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Year: 1871

| In contrast with Gen. Kilpatrick's tow.
eringly eloquent objurgatory peroration
on Decoration Day, TO the effect that
'The time may come when an ungrste-
ful people may forget all those bloody
years cf war when the traitor will be
pardoned, and his crimes forgotten; =
Comrades of Massachusetts,, this may come
with time, but, by the eternal God, not il
we can prevent it,


and Buffers no less hcrculean wrestle
with language on the same occasion,
thus


MAY my right hand forget its cunning
and my tongue cleave to the roof of m Y
mouth, If / forget the difference between
the parties to that terrible, protracted and
bloody conflict,


We gladly call attention to the better spir-
it of the following from the Grafton of
Stewart l.. Woodford, at the burying
ground at Arlington


Turning from these graves, may we
forget the anmosities that have so embit-
tered the people of different portions ofour
land in the years gone by, and looking for
ward from this hallowed spot, may we
pray that northern men and southern men
may be all one.
Would to God that our southern friends
might take from their hearts all lingering
hostility forever; would to God that
northern men might forget the anger and
the bitterness of the strife, remembering
that We are all the children of one land,
and may We strike hands, and in years to
come give the united energies of both to
the nations greatness and the nations
glory that shall lead US to the triumph of
our liberty and crowning Of success.
We commend the above words of Mr..
Woodford and their spirit to his fellow
partsans, who ply the devils trade of ios-
tering dissension among their own coun-
trymen.
Year: 1871

The northern men in South Carolips
are not held in very high regard by the
colored people of that State. One Of the
latter, in connection with the special cor.
respondent Of the New York Tribune, ex.
pressed his opinion in the following un-
nistakable terms:


"These men, he SAID, care to blame for
all the trouble in the State. The d-d
scoundrels corrupted the members of the
legislature, who were innocent before they
were instructed in villainous schemes and
now. have the audaeity to talk Of the venal-
ity OF their instruments. These State ofii-
GERS used US rs long as they could, and
now they've no more use for su they don't
care what becomes of US. Talk about cor
ruption Why, these fellows, when we
pu: them in Office, were so d-d poor that
they had no seats in their pants now they
roll in money. What do they care for
the colOred man? No more than dog.
They will sell US out to the Democrats
whenever they can make anything by il.
You might rake hell orer amt sift tie Gin
ders and you couldn't fnd such meas men. {"
Year: 1871

FOSTER, the murderer of Putnam in
a New York street car, and John Bu-
chin, who murdered his son in a corn.feld
IN Morgan county the other day, both de-
serve the hang-man's rope, if there is any
virtue in that piece Of hemp. The first
offers n AN excuse for the unprovoked
murder Of his victim that he did it in n
wicked, drunken freak--,he other gives as
reason for his savage deed, that "he
was 90 ID mad he could not help it,"
Justice finds fine examples in these two
cases II she does not, what assurance Il
there that Buchin will not become another
time SO ID mad that he cannot help mur.
dering some one, or that Foster will not
again put an enemy into his mouth to steal
away his brains
Year: 1871

MOST remarkable tornado occurred
in Mason, county, near Mason CITY, last
Friday morning. the first indications were
that OF dark cloud gathering near the
earth, about six miles west of the city but
ere long it assumed the shape of a huge
boat, having three distinct smoke.stacRs
or columns, extending upward, and connec-
ted with the clouds. This wonderful phe-
nomenon was fully charged with electric
ity, and from these columns sparks were
constantly issuing, and making u noise and
cracking similar. to the regular firing of
thousand mnskets. Although the rotary
motion of this fearful apparition was such
as to tear up by roots all vegetation that
lay IN It's path, Its progressive motion was
not more than five miles an hour, and was
watched with fearful anxiety by the terror
stricken inhabitants. Its path was from 90
to 80 feet In width, and about three miles in
length, and upon this space nothing was
left alive. Hegding was burnt to d crisp
green wheat and corn was turned yellow
and prairie grass presented the appearance
OF having been pulled up and dried in
two weeks August sun, just previous to the
appearance of tho tornado, the mir was
very sultry, and its origin may probably
be attributed to electrical Influences; for,
besides the heat ard sparks which il
exhibited, it had all the appearance of the
water-spouts on the ocean The scene of
its destruction is being visited by hundreds
and ii will at least furnish grand sub
ject for scientific investigation and relig-
Gus terror,
Year: 1871

