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Year: 1871

At a Sunday-school celebration in one
of our churches a week or two ago, the


minister made speech to the children,
in which he endeayored to teach them
the nature of faith. So he told them
the following story, by way of illustras
tiOn:


In the deepening twilight Of q sum-
mer evening, a pastor called at the resi-
dence of one Of his parishioners, and
found seated in the doorway a little
boy, with hands extended upward, hold
ing line. What are you doing here,
my little friend2' 2 Flying my kite,
sir, was the prompt reply. Flying
your kite = exclaimed the pastor. L
see no kite--you can see none Il
cannot see it, but I know it is there, for
I feel it pull z The children were all
deeply interested, and the clergyman
continued: Now III few days alter
this the mother of the little boy was
about to die, and she said to him: MY
son, when I am an angel, I will come,
if [ can, and he with you, and shield
you from harm, and watch and see that
you grow up to be q good man. VIII
you try and think sometimes that am
by your side And the little boy said
he would. Now, dear children, said
the minister, when that blessed angel
came back from heaven and hovered
over her child, and placed her hands
upon his head, among the fair and gold
en- hair, how did he know she was there
he could not see her2' Why he felt
her pull, of course = roared the class in
unison, and with the promptness of ab-
solute certainty"
Year: 1871

The case of Miss Mary Robinson, a
young lady residing at No. 112 Jeffer-
son street, Reading, Pa, has recently
excited considerable interest on the
part of physicians, this young lady hav-
ing lain for period of about ten weeks
in cataleptic state, during the greater
portion Of which time she has been en-
tirely deprived of speech and the power
of voluntary motion. Food has been
administered to her principallyin in q Ii
quid form. At certain stages Of her
percuIiar state the application of gal
vanic battery and pieces O. ice laid up
on her stomach failed to produce any
visible manifestations Of consciousness.


Previous TO occurrence Of these symp-
toms, she had an attack Of varioloili,
and the medical opinion has long been
expressed that the effect of this dis
ease upon the system was the immedi-
ate cause Of the catalepsy, no other
reason being apparent. The patient
has been visited by q large number of
people. 4 few days ago she gave signs
of return to her normal condition, and
she has so far recovered as to be able
to walk about, feed herself little, and
articulate in sufficiently intelligible
manner to make her wants under
stood.
Year: 1871

A FAMILY of boys in Tennessee. who
are all provided with guns and get
their living by hunting, recently used
up their percussion caps and couldn't
got more. But they were out of meat
and something must be done; SO they
tried match heads and found them to
answer every purpose, which is q aug
gestion for inventors.
Year: 1871

.


Ser. 90 No person shall be allowed to vote
except nt the polls held in the election district
where hc resides; nor unless his name is en-
rolled on the poll list where he offers his vote
in such district. nor for local or representative
offirers.runless he shall have had his residence
for thirty days next preceding within the terri
torial limits prescribed for the election of such
officers. If any person enrolled on the poll list


WHOSE vote shall be objected TO on the day Of
election by any qualified elector, shall be
proved to the satisfaction of the Beard OF
Judges, either by his own oath or
BY the oath of any qualified elector and house
holder of the district, or BY any other clear
and competent evidence. not to be leg"lly quail
ifed and entitled to be enrolled on said poll
list, or it il be proved as aforesaid that he is
enrolled on more than one poll list, when he
offers his vote, or is otherwise not legally
qu"liied 10 vote at such election, his vote
shall be rejected. st.
Year: 1871

The frequent loss OF human life through marine
accidents on the Sound shore mt and near
Horizons Point has caused the merchants
and other parties Interested In commercial
affairs at Southhold and vicinity to petition the
Secretary OF the Treasury for the establishment OF
litesavlng station on the sound shore at Horizons
Point. This spoken OF part OF the Long Island
coast being very much exposed Is visited frequently
not only by passing IN anu out vessels bul by those
wnIcn run for the purpose OF loading
gravel aud other building malerial. A life.saving
station is therefore necessity, As IN case u
larger vessel should strand there nothing ln the
way or assistance could be done wlthOui llieDOat,
ana slch disaster might result IN q great loss of
human life This, In comparison to tie small cost
of establishing and maintaining lte-savllg sta
tion incliaes 10 the hope tnat an approval from the
Secretary VIII be received.
Year: 1871

