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Year: 1871

In farming as in all other praetis-
able operations, it will be found that
those who have got along smoothly
accumulated property and gained
good name, have been men who
bent themselves to one single branch
Of business-who brought all their
powers to bear upon one point, and
built on one foundation. It must
be so. Co out in the Spring when
the sun is yet far distant, and you
can scarcely feel the influence of its
beams scattered as they are over the
wide face Of the creation; but col
lect them to a focus, and they kin
die up a fame in an instant. So
the man that squanders his talents
and his strength in many things
viii fail to make an impression with
any; but let him draw them to a
point-let him strike at a single OBJ
ject-let him concentrate all his
power, and every thing will yield
before him.
Year: 1871

The editor of the La6rosse( Wis.,
Leader, who has been an inveterate
stammerer, writes as follows about
the way to cure the habit:


'.No stammering person leF
found any difficulty in singing
The reason of this is, that by OBJ
serving the measure of music-by
keeping time-the organs of speech
are kept in such position that
enunciation is easy. Apply the
same rule to reading or speech and
the same result will follow. Let
the stammerer take a sentence, say
this one-Leander swan the Hell
lespont'-and pronounce it by
syllables, scan it, keeping time with
his finger if necessary, letting each
syllable occupy the time, thus -
Le-an-der-swam-the--Hel----
les--pont, and he will not stammer.
Let him pronounce slowly at first,
then faster, still keeping the time;
keeping time with words instead Of
the syllables, and he viii be sur
prised to find that, by very little
practice he win read without STAN
mering, and nearly as rapidly as
persons ordinarily talk or read
Then practice this in reading and
conversation until the habit is
broken up. Perseverance, and at
tention is all that Is necessary to
perfect cure.
Year: 1871

A lady says engagements are
very unsatisfactory sort of affairs,
for if you are afraid to be polite
and attentive, the gentleman thiuka
you do not care for him, and you
are afraid tn be polite for fear the
engagement might be broken Of,
when yon would be sorry to think
you had wasted so much sweetness
on some other woman's husband


Jonah wrote TO his father after
the whale first swallowed him, sta
ting that be had found q good ope-
ming for a young man going into
the oil business; but afterwards
wrote for money to bring him home
stating that he had been most aw-
fully sucked in"
Year: 1871

I
Gallip lis Journal of March
ID, (bye the bye | suppose
from his remarks, he intends
us to understand him to mean
that he is a friend of the road,
provided it takes the Little Rae
cpon route, sets out by telling
us tLat his ropD new
pass or run by six blast fur,
naces, and he might with al
most as much propr y La e
sal b seven, lCra it e mo e
winding would brn : 1T within
striking d.s'pnce of the Vim
ton furnace, but | can see only
two furnaces that the little
creek route wonld pass imme
diatcly by. These would be
the Keystone and the Buckeye,
The Others under the most ia.
vorable circumstanceswculd be
ir m about one to- two or three
miles from the little creek
route, unless he would have
the road wind about from one
10 the other, which | do not
think he would ask. Though |
believe to build the road on
the little creek route, it would
get fully as large a share Of the
work of these furnaces as he
claims for it, except that OF the
Messrs. Damarins, who might
ship more of theirs to Ports
mouth on account of that be.
ing their principal place OF
business, but | would ask the
friend of The road, if our road
may not still get the same
fteight from the iurnac as
named, even if the road should
he located on The big creek,
for a route may possibly be
found on the big creek that
would reduce the distance trial
these furnaces would have tC
haul, at least enc halt, and re
duce the distance to the river
at Gallipolis more than one
half, as compared with the
Portsmouth route, and conse,
quently reduce the Greights in
like proportion. Then from
this point it could be shipped
up or down the river at the
same rate as from Portsmouth
The friend of The road says
that "the Messrs. Damarins are
very economical people, foI
they make it pay both ways
they will take a load OF pig
iron and bring back load o.
charcoal, and seeing that they
can not make but one roun(
trip a day, and also that iheil
timber land lies in the neigh
borhood Of Eagle furnace, it is
very material that they woulJ
ship quite a large lot Of theil
iron by this route, for it would
be but a little distance further
than TO their switch on the 9th
er road"


