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Year: 1872

A rustic youth visiting Nashville for
the first time, the other day, mlstook the
elevator in hotel for a bedroom and got
half undressed before the machine started.
He ascended in terror, and roared out as
the second story was reached, Earth
quake! o Lord have mercy upon me-"


There Is something more than daily
ferry now between Europe and America.
In fact, the rate is something like a steam
er for every twelve hours from the port of
Liverpool alone. During the month of
MAY, fily-three steamships left the Mer-
sey, of which thirty-four came 30 New
York, eight to Boston, eight to Quebec and
Montreal, aud three to Halifax, Norfolk
and Baltimore. Seventeen of these belong
to the Cunard Company, eleven to the In
man, Ave to the National, five to the White
Star, ten to the Allan, and six to the Guion
Company, respectively. When to these are
added the ships OF the French and German
lines, we get some idea of the prodigious
increase of late In steam communication
between the continents. More than thirty
two thousand people were brought to A
merica from Liverpool alone during May
an increase OF nearly five thousand over
the number for May 1871, and total in
crease since January, over the correspond
ing period of last year, of eighteen thous-
and. These figures are full of Significance
with reference to the future of the Repub-
lie.
Year: 1872

CHAPTER xxx.


SONORA AND LODI FIRM FRIENDs-A SARRA-


TIVE.


Thus the two who had been so
strangely thrown together became con-
fdential friends. Neither moved or
spoke for some mOments-the one over
come by her sad feelings and the other
with joyful hope. At last Lodi broke
the silence by saying, as she wiped a
few falling tears:


"Listen, and when you know some
thing of my life you will not hate the
lone Indian woman for bearing you
away TO become the bride of man
whom you do not love; for felt glad to
think another heart must ache as well
as LOdi's.


"About twenty years ago, when | had
seen but sixteen summers come and 90,
my father, the great chief Sanutee, and
myself went out hunting for game. We
had wandered far away from our wig
wan, and were belated in the forest,
where we had to remain all night. 1t
was bright night, and the face of the
Great Spirit looked down from the full
moon upon the hunting grounds below.
Throwing ourselves beneath large
tree, 1 told my father / would watch
first; but feeling tired and forgetting
my promise, I was soon sound asleep
beside him. 1t must have been past
midnight that 1 was aroused by a low
growl. Starting TO my feet, what did ]
behold but an enormous wolf with my
father in his clawsl He had seized him
by the throat, killing him instantly.
Though l knew no fear, and had never
been known to run from danger, still,
for the first time, my courage seemed to
have entirely forsaken me, and / stood
almost riveted to the ground with hor-
ror, as / beheld the wild beast gloat
over the mangled remains Of my once
loved father, and expecting to receive
the. same fate every moment. Suddenly
my thoughts returned to me, and grasp
ing my arrow, which lay upon the
ground, / was just in the act of shoot.
ing, when l heard loud report, and
the wolf fell dead at my feet.


"When next remembered anything
found myself leaning upon the arm @
n young Indian. Soon realizing all,
could not restrain the vivid blush whicl
stole over my cheeks as I gazed upo
the handsome face of my unknown pre-
tector.


" Forgive me, maiden, if Lenard ha
been too bold or offended you. He Iii
all in your Defense


"Forgive him! Could I do othe
wise?


81 arose to my feet, and though
deeply mourned for my father, whom
sincerely loved, still 1 could not hel
feeling an inward pleasure as gaze
upon the youthful stranger at my sid
Taking me by one hand, and my DO
and arrow in the other, he bade me lea
him to the wigwam of my father


'The light Of the moon threw ghas
" ray as it presented to our gaze IL
dissected bones Of my father with ii
bleeding animal lying beside him.


