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Year: 1870

/ A printer, not long since, being flung by
his sweetheart, went to the printing Office
and tried to commit suicide with the shoot
ing stick, but the thing wouldn't 60 of
The devil, wishing to pacify him, told him
to peep into the sanctum, where the editor
was writing duns to delinquent subscribers.
said the picture of despair reconciled him
to his fate.
Year: 1870

When a young man goes astray, friends
gather round him in order to restore him
to the path of virtue. Gentleness and
kindness are lavished upon him to win him
back to innocence. No one would ever sus-
pect that he had sinned. But when poor,
confding girl is betrayed, she receives the
brand of society and is hencetorth driven
from the ways of virtue. The betrayer is
honored, respected and esteemed; but the
ruined heart-broken victim knows there is
no peace for her this side of the grave. So
ciety has no helping hand for herr no
smiles of comfort; no voice of forgiveness
There is deep wrong in them, and fearful
are the consequences.
Year: 1870

AMUsING.-A young man who carried a
collection plate in service, before starting
took from his pocket a five cent piece, as he
supposed, put it on the plate and then
passed it around the congregation, which
included many young girls. The girls as
they looked at the plate all seemed aston
ished and amused, and the young man tax
ing a look at the plate, found that instead ol
nickel five cent piece, he laid a converse
tional lozenge on the plate, with the words
" VIII you marry me p in great big red let
ter, staring everybody right in the face.
Year: 1870

A Georgia correspondent of the Southern
Planter tells how to make tomato beer. He
says: Gather the fruit once week, stem,
wash and mash it. strain through coarse
linen bag, and to every gallon of the juice
add pound of good moist brown sugar.
Let it stand nine days, and tLen rour it off
from the pulp, which will settle in the bot
tom of the jar. Bottle it closely, and the
longer you keep it the better it is when you
want to use it. Take a pitcher that will
hold as much as you want to use-for my
family use a gallon pitcher-ill it nearly
full of fresh sweetened water, add some of
the preparation already described, and
few drops of essence of lemon, and you will
find it equal to the best lemonade, costing
almost nothing To every gallon of
sweetened water l add half tumbler of
beer


The Issue ILLUsTRArED-Two old friends
met few days ago and were about taking
a friendly glass in memory of better days,
when the following conversation took place:


Tom" Well, Dick, hear you are a
Democrat; can it be true p


Dick,-"Well Tom, I'm afraid I'll have to
plead guilty to the charge"


Tom.-"Wel, [ never would have be-
lieved it You and [ were old Wings and
have fought the Democrats for thirty years,
now for you to knock under and join them
looks curious enough"


Dick.-"Yes, Tom, it does look little
curious, but its only curious in looks
can't see where and the Democrats disa-
gree now in anything, and why should we
be enemies when it will take US all to save
the country. The truth is, Tom I've cast
the whole matter up in my mind and have
come to the conclusion that a man must
now be one of the three things: Radical,
Democrat, or a D-d Foo" ol."-SaUannaH
Republican.
Year: 1870

An interesting will case has been pending in
the Courts of Franklin county, Missouri, tor o


number of years. of which the st, Louis Re.
publican gives the following account:
It rivals in its nature anything of the sort
possibly ever heard Of in the history of the
present age The circumstances, as gathered
from one Of the attorneys engaged for the de-
fence (outside of the Court room), are briefly
as follows: Some years ago there lived in the
town of Washington an old bachelor, who was


possessed of considerable amount ofproperty
|and had no relatives save one, who it is said


was needy. The bachelor was taken quite i'll,
and was advised to make his will, which he did,
bequeathing all his estate to the children of a
friend. The news became generally known in
the town of the manner in which the testatOr
had disposed of his property, leaving out any
consideration to his kindred friend. While the


