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Year: 1871

THE gold ears wave across the plain,
The shadows fall. and fade again,


The night breeze Ger the lea
Is bending tie white barley low,
The red sun sets in western glow.


And on the distant sea.
The brown sails in the waning light
Fade one by one from out the sight,


As earthly visions fade,
For after summer commeth snow,
And after winter June tide glow,


And after sunlight, shade.
Nature hath travepd, and swset rest
Now talleth on her mother-breast,


Brought are-her fruits to birth;
No more she thinks of spring-tide throe,
Since all her autumn treasures glow,


Red.golden on the earth.
Ah may our spring tide so be spent
That harvest time may bring content,


And silver hairs may be
No dreaded sign of swift decay,
But streaks Of dawn that open the day


Of Immortality.
Year: 1871

Mr.. John Bull has been engaged abou


five years in trying to cipher out how


long his supply Of coal viii last He


Majestys subjects in England The


results aud processes of his figuring have


recently been made public. He tlnd'


that his known coal-felds. if worked tC


depth of four thousand feet, will still


yield about ninety thousand million tons


and that his probable fields. if worked
TO the same depth, will give him not fan


from iitty-six thousand million tons
more. He estimates the temperature foui
thousand feet below the earth's surface
at l05 degrees Fahrenheit. and con
clddes that none of his present or pros
pective laborlng classes can stand it to
work in greater heat than that. Between
the depths of four thousand and ten
thousand feet he believes he might get
forty.one thousand million tons, but as
no race OF men yet discovered could mine
down there, he contents himself with
saying that his available supply Of coal
is about one hundred and forty six thou
sand million tons. These calculations
are based upon the data Of scientific re-
search. In going further to know how
long the supply will last, the calculations
must be largely hypothetical At the
rate of consumption in 1870, the com
missioners think it would last l,273
Years. Figures made on the average of
population and consumption for the past
fifteen or twenty years show that it would
be exhausted in 1l0 years. OF course
neither Of these estimates is permissible,
and both may be dismissed as unworthy
of consideration An improved condi-
ton of the lower classes will raise the
price Of manual labor. while on the other
hand improved machinery will cheaper
the cost of mining diminishing rate
of increase III population will tend to
decrease the aggregate of yearly con
while an increase in the
branches of mechanical industry will
augment the demand for fuel. Taking
all these elements of the problem into
account. Mr.. Bulls investigating gentle
men estimate that he can burn coal for
at least $50 years longer Beyond the
expiration of that period the present
has no great interest in the
coal questisn.
Year: 1871

CURIOUS. 1t is certainly Il curious
chemical fact that the substance required
to form common table salt are both of
them poisonous-chlorine and sodium.
No one can use either of these articles
separately with safety, and yet combine
them. and they form substance neces-
sary to health. aud ons found upon
every table.
Year: 1871

cheerful sacanf has discovered that
mosquitoes are providential guard
against disease, upon the supposition
that in summer the human system is
peculiarly liable to fever. and the insects,
by depicting the quantity Of blood, get
up counter irritation.
Year: 1871

this act the people have been oppressed
and taxed--the country flooded with a
deprecated school scrip the various
school districts involved in heavy debt
and the children of the country little
benefited, permitted to grow up in ig"
norance. DO the Radicals say it is a
wise act? If so who is responsible for
its not being enforced? The enforce
ment of the act rested entirely with the
circuit superintendents, the appointees
of the Radical party. The act among
other things, make it their duty to
visit the schools in their respective
districts once each regular term thereof
to see that the schools are properly
taught and disciplined; to confer with
trustees and prompt them in the per-
formance of their official duties; to see
Mat competent teachers are employedj
TO see that The trustees discharge tier
duties; to see that the school lars are
properly enforced, and to do all things
necessary TO promote and maintain
system of free common schools within
their power. So far as we know and
believe they have entirely failed to
perform these duties expressly enjoined
on them. We seldom see them in our
midst, or when we do, they are passing
through the country with gloved hands,
travelling in comfortable and elegant
style at the expense of the people.
Yet the Radical party thought it neces-
sary to continue them in office. In
possession of both houses Of the last
legislature, they made no effort to
remedy the defects in the school laws.
On the contrary, every measure intro
duccd in the last legislature looking to
the reform and improvement of our
free school system were supported by
the Democratic and Conservative mem
bers and defeated by the friends of the
present State administration. With
the radical party rests the entire re-
sponsibility for all the failures and
defects in, and evils growing out of,
the present free school system in this
State.
Year: 1871