Stop till | bury my kindred sal
I, and covering his bones with ston,
and leaves, and moistening it with m
tears, left him to rest in solitud
while I returned TO my mother al
home in company with the stranger
need not tell you that I loved him,
tbis would scarcely reveal TO YOU II
depth of my passion. 1 had received
rude education from books that n
mother had in her possession, and
which / was very fond, and was ther
Year: 1872

SYNpATHY.-'lill we have reflected on
it, we are scarcely aware how much the
sum of human happiness in this world
is indebted TO this one feeling-sympa-
thy. We get cheerfulness and vigOr,
we scarcely know how or when, from
mere association with our fellOw-men,
and from the looks reflected on us of
gladness and enjoyment. We catch in
spiration and power TO go on from hu-
man presence and from cheerful looks.
The woman works with additional
energy having others by. The full
family circle has 4 strength and life pc
cuIiarly its own. The substantial good
and the efIectual relief which men ex-
tend to one another is trifiiug. IL is not
by these, but by something far less
costly, that the work is done God has
insured it by much more simple ma
chinery. lie has given to the weakest
and the poorest power to contribute
largely To the common stock of glad
ness. The child's smile and laugh are
mighty powers in this world. When
bereavement has left you desOlate, what
substantial benefit is there which makes
coincidence acceptable? 1t can bestow
upon you nothing permanent. But n
warm hand has touched yours, and its
thrill told you that there was living
response there to your emotion. One
look, one human sigh, has done more
for you than the costliest present could
convey.
Year: 1872

1t should be the pleasure, as it is un.
doubtedly the duty, Of every Democrat
and Liberal Republican who csn do so, TO
turn out and take part in the Liberal
meeting appointed for this city next Sat.
urday. What We want, 10 demonstration
Of our belief that we are engaged in .
just cause-that it Is the part Of every true
Liberal to work for the success Of his
principles, in the triumph of which he
will Iot only overthrow bad administra-
tion but will assist in putting in power the
man who ensures TO the country q good
one. What We want is IN illustration Of
our profound belief that the salvation Of
the republic depends on the defeat Of Rad.
icalism-of our sincere conviction that
four yeas more Of Gen. Grant At the head
Of the government will be dangerous to
our liberties and mus, be fought against
by all honorable means. We in
vite our friends, then, of the
city, of the county and Of the district to
meet with us. Egypt has not been be-
hindhand in proclaiming her adoption Of
the Liberal cause. Let Us show our enc.
mics q bold front and eviuce our deter.
mination to agbt for the cause we believe
in SO heartily. In this section We have
no fear Of the result in Novem ber-we
will send Wall to congress, give Gov
Koerner rousirg vote and compliment
our candidate for president With hand.
some majority. This is the feeling Of
every Liberal Republican and Democra,
in the district. We counsel them TO come
TO the meeting on Saturday then as an
earnest Of their intentions in November
Come one, come all. Come, men, women
and children. Come singly and in
crowds. Come with banners and withou,
them. There must DO no bsckdown in
the present contest. We may be safe


here, but our example will spread far and


wide, and help on the good cause in othel


districts. We expect big meeting. We


must have il. Liberals and Democrats


Of Egypt your post Of duty on Saturday


is in Cairo.
Year: 1872

The oil wells Of Pennsylvania, which
have been pumped seven days in the week
heretofore, are to be pumped only six
hereafter. The too fluent supply of the
huid has reduced the price too low to suit
the pockets of the oil merchants, who have
now concluded that It will return them
more money to work their wells and
laborers six days and rest them on the
seventh than to work them cont nuously
the seven days Of the week. Nothing is
easier than TO serve the Lord when self.
interest points the way.
Year: 1872

A bill has passed both houses Of the
Illinois legislature which makes a radi


cal change IN the regulations for the sale
of liquor 10 the state. 1t enacts that no
intoxicating liquor shall hereafter be
sold in Illinois without license, and no
license shall be issued unless the party
applying therefor shall give bond 10 the
penal sum of $1,000, with two freehold
suret,es, conditioned that they shall pay
all damages to any person or property,
by reason Of selling liquor under said
license, and the penslty to be received
in the name Of the state. for the use OF
any person injured by liquor sold BY
such licensed persons. A similar bill il
now before the legislsure Of this state.
Year: 1872

The Nashville Banner gives the follow


ing particulars of horrible tragedy in
Smith county, Tenn: "a private letter
was received here, giving details of q
murder committed recently at tobacco
stripping on the farm of Will Csrdwcll,
at which . good number Of neighbors
we're present, and among them negro
man eighty years old. Some of those
present, thinking to have little fun at
the expense Of the old negro, commenced
joking him about matriuony. He said
he did not know Of any one to marry,
whsreupou one Of the crowd suggested :
There's Moll Quails before you why
can't you marry her?' Casting q suspi


cious glance at Moll Quails. and survey
ing her from head to foot, he slowly
remarked that he would not have her
At this the woman in question tecame
enragsd, and demanded an immediate
explanation. He replied that it was use


less for him to say why; the crowd we'll
knew the reason. Considering this a re


aection upon her character, the woman
became furious, seized q stick and beat
him over the head until she thought him
dead, and without the least interruption
from the bystanders, coolly strode out o.