man still fingered on his bed of sickness, twas
made up among some of the friends of the rel
alive that three of them should visit the sick
man and advise him to make q second will,
with provisions for the relief of the kinsman.
Consent being given, the parties, who it is said
were son tight" and who had no personal
interest in the matter save the good feeling en-
tertained by them for the neglected friend, ap-
pointed one of their number to write. The
table was drawn up close to the bedside of rhe
sick man, who, as well as he could, dictated the
nature of his bequest. Before the conclusion,
and the signing Of the WILL the man died, and
one of the party remarked to the scribe that
it was useless to 60 on, as the man was as dead
as HI" However, after it's conclusion, the
dead man was lifted up in a sitting posture and
held, the pen was placed between his fingers,
and made to trace his name, after which the
question was asked, "Do you acknowledge this
to be your signature and last will +" etc. The
dead man, by the aid of those that held him up,
nodded assent. The corpse was then quietly
laid down. and the individuals signed their res
pective names as witnesses to the instrument.
The parties who witnessed the will are now all
dead, and the only seeming trouble now. is the
proper construction of the will, which, under
the circumstances and under the influence of
an intoxicated brain, tie scribe somewhat con-
fused in meaning.
Year: 1870

. A QUAKEREss, Jealous of her husband, set


herself about watching his movements, and


one morning actually discovered the truant in
the act of kissing and hugging the servant girl.
Broadbrm was not long IN discovering the face
of his wife as she peeped through the halfopen
door, and rising with all the coolness of a gen.
eral officer, he thus addressed her: Betty,
thee had better quit peeping, or thee will cre-
ate disturbance in the family" st
Year: 1870

In view of the rapid approach of
the time for taking the census, the
following questions have been COL
lected together by some studious in
dividual in such matters, as probably
containing the gist Of the inquiries
that will he made:


How old are you?


Where were you born, and were
you present OIL the occasion of your
birth?


Were you ever a candidate for Of
flee, and IL SO how many times?


Are you married aud how do you
like it?


Have you any children, how M any
and what is "A certain remedy for
snuflies? ............ ......


Do you grow any corn, if so, how
much do you consume in the form OF
whisky, and how much do you waste
in making bread?


What's your opinion of Lager
Beer and Pretzels?


How many glasses can you drink,
and with what effect?


What is your opinion of oats-a
very popular provender for man and
beast?


What is the cash value of one dol.
lar bill? ..... .........


Where your father and mother both
white men?


Can you stand OH your head, and
how long? If good while, how
much longer IL necessary?


If half an acre of ground will yield
one hundred bushels of ruta bagas,
how many glasses of lager will il
require man to draw q bee line?


Ii your family eats ham in three
days, how long will IL take them to
eat couple of hammers


Lead me five dollas?


What is your opinion OF young
pups before they get their eyes open?


There are number OF other ques-
tions that will at once suggest them
selves to the minds Of the marshals,
just as soon as they think of them.
Year: 1870

GRANT on The PUBLIC DoMAIS.-Adminis-
trntion Journals are trying to make ont q ia
vorable case for President Grant from his mos
sage remarks concerning the public domain


We do not desire to rob the President of n
single credit which il his due. He stands be-
fore the people with political record in which
there is little To commend and much TO con-
demn. His new found policy touching the
public land is good and meets the wishes Of
the people. II is to be regretted the President
did not set forth similar views in his first mes
sage, but after signing bills giving away mil
lions of acres Of public domain he suddenly
changes his views and opposes his own limo Of
policy. Republican Senators and Congress
men are now opposing the income taxa
measure they indorscd and supported until the
the action Of the people warned them that fur
ther attempt to ipforce Il would be followed by
the election Of successors who would repeal
the measure. Those men arc not actuated by
nn honesty Of purpose. II they could retain
their positions, they would maintain the in
come tax. Republican votes that repeal this
measure will not DO cast on principle. They
are votes cast under pressure of popular will,
and we fear the pooplo will not give the Pros
ident the credit of having acted on his honest
convictions In the promulgation OF his new
policy on the public domain. We do not be.
lieve no deserves such credit. Ho has been
forced to the position by tho pressure of the
popular will.-Snn joaquin Republican.
Year: 1870

TrrBITs.-A little three-year.older 10 this


city the other day was told by his mother to


put on an article of clothing which belonged to


his sister, of nearly the same age, and which ts


very different in its construction from the same
article worn by boys. TIE little fellow object
ed strongly. The mother insisted. The young
ster declared he would not. Then, said the


mother, shall whip you. The little fellow


looked at her moment, and turning away


said, 'Tn put it on nosc, but when get to Ss


a big man I'll say d--n."


