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The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-11-21
LEGAL NOTICES.

GOPSlLL'S PHILADELPHIA CITY AND
~ BgsIENE;ss PTBmSssdE1R nSs 1
The necessity for reliable Directory in so large
man; it is an actual want and unless accurate is Is
BUSINESS is Of no 1aS ance
he publisher from long experience in the pnbicstStn Nt
Business Directory is specimen proposes at the solicit
taiOn number of influential merchants OF this city
editions to publish the above Directory from an actual
s6G Sn "a % tns e
educated TO the business. -
d6MPEETE TPFf T SSGun'ffHEss AND STREET DIREG
TORY and such use III miscellaneous information as
shall form a complete guide TO the Mercantile, Bank
ing Insurance, Religious and other interess Of the
In a city comprisingso large number ofstreets SO
greatly scattered and in which such vast amount OF
the actual want of a systematically arranged and
carefully complied street. and avenue Directory Is
apparent to every citizen ana business man VINO mas
recourse TO the Directory and especially to the
stranger who Is entirely unacquaned with the ioca-
tion and generalization of the streets.
The form Of the Street Directory will be so arranged
anv other name il may formerly have had, with Us
inter- right and left and numbers thereon 70 us
not only the extent and number Of the streets put @
giving from any stand point, definite and correct IN
formation OF any locality sought ,,., ,.,.,
With the reputation OF past publications, when naSe
this book equal II not superior TO any issued Dy MN,
and requests that the canvassers for this work VII Pe
ahorded the necessary information they require ot ~
as without such aid reliable Directory cannot ue
AS an advertising medium merchants and ii others p
viii lind this excel ent opportunity; terms VIII & pe
pay ment be saf ctioned till the book is pub ished
Each canvasser is prepared TO show his authoMdlW M
signed by the compiler setting IOrth his power 10 act
All others are swindlers. -.
Tba following the prices for extras (which Is nSa
fiatIv paid in ddvance(, provided the agent gives
ny,-,eu Tece ept ana produces his authority -
Putting individual name IN CAPS, .....'''q
firm cans ',..,...,. 90
4" double cans ........5O0
Putting any number letters TO follow name, not .,
Pm, ti1 20 6 iS1t6S9S' not eX
dg eeedg1g any 20 NUMBER ieteis over 20 ana no 50
Putting sny number letters So and exceed M
For each extra heading In business directory 20
JAMES GOsPILL PuDlisbef'
lBmwl0tl ISAAC COSTA, Compiler, 10
No. 9l3 CHI SMUT stree Rooms le aud 10
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-11-21

INSTATE OF JOSEPH j. MATTHIAS, DE.
IL ceased-Letters of Administration upon said
Estate having been granted to the under all
persons indebted to The same requested to make
payment and those having claims against the same to
present them without DELAY to
CHRISTIANA Il. MATTHIAS Administrative,
NO 55j n, SECOND Street;
Or her Attorneys, j. S. B0NHAM,
j. G. BhINCKLE,
IL 7w6tFl N. E. cor. SEVENTH and SAMSON Sts.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-11-21
EW YORK PRESS.

OPINIONS OF THE LEADING
NALs UPON CURRENT TOPICS.
Des Arc citizen., 1866-02-20
From Lords Detector. Ita 4Hte
 New and Dangerous CounterfeitS.

One of the most dangerous counterfeits of the national currency that has yet been uttered is the fifty dollar compound inter- est note It is fac simile of the genuine note. The general appearance, like the one hundred dollar note of the same issue, is calculated to deceive the best judges
 All that have come under our observation thus far bear date of July 15, 1861, and letter O The date and letter, however, may easily be altered. The female figure on the left end is rather coarsely exec uted, and the visage of the male portrait on the rigl end is not so we'll done, having much the appearance. of a malatto face The lettering is almost faultless; but the shading is heavier and much darker than on the genuine note. The counterfeit is about one-six -teenth of an inch narrower than the oll note and fraction shorter
 Counterfeit twenties of the national cur rency are being extensively circulated throughout the Western States Il that we have yet heard of have been on the First National Bank of Indianapolis; but the plate may be easily altered to represent the same denomination of any other na tional bank lat pE 0 "a
 There are some three or four different plates of counterfeit twenty-dollars legal tender notes in circulation. In many ca ses the defective engraving and bad gene ral appearance of the fraudulent note will enable its detection The discrepancies noted in the following engraved points will be found useful in many cases in deter mining the genuine from the bad bills though it does not hold good in all cases, The point to which we allude is the letter < y in the word the, ,''g in the inscrip- tion i'll lower centre. v.4t gllr5reefo n4 vo
Des Arc citizen., 1866-02-20
How the Devil Lost.

