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Year: 1871

ST. LOUIS, January lion Friday
| a resolution was introduced in the
/ lower house of the Legislature, in
dOrsing the Thirteenth, Fourteenth
and Fifteenth Amendments and the
/ reconstruction policy of the Govern


ment, and favOTing the payment Of
I the State and national Indebtedness
according to the several contracts upon
which the Indebtedness is based. The
/ resolution was debated during the
morning hours Of Friday and Satur-
day, and was continued yesterday.
1t has been stated that a resolution


was introduced by Major Pope, Of St.
Louis, to force General Blair TO sUs-
tain the position taken in his famous
letter to Col. BrOadhead, in 1868, or
recede from it. Yesterday General
Blair spoke to the question, stating
that he was in favor of the Thirteenth
Amendment, and believed the South
generally assented, but the erec8nstrUc-
ton acts he declared unconstitutional,
and referred to the decision of the
Supreme Court in the case of Cum
mings against the State Of Missouri,
and also i'm the case of Mulligan and
BOwies, tried by the military COM
mauder in Indiana during the war.
Referring to his letter TO Col. Broad
head, he used the following language:


"NOW, sir, my letter which has been
referred tOcOutends that the military
should be made to undo their usurpa-
tiOns at the South. i say so still, and
you have only withdrawn them from
the South, and their work will be IN
done" Applause "ThOse carriOn
crow carpet baggers, who are gOrged
upon plUnder aud drunk with blood
of the vanquished people Ofthe South
will dispose themselves in an instant,
if not sustained by the bayOnets Of
the Federal Government.


There is not an item in that letter
which 1 take back. L stand by it. l
believe in the construction given to
the Constitution of the United States
by the Supreme Court, that this re-
construction was unconstitutional.
Ny hope in going to Congress, if /
should attain that high position, is
that / my aid IN Withdrawing troops
from the Southern States, which are
held there to saddle upon the backs
Of that people a parcel of carpet bag
gers anu -l1tid " dkl-g lDllOh GU bg al
ignorant mass of negroes; and if the
people of the South, who have shown
a disposition to abide in good faith
by the arbitrament of arms, renew
their allegiance to the Government,
they should be allowed to resume
selfgOvernment among themselves,
as we have done in Missouri. And
whilst ! do not expect to carry with
me the gentleman from st. Louis, l
believe that we can surely and GER
tainly count upon the cooperation Of
a large body Of liberal men who as
sisted Us in relieving ourselves from
similar tyranny in the State Of Mis-
souri,"


The speech concludes with rather a
savage assault upon John B. Hender-
son, q portion of whose career during
the early part Of the war is not very
deIicataly handled. He fOrgives all the
past misdeeds Of that gentleman, how
ever, for the position he took in the
Impeachment trial Of Andy Johnson.
Year: 1871

1t is semi officially announced by the
commissioner Of Pensions that in ad min.
isteriug the act Of February II, 1871,
granting pensions to the survivors Of the
war of 1872, when witnesses testify to the
loyalty of a claimant, their own loyalty
must be shown by the certificate Of on
officer Of the United States commissioner,
or an officer Of the Internal Revenue
bureau. The rule applies only to the
South, and no question is raised at the
North.


BY this bigotod regulation. says the
Washington Patriot, there is to be one
law fol tho Northern people and another
for the Southern. According to the
usual form heretofore in similar cases, a
claimant was required to make oath that
he had at no time rendered laid aud
comfort" to the rebellion, and to prove
the same by the afidavits Of two disinter
ested witnesses, whose creditability had
to be certified by the clerk of court Of
record.


But now the Southern soldier is
obliged 10 prove the loyalty of his ,oit
Heooco W y SCIuuVoso WulCh ~ uoy w
impracticable to obtain. A claimant may
be able to establish his rights by twenty
witnesses, and if they happen voluntarily
or compulsorily to have aided the rebel
lion, then the veteran who fought for his
country is excluded from pension
Human ingenuity could hardly devise o
more wicked contrivance to deprive old
Southern soldiers Of their just rights.
1t is not only mean, but malignant, and
draws discrimination between the vet.
erans Of the North and South, which
every candid mind will denounce as out
rageous. These men were engaged in
war against q foreign foe nearly half q
century before the rebellion commenced
and yet they arc pursued with al the
vindictive malice Of recent enemies. This
is snre way ofkeeping the wounds o.
strife open, and 1t could only have beer
contrived for some such unworthy pur-
pose. st Louis Times.
Year: 1871

mood. He tried to move as he thought
Bull would move if he were a man.