Now l do not think the wri-
ter could have made a stronger
argument in favor of the big
creek route than this last. II
he is a Buckeye furnace man
as the heading Of his article
would lead us to infer, he
knows that the keystone, The
Buckeye and The Lincoln fur
naces, have all been receiving
large supplies OF ore Iron
along big Raccoon side of the
ridges, that divide the waters
from big and httle Raccoon
and he must also know that al
least the two last named fur
naces have been, and are still.
getting large supplies of char
coal from east of big Raccooni
Now | would ask, if cur road
should take the big Raccoon
route and run within half the
distance OF these furnaces that
they new have to haul theil
iron, if it is not most likely
tha. they would alopt. some
thing like the economical plar
Year: 1871

though lie admits that at t e


ut crop AMI for ten or fifteen


eet in the hills is good, bu


hen changes TO b,ue ore and
will not make, nor yield any
iron of No. 1 quality. / have
converSed with several old and
exp xperienc.d pig iron mauufac-
'urers, and they tel me thai
The ore near the out crop is al


Ways best when first taken out.
simply because its being near


IN. surf ,ce climate Influences
nave wrought a change in it.
One gentleman told me that
for the purpose of testing it
he had a drift Iun into a Hill a
considerable distance, and took
out "A qu ntlty Of what Tie


1end terms tie blae ore.
hauled it 10 the furnace al d
roasted or calcined it with the
intention Of trying it at once,
but for some cause they lett ii
lying from tall until spring, in
which the pile became soaked
with rain and snow, and in the
spring they concluded they
would save by roasting it over,
done so, then put it in the iul-
mace, and he SAID it turned out
one Of the best lots of iron
their furnace ever made, and
the furnace was noted for lis
good quality Of iron. For the
last year | have devoted much
time to the question Of coal
and iron, and | am we'll salts
fed that the coal and iron ore
are Of the same general char
acter on both routes named,
bat that if any difference that
dividing the two routes by the
ridges that divides the waters
between the two creeks, ii
will be found that the ore and
coal east of the divide is fully
equal in quality, as to the ore,
and much more abundant in

quantity. and that the coal is
at least equal in quality, and
has largely the advantage in
quantity, and then in mining
for both coal and ore Won would
work with the ri,e OF the veins,
thus keeping your banks free
from water. 1t was not my IN
tention to have said publicly
anything about the advantages
Of the different routes until We
had a surveyor to make a care


full examination of the differ
ent routes the former surveys
having been generally confined
to the little creek routes. BuI
seeing the question of route


hus opened by the advocate.
of the little creek route, and
not wishing a friend Of the
road TO prejudice the public
mind in advance, | have
thought best to say something
on the other side of the ques-
ton, so that the people coul(
have both sides before them =
Railroads., under the most IA
vorable circumstances, are ex


pensive things TO build, and j


can not be done without mon
ey, and to the eX' ent of grad
ing the road, it has generally
TO be raised b. voluntary sub
scrption, and at the com
mencement of the enterpris,
the projectors thought oil nj
route but the keystone route
and they felt that the furnace
on the little Raccoon rout,
and near. the route woul(
be a great lever Tor Us. :.
| went TO lronton and haC
a long aud plea aa' interview
with Mr.. John Campbell, ont
of the pr prle ors Of the Key,
stone furnace, but was satisft
before | LETT him, that we nee(
not expect much, if any alf
from that furnace, henc | wa'
not much surpri. ed hen We
received a check from Mr.
Year: 1871

AN upcountry paper, two weeks ago,
asked its readers: Has there been u clan.
dcstinc marriage in town during the past
weckS Madame Rumor whispers soilly
as yet Aller the whole community had
speculatcd upon the mysterious affair for
u week, and ut least Eve couples had been
pointed out as undoubtedly the parties
alluded u, this vilc paper came out and
said that the item had no foundation
whatever, and twas only given publicity
in order to bring before our people lorcl.
bic illustration of the fact that VIC are
prone, Us a people, to gossip"
Year: 1871

NAUvoo, the ancient capital Of Nor.
mondom, is in a fair way TO achieve a
prosperity which will lar exceed The
greatness given It by the reign Of 10
Smith. The little city IS now tho centre
of large grape-growing region. Last


year sixty thousand gallons Of wine were
sold from the town, and there arc now
seventy thousand gallons In store. The
town has three thousand Inhabitants. n
Year: 1871

