SHOWS above,
a solitary lodge is set
Within fringe Of watered fire;
And there my wigwam fires burn,
Fed by O round brown hand
That small brown faithfd hand Of hers
That never rests till my return.
The yellow smoke Is rising yeti
Tfptoe and see 1t where you stand
LIN like column from lie land.
There sea gems in her hair
No jewels fret her dimpled hands,
And half her bronzed limbs are bare;
But round brown arms have golden bands,
Broad rich, and BY her cunning hands
Cut from the yellow virgin ore,
And she does not desire more.
J. wear the beaded wampum belt
That shshas;woyes the sable pels
That she has fringsd red threads around;
And In the morn, when men are out,
j wake the valley with the shot
That brings the brown deer TO the ground;
And she beside the lodge at noon
Sings with the wind, while baby swings
In shell cradle by the bough;
Sings low-so like tae clover sings
With swarms Of bees hear them now;
see her sad face through the moon
Such songs would earth had more Of such!
She has not much to say; and she
Lifts never voice 10 question me
In aught do -. . and that is much
lore her for her patient trust
And my loves forty fold return
A value have not to learn
As you. .. at least as many must ..-...


.... She Is not over tall nor fair;
Her ble sts are curtaned by her hair;
And sometimes through the silken fringe,
see her bosom's wealth, like wine,
Burst through, in luscious ruddy tnge-
And all its wealth and worth are mine.
know not that one drop Of blood
OF prince or chief is in her veins;
simply say that she is good
And loves me with pure womanhood
..... When that is said, why. what remains?


-!Songs of Ae !SieuTas."
Year: 1871

The Reporter has found three professed
Democratic papers in the State out of about
fifty, that oppose making the swindling sub
sidy question an issue in the Democratic
platform, and each of the editors of these
three papers are candidates for office, and are
only urging policy. Crocker should see
some more editors as he did in Placer coun-
ty when this thieving subsidy question was
before the people here.
Year: 1871

in connection with the repairing and reftting
establishment here, If it is proved the business
will justify it; but for the present the under
signed ask the public to call and test their work
manship and prices


Auburn, January 2sth 1871.-my.
Year: 1871

Why is kissing your sweetheart lik,
eating soup with a fork? Because il
takes a long time to get enough of it.


When may man be said to be lite
rally Immersed in his business When
giving swimming lesson.


What prevents a running river run
ming right away? Why, it's tied up.


What river is ever without begin
ming and ending? severn.


What is the coldest river? The Ict
is isis,


What is that which lives in winter, dies
in summer, and grows with its root up
wards? An icicle


Why is pair of skates like an apple
Because they both have occasioned the
fall Of man.


Why are tile measles like fresh mack
erel? They run in schools, and have to
be caught before they can be had.


When is black dog not a black dog
When it's greyhound.


Why is a barrel of beer like prize
fighter? Because it is brew, sir
{ (brufser.) The party who built that
conundrum should he presented with s
"a foot ting.)
Year: 1871

A noble red man drank fire water to
excess, planted his wigwam on Min
nesota railroad and soon departed to
the happy hunting grounds.


Avoid arguments with ladies. In
spinning yarns among silks and satins,
any man win always he worstcd and
twisted and finally wound up.


Women have never forgiven Lady
Mary WORTHY Montague for saying
''The only satisfaction have in being a
woman is that shall not be compelled
to marry one of my own sex" Her
sin is unpardonable.


A Chicago girl wrote to her lover in
Springfield, Massachusetts, just after
the fire, saying: "Our wedding day was
set for next week, and if you will stand
up with woman dressed in cotton
shirt and her fathers evercoat, come
on" The brave youth telcgraphed in
| reply: Get ready, l will be with yoji.'


An angry Western editor wrote to a
poctjca correspondent the other day:
lt.If you don't stop sending me your
aboioinabEs poetry, I'll print piece OF
it some day with your name appended
in full, aud send copy to your gal -
The poety from that source was soon
dried up.
Year: 1871

Keep sheep dry under foot with litter
This is even more necessary than roof
ing them. Never let them stand in mud
or snow. Drop or take out the lowest
bars as the sheep enter or leave yard
thus saving broken limbs. Never fright.
en- sheep, if possible to avoid it. Sepa
rate all weak, or thin or sick, from those
strong, in the Fall and give them spe
cial care If any sheep is hurt, catch il
at once and wash it with something
healing, If limb is broken, bind il
with splinters tightly, loosening as the
limb s@elfs.
Year: 1871

~ Dean Stanley had a parrot which
one day escaped from her cage to the
great CONSERVATION of the Dean and a
company of visitors, at his house. On
searching the gardens Pretty Poll was
found swinging on the topmost branch
of tree Seeing SO large an audience
she said, with edfying gravity, "Let us
Pray"
Year: 1871