AssEMBLYMAN BURNS has introduced bill,
very wise and just in its way, to cut of some
Of the impositons Of the gas monopolies We
hope, however, there will be no committees to
investigate the matter. They cost too much
and never succeed
Year: 1871

operations Of gangs Of outlaws in that State.
He says he don't want any military force to
help him preserve the public peace in the
State. Here is another radical bugbear sent
mp In balloon.
Year: 1871




nishing subscribers with copies of the laws of
Congress. The amendment which the Com
mittee of the Whole adopted last week, to put
an end to that wasteful and utterly useless
expenditure of money, was rejected in the
House by majority Of ten, and thus few
score Of partisan journals in the South get
new lease of life, while federal judges are
restricted to salaries which would hardly pay
their house rent in this city.


The Military Academy Appropriation bill
went through the Committee of the Whole, aud
subsequently passed the House without any
discussion or objection. Apropos of West
Point, Virginia member made the extraordi-
nary request to have letter read certifying to
the general character and good conduct of the
colored cadet whose introduction to the Aca-
deny has caused 50 much trouble; but objec-
tion was made and the House was spared the
necessity of passing on that question. II will
be lucky if 1t can as easily get rid of the Has
tings and Brooks controversy, which 1t 80
foolishly undertook to hear and determine.
Mr.. Hastings appeared before the Select Com
mittee yesterday morning, and renewed his
remonstrances against the House assuming
jurisdiction of the question. He declined to
be sworn as a witness or to take any steps
toward sustaining the charges made by him
against Mr.. Brooks, urging as a reason that
the controversy was pending in court of law,
and that it was not fair to compel him to show
his hand TO the adversary. The committee
will probably bring the matter before the
House to-day.
Year: 1871

As our motto indicates, the LOUIS
sIAYIASs hall be "Republicm at oil
times and underaH circumstances We
shall advocate the security and enjoy
ment ofbrsad civil liberty, the absOl-
ute equality of all men before the law,
and an impartial distribution of hon
or and patronage to all who merit
them.


DESTROYS of allaying animosities, OF
Obliterating the memory of the bitter
past, of promoting harmony and union
among all classes and between all in
terests. we shall advocate the removal
of all political disabilities foster kind
hess and forbearance, where malignity
and resentment reigned, and seek for
fairness and Justice where wrong and
oppression prevailed. Thus united in
our aims and objects, We shall conserve
cur best interests, elevate our noble
State, to an enviable position among
her sister States, by the development
Of her ilimitable resources and secure
the full benefits of the mighty changes
in the history and condition of the
people and the country.


Believing that there can he no true
liberty without the supremacy OF law,
We shall urge strict aud undiscrimi-
MATING administration of Justice.
Year: 1871

No. II AHEAD.-Every body knows that No. Il
La Sale street is just the place for Bargains in
dress goods, as we'll as everything in the dry
goods snd grocery line. During ali Of last week
Burke u Heenan have been daily receiving great
quantities of new goods, which seem to disappear
as fast as received. Though the sidewalks have
daily been crowded with boxes Of goods received
BY every freight and express train, and each box
and package full of new goods, yet. the goods
have disappeared as fast as received. The reason
is that Burke & Heenan have large run Of Gus
tom, sell cheap and give good satisfaction.
Year: 1871

A CURIOUS CoMCIDENCE-It is we'll known
that . ce tain woman afflicted with paralysis.
who had been under the treatment of an timer
ant doctsr sued the city for $15. 900 damages al
leging that she had received An injury equal to
said amount from . fall caused by hole in one
OF our sidewalks. It 10 also we'll known that said
woman, by change Of venue, had the trial of the
case removed to Grundy county. By reference
70 the Republican files it will be found that
about tho time Of said trial that paper bitterly
assailed Oar city authorities, and contained e1-
asgerated statements of the bad condition of our
sidewslks for the publication Of which state.
menta 1t was taken to task both by the FREE
TRADER and correspondent singing himself Y
II happened that new trial was granted in
the case referred 70, and hearing fixed for the
prsssnt November term Of the court at Nor.
ris. About tho time this new trial is to come
of, We again dad tho Republican abusing the
city authorities for the bad condition of our
sidewalks. The ciroum.tance referred to NAV
be claimed - only coincidence, but some may
think that it partskes more of the character of a
BULL than . coincidence.
Year: 1871

STATE FAIR.-The annual meeting Of the
State Agricultural Society will he held 10 few
weeks. The society lost heavily in having the
last fair at Du9uoiu, and are not able 10, repeat
the experiment. They will hunt up now loca.
tion. There is 10 doubt Of Ottsws's success, il
We go to work. We should be prepared to urge
our claims at that meeting. We respectfully
suggest that the La Sale County Agricultural
Society take initiative steps in the matter, and
feel assured that the people will help.
Year: 1871

Macaulay remarks that absentminded.
ness is the mark of either genius or
fool. We think that Lord Macaulay
was little on one Of its sides. A mans
mind may be so intensely occupied with
lofty intutions and aspirations that his
senses, seemingly, are scarcely awake to
the realities of the tangible world.