San FRANCIsCo, Sept. 10.
There is great anxiety among all classes
Of Cinnamon as to what action the United
States will take in its future dealings with
China, The general feeling among Amer
ican citizens and the navy Is against unit
ing with other foreign governments under
any circumstances
Year: 1871

A piece of sticking PLASTER Is put
over tie c3ncer with n circular piece
cut out Of the centre q little larger
than the cancer, so that the cancer
and a small circular rim Of healthy
skin next to it are exposed Then a
plaster made of chloride of zine, blood
root, and wheat flour, is spread on a
piece of muslin Of the size Of this cir
cular opening, and applied to the can
Ger for tWenty-fOur hours. On re-
moving it, the cancer will be found to
be burnt into, and appear OF the color
and hardness Of an old shoe sole, and
the circular rim outside of It will ap-
pear white and parbOiled, as if ScaIded
by hot steam. The wound is now
dressed; the outside rim soon sepa-
rates; the cancer comes out a hard lump;
and the place heals up. The plaster
kills the cancer, so that it sloughs on.
like dead flesh, and never grows again.
This remedy, discovered by DIR. Fell,
of London, has been used by him for
six or eight years, and not a case has
been known of the re-appearaTce Of
the cancer, where this remedy has
been applied. 1t has the sanction of
eminent physicians and surgeons of
London, but has not till recently been
used in this country. Ifit is what is
claimed for it, this terrible disease will
be shorn of most of its terrOrs. The
application is painful, but the pam is
OF comparatively brief duration, which
any one so afflicted would eheerfully
endure. -lMlUdUkee Free Democrat.
Year: 1871

AFTER DINNER NAPS.-Many per-
sons are in the habit of sleeping for
half an hour or hour Immediately af-
ter dinner. This is a bal practice.
Ten minutes more sleep before dinner
is worth more than an hour after. 1t
rests and refreshes and prepares the
system for vigorous digestion. If
sleep is taken after dinner it should be
in the sitting posture, as the horizon
tai position is unfavOrable to health
ful digestion. Let these who need
rest and sleep during the day, take it
before dinner instead Of after, and
they will soon find that they will feel
better, and that their digestion VIII be
thereby.
Year: 1871

The Wilmington North Cardinal
Journal says: "a very skillful and
successful medical Cperation-that of
the translation of blood from a lamb
TO human body-was performed in
this city Oh last Friday afternoon by
Drs. J. f. King and j. L. Winans.
The subject was q cOlOred man, an
inmate of the City Hospital, who had
been suffering for some time past, and
who had lately seemed in danger of
death from mere exhaustion. When
laid upon the table he was too weak
TO talk, and appeared tohave but few
hours of life left in him. When his
vein was opened but one drop of blood
fell from it. The carotid artery of the
lamb was opened and the blood was
forced from thence, by the palpitation
of the animals heart, through a small
glass tube into the patients cephalie
vein. In this way about eight ounces
of blood was conveyed from the lamb
to the man. The operation was en-
tirely satisfactory in its results, and
the patient is now doing very weil.n
Year: 1871

Fragments OF his dream Ofhuman life,


Adapted by himself with newly learned a.


should we be simply disgusted when


our poor relations try 10 do the same
thing? A monkey, with a grOtesque


appearance of being little lower than


negro, fills many benevolent people


with intense repugnance; the infant,


who has yet developed scarcely any


faculties that il does not possess IN


common with the lower animals, af-
fects them to tears by simIlar inCsca-


tons of nascent intellect. Sympathy


does not seem to increase in any in


telligible ratio to the resemblance Of


Its object TO ourselves. We are de-


lighted with haby because it is like


US in slightly inferior degree; and


we are pleased again with dog be-
cause it shows some traces Of an in
tellect such as our own, though at a
still more remote distance. How are
We to discover a formula which will
account for these vagaries Of feeling,
and show how the successive terms Of
a continuous series produce alternate
ly loathing and delight?"


