davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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THE MONEY CHANGERS IN THE
NY, TREASURY VAULTS.
Nearly n Hundred and Three MILL
Ions Countcd-F0n DTck'a Accounts
Correct to u FenuYs

Correct to n Penny
From the SfS For k Star, July1a
For many days past great actiEity has prevailed
IN the sneTreasqr5 department consequent @ 9poa
has been enough money laying aroqnd - there to
satitiy the most confirmed mlser, Il he conld get
ssairst tie wails ike bricks vhlle bushels Of gold
and sllyer-tn bags, Of course-siand IN the COZ
uelB of the Fault2
While the multitude have stood Ia line day a1tef
day. waiting 10 RECEIVE their July coupons or to
e1,a e. aaG Ind ninSleangered a1it6etcians lave
ieep hard at work beneath them ovcrhaul!uH
colossal piles Of bank notes and huse bass Of
c{ous vaults. Il viii be remembered that both
M van Dyct and General ButteFtetd expressed
wish 10 Secretary Boutwell, that this otneial count
might be lnstituied for the satisfaction o. A.! pal.
request, and despatched the following gentlemen
nom Washington TO arrange the matteF: Nesns.
Guthrie, Moore, Baker and % Irne Iney & ~e,e ~ ss-
statants Il Washington. Is especially adaptea ios
The work. FustheEmoIs t,r.; ns'noen, aen 80. &
selected, and requested BY Treasurer Isoutwell to
represent him in the matter: Hon, 2. Halght the
President q the bank Of c1mmonwGantn, n1ssiaSf shS
White, OF the National Currency 0anE1 sePseseot-
ed General Dutternc!d.
oyER1ArLNG THE CURRENCY.
Meanwhile, ". Il. Camp, Esq, manager OF the
Clearing House, gathered together some Ifty
rapid accountants from various uoneycd !astita.
tseas perts u we9s naaed from the
81 n<,;,,,tn1 }noan IN fhe afternoon OF Friday,
n 3s ~ Tnc Sfss.e stacs Of currency were nrst
crn,hsn,ed and ,he Enrr al corDtinE continued
III snnrsse The hanE PreIIdeuts and The other
rantfe1nen hnEinr cbarre or Or being interested
n ine work peing present and watching opera
~ 5eunif T,s fnund to taiiT with Inc 1erres pre-
vInnsl1 ciyrn nv NJ. van Dyck.
TMcs -sner cnircncy. raDRtrr In denomination
narSaoe nfter nscsace. nrst By NJ, Van Dycka
connter1 and theu b General Dutterdelds the
Xhole inns heiup counted twice
TIE srECIE
After few hours Of respite the corps Of experts
, 1869-07-15

The rush OF the Seminar DineA 10 greet tho
AYcouauts did not exceed the rush Of the ad!ea OF
Chicago to the Golden Fleece, at $50 Lake street.
A. G. Downs Co certainly made hit when they
aSonted This ancient eymboI Of wealth as the!f
E.cu. II Ia a notable fact that when the other
WoIiroom8 OF the city arc closed aud the sewing
Etrs idle The dress ano ~ ~ os 1nd,ss ~
ram hnye ther ordtrB n1led with - much despatch
as In the busy scaaon. They oner rare bargains II
their 8eu1IaEnual sale. aod guarantee ehst4ac'lo0
10 al.
, 1869-07-15

The Peak Fan1ly, the Berger Family and Sol
Smith Russell, are the attractions At the opera
Houae-
.'The Streets Of New Io.t," witt Ftske and
Whcclocs in the leading parts, draw good houses
u the Auaeurn.
The Malut / Bartholomew Pantomine Troupe
viii play this evcni nG II Ncflckef'A
Emerson Il MI innings Alcstrets, at Alena
Thf.a,fr
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Perfectly Sulc In uil EMsch.-Nrss
yinsnTH = Soo,ntaV syyup, for allsdseAses OF chill
dren, such as ,eetninS, wind colic, &C, Is kaie'
reliable, and narmlcsa remedy. L not only r. r,
stomach and boyels, cqrrcct1 aeidlly, and gives
tone and energy 70 the whole. system: giSes rest
10 the mother and health 70 the ehlld, Be sure :.
nd caI for N91- W!nslow's Soothing ef1up.
hsTtnn me fae sirni1x OF 4 Curtis i Perkins" on
the outside wrapper. All Others are base 1s11sa-
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Pugtll1ttcs

