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Year: 1871

The Weather and FrOsG-CrOp Pros.


poets.


From the Paris Intenigencer, May l1th.
Since our last issue the weather has
continued unfaVOrable to crops, with
superabundance of rain and with all
very cool.


On Sunday morning last there was a
very light frost, but we hsve heard of no
damage from it yet The weather is still
threatening cloudy, with some rain.
The prospects for corn, are, so far as
we are able to learn, good the stand is
better than usual, and large number of
acres planted.


Less cotton will be planted than usual,
and we do hope the day is near when
there will be no cotton planted in Henry
county, beyond very small patches for
home consumption.


Complaints still come from every sec
ton of the tobacco region, of the depre.
dations of the bug or fly, as these little
depredators are sometimes called, and in
our own county we hear of some destruc-
ton by these insects.


Rust in the wheat is still spreading, and



we think it beyond doubt that the wheat
crop in this county will fall below an
average; the only compensation to our
people, will be in the increase of acreage.
in this county, over the past few years.
There is one decided move in the right
direction among our farmers, very no.
ticeable, that IS in the extension of mead
ow grasses, and the large amoun5 of
clover shown the past season. This
county is capable of raising, for export,
80, 900 bales of hay, of the finest quality,
leaving an abundant supply at home for
all our home purposes, and should be
made at low figures, to yield to this
county $l20, 900 net profits above what it
now realizes from our staples.


The fruit crop is one of the finest, in
prospect, we have had for several years.
This county is without doubt, admirably
adapted to fruit growing, which might be
made very remunerative to those engag-
ing in it.
Year: 1871

Correspondence of the Cincinnati Commercial.


WASHINGTON, May 1O.-The Senate
came together very quietly to-day. There
were few persons about the capitol, as it
was generally supposed the Senate would
90 st once into secret session. The Sena-
tors had been away from the city for so
short time that the greetings were with
out the warmth and heartiness that usually
characterize the coming together of Con-
gress. Mr.. Morton was the center of
attraction, and was among the first to en-
ter the Chamber. Around his chair gath
cred Democrats and Republicans, and
each inquired anxiously about the various
points in the British Treaty in which
they were most interested, or about which
there was any uncertainty. Among the
first TO greet him was Mr.. Sumner, but
the latter merely inquired about his health
and returned to his own side of the cham
her. where he conversed with Gen.


Schurz for some time. Mr. Cameron, the
new chairman of the Foreign Committee,


seemed i'll at ease. Nobody consulted
him or paid any attention to him, all
seeming to know that he understood
less of the treaty than anybody present.
1t is reported that Secretary Fish and Ban
croft Davis several days ago labored for
two hours to give Cameron some idea of
what the treaty meant, and that at the end
of their explanations they asked him if he
understood it well enough to explain its
provisions to the Senate, and answer any
Year: 1871

A gOodly number Of girls from the
Odd Fellows Female Institute at GalIatin
were in the city yesterday for the purpose
CT attending the Exposition. Formed in
procession, returning through the streets
to the train for home, they constituted
one of the many beautiful displays Of the
day What lover If girls-and who does
not love them-could, while gazing at this
scene, repress almost audible expression
to the wish, that each one of those lovely
girls might always be as happy and con
tented as they then seemed? Tine learned
and smiable President Of the Institute,
Prof Todd, was at the head OF the pro
cession, very highly pleased with this oc-
cssion so Joyous to those N his charge
Year: 1871

LONDON, May 13.-The Times to day
is advised that the basis and essential
provisions of the Treaty of Washington
will certainly be adopted bytheA Amer can
Senate, and therefore it believes he
treaty will be virtually concluded. As
for the treaty itself, it is the result f
mutual concessions and the Times fin s
ia it nothing Inconsistent with the nation
al honor, or that England is not ready t.
sacrifice to secure smity between the
branches of AnglO-Ssxony.
Year: 1871

The New England manufacturers are
again troubled by an insufficient supply of
water, and are anticipating serious in
eruption during the summer months.
The snow and spring rains appear to have
had very little effect upon the lower
springs, and, should the approaching
summer be as dry as was the last,
manufacturers will be obliged to depend
Year: 1871