A certain Scottish professor was not
more remarkable for his writing on po-
litcal economy than for his frequent un-
consciousness of what passed before him.
His absence of mind was so remarkable
that his wife once wagered that she
would accost him in the street. inquire
after the health of herself and family.
and he would not recognize her. She
actually won the wager. The professor
once took a solitary walk on the banks
of canal, into which, i'll his abstraction,
he walked. When within yard of the
center an honest woman, washing clothes
behind him, bawled out, "Come DOT, come
DOT, fule pody, or yen be droon't." These
warning sounds invading the tympanum
of his professional ear had the effect of
making him turn right about, and forth.
with recover the dry land. The good
woman, concluding he was an IDIOT,
sympathically exclaimed, "Puir body,
atweel they hae muckle to answer for
that let's ye gang yer lane"


A young fellow employed in store
on River street was one day sent into
the cellar to draw gallon of sperm oil.
While waiting he snatched up piece of
chalk, and in a minute was absorbed in
sketching the proprietor's profile. The
profile on the hogshead was capital, but
while the youag artist was absorbed in
its pursuits the oil pursued its way over
the cellar floor. He was informed he
would not do for a merchant, but just
NV he is first-rate New York artist.


1t is said of Sir Isaac Newton that he
often forgot to eat his dinner, which his
hcusekeeper was accustomed 70 leave in
a closet near his study. His head was
too much in the heavens to mind the
earth so a friend knowing his pecu-
liarity, one day slipped his dinner out of
the basket and ate it up When at last
the philosopher came out and greeted
his friend, he asked to be excused till he
took his lunch. On looking into the
basket and finding it gone, he simply ex-
claimed, much to his friends amusement,
"Oh, l forgot, have eaten my dinner"
Year: 1871

+ The symptoms of Liver


Complaint are .uneasiness


and pain in the side. Some


times the pain is in the


shoulder, and is mistaken


for rheumatism. The stom-


ach is effected with loss OF


appetite and sickness, bowels


in general costire, some
times alternating with lax
d with pain, and! dull, heavy
sensation, considerable loss
of memory accompanied d
with painful seusationof hsv-


ing left undone something
which ought to have been


done. Often complaining OF


weakness, debility and low
Sometimes many. or
Year: 1871

Especially, who have become tho Victims of
Solitary Vice, and dreadful and destructive
habits which annually sweep to an untlmc!y
grave thousands of young men Of the most eH,
allied talents and brilliant intellect who might
otherwise have entranced listening Senates with
the thunders of eloquence, or walked to eStAcy
the living lyre may call with full confidence.
Year: 1871

Reflect that Il sound mind and body arc the
most necessary requisites to promote connuba
happiness Indeed, without these the journey
through life becomes weary pilgrimage, the
prospect hourly darkcns to the view, lilc nlnc
becomes shudowcd with despair, and filled with
the me elanchoy reflection that the happiness o
snoth. Is blighted with our own.
Year: 1871

Nothing is orr own; we hold our pleasures


just a little while, ere they are fed:
One by one life robs us of our treasurer


Nothing Is our own except our dead.
They are ours. and hold in faithful keeping.
Safe forever all they took away.
Crueflfe can never stir that sleeping:


Cruel time can never seize that prey.
How the children leave us and no traces


Linger OF that smiling angel band;
Gone, forever gone, and in their places


Weary men and anxious women stand.
Yet we have some little ones still ours;


They have kept the baby smiles, we know,
Which we kissed one day and hid with nower
On their dead, white faces long ago.
Is love ours, and do we dream we know it,


Bound with all our heart-strings all our own
Amy cold and cruel dawn may show it,


Shattered, desecrated, overthrown.
Only the dead hearts forsake us never;