he ate with deiiberatiOn, and looked
! everybody in the eyes with a manner
| that made Bud watch him curiously
! He found himself with Bull. He
| found Bull possessing strange faciBa-
| nation for him. He walked to school
| alone, the rest having gone on before
lie entered the school-room preserving


a cool and dogged manner. He saw
in the eyes of tie boys that there was


mischief brewing. He did not dare
sit down i'm his chair for fear of pin.
Everybody looked solemn. Ralph
| lifted the lid of his desk BuW-woWin


1t was the voice OF an imprisoned pup


py, and the school giggled and then
rOared. Then everything was quiet.
The scholars expected an Outburst of


wrath from the teacher. For they had
come to regard the whole world as di-


vided into two classes, the teacher on
tne one side representing lawful au-


thOrity, and the pupils on the other in


state of chronic rebellion. To play
trick on the master was an evidence
of spirit; to "hck" the master was to
be the crowned hero of Flat Greek dis
trict. Such a hero was Bud Means,
and Bill, who had less muscle, saw "a
chance to distinguish himself on a
teacher of slender frame. Hence the
puppy i'm the desk.


Ralph Hartsook grew red in the face
when he saw the puppy. But the
cool, repressed, bulldog mood in which
he had kept himself saved him. He
lifted the dog into his arms and stroked
him until the laughter subsidized. Then
in solemn and set way, he began:


Z" am sorry" and he looked round
the room with a steady, hard eye
everybody felt that there was a conflict
coming am sorry that any scholar
in this school could be so mean "-thc
word was uttered with a sharp empha-
sis, and all the big boys felt sure that
there would be fight with Bill Means,
perhaps with Bud" could be so mean
as to shut up his brother in such
place as thatW


There was long derisive laugh. BY
one stroke Ralph had carried the
whole school to his side: By the sig
nificant glances of the boys, HartsOol
detected the perpetator of the joke,
and with the hard and dOgged look in
his eyes, with just such look as Bull
would give puppy, but with the ut
most suavity III his voice, he said:


" William Means. Will you be so
good as to put this dog out of doors ?''
Year: 1871

GLAD OF IT. captain Fitzhugh coirects
the impression made upon us, that the
building of Che track of the chesapeake and
Ohio Railroad, along the river from Rock
etts to the falls, would interfere, with his
contemplated project of building a freight
line along, or near the same route. We
are assured by Captain Fitzhugh that he
intends pressing his enterprise to compile
ton, if the Council will but grant charter
for the purpose. Free railroads, say we,
not only in the city, but from one end of
the Old Dominion to the other. ~
Year: 1871

one time had tame magpie that
was very sagacious he would amuse him
self by playing with a little dog, running
and tumbling round and round few old
trees, only just keeping in front of the
dogs nose, seemingly in a halfexhausted
state; but when the dog was tired and
would run no longer, maggy would look
as sprightly as could be he would throw
up his tail, walk back and try to tempt
the dog to another run. This took place
every morning upon the appearance Of
the dog, who, after some time, from force
of habit, enjoyed the fun as much as the
bird. Maggy also had his dislikes, one
ofwhich was red-haired child he would
alight on such one and pick away most
numerically. His mischief was mostly
source of amusement to me but some
one thought otherwise, for, while he was
stealing grapes-which, by-the-by, was a
favorite pastime with him-a boy killed
him. Although great thief, l honored
him with glass case.
Year: 1871

The death of Prince Albert in 1862,
was to her severe and irreparable loss.