The ReCietC is not, however, alto
gether sure of itself, for having set out
with the statement that there Is no
sentiment ''that strikes Us as more
thoroughly amiable than a love OF
children" and then having argued
that il is nevertheless on Irrational
ii comes back to its first
ground, because it has no desire to
shock prOsaic persons without neces-
sity," and ayOws its profound and
opinion that, in the pres
ent constitution Of society, "mOtheT5
ought to love their children It goes
further. and eOnfesses that a love of
even by men and childleSs
women, sis generally a harmless and
even a laudable instinct though it
gives a caution as TO the danger Of
carrying il to excess.
Year: 1871

Explosion and Loss of Life at Sea.


BosToN, April IS.


Aletter dated April 8, on board United
States steamer Worcester, then at Ply
mouth with a cargo Of provisions for this
port for the relief Of the suffering French,
reports that on the third day out from
Boston, about thirty tubes Of the boiler Of
the vessel burst and scalded seven per.
sons, three dying within few hours and
one lingering eight days. The other
three recovered and have resumed their
duties. The cause Of the explosion will
be investigated. There was plenty of
water In the boiler at the time and only
twenty.nine pounds Of steam on. The
tubes were bent in the middle, which is
an unusual thing. The seagoing qualities
OF the Worcester proved admirable.
Year: 1871

NEw YoRK, April IS.
Business is growing more inanimate. 1t
Is clearly evident the demand for spring
trade Is well nigh over; with distant trade,
the prices meanwhile arc steady, for all
staple and desirable textures, while fancy
thin and passe styles Of dress fabrics can
be picked up at reduced prices.
Year: 1871

CONNECTING .vTHE RAIIRoADs-The
Council last evening directed the City
Solicitor to prepare an ordinance granting
the right of way to the Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad Company for q connecting
line between their depot and the depot Of
the Hempfeld, recently purchased by
them. This is very proper. grant to be
made, and SO far as we are aware there
is no opposition to it. We trust the city
authorities will afford the Company every
reasonable facility, which they have a
right to grant, for making the proposed
junction Of the two roads.


The Company propose, we understand,
to build track from the south side of the
creek, starting from the main track not
far from the south end Of the passenger
depot, and crossing the creek on a bridge
obliquely to strike Main street at the
north end of the Stone bridge, and to run
thence up John street across Fourth to the
Hempfeld depot grounds. This will re.
quire some grading above th6Post Office,
but not enough, VIC believe, to do thestre
any injury A track run on this route
would not touch private property any.
where, except a little corner where it will
strike the north bank Of the creek.


1t Is undoubtedly somewhat Of draw.
back to have the two principal business
streets of the city crossed by q railroad
track on which numerous trains will be
rum but we must go in for business rath.
or than ornament, and II in order to have
the advantages of desirable railroads It Is
necessary tOallow them to use some Of
the streets, why we Judge 1t is best to put
up with the disadvantages for the sake Of
the more substantial benefits to be de-
rived by the business interests Of the city.
Year: 1871

BY WALTER A. ROSE.


"Graosvile, sir? Why it's more than
nine miles to Grassvile. You must have
taken the wrong turning as you left Bramp-
ton. But come inside to the FIRE, sir; you
must be wet to the skin, for it's an awful
ly rough night, and as there's no sign Of
the rain holding up, expect you'd better
stay with us until morning. You'll be
welcome, I'm sure"


So spake fine looking man, who, in
answer to my summons, opened the door
Of trim farmhouse, in the State of Ohio,
one wet and wintry night, on which l was
endeavoring to make my way on foot to
the nearest railroad depot in the vicinity.
Weary and dispirited by my long and use
less tramp through the mire, | did not
hesitate for moment ere accepting the
hospitable invitation, and L soon found
myself arrayed in a mammoth suis of the
kindly mans garments, while my own
steamed before the genial fire that blazed
Year: 1871

The Latest and Most Startling Fish Story


-Unfounded Charges Against Respect


able Elderly Gentlemen.


The latest fish story comes from New
jersey. Lately in the interior Of that
State. mild-looking countryman entered
a railroad car. bearing q bundle tied up
in handkerchief, which he placed un-
der his seat at the end of the car. After
travelling along for about half an hour. a
lady sitting in front Of the country yman
was observed to move uneasily in her
seat, and to cast savage glances at a
seemingly respectable man sitting BY her
side. .-....


In few moments afterwards another
lady, still further to the front. "became
uneasy" and at last, rising in her seat,
requested that some gentleman in the car
would protect her from an elderly looking
gentleman by her side, and who she sta
ted had insulted her.