Love that to deaths loyal care has fed.
Is thus consecrated ours forever,


And no change can rob us of our dest
Year: 1871

| think we are in the infancy Of agricultural de-
yelopment We know very little about the appli-
cation of science to agriculture. There was a time
when it was thought that agricultural chemistry
found that agricultural chemistry. as 4 theory. can
do very little. 1t is worth something, but we find
that we have placed too much confidence In it; and
from the fact that it amounted to but very little in
the hands Of men who had been practically educat-
Ell in the business of farming were prejudiced
against "book farming as they called it. Now,
there no objection to book farming, hnt the
objection was TO the idea of farming entirely hy
book.
Year: 1871

Suit was entered in the Court Of the
District Of Columbia one day last week
against President Grant, Chief Justice
Chase, Major Emory and others, in their
capacity as trustees Of the Metropolitan
Church Of Washington City, to secure
pay ment for material used in the con-
structiu of the building. This is the
FIRST time the name Of /. president has
appeared as o party to u civil suit on o
docket Of that court.
Year: 1871

ONE SINGLE-TOPPED BUGGY $225
ONE SET DOUBLE CONCORD HARNESS rs
All nearly new and in good order. $50 Tickets
at So 90 each. The numbers from to so are
to be placed in box the first number drawn
is to take the Buggy, and the second number
drawn is to take the Harness. The rattle is to
be drawn just as soon as the tickets are disposed
of. Due notice of the time and place of drawing
will be given. 24-tf, c. w. DAY.
Year: 1871

DEFiNITioN The following is at the service
OF the Dictionary of Encyclopedia makers ;
Monumental Brass-Erectng a monument to a
deceased party "as a token of private friend
ship" and paying for 1t out of the State Treas
try VaHeio Recorder.
Year: 1871

CoMMENDABLE.-From the Sutter Banner we
learn that the Central Pacific Railroad Company
have established temperance order for the
benefit of themselves and their employees. Cir
culars have already been issued to all engineers,
warning them not to tnbibe any Intoxicating
liquors on any pretezt whatever while on duty,
penalty for non-conformance being immediate
discharge. Similar orders will be issued to all
employees on the line. This is indeed move in
the right direction and it is to be hoped that
Other corporations of like character will adopt
and enforce similar measures. Many distressing
accidents would undoubtedly be avoided by such
action.
Year: 1871

HAPPY WoMAN.-A happy woman Is she
not the very sparkle and sunshine of life? A
woman who is happy because she can't help it
whose smile even the coldest sprinkle of mis-
fortune cannot dampen. Men make terrible
mistake when they marry for beauty, for talent,
or for style the sweetest wives are those who
possess the magic secret of being contented
under any circumstances. Rich or poor, high
or low, it makes no difference the bright little
fountain of joy bubbles up just as musically in
their hearts.
Year: 1871

TIE MEMORIAL VoLUME.--This authentic
book will be illustrated by splendid likeness OF
our beloved chief, General Il. r.. Lee taken at The
LEE gallery. This IS another evidence Of the su-


perio.ity of work dcne at this home establish
ment onward and upward IS the motto Of the


sTEE.D
Year: 1871

ROAST TURKEY.-Dress in the usual
way, but remove the crop with the finger,
at the neck without cutting. Cut as small
place as will do to remove the inwards.
Prepare a stuffing by cutting i'll small
pieces half of the neck bone, liver gizzards
heart, and a slice of pork; boil half an
hour in quart of wafer and season with
salt and pepper; add to this half a loaf of
wheat bread sliced thin and rubbed fine.
Wash the fowl, and while wet rub salt and
pepper over it with your hand. Tie the
neck and put the stuffing in at the other
opening, pushing enough of it through
the crop to fill. When full sew up the
opening, put the fowl in dripping pan
with apint of water, roast in.the oven about
two hours, turning carefully once or twice.
and dipping the water over it frequently.
An old turkey or hen should be cooked
about half a day.
Year: 1871


The neighborhood of Morganton was the
scene OF a melancholy occurrence which took
place two weeks ago, although the facts in all
their horror were not learned until the Goth l
allude TO the suicide of a young man named
Israel Moses, who committed suicide by hang
lng on the 10th inst, and whose body was found
the day after Christmas.


