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Personal.

IonS rR-wIla. Bs TuGRE WITHOUT FtIL AT )
~ O'Clock. rsi or shine GEORGE
"a III. MONSIEUR ~ Ni,DMrs HENRI M NsRsAN.
w SHOULD hs meet his observation, send ht fircc
the Clarendon iioel two iads, re0ruca frou
fafs and hi- old pupils, desire ~ see him
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roLrTrcAl..

s,nrH wARp.-AT a MEETING or the sociErY
~ % Regulars Twentieth ward held Thursday
ne the house Il James Gibson, Of rhretn
Tenth communication was received from
Mr John kenucdy resieuisg hts position chairman % sc
essocA0n, which accepted and en- motion Thomas
unn Esl duly elected chairman for the year
MICS. REYNOLDS, Tenn Thurman.
EpwArp CosS1if, secretary.
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LIST OF LETTERS
asnalsAng b The New YerA City Pest once,
Saturday, December IS, 1855

srcfshed cxclwvcy IN the NEw yonE HERALD, by
icf Congress-<hs Paper havtn9 Ire largest circulation q
M g1rer IN Tie Usst<i States.
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V1 XIII tASIf W bI~fNESS
Cl.CUU mai who will take an interest IN thu busip~ss
salary will be pad equal The % c&ah v.se
Ample security win be given for the eash and sANy Address
Partner Herald OlLce
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WASHINGTON LITERARY UNION LECTURES
w Thomas Francis Meashcr, Esl viii lecture "Ihc
influence OF the Useful Arts upon soces the Cooper "A
stue. Thursday evening, Dec 80 l@5s Admission q
cents 1ckes may be obtained ut the Irnh News Office;
a. Chase No Cooper institute, and u the principal book
stores
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rOsT OFFICE NOTICE.

DosT oFFICE SoTIcF.-oN CHRISTMAS AND NEW
Years lays thssose viii close ~ q ~ which hour
ISAAC v. FOWLER. Postmaster
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NEW INVENTION or ARTIFICIAL TEETH. wIrH
IN out metal plates clasps 50 aural ~ NOT 70 be detected
also filing decaycd seth perfectly white, cannc he
nced in iron, teeth, Can be had only OF SfGESM0ND 4
GREENLEAs, Iyi Blesgssr street,
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The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1858-03-17
Va9e.ab,e Garden.

In choosing situation for the culture Z
Of vegetables, that which affords the most
shelter should have careful considers. !
ttion. The best situation and aspect is&
one having southwest slope, backed on
the north and east points by q shelter Of
trees sufficiently distant to break the force
of winds without interfering with the
crops This is, perhaps, Of more i'm
portancc than the natural adaptabiiity Of
the soil The operations of culture win
eonstanty tend to alter md improve the
soil. A free loan will be found most
suitable, and. if resting on somewhat
clayey suhsoi!, it will produce heavier
crops, and require less manure than where
the subsoi is of gravelly or sandy char
acter. Draining Will be Indispensable as
a pera,onent foundation for the gradual
| and ameiioration Of such
soils A clayey soil also requires more
care in its cultivation, but this will DO
more than connterbalanced by its capacity
Of production. "A claycy loan, we'll
l,irained and shattered, will be It leatt ss
a sandy loan on an exposiire; and tie
great saperiorityiof the fermcr for general
pnrposcs is such as to render It tbc most
desirable. A principal feature in tie,
management Of clayey soils is to tnrh
them over roughly, exposing asmuch snr<
face as possible to the action Of frosts..
This has the effect of rendering clayey.
soils capable of being cropped as carly as
! those where sand rredeminatcS.
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The House haG rather rich time few
days since. In committee of the whole
MIR. Davis presided. He is possessed by
the idea that he is the leader of the Re
|publicans of the House, and makes a great
many duh speeches. In consequence OF
this when he is in tight place he gets
little sympathy. All manner of out-of-
order anotiens we're made to annoy him.
and his ruling on questions of order were
irresistably laughter. The House got
some recompsnse for listening to his proxy
speeches. 4.4= a e4iels #iTaH
The students of the blind Asylum had
an exhibition in the hall of the house on
Wednesday night. 1t was a very credit.
able affair las Yours, &c., 30
JERE. WILLIAMS.
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NUMBER .'-
A. Curious Present.