At the close of the past year two firms set
tied up their accounts, as it was supposed, cor
rectly. A few days afterwards one Of the part
ners of one of the frms-located on CONNER
cial street discovered that they owed the 9TH
| er firm some four hundred dollars, by mis-.
take in figures, which had not been noticed by
the other firm and promptly notified them.
A firm in this city who had sold customer


lot of goods, discovered after the bill had been
| paid that they had charged fifty dollars too
much. They notified him accordingly, 80 that
three days otter the bill was originally settled
| he came into their counting room for his mon
ey. A check was drawn for the amount and


banded to him. Taking it up he askedif there
was not mistake. Mistake" said the part
ner who drew the check, "where?' Why
says the man, saint you agoing to allow ms
the interest on that fifty dollars for the three
days?" ..-
Year: 1870

HOME CHEERFULNEss Many child goes
astray, not because there is want of prayer or
virtue at home, but simply because home lacks
sunshine. A child needs smiles as much as
a flower needs sunbeams. Children look little
beyond the present moment. Ifa thing pleas
es they are apt to seek it if it displeases they
are apt to avoid it. If home is the place where
faces are souri, and words harsh, and fault-fnd-
ing is ever in the ascendant, they will spend
as many hours as possible elsewhere.
Year: 1870

The following lines tell perhaps as much with
in brief compass as many long sermons:
Our progress in life is naked and bare,


Our progress through life is trouble and care,
Our egress out of 1t we know not where


But doing well here, we should do we'll there.
Year: 1870

HOW OFTEN is THE HOUSEHOLD
LOAF buried with the Household Head, and
families that might have been comfortably pro-
vided for, left destitute by the want of a proper
foresight in its deceased protector? ~
Year: 1870




The drift of the money market is to and hence
each day there is gradual relaxation in the ratio call
To-day borrowers were generally accommodated at seven
currency, but great many transactions also
good interest There was an entire absence of commis
sons, called, while nothing done below the full
legal rate The market even seven per cent and the
tie character of his colaterals his standing
both combined In discounts there little or nothing
doing, the pressure being greatly abaed and the market
rathor favor OF makers Prime banking paper of short
date is current ut low eight per cent, and prime
commercial ranges from nine TO twelve The oou ntry
banks which the largest buyers the habit OF
employing their winter balances in discountng this
paper, but have hardly had time make their invest
ments q yet.


The suspension of the old house of Hugh N Camp
Co.. sugar reners announced This aft Their
liabilities estimated six hundred thousan
dollars Much ID felt for their
nercie circles. The decline gold is assigned their
large losses.


''1e gold market heavy and dull and without spe-
cia feature The price at the opening l9 which is
the lowest figure attained in the decline that
lowed great decline last September From this
il ISs and closed finally at ll9X The carrying
still obstrucs bullish speculation, but to be
dproporionAte to the general character of the money
market The highest rate recorded 1.l6 The open.
ing weakness more Immediately due advance in
bonds in Loadon to 8E, the highest made for
them.


"The market for Government securies strong and
active, particularly for the old bonds which seemed
directly feel the marked improvement in the 6as ~
London, and doubtless would have responded de
eidtdly had the gold market been frmer."
Year: 1870




To the quidations of these loans the surplus funds in
the yeesuT could with great proprety be applied This
readily be that this interest will be
State upon whatever amount of these bonds may be
deemed and the state be saved from all risks OF loss by the
alton OF large amounts OF surplus funds in the
a few Illustrations will show the beneficial work.
ings OF this plan. AT the termination OF the fiscal
year ending November 80, 1865, there was an unex-
pended balance in the Treasury OF Sl0l29l5;37 Ii
the suggestions heretofore made had been carried
out by the investment OF one million OF dollars at
that time In tho ve per cent bonds that will fall
due July 1, 1870 aud which l am credlbly informed
could then have been purchased at something less
than their par value the interest on the same from
November 80, 1862 to July1 1859, would be seventy
nine thousand, one hundred and siXty-seven dollars
State Again, on the Both OF November 1869, there
was In the Treasury an uneXpended balance OF
81 400 S6249. II million four hundred thousand
dollars OF this sum had been invested In the same
1869, the interest for the seven remaining months
ending July l, 1870, would be S40,s33'34, but
which, In consequence OF non-conformity TO
this plan, will be lost to the Common
mendations on this subject and would, therefore,
recommend that law be passed making 1t the duty
OF the Commissioners OF the Sinking Fund to invest
all surplus funds as rapidly they accrue In the
Treasury in the purchase OF the bonds OF the Com
monwealth next falling due.