The evil that is in this world, that
rushes down our streets, devastating
home, running happiness, and laying
waste the pleasant place, has many
fountains. Sin does its deadly work
in many ways, and sorrow comes from
a variety Of sources. Hasty words
have much to answer for, among the
rest We are apt to think that a word
or two does not matter; that we need
not trouble ourselves TO be over par
ticular tbout what we say. But this
is only one Of our many mistakes -
Hasty words are always sure to have
little sense and less kindness in them.
They are not the offspring of meek
and quiet spirits, but Of hot, passion
ate tempers. "All men are liars =
Who but man in q passion would
have said that? The assertion is so
sweeping and unjust, that if David had
not confession, II said it in my haste, y
we should not have understood it
Perhaps the reason why such words
are spoken is, that the speaker feels
himself aggrieved. We often do in
this life OF ours; we cannot have all
we wish from our brothers and sisters,
and so grow fretful and angry. We
are unreasonable enough to suppose
that all things should be ours, and
when We find only few things com
ing to our share, then we become dis
contented and pcevish, and speak
hustv words.
Year: 1871

Don't be afraid Of little fun al
home, good people' Don't shut W
Your house lest the sun should fad,
Your carpets; nor Your hearts, lest q
hearty laugh should shake down somc
of the musty old cobwchs there Il
You want to rain your sons, let then
think that all mirth and social enjoy
ment must be left on the thrcsho.G d
without when they come home atnight
When once u home IS regarded as only
a place to eat and drink and sleep in
the work is begun that ends in gam
bling houses and reckless degradation
Young people must have fun and re-
taxation somewhere if they do not
find it at their own hcarthstonos, il
will be sought at other and perhaps
less profitable places Therefore. let
the fire burn brightly at night, and
make tie homestead delightful with
all those little arts that parents 70
perfectly understand. Don't rcpross
the buoyan5 spirits Of your children
half an hour Of merrImout around the
lamp and freight Of a home blots out
the rcmembr nee Of many care and
annoyance during the day; and the
best safeguard children can take with
them into the world is the unseen in
huencc Of bright little domestic cir
Gle.
Year: 1871

A lady entered q store a few days
ago, where butter and eggs are sold,
and complained to the proprietor that
half the eggs she had purchased were
rotten. AS an excuse, he replied: Il
cant help it. This time Of year the
hens are sick and often lay bad egg.


\ Wisconsin paper mentions a case
where burglars broke INTO a store, bat
the goods were marked so high that
they could not take any away.


Why should a spider be q good base
ball player Because, naturally, it
Is an excellent Ry-cM.hcr.
Year: 1871

sailors. The captain was deeply grieVed
that he had permitted the child to make
the attempt; and notwithstanding the
desperate situation in which they were, all
the crew seemed to be thinking more Of
the boy than of themselves. -


All at once violent pull was given to
the cord. This was soon followed By q
secord, then by third. $50


1t was the signal agreed upon to tell
them that Jacques had reached the shore.
A shout of joy was heard on board the
ship. Tfrt -


They hastened to fasten strong rope
to the cord, which was drawn on shore
as fast as they could let tout, and was
firmly fastened by some of the people
who had come to the help of the little
cabin-boy. By means of this rope many
of the shipwrecked sailors reached the
shore, and found means to save the others.
Not long after all had safely landed, they
saw the vessel go to pieces.


The little cabin boy was long Ill from
the consequences of his fatigue, and from
the bruises he had received by being
dashed against the rocks. But he did not
mind that, for, in reward of his bravery,
his mother received yearly sum of money,
which placed her above the fear Of want.
Little Jacques rejoiced in having suffered
for her, and, at the same time, in having
saved so many lives. He felt that he had
been abundantly rewarded.