1t is true that her good sense kept her
from expressing any inordinate grief or
murmuring against the decree Of Heaven,
yet she has ever been since that sad event,
a sincere mourner. Her married life
with Prince Albert, had indeed been a
happy one; more so than married life u.s.
ually is. The Prince was most estim-
able and kind-hearted man, and always
modestly endeavored to sink his own in
dividuality in that of the Queen. He
sought no power for himself, and assumed
no separate responsibility, and, in fact.
Stunned oil show and ostentation. His
only desire seemed to be to make his life
q part of the Queens, and in order that
he might do so, and be able to advise and
assist her at all times in any and all the
multifarious and difficult questions
brought before her, he continually and
anxiously watched over every part of the
public business. So highly was his aid
and assistance in this respect appreciated
by the Queen, that upon his death she
said in her own touching and pathetic
language, "that it would now in fact be
the beginning of new reign"


Thus far Vlctorias reign has been ex-
ceedingy prosperous, and, saving her
family Affections, happy one. And
should Victoria continue to reign as WISE
ly and prosperously as she has thus far,
she will ever be remembered with feel
ings of gratitude by her subjects. Her
great endeavor has been to make them
happy. Good-natured and affable, she
unites with kind and sympathetic heart
those amiable virtues that adorn the pos
SCISSOR and place the female character in
SO admirable light. She has truly been
an affectionate wife, a tender mother,
warm friend, generous patron, and a
kind and merciful sovereign. Though
she may be deficient in some of the shin
ing qualities Of the tickle and rigid
Elizabeth, yet she surpasses her in all
that is lovely in woman, and is more truly
loved by all and her reign will ever be
noted for that deep maternal affection
which she has always evinced for the
safety and welfare of her subjects.
Year: 1871

The Cleveland Herald makes The following
truthful observation concerning country "a.
pers, and the duty of giving them wholesome
support.


The local paper Is an absolute necessity to
the county and community where il is publish
ed. All the CITY papers cannot supply the
place OF the home paper. That should be the
ffst love OF every inan and woman. Tor with
the paper is the locality identified The paper
gives the county and town where printed
much OF their importance in the world, and
gives in detail the local news, which cannot be
gained by any other source. Every days is
sue Of the paper is so much local history, and
the rise, growth and development of the town
and county can be measured and recorded on
ly by the local newspaper that constantly is
gathering its items. People do not properly
appreciate their home newspaper. they
measure the value Of paper too much by the
number Of columns it contains. The home pa
per at any price is the cheapest paper one can
take, for in it is found information to be OBJ
tanned from no other source.


Another thing is to be taken into considera-
ton. Every county has one or more newspa-
pers. Hence, the circulation of each paper
must be limited. There is therefore the great
est need OF activity aud interest on the part of
people to give their own good paper, vigorous,
and substantial support. la
Year: 1871

MANAGEMENT OF BROOMS,-If brooIns are
wet in boiling suds once week, they will be-
come very tough, will not cut the carpet, last
much longer, and always sweep like new
broom. A very dusty carpet may be cleaned
by setting pail of cold water out By the door,
wet the broom In it, knock it to get off all the
drops, sweep yard or so, then wash the broom
as before and sweep again, being careful to
shake all the drops of the broom aud not sweep
far at q time. III done with care, it will clean
carpet very nicely, and you will be surprised
at the quantity OF dirt 10 the water. The wa
ter may need changing once or twice, If the
carpet is very dusty. Snow sprinkled over
carpet and swept off before it has time to melt
and dissolve, is also nice for renovating a soil
ed carpet. Moistened Indan-meali is used with
good effect by some housekeepers.


PIC CULTURE. Readers, improve the breed
OF your hogs. Don't throw away any more feed
on your long-nosed, slab-sided, sunfish breeds,
but buy Or borrow good male pig, and female
also If you can. Commence with 1871 to i'm
prove your stock, and in year or two mark
the results Yesterday had the pleasure of
seeing six hundred pound hog of the Chester
White aud big boned China stock, age sixteen
months, in Boone county, and also of seeing
six months pigs Of the same stock, that will
weigh in the neighborhood of $50. I have
seen the sunish or prairie-rooters at the age of
Is months that would not weigh as much as
these six months old shoats. Now, reader,
don't you see it? A years feed thrown away,
and less pork Get good stock, aud save the
feed. Country Gentleman.
Year: 1871

A man having dispute with man who
kept sausage shop, and owing him a grudge,
ran into his store one day as he was Serving
several customers, with an immense dead CAT
which he quickly deposited on the counter,
saying; ~ This makes nineteen as you re busy
now, we II settle another time, and he was off
in a twinkling. The customers left witbont
buying any sausage.
Year: 1871