ST. Lor1s, July IA match between Tom A.
riased sester,tsy afternoon The battle Is 10 take
place on The 17ih OF August. within ffty miles OF
ST, Louis for $500 side, open for IN increase 10
II 600 and the excursion money
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8 .
GARDEN City....-.....6 4 0 l-l
Tmpsr-E::sirs Of Ithietic4-
4. -ioAnstn-
Time II ga.re- kour1-
N:t1E%-,

CHESS.
4 cny.cfpondent has the following to say con-
corning the record Of cbess game recently pub
ushed in these column:
IT, TIE Iatitr Of TI.f Chicago Tribune: -..
We notre YOU puhllah game Of chesa between
q member OF the Chicago Chess Club md player
from Chi!licorhe- This WIS only one game Of
about twelve contested In ha1f Of which the Chi-
cago player rrceyed the odds Of "pawn and
movc.'9 We suppose It Vas the on!! one printed:
because II Eas The only "srfendid game, and
II The Chicago Chess ClEb viii continue to pub
li.h only their won games, they viii get reputa-
iiua Iot lne play very chcarly- Yours,
CH1IIICoTK.
, 1869-07-15

The only busncss transacted In this court yes-
tcrday was to receive the report OF the grand
jnfy, which body Was discharged. One hundred
Who hive not heretofore p!eadedwiu be arraigned
on Friday morning. The trial Of criminal causea
Ii Eet to commence on Monday morning ue1L
, 1869-07-15
SPORTING.
Bsgardus Pals in His Firss Trial Of
One Hundred Birds.
PiEEQN.SuOOTENG.

F1EE0NsSH0OTENG.
Tae 1ykt Ct threo shooting matches, IN which
: A Il. HoSar8rs wagtrs John FzrusEorth 100 10
g. 900 On hls ability 70 HI 100 birds consecutrely,
and to hare three trials With the same w1geE npon
each, tool psAce yesterday afternoon Il Dexter
PARK, md w1s Witnessed By not mntr than my
people The tesns Of the nnain stake AFFORD \ cor
fccS idea Of the general betting eattunste Of tne
match, 1t being held Rt Iekst ten to one faxt 10
Earaus could not XII his hundred birds oohaeeu"
t,rely-~A leAt which has cescr been ACCOM-
pliahed by any nNkrnHn, hlaouEh
ATTEMPTED times without number. Failure
being deemed toseEone conclusion, the betting
was altogether counned 70 specuAunn upon me
humber Of desd birds Ehsch Foo!a oe soofea 10
way iron ninety 10 nlnetg.Etx, Bogardaa hit1stu
having made keye7al bets tnht he would XII ninety.
with the selection OF T. Il Pstchin AZ Judge for
Bocardus, Jerry Monroe tor Fatusvor1h, md E
O. ke1beITy as reietrt, the shooting began At
- r. N la fe!sy OF fully txo hours penG ocea-
ward with hh Eorey. The ltsds, wild pigeons,
and extremely strong and llselJ, were saot alngss
from rluuS- Trap nt 81 yards rise and 50
tarus boundary. the shooter being novise restrict
Cd as to gun or elLe OF charge. lie used heaTy,
rusty y-oollnc eingle-barrelicd ahpt guu, with No.
S bore, and carEstns charge Of poTder and sho;
which st The ame time found its way TO the Ioslk
MIN unesrlng strength and ACCURACY. Thirty
birds In succession met their Hait II The hands OF
"be:sey," as Bossa1dus a1ect,onate1y duos nc
snapped In txs1n, And the gun vas useless uutn
repaired. For some uuAcconntaoie reason.
and With 3 strange lack Of forrtaought
BoGa1dus had neglected 70 provide Tor Rncn "
emergency. BY bringing an extra qua He e!a!mea
the privilege Of rcsanaiog the match where he left
OF On the following dey-concesn1Dg which there
were TO st,pu1kuos, either for or against IN the
articles OF agrcement-tn order tha1 the gun might
be repaired bu, The referee refused TO allow hin
to do SO; and. rather than aosndon ,ne tr1ai u
which he had started 20 well Dogatdns dcspasched
: > man Oh horseback IN search Of gnn- Tae mes
senEer Was successful IN borrowing m tn1enof
shot gun. -,hich eas verJ light and 50 badly out
, Of o1ler 1hA: a'.et = few saots aad been been
Errd The barrels detached theMselfea from
The STOCK, and the Shooter Wa
Compelled 10 hold snr1n together with his left hnd
while tallns aim Add TO this the fact thai Bo-
gasuus had ncye: before 11red the wresched gun,
and his scorr, funecqueot to the change 1s re-
marIal,e ID co obtaining 80 many dead birds. Find
. ing that the gun could not be depended upon,
Bosardus, in several instances, nred his second
barrel and Killed the bird, claiming that the aEcled
contained no provision to the contrary, Which Eas
Tie case ltut the referee decided thai the bird!
Nncd WITH The second barrel should Be ccu1iet
a. lost The shooting continued until 81 htros haG
been 3hot at, order 10 determine the bets thai
, 20 would be Killed. and then the nlSt tt1A Wh1
Rh0 rnRdA a lfhf
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BUSINESS NOTICES.

The juniper Tnr soap - the best
nnn1ty by tades With the most tender skins: II the
same time It Is tnsalush!e Is remedy for pmples
rough or chapped bands md al cutaneous diseases
wherr nshrr Eoaos cannot be used without A2E.Q-
yaiinc the rralady and giving pain to the patient
Xnurfscsured b5 CasTeu, Hazard + Co, New
y1rf
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Womun,t Suffrage Convention nj
NnFnINNAA

SARATOGA. July 1k-Tne Woman's Conrention
to-daT sdppted constitution similar to the
National Suffrage Association, and the platform
r1z submitted yesterday. Addresses were made
b5 Mrx Wilbur. NILES Anthony and Others, and
the convention adjourned
, 1869-07-15
Accident to a Ratlxond Conductor.

ERIE, PA. July III. Sanford. The Oldest pas
scnVer coduc,or on the ET1e and Pittsburgh rail-
road, while looking nom the platform OF car
at t;retuyiIlc, shou. 1a O'Clock to-day. vas
Ft,uek In the head ly switch target and Knocked
or the tfaIn, breaking his skull and right leg IN
two Mace, Injuries probably fatal
, 1869-07-15

Paper Hanging nnd WanooW
sbadcs. latest STYLES. palnts, oils, glass aad
brushes, q. F. E KgbJ' 3, s. Randolph cs1eee
, 1869-07-15
nEYEl0rNEST OF THE VOCAL oRGAAs.

Pamphlet pubAhed md for sale t75 eents> b{ WEST.
COY, cf Crosb,s 0vcrn House stasements By stnges
ht casre etr hoArstnGss phlrgm aud
fatfSue: old strengthened. new notes ade lost
voices rtttcred-
, 1869-07-15

Bridge Carried Away by Lumber
KAffs.
NAzoXANIE, VIE, July 1.-THE bridge across
the Wisconsin River. at Prairie du sar. was car-
r1ed away last night h{ collisions Wsth lumber
yriIe4 1nA4 trnneu6H,
, 1869-07-15

Dr. Charles r. Jncksnn, Stnts ~.
saver Of Massachusetts, who Is the nos5 ah4paos-
@ ss1e. ATM mia ounce leaves rIty-fout grains Of
soiia ua,.e1, couslsipg wholly Of the a1ed ps;n'
csplcs Of grapes, end no adultelatnG lnE;eaIen.,
and consider It suitable for medicinal noa seae1A
TEA
, 1869-07-15

To Ren,-yeu Hotel, or for Busi-
mss purposeA-wu. c. Dow. No. 1l6 IasAue-st.
Is now ready to recere proposals fron na,na tsnan
fcr the four upper stories q the nne new ou4Mih LII
cntsned Tor hotel or business pntpoeeA 91as1s
fn he seet1 and information given Al us cuce.
, 1869-07-15
THE TURF.