A dozen persons offered their assist
ance, and before the accused could speak
in his own defence his hat was jammed
over his eyes, and he was dragged to the
rear Of the ear.


While there. and carrying on with the
avengers a war Of words as to what the
iudignity meant, still another lady rose,
also seated further up the car, and &C.
cused q gentleman sitting behind her
with improper conduct A rush waa
made for insulted number two, but that
gentleman vigorously defended himself
with q large walking stick which be
happened TO have (and which, by the
Year: 1871

way, was one cause of the last troubles
his accuser stating that be had indecor-
ously been rappiug her ankles under the
seat with the samel, and while the strug-
gle to get at him was still in progress,
somebody in the front of the car shouted
"here's a snake on the floor" A scene
then ensued. The ladies in the car clam
bered up on :he seats, and many got on
the arms and backs Of the same. One
elderly maiden managed to stand on the
backs of two seats, in the best circus
manner possible under the circumstances,
while a young mother threw her baby in
to a parcel-rack, and then hung convul-
sively to a ventilator.


The confusion awoke the countryman,
who on being told Of the snake. FIRST felt
in his bundle and then exclaimed. "I'm
blamed if that old eel haint got loose. -
staried for the front, and soon returned,
grasping 6rmingly an immense eel, which
he had first caught while out fishing. but
which when brought into the car, had
managed to get out of the bundle. and
had weuded its way to the front, loving
ly caressing the different varieties of Ia
dies garters which he encountered on
the way. Apologies given and received
straightened everything in that car but
the hat that was jammed down, and the
countryman leaving at the next station.
no blood was drawn.
Year: 1871

A North German paper receives direct.
ly from relative Of the young Han
overian officer in question the following
touching recital; The company to which
the young officer belonged captured
,wenty-6 Fran cs-tireurs, and, upon in
quiring at headquarters as to their dis
posal, received orders that they be i'm
mediately shot. The duty devolved up
on him. The young man, though no
coward, he.itated in the execution of
such terrible duty bat in order not to
appear too weak he repressed bis feelings
and had them conducted to a neighbor-
ing wood, where. upon little elevation,
they were to meet their fate. Among
them was a youth of hardly eighteen
years, with a gentle and almost maiden
like face, in which culture was plainly
to be traced. This poor unfortunate had
not the courage to die. He trembled in
all his body, and stream OF tears coursed
down bis deathly pale cheeks. Sudden
ly fear seized him in terrible way. and
before the guard could prevent him be
had thrown bimself a: the feet Of the
German Officer, and convulsively clasp
ed his knees and begged in unutterable
woe for his life. Fear gave him most
touching words Of prayer. he besought
the deeply grieved officer by his own pa
rents not to rob his of their only son -
1t would have moved q stone. The
heart of the young German swan in
tears; still he dared not disobey his
military duty. 1t was the most fearful
moment of his life. The youth was led
back to the fatal spot, and in another
moment his misery was at an end-the balls
had riddled his heart. The feeling Of
pity however, so overcame the young
German that he fell into a swoon. He
awoke a mailman, and is today in an
asylum in Germany.
Year: 1871

The latest report from Texas announce
that State to be in prosperous condition
There are at the present time over fifteen
hundred miles of railroad in operation or
in progress Of building, when at the close
of the war less than four hundred and
fifty miles were in existence. Green
backs are the exception, gold aud silver
being the ordinary currency. Stock rails
ing and beef-packing are the main oc-
cupations. New railroads are being laid
out constantly. and some Of them are
very profitable. The Texas Central stock
sold at the close of the war for less than
five dollars share, and to-day cannot be
bought at any price, three hundred dol
lars share having been refused. lt'
gross earnings the past year have been
nearly three million in gold.
Year: 1871

ASan Francisco officer. the other night,
caught pagan named All Wsh walking
the street with FIVE segars in his hand
He said he worked in segar shop and
was taking the weeds home to smoke. but
as his testimony cannot be received, he
was promptly arrested on charge Of ped
ding without lisence, and locked up in
prison. 1t was about midnight. and
and there is scarcely room to doubt be
was hunting for customer to purchase
the five segars which be held in his hand
The heather got twenty four hours hard
labor. as a warning to carry his segars
in his sleeves: