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Year: 1870

The legend of the Cherokee rose is as
pretty as the flower itself An Indian chief
Of the Seminole tribe was taken prisoner
by his enemies, the Cherokees, and doomed
to torture, but fell so seriously i'll that il
became necessary to wait for his restora-
ton to health before committing him to
the fire. And As he lay prostrated by dis.
ease in the cabin of the Cherokee warrior,


the daughter of the latter, a young dark
faced maid, was his nurse. She fell in love
with the young chieftain, and wishing to
save his life, urged him to escape; but
he would not do SO unless she would flee
with him. She consented. Yet before they
had gone far. impelled by soft regret at
leaving home, she asked permission of her
lover to return, for the purpose of bearing
away some memento of it. So, retracine
her footsteps, she broke sprig from the


white rose which climbed up the poles of
her fathers tent, and. preserving it during
her fight through the wilderness, planted
it by the door of her new home in the land
Of the Seminoles. And from that {lav this
beautiful flower has always been known be-
tween the capes of Florida and throughout
the Southern States by the name Of the
Cherokee rose. ss <as.
Year: 1870

A correspondent of the Washington
Chronicle, writing from Parkersburg West
Virginia, tells this lamentable story about
an old German woman he met in the cars:


"Her son, who resides in Portsmouth,
sent for her to come to America, and eight
weeks ago she arrived. But his wife did
not like her; she wastoo old (seventy-four)
and her hands too rough; and now he had
sent her back, alone, with no provisions for
her comfort or passage, except tickets
through to N. Y, and the following words,
written on some old business card: please
direct the bearer of this, an old woman,
to the proper Office to get to New York,
and there 70 68 Broadway street, to the
General Agency of the North-German
Lloyd, the General Agent. This was with
out signature. As it was written in Eng
lish, of which she understood nothing, she
had no doubt that>it was all that was nee
essary to get her safely back to Germany.
But still she was almost heartbroken, for
she had no home now even in 'Faderland,
had spent years to collect, and given S240,
all that was left when she got to Ports
mouth, to her son. Now sne~yas sent
back without her trunk even, with only five
dollars in her pocket, and no means of
getting farther than New York. AL
that could be done for the poor wo-
mans comfort on the cars was done,
and she stayed over night at Parkersburg.


THE next day several prominent citi-
zens of Portsmouth took her case in hand,
and she was taken to comfortable quarters.
They know of her son. and confirm the
old lady's story that he is well of, and they
are determined he shall do what is right
for his poor old mother.


"When Mr.. DeBarr read the writing on
the card, and told her what it was, she
could scarcely believe it; aud when at
length she comprehended it, the mothers
distress at the thought that child could
treat her SO cruelty was sad to witness.
oh, said she, when she could speak, he
said that ticket would bring me money in
New York" =
Year: 1870

Come look at tne dainty darlingi
As fresh - q nev-blown rose,
From the top of his head so golden,
To the dear, little, restless toes;
You can tell by the dancing dimples
By the smiles that come and go.
He is keeping . wonderful secret.
You'd give half your kingdom to know.
Now kiss him on cheek and forehead,
And kiss him on lip and chin
The little red mouth fs hiding
The rarest Of pearls Within
All, see when the lips IN smiling
Have parted their tender red;
Do you see the tiny, white Jewel,
Set deep in its coral bed
Now where are the sage reporters,
Who wait by hamlet and hill,
To tell to the listening nation.
The news of its good or in7
Come weave with your idle gossip
This golden bic sson Of truth
JaSt hGlfa year old this morning,
and one little PearIy toothf


Little Corporal
Year: 1870

The following advice is from New York
paper; Press on, young man, though you
be poor. We know a youth who, with only
his two hands and q crowbar, opened a
Jewelry store, and now he is now living in
Q nns stone residence in Sing Sing,
Year: 1870

| insist on no guarantee. This is very loose
| and very extraordinary contract. 1t is a mis-
erable Shylock bargain, and if We adopt it we


will find the Railroad authorities exacting the


last dollar on the Stock, if the Town bonds are
submitted to public auction and cried off In the
Streets Of our Towns and Cities at % cents in
the dollar. And for all this sacrifice we have
the old stale and threadbare answer, that the
people are deeply interested in this Road be-
cause it will add value to the houses-manu-
factures and population will be increased and
If these promises are realized 1t will be the
first time in the history of Virginia Town.


Let US pause a moment and each one ask
himself, how shall meet the claims upon my
property to carry out this contract, which will
remain in full force and virtue for 80 long
years? And in order to aid the Taxpayers to
arrive at an intelligent answer, we will give
you few plain figures, which we think will
hardly be gainsaid.


$l50,0O0 worth Of Stock upon the basis of
the Council, (which will have no binding force)
not to dispose Of the Stock at a greater dis
count than ten per centum, and five per centum
to negotiate said bonds, will create Railroad
debt of $172, 50O the interest on which at 6
per cent is $40, $50; sinking fund per annum
$500, making $l2,S50. SO that the Railroad
tax will be ST. OF; Town tax $55, State $50,
making 81. l2,and we are assured that the Leg
isature at It's next session will be compelled, in
order to provide for the interest, and sinking
fund for the State debt. to levy tax of $l.00,
and for the current aspenses ofithe State
tax of so cents, SO that we will have tax of
So 62 on each hundred dollars worth of prop
erty. Can any observant or rejecting man say
this will not be a hardship. Let US not then
throw veil over our responsibilities, for when
we shall have leisure hereafter to reflect we
will realize the fact that we are tax ridden,
and that Staunton will increase 10 wealth and
prosperity only in proportion to the increase
of the County of Augusta VOTER
Year: 1870

The Railroad authorities in dividing $l200,-
900 subscription to the Stock OF the Valley
Railroad Company, bet xeen the Counties and
Towns in the Valley, gave to Staunton in the
division 100000, one-tenth of the assessed
value of her property, while the other Towns
and Counties received about one-thirtieth OF
the assessed value Of their property, and We
accepted this unequal amount without heslta-
ton. And after this improper and dangerous
policy, $4,000 more is demanded under the
lash that ''Staunton will not be made point.
And this hardship of placing the hard-earned
means of the citizens of Staunton at the mercy
of the Valley Railroad Company, is to be forced
upon the taxpayers by the votes OF non prop
erty-holders, under an ordinance of doubtful
validity, passed by the Council without author
ity. And we are to submit, with no protest,
no opposition. Men of property, this is no
trifing question, for if adopted it will prove
the knell of hope to the welfare of Stanton,
and to treat this momentous subject with indf
ference, is not only foolish, but it is the height
of madness. 1t is contrary to every principle
on which reasonable men act, in relation to
their own private affairs. To retain the profits
of our business or to prevent the loss of a few
dollars, we will submit to rulnous privations,
and yet we seem to remain perfectly Indifferent
to the unreasonable demands made upon our
property, and take no step to put a stop to the
Railroad demands that will throw a dismal
gloom over our future welfare and happiness,
We are called upon to ratiiy by our votes an
agreement or contract between the Valley Rail
road authorities of the one part, and the Town
of Staunton of the other part, and as pru-
dent men we should examine the provisions of
this contract before voting, and see if we are
not driving ha rd bargain.


|. We are asked to vote $15OO00 to the
Stock of the Valley Railroad Company upon
the only condition, that the Town of Staunton
shall be made point in the main line of the
Valley Railroad.


2. For the purpose of paying said Stock as
it may be called tor, the Council shall appoint
an agent to negotiate loan, and issue bonds
of the Town to secure the same.


g. At the time the Council shall make its
levy for such Town, it shall levy tax on all sub
jects liable to State tax to pay the interest on
the bonds of said Town SO issued, and create
sinking fund to redeem the principal thereof
at period not to exceed thirty years.
4. And from year to year the Council shall
| repeat such assessment until the debt and in-
terest be fully paid.


Here is solemn contract which we are asked
| to ratify by our votes on the 18th day Of Sep
tember, and the Town the only party to the
contract bound. The Railroad authorities are
in no wise bound, and it is by no means GER
tain, after they receive the money on the $780,
QUO of Stock, we wall secure the Road, as we
Year: 1870

Never did we see grass-hoppers-the locusts
Of the East-so destructive as this summer
Young clover has been eaten down to the root
over whole fields. Young trees are denuded
to the last bud, and then the bark on he ten
der shoots is eaten We know an orchard of
two hundred and fifty trees left by them as
bare as walking sticks Winchester Neas.
Year: 1870

TOW 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 proper
foresight in its deceased protector?
Year: 1870

