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May 13, 1864.
B. F. METERS. ' I J- W- DICKKRSON.
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BY MEYERS & MENGEL.
itoofland's (folumn.
YOR ALL
HAVE HEARD OF
HOOFLAND'S GERMAN BITTERS,
AND
HOOFLAND'S GERMAN TONIC.
Prepared by Dr. C. M. Jackson, Philadelphia.
Their introduction into thi3 country from Ger
many occurred in
1825.
THEY CURED YOUR
FATHERS AND MOTHERS,
And will cure you and your children. They are
entirely different from-*- -w- the many preparations
now in the country cal I—l led Bitters or Tonics.
They are no tavern-l—l-preparatien, or any
thing like one ; but good, honest, reliable medi
cines. They are
The greatest knou-u remedies for
Liver Complaint,
DYSPEPSIA,
Nervous Debility,
JAUNDICE,
Diseases of the Kidneys,
ERUPTIONS OF THE SKIN,
and all Diseases arising from a Disordered Liver,
stomach, or
IMPURITY OF THE BLOOD.
Constipation, Flatulence, Inward Piles, Fullnes
of Blood to the Head, Acidity of the Stomach,
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ciency ot Perspiration, Yellowness of the Skin
uud Eyes, Pain in the Side, Back, Chest,
Limbs, etc., Sudden Flushes of Heat,
Burning in the Flesh, Constant Imagi
nings of Evil and Great Depression of Spirits.
All these indicate diseases of the Liver or Di -
gestive Organs, combined with impure blood.
IIOOFLAND'S GERMAN BITTERS
is entirely vegetable and contains no liquor. It
is a compound of Fluid Extracts. The Roots,
Herbs, and Barks from which these extracts are
made, are gathered in Germany. All the medi
cinal virtueus are ex tracted from them*by
a scientific Chemist. I I These extracts are
then forwarded to this country to be used ex
pressly for the manufacture of these Bitters.
There is no alcoholic substance of any kind used
in compounding the Bitters, hence it is the only
Bitters that can be used in CBses where alcoholic
stimulants are not advisable.
IIOOFLAND'S GERMAN TONIC
is a combination of all the ingredients of the Bit
ters, with PURE Santa Cruz Rum.Orange, etc. It
is used for the same diseases as the Bitters, in case
where some pure alcoholic stimulus is required.
You will bear in mind that these remedies are en
tirely different from any others advertised for the
cure of the diseases named, these being scientific
preparations of medicinal extracts, while the oth
ers are mere decoctions of rum in some form. The
TONIC is decidedly one of the most pleasant and
agreeable remedies ever offered to the public. Its
taste is exquisite. It is a pleasure to take it, while
its life-giving, exhilarating, and medicinal quali
ties have caused it to be known as the greatest of
all tonics.
DEBILITY.
There is no medicine equal to Hoofland's Ger
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They impart a tone and vigor to the whole
system, strengthen J- the appetite, cause an
enjoyment of the food, enable the stomach to di
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healthy complexion, eradicate the yellow tinge
from the eye, impart a bloom to the cheeks, and
change the patient from a short-breathed, emaci
ated, weak, and nervous invalid, to a full-faced,
stout, and vigorous person.
Weak and Delicate Children are
made strong by using the Bitters or Tonic. In~
fact, they arc Family Medicines. They can be
administered with perfect safety to a child three
months old, the most delicate female, or a man of
ninety.
These remedies are the best
Blood Purifiers
•
ever known and will cure all diseases resulting
from bad blod. Keep ycur blood pure; keep
your Liver in order; -w- keep your digestive
organs in a sound, I healthy condition, by
the use of these retne -Li dies, and no diseases
will ever assail you. The best men in the country
recommend them. If years of honest reputation
go for anything, you must try these preparations.
FROM HON. GEO. W. WOODWARD,
Chief Justice ot the Supreme Court of PennsyHa
nia.
PHILADELPHIA, March 16, 1867.
I find that "Hoofland's German Bitters is not
an intoxicating beverage, but is a good tonic, use
ful in disorders of the digestive organs, and of
great benefit in cases of debility ami want of ner
vous action in tho system.
Yours Truly,
GEO. W. WOODWARD.
FROM HON JAMES TAOMPSON.