lllThe following isu too goed to be lost. We clip it from an exchange paper, and respectfully call the attention to it of eer- tain persons feeldisposed to spread in the newspaper line :9yob sdJ a1'a l2ia5a
 "A young man. who actually de fred wealth, was visited by his Satanic Majesty, who tempted him to propose his soul for eternity if he could be supplied on this Nerth with all the money he could .uses
 lh bargain was concluded; the adevil
 was supply the money fand was at last
 to save Ne soul, unless the young man
 couio spehN more money than the devil
 could fqrnlsfh Y ears passed away the
 man married, wa>, ,xtavagant in his living,
 built palaces, speo@,ted widely, lost and
 gave away fortunes, al vet his coffers
 were always full. 4 He t>ned politicians
 and bribed his way to pow~ and fame. without reducing his pile ofAxold. H He
 became ,fillibuster and fitted .oe sb;ns
 and armies, but his s,s banker honrces all
 his drafts. He went to- St. } Paul to lha
 and paid the usual rates of interest for .ll the money he could borrow; but athougl the devil made faces when he came to pa, the bills, yet they were all paid, iQn' expedient after another failed, the deyi counted the time, only two years that h must wait for the soul i; and ,moaked th' efforts of the despairing man.. One mor' efforts was resolved upon; the man startef new spaper The devil growlel at th' bill at the end of first quarter, was s,Aya5' in six months, melancholy ln nine, ape broke, dead broke, at the end of the year So the newspaper went down, but the sou was saved. sa s,.t s,i.,fi esaa
Des Arc citizen., 1866-02-20
IRP RETURNO THE EYER
 DITY AND MS HIS FRIEND JOHN,'

Metropolitan Re Sa3 ,'A $
 htur, Sur: I haot up to this time s remarks in phabout the trials lslations, the loand crosses, the land dead hossen on our journey pthe eternal citt gshall not allood
 [, only to remartour com;n back 80 nasty as oavin. It was in pf winter, throtnow and through CT creeks withotdges and bridges
 floors, through Serted and deso- where no roowas left to crow, b squeal, no dobark where the phappy homes aed the way, and ichlmneys stoo, like Sherman's
 a guardin thas he had made one hos conserItained the highth 'orldly possess consistin of my ss and lovely md children, and basket full of second class vit- 9untin our offg there was about Tn and about sround that wagin, |'stratin what toet has sed, "One phourqof crowdfe is worth an age "a name," thouse glory were hard eeve on sich, shuns. Mrs. Arp ne opinyun ther posterity were
 hungry befortheir life as on that n journey, aIhe once remarked gre want narH of the road that rear some of eiiollerin for vittels.
 ; husband isobled bekaus they fke of it'yet, at do seem that the
 sit the moreourin they bekum, Flich will eend umthin or other if \ don't happens siaC
 laliy arrived n the presinkts of 'iy nome. Thgs creaked welcome
 hlages, the lin bug cherrupped hearth, and whistlin wind was "e same old turound the bedroom
 "e were abois happy as we had
 0sanle' and I I remarked that "aiVer, who oiled our house, must A''elhan for nurnin it, Mrs. Arp
 ais 6r6 a |0naer what hme with my soing N'uent cut doour shade trees, :" hnr. -rt eetst5I ..a. a'0es and car and crockery are E." sed she.
 Fay be possibul, 1T, "that the Gen 4y barrel of sossed she. .-.. [as [[ss pc possibul, T, "that the Gen Y Sp our thingttake keer of: em
Des Arc citizen., 1866-02-20

gsg- The Empress of Mexico comes into a very pretty fortune by her fathers death. She gets seven hundred and fifty thousand pounds, or about three and half million of golden dollars, which sum is very good consolation for the loss of a. father who had lived to great age Most of this money is placed solely in her power, and unless the lady is very unlike her prudent papa, she will not waste it in keeping up the Mexican Empire. Royal personages have learnt something of the value of money in the last ninety years, and they can invest it as thriftily as if they were qualified to compete with the Rothschilds in the banking business Empress Char
 l tte will hold on to the spelter with d first asitight as it is pretty, and prefer any other investment than. Mexican bonds when she settles down to live on her income Az
Des Arc citizen., 1866-02-20