SPEND WIsELY.-Look most to
your spending. No matter what
comes in, if more goes out you
will always be poor. The art is
not in making money, but to keep
it; little expenses, like mice in
barn, when they are many, make
great waste. Hair by hair, heads
get bald. Straw by straw, the
thatch goes off the cottage, and
drop by drop, the rain comes into
the chamber. A barrel is soon
empty, if the tap leaks but a drop
a minute. When you mean to
save, begin with the mouth; there
are many thieves down the red
lane. The ale jug is great waste


In all other things keep within
compass. Never stretch your legs
further than the blankets will
reach, or you will soon be cold -
In clothes, choose suitable and
lasting s'Gff. and not tawdry finer
les To be warm is the main
thing; never mind the looks. A
fool may make money, but 1t needs
wise man to spend it. Remem-
Der it ia easier to build ehimneys
than to keep one going. If you


give all to back and board, there
is nothing left for tn, savings
bank Fare hard and work hard
"hile you are young, and ton
have chance to rest when you
are old,--John Ploughman' Talk.
Year: 1870

Your way lies over the hillside,


Oat in the rain and sleet,
Out in the world 3 wild turmoil,


Where hustle and business meet;
But mine by the noiseless fireside,


Where the fanciful emoers glow
With a changeful, life like motion
Kiss me before you go.
My quiet way will be haunted


With visions none others can see,
Chances more precious than diamonds,
Smiles full OF meaning to me;
The sounds of a welcome fOotstep,
A whisper thrillingly low,
Ah, thought will clasp memory closely,
K iss me before you go.
For this world is full of mischances,
And one of those chances may fail,
l hat we two nr'er again in the freight
Make one shadow upon the wall.
Oh then, once more in the parting
Alas that il must be so
Leave me fond bene diction


Kiss me before you 60.
Year: 1870

1t Is asserted as remarkable
physiological fact that the Com
mon Council of Chicago are lay
ing their heads together in an en-
deavor to secure q suitable wooden
pavement for the city.
Year: 1870

The passengers tn the gentiemens cabin " Fulton
ferryboat on the passage to BROOKLYN about half past
ave O'Clock yesterday afternoon, surprised tho
antics OF handsome and well dressed boy VI about
thirteen or fourteen, who had been Iorced for
time looking with an expression OF dread aud horror
at the water through the cabin windows. But when
he suddenly hOwed like q Gog an nklng OF tho
terrible truth came over them and one gentleman
called aloud, "Gentlemen. that BOY got fiydrOphO-
bia." Two stout men seated near the ad had pre-
sence OF mind enough TO seize him Instantly aud
keep him In his seat while the rest OF the
passengers gathered round IN dumb pity ut the Aor
ribe fate threatening the little victim on the arrival
or the boat IN Fulton ierry slip on the Brooklyn side
two staiwart policemen appeared ana took the boy
to the station house IN York street.


On the way up Fulton street and ont York large
crowd followed the officers and their stricken little
prisoner The Officers held him tightly by hts wrists
and kept one thumb each pressed against hts checks
to prevent his biting them, while third ofieer
cleared the sidewalk Of the gaping and pity
ing throng The little fellows eyes were blo0dshot
and his face red and flushed with agony and ey-
haustion At every three or four PAGES he would
howl or bark aud attempt TO leap forward
like o dog, or he would try to snap
mt the. policeman VINO him iii charge.
At the station house all persons were excluded,
but the curious throng remained around the dens
for some time. The officers were unable 10 nd OUT
the boys name or residence or any further facts
connected with him.
Year: 1870

F Reliable Correspondence solicited
from al parts Of the Territory. Anony
NOUS communications will be unnoticed
Letters on business and for publication
should be addressed to the proprietor to
snsure prompt attention.
Year: 1870

potatoes heavy supply and lower Round sorts


change Barry Mohawk and Rose commanding seed prices Of
for the ami - for the latter Russia turnps
eaiy quality pTees Pumpkins plenty and lower We
Year: 1870

Two Men Run Over on the Erie Railway@-


One Instantly Killed, the Other Fatally


Injured.