ONE of the New York papers publishes
a communication from West Point ca
det, calling attention TO the disgraceful
state of affairs which exists at the Mill
tary Academy. According TO the facts
therein set forth, this school, once the
pride of the Dation and the nursery of
corps of as gallant gentlemen as ever
wore uniform, has degenersted into some
thing YerY much ike q mob.
Year: 1871

IT is reported that Grant is going to
spend June and July at Long Branch,
and will not go to the Pacific coast until
August. The New York Democrat in.
sinuates that this change of programme
has been brought about by fact which
it explains by stating that nowhere does
Grant get purer brandy or finer cigars
than Collector Tom. Murphy sends him
from the neighboring cottage, and the at
traction naturally proved too much for
Year: 1871

This Saturday night the wind
howls AMI whistles without. The
gas lamps outside on the streets
burn dimly. Men and women has
ten by, anxious to reach a resting
place where the is escape from
tie storm. Horses and carriages
60 rapidly by, bearing people home
or to other places. The mud is
thick and deep in the streets,
while the rain comes with the
blast to drench, cndangcr and de-
stroy PERSONS health and fabrics


Looking out from our window
we see lights all about. More
than ten thousand windows can
we see from our sanctum-then
close the blinds and return TO our
quiet writing.


Within all is cheerful Within
these four walls we work, and the
words written here are read by
millions. SO we will be careful
what we write, for to night our
good angel is so close to us We
can feel the press of pure lips on
our forehead as comes a heart wish
and blessing. We are very hap
py to night. All the week have
we tried earnestly to do our duty.
Few, indeed, are the hasty, cutting
words we have spoken, and in all
the seven days since last we sat
to this writing not a living per-
son have We wronged intentional-
ly.


Here is our home. The articles
all about give pleasure and com
fort. Not thing in the room but
is beautiful. The carpet on the
floor is of beautiful pattern. The
paintings on the wall are beautiful
and suggestive. The quaint little
ornaments all about are Of happy
device, thought giving, and beau
tiful for the eye to rest upon. W.
do not have to 60 out in the storm,
Year: 1871

wishing Us we'll Tonight, 40 there
are others, who do not understand
US, speaking ill of us, as all are
spoken of. But that is nothing.
Let those talk who will. OF little
moment is it to us if this one says
our pocket be full of wheat, or
oats, or corn, or chaff, or sand, so
long as we know, and know that
it is full OF good seed for the fu-
turc


But the night. 1t is dark and
stormy. The rain has turned to
snow. Winter is coming. Blu.
the summer will follow. The days
will soon be co.. der, aud the white
mantle. like Gods charity, will
cover the earth. A few cold days,
then will pass away the winter,
rolling in its embrace the dead
weeks as VIC wrap infants, when
they sleep to waken in the morn.
Then will come the morn-the
beautiful summer, as will come to
US who Try to do right, the beauti-
full summer OF the Eternal Then
will come the glorious day. Then
our work will not weary US, for
we shall each be a part of that
wonhrous Power which is Cod
thus by the publication which fol-
lows death, or the winter of life,
will We be to help swell the sugges
tive, creative, Divine Power which
gives volume and grandeur, ever
augmcnting to Eternity. When
! comes the beautiful summer we
shall be given new duties. The
lamps which burns dimly will then
shine clear. The hearts that love
will be united forever. Those
who are not M. led or filled with
thought alike will pass through
the waters of Lethe and forget
each other. Then there will be
no more weary waiting for the
coming of those who do not love


home and hearts, for such will


forget and he forgotten.


AS the week coming will end,


80 will the winter. So will our


life. Then will come glory and


power SO we are not afraid to


live, for We are but fitting for the


work Over There. And we are


not afraid to die, or of the won.


drous change-the opening Of the


door which divides time from Eter.


nity-no more than we fea- the


coming of the summer, when we


shall not have the cold, stormy


hours. days and nights like this


which is still wet, dreary, weary,


one without. Then we shall wa.


