r- rs. ay. ay fiCPLw. i-s-tfa . - r -kw -r? - a -r A 1 ' .1 j , i I l I 1 ! i i " if' "'.1.1' 1 1, ,, .. WSC' . li J P "aaaT. ..!.!, - i - i - - 1 " r- - , . , voLUMin T7 RIDGAVAYvKLX CO.' PA.; FUIDAIVPEC. 18 18G3. hOOFLAND'S GERMAN BITTERS, nnri HOOFLAND'S GERMAN TONIC' VR EVA RED BT DR. C. H. JACKSOX, rnii.APEl.PUIA, Ta. 77r greatest knoivn remedies for Liver Complaint, DYSPEPSIA, . .... , i , Nervous Debility, JAUNDICE, Diseases of the KidneyB, ERUPTIONS of the SKIN, unit all Diseases arising from a DIs. ordered Liver, Stomarlt, Or J.VI'VRITl' OF THE JiLOOn. Read the. following symptoms, and if gnu find thil yntir system is affect d by any of them, yntt may r( atsurfd that disrate has commenced tit attack on tin most important organs nf yntir body, and unless soon ch'cked by the use of powerf ul remedies, a miserablt life, fwn terminating in death, will be the result. , Constipation, Flatulence, Inward Piles, FulnesBOf Blood totha Head, Aoidity of the Btomnch, Nausea, Heart burn, Disgust lor Food, Fulness or Weight in the Btomach, Sour Eructations, Bulk ing; or Fluttering at the Fit of Ine Stomach, bwimminR of the Head, Hurried or Difficult BrenthinK, B'lutt.erinf? at the Heart, Chokinn or BuH'ocating Sensations when in a Lying Posture, Dimness of ViBion, Dits or Webs before the BiRht, Dull Pain in the Head, Defi ciency of .Perspiration, Yel lowness of the Skin and Tlyes, Pain in the Bide, Back, Chest, Limbs, etc., Bud" den Flushes of Uoat, Burning in ' the Fleh, Constant lmaBininRS of Evil, aud Great Depression of Spirits. AU the" indicate disrate n f the t.ir'r nr Pigativt Organs, enmt'ined with impure blood. fioofliinb's crmrm Dittcrct Is entirely vegetable, till rontalns no lliiiior. It is a vnniiMMUNl of r-'luld El irnrla. Tile Koola, Hevhui mul Hark noni which llirse extracts are minis me gnihrrnl In tieriiiaiiy All the medicinal vlilur nre dirt il from Ihrm liy nclrnlllic cIl.hH!. These rxtracts nre thru forwarded to this country to be used expressly for the mniinriictiire of then Itiltrrs. There Ih no nlvoliolic ntiliHtitnre of any klnit ne,L lit eoniiotiiitliiis the Hitters, liente II is the only Hitter thnt run In- lined In tan where alcoholic ttinl nluiils are not atlvlnnble. joofliiub's i n cmbin-di'in nf all the ingredients of the Miters, tritt, ri'iir. i'l'HS limn. Orawjr, etc. It i used for the same disrititei us Vie Hitlers, in cases tchere smnt j. nre .Wi.i: stimulus is rrqtiired. '! ifi7l liear in mind that these remnlies are entirely ililTiM-ent from uny ni'i.TS adrrrtit'd fi.r the cure nf the diseases' tmrd. these li'in.j seirn'tiftc preparations nf medicinal estrt'-tr. while the nthrrs are. mere derations of rms in some fain. The TUNIC ' decidedly one nf lite most p:e.tsnnl ttnd Afreeahle remedies erer nffered to the l.'i'.ti'. Its last'r is eiifitisite. H is a pleasure to lake i" while its lif.-ffiriiiff, exhilarating, and medicinal q.-atilied luce caused it to be hii'in n at the greatest of nil tonics, r ' ' CONSUMPTION. Thousands of tmn, when the pa. tli'tit suppoHrit he was nflllcteil with I It in t erri ble d I Mease, have been cured liy the iimc of tliene remedies. Kxtreme emat lai ion, debility, and rough are the iimiiil altendnlit upon severe riari of dyftrpla or disease of the dige-llve oi'ffans. Kven In cases of gritiiliie t'oiioiimpllou, I hese remedies , villi be round of the greatest benellt, strengthening and invigorating. DEBILITY. Tiert is no medicine equal to ITonJlmtft German, :rmin Conic Bxtttrt or 7i)i('c in rates of Ihhilthj. They impart a t-nf ami rtr to the whole y.U'm, ttrentjthtn the at cause an eiijymcni or inn jttoa. enaoie we tmah to tiitferi it, purify the IiIimhI, give a ffood, im.n, hfaUhy cnmpleri'tn, eradicate the yellow lingt from the eye, impart a bloom to the cheekt, and chang itw patient from a hortbrtathedt emaciated vjtak, "Weak and Delicate Children are made strong by tiaing the Hitters or Tonic. In met, they are Family Medicines. They ran be administered with perrect snfety to a child three months old, the most delicate female, or a man of ninety. These Remedies are the best lilood mirlflers rrr frumi'ii, and will cure all diseases resulting from bad blniej. K'-p your blnnd pure; Veep ynur I.irer in order; heft y.'ur diijestire organs ill a Sftund. healthy condi tion, by the use nf thue rt medics, and no disease wilt tver assail you. Ladies who wish a fnlr skin and qiiiiil