Judge of the Supreme Conrt of Pennsylvania.
PHILADELPHIA, April 28, 1866.
I consider <A HooflMid ? s German Bitters a valua- j
ble medicine in case . of attacks ot Indiges
tion or Dyspepsia. I \ can certify this from
my experience of it. IA. Yours, with respect,
* 1 JAMES THOMPSON.
FROM REV. JOSEPH H. KENNARD, D. D.,
Pastor of the Tenth Baptist Church, Philadelphia.
DR. JACKSON—DEAR SIR: —I have been fre
quently requested to connect my name with rec
ommendations of different kinds of medicines, hut
regarding the piactice as out of my appropriate
sphere, I have in all cases declined; but with a
clear proof in various instances, and particularly
in my own family, of the usefulness oi Dr. Hoof
land's German Bitters, I depart for once from
my usual course, to express my full conviction
that for general debility of the system, and es
pecially for Liver Com -y plaint, it is a safe
and valuable prepare tion. In some cases
it may fail; bnt usual -i- x ly, I doubt not, it
will be very beneficial to those from the
above causes. Y'ours, very respectfully,
J H. KENNARD,
Eigth, below CoatesStreet.
CAUtION.
Hoofland's German Remedies are counterfeited. ;
The Genuine have the signature of C. M. JACK- j
SON on the front of the outside wrapper of each
bottle, and the name of the article blown in each
bottle. All other? are counterfeit.
Price of the Bitters, $1 per bottle;
Or, a half dozen for $5.
Price of the Tonic, $1 50 per bottle;
Or, a half dozen for §7 50.
The tonic is put up in quart bottles. •
Recollect that it is Dr. Hoofland's German
' Remedies that are so universally used and so
F highly recommended; and do not allow the
Druggist to induce I lyou to take anything
else that he may say-L/is just as good, be
-3 cause he makes a larger profit on it. These Reme
■ dies will be sent by express to any locality upon
i application to the
PRINCIPAL OFFICE,
At the German Medicine Store.
I No. 631 ARCH STREET. Philadelphia.
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I PROPRIETOR.
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THE SHAMROCK.
BY THOMAS MOORE.
Through Erin's Isle
To sport awhile,
As Love and Valor wandered,
With Wit, the sprite,
Whose quiver bright
A thousand arrows squandered,
Where'er they pass
A triple grass
Shoots up with dew-drops streaming,
As softly green
As emerald seen
Through purest crystal gleaming.
0, the shamrock, the green, immortal shamrock,
Chosen leaf
Of bard and chief,
Old Erin's native shamrock.
Says Valor, "See,
They spring for mo,
Those leafy gems of morning !"
Says Love, "No, no,
For ME they grow,
My fragrant path adorning!"
But Wit perceives
The triple leaves.
And cries, "0 ! do not sever
A type that blends
Three Godliko friends—
Love, Valor, Wit, forever !"
O, the shamrock, the green, immortal shamrock,
Chosen leaf
Of bard and chief,
Old Erin's native shamrock !
So, firmly fond
May last the bond
They wove that morn together,
And ne'er may fall
One drop of gall
On Wit's celestial feather !
May Love, as shoot
His flowers and frait,
Of thorny falsehood weed 'em—
May Valor ne'er
nis standard rear
* Against the cause of freedom !
0. the shamrock, the green, immortul shamrock.
Chosen leaf
Of bard and chief,
Old Erin's native shamrock !
HENDERSON. GRIMES AND FESSF.N
DEN ON IMPEACHMENT.
The Great Radical Farce.
Letter from Senator IlemlerNOii.
Senator Henderson, of Missouri, has
addressed the following letter to the
Missouri Congressional delegation:
WASHINGTON CITY, May 14, 18G8.
(Jentlemen: —In an interview with
you on the day before" yesterday, you
suggested that my position on Impeach
ment question was against the almost
unanimous wish of the "Union party of
our State, and that you feared violence
and bloodshed might follow the Pres-
AUOUFU T MIH'H AC I
owed my position here to that party,
and expected to support its men and
measures in the coming canvass especi
ally, and as I deprecated the consequen
ces you thought might follow, although
I did not anticipate nor fear any such
results, yet, in order to place myself
beyond the possible censure of those
whom I know to be my best friends, I
at once proposed to forward to the
Governor my resignation as Senator.