l. - 49, lare - 81 =.
A gentleman residing in Brooklyn, weal,
a few mornings ago attracted to, bis front
door by violent ringing of the bell.--T
Going to the door he found large basket ],
Of mysterious aspect, containing very
snugly folded bundle. Carrying this into :
the breakfast room where his wife. and
children were just taking their seats ae :,
the table. he carefully unfolded the pack,
age. Imagine the astonishment Of the !,
pasar famsAas on discovering thatit cor. :
tained rosy, smiling infant of six msatha,
Imagine the wrath Of the wife, and the
horror of the older children, when the fol-
lowing note. pined to tho cherub's drsaa
was read: sstir..f 81
February L. 1883.
DEAR FR1RND:--On this day, consscra-
ted to the worship of the tender passions,
I send yoa pledge of stfec ton. You !.
arc the father Of the dear child, and g
hope you will rear it with fathers care. Il
EMILY. ..if
Pater Familias gets excited, strides
madly up and down the room, swears by
all the powers above and below, that he
knows nothing about the babe, nor .abo1s =
Emily, that he is not the father of the a
infant, and will have nothing to do with 4
it. His wife replies that he may relate.
that little anecdote to the marines, but
that sailors will put the slightest confis
dence in any of his assertions; that he is . p
villain of the deepest dye. Pater Famil-
las rushes madly from the house and calls
a policeman. The policeman enters, -and
is ordered to take the child to the station,
house. He seizes the basket and is about
to execute the command. Mater Famil.
las intsrposes. She has no idea at hav~
ing her baby carried to the aims house. sci
Pater Famiias opens his eyes. ThsF
children set up shout Of laughter at their
victimized father. He did not know his
own baby, which his mischievous wife had
set outside the door in basket. He
/ had insisted that he was not the father Of
his own wife's baby He had been sold
at very low figure. Great explosion sf
|mirth, during which the policeman retirss
Pater Familias resolves to devote more
time to his family. 80 that he may at least
recognize the features of the youngest.
Mater Fainilias promises not to do 50
again. Curtain folds slowly before .
, tableau of happy family dcmolishing =
samptuous breakfast. II NJ y. Cor. So
Louis Repu5Hcan .-.-; ...5ts.,.4
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How to Make a Horse Draw.

How to Make o Horse Draw.
= I once knew man that boughts Ans.
looking sorrel mare, that was IS false .
beast as could be; but he finally cured
her to perfection in the following mal-
ner: @
He geared ber to the cart, and went TO /,
the corn-6eld to get load of pun pkils.
she thought she had too much load, aud
refused to pull. He coaxed and petted
her for some time, out all to no purpose; .
next he got q stick and thumped and
thrashed with the same success, and thea I
thought he would try another play. He
got . wheelborrow, and wheeled pumpkins
enough to make full load, and put them
in the cart when hetook her by the head
again, but it was no go. He then startsaa
home, and concluded she might either pull
the, load of pumpkins or stand there till
the, day of judgement. Bat when the
sun began to get low. she began to think
about her supper, and started for holss.
passing skillfully through three sets of bsrs
and arrived at the barn in safety with her.
load. + He put her in the stable and led
her us though nothing had happened.--l
She refused TO pull at :woi other .timess
hut she received the same treatment each
time, SO she found it no use, for she had
| to pull the load in the end. After that
she became as good a9bcast to work ~
ever was ,hsched. isps oa h.sa aigs8h s
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"a LErrEn EnoM Z FArHHE1a M no 10 H1s d ) So,

A LETTER ERoM FATHER TO HIS Son
AT COLLEGE,. Ny Dear Son; | write
to send you pair Of my old breeches, from
which you can have new goat made
Also, some new socks, which your mother
has just knit from nay old ones. which she
cut down Your mother and l am well
except that your sister has the measles
which will be likely to spread among the
other girls, if Tom, VIII As ,.the only one
left, had not already had them: ! hope
Your will do honor to my teachings; If not
you are on ass, and your mother and my
self your affecttonate parents.
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How the Maiorewas Busted.