aea. Washington dispatches states as if by authority, that the Government has decided tn at MT. Davis shall be tried for treason and other high crimes before military commis- sion. The significant sdmmoning to Wash ington, therefore, of such distinguished Gene rals as Sherman. Sheridan and Meade, and the arrival, also, of Burton Harris, who was the private secretary of MT Davis during the war may now be understood. Memphis Appeal.
Des Arc citizen., 1866-02-20
Dsy~ The Paris Journal Des Debates

asy~ The Paris Journal Des Debates says in an editorial gWel wish Mexico had hot become such an embarrassing mat ter to us, and an obligation originating in a false point of honor. Let us try to see the serious and actual dangers which threaten the French policy in America, and which make us wish our Government would take one or the other of two resolu- tions-either boldly augment our army of occupation in Mexico, in order to prepare against adjacent perils, or take counsel as : to the the most suitable and prompt means for, the evacuation of the country"
Des Arc citizen., 1866-02-20

LADY SUBsoRIBERs.-The editor of a Boston weekly paper pays high, and we believe deserved compliment to the fair patrons of the press. " Woman, he says, "are the best subscribers in the world to newspapers, magazines, etc, We have been editor now going no for eight years, and we have never lost single dollar by female subscribers They seem to make it point of conscientious duty to pay the preacher and the printer-two classes of the community that suffer more by bad pay, and no pay at all, than all the rest put together. Whenever we. have wo- man's uame on our book, we know it is
 just as good for two dollars and a half as a picayune is for ginger cake" --to
Des Arc citizen., 1866-02-20
Yours, as ever

H5gn The National Democratic Executive Committee have held meeting at Washing ton, for general consultation, but did not come to any determination as to recommending any particular or special course of policy to be hereafter pursued by the Democratic party. A mass meeting is advertised to sustain the restoration policy of the President. to take place on the 22d of February.
 nsa The editor of the Louisville Journal who has lately seen the President, sys he is in a vigorous state of health. This will be gratifying news to the country.
 ak2P Gen. R. L. Gibson, c. s. A., ofLousiana was among the few of the passengers rescued from the i'll. fated steamer W. K. Carter AL though picked up in an insensible condition he escaped serious injury, and is now the guest of relative in Vicksburg. His brother Hart Gibson, of Kentucky, was scaided by the explosion ...-.. .. ....s . sss~ The Portland Argus says there is in the possession of family in that city hen which they have had for twenty-four years. This ancient biddy lays quite regularly, and
 
 gives promise ofgood duty for years to come
 ae~ Wife (complainingly): "I Haven't more than third of the bed" Husband (triumph- antly(; !" That's all the law allows you"
 n49y~ Genuine neighborly love knows no distinction of persons It is like the sun, which does not ask on which it shall shine, or what it shall warm; but shines and warns, by the very laws of it's own being. So there is nothing hidden by it's light and heat'
 Probably the largest spring in the world Is one in the centre of Huntsville, Alabama, from which stream of water flows sutflc to float thirty ton batteau. It IS an object of great interest to the people of the nelghbor- hood and visitors Another spring in Flor ence, in that State, throws out body of water estimated at seventeen thousand cubic feet per minute. Tc9
Des Arc citizen., 1866-02-20
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 .oo advertisements.
 a.,telts will be chargsbr ' fist insertion $1, F5
 sch additional inf n,
 { , liates for State al lls- ,, at,,es, ,s7unB offices, $5' Tbf'ip ,. ;nv,l lyf advance III s,, nss tcsbecome candillsgalre ab ! ratB, except whei fpns sxSe ere dbscribers to ollPer' msdn ace. tk It(J&fle |,,;tsseu notordered for a fhed . psertil ;. till forbidli and .rsta fdinsy. V
 |n artig to b id for quirf'
Des Arc citizen., 1866-02-20

The vaults of the Bank of France, which contain more treasure than any other single spot on the face of the globe, are accessible through an iron door, which has three keys, and these keys arc kept by three leading off, cers. The ironss ssirease which leads to the vault can be detached, aud by chemical ap paratus, a supply of deadly gas can be made to permeate every part, destroying human life in few seconds, while the vault can be submerged in ten minutes. fsef'o IT, n9
 aeap In Minnesota, the gophers are very annoying to the farmers. They are devising ways and means to 90 for them. ff
Des Arc citizen., 1866-02-20