complexion, free from a yellow. lli tinge and all other dUItgui ement, should unr-tlieae remedies oeinKlnll illy. The l.lver In lierfrct order, and the hlnod purr, will result In spark, ling eye and blooming cheeks. POOR TOM 13 CliAD t DT WM. P. FEIlRIa. Oil, ninny a plonmnt tiny and night Poor Tom and I have spBtit toirelhrr ; His ht-art so wnrai) anil Cyoa so bright Made summor-titno of winUr weather. Full oft his rnspt'il hiind claspod mine, Ijike comrades true In friendship wed, Whiln candor wrt'nthod liis lealiiies fint lint, now, alas, poor Toiiiis dfndl Toor Tern is dead! 0 Fad, sad words! ' And moiirnliilly tlu-y pwt Uu enr, . To find rt'sponsos on llio chords Of hearts that loved him mnny a year. Wo HUlo thought that hb would die, . Ro young, so good the life he led, Till beauty's lustre lcl't his eye. And manhood's strength and vigor fled. And as t gazed upon tho face Of him who oil I called my friend. Now cold in death, by God's good grace, I heard a sinner's prayer ascend ; 'Lord! grant his soul a sweet repose, I pray his sis may bo forgiven. Thnt h.. m .v flwi'll inr live with thnsn Who wear the christian's crown in Heaven!" A MORNINO WlTa GAMBLERS. 1IY BKV. JOHN Mcrl.l.NTOrK, I. I. "Po yon recognize me?' W i r.. i.i- Our. National Disgraoe. c a v or x o x . IImilamr tlrrman Remedies ai counter f iled. The ff'ituine hare Uie si;inature of V. M. Jetrmoli on the front nf the outside wrapper nf each Ih1iI; and the ivu'ite of the article blown in earUbullle. AiloUtsrl are cotmtrrfeit. Thousands of letters have been re. crlved, testifying to the virtue or these remedies. I1E&D THE RECOMMEND ATI0N3, FROM HON. 0 P.O. V. WOODWARD, CLief Justice of the Supreme Court of 1'eiiinj Wsnls. J':mi.adei.piiii, M.isca 16eli, 18U7. J.ltwf "Iloofland't German Bi'ters" is not an intnn, icaitny hmeracje, hut is a a'.' tonic, useful in ixor tters of tlie duiettive. organs, am of great benefit in cases of debility and want nf nervous action ill tht system. 1'ours truly, t,m. II . WOODWARD. FROM HON. JAMKS THOMPSON, Judge of tlie Bupreiue Court of l'eiuiftylvairi. rillLAIiCl.l'llIA, APKIL -JSI Ii, 1SGA. I cons' nr ' lloofland's (irrmin lilt, ters' a rtlntrlc iHi'iilcitt In case of at. tacks of Indlgesilou or Dyspepsia. 1 rait certify this from my eipcrienec vflt. Yours, wit h rcMprcl, JANUS '1 UO.Ml'SOX. From RF.V. JOSEl'll II. KUXNAHP, D.D., Paator of the Tenth Uaptiat Cliurch, IMiilndi'lphls. bs. Jackmox Dear Sir :Ihare btenfrrquenllyr. ejitesled to connect my name with recommendations of different kinds of medicines, but regarding the practice as out of my appropriate sphere, 1 have in all cases de stined ; but with a clear proo f in carious iuitances, and particularly in my own family, of the usefulness of llr. liootland's Herman Hitters, 1 depart fur'oncl from wy usual course, to cypress my full conviction that M general ilebilit.v of the nyiiteni, ami et.nHiiill' fr l.ivsr Complaint, it is s wife ami v:iluuMu ir(piiniliii. n gome cases it may fait ; but usually, IdnuU not, it will he. very beneficial to those who sujl'rr from Uie abovt causes. i'vurs, very respect futh,', j. ii. kksS aup, Eighth, below Coalet St. Prlce of the Bitters, $1.00 per bottle Or, a half doien tor $5.00. TPrioe of the Touio, $1.50 per bottle Or, a half dozen for $7 60. Tlx Toole if pet up in quart bottle. Recollect tlutt it is Pr. llnnttatnrt German Remedies .... ,,;, ,.dlu used and so hinhly recommend- id; and do not allow the itrugyUt to induce you to take any thing else Uiat he may say is just as g-vl, cause he maket a larger pmiil osl it. These Remediet will be sent by eiprest to any locality upm atpltcutto .10 (As PUIXC1PAL. OFFICE, AT THE GERMAN MEDICINE STORE, jVa. 031 ARCH STREET, l'hiladelphia. CUAB. M. EVANS, Proprietor, Formerly 0. M. JACKSON k CO. ., Tkm Remedies are for sal br Druggists, sitorckeepers, aud Aledl. clue Uealers everywhere. Da not fnraet to tstamim felt list article gem euy, u In the enrlier years of my miuistry foniied n epocial fellowship with a very in telligent and pious family. Tim father and mother were of the vigorous Scotch-Irish stock; clear-headed and sound hearted people. The children inheriting strong health of mind and body, ntid wpro nil quick-wited mid livelv. I loved them nil dearly, and came at last to make their fam ily destinies their joys and sorrows., my own. One of the son, Kdward. was a fine, voutisr lello.vot citiuteen, oxusjeram in "oin life and strength, but full of sweetness mid irno.l humor. onnjf as he was. he iliowed great talent for business, and was already a irusii'ti cterK i it a large men-un tile house, with a liberal salary for those times. 