beg, once more 10 remind the Legislature that
the salary OF the State Treasurer should at least be
equal to that OF the Governor IL is only seventeen
mand the services OF any responsible man, who is
required to furnish q bond with good ana approved
sureties for eighty thousand dollars and TO run the
risk OF handling at least five or six millions OF dollars
funds, and subsidies from sources that dare not be
revealed 70 the public, because they are pOstyely
prohibited by law, under penalties OF no ordinary
magnitude. Yet there are but few men
Year: 1870

Balance In Treasury, Nov. 80, 1859. 81 400 s6249
1t win he observed from the above, that part OF
the loans and part OF the interest paid at the
Treasury, and part OF both by the Commissioners OF
the Sint ing Fund. This produces complication Of
accounts; which, in order to avoid and TO simplify
the financial statement, recommend that authority
be given by law to charge the Commissioners with
the whole amount of the State debt, and also with
all the money applicable to the payment thereon
and that they alone be credited with all payments on
both principal and interest OF the State debt


Public Debt.


The following is statement showing the nature
OF the Indebtedness OF the Commonwealth on No.
Vember 80 1862
Year: 1870

A DOG PLAYS BALL.-A New Orleans
judge says we saw bcvy of boys playing
ball with-think of this manifestation Of
progress, yo friends of the national game
"a dog in the capacity of catcher-a
middle-sized ycllowish dog, the offspring
of pointer, but only materially pointer,
the sire having been of less noble origin


catching the ball with an accuracy that
was really astonishing. For half an hour,
during which we watched this novel game
of baseball the dog did not miss the ball
a single time. And more than this, when,
at our request, one of the boys threw the
ball into the grass for distance of about
fifty feet, his canine catcher found it in an
instant and brought it back. The dog is
evidently trained for the national game,
and may yet make his mark as the cham
pion catcher in this city.
Year: 1870

TOMATO FIGs.-Among the new articles
capable of being utilized and converted in
to money on the farm, nothing to us looks
more plausible than the making of tomato
figs. The taste for tomato, whether nat
ural or acquired one, is unusually popular.
and there is hardly vegetable which
public demand has required to be cooked
and prepared for present and permanent
use, in such great variety of ways as the
tomato, and which retains SO readily its
peculiar flavor


The time will probable come when large
fields of them will be cultivated expressly
for converting into figs, which we consider
far preferable to common figs. They
retain the tomato taste, keep as well as
the others, and could as we'll be exported
or shipped long distances. Large drying
apparatus must of course be Constructed
for the Wholesale business, and other ar
rangements to correspond but we predict
that those who so first into it win make a
good deal of money


The following in the receipt for making
tomato figs, which We have known tried
with the best results:


Collect lot OF ripe tomatoes about
one inch in diameter, skin and stew them
in the usual manner, when done Law them
on dishes, fattcn them slightly and spread
over them light layer of pulverized white
or best brown sugar; expose them to a
summers sun, or place them in driving
house; when dry as fresh figs, pack in
old fig or small boxes, with sugar between
each layer. lfproperly managed the diff
ference cannot be detected from the yerit-
able article"


Notifications may be made by further
exPerlnce; but the process is very simple
and they could probably be put on the
market and yield good profit at half the
price of Smyrna figs, and are so much bet
ter, that the latter would to great extent
be superseded -Practical Farmer.
Year: 1870