The Memphis Bulzstin tells the follow
ing story, and good one it is: 6a
Tingt. Un,--We have q friend--or,
with the emphasis of the imimitable Too
dies, we hare a friend, who, for the Inonce,
we shall call "tho Major" though his
right to the prefix is somewhat -qaestioua-
BILE. Now the Major has had. through
life, one besetting sim, and that is an mn
conqnerable love of o certain game Of
cards known as rinct un which is the
French for twenty-one. This well-knowu
game, a fat wife and large family are
about The weaknesses that. can be laid to
the Majors charge, How often he has
been married the record saith no., nor is
| it important. Suffice it that during over
thirty odd years of the Majors welded
life, as his wealth increased his hairs be-
came gray one after another in regular sue
cession his board was honored with tue
presence of miniature editions of himself,
untsl the number had reached twenty
when tho Major, concluded things had
gone far enough and should be stopped.
But they didn't. as the Major in cue lime
found out, for he had calculated without
consulting his wife; there were indications
! Iofanother bond of union aad wellspring OF
happiness. The Major became nervoas,
for his nomenclature was exhausted. In
his desperation, he finally declared that
the coming heir to his name aud fortunes,
whether boy or girl, shoald be named liaci
Un. ..ssssss-f,,,s s. ssssis s.. =.
In vain the old woman remonsirated.--
The Major was inexorable. The new,
conner, being the twenty.irst,, should was
his way through life with that appropriate
title. In an nanti,room the Major awaite,
] the announcement. .of. the little stranger
sex. The enurse appeared. and, to the Ma
jors horror. whispered the terrible word -
} trins' "Rusted, by thundcr, yelled tht
Msior; cspby diaa't I s'.znd on tscsatyS"
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"Bill, ! know that gall"
"PshaMIr said Bill ..drv mn >,

DHi hnO~ LuaL Sai!
"Pshaw!" said Bill, dry up.''
"But I'm d---d if don't now, Bill
It's Sal Flukins, as sure as you're born.
She's old Flukins' daughter that used to
run the Injured Polly and she used to sal.
iwith him." s.
/ Tom" said Bill, you're a fool, and if
yeu don't stop your qinferna! clack, you'll
get put out Sal Fiekius! You know ii
! sight if you think that's her!n,
4 Tom was silent but not convinced. =
4 He watched the actress in all her motions
with intense interest, and ere long broke
ont again: So yra.4
/ 81 tell ye, Bill that's her-Il k,ao,o It's.
You cant fool mel know her too well!'
4 Billwho was u good deal interested
: in the play, was al! oat of patience at
fthis persistent interruption on the part Of
Ton. He gave him o tremendous nudge
in the ribs with his elbow, as an emphatic
D hint for to keep quiet. iEaast. eI,.
eli Tom. without minding the admoniton
. said: "Ivu just wait--7l'll FIX her-keel
your eye on me-" q a 7s7,,aatatf $,
Sure enough, he did FIX her, Watch
y ing his opportunity when the actress was
n deeply absorbed in her part, he sang GU
( in voice which rang through The gal
! lerics: ;.. a ,t-se. ...s,.
Low bridgep' a,-5g, .,.a. ,Fss4 iae-
: From force of habit the, actress instant
and involuntarily ducked her head to avoi
II the anticipated collision. Down. cam
e the honse in perfect thunder of applaus
!. at this "palpable hit" high above whic
3l 'rom's voice could be heard. as he return
= fed Bills punch in the ribs with inter
II |est:- -
e Didn't tell ye, old boy / know
est st'twas her, You ceuldn'tfooI me-" q
e Ssi .><-- - ---.]] 81 g
e ,a ,s TsA h1's Doggerel.
is The following is aaoat without patel
of nifty, and we regret that its origin is uu
d known to US, that we may bestow cred
1t where it belongs: 24i - et
Marshal, spare that dog, touch not
y single hair; he worries many hog, fror
t. out his muddy lair. Oh! when be was
,fpup, so frlsky and so plump, he lappe
= his milk from cup, when hungry-at /.
. jump And then his funny tricks, SO fun
ny in their place, so full of canine lick
n apon your hands and face. You wi
If surelylet him livel Oh, do aot kill hil
dead, he, wags his narrative; and prays fo
ullife--Rot lead. Oh, get the muzAle not
y and pat upon his mouth, aud stop tbs
le bow WOW wowl and tendency to drought
o He is our childreh's pet, companion I
,e theirjoy, you will not kill him yet, an
y thus their hopes destroy No, Marsha
!. tspare that pup, touch, not a single hal
: Ohlput your ''piStil' up, and 60 ava
r.lfrom there. YosE saE 1aSt'5 st'aa iaa
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A Theatrical Incident.

Some years ago the manager of a "well
regulated theatre" somewhere along the
Erie Canal, engaged good looking and
brisk young lady as superaumerary. 1t
happele1 that the young lacy in question
had formerly oificiated in some capacity
Jas "hand" on board canal boat, tact
which she was extremely anxious to con
ceal She evinced much anxiety to mas
ter the details of her newly chosen profess
|sion, and o)n exhibited more than
ordinary degree of comic talent She
was duly promoted, and in time became
the general favorite with both manager
and public. One night she was announ-
ced TO appear in a favorite part; a couple
Of boatmen found their way into the pit,
hear the foot lights, particularly anxious
to sec the new famous coincidence. The
house was crowded; and after the subsi-
dence of general applause which greeted
her appearance, one Of the boatmen
slapped his companion on the shoulder
and, with an emphatic eSpletiye, exclaia
ed, loud enough to be heard over half the
The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-09-21
PIXIES pEAK.-GoLD ON THIS SIDE.

The telegraph from Leavenworth states that
twenty wagons about to leave that city for Pixies
mountain, and that VIM H. Russell, the celebrated
and energetic government contractor, is fitting out
forty wagons to follow in few days. We have
taken some pains to ascertain the character of the
parties who have reported the gold deposites at
Pixies Peak, and find that at Leavenworth they are
fully credited and the belief universal that very val
liable mines are abundant. Not long ago in speak
ing Of ''thc great events on the Pacific" anticipating
just what is now exciting the cupdity of our from
tier people, we asked "Who shall say that Califor-
MIA and Fraser's river have exclusive deposte of
the precious metals of this great countryT We
have indeed, believed that explorations would dis
close great mineral wealth throughout the whole
mountain region extending from about latitude thir
tyfour up to the parallel of fifty. Major McCulloch
and Gov. Powell, in passing to and from Utah. were
invited to examine what the Indians imagined to be
rich gold deposies Those gentlemen, however, did
not think it proper to depart from their line of travel
but express considerable confidence that at an
early day valuable mines will BIO disclosed near the
Utah road.
We know nothing Of definite character of tho
alleged discoveries at Pixies Peak, which is some
where in the neighborhood of six hundred miles
from Lcavenworth city, in Kansas. If they should
prove to be valuable and extensive, new turn win
be given to our frontier settlements Leavcnworth
city, now numbering near ten thousand Inhabitants
aud situated on the extreme western river on the
direct line to Utah and to New Mexico, and COM
handing a large share Of the fur and skin trade Of
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WASHINGTON CITY.
TUESDAY, SEPT. aI, 1895.
the MAINE ELECTION.