1 was called out of bed, one morning, at nhout four o'clock, to sec this young until. lie was in great distress, and could hardly tell his story; hut it camo out at last, and was bad enough when it came. I liny ? been spending tlie night tit uiff.T- eat faro ta des, and have lost about three hundred ami fifty dollars. Wl oe money was it?' . . t -. It belonged to my employer." t must go tn the office this morning and account for it. What sham. I Jo?" I fiinnd on ouestioning hiln, that he had been eamblinir for two or three months, lie had l.e ititi by learning to piny cards of n fi 1 low clerk: nltived at first, merely for the plea sure of it. but soon found that a 'smull stake was necessury to givo interest to the game. In short, he had gone the road wliicn llious amis have trod belore him. i rum inuoeent card playing, to betting at whist, ami from the liK-t table to tlie laro-baiiK. id course, 1 was very angry with the boy. Hut 1 was sorrv, too, life 1 looKeii into mac lair young face, agonized with fear and shame sony for him, and still more sorry for the proud father and fond mother, who must soon know o their dishonor. Hut I had to brush awuy tnese emotions and answer the practical iiuestiou, "What s ha I 1 do? It was pla n that the first thing to be be done was to get tlie money back, il possible. 1 dressed ratiid v. went to the house ul a le- i'ul friend, and woke hilil Ul). ilis udvice r. - . was soon iriven. Don t trv aw with these people, uo to them yourself, alone, and demand the money ou tho ground thut they won it from a or. 1 decided to trv. I coufess thnt this decision made too ner- . . . . i i t. . .i i-ons. 1 had never tiuiiuica a cani.nuu in-i-r been in a gambling house, nor spoken witli a professed gambler. .Moreover, it was not yet six o'clock in the the morning, I went home, sw allowed a cup of eofll'e, and set out ou my st run "M errand. Kihvard had lost severity clolhu-3 at 1' rank- lii) s gambling house: one huiniieil ana uny at Hodgson's aud one hundred and thirty at Dufour and Clark's. Ho gave me each a.l dress, street aud number; my task was to go to these men. ta k with them lace to lace, aud get the mouey if I could. Frank in was mv hrst man. 11 was seeu A. V when 1 knocked at his door there was no bell to Dull. A maid admitted me, after some narlev. and led the way into back room, where 1 found Krauklin shaving before a little glass hung at the window. His nnnournnen was not Treno6eesinr. a bullet . ' 1 . , ... , i i e : head coverea wnn a neavy hiiui-h ui iruuji.-j hair, and set strotifl-lv ou a pair of braw ny shoulders: u bull doir expression of fuce; the whole fkrure indicatiuir auimal lorce, Druiai- o - itv nnil nhstlmiev. . I .1 ll.M,n. 1113 grull UUl UO J O J WUUl. Ul mil uuui ol tho inorninir?" did not ternl to reassure me. .The upshot of my conference with him was a blunt refusal. "The fellow took his risk aud must stauu by it" with t us i iMit mm. Hodgson was my next man. His 'placa of business' was shut, but a negro who was hanging about told me where be lived, in a distant part ot the city. A carriage soon set me down in front of a giocery store, with the sign "W. H. Hodgson, lumily urocer- iis " A decent, even nanasome woman, wnu a (mod honest fuce presided at the desk. ...P . . :.i-.... ,...i. mn n.n Tue place was iu pei ici;k uiuui , ,nu un F. . 1 ... l,..t nifii ni-nsneroas irouej. cue ww r:- L.r r ; , , Mr lliu!rson haQ BOnfl OOWU IOWU ou uuai- uess. "I must see him this morning, Mud- MVcll.V fniii hPi ''yon rmld tne my wn r.A ' mnnv n diiv. when' I Aorked in the" Methodist Dook Concern,' ami yoo were then eashicr." . . , . i . .