To this you did not consent, and I
then requested you, as my friends, to
consult together and determine what
you thought was proper for me to do
under the circumstances.
You did so, and the result was, that,
believing that the safety of the coun
try and the interests of the loyal peo
ple of the United States demand the
immediate removal of Andrew John
son, you asked me to withhold my
vote on any article of impeachment up
on which you say "I cannot vote af
firmatively." As soon as I had time
to read and considder this paper, I
found I could not comply with the re
quest without that degree of humilia
tion and shame to which I was satis
fied you, as honorable men, would not
wish to subject me. 1 had already
spoken in the Senate and I thought
conclusively (at least to my mind) a
gainst eight of the articles, and had in
formed you that I was no less decided
in my judgment against the sufficiency
of two others, leaving me in doubt
only as to one. If, with these clear
convictions, expressed in full Senate,
I should now sit silent, I would for
feit my own self-respect and stand de
fenceless before the world.
You agreed to reconsider your opinion
as expressed, and although you at first
resolved to adhre to it, I am gratifi
ed that upon further reflection, you
agreed with me that the request was
quite unreasonable, and you still per
sisted, as your opinion that my duty
required my vote to be cast or with
held, as I might deem necessary, on
some one article, so as to secure convic
tion.
I at once mentioned the difficulties
attending this suggestion. • Senators
had been and were still so reticent on
the subject that I could not ascertain
their positions. I knew them to he
greatly divided or: the several articles,
and they were even liable to change
their minds at any moment before the
final vote should he taken ; hut as you
expressed a desire that 1 should not
resign, unless it became absolutely nec
| essary to have a successor in my place
favorable to conviction, I promised
to give you the result of my conclus
ions, so soon as I ascertain the proba
ble result on one or two of the articles.
I cannot, and I now write you to say,
and he assured that I say it in that
; spirit of friendship and kindness,
which you have always extended to
me, and which now undiminished I
have ever entertained for you, that
your request on this subject placed me
in the most difficult and delicate pos
sible position. lam satisfied you do
not realize it. 1 have given it the
i most serious consideration, both on
BEDFORD, PA., FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 29, 1868.
your and my account, and especially
on account of the gravity and impor
tance of the subject presented.
The result of that consideration is,
that having been compelled as a mem
ber of the Senate to take an oath to
try this case, and to do impartial jus
tice according to the law and the evi
dence, I cannot now honorably escape
the duties imposed by the obligation.
It was for the House of Representa
tives to prefer the articles of Impeach
ment, it is for the Senate to try them ;
and the members of the house have
no more right to dictate or control the
judgment of the Senate in the premises
than members of a grand jury present
ing an indictment have to dictate or
influence the verdict of the petit jury
on the trial of crime. And I do not
thus speak for the purpose of reflect
ion on your action, ft>r I distinctly
disclaim such purpose, knowing as I
do that what you have done and said
springs from the best of motives, as
well as the kindest of feelings. My
duty in the premises I cannot shirk,
nor can I divide it with others. If I
resign before the conclusion of the
trial, it strikes me that I make sport
of the obligations of my oath, and un
necessarily subject myself to the im
putation of weakness or something
worse.
If I remain and do my duty, my
constituents at present may condemn
me, but will not when they hear my
reasons, and the people of Misouri have
no reason, or desire, I hope, to strike
me down without a hearing. If I stay
and withhold my vote, as you request,
you are aware that the result would be
the same as if I voted adversely.
If I resign and a successor should
come, perhaps a proper sense of delica
cy would prevent himfrom violating ev
ery precedent on this subject by casting
a vote at all. if he sat silent, it would
be the same in result as if he voted
adversely. If he voted affirmatively
and thus secured conviction, this man
ner of securing conviction would be
likely to neutralize in the end every
advantage to be derived from impeach
ment.—Hence 1 have resolved to re
main at my post and discharge my du
ty as it is given me to know it, and
appealing to Heaven for the rectitude
of my intentions and the integrity of
my conduct, I shall follow the dictates
of my conscience to the end of this
trial, and throw myself upon the judg
ment of a generous people for my vin
dication. Your friend.