A lady writes to know if it is proper-that
IS, IT II is ladyEke-to retaliate by Squeezing


back when man squeezes her hand. Mr'
Editor anwers: well, you might squeeze
easy, just enough to let him know that Won
are not disposed to be mean about it. But
don't turn round and ask him, How is that
Tor high? 0: he might think YOU too forward =
Year: 1871

An old bachelor recently gave the following
toast: WOman-the morning star of infan.
cy, the day star of manhood, and the evening
star OF age. Bless our stars, and may they al
ways be kept at telescope distance p
Year: 1871

A Berkshire papa observed to his daucbter's
beau Jim! if you want Lu YOU can have
her; but don't want you hanging aroud here
unless you mean business. If you want to
marry her, hurry up, for l can be kept awake
nights much longer"
Year: 1871

A correspondent thus concludes an account
OF fight for kiss She fought fair. how
ever, and she could fight no longer for want of
breath she yielded handsomely. Her arms
tell down by her side-her hair fell back over
her shouders-her eyes closed, and there Law
little plump mouth all in the air Graciousi
did you ever see hawk pounce on robbin or
bee upon clover top? | need not say more.
W hat beautiful pictures for painter
Year: 1871

Josh Billings says when you commence
counting expedition, it is the best way to court
the girls mother little in the start, as she
knows all about it, and will know what you re
good for
Year: 1871

,On Monday night the mill dam in the western
part OF Patchogue burst nooding the locality.
Damage amounting to several thousand dollars was
done the Touring mill, the cotton batting factory
the twipe factory and the mill. But for the discov-
cry OF the break by Mr.. Bland the damage to private
property would have been great indeed.
Year: 1871

The bricklsyers ard masons of CHICAGO
are eDdesvoring to form an Organization,
in which each shall pledge himself to work
at ordinary day wages for the purpose of
rebuilding the city. They also wish that
each should work under supervision Of an
srchiLect, and not for contractors, as the
latter charge exorbitant prices for work,
and say that the masons compel them to
dORO.
Year: 1871

THANKsGIvING-No Pope. To-n,or-
roac.-As tomorrow Thursday is set
apart by the President as day Of thanks
giving and praise to Almighty God, the OBJ
servance Of which is recommended through
out the United States, We shall issue no pa
per from this office, in order that the force
employed by us may participate, not only
in the religious observances of the day, but
in such social festivities and enjoyments as
it has been the custom of our people to con-
meet with the occasion.
Year: 1871

The Treasury Department has decided
that vessel under q certificate of record
can sail in ballast from an American port
to an American port without being subject
to charges as if engaged in the coasting
trade, and she may clear from that port
with cargo for foreign port.


Newspaper government is representa-
tive government Oft the highest order. News
papers have power because they have con-
stituency and speak its voice. They gov
ern only as they are able to influence those
whom they represent. But politicians are
coming more and more to understand that
they cannot govern without the press.
Year: 1871

SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS
Judge Crump concluded the argument in
the Cahoon case yesterday evening, and it
was submitted TO the court. A decision is
not expected until after the argument in the
Sands case, which, owing to the absence of
the Attorney General, will not be heard
until next week.
Year: 1871

ask-why "a Protestant teacher could not
until within the last few monthseset up
school in Rome? Why could not Pro
testant clergyman build his church and
freely exert bis ministerial influence there
Yet, says the Father, it is s'most foul as
sertion,n to accuse his church of arbitrary
prescription" Really, good Father, your
apremisesr are not wide enough to cover
the Conclusion Do R1o'o e 2


The Father closes his communication
with this dreadful warning to the epposer
Of his church claims and aggressions: ut
might be we'll to remember that 'whosoev-
er falls on this stone shall be broken II
itswas not that the almost blasphemous
misapplication of our Blessed Lords word
made this too serious matter for jest, the
self-complacent assumption Of the writer
would provoke smile, and / should dis
miss it with good-natured-pis


$50 ONE OF VERY MANY.
Year: 1871

&C., &c. Thus silently they form the taste
of Protestant children under their care,
knowing well the potency of witnessed ex.
amples and scenes in the young uniformed


mind. Let not the people of Knoxville be
deceived in this matter.