- . He told mo the steps of his full, hoped "annie Jav to irive uti this nart of his busi ness," and bore the lecture 1 gave biui with the best possible feeling. . , - As for poor lOdward," said hn, ' 'I have often warned the boy not to come into this or nny other snch place. Here is the itioney," handing mo out one hundred and fif ty dollars. - 1 told him or my unuro witn ituiikhu. "Co first to Dufour & Clark's you will got your money ther"; they have no prin ciple, IjUt they are both nrrant cownrdsithen tell Franklin that botli Hodgson and ituiour have paid nj), an.l Bay from me that hk had HKTTKP. There was an emphasis on the had better which was full of meaning. , -- In five minutes I had reached Dufonr'n. Ho was not at home, but 1 would fiud him at 22 Jones street. ' ' "Whose place is that?'' "O, it's a lions where many of the gamb ling fraternity gather of a morning." To Jones street, therefore, I went and found No. 23, a smart, three-story, brick house.. The front entry was open, but tie way was soou stopped by a green baiz doi. r. At my rap, it was opeued a little. "Is Mr. Pufoui here?" "Yesi upstairs." I could see that the ground-floor room was nearly full of men; the second story contain ed a similar lot: and I confess to a little tremor when I was to d to l?0 a story hlgtl- ..... er. Here, nirain. tno oaize uuor, puhhwu the way; but the door-keeper called Dnbour out. "Well, what do vou want with me? he nsked. "Come down stairs; I will tell you my bu siness below, A little to my surprise, he put on Ins nni nud ratiio ipjietly down to tun ironi uaor. Here he stopped, and Uemuniied my errauu. " a k ou with mo, said 1. ' Not, a step until you tell mo Whut you Willltl': He was a vonng man, nppirently about twenty five, of tood person and maimers. I put my arm within his and said: "Now, if you will walk quietly with mo, like a gentleman, towards your place. I will tell my errand as we go; H not, 1 win can the police. My grip on his arm was pretty firm. He looked at mo for a niomeut, unit sub mitted. At first, he scouted my demaud for a return of Kd ward's money, but by-iind-by he soften ed and" told me his owu history. It was the Id story of temptation and weakuess, with the old exi-uso nud palliations. He gave me a half promise to reform, but would uot fix a time to begin. Wo rencueu tna uoor oi his den in the second etory of a very good house. Without rapping ho walked in; and I followed. A stout, . ruddy Hiao, of thirty or So, silt at a table writiugor casting up in counts. "Well,- Clark," said Pofonr, "wo must shell out freely for last night's work." Clark looked up from his desk, nnil saw me behind Ihifotlr. and in a sudden ac cess of cowardly fright, ran out of the door and hurried down tho stairs. In a mo ment more. I saw him scaling the fenco ol the back yard. Dufour burst into a hearty lan-'h. lie's off! He took von for a judge or a n-'liceman. to say ine least, nui inui ou i ston our settlemei t" He drew out a drawer oi tno uosk, ami counted tho monev in gold, and handed it fell your young friend never to enter this place or any other of tho sort again.' "Aud lei me toll vou." I replied, "that the place is ju.-t us bud nud will be just as fatal lor vou us lor iniii. ..y. .... . r. t 1 I Tim poor lellow seemed soitcncu nnu Bau- dened us he bade me good nye. It onlv remained to see l ratikhu again. told him thnt the other two had disgorged What is that to me? You will get nothing here. " Mr. Franklin," said 1, "Hodgson Bays that vou n.tn iiktter pay up. Ho looked at mo lor a moment, openet his pocket book, and counted out seventy dollars. Hy ten o clock in the morning the mouey was in Kdward s hands, ana ue was npureu the shame of acknowledging himself a defaul ter. Hut I made it a condition that tho lact should bo made knowu to his pareuts, and to his emnlover. with strong promises for the future, lino WOU1U iuiuk sucu u lesauu us this might have saved him. Alas! the poisou was in his veins; iu a few mouths he was a bankrupt in purse and character, aud he Has never risen again. . am, on private business." The word "private" arrc . . nrivate arrest ner; an ci in-s- sion of fear nud trouble gathered rapidly over her honest face. . It was clear that she was no partner iu the gambling trade, except to share its shame. I told my errand plain ly. 1 , i L . : ' Ton will fiud mv husband at, "his place" by this time, and he will give you the 1 found uougson a man oi nve-aua-iuiny, or thereabouts, with tho look of a well-to-do tradesman, and an open, frank expression. My story was barely begun when be ask Markied "Without Gloves, Not long since n young lady appeared at me parson age of an eminent clergyman ot a cerium city tor the purpose oi naviug iiiuir uen- nies united iu the noiy uouus oi matrimony. Everything being ready, tho clergyman afore said was about to proceed with the ceremo ny, win u tho ludy discovered mm sue wus minus ber kid gloves, so uecessary on such occasions ; whereupon she recreated her affi anced to hasten to a store and procure the in dispeusuble kids, telling him to "be in a hur ry as sho might change her mind." Tho clergyman, wituesse3, and iuteuded brido waited some tune lor ine return oi toe oi tue youth with the gloves ; he didn't come. 