At eight O'Clock last evening two men, said TO oe
residents OF West HoboKen, run over by u
train on the Erie Railway near the Bergen tunnel.
One was so frgntruny mangled that death was in-
stantaneous; the other had one leg severed ana
was so prostrated from loss OF blood before medical
aid was obtained that his recovery is considered TO
be impossible Information was sent 10 Coro-
ncr Burns, OF Jersey City, and TO the polio
STATEN, when aid Jordan despatched an officer to
the scene and had the survivor 10 the City
Hospital. The body Of The otner man was taken to
the engine house III Provost street await identln-
cation, II indeed such tning Is possible The man
cannot be recognized by his eatures IL Is supposed
that both men We're Intoxicated and were making
their way from the watchhonse at the tunnel 10 ne
highway leading from the track. The railway curves
at this point and there are so many tracks ana
switches that q person not thoroughly acquainted
with the place could not avoid becoming confused in
trying TO escape from a train gong either way. An
inquest Will be held to- morrow.
Year: 1870

The Sublinntcd Essence Of the ssShOO Fly,


Genius-A Pugilistic Subject.


Last evening the great hall Of the Cooper Union
was filed by q vast audience assembled to hear q
lecture by Professor b. J. Raphael on the "Circula-
ton OF the BlOod;" but In this they were dsap-
pointed, for Professor Raphael having been taken
very suddenly Ill he was Of course, unable to lecture
Mr.. Hewitt, IN very neat little speech announced
this fact the audience and at the same time intro
duced DR.. Cotton who delivered o very interesting
lecture on the subject of nitro Oxide Gasn The
Doctor said tnat nitro oxide, laughing gas, was
little different from the common air we breathe He
explained to the audience that the air was composed
Of oxygen and nitrogen Laughing gas, he said, was
pure, or at least nearly pure oxygen. He
explained the difference between person being
anesthised with the gas ana with chlorofOrm. The
latter did not contain q particle OF oxygen and
instead or increasing the vitality OF she patient 1t had
just the opposite effect The Doctor said he had ad
mlnistered the gas to hundreds OF persons who had
the heart disease and he had never know OF It's
inJuring any one: He thought IL perfectly saTe for
any person. no matter what their condition OF health
might be, to take the gas.


At the conclusion OF his lecture the Doctor gave
some very interesting illustrations and expert.
ments. But for the short time he had for prepara-
tOn ne would, he said have condensed the gas for
the edifcati0n OF the audience. He said he had,
upon another occasion, condensed 1t to o liquid by
the aid OF peculiar instrument that he brought
from Paris some time ago. When the nitrooxide Q is
so.A'o'AaS1
DeloW zero. lie said he had frozen twelve or four
teen POUNDS OF quicksilver to solid lump with It,
lie exhlbited very peculiar kind of ar gun, with
which he did some very good shooting which
frightened the ladies In the audience very much
Ths the Doctor SAID was little foreiQnlto the sub
ject OF his lecture but he did 1t merely to show
great elasticity OF air. Having finished these ex-
perments, the Doctor invited rev persons to come
forward and take the gas, whereupOn a general
rush was made for tue platform. aud in q few mo-
ments 1t was packed fun. Some ten or
twelve narsona lAsaaksa the gaA nesgN ~
Year: 1870

Damage to Railroads in NIassachusetts.


Boston, FeD. 10, 1870
Last nights train from New York did not arrive
here until about halfpast O'Clock this afternoon
owing to the washing OF the track by the heavy RAIN
or last night.
Year: 1870

The Republican press does not seem
pleased with Secretary Boutwell,
manner of pa. ing the debt. While O
few are growing over it for the pur-
pose OF creating political capital, 9th
ers realize how it is done, and the bur.
dens it adds to the already over-taxed
people. On this point the Rochester
Chronicle, the ablest Radical paper in
Western New York, says:


1t is all well enough to say that the
debt il being paid. 1t would be well
enough to have it paid at once, if that
could be done without depressing the
country beyond endurance. Perhaps
tho administration may deem it best to
take from the people of the present
generation what little substance they
have left, in order to pay the debt
VI course, those who fought the bat
ties Of the late war, and the tax-pay.
ers who have paid or must pay, in the
shape OF town and county bonds.
three or four times rs much as the ex-
isting national debt, are not to be con-
sidcred ut ALL





Turn down the screws, Mr.. Bout
well Choke the people tightly You
can imagine how grateful the people
are Grind them TO powder in 1872,
NJ you load them heavily enough with
taxes. Squeeze them at the rate of
s100 900, 900 or 5000, ,000, 900 q year,
and see how they will admire your
policy! Don't let up particle In
short, give them particular fits" in
the way Of taxation, and then "wait
for tho verdict" The Republican
masses are waiting for it with fear and
trembling.