ken to q real existence. Will know


why the blade of grass is green,
the leaf of the rose is red. man is,
man, and God is God! All this in
good time, as we fit ourselves for


this knowledge. Not by sitting
in the ash heaps of a bigoted past
dreading the burning embers Of an
imaginary hell intended to terrify
ignorance for the enrichment OF
priestcraft, but by thought, and
, study. and believing in that pro-
eress God Himself taught when
He appeared no more in a burning
bush, but in the person OF Him
born of = woman, TO tell US, anC
convince us tha, we are of Him
and He of US, for a purpose ",
: shall all know and enjoy wher
3 comes our final Saturday Might
D brick PONIRoY.
Year: 1871

tally these. Fit be said in reply
to this that reform is not the OBJ
ject Of law-only by the proven
tion of crime-I answer that this
is peculiar subject, concerning
which our city fathers are propcs
ing some peculiar legislation-dis-
eliminating legislation - legisls-
ton for few persons belonging
to the same class with others who
are entirely overlooked in the pro,
visions Of this law. The same
reasons authorizing them to pass .
law not general in its provisions, q
law that excuses One-half its viola
tors on account Of their sex, would
certainly authorize the same law
making body to depart from the
usual bolt-upright severity Of the
law and insert clause that would
strongly encourage = reformation
of life. l am in favor of the law
with these amendments. For
twenty-five years previous to the
late war we were accustomed to
hear of a peculiar institution that
required peculiar legislation This,
too, ia peculiar subject; indeed,
a peculiar institution, for it has a
complete social organization, and
now it is to be recognized by law
1t may admit of peculiar legisla-
ton. just how the strong arm of
the law shall take hold of the weak
and assist them in the work Of ref
ormation can not say But doubt
less the inventive genius of the
man who could see how a male sin
ner was less sucject of law than
the other sex, can no doubt invent
a method of reaching this desira-
BILE end.


! would not palliate or appolo-
gize for sin. But let him that is
without sin cast the first stone
And while this law so completely
overlOOks the masculine persua-
sion,' I commend the following,
from the pen of q we'll known po-
etess, to the law making depart
ment of our city government. |
have changed some words to make
it suit the sex. This the reader
will understand when reminded
that, as originally written, it was,
Give Him a Chance
Year: 1871

Was compounded for those not inclined to
extreme bitters, aud is intended for use in
cases when some alcoholic stimulant is re-
quired in connection with the Tonic proper
ties of the Bitters. Each bottle of the Tonic
contains one bottle oil the Bitters, combined
with pure SANTA Cruz Rum, and favored in
such manner that the extreme bitterness OF
the Bitters is overcome, forming a prepara
ton highly agreeable and pleasant to the pal
ate, and containing the medicinal virtues Of
the Btters. The price of the Tonic is S1.50
per bottle, which many persons think too
high. They must take into consideration that
the stimulant used is guaranteed to be Of a
pure quality. A poor article could be fur
nished at a cheaper price, but is it not better
to pay little more and have a good article
A medicinal preparation should contain none
but the best ingredients, and they who ex-
pect to obtain cheap compound will most
certainly be cheated.


They are the Greatest known Rem
Year: 1871

The road to success is, much
Of it, a plodding, monotonous
highway, and those who reach
its goal brave many discourage
ments and perform many un.
welcome tasks.


No one can every morning
take up the duties of the day
with vigor and relish, for bu,
siness, however well adapted
to our tastes, becomes at times
tiresome as an old story.


Nevertheless, the work of
to-day is here, and, if neglected,
must be made up in the future
or be left forever undone.


And if distaste and in differ
ence possess us to-day, will we
feel tomorrow Ilike doing two
days work !?
Year: 1871

Leaky tin or iron ware is
easily and quickly mended by
hammering q small nail or tack
of lead, fit to the hole, cut off
each side, and rivet it down.
Rivet of soft iron or other met
al may be used to mend iron
kettles, etc.
Year: 1871

When Grant was informed
by telegram from Concord that
New Hampshire had gone
Democratic, he kicked the
chair on which he had been
sitting halfway across the
room, drank a glass of wbiskey,
and said s: nsF T.


"Who cares a damn for New
Hampshire, any how 2 The
State may go to hell for what
I care y


Grant should go to Sunday
school a little while. Such
language is very unpretty for
a nice, high-toned, intelligent,
intellectual, sober gentleman,
Year: 1871

Do daily and hourly your
duty ; do it patiently and thor-
oughly. Do it as il presents
itself do it at the moment, and
let it be its own reward. New
er mind whether it be known
and acknowledged OF not, bat
do not fail to do it.
Year: 1871

lNOSA nv d tRhhN| W AAAOO ahOOAADA |


Equality in the Common


Schools to be Enforced "


Fifty.one out Of the fifty-
seven Republican members of
the Ohio Legislature voted to
have white and negro children.
attend the common schools, in


which they declared b there


should be no distinction on ac-
count of color. That question


will now enter largely into the
legislative canvass this coming
election. On the firstvote the


proposition received fifty votes.