We learn from Gen. Gage, who has
lust returned from the Indian country
that the work on the railroad bridge
across the Arkansas river, at Fort Da'
Wis has been commenced, and that one
pier is under construction now. The
road is graded to the river, and over
two hundred hands at work on the sec


ton between the Arkansas river and
Canadian river.-[F Fort Smith Herald
Year: 1871

cuL FOR A Mass MEETISG.-in
another column ofto-day's issue, will be
found call for a mass meeting OF the
Democratic and Conservative citizens
of the county, made by the chairman
o. the comfy ex tive committee.


The object of the meeting is to take
the necessary steps to perfect the organ
ization of the party for the approach
ing campaign.


Its Importance will readily address
itself to the mind of every member OF
the party. We hope that all will re-
member the day of meeting, and see
that the different townships are proper
ly represented by the attendance OF
goodly number of citizens.


Wehave on hand several extra copies
of the address to the people of the State,
issued by meeting of the State ana
Congressional District Committees
which we mean to distribute among
portion of our friends, with a hope that
they will carefully read and circulate it


We have also on hand blanks for
canvassers, and a plan of organization
furnished by the secretary of the State
Central Committee, which are intended
to be placed in the hand, of the chair
men Of the different township commits
tees, so socn as they are organized.
Year: 1871

The woman who is indi ffereut to her
looks is no true woman. God meant wo.
man to be attractive to look well, to please,
and it is one of her duties to carry out
this intention of her Maker But that
dress is to do it all, and to suffice, is more
than we brought to believe Just because
we do love to see girls look we'll, as well
as to live to some purpose. we would urge
upon them such course of reading and
study as will confer such charms as no
'modiste' can supply. A we'll known au'
thor once wrote very pretty essay on the
power of education to beautify. That it
absolutely chiseled the features; that he
bad seen many clumsy nose and thick
pair of lips so modified by thought, awak-
ened aud active sentiment, as to be unre-
congnizable. And he put it on the ground
that We so often see people, homely aud
unattractive in youth. bloom in middle
life into a softened Indian summer of good
looks aud mellow toues.
Year: 1871

The constancy of love is beautifully H.
lustrated in the case of an aged couple in
Wisconsin, who have been engaged to be
married thirty years, and during that time
have never been out Of Jail together long
enough to have the ceremony solemnized.
Year: 1871

LOST A small lady's watch with a
white face; also, two ivory young ladies'
work boxes. A mahogany gentleman 4
dressing case aud small pony, belonging
to young lady with silver name and
tail.
Year: 1871

Did you ever study the cheapness of
some pleasure? asks some writer. Do
you know how little it takes to make
multitude happy? Such trlfles as
penny, word, or smile, do the work.
There are two or three boys passing
along-give them each chestnut, and
how smiling they look They will not
be cross for some time. A poor widow
mother of half a dozen children. Send
them half a peck Of sweet apples, and
they will be happy. A child has lost
his arrow-the world to him--and he
mourns sadly; help him to find it, or
make him another, and how quickly
will the sunshine play over his sober
face. A boy has as much as he can do to
pile up load of wood assist him few
moments, or speak pleasant word to
him, and he forgets his toll, and works
away without minding it. Your appren.
tlce has broken mug. or cut the vest
too large, or slightly injured a piece OF
work. Say, "You scoundrel," and he
feels miserable; but remark, 81 am
sorry" and he will try to do better.