This leads me to say word upon the as
sumption Of the Father that religion


must needs be taught as q system in
the day schools. maintain that
beyond the general reverence for
God and for things divine and sacred,
the place to. learn religion is not in the
day school where some FIVE or six hours
are given to literary and scientific study.
Because the school teacher does not teach
the child theology, must he perforce remain
ignorant of distinctive truth according to
the tenets of his church? Where are the
morning and evening prayers in the fam
lily? Where is the Sunday School? Where
is Sunday services Where is the clergy


mans influence anoffg his fockf IF the


child must remain ignorant of distinctive


Christian truth unless he learns it in the


day school, it must be the fault of those


who have the charge of him outside of the


academy. Father Finnegan says, in the
common school the Roman Catholic child
cannot be taught to lift up his innocent


hands to "Mary:n Well, cannot he be


taught this at home, in the Sunday class,
in the church? IF this manipulation is so
absolutely necessary surely he can learn it
elsewhere than in the day school where he
only spends comparatively small portion
of his time.


With regard to the statistics showing the
relative moral influence of Roman Catholic
and Protestant teaching, I have, this to
say. The subject is undoubtedly diff
cult one, from its complexity. 1 should
not have touched it at all, if the
Father had not insisted so strongly
upsn religious teaching to secure the
morals Of the people, forcing upon Us the
inference that the teaching Of Roman
Catholic schools was the true conservator
of public morality. There is. / am sorry
to say, crime and vice enough in all lands,
whether Roman Catholic or Protestant, to
demand the blush of shame. What i
maintain is, that the teaching peculiar to
Roman Catholicism is not SO good con-.
servator of the morals of people as that
which is Protestant. i gave one table.
The Father asks for another. 1 give it-a
table showing the relative number of illegi-
innate births. in certain Roman Catholic
and Protestant cities:
Year: 1871

. AN exchange says: "a fiend in hu-
man shape was engaged in planking
sidewalk in n certain western city,
when woman in gorgeous apparel
stopped near the scene ofhis labors 10
chat with friend. Her tail hung
over the last plank he had put in pO-
sition, and he quietly slid another one
along side of it and securely spiked it
down. The fiend then went away to
dinner" ... t...r Old.
Year: 1871

AS to compulsory education in
Germany, the police officers of the
community keep list of all the chill
dred who have arrived at school age.
This list is put into the hands of the
school which now becomes re-
sponsible for the attendance of all
those marked in tho register. The
master of the school prepares period
ically list of absentees who are sun
excused" and it then becomes duty
of the board to call upon the parents
or guardians of each child and admon-
ish them. If the offense is repeated,
the pane ofthe child is communicated
to the police, and the offending par
ent is mulcted in small fine for each
days abseuce, nonpayment being fol-
lowed by Imprisonment. In Berlin
and other towns where the school
board has more control over the school
committee of the board assesses and
collects the fine, subject to the right
of appeal by the delinquent to the
magistrate. In Wurtemberg, the UNI
excused absences are rare; and in
Saxony hardly a child, we are told, is
overlooked. Here, the days the child
is absent from school are recorded,
and have been made good under the
pain of the refusal of the rite of oon-
iirmation at tho expiration of the
eight years' term of schooling.
Year: 1871

The heathen Ghinee has one custom
which might be introduced into other
lands with good effect IL is usual to
pay all debts at the commencement Of
each year, aud as soon after the first Of
January as householder is free from
all demands he places over his door au
emblem signifying that he has arrived
at that exalted position; there is a
commendable pride to put up this cab.
alistic sign at a very early day. This
custom prevails throughout the Chinese
Empire and among all classes Of people,
and he who posts the emblem the first
week Of the year, enjoys the confidence
Of tho public, and establishes good
financial standing.
Year: 1871

An Iowa paper tells of smart wife
who helped her husband to raise seventy
acres of wheat. The way she helped
him was to stand in the door and shake
broom at him when he sat down to
rest.
Year: 1871

Black silk, says contemporary, is
liable to spontaneous combustion though
the chemical operations that produce
the fire are not clearly understood. We
have often seen sparks around II pack
age of black silk-with woman in it
but never supposed there was any
chemical mystery about it.
Year: 1871

LosT!-A small lady's watch with a
white face; also, two ivory youngladies'
work.boxes, A mahogany gentleman S
dressing case and small pony, belong
ing to young lady with silver name
and tail.