TnuD PEOPLE 1t is the habit of some
people to laugh at the terror which is ex-
perienced by others at the heavy thunder
crash, or the flashing lightning. This is
both cruel and wicked, since the victim is
no more to blame for it, than for the color
of his eyes and hair,-n fact, like them.
it is often hereditary. Such persons should
be pitied and soothed, and allowed during
these periods to be always near some one
whom they love and confde in. More cs-
pecially is this true of children, some of
whom suffer more than words can tell from
this, as well as other causes of fear
Deal gently with such it is the only way
to eradicate their fears; ridicule and harsh
ness will only confirm them. The child
'afraid of the dark" should never be en-
forced to encounter it unattended and un-
watched. ldiocy has often been the sad
result of contrary treatment. Let parents
and teachers then, be thoughtful in these
regards.
Year: 1870

Ordinary gun cotton can be dissolved in
camphor, and from it a very excellent
species of imitation of ivory produced
So perfect is this imitation that expert
billiard players have pronounced it supc-
rior, There was some danger in compress
ing the wet mass of camphor and cotton in
order to produce this imitation of ivory,
as, when pressed, the application of cam
phor vapors was liable to cause the COM
pressed mass to explode.
Year: 1870

Any word in the English language is
taken mt random. To illustrate tho
subject, we will take the word tambourine.
Some one is appointed time-keeper, and
when the word time is given, each one
commences writing words, which must all
commence with the first letter OF the
word. which in this case is L. No letter
not in the word chosen (tambourine) can
be used, aud no letter can be repeated
excepting it is repeated in the word
chosen, and no oftener than is there done.
As soon as two minutes are up by tho
watch all must stop writing. Number
one then spells off his words, if any OF the
blayers have the same word all must cross
1t out. As soon as number one has
finished spelling off his words number
two commences and spells off his words
that have escaped being crossed ont. and
he is also crossed out by any Of the rest
that have the same word, and so en- till
all have done likewise. Now each one
counts up his words which have escaped
being crossed out counting one for every
syllable Zone for monosyllable. two for
dissyllable, &c.) If while any one is
spelling off his words the question arises
as to the correctness Of any Of them, the
dictionary must be the arbitrator When
anv one is sent TO the dictionary Cor TO
law, as we call it, every player must
express his opinion rs to tho correctness
of the word If on examination the
word is found 10 be correct, each player
who decided in favor OF it gets one for
every syllable the word contains, from
each Of those who decided against Il, and
the one who had the word written down
gets an additional one also from each Of
the opposition, because he was the maker
or coiner of it. Now supposing the word
time had been written, and out OF the
PLAYERS three had decided in favor OF 1t.
and two against on turning to the dictIon-
ary we find it correct Now the one who
owns the word gets three, one because
the word belonged to him. and one iIom
each of those who disputed it. while his
colleagues only get two. II the decision
had been the reverse, each OF the minority
would have made three. one from each OF
the others. If in the preceding case the
contested word had been dissyllable,
the owner Of it would have made six and
his colleagues four When we have
counted up on 7 we commence writing.
beginning our words with A, When done
with A we take NJ, and 80 on until all the
letters in the word chosen (tambourine)
have been used. Then each counts up
and the one having the greatest score IS
victorious.
Year: 1870

The DUTy OF TIE FARMERs.-Tte
facts now before us, are simply these
the negroes, with but few exceptions,
have rejected the olive branch of
peace held out to them by the South.
ern whites; they have arrayed themselves
against those upon whom. the,, their
wives and children are dependant for
employment and support. lfthere was
nothing more involved in this antaeo'
nism than some political abstraction,
we might submit with all the grace at
our c"mmand; but, the issue, as We
think, is very different; it is matter
that affects our prosperity, and the
position and happiness OF our wives and
children.


The strength of the negro vote in
this S'a'e will not only rcpel all white
immigration, but will encourage an
influx Of the black element; and to
prevent this fearful future, the whites
absolutely must, adopt what appears to
US to be the only remedy left; it may be
a severe one, but the disease is a severe
one. Let the planters employ all the
white labor they can; where this cannot
be done, let no planter employ more
negroes than may be necessary to make
provisions and cotton enough to procure
his supplies-plant one fourth the quan~
tity of land-cultivate it better-for
one year convert Marion into stock,
or grain producing district; deny your
selves of making money in any way
that will require the labor of uegroes.
Let them see that you can and mean to
do without them, and in this way you
will. bring power to bear upon tncm
more potential than the eloquence of
Judge Carpenter or General Butler.


Narion Cerescent.