1t seems that his mother, with whom he lived,
had accused him of frequenting a house of i'll
fame, and did not hesitate to tell it all his
friends, both male and female. The morning
he committed the fatal deed, he and his mother
had a sharp quarrel, his mother repeating
what she invariably said when in anger, when
he gathered up some borrowed tools, placed
them where they would be readily found ard
left the house crying and was not heard of any
more until found hanging to a small tree near
where he had been making boards. The most
remarkable thing connected with it was that his
feet were resting on the stump upon which he
stood when he placed the cord around his neck.
Since writing the above, learn that Moses
must have contemplated destroying himself for
several days previous to the 18TH as he visited
several neighbors. collected all his little ac-
counts and left his money where his mother
could easily find it.


Moses was well-to-do farm laborer of about
u or y years of age, was raised in this neigh
borhOod by his mother, woman of very bad
character, and who is supposed to be the cause
of his death, as no other reason can be assigned.


M0RGANFOS.
Dncember % 1871
Year: 1871

or more degrees below zero in Canada, and
while we here even in the genial climate of East
Tennessee are being chilled with the cold, the
people of Florida are feasting on roasting
ears" A steamer arrived at Palatka, Floridan
a few days ago with one thousand ears Of green
corn for the market of that town.
Year: 1871

with painful sensation OF nav
ing left undone something
which ought to have been
done. Often complaining of
weakness, debility, and low
spirits. Sometimes many of
the above symptoms attend
the disease, and at other
times very few of them; bu
e organ most involved. Cure
Year: 1871

My father was poor clergyman, with
LARGE family, TO all of whom he did his
best 10 give good education. But an
older brother OF mine having while in
college, verified the old adagc, that ''lhc
parsons boys are the worst in the par
ish," the good old gentleman determined
that in my case, ''thc evil communica-
tions that corrupt good manners" should


have small chance TO COntaminatc my
heart while | was filling my head with
''bouk-laInin. >" knowing full well
that the mischief wrought among youth


is done in the small hours OF the night,


and that ''lhc more the mcrricr" where
college boys thus congre%ate, my father
secured Tor me Il room in the house OF
an "Id Deacon, of sturdy orthodoxy,
whose only daughter was too young 10
fall IN love with, whose house was a
mile down hill from the college. and
who would no more have admitted an
evening visitor TO the fnvoritc son of his


minister, unless n student of theology in
his own Church, than SCHOOLGIRL would
introduce a cat to her pet canary. Hith-
er | moved my scanty furniture and
TIE sole occupant, OH the third floor, OF
the great almost empty mansion, l en-
ioyed abundance of the virtuOus quiet so
favorable TO progress in Greek Prosody
Year: 1871

The Philadelphia Inquirer has sim
gle criticism to make on the civilser'
vice report. 1t says THE one clause
in the report which We think radically
defective lie that which continues in
office, without competitive examination
the hordes Of incompetents who now
hold office under the government. The
rules should apply to all alike, for
those who are fit for the positions they
pow occupy cannot be adversely affect,
ed, and if they sre not fit they should
make room for Others who are"
Year: 1871

An envelope containing letter
written by one who has the smallpox
may communicate the dreadful disease.
A mans heart may sink within him, if,
while struggling to get a foothold in the
world, he calls at the postofiice for let
ter, and is handed one with lawyer S
address printed on one corner. Respect
able lawyers do not need to publish their
vocation in order to get business. But
of all the inconsiderate, ruthless, fool
ish, hypocritical dangerous and cruel
devices, none exceeds that of sending
letters with Q black border around them
=" mourning envelopes" Scarcely a
reader but will confess to an undefinable
if not an actual shock, to be
kept up until the letter is opened, and
the name at the bottom deoiphered.
The very sending of mourning letter
to any one is barbarity, brutality, a
hypocricy and a lie, True grief detests
display; the deeper the sorrow, the more
intense is the desire to shun observation,
to shrink within itself, to shut out all
creation. - Baltimore Sun.
Year: 1871

The United States Circuit Court in
Savannah, Judges Wood and Erskine,
rendered decision last week which is of
general interest A promissory note,
made payable to bearer, was given in a
business transaction between two citi-
zens of Georgia, and afterwards went
into the hands of citizen of another
State, by whom suit was brought against
the maker Defendant offered to prove
that the transfer was not bona fde and
for valuable consideration, but for the
sole purpose of giving jurisdiction to the
United States Courts. The Court ex-
cluded the testimony, holding that note
payable to bearer implied an intention
of the contracting parties that it should
be sued by any holder for the time being