You employ man; pay him cheer
fully, and speak pleasant word to him
and he leaves your house with con.
tented heart, to light up his own hearth
with smiles and gadness. AS you pass
along the streets, You meet familiar
face say " Good morning." as though
you felt happy, and it will work adj
mirably in the heart Of your neighbor
Pleasure is cheap. Who will not bestoN
it literally? If there are smiles, sun
shine and flowers all about us, let us no
grasp them with a miser's fist, and locb
them up in our hearts. No; rather LEI
US take them and scatter them about us
in the cot Of the widow, among tho
groups of children, in thr crowded mart
where men Of business cOngregate, ii
our families, and every where. We car
make the wretchcd !.appy, the discon
tented cheerful, the afflicted resigned
at exceedingly cheap rate. Who viii
refuse to do it?
Year: 1871

POPULAR ERRoRs.-To think the
more man eats the fatter and stronger
he will become. To believe that the
more hours children study the faster
they will learn. TO conclude that, if
exercise is good, the more violent it is
the more good is done. To imagine that
every hour taken from sleep is an hour
gained To act on the presumption that
the smallest room in the house is large
enough to sleep in. To argue that what.
ever remedy causes one to feel i'm
medately better is good for the system,
without regard to ulterlor effects. To
eat without an appetite, or continue to
eat after it has been satisfied, merely to
crafty the taste. To cat a hearty supper
for the pleasure experienced during the
brief time it is passing down the throat, ,at
the expense ofa whole night of disturb
ed sleep and still more weary waking
in the morning.
Year: 1871

Olllcious people can never leave things
alone. No one can possess his soul in
peace, or go his own way unhindered
of them. They stand at the crossroads
of all mems lives, pointing out to them
the path they ought to take, and
whether in religious faith or house fur
nishing, the choice Of wife or the pat
tern of boot, have their word TO say,
their advice to give, and their fingers
to dip, whatever may be the pie that is
making. Illness is one of their strong
points, and if they hear that you are in
disposed, whether slightly or gravely,
they rush Off TO proiler advice, which
you do not waut and will not accept,
and which probably would turn out Il
mistake if you did accept Your nurse
does not know her business; let them
send for one Of their own choosing to-
night. Your medical man says you are
suffering from certain form of illness.
We'll, of course he ought to know; but
to the ofiicious 1t seems very much like
something else or, if they do not &c
quite 80 FAR, they inquire, with the aiI
of knowing all about it, whether he
has not ordered such and such things tC
be done; and if you say no, they urge
you to have their own medical mar


without delay, as they are so sure your
is making mistake. And so on, ill


they have worried you into fever


when they take their leave, and bewai


your obStinacy to the next conner. An!


calamity is a godsend to them, for the!


have their innings when their neigh


bors are so prostrated by distress tina


they can buzz about them at their will


They are sef-naturalized Samaritans
physicians without diplomas, minister
, independent Of orders or the Apostoli
| succession; and the unlucky one
, whom it is their pleasure to assist mus
= keep them off with strong arm, ,whic
may lead to quarrel, or yield then
Q selves helplessly into their active an


oilicous hands,
Year: 1871

Millions blindness was the result Of
over.work and dyspepsia. One of the
most eminent American divines having
for some lime been compelled to forego
the pleasure of reading has spent thou
sands of dollars in value, and lost years
of time in consequence of ce.!ing up
several hours before day and studying
by ur fetal light. His eyes will never
get well.


MultitudeS OF men and women have
made their eyes weak for life by the too
free use of the eyesight, reading small
print and doing fine sewing. In view
of these things it is well to observe the
following rules in the use Of the eyes:


Avoidc all sudden changes between
light and darkness.


Never read by twilight or moonlight,
or on cloudy day.


Never sleep so that, on waking, the
eyes shall open on the light Of win
dow.


Do not use the eyesight by light so
scant that it requires an effort to dis
crimiuate.


Never read or sew directly in front OF
the light of window, or door.


Two much light creates glare and
pains and conluse5 the sight. The mo
ment you are sensible Of an effort tc
distinguish, that moment cease, and
| take a walk or ride.
Year: 1871