'ri..... wniti.rl Iniwrer nnil and still ho failed ui-j n" n n nut an atinearauce. The matter at last becoming reallvserious ana alarming, thecler pyman took bis hat aud proceeded post haste in search of the truant lover, whom he found after a diligent seach and many Inquiries- t.niotlv seated on the verandah of a well, knowu hotel, with his feet elevated on the hack of a chair, and very deliberately pun ingacigar. On beiug asked to explain bis singular couduct, be carelessly remarked that be "was waiting to see if she was going to change her mind, They were married, how ever, at last, after two hours' delay. i.. The Dee Moines Register says the grass- honoers recently sle up half an acre ot to : 1 - . . . i i i bacco lor a man near mat piace, ana wneu the owner went out to look at it they sat on the fence and squirted tobaacco jouice at ' the fiwt that barely twelvo weeks of An drew Johnson's Presidency remain to be en rlurr!d''8hould console us nnder many afflic tions and reconsile us to mnny hardships. Plead as we fairly may that the great party which he has betrayed never meaut to make him President, whilo the party ho has treacherously serVed and fawned hpon do ppiscd him too heartily to think of accept ing him as a candidate, the ltepublio has been shnttied as well as scourged by him from the hour ' wherein he reeled Into tho Vice- Presidency, niid will be till the place that knows him shall no him no more. We have hall bad men in the high office before; yet we are confident that no man but Andrew Johnson wus ever chosen "Vice President of the United States who could have pro voked the scorn of Christendom by such nn exhibition of native depravity as is made in the following portion of Johnson's last Jtessoge! 'Our national credit should be sncredly observed: but in making provision for our creditors we should not forget what is duo to the masses of the people. It may be assum ed thut the holders of our securities have al rendv received upon their bonds a larger amount than their ongiuai investment, mea sured bv a gold standard. Lpon this statement of facts it would seem but just and equitable that the six per cent, interest now paid by the Government should be ap plied to the reduction of the principal, iu semi-auuual installments, which in sixteen years aud eight mouths would liquidate the entire national debt. Six per ceut. iu gold would, nt present rates, be equal to nine per cent, in currency, and equal to the payment of the debt one'nnd a half times in a frac tion less than seventeen yeats. Thisi in connection with the other advantages deriv ed from their investment, would atl'ord to the public creditors a fair and liberal compsnsa tion for the use of their capitul, and with this they should be satisfied. Tho lessons of the past admonish the lender thai it is not well to be over-anxious in exacting from the borrower rigid compliance with the let- er of tho bond.' COMMENTS BY THE TRTUtWE. Mr. Johnson has probably borrowed money u his day, und may have done so when his lebts were so heavy and his prospects so bad, tl.at his note was not worth half its face. Let us tupposo him drawn into a diffi cult law suit; which involved all he was worth. He applies to a thrifty ueighbor for $5, 000, being in absolute wunt of that sum to prosecute his suit, to judgmeut. The prudent capitalist inquires us to the se curity, aud is pointed to the estate in litiga tion. "Yes, but if you lose tho suit, you will have uo estuto." 'Well," ho respouds, "if I loso the suit, you must lose the debt; but if 1 wiu it, I will pay yon double." Agreed," says tho capitalist; "1 will take he risk.'" So he borrows the $5,000, aud with it wins the suit. How much does he owe? How much oPibt he to pay? Your auswor decides whether you arc honest or a villiun. So fur, we have admitted tho truth of Johnson's fundamental assumption; but that assumption is false. What the uutiou owes its creditors U precisely what it agreed to pay them no less, no more. Hut the great muss of them naid for their bonds the full sum apecified on their face often more. True, they paid in greenbacks; but those green backs had cost them their lull amount in gold. It was tho Debtor, not the Creditor interest thut profited by tho depreciation of our Curreucy. Huudreds of thousands paid off in greenbacks their mortgage aod other debts which were contracted when the Cur rency was at par with Gold paid them oflf with monev obtained by tho sale of their products or their labor at prices greatly en shunced by our curreucy depreciation. livery one can call to tnind instances where farmers aud others, wh had for years been struggling to meet the interest on the mort gage giveu wh:n they bought their lands were enublo to wipe out that mortage by the proceeds of two or three crops sold during the latter years of the War. Creditors complained (not unjustly) that they were thus paid off too easily, aud were ans wered "Lend your mouey to the Government and you will be paid your bonds in gold; so "what are you grumbling at?" They did lend it not by Millions only, but by Hun dreds of Millions and thereby was the Uuiou saved. Aud now a President of the United States tells tho public creditors, thnt, if they are paid seventeen years uterest, they may thiuk themselves lucky, though they uover see a cent of the pnnci pal! .-.-'! . . The man who makes this suggestion is a villiun a brazen, recklecs,bbume!ess villian, Ho bus sheepish confederates who share his knavery but luck his effrontery. The people have set their heel hard down on the whole tribe in indorsiug the Republican Platform of 1868 through the election of Grant .and Colfax. Repudiation will gain nothing by Johnson's endorsement it will rather receive a darker smirch from his well-earned infamy. How naturally a traitor to those who trusted and honored him lends him self ' to every form 1 of baseness ' was al ready known ; but the truth has received a fresh illustration in Johnson's crowning Jufuniy. . . . . - It is exceedingly desirable that we should begin forthwith to fund oar post-due Five Twenties at a lower rate than six per cent ; but Johnson and his fellow repudiators seem resolved that we shall never be able to do so. many millions in six per cent luterest which' they could have saved had our President been eontent with the pyramid of disgrace he had already so laboriously erected.. Only twelve weeks more' and the country' wifl be rid of him forever. It is hard; but we can endure tim twelve weeks longer. ' Thank Heaven that he has power only to disgrace ns. . Take Cake of Youn Boots and Shoes. Hoots and shoes nre expensive items now-nilnys, therefore a word or two of advice in regard to their perservation will flot bo Blniss. In the first place, do not expose your shoes or boots to extreme heat. It destroys the vitality of the leather, and renders it liable to crack ntlu break This is specially tho ense with those made of patent leather. Wearing gum over shoes is decidedly detrimental to leather. The bent And dampness caused by therrt destroy the life of the leather shoes over whicli they are worn Never use blacking or polish thnt contains varnish. Mnny person ruin their shoes by using cheap blacking, of whicli vitrol forms the principal incredient. Vitrol blacking destroys the oil in tho leather it used for nny length of time. To obvi ate this difficulty, shoes that are regularly polished should be washed once a month with warm water, and, when nalt dry a coat of oil aud tallow applied. They should then be set aside lor a day or two to dry. Thus treating the upper leather will rarely crack or break. m A Curious Story. A Uussian wnler in tho Paris Revenue Moperne tells some curi ous stories of Russian and Siberian life This is one, whose beginning was in the reign of Kmperor Paul, and whose end un der the pfe3eut emperor. The Emperor Paul's favorite was at oue time a young French actress, of whom he was madly jeal ous. Oue evening, at a ball, he noticed that a young man mimed Labanoff was paying her a greatdeal of attention. He did not lose his temper, but, at the end of the ball, gave orders that Lubanoff should be arrested aud thrown into the citudeL He only intended to keep him there a few days "to make him more serious," after which ho proposed to reprimand him and to appoint him to an of fice which had been solicited for him. Leb anoff, however, was forgotten, and remnined in prison. "At the deathot icholas, Alex ander 11., theu full of maguauimity, libera ted all the prisoners iu the citadel, without exception. Iu a vaulted tomb, in which it wus impossible to stauu uprigut, aim wuicu was not more than two yards long, nn old man was found, almost bent double, and in capable of ausweriDg wheu he wus spoken to. I liis was Labauoll. 