In order to give an opportunity


to pass an amended school law,


which should not contain the


obnoxious white and black


mixture clause, Mr.. Parr, n
Democrat, moved to reconsid-
er the vote, by which the bill


was lost but on the second tri'


al one more vote was added to
the Republican strength, ma


king fifty-one in favor of hav-


ing whites and blacks in the
same school. That shows a


persistence of determination to


enforce the social equality of


whites and blacks by legislative


enactment, So the question


must enter largely into the


next canvass in Ohio.


Dom Piatt, the Washington
correspondent of the Cincinnati


Commercial, in his letter of the
22d inst, speaking Of the late
District of Columbia Terrific


rial election, and effort that
may be made to enforce mixed
schools, as the Ohio Republi-
cans are determined to urge,


says : .tr ,r. .-. a...
: "lt would be q great outrage,
r and probably result in the de-
! struction of the common school
system, White parents will
5 not consent to have their chill


dren sent to the mixed schools,
; and in this they are perfectly
right. The student of Black
$ stone OF the student Of any sort


has been taught that there arc
certain crimes considered crimes
in themselves, made SO by the


law of God and the law of ma
ture; there are other crime:
6 against that law, made such by

the municipal ordinances, OF
: more positively still by long
$ custom, which comes to be 6
second nature To this last
belongs the attempted sociaI


equality to be brought about


through the mixed education


Of the two races. No man car
send his child to one of these
T. schools without q sense of deg


radiation, and the evil which


comes Of this violation of our
| social laws is as positive and as
well defined as that which


comes from the commission of q


crime against the law of God
, The parent who sends the child


into the society of negroes re
4 ceives in his or her moral na
ture as much punishment as il


the same child had been sent
, among immoral characters"


Thatis strongly put, but moi


too much so. The attempt to
d compel this social equality O
blacks and whites in the Com


mon Schools is an outrage
which no right.minded or right
feeling parent should for {


moment countenance. The
Republican party intend L


have such laws passec


everywhere, and in addition
thereto another of compulsory
education, which will compe


the children of the poor to as
]. sociate with the negroes. That
$ is the next step in the Repub
Year: 1871

With reference to tie proposition that
President Grant should 1sve hundred
thousand dollars q year, on the ground
that twenty-five thousand is not Gnoush
to maintain the dignity Of his of8ee, IT.
New York S11 pertinently observes


Considering how Grant has appoiuted
the most important places ifE return for
presents given to himself, and how he
has Quartered his worthless relation up-
on the public treasury, We don't see how
he conld keep up the. dignity Of the
Presidency even on salary of million
aycar. Dignity is o moral quality, and
Grant seems to have no moral sense left.
However, it would be worth while to
give him any sum he might require if
he, would agree to leave off taking pres
ents. and to provide for the necessities
Of his worthless relations out of his own
handsome fortune. But without some
such guarantee on his part, his salary IL
large enough as it is; anyway, he has
got rich on it. !.
Year: 1871

u The fire at Chicago is the most
destructive that has ever been on this
continent with the possible exception OF
the great fire in New York in the winter
OF 1885. That defied all the efforts OF
the fire departments of New York and
nesghboring cities, and was only checked
by blowing up buildings in it's path with
gunpowder. The fire, being in the heart
of the city. destroyed property to q very
large amount. The fire at Chicago cx-
tends over larger area, but the build
s:ags and movables may not be of value
in comparison proportioned to the space
burnt over.-N. o. Picayxas.
Year: 1871

CURE FOR TooTHACHE.-Pulyerized alum and


common salt put on piece Of cotton and chuck
ed into hollow tooth will shut Its aching So
quickly that you will want to hug Us for telling
Won. ~
Year: 1871

AN ACT to create new land district in the


Territory of Washington.


Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States OF
America in Congress assembled. That all
the public lands in the Territory OF WASH
ingtOn lying east and north of the following
boundaries shall constitute new land dis
trict, to be called the Walla-Walla district,
to wit: Beginning on the boundary line be-
tween the United States and the British
possessions, on the summit of the Cascade
mountains: thence southerly along the line
established by the first section OF the act OF
Nav ten, eighteen hundred and sixty, entl-
tied "An act to create an additional land
district in Washington Territory" to the
line dividing townships ten and eleven
north; thence east to the line dividing
ranges nineteen and twenty east; thence
south along said line to the Columbia river.


Sec. 2. That the President be, and he is
hereby, authorized to appoint, by and with
the advice and consent of the Senate, or
during the recess thereof, and until the
end OF the next session after such appoint
ment, a register and receiver for said dis
trict, who shall be required to reside at the
city of Walla-Walla until such time as the
President, in his discretion, may remove
the site of said land office from said city,
be subject to the same laws, and entitled to
the same compensation as is, or may here
after be, provided by law in relation to the
existing land officers in said Territory.


Approved March g. 1871.
Year: 1871

The MINISTER'S Work AND PAY.-The
clergy are the worst paid body of iaborers In
'ne country. They work with ability and
zeal. They are educated, sensitive men. often
'y nurtured, and they are expected to


Soouys servant, to hold their time and
'"'on'' at the call of all the whimsical old
women Oh the parish and all the selec,r,or ~
the town. They are to preach tw 90 o. ,,r,..
on sunday TO lecture and expound during
the week, to make parochial calls in sun or
storm, to visit the poor, to be the confident
and counselor OF throng, and ALWAYS in
every sermon to do any public service that
may be asked. Ofcourse the clergyman must
be chairman of the school-committee, and
director of the town library, and president Of
charitable societies. He cannot give a great
deal of money for educational and charitable
and @sthetic purposes-not very great deal
but he can always give time, and he can al
ways make a speech and draw the resolu-
lions, and direct generally. He is, in fact, the
town pound to which everybody may commit
tne truant fancies that nobody else will toler-
s a.e upon tne pastures and lawns OF his atten-
|
body may fill himself with advice. He Is the
town-bell to summon everybody to every com.
mon enterprise. He is the town beast Of bur
den 10 carry everybodys pack. With all this
he must have neat and pretty house, and a
comely and attractive wife, who must be al
ways ready and welldressed in the parlor, al
though she cannot afford to hire sufficient
"heip" And the good mans culldren must
be wcll-behaved and properly clad. and his
house be kind of hotel for the travelling
brethren. OF course he must be scholar and
familiar with current literature, and may
justly be expected to fit half dozen BOYS for
college every year. These are but ilIustra-
tlons OF the functions he is to fulfill, and al
ways without murmuring; and for all he Is to
be glao to get pittance upon which he can
barely bring the ends of the year together, and
70 know that if he should suddenly die of over
work, as he probably will, his wife and chill
dren will be beggars.-[George w. Curtis In
Harper's Magazine.
Year: 1871

THE London Medical Press and Circular
startles us by a story of the existence of a
most deadly poison, by the inhalation of
which, simply through the medium of a letter
sent by post in the ordinary way, the reader
will suddenly drop down dead, with all the
symptoms of asphyxia. 1t says: The posi-
tion and requirements of our informant
should place the evidence beyond suspicion (;
nevertheless, before giving entire credence to
such startling report, we are anxious to OBJ
tain confirmatory evidence from any of our
readers, in whose minds suspicion OF foul play
have arisen when investigating cases OF sud-
den death, and what such symptoms were.
Year: 1871

RULLoFF, THE LEARNED MURDERER
The day for the execution of Rulloff is fixed
as the thirteenth of May-less than a month
hence; yet the only concern he manifests as
his end approaches is lest his book-a treatise
on philology-should not have justice done to
its merits when he is gone. He has lately been
corresponding with Prof. Seelye of Amherst
on this subject, and not long since was visit
ed by Prof Mather of the same college, ~
whom he expressed the deep feeling he has
on this point. He desired the professor to
test bis knowledge Of Greek, and in the con-
versation showed very remarkable familiar
ity with the Greek authors, particularly Ken
ophon and Homer, seeming to know by


heart nearly all of Xenophon's Memorabilia
in the original. He is certainly one of the


most extraordinary instances on record OF
| great scholastic attainments, combined with


a life of low and desperate criminality.-
There is no chance that his sentence will be


reprieved or extended, and every indication
that his present temper of mind will continue
till death.