To Messrs. George VA' .Vfe r-o 111 -
iam A. Pile, C. A. Newcomb, J. J.
Gravely, J. W. McClurg, B. F. Loan
and .1. F. Benjamin.
Senator Ftssenloi*s Arjiuniunf.
WASHINGTON, May 14.—During the
secret session of the Senate on Monday, I
Senator Fessenden delivered a long i
speech on the impeachment question, j
in which he defined his position.
He quoted the provisions of the cons- j
titution giving the President the right j
to appoint, and instanced the case of i
the removal of Timothy Pickering by ;
the elder Adams, as an instance of the '
constitutional construction and the j
the practice under the laws. He said j
it had been argued that even if this j
right of removal by the President may
be supposed to exist during the recess
of the Senate, it is otherwise when that
body is in session. I am unable to
see the grounds of this distinction or
to find any grounds for this distinction.
The Constitution makes no such dis- !
ti net ion, as it says nothing about re- '
movals. Frequent instances have oc- j
curred where the President thought j
proper to remove an officer at once be- i
fore sending in thenaineofhissuccessor,
and prior to the act of March 2d, 1867,
I never found his right to do so serious
ly questioned. He says, judging from
the short experience we have had un
der the law of 18G7, the supervisory
power of the Senate over removals is
poorly calculated to secure the prompt
and vigorous correction of abuses in of
fice, especially upon the modern claim
that when offices are of a local charac
ter, the representative has a right to
designate theoffieer, under which claim,
this branch of executive authority, in
stead of being lodged where the consti
tution placed it, passes to one of the
legislative branches of the government.
He next considers the removal of Mr.
Stanton, and says that before the pass
age of the* Civil Tenure of Office act the
President had clearly the right to re
move him, and urged that the case of
Secretary Stanton did not come under
that act, because he had never been ap
pointed by President Johnson, argu
ing that he was appointed by President
Lincoln and merely held the office un
der sufference and was liable to re
moval at any time. He concludes his
argument on the subject as follows:
As Mr. Stanton was appointed to hold
during the pleasure of the President
for the time being, and his tenure was
not affected by the act of March 2,1867,
the President had a right to remove
him from office on the 21st of Febua
ry, 1868, and consequently cannot be
held guilty under the first article, and
even if I were not satisfied of the con
struction given herein of the act of
1867, I should hesitate to convict of a
misdemeanor for what was done on the
21st of Febuary, 1868, because it was
the mere issuing of a written order,
. and failed in accomplishing the act in
; tended, and it would be an abuse of
; power to depose the President, on the
part of the Senate, which could not be
justified before thecountry or the world.
With regard to the letter of authority
to Gen. Thomas he concluded that as
the President had a legal right to re
move Mr. Stanton, he had a right to
designate Gen Thomas to discharge the
duties oftheofficead interim.
Alluding to the speeches of the Pres
ident in relation to Congress, he asks, is
the President alone excluded from the
privilege of expressing his opinions on
theconstitutionalityof a particular Con
gress, and from denouncing itsactsasen
croachments upon constitutional rights
and the fundamental principles of gov
erment? In process of time there
[ might possibly be "a Congress which
! would be justly liable to the severe
criminations of a President. In such
case, is he to remain silent, and is he
forbidden by the Constitution, on pain
of removal from office, to warn the
people of the United States of their
danger? If he believed his strictures
to be true ho had a perfect moral right
to speak ; if lie did not, his offence is
against good morals, and not against
any human law. There is nothing in
these words to prove the allegation
that the President's intent in speaking
them was to impair and destroy the re
spect of the people for Congress or the
laws, by it duly and constitutionally
enacted, or set aside its rightful author
ity and powers. He had not been able
to discover any measure or any threats
against Congress, unless they are found
in the declaration that he would veto
their measures. The speeches at Cleve
land and St. Louis* though highly ob
jectionable in style, and unbecoming a
President, afford nothing to justify the
allegation that they were menacing
towards Congress or to the laws of the
country.
In considering the 11th article, lie
says that however objectionable and
reprehensible the claims of the Presi
dent might be, he cannot be convicted
of a high misdemeanor for asserting an
unconstitutional doctrine, if he has
inade no atttempt to give it practical
effect.