Tie Bangor Uniou of the eth inst says
,.We give this morning returns from large portion Of
the State The grand result Of the towns gwen Is !;
smith. lem, AZ $50 Morrill,, rep, 5of9o The same
towns last yesr gave Smith 5ss09 and Morrill, 90 l69
The towns yet be heard from last year gave Smith
ia, aud Merrill s22i The total vote OF the State
wiu be about 600 increase from 1887 OF about
la 0eo smith will about So 900 and Morrill, about
900 This vote is larger by 1000 than be-
fore thrown by democratic party in Maine The
pulicas have strained every and yet they have
not been able many votes they did for Ham
lin in 1856 by nearly 10 900. The democracy is the
growing party and is triumph year the
dag OF election is to round
Private telegraphc dispatches state that Johnson,
of The third district, and Bradbury Of the SIXTH
certainly elected to Congress This result cannot be
too highly estimated 1t comes from the first con
in the North after the settlement of the terrific
rial controversy and il has been achieved by our
party ID a State which was not only overwhelmingly
republican but intensely hostile to the democracy.
The conduct Of our friends in Maine has been above
all praise They have nobly faced the enemy, every
where reducing their majorities and again securing
voice in the House of Representatives. We espe-
cly rejoice at the election of those sterling demo
Gratis, Johnson and Bradbury, 1t is indeed a great
victory and it points the way for others hereafter
shll more complete The backbone of republican
ON Is broken.
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1t will therefore be that the present Secreta
ry of the Treasury determined to take the average
expenditure Of the last six years the basis of his
estimate although the previous Congress had greatly
increased the of expenditure, in building
custom,houses, creating collection districts and
adding vessels, including steamer, to the
enuc service, all of which must necessarily enhance
the expenses of collecting the revenue The figures
and facts show therefore, the fasity of this attempt
to charge the present Secretary Of the Treasury with
extravaganza in the expenditure under this branch
of the public service.
The fees and percentages heretofore paid in the
collection of the now go into the treasury
and the officers of customs paid in salaries spe-
officially fixed by law. Every man will see this sys-
tenn puts the country in possession of the knowledge
of exactly what is paid to ofhcers-a much more
wholesome and safe system Of economy than that of
compensation by fees.
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POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE.


The following resolutions unanimously adopted at
a meeting of farmers at Rock Grove, Floyd county,
Iowa
L. Resolped, That reairm the principles contained
in the Cincinnati platform embodyng the doctrine Of
the democratic party.
2. Resored, That have unabating confidence in tho
ability, integrity and patriotism of James Buchanan, be-
levng, do that his only guides are the good Of
his country and the constitution
g. Resopa, That acquiesce in the settlement of the
Kansas question by what is known as the English COM
promise bill.
A. Resolved That we denouncc s. A. Douglas or any
other calling himself democrat who will oppose
the administration and large majority of the dem
ocraic party in both Houses of Congress the settle
mcnt OF the Kansas question.
5. Resored, That pledge ourselves to support no
at the coming election who refuses to acqucsce in
the settlement of the Kansas question settled by nine
teen twentioths of the democratic party in Congress
6. Resolpsd, That we look upon S. A. Douglas as
traitor to the democratic party determined to sell tho
party for selfinteres and ACKNOWLEDGMENT Judas
sold his Lord and Muster for thirty pieces of silver
Charles B. Sedgwick, of Syracuse, nominated as
the backrcpublica candidate for Congress in the oath
district of New York in place of A. Granger the pres
ent representative.
Alfred Wells has been nominated by the blackrepub-
lcons of the 9th district Of New York as their candidate
for Congress
The backrepublcans of the 30th district of New York
have nominated Augustus Frank their candidate Tor
Congress.
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the great interior, promises TO become under the in
iiuence of the gold fever which is just setting IN
most important place. II is only about three years
old, and having just elected Mr.. Denman, demo-
cratic mayor and set out IN It's grand career OF al
yancement under the stimulants OF large gold dc.
posltes, we may well look with interest TO its futura
progress aud development as another 4Wopder j,
the West" But all this is in anticipation. PEOPLE
should be cautious how they credit aud act upon
such testimony. We are not prepared to say thar
the half has yet been told Of the mineral wealth Of
the country. We confident, indeed that the
work of discovery in that way has only Just com.
menced. Meanwhile the richest deposites are Door
when compared with the solid fruits of agriculture
in any part Of the country.