While our fine girls are bemoaning
the lack of young men, and the scarcity
of beaux who are marriageable and
mean marriage, there is class Of young
men whom they do not recognize at all,
yet who will furnish the next genera
tion its men Of enterprise, of power, of
position and of wealth. 1t is not the
sons of the rich who will, as rule, re-
main rich. The sons of the poor will
get rich and there to-day, drudging in
offices and countingrooms, and store
houses and machine. shops, and print.
ing establishments, are the men who,
in twenty-five years, will control the
nation socially, politically and finan-
oially. Every man of them means to
be married they will, as rule, make
excellent husbands; they are all at
work trying to win success. There are
men who would be easily improved by
recognition, and by bringing them into
good intelligent society yet they arc
as little noticed as If they were so many
dogs. Virtuous young men from the
country go into the city, and live for
years without any society, and are re-
garded by the fashionable young wo-
men with Indifference or contempt Z;
but those young men have hold upon
the future and when their success is
known, in whatever aeld Of enterprise
it may be, the fashionables will be glad
to receive them as belonging TO their
own number. Weregret to say that, as
rule, the young men for whom a po.
sition has been won by virtuous and en-
terprsing fathers, amounted to but little
in the world; and we rejoice to say
that companions chosen from those who
have their fortunes to make and their
positions to win, are those to whom a
well-bred woman can generally with
safety entrust her happiness and her
| self
Year: 1871

LUXURIOUS CHRIsTIANs.-It is sta
ted that a fashionable denomination at
Newark, New Jersey, are constructing
a church which will be provided with
4 new lew extras. Adjoining the vestfy is to
be built q church parlor, which is to be
furnished like modern drawing.room
with piano and elegant furniture. Be-
meath this room will be situated the
church kitchen, with hotel range, and
all the conveniences for getting up "big
dinner" If anything more is wanting
to complete this paradisiacal palace, it
might be added in the form of ten pin
alley, cock. pit, and place to suck
mint juleps and play draw poker.
Year: 1871

The Oldest land on the globe, and that
which first rose above the ocean which
the revelations of geology tell us once
covered tho whole earth is the long low
line Of hills, nowhere exceeding two
thousand feet in height, which extends
along the border between Canada and
the United States, from the eastern part
of the Dominion almost to the base Of
the Rocky Mountains.
Year: 1871

THE SCUL's INFANCY.-No animal
continues so long In state of infancy
as man an animal is so long before it
can stand. And is not this still truer of
our souls than of our bodies? For
when arc they out of their infancy?
When can they be said TO stand? Yet
till they can, how much do they need a
strong hand TO uphold them.
Year: 1871

This is the title ola new, valuable and COM
prehensive religious work; embracing the
lives OF the most eminent men from the earli-
est tima to the present day.


One Of the great merits of this work is,that
1t comprises in one volumne that which is us
ually spread out through great many books
so that it may be said it is in effect a complete
library of religious literature in itself.


Such II work is needed in every household
to strengthen the faith Of the aged and keep
the young in the path virtue being perfectly
free from sectarian bias, beautifully cmbel-
lished with over 300 fine engravings and $50
pages it merits an extensive circulation and
cannot fail to win its way into every family
as the work commends itself to all.


Prof. CALVIN HALL, the authorized agent
for this valuable work, who is now canvass
ing the County, will remain in town for few
days and we commend him to the courtesy
and patronage of our citizens, and trust he
will meet with that success commensurate
with the rare merits Of the work.
Year: 1871

We are glad to know that our enter


prising Deputy Postmaster has opened
News Room, at the Post Office, where
the st. Louis Dalies and Wecklics and
all the Pictorials and Monthlies can be
had Let Sufficient encouragement be
given the enterprise to make it paying
and permanent institution. Subscrip-
tions received for all papers and furnish


ed at short notice
Year: 1871

An editorial in the Sacramento Union,
speaking of the food of emigration pouring
into this country from Europe and China,
mixed the Germans and Chinese, and treated
both in the same terms, which has called
forth the following from a German residing
in Davisville, Yolo county. We believe
every leading Republican in the State holds
the same opinion of races as does the Union:


81 am German by birth, and have been
a supporter of the Sacramento Cnion for a
long time, but when the editors show them
selves to be so ignorant, and so lost to every
feeling of decency, as to place the German
and Chinaman upon the same footing, | say,
once for all, that paper shall never enter
my house again; and | wish to call the at
tention of every German and lrishman in the
State to the above article, in the hope and
belief that every one that has any pride for
himself, or lis country, will hereafter give
the Sacramento U,,iOn wide berth and a
cold shoulder.