When thief or swindler is discovered
in any community under Republican ad


ministration. the first thing done with
him is to secure his person by impris-
onment or sufficient bonds for his ap-
pearance when to be tried in Democrat
ic communities the criminal remains as
free as the birds of the air, de6es prose-
cution and asks for more and higher Of
fees. Thus the immaculate Tweed of
New York City, vino has stolen Millions
upon millions from the tag payers of that
community, has notified the electors Of the
senatorial district wherein he resides,
that he is a candidate for the office of
State Senator; and, whereas, when he
was candidate for the same Office be-
fore and was only suspected of dishonesty
he was elected by majority of twenty
two thousand votes, now that his COM
plicity with the most gigantic frauds of
our time is known, he expects 70 be elect
ed by majority of thirty thousand votes.
In speech made to his constituents he
said: L shall be content with nothing
lesS''
Year: 1871

The Racine Journal puts the case
thusly


Senator Doolittle delivered a speech at
Janesviile, few days since. in which he
gave sorrowful picture of the serpeu-
tine career Of the Republican party, to
which he once belonged, and how that
in his straightforward political course, he
was at last, by a zlgZag movement Of the
Republican party, landed high and dry
on Democratic sand point. But in
justice to the senator. we will say that
he does not belong to the present demo-
cratic party that Grant captured with
Lee. Nothing of the kind. He be-
longs away back of ali them chaps. -
Here Is what he says about the matter,
IN his GAINESVILLE speech


Some timid nien may ask me, "How
dare you assume the name OF Democrat,
Il name SO odious to you for ten years
past ?' The answer comes In moment:
when applied to the old party Of JEFF
terson, Madison, and Jackson. it was the
most glorious name IN our history"


There Is where he is now. lie is going
back like the lrishman that was crawling
under the canvass to get into the circus.
One Of the watchmcn hit him on the
hSdu Will H1le, say lnS 10 MN dG tUe
sam time, Where are you going?'
Pat giving his head scratch says. 'Bc
jabers, I'm going back g Senator Doo-
little has been hit on the head so many
times for trying to get into the political
arena by some iilegitmate process. ''he
is going back" where the present genera
ton cannot get at him. The Senator
would stand better chance down in
Pennsylvania it is said there are dis
tricts in that State, where they vote Tor
Jackson regularly once in four years.
Year: 1871

Doolittle frankly acknowledges son
every hand" that he is first class ora
tor. OF course he does not expect there
will be an atom left of Gen. Washburn
after the first joint discussion. We will
wait and sae.- She6ou2aa Herald.
Year: 1871

MESsRs. EDITORS: / am glad to see you
| stirring the question of organizing q Far
mers' Club and horticultural Society for
old Knox. You are starting out In the
right direction. The great object had in
view In the work of our Eastern Division
Fair is to reach the farmers, and all the
farmers of the country. We can't afford
sons in our city. We must expand and go
abroad, and thus strike class upon whom
we are to depend in developing our agri-
cultural resources. We must, therefore,
interest and bring into requisition the en-
ergies and practical experience of this
class, and, by SO doing, we may hope to
accomplish our purposes in this direction.


: The first of April, during the sitting of
the quarterly term Of the County Court,
fecting this organization. / know of no
more befitting an occasion. The represent
ative men from every district in the coun-
ty will be present-the men of intelligence
and the best farmers we have have no
doubt but that they will freely and cheer.
fully afford the opportunity of this effort
to form such an organization, and that
they will, also, join heartily in the move
ment.


there should be also an horticultural So





ing into its enclosures the men and women
of the county, and so framing its constitu-
tion and bylaws as to bring it into har-
monious cooperation with our Eastern
Division Fair. Nothing short of this will
answer, for everything must lend to this
central attraction of East Tennessee. All
hearts and all hands must work to this end.
The work involved is too significant and
too broad to be tampered with. 1t must
g. \ to
of all opposition. But to prosecute it bold
ly and vigorously, there must be no fac
tions and no flying off at a tangent. Much
less can we afford to ignore our country
friends. We have no right to do it, and so
sure as we do do it, we viii crush our hopes
and break down our projects. Therefore
we proudly appeal to the farmers, and to
their wives, and to their sons and daugh-
ters to unite for the purpose of aiding in
the imperishable work of building up our
agricultural interests. ~ - 5eqk - ss~Ss


G. w. CHARLTON. i
Year: 1871

APPROPRIATE TExT.-Deon Stanley, in
preaching sermon in health Of suffering
Paris, selected the following text from the
prophecy of jeremiah:


How doth the city sit solitary, that was
full Of people? How is she become as a
widow! She that was great among the
nations, and princess among the pro-
vinces! Arise, cry out in the night: in
the beginning of the watches pour out
thine heart like water before the face of the
Lord. Lift up thine hands toward Him
for the life of thy young children that faint
for hunger in the top of every street. Re-
member, . Lord what is come upon us !;
consider, and behold our reproach.''
Year: 1871

A short time ago, while plowing near the old
fertilization in East Knoxville, between Main
street and the river. the body of an infant was
discovered It was buried in box, near the
surface, and one of the horses stepping on the
box, the lid of which gave way, led to its being
found. The body was examined by several
persons, and was that of white infant about
four months old, and was thought not to have
been buried very long.