This true story makes us think Of Jesus
cur Savior, who gave His life to save our
souls from eternal death. "FOr while We
were yet sinners, Christ died for u.s.
Standard Bearer.
Year: 1871

SOME extraordinary mental phenomena
occur in drowning. AS soon as respira-
ton is suspended by the indrawing OF
water into the lungs, consciousness is i'm
mediately suspended. From all that can
be gathered in regard to the action of the
heart, that organ probably acts, but feebly,
considerable time after the function OF
respiration is suspended. By its muscular
force arterial blood is driven outwardly
to the head faster than the veins bring
it back, and consequently the mind is
plunged, as it were, into profound sleep
for the loss of consciousness results from
a sudden apoplexy induced by an extra
accumulation of blood in the delicate tex
ture of the brain.


/ When the pulsations of the heart stop,
then the tension of the muscles relax
and if no efforts of resuscitation are make,
vital heat diminishes gradually, and the
next change is an expansion of compressed
gases in cavities of the body, due to the
first processes of chemical decomposition.
If the body, however, is recovered imme-
diately, even though respiration and the
circulation are quiescent, it is possible to
re-establish the movement of the blood by
artificial warmth, friction, and artificial in
flation of the lungs, vigilantly continued
for long while. The trial is not always
successful, but so encouraging that the
prospect demands the utmost perseVer-
ance.


With the revived action of the heart,
the moment the lungs begin to take in
oxygen from the air forced into them, life
begins to return. So it is admitted by the
physiological philosophers tkat the soul is
won back, if it had gone, in the act of re-
storation; or else it is morally certain its
departure at death is a gradual process,
which may be interrupted, and reimpris-
oned in the brain again by human effort
and skill.
Year: 1871

A SPORTSMAN writes to the Rural Nesc
Yorker:


First to clean shot gun or rifle, place
your hammers at halfcock, draw out the
ramrod and bolt; then lift the barrels from
the stock and you are ready to wash
Place the barrels in cold water, being
careful the water is clean and that there is
not any dirt or sand in the pail then ap-
ply your cleaning rod with the rag, or,
what is better, pieces of old red blanket,
and draw it up and down quite energeti
cally; repeat this, changing the water
each time till the gun is perfectly clean,
placing the muzzles always down while
changing the water. Now empty your
pail and rinse; then get dipper of boil
ing water, grasp the barrels with cloth
and hold them in the pail pour the water
in till you fill the barrels, then reverse and
| let it drain while you get clean dry rags fol
the cleaner: then rub them out briskly
till perfectly dry; now pass an oiled rag
down, then wipe the outside carefully and
rub with an oiled rag. Now take the
stock, wipe the hammers well, and al
around the locks and triggers; then oil al
over.


The gun is now ready to put together t
use or to place in its case. Never oil toC
much, unless you are going to lay the gun
away for long time, as nothing is NOR
unsportsmanlike or disgusting than a guI
that's gummy or covered with oil. AL
ways wipe your gun inside and outsid'
before using; clean Immediately afte
using. ..I.. ,...r


BY adhering to these simple rules gun
will be kept in proper condition. As Il
cleaning rods, nothing Is litter for hom
than one of stout hickory, made to fit tn
barrels and cut on the end like rif
cleaner.
Year: 1871

ness knows where besides. La Trouble
showed himself little, but not too much,
and no one ever suspected the change in
my dodgers. In about fortnight he got
quietly on board fruit sloop which was
going back to France; and both he and
his wife wrote to me when they got there,
and also when they arrived at New Or
leans. don't know who the warder was,
nor what he received for his services, but
| heard, shortly after from Robert at the
White Lion, that one of them had left
Portland TO go and take very handsome
public house in London; so / had my
suspicious. 1 know that if l wanted
money, which, am happy to say, thanks
to my poor, dear husband, do not, l
should only have to tell Mrs. La Trouble,
or go toithe great house in Liverpool, of
which they gave me the card, and could
have all wanted.


She would make me accept her gold
watch ard chain, and have worn it, and
shall continue to do so, in memory of her.
-Chn1lbey.s, ,ToiTncl
Year: 1871

A FAcErIoUs young Canadian, being i'll,
took it into his head to trythe effect of the
medicine prescribed for him by his physi-
clan upon a favorite cat, and was startled
to see poor pussy very promptly fall over
on her side and die. Similar results fol-
lowing experiments on two other cats, he
determined to throw away the bottle and
dismiss the doctor. He had been taxing
the "medicine" three times day for q
week
Year: 1871

Stories Of runaway wives arc of fre-
qnent occurrence, but il is seldom that
such descrtions occur on wedding day !;
yet such an event took place on Februa-
~ Sd in New Jersey. A fond couple
were married, and after duly receiving
the congratulations of their friends
stepped into carriage and were driven
to the depot of the New Jersey Rail-
road at jersey City. intending from
there to set out on their bridal tour
Carefully and teudcrly the happy bride
groom escorted his blushing bride to a
palace car, and then stepped back to the
depot for moment. When he return.
ed, to his CONSERVATION he found that
the train had started. bearing with il
his bride, who was thus compulsorily
flying from him at the rate of thirty
miles M hour. Determined, however,
not to be separated from her who had
SO recently been joined to him for life,
he rushed to the Office Of the superin.
iendent crying. not "My kingdom for II
horse," but, Zone hundred dollars for
your fastest locomotive" The ,saper-
inteneent. more moved by the hapless
plight Of the bridegroom than by the
pccuniary offer, ordered the iron stecd
brought forth, and the husband mount
ed it accompanied by the engineer and
fireman, and swift as the wind the loco
motive sped out of the depot and few
along after the preceding train. Many
precious moments had been lost in the
negotiation with the superintendent and
in the preparation Of the locomotive
aud it was not until after run at full
speed for thirty minutes that the anx.
ious eyes of the husband were blessed
with the sight of the pursued train
coming up with it when it stopped a
the Railway station. The meeting be


tween the loving pair may, to use .
hard-worked rcportorial expression, b.
better imagined than described; bu
there is no doubt that that bridegroom


mentally resolved that if hc left tha
train, or any other, during his brida


tour, for any purpose whatever, his wif'
should accompany him.
Year: 1871

cents per ton was allowed the Can al
and Lock Company. Let as examine
this point little. The law of the
Canal and Lock Company provides
that they "shall not charge a greater
rate Of tolls than tifiy cents per Ton for
freight" The bill of the Peoples
Transportation Company provides
that they "shall not charge greater
rate Of tolls than twenty cents per
ton, registered Tonnage, for each sfeam-
boat or other fcafcr craft going
through said canal, locks or works" J"
Here lies the incest fabric OF the
whole bill, well designed to nislead
the people, at the same time to keep
control of the river. The register
cd tonnage" Of vessels is always more
than they can carry under the most
favorable navigation. Add to this
fact that steamboats, on the William
cite river, take it the year round, do
not carry full load one trip in three.
20 that the measured freight which
passes up and down the river will
not equal quarter Of the, register
ed tonnage" of the boats employed
in its transportation. If it did equal
quarter, which we challenge any
one to prove, the Peoples line, under
their proposition, would collect from
boats not their own eighty cents per
ton on the actual freight passed, in
stead of fifty cents TO be charged by the
Lock Company; for il the registered
tonnage" OF the boats was four times
greater than the actual tons offrcight
carried by them, and the toll TO be
collected was on the tonnage OF the
boat md not on the actual freight,
the cost of toll on the freight would
be four times the twenty cents which
the Radical press is endeavoring to
make the country believe was the ac-
tnal toll proposed to be taken by the
Peoples line on the freight itself.


The real effect of this bill, If pass
ed into n law, would have been to
tax all outside steamboats, on the "reg-
istered tonnage" an amount equal to
eighty cents per ton, or more, on
their freight every time they went
through these works." while the
Peoples Transportation Company's

boats would 60 free. This legalized
blackmail on other steamboats, would
cut down all opposition and leave
the river as before-in the sole con-
troll of the Peoples Transportation
Company.