the barn in which the alteration had
taken place. Having occasion to return
to the barn, she stopped at the door tc
make an inspection Of its interior, ant
observing that the old man was not dead
and that be had, Notwithstanding his many
wounds, arisen from where she had strucI
him down, she sgain seized the billet o
wood and attacked him 10 the most fero


cious manner. breaking his skull int
fragments aud scattering his brains ant
blood come distance from where he sat.
Year: 1872

One of the retrenchmeut committee
now in New York, 10 a letter to q sena-
tor in Washington, says that the time OF
adjournment has not been determined
but as the Radical members are getting
uneasy over the fearful load OF corrup-
tion which is unearthed, and which has
to be carried by Grant in the next elec-
ton, it is not probable that a much
longer stay will be made. The opinion
is expressed that the report Of the com
mittee will not be what the people have ,
right to expect from the testimony, The
minority Of the committee will give tn.
true condition Of affairs, and will rely
upon the conservative element Of thu
senate to aid them in . general warfar,
upon corruption and the securing Of th'
reformation so long needed.
Year: 1872

There is bill before the Legislature
relative to paying the interest Of
the state debt in gold. It is warmly
advocated by some as a means Of better
establishing our state credit, and Is
strenuously denounced BY others as favor
ing the bondbolder and imposing upon
the taxpayers, holding that there is nc
law requiring the interest to be paid ia
gold.
Year: 1872

No moro postmas,ers will be permitted
to get up clubs for the New York Tribune.
The Tribune has gone back on Grant, and
off goes the head of the first federal office
holder who helps the truly good Mr..
Greelev
Year: 1872

In this enlightened age not many purchasers,
strangers especially, hire conveyanoss and ride
over the country in search of 4 farm for sale.
when there is Real Estate Agency to be found
We advertise extensively and systematically, and
owners desiring to sell. and purchasers wishing
to buy, each earnestly hunting for the other and
bis own interest, secure the greatest possible
safety and despatch on the one hand, and the
least expense of time and mosey for search on
the other. by placing in our Agency the sale or
purchase Of any property.


We require parties desiring to sell property to
sign contract describing the same, naming the
length of time the property s to remain for SALE
price and terms, and binding the owner TO pay
our commission II a sale is effected.


Our Commissions.-If the price docs not
exceed $500, our commission for sale will be $40
CAKE Il MCCLELLAN,
Real Estate Agents, Troy, Mo.
Year: 1872

EsPECTFULLY announce tn the citizens OF
II Troy, and the country generally, that thew
have completely reftted and remodeled their
Steam Grist and Saw Mill, and are now prepared
to make as


GOOD AN ARTICLE OF FLOUR
a. con be turned cut at any mill in the State.


Our customers will meet with prompt attention
at all times.


WE WILL GRIND REGULARLY EVERY
Year: 1872

THERE'S still anxiety among the friends of
the Liberal movement in relation to the
tariff plank In the platform. Last night the
prospect for an understanding was dark.
To-day there was growing feeling that the
Convention would decline to
declare itself on this question,
but would leave it to the people of the
districts to settle in accordance with Mr..
Greeley's understood wishes. The refor-
mers in revenue say tonight that if Greeley
is not nOmina cd they would accept the
New York proposition to remand the whole
business to the peopls. If Greeley should
be nominated they say they will insist
on declaration as explicit as the New
York call. There Is a strong feeling that
the difference will be safely bridged.
Year: 1872