The administration at Washington
will gain no credit with the people by
forced payments of the prirsipar o.
the public debt through unreasonable
exactions upon the business and earn
ings OF the people. Two years ago
everybody joined in the invocation,
LET us have peace Now everybody
says, LET us have rest T.
Year: 1870




A MURDERoUs SEA FLowER.-One of
the exquisite wonders of the sea is called
the opolet, and is about as large as the Ger
man astcr, looking, indeed, very much like
one. Imagine very large double aster
with ever so many long petals of light
green, glossy as satin, and each ono tipped
with rose color. These lovely petals do
not lie quietly in their places like those of
the aster in your garden, but wave about
in the water; while tho opolet generally
cliugs to rock. How innocent and lovely
it looks on its rocky bed !! Who would
suspect that it could cat anything grosscr
than dew or sunshine? But those beauti-
full waving arms, Us you call them, have
another use besides looking pretty. They
have to provide food for large, open mouth,
which is hidden deep down among them
so we'll hidden that one can scarcely find
it. Well do they perform their duty, for
the instant that foolish little fishlet touch
es one of the rosy tips he is struck with
poison as fatal to him as lightning. He
Immediately becomes numb, and in a mo-
mcnt stops struggling, and then the other
beautiful arms wrap themselves around
him, and he is drawn into the huge, greedy
mouth, and Is seen no more. Then the
lovely arms unclose and wave again in the
water, looking as innocent and harmless rs
though they had never touched fish,
Scientific american.
Year: 1870

s@Two painful cases of "hydrophobia"
have just occurred in St. Louis. One Of
them has proved fatal and the other, at the
latest report, was hopeless. 1t seems to us
to be extremely desirable that this subject
of canine madness should receive a tho
rough scientific investigation. At present u
bout half the faculty believe that there IL
really such disease, while. the othor half
are skeptical. The first case above mention
ed is curious. Tho patient slept, in conso-
qucnce of the heat, in yard in which dog
was confined, and this animal afterward cx-
hibitcd symptoms Of madness. But the
minutost examination failed to show that
the boy had been bitten at all. Ho had
however, a recent cut upon his hand, tbro'
which ho might have been innoculated with
the virus There is a warning in this, for
it shows the danger of permitting any dog
to lick the hand.-Ne.0 York Tribune.
Year: 1870

A REMEDY FOR SNAKE BITE.-I havo
seen two horses, ono COW and two dogs,
that werc bitten by rattle snakes last season.
In two instances I killed tho snakes. A
very largo snake bit horse while he was
harnessed to n wagon. ran to house
near by, procured piece of indigo, the
size of three or four grains Of corn I
moistcd and softencd it with spirits of cam
phor, and rubbed it on the wound and drove
on-without any perceptible injury to tho
animal. Another A valuable rat dog was
bitten on tho side of his nose it mado
him howl and run around as if in great
pain; wo applied the indigo MS before, aud
he soon recovered. have never known this
remedy to fail, and as it may not be gen.
orally known, give it to you for the bene-
fit of such of your readers as may be bitten,


A Coleman's Rural World.
Year: 1870

AS this is tho month for nausea and
vomiting the following remedy should be
known and remembered:


Steep few peachtrec leaves, say doz-
en-, in quart of cold water. Drink tum-
bier full of it once or twice and all nausea
will cease. A child should use less
ParhcrsJurg Gazette.
Year: 1870

FAITH AND WoRKs.-Faith and works
were we'll illustrated by venturesomo little
six-ycar old boy who ran into tho forest af-
ter a team aud rodo homo on tho load of
wood. Whom asked by his mother if he
was not frightened when tho team camo
down a very steep hill, he said, yes lit
tie, but asked tho Lord to help mo, and
hung on like bearer
Year: 1870

cast-iron vessels as follows: They molt a
a small quantity of iron in crucible, tho
size of thimble, and pour tho molten
metal on piece of felt covered with
wood ashes. This is pressed inside the
vessel against tho hole, and as it exudes
on the other side it is struck by small
roll Of felt covered with ashes. The new
iron then adheres to the old.
Year: 1870

Those keeping horses should twice
week throw into the manger handful of
salt and ashes. Horses relish this, and it
will tend to keep them in good flesh and
their hair soft ard fine.