The locks or works" would have
cost them nothing, and they would
have been full aud complete owners
of them when done; for the bill pro-
vidcs only percentage of FIVE rer
cent. of the net earnings of the locks
TO go to the State, and this for TWEEN
ty years only, but there is DO proyis-
ion in the bill requiring the owners
to pay toll to the State on their own
boats. Yet this is the measure which
the Radical press extol. 1t Is in
keeping with the whole system of
Radical legislation. Its results
would have been for private gain,
and against tho public good. Let
the people judge these two PROPOSE
tions, now tina. they are informed,
and we VIII abide that judgment.
Year: 1871

On Sunday last, as the venerable
Chief Justice Robertson, stricken by
tho hand OF death, lay almost insen4
sible to the world which he seemed
fast leaving forever, while the gigant-
ic brain which, for 80 many years, has
throbbed grandly to the inspiration
OF bis genius, barely futtered with
the consciousness Of life, he express
ed desire to hear Miss Cary sing
the ballad of "Old Folks at Home .
as if the strains of his favorite melo.
dy would have power to call back
bis soul from the portals OF the grave
which he was fast nearing. The wish
WAS at once conimuted to Miss Cary.
who willingly consented to anything
in her power to raise the ebbinp cur
rent OF life IN one who as stateman or
jurist, has known but rev rivals dur
ing the course Of long and eventful
life. On reaching the residence of
Judge Robertson, Miss Cary was at
once ushered into the chamber where
so much of intellect and learning
were fast Pickering out into the dark
ness OF the unknown hereafter, and
without accomplishment of any kind,
raised her rich contralto voice in the
touching words, "Way down upon
the Swanee River" but before she
had sung three lines, broke down in
the intensity of her emotion.


Calming herself she again essayed
the ballad, and, while the venerable
and stricken man lay drinking her
glorious melody, poured out her
whole soul in the simple utterance
which igave SO much pleasure to one
whose giant intellect had, in days
agone, fascinated the most talented
of the land. When she had ceased,
Judge Robertson could scarcely ex-
press his gratitude by sigrs, yet sig
nified q desire that Miss Cary should
sing Home, Sweet Home" Twice
did the gifted artistic attempt to
comply with the request, but her
emotion was too great, and, choked
with feeling. she was compelled to
leave the room. The whole incident
was one of the most touching and
affecting episodes that ever marked
the death-bed Of departing great
ness.
Year: 1871

If your hair is coming out or turning grey
do not nunur over misfortune es7 avert AYERS hA'H
vteoa will remove the Of your grief by ors your bar to "
n,nrnl cor All herewith yeur goo looks anil god nature
Year: 1871

The right Of this community to have
cheaper and better gas than 1t has now or
has had in twenty years, and to have some
guarantee Of fair measure in the purchasC
oft, is so important to every householder
and business man in the city, that in the
hope ofpromoting that right we print In
full the interesting report submitted to
council Tuesday evening, by the special
committee charged with negotiating the
purchase Of the Gas Works. TO enable
any one to understand clearly the rights
otthe city In the transaction, we print in
the same connection that section Of the
Act otthe Virginia Legislature chartering
the Gas Company, securing to this com.
munity the right to terminate tho charter
and purchase the company's property al
this time. 'a'-1 i4"


The Company submitted through the
committee two propositions. In one they
made schedule oi their property, and
put on Il the price, which they were will.
ling to take. We can not pretend tC
speak ol this price from personal judg.
ment Of the value o: tho property, hut Il Is
the opinion Of tho best informed men in
the city that II Is fully double the aotual
value. The list ofitems appears in flu
and wc ask for II the careful scrutiny Of
all city readers. AS the committee very
pertinently say, II this property is worth
Sl77,000, then the city and other tax.
payers have been greatly wronged BY The
valuation returned for purposes OF taxa,
tion,t valuation being some S15, 1000 less
including material on hand and credits
But there arc hundreds IMPRACTICAL men In
the city who by an examination Of the
schedule eau ClphCrup pretty nearly what
the property Is worth, and 10 them VIC
commend that branch Of the subject We
desire only to call their attention 10 tht
basis o; value on which tue estimate Is tc
be made, 1t Is Ibid down explicitly in the
section Of the charter quoted. Neither tht
franchises Of this Company, nor the pro
fitable character Of the business carriOt
on by them with thIsipropotty, Ia to b,
considered at all, or 10 be allowed to giyt
the property q value II does not posses
without them. The reason Of this is tha
BY the act Of purchase ali these franchise
Year: 1871

OUT West they tell a story of dog which was
greatly interested in music. He attended sing
ing school, and was subsequently found in the
backyard with music book in front of him
beating time with his tail on tin pam and
bowling " Old Hundred