MEANNEss. .-The Boston Herald tells the following anecdote of certain church officersin the Hub :"F About four months ago Mr. Lewis Fisher, fresco painter, while engaged in his occupation in the ceiling of a church in Chelsea, Mass, acci- dentally fell from a staging to the pews beneath, distance of 25 feet, breaking sev- eral of his ribs and receiving serious inter- nal injuries, which will disable him for life, and from which he is now confined to his house. A few weeks since the unfor- tunate man had bill presented to him by the trustees of the church, for repairing the pews on which he fell, amounting to the sum of s7 70, and he paid it aitesf
Des Arc citizen., 1866-02-20
!. b rinthg DepaItFnt.

IT b rintilg DepaItFnt. ke spbed ourselves. vfHgoSd orti oI PIntig Materia are |,v iecae al Tnds of Jof tlng'
 eIrepareato print Pamphlscata- Rosters, lageor' small, Cal Ball |kell Heads, .Blnks of eyfrycrip- Clerks, Sheiffs, Justrcf the cstables, &c, ]
Des Arc citizen., 1866-02-20
3 WORDSOF STRErH.

45s3 |al from tie German tf iiller, ,
 g2 ViI 4i7i.I # I 1tatlE3l brelree lessons would wi m Els as with a burning Eragh eternal liFt JpH sarts of min. sEi 9 2 vet[,dl lhough clIuds enfH now,
 hide herface insn, @
 ggSa go ph haddow froi thy rf v Hi,, ,,A r'A its 1sr'. VI -caf fre'er ty bark eriyen7g Fhel prt, th@temres mirth-
 God rtflcastn nCs~sof -.s.sv.., lbitants of eals aI 1,faea l and not alofor ole. b, as man, .thyothe call, |sr, like the cing sin, .re, hrities on all. .A i've these lesson tiy soul Faith and Loveld .hou shalt find Iwhen Life's slfc,ase to roll, 1 | bhere thou elset blind. A.- ''- @)
Des Arc citizen., 1866-02-20


 NEWSPAPER INFLUENcE-A cores pondent of the German Reformed Messen- ger mentions the impression produced upon traveller, from Europe, while in a Western city, by withessing the eagerness of Americans for newspapers He says: i" He hastily approached me with eyes gleaming with admiration and delight. What wonderful race the American people are.o was his earnest outburst, every man with his newspaper! See the dray- man there, sitting on his dray, eagerly reading his newspaper; and yonder that aborer, stopping on the corner to buy his newspaper and further on a workman with his paper just sticking out of his pocket, where he has just placed it for further reading as he has leisure. So I haveseen it in every American town and city. There is nothing like it in Europe No other people through all its ranks can be so thoroughly velsed in the currency information of the country and the world. Wonderful people, was his pointed sum- ming up, as if to hint at the profound philosopy embodied in this popular phase 'ns fact. This expression brings up to Vlw he vast educational value and effect o' i''e 'ewspaper, secular or religious in A'nerio''' Vciety, touching our social, e,sl' eh U. 'nu' ' 'asal interests moulding and 'aSn'on'' 'Ssal, social or political A TouGH t'1 sroRY-SNEMoN1A. OR THE OLD WOMAN OF THE rpo1x-A correspond ent of the Polk aatv Press ,s, is responsible l.fp for the the follqowing,Shieh. if true, makes the venerable JosepS c,ele comparatively an infant: st .t4... "
 The oldest human being known N modern times lives. now, or did a shor time since, in Wisconsin, near the heac waters in the St. Croix rives. Her age k unknown. when the oldest indians, who know her, were young, she was an old woman, They called her " Nemonia 7 the Chippewa for an old woman. She is marvel and a wonder to all who see her Her body is bent nearly to the ground by time and heavy burdens, Her face, wrin- kled and smoked in the wigwams for over i150 years. has little left of human face divine. ; .s. f......> ..,s.r.. When inquired of by white men, who were cutting timber near her wigwam, in regard to her age, she could not tell it but could well recollect when those tall pines they were cutting were no larger than the staff she held in her hand, and when she could bend them down and break off theii branches. The iumbermen cut down those trees and counted their yearly growth, and many of them proved to be nearly 200 years old. And Nemonia could once bend them to the ground. So, if Nemona tells the truth, she is nearly 300 years old'
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Des Arc citizen., 1866-02-20

"Ill tell you all" fridnds to know it.
 Bill, and Pm glad c| some servis and sh guns-yes, gunsn, slept on my ar, fro after nfghf have s
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-07-19
Ice as a Medicine.