Iwould say further for the benefit of that
paper, that so far as my knowledge extends
of the American people, they are composed
of German, Irish, English, etc, or their
descendants, and in no instance have l found
the German to be an inferior citizen. Ger
many has furnished to the world her share
of its philosophy, and her sons and daughters
that have settled iu this country have proved
themselves to be good and useful citizens.
BY their intelligence, industry, enterprise
and strict integrity as people, they have
contributed as much to the glory and pros
perity of this country as any one of the great
families composing the American people.
Their blood has wet every battlefield in de-
fence of liberty and the vindcation of our
rights from the early settling of this country
down to the present, and believe that the
wretch that penned that article is indebted
to the intelligence, bravery, yes, and blood
of the German and Irishman for the very
soil upon which he stands, and in his low
contemplate effort to insult the German and
Irish, by placing them upon the same foot
ing with Cinnamon, returns to them that
gratitude which is illustrated by the dog that
bites the hand that feeds him.


FRED SCHULTZ"
Year: 1871

OIe uaiK hIght, not long ago, burglar en-
tered private residence on Sixth avenue
On ascending one flight of stairs he observed
light in chamber, and while hesitating
what to do, large woman suddenly descend
ell upon him, seized him by the throat, forced
him down through the hall, and pushed him
into The street before he had time to think.
Heroic repulse of a burglar by a woman.n
was the way the story appeared in the news
papers next CAV; but when friends called and
congratulated her upon her courage. she ex-
claimed: Goodness Gracious! didn't knew
it was burglar! II had should have been
frightened half to death. thought it was
my husband come home drunk again, and
was determined he shouldn't stay in he house
in that condition.
Year: 1871

We are in receipt Of communica.
tion from the editors Of the proposed
new paper at Little Rock, in response
to an article which they say appeared
in the Gazette OF the 10th instant.
Though we have the Gazette Of the
l7th and 18th, we have not its issue
of the 10Th, and are therefore not fully
into the merits Of the discussion. We
will at least defer the publication Of
the communication until next week,
and we hope in the meantime to be
better posted with regard to the matter
in question. We intend to look before
we leap. But we feel called upon tC
say to our friends, doa't be mis- ed
there is something wrong.
Year: 1871

Town looks dull to day, and not,
withs;anding Washington has formed
a partnership with Lewisville to trv
and get up o first class concert, the
good people from the country just flock
IN and subscribe for the Telegraph as
though nothing had happened
Year: 1871

The past several days Of dry weather
has enabled the farmers to work out
theIr'crops. and from the reports which
we receive from various sections of the
country, we are inclined to the belief
that the prospects Of the crops are
much better than they were a week
ago Especially is this the case in the
upland portions of the county We
are much more hopeful with regard to
the financial question than heretofore
and we have reason to Be,
Year: 1871

The Statesman Of last Thursday morn
ing says editorially;


We shall indulge in no close calcula,
tions as to the results-it is too early ;
but of one thing we feel certain, in
common with the best Informed men
Of our party, and that is this: If
the Democrats get out their vote, as
appearances now indicate that they will,
we shall carry the State ticket and the
Legislature both. We believe the party
is alive 10 the fact that victory is with
in it's reach. 1t is united and hopeful
The Republicans are divided and
discouraged Aside from Office geek.
ers and politicians, whose bread and
butter is involved, there is a general
feeling OF disappointment and dissatis-
faction in their party with the Grant
administration. This cannot be hon
estly disputed. We might say the feel.
ing OF disappointment is universal next
comes that OF dissatisfaction and disgust
both widespread. 1t is fact pretty
we'll understood that, at the October
elections in Ohio and Pennsylvania,
many Republicans will absent them
selves from the polls or vote the Demo
cratic ticket, in order to give these
States TO the Democracy. az the only
certain or available means OF defeating
Grants denomination.
Year: 1871

The strong minded Of Washington
city are about to carry their case before
the Supreme Court Of the United
States. Their intention is to institute
three suits for the purpose Of testing
the right Of women to vote under the
Fourteenth Amendment.
Year: 1871

INDIANAPOLIs, FEBRUARY 24.-The
message Of the Governor was sent to
the House this morning, but was not


read. The Speaker said that in the
absence Of a quorum, the House was
not competent to transact any bUsi-
ness except to adjourn from day to
day to day for fOrty-One days, when
the time fixed by the Constitution foT
final adjournment would be reached.