Right Rev. DIR. Gregg, Bishop Of
Texas, preached a sermon at New
York church, selecting for his text the
words, s. Is it well with the child" t ken
from fourth chapter Second Book of
Kings, XVI. velse. In clear and
forcible style the reverend divine
described the natural affection existing
between the parent and the child-an
affection so strong and enduring that it
ignores all sacrifices, disregards all ad
verse opinions and criticisms, and Is
strongest and brightest even in the
presence of shame and disgrace. From
the time that Rachel wept and would
not be comforted because of the loss of
her child down to the present day, il
every race and in every land, it has
been recognized as the tenderest of
loves. and instinctively suggests the idea
OF its divine origin. Earth cannot pre-
sent greater picture of desolation than
the affliction of mother over the loss OF
her child. To her mind the universe Is
worthless beside the remains of the dead,
and no ssc.iIice which the imagination
could CAL ur would be too great if its
resuscitatiou could be procured, Yet
how few mothers prepare their children
for the dread uncertainty. for the terri
BILE trial which follows dissolution. To
enable him to meet the struggle of this
life Is her constant solicitude, and in her
every action she exhibits her purpose.
But where does she manifest her anxiety
iu regard TO ms spiritual welfareT The
worldly minded mothers never endeavor
to influence his course of life with view
to his eternal salvation. They desire,
indeed. that he should be regarded by
men as of good moral character, but
they fail to educate him in the true
Christian doctrines which will render
him acceptable IN the sight OF God.
They do not consider the words OF
Christ, 4" what viii it profit man to
gam the whole world If he lose ms
immortal soul % but in securing his
success in life they see the fnlf1llment oil
their maternal obligations. 1t was la.
mentable to witness the education OF.
the Young in our days. 1t was the edu-
cation of the mind, not OF the soul :
education 10 fit for this life and not Tor
the next. This was a thought Tor
yirtuous mothers beside which all others
were of no importance. He counsel'ed
them TO see that the education of their
children were based upon Christian
foundation, and that no matter what
else was neglected, that this should be
faithfully attended to. Thus would they
best serve their children and themselves.
and fulfill Gods purpose in imposing
upon them the holy obligation of ma
ternity.
Year: 1872

KEEP STRAIGHT AHEAD. Pay no at
tention to slanders and gossip mongers.
Keep straight on in your course, and let
their back biting die the death of neglect.
What is the use of lying awake nights
brooding over the remark of some false
friend, who runs through your brain like
forked ighthing2 What's the use of get
into worry and fret over gossip that has
been set a1oat to your disadvantage, by
some meddlesome busybody, who has
more time than character. These things
can't possibly iniure you, unless, indeed,
YOU take notice of them, and, in combating
them. give them standing and character.
If what is said about you is true, set
Yourself right at once; if it is false, let 1t
30 for what it will fetch. If bee stlngs
YOU, would you go to the hive and de-
stroy itg Would not thousand come
upon yon? 1t is wisdom to say little
respecting the injuries you have received.
We are generally losers in the end, II we
stop to refute all the backbitings and gos-
sipings we may hear by the way. They are
annoving, it is true, but not dangerous so
long as we do not stop to expostulate ana
scold. Our characters are formed and
sustained by ourselves, and by our own
actions and purposes, and not by others
LET ms ALWAYS bear in mind that calum-
niators NAV usually be trusted to time
and the slow but steady justice OF puoiic
opinion"
Year: 1872

A SINGULAR CASE. "A curious case
has arisen at Dalketh, Scotland, respect
ing an asserted marriage. A man named
Ross and woman named Lawless whom
he called his vile, having registered
their children as legitimate, had charges
of false registry preferred against them
upon the ground that they were not law
fully married, the accused, on the other
hand, insist that they always considered
themselves as legally man and wife. 1t
appears that in 1867 they left Dalkeith
for Galashiels to get married, but not
having sufficient money to pay minis
ter they each took n handful OF meal,
placed basin between them, and knelt
down facing each other. Both then
placed their handfuls of meal in the basin
and mixed it, in token that they would
not sever until ''death would them part;
then, swearing to this effect upon bible.
they rose up and declared themselves
man and wife. After the performance
they returned to Dalkeith, where they
have since lived together. 1t is not
known how the law decided in this par
ticular case.
Year: 1872

DR.. $. w. Mitchell, in Lipphcot's
Magdsine, writes an article about "Phun
tom Limbs" and thus speaks of the
sensation of lost members of the body,
absent in fact but present in nervous
consclO BUSINESS.


There is something almost trngical,
something CHASTITY, in the notion of these
thousands of spirit limbs haunting ms
many good soldiers. and every now and
then tormentng them with the disap-
poiDtments which arise when, the mem
ory being of guard for moment, the
keen sense of the limbs presence betrays
the man into some effort, the failure of
which of sudden reminds him of his
loss.


Many persons feel the lost limb MS ex-
isting the moment they awaken from the
merciful stupor Of the ether given to de
stroy the torments Of the knife; others
come slowly to this consciousness in days
or weeks, aud when the wound has
healed; but as rule the more sound
and servicabl, the stump, especially II an
artificial limb be worn, the more likely
is the man to feel family the presence
of his shorn member Sometime blow
an the stump will reawaken such CON
sclousness, or rs happened in one case.
II reampdtation higher up the limb will
SUMMON 1t anew into seeming existence.


In many the limb will be recalled by
the man 10y irritating the nerves i'll its
stump Every doctor knows that, when
any part of n nerve Is excited by pinch,
tap, or by electricity, which is al alto
gcther harmless means--the pain, if 1t be
nerve of feeling, is felt as if it were
really caused in the part to which the
nerve finally passes.


A familiar illustration is met with
when we hurt the ''crazy bone behind
the elbow. This crazy bone is merely
the ulner nerve, which gives sensation
to the llird and fourth fingers, and n
which latter parts we feel the numbing
pain of blow on the main nerve. II
we were to divide this nerve below the
elbow the pain would still seem to be in
the fingers. nor would it alter the case
were the arm cut off.


On one occasion the shoulder was elec
tried three inches above the point where
the arm had been cut off. For two years
the man had ceased to be conscious OF
the limb. As the current passed, although
ignorant of its possible effects, he started
up. crying aloud "Oh, the hand, the
hand!' and tried to seize ii with the living
grasp of the sound fingers. As the cur
rent was broken the lost part faded again
only to be recalled by the same means.
With others it is presence never absent
save IN sleep.
Year: 1872

Foolish BoY.-A Troy urchin would
be Mexican vaquero, so he got rope,
tied one end of it around his body, and
then lassoed a COW with the other end.
A short time afterward kind-hearted
passer-by united from the end of the
rope a mud-bedaubed, latter encased,
bleeding specimen of humanity, who
claimed he was the boy who started with
the COW at the other end of the course" p"
Year: 1872

LIFE PREsERvfRs. - Life preservers
are worse than useless, unless they are
securely fastened close up under the
arms. If they slip down to the lower or
middle part OF the BODY, they will cause
the head to fall under the water, and
produce instant death by drowning.
Many of the passengers of the Net'S who
were drowned had life-preservers, but
they we're often found to have slipped
down to the hips, or even to be tangled
about the lower limbs.
Year: 1872

STRETCH 1T LITTLE.-A little girl and
her younger brother were on their way
to the store one windy, frosty morning.
They were both poorly dressed, but the
little girl had sort of cloak over her
As they walked briskly along, she drew
the boy closer to her, and said Come
under my cloak, Johnny" at isn't big
enough for both" replied he. Then /
will stretch it little" And they were
soon closely nestled together What a
lesson How many shivering bodies and
sad hearts there are just because people
do not stretch their comforts beyond them
selves.
Year: 1872

would be completely broken down. A
pecuniary and business crisis more ter
rible than that Of 1857 (when wages in
Chicago sank to three shillngs day,
and tens of thousands lost their alD
would be ineyitable. All this is no
ghost seeing or mere fancy, but it is alb
s0lutely certain as any event still fu-
ture can be.


Those who object that in former Pres
idential canvasses similar predictions
were made and not fulfilled, fail to re-
member the great fact that the credit
and business life or America was never
before SO entirely as now dependent up
on the confidence of Europe. Expert
enced bankers estimate the aggregate
amount of American paper of all kinds
held in Europe at from twelve to eigh-
teen hundred millions. If in eonse-
quence of disturbance of our public
credit only one-fourth of this amount
should be thrown back upon us, no i'm
agination can conceive the extent of
the disaster which must follow.
Year: 1872

To the Impractical eye, the two plat
forms seem to be identified; but in their
practical Interpretation, the difference
would be world wide. In the first
place: Everything good in the Liber-
al Republican platform, and much more
is incorporated into the Republican
platform proper. But the fourth plank
Year: 1872

A California jury, in a suicide case
lately found the following verdict: we,
the jury, find that the deceased was a
fool


Researches in Chinese archives show
that the architect who designed and the
engineer who built the Great Wall were
women.


A girl only sixteen years of age is
said 10 have formed the whole plan
adopted to supplying Pennington, N.
H., with water.


A lady in Indiana has been granted
divorce on the plea that her husband
had refused to assist her on washing day