Being late in the day when the body was dis
covered, it was replaced, the parties who found
it intending to try and identify it the next day,
but on going to look for it in the morning, it
was gone, having doubtless been taken away
by some one who feared exposure if the affair
was investigated, and justice was cheated of her
due.
Year: 1871

Speaking of Mr., Saulsbury's action OF
Saturday, the New York Tribune says
!" MI. Mark Twain once attended funeral
In Nevada where every one was trying,
with indifferent success, to say something
pleasant about the late unlamented. The
only statement that met with universal
assent was one yentured by conscientious
and observant mourner that the idenarted
made nice, quiet corpse 1t is with real
grief that we find ourselves unable to saw
even this much for the late Senator from


Deleware.' - q
Year: 1871

A gentleman learned in the origin of
social customs was asked what was the
meaning of the custom casting an old shoe
after newly-married couple as they start
on their trip. Said he: g To indicate that
the chances of matrin1ony are very slip
pery.n
Year: 1871

HARD ON DELAwARE.-Itlie lies in a quiet
and tranquil eddy of the Nineteenth Cen
tury, where no current of Improvement or
reform seems ever to reach it. Its political
creed is short and simple, embracing only
love of whisky and hate of the negro.-N.
Y. Tribune.
Year: 1871

Treat the injuries you receive as if
they were borrowed umbrellas. Do not
think of returning them. Revenge is
not paying game.


Should the wife of your bosom fly
into a passion as ladies 0iN occasion
ally), and hurl torrent of vituperative
eloquence at you, light cigar, take a
pinch of snuff, trim your nails, glance
over the advertisements in yesterdays IS
paper, sit still and smile, do anything
but reply to her. You will be pleased
with the result, even though she should
faint.


"Honesty is the best policy" as a
general rule; but there are exceptions
to every rule, and when you can do so
without fear of detection, you can make
exceptions to that one.


Never speak i'll of any one who may
be of the slightest service to you, no
matter how much you may dislike him.
He might hear of it.


Buy in the cheapest market. Sell IN
the dearest. The number of children
the workmen employed by you may
have is nothing to you. The number
you have yourself is.
Year: 1871

ACTION OF WATER CLAss.-In late
paper by Fluckiger, upon certain re-
actions of water-glass, some important
technical applications are suggested as
the result of the chemical relationship
dwelt upon. Thus, many of the prac-
tical applications of this substance de-
pends especially upon the separation OF
silicic acid, and are more efficient in
proportion to the amount and complete
ness of this separation. If, therefore,
surfaces which are to be silicifed are
coated alternately with water-glass and
solution of common salt, they will
ultimately be found to possess a harder
and more uniform exterior. By first
satrlrating stone or wood with asolution
of sal-ammoniac, or common salt, and,
adding the water-glass before the former
application is completely dry, the result
will be found to be very satisfactory.
Year: 1871

Down in Maryland they have col
ored man whom they style the African
Fire King Recently he gave an exhi-
bitten of his "powers" to a select COM
pany. After applying red hot shovel
to the bottom of one of his feet, without
making any impression on him, also
licking the shovel, still red hot, with his
tongue, without even drying the saliva
in his mouth, and taking a red hot an
thracite coal from stove without
scorching his hand or fingers in which
he held it, he asked if there were unbe-
levers present. One individual stating
that he remained unconvinced, the Fire
King, as the story goes, put shovel IN
the stove and partially filled it with shot,
and when the shot got pretty not ne
stirred them with his naked fingers iii
the lead had melted. He then took the
shovel in his right hand and poured the
hot melted lead in his left hand, and
then poured the burning solution into
his mouth, kept it there till il cooled,
and spit it out in lump. After this
latter performance the "unbeliever" ex-
pressed himself entirely satisfied. The
Fire King said 'that was only $40 per-
formance; if they would make him up
$50 he would show them something
worth seeing"
Year: 1871

The great Blood Purifier and delicious drink War
ner's vinum vit@ or Wine Of Life is free from any
those who require stmulant. It is splendid appe-
tzer and tonic and the finest thing in the world for
purifying the blood 1t is the most pleasant and de-


cious article offered to the public far superior to
brandy whisky wine, bitters, any other article 1t
young old take the Wine of Life. 1t is in fact,


life preserver. Those who wish to enjoy good health
the Wine of Life 1t is different from any thing
before in 1t is sold by druggists Price ST. in
quart bottles.
Year: 1871

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