1 lie emperor ram nuu beeu succeeded by the Emperor Alexander I, and afterward by the Emperor Nicholas; he had been in the dungeon more tnan nlty years. V lieu be was taken out he could not bear tlie light, aud by u strange phenomonon, his movements were automatic. He couid Hardly hold himself up, and had become so accus tomed to move about withui the limits ol his narrow cell that he could not take more tbun two steps forward without turning round, as though ho had Ftruck ngaiust a wall, und taking two steps backward, and eo on alteruutely. Ho lived for only a week after his liberation. The Lazy Man. .,-,.. ' Congress. ' Hie 40th Congress commenced its closing session on Mondu? last' The proceedings were somewhat monotonous. Bold H onsen -assembled so quietly and proceeded to work so deliberately that oue would hardly renlir.d that the day marked an epoch in the Legif lative history of the country, j n In the Senate there was qnite nn exciting debate occasioned by nn attempt to swear in tho Georgia Senators.. ..Their credentials were finally laid npon the table. " There is n strong feeling towards keeping out both Senators from that State and the case will be held back for some time,' at least until a new Judiciary Committee is selected, and they scrutinize closely the acts or the Geor gia Provisional Government,' in which it will be recollected the "iron clad" oath was Set aside in violation of the Reconstruction acts. The Senate has never recoguized Geor gia, and it is not nulikely that the wholo Goternment Will bfe reconstructed, and color ed men be ogain rendered eligible for office in that State. Senator Sumner introduced a bill to en force the several provisions of the Consti-. tution abolishing Slavery, declaring the immunities of citizens, aud guaranteeing a republican form of government by securing the elective franchise to citizens cepmeu of it by reason of race, color, or previous condition. Also a bill ttt provide for the resump-. tion of specie payments on the 4th of J ulrj 1P69. Messrs. Cragin, of New Hampshire and Pomeroy of Kansas presented amendments to the Constitution regulatiug suffrage throughout the country. Messrs. Morrill and Freliiighuysen intro duced bills fegulating proceedings for tho naturalization of aliens. In the House Messrs. Dicky nnd Pettis of Pennsylvania, who were elected as successors to Messrs. Stevens and Finney, dec d. ; and Mr. Stover, elected successor to Mr. McCldre of Missouri, presented their credentials and were sworn in. Messrs. Kelly and Bromall presented uni versal suffrage amendments to the Constitu tion. The following is the extract, text of the proposition submitted by Judge Kcl ley, which was referred to the Judiciary Committee: Resolved, (Two thirds of both Houses concurring. ) That the following be proposed to tho Legislatures of the several States as au amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which, wheu ratified by three-fourths of said Legislatures, shall be valid as a part of the Constitution, namely! i Article. No State shall deny to or ex clude from the exercise of any of tho' rights nnd privileges of an elector, any cit isen of the United States by reason of race or color. Mr. O. S. Buxton was elected doorkeeper in tho room of Mr. Lippincott, resigned. At the session of Tuesday no business of importance was rfansacted iu eithe House. Griswold, "The Fat Contributor," in a re- ceut contribution in the Cinciunuti Dollur Times, speaks as follows iu behalf of a luzy man, not by way of encouraging him in lu- ziuess, or in the remotest degree to influence others to adopt his ways but as demonstra ting t'.iut. some good may be mingled in the composition of good-for-nothiug.' It is a subject on which 'Girls' can speak intelli gently, and his opinions are therefore enti tled to consideration: The lazy man is nearly always good-na tured. He uever flies into a passion. He might crawl iuto oue, if it were possible, but the idea of flyiug into anything is pre posterous. Who ever heard oi a lazy man oreaaing iuto a bank, where a crowbar bad to be used, or drilling iuto a safe? Nobody. Not that he might not covet