In closing, he states that it is evident
, that the offence for which a chief mag
istrate is removed from office, and the
power entrusted to him by the people
transferred to other hands, and espec
ially where the hands which receive it
; are to be the same which take it from
| him, should be of such a character as
i to commend itself to the minds of all
I right thinking men as beyond all ques
; tion an adequate cause. It should be free
from the taint of party, leave no reason
able ground of suspicion upon the mo
! tives of those who inflict the penalty,
and address itself to tfie country and
the civilized world as a measure justly
| called for by the gravity of the crime
and the necessity of its punishment.
The first article failing, the 3d, 4th,
: >th, 6th, and Bth must fail with it.—
Article !) is actually disproved.
Kcuslor (•■'iiiios* Argnnicut.
The argument of Senator Grimes, in !
the secret session of the United States;
Senate, against the conviction of Presi
dent Johnson, was powerful and unan- j
swerable, and no wonder it has caused 1
such consternation among the Impeach-;
ers. We have room hut for the conclu-;
ding portion, which was as follows:
I am wholy unable from these des
patches, to deduce any criminal intent.
They manifest a diversity of political!
views between the President and Con
gress. The case contains ample evi
dence outside of these despatches of
that diversity of opinion. Ido not per- j
ceive that these despatches change the j
nature of that well known and in my I
opinion much to be deplored diversi-1
ty. I have thus as briefly as possible;
stated my views in this case. I have!
expressed no views upon any of the j
questions upon which the President j
has been arraigned at the bar of public !
opinion outside of the charges. 1 have ;
no right to travel out of the record. —
Mr. Johnson's character as a statesman,
his relation to political parties, his con
duct as a citizen, his efforts at recon
struction, the exercise of his pardon
ing power, the character of his appoint
ments, and the influence under which
they were made, are not before us on
any charges and are not impugned by
any testimony. Nor can I suffer my
judgment of the law governing this case j
to be influenced by political considera-:
tions. I cannot agree to destroy the;
harmonious working of the constitu
tion for the sake of getting rid of an {
unacceptable President. Whatever
may be my opinion of the incumbent,!
I cannot consent to trifle with the
high office he holds. 1 can do nothing
which by implication may be constru
ed into an approval of impeachment
as a part of future political machinery.
However widely, therefore, I may dif
fer with the President respecting his
political views and measures, and how
ever deeply I have regretted and do re
gret the differences between himself and
the Congress of the United States, 1
am notable to record my vote that he is
guilty of high crimes and misdemean
ors by reason of those differences. I
am acting in a judicial capacity, under
conditions whose binding obligations
can hardly be exceeded, and I must
act according to the best of my ability
and judgment, and as they require.
If, according to their dictates, the Pres
ident is guilty, I "must" say so; if ac
cording to their dictates, the President
is not guilty, I "must" say so. In my
opinion the President has not been
guilty of an impeachable offence by
reason of anything alleged in either of
the articles preferred against him at
the bar of the Senate by the House of
Representatives.
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VOL. 62.-WHOLE No. 5,445.
Tin: WESTEREX FRUIT CROP.— The
apprehensions indulged in some two
weeks ago of the damage done the
Western fruit trees by the unexpected
frost have been happily dissipated
by late reports. A letter from Egypt,
Illinois, says: "The late frosts have
damaged the fruit in some sections,
but not materially." The Madison
(Indiana)-Courier learns that less than
one-third of the peach buds have been
destroyed in that vicinity, while ap
ples, pears and plums have suffered no
i njury whatever. The Hope (I ndiana)
Watchman says peaches have not suff
ered in that locality. The Park Coun
ty (Indiana) : epublican says, "the
fruit crop has not suffered seriously
from the late cold weather." The
Greensburg Chronicle, Vincennes Ga
zette, Green Castle Banner, and other
newspapers of Indiana make similar
statements. A prominent fruit-grow
er writes from Lockland, Ohio, that
fruit buds are safe so far as to insure a
fair crop, if nothing befall them here
after." The Cincinnati Times says.