Marvellous results have lately been
noted from the use of ice applied to the
spinal nerves. Its frequent application
in some serious cases of apoplexy has
relieved the patient 1t is applied to
the lumbar plexus Of the nerves over the
spine, alternated with hot water to the
feet. A case of undoubted hydrophobia
has been cured by following that treat
ment The patient was bound to the
bed, and thorough wet cupplng from
the heads down the whole length of the
spine, followed with ice applications for
two or three days uninterruptedly. Pulse
and breathing became quiet, pain grad
ually left him, and complete recovery
was the result. In the French hospitals,
the ice treatment in cases of nervous
debility, paralysis of the moter nerves,
prolapsus uteri, convulsions from teeth
ing, and perpetual convulsions, has been
successful without drop of medicine.
The great secret of the mode of treat
ment consists in using the ice long
enough TO get its tonic effect only, which
is nice point, and requires great care
from the medical attendant, as short APP
plications of ice are powerfully neuro-
tonic, while its too lengthy application
debiltates the patient
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-07-19
How Brigham Youug's Wives Live.


The new work on Mormons by Mrs.
Judge Waite, formerly Of Chicago, gives
the following: .l-
The internal arrangement OF affairs at
the harem is very similar to that OF a
young ladies boarding school. Each
woman having her own room, her affairs
are centered there. The culinary de-
partment is under the control of such
wives as Brigham from time to time ap-
points. She is the stewardess and car
ries the keys. A cook is employed
generally man-and several servants
besides. who are all under the control of
the stewardess
When the meals are prepared and
ready the bell rings, and each woman
with her children, If she has any, HES
down to the dinner table and is seated.
Each, on rising, has her children to
attend to and get ready for breakfast;
this over. she commences the business
of the day, arranging her rooms, and sits
down to her sewing or other work, as the
case may be.
. At the Mormon parties much gaiety
prevails. Appearances are maintained
somewhat by paying more respectful
Difference TO the first wives on such oc-
casions. Gentiles with whom the saints
are on good terms, are well received and
kindly entertained at their parties, and
all ioin in giving themselves up to the
influences Of mirth and festivity. Dane
ing is not only faverite amusement-it
is more it is cultivated to such an eX-
tent that it becomes passion.
Brigham's women, though better
clothed than formerly, still work very
hard. They are infatuated with their
religion, and devoted to their husband.
If they cannot obtain his love, they con-
tent themselves with his kindness, and
endeavor to think themselves happy.
As religion is their only solace, they try
TO make il their only object IL it does
not elevate their minds, IL deadens their
susceptbilities, and, as they are not per-
mitted to be women, they try TO convince
themselves that it is Gods will they
should be slaves.
A music master, dancing master, and
a teacher Of the ordinary branches of an
English education, are employed IN the
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-07-19

family school, Also a teacher of French.
His children have much better advan-
tages than any other in the territory.
Dancing and music are the leading ac-
complishments, and everything else is
made subordinate to these.
A sewing machine is brought into
requisition, and one of the number ap-
pointed TO use it. For the benefit of
those who want sewing machine, it
may be well to state how this one was
procured. One day man from ST. Louis
came and offered one for sale, stating
that his price was ninety dollars. Brig
ham bought it, promising to pay the man
whenever he should call. The man be-
ing poor called in few days. He did
not get his pay. He called again mum
Der of times with the same result. One
of the wives became quite indignant
and said IL / was in his place | would
never ask it from one so high in the
priesthood. He had better give it to
him than ask pay of him" The poor
man never received his money, and as
soon as he could get the means, left the
Territory. This is the manner in which
the Prophet becomes possessed OF so
much property. rrl.ro 49,
Most OF the women spin and make
their everyday clothing, doing their own
coloring. They are quite proud OF the
quantity of cloth manufactured in their
establishment every year. Allwork hard
and take very little outdoor exercise.
Parties and the theater are the fayorite
amusements. At the theatre Brigham
and one or two Of the favorite wives sit
together in the " Kings box, but the
remainder of the women and children sit
together in what is called " Brigham's
corral" this is in the parquette, about
the centre of the arena. The Prophet
goes down about once or twice during the
evening TO the corral and chats for few
moments with one or another, but in a
short time he can be seen beside his
dear Amelia again.