his neighbor's goods thereiu coutuiued, but bis horror of baudliug crowbars and drill would always deter him from actually committing buiglary. lie never runs uwav with his neighbor's wife, simply on account of the horror he has of running. If bo is ever known to run, it is to 6eed. " He rarely lies about his neighbors, font too much exertion, but be cau lie about a bar-inoom. He iB inestimable service to a billiard saloon, keeping the chairs warm, and watch ing the game, for lew would care vo piay were there are no spectators. Tho fact that he does this without pay, Jay in and day out, shows the unselfishness of his nature. What an industrious man, wno considers bis time worth something, would want pay for, the lazy man geuerully does for nothing, showing a freedom from mercenary motives that should go tar to bis credit. , The lazy man gets up revolutions, - insur rections, or other public excitements, auu dou't make a nuisance of himself by tramp iug arout.d the couutry and mubiug inceu diary speeches to promote the public dis content. ' Jn his own neighborhood be is never a busy body in other people's affairs, for the very idea of being a busy body at auytuiug, would drive hint out ot his head. . liy the way, if he ever got out of his head, you would have to drive him out, for he would'nt have the energy to go out of his owu accord. No lazy man ever ran mad. If he went crazy, it wus because he couldn't go auy where else without walking. , ; . 4 Our French Cousins nre showing strong symptoms of a 're-actiou' against the goveru- ' iiient of "the nephew of his uncle. ' Raudin, a journalist, with extremely radical tendencies toward liberalism, died Intel?. Extensive arrangements were made for a Liberal demonstratiou ut his funeral. Upon these the Emneror laid his hand. Some of the liberal newspapers appeared draped in mourning. Tho editors were fined and im prisoned. Notwithstanding these measuns, the people gathered at the cemetery in large numbers, anil were dispersed by the police. .A subscription was set on foot to aid tho fumily of the deceased. The promoters of the scheme were prosecuted. In tho midst of all this, the Emperor is reported to be in declining health. Who will govern Franco after his departure? From present indica tions, the chauces for the succession of his son and heir are extremely doubtful. A Beautiful Iscidhnt A naval officer being at sea in a dreadful storm, his wife, who was sitting in the cabin near him, and filled with alarm for the safety of the vessel, and who was so surprised at his composure and serenity that she cried out "My dear, ar you not afraid? How is it possible you can be calm in such a dreadful storm?" , . ; He rose from his chair, hshed to the deck, supporting himself by a pillar of the bed pUce, drew his sword, and pointing to the breast of his wife, exclaimed "Are you not afraid of that sword?" She instantly answered, "No." "Why?" answered the officer. "Because" rejoined the lady, "I know thnt it is in the huuds of my husband, and he loves me too well to hurt me." "Then," said he, "remember, I know whom 1 believe, and thut he holds the - wind in his fists and the water in the hollow of bis hands. " , . , ... The convicts in the New Hampshire Stnto prisou are having a course ot lectures. Gen. Blair and Commissioner Bogg, who have boon to Salt Lake, have returned to St Louis,, ' , . . ' ; This messaso'will compel our People to pay The militia force of the Dominion on the first of October amounted to 3y,160. The Ontario force is made up or li troops ot J eavulrv. 3D batteries of artillery, oue naval , company and 314 infranty aud rifle couipan-1 ies, amounting in an 10 lu.iwnitn. , Bubserib for the Cameron Co. Paras. - - " Boston is considering the plan of opening Music hull to free concerts by the public school children. - - ... ... , ,,,. ii . ,, Corporal punishment in schools has been, entirely abolished. With success, , in one dis-, trict in , Boston .where there are over 1,000; PUP""-- ' ' ' . '.... The brother of Bmith, the Ulster county murderer, was arrested in Honesdale, Penn Friday, having been mistaken for the assasM 8IU4 ' iri n-i.; 1 1 ul U;. ee ,Oi - . i, J tJ The' Mississippi river is frozeu solid .at Prarii du Chieu, and passengers are eross-, I litj un ne ic. .i cier o gei ine genuine. ed . r . .. bun. ' " ' .v r L t .... ' '. 1
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