"On examination of the buds last eve
ning we found some of the sweet cher
ries still alive, the Early May jn plenty;
some varieties of pears thinned out,
but enough left; peaches in abundance
of the later varieties; plums plenty,
and apples and quinces unhurt." The
Dayton (Ohio) Journal, of the 18th,
says a careful examination of the fruit
buds in that region proves that but
little damage has yet been done by the
frost. In one orchard, out of a dozen
samples each of peach and plum buds,
but two of the former and three of the
latter were blighted; but a similar ex
amination of other fruit revealed no
deficiency. Reports equally encourag
ing have been received from Zanesville
and other sections of the Buckeye
State.
TIIE NIGGER A X N THE II EX ROOST.—
A friend who had accompanied me had
heard of a bargain in real estate on the
hilltop above Jackson City, and we
went up to look at it. There were six
acres of tine land,and a two and a halfsto
ry house, habitable,but modest, forsl,ooo
cash. For $3,000 more an entire fort,
well preserved, could be purchased,
adjoining the property. Around the
house some lusty silver poplars and ma
ples grew. A good well, a garden, and
an unsurpassed view of the Capital Ci
, ty, were among the advantages. Part
| of the land, freshly plowed, showed
: rich and black at the base of the fort.
: It certainly was a cheap property, on
Arlingtnn TToights, and only a mile
■ from Washington.
j We asked the tenant ii the negroes
of the neighboring village troubled
him. "The sight of 'em trobles me,"
said this Last Family. "Dogon 'em ;
j I hate a free nigger! As to stealing,
i if that's what you mean, they steal
' nothing but the chickens."
"Then they do take poultry?"
"It's my belief," said the solitary
tenant, "that there'll have to be chick
ings in a future state for the nigger.
Heaven will be no heaven to him
without hen-coops. 'Pears to me the
chickens know him. They never
j cackle where a nigger comes. They
roost low on his night. It's nigh this
pint, gentlemen, that in the State of
Virginia nobody but a nigger can af
'ford to eat chicking in five years. The
animal will be his speciality and mo
nopoly. Chicking will be to a white
family what pork is to a Jew."
"But why do the negroes confine
their depradations to poultry?"
"The nigger ain't got enterprise to
| steal anythiug bigger; he'd no more
i steal a cow than he'd steal the Capitol
yonder. He's fond of stews. The
chicking just fits into his gipsey-pot.
The grease of it iles his jints. He loves
it because he stole it. He eats it out
of pure affection. He cooks it at night
time, and biles it with the feathers on.
He hopes the feathers will evaporate
with the biling; but if they don't he
goes the whole fowl, quills and all.
Gentlemen if there's any sincere hap
piness in this world, it's nigger eating
a biled chicking on the sly!"— Cor.
I Cincinnati Commercial.
VULGAR WORDS. —There is as much
connection between the words and the
thoughts as there is between the
thoughts and the words; the latter are
not only the expression of the former,
but they have power to re-act upon
the soul and leave the stain of corrup
tion there. A young man who allows
himself to use any profane or vulgar
words has not only shown that there is
a foul spot on his mind, but by the ut
terance of that word heextendsthat spot
and inflames it, till by indulgence it will
soon pollute and ruin the whole soul.
Be careful of your words, as well as
your thoughts. If you can control the
tongue so that no improper words are
pronounced by it, you will soon be
able to control the mind and save it
from destruction. You extinguish the
fire by smothering it to prevent bad
thoughts bursting out in language.
Negro Suffrage.
Chalk and ivory ! Heels and shins !
Sambo's glory now begins!
Go away white man, you don't know
llow to vote right—dat is so.
Yaw, yaw, yaw!—yaw, yaw, yaw!
De happiest day I ever saw!
Wliar's de tickets! Eotch 'em
straight!
I votes early—l votes late—
I votes often—l votes right;
l'se no ignoramus white;
Man and brudder equal born,
De Maker's image—(in a horn,)
De glory ob de risin' day;
De cullud cuss from Africa!
Oh, kinkyminky 'tinky, oh!
If dis ain't glory, tell me so.
THE TAR AND THE ACTRESS.—
"When I was a poor girl," said the
Duchess of St. Albans, "working very
hard for my thirty shillings a week, I
went down to Liverpool during the
holidays, where I was always kindly re
ceived. I was to act in a new piece,
something like those pretty little
dramas they get up now at. the minor
theatres, and in my character I repre
sented a jK)or, friendless, orphan girl
reduced to the most wretched poverty.
A heartless tradesman prosecutes the
said heroine for a heavy debt, and in
sists upon putting her into the prison
unless some one will be bail for her.
The girl replies:
" 'Then I have no hope; I have not
a friend in the world.'
" 'What! will no one be bail for you
to save you from prison!' asked the
stern creditor.
" 'I have told you I have not a friend
on tho earth,' Is the reply.
"But just as I was uttering the words,
I saw a sailor in the gallery springing
over the railing, letting himsels down
from one tier to another until he bound
ed clear over the orchestra and the
footlights, on the stage, and placed
himself beside me in a moment.
" 'Yes you shall have one friend at
least, my poor young woman,' said he,
with the greatest expression in his
honest, sunburnt countenance. 'I will
go bail for you to any amount; and as
for you,'turning to the frightened ac
tor, 'if you don't bear a hand and shift
your moorings, you lubber, it will be
worse for you when I come athwart
your bows.'
"Every creature in the house rose;
the uproar was perfectly indescribable;
peals of laughter, screams of terror,
cheers from his tawny messmates in
the gallery, preparatory scraping of
violins from t heorchestra were mingled
together; and amidst the universal
din there stood the unconscious cause
of it, sheltering the poor young woman,
and breathing defiance and destruction
against my mimic persecutor. He
was only persuaded to relinquish his
care of me by the manager pretending
to arrive and rescue me with a profu
sion of theatrical bank notes."
MARRIAGE —A recent sermon by
Henry Ward Beecher has the follow
ing in regard to marriage:
You that are starting, avoid the er
rors of those who have gone too fast
and too far.
You that are old, bear witness for
yourselves and seek to repair as Jar as
•you can the errors of your own lives,
by warning and directing the young.
Young men, take hold of each other's
hands.
Maidens, look to the God of your
fathers.
If there be any one in this world
who cannot afford not to be a christian,
it is a woman. If there be any one
whose beauty fades asaflowerand whose
grace needs the sustenance of the inef
fable ; if there be any one more than an
other upon whom blight falls more
rudely; if there be any one more than
another who is more burdened with
grief or more wrung with sorrow, it is
a woman that is not a Christian. The
ladder between your souls and God is
not half so long, as that between our
souls and God. God made woman to
be better than man, and the perversion
is in proportion when she is worse.
I beseech of every young man and
every maiden, that is beginning life, to
begin it aright. Xow is the time.—
Days are passing; years are accumu
lating. It will be too late by and by.
Begin now.
A SPUNKY WIFE.—A middle aged
farmer and his wife were enjoying a
winter evening closely together when
the conversation turned upon religious
matters as described in the Bible,
which the man had open before him.
"Wife," said the farmer, "I've been
thinking what happy society Solomon
must have had in his day, with so
many wives, &e., as is here represen
ted."
"Indeed," said the wife, somewhat
miffed.
"You had better think of something
else, then. A pretty Solomon you
would make, truly; you can't take
proper care of your one wife. What a
figure you would cut, then, with a
dozen wives, and all of them as spun
ky as I am!"
The farmer took his hat and went to
the stable to feed the cattle for the
night.
A LEARNED professor in a New
England college was accustomed to de
mand of students an excuse whenever
they were dilatory at recitation. The
excuse given, he invariably added :
"Very well; but don't let it happen
again."
One fine morning a married student
happening to be behind time, was
promptly interrogated as to the cause.
Slightly embarrassed, he replied :
"The truth is, sir, I had an addi
tion to my family this morning, and
it was not convenient to be here soon
er."
"Very well," replied the professor,
in his quick, nervous manner; "very
well; but don't let it happen again /"
"HAVE you paid the tax on your
income, Pat?"
"No, sir."
"And why not ?"
"Because it is incom-pat-i-ble with
my interests."
A GENTLEMAM in lecturing for the
blind asylum the other evening begun
by gravely remarking, "If all the
world were blind , what a melancholy
sight it wold be."
A philosopher explains the science
of getting rich in one word—grab;
how to keep rich—keep what you
grab.
WHEN old King Louis was born
the grenadiers of his father's regiment
shaved off their mustaches to stuff the
pillow of his cradle.