ElEES FOR SAfEEU1T,
On Saturday afternoon next, at Dexter
tfst n 'e,wseu Liz st,npzon and Fanny Lee, for
stake Of osn n1ile hea,a, three in i've, IN haf.
ness; and ii. second ior O purse and stake Of
Lay JIM, und John Tonley, also mile heats, three
In I'VE, in harness. TIE tfack Is In EQpnro con-
dirou, and day OF capital sport ts anticipated
SALE or IRorTKR, i,
Tie GAINESVILLE {H7s.) Gozttt< reports that Nj. A.
r. Duug.lss, OF Hroadhean, sold his t-utting matc,
A. Ieruluc' the other day, for s,600, and says
That the horse went to Chicago
, 1869-07-15
THE SCQEE- ...
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
leIlllll1et l1lllol0t l11l1o1l
I mnl ~

tEiltd W!tb ee< ond barrel. and 1t11 In dispute
TIE REMAINING TkIAIa
take place on wednesday next, July 81, On VINCE
occasion both n11iches will be shot BY tni9 time
uBe,sey utt!bc all right again, and With tins
TUE there Art those who confidently expect thAt
Goeat1tos WILL ELL his 1Gg birds yet
, 1869-07-15
NASE DALL..

The second match game between the Garden
civ and -Etna Dase Bail Clubs waa played on
Tuesday afternoon, July H. on the grounds corner
Mny kpd Tpylpr kt5eeth, and resulted In victory
for the Gutuen City Club Below Is
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METEOROLOGICAL.

Meteorological record for July H. 1860, a. ne
ported by J. @. LanfEuth, Jr., optctan, No III
Randolph street, correspondent to The sIntshsoni-
the words "vecEtne g." gentle, ~ high " dr!,"
"nois1 atmosphere =" ratn" and tkuow:'f
Tr:x. l1r- BInd 7A~. l.at..
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cDuR1s Of lAE Aap EQHI1Y.

Edward F. Flood r, Phillip Hicks Thts wal q
tult on The common Law hide Of the court having
aa pate1, u Sed Sy eoa 5or % i N
wagon reach. Tho allegation wa that the Dc
rendant who has also patent, violateA the patent
lie isih Of oc,oeer @ ise:. faas Of the dctend.ns
bears date about . year later. The plaintiffs
patent declares The object Of tho invention 70 *,
50 10 construct the reach that the vehicle Win
which it Is used can be turned the least possible
space, 30 that the wheel can never EtIke against
neeuap; me ISa 10 LII oe soE Of t5s reseh by Eyns
d curve upward II the point where the wheel
would STRIFE an Ordinary reach, which 70 always
straight The c!atM OF plaintiff CONSISTS OF two
paTA: -.-..
that the line Or dIaft Is the came ~ In straight
rcach. and 60 that the reach restz upon and Is
Supported by sway bar, az in the ordinary resch-
& A curcd reach, In combination With the
sway bar, when such bar Ii extended and 30 con-
structed as to lurnlsh support IoF the reach In
Tie question In the canse was whether the
inst i The CouTt responded aGlma1iyel5, then
there was an Infringement The Court thought
thst the patent Was not sustainAlle-
the positton ns 70 the nrst clan1 sha: !. WAS not
broad claim for d bent reach, but that It Was
tie line Of drsTt must be he sane = IN sua'gat
| the drait line that the reach viii rest on the
Sway bar, and BE- supported BY Z; aod. thirdly.
not 61llke against It
The defendant, BY g. A. Goodwin. Esq, brought
1 into court as evidence Of want OF inyeluon part
| Of t caI1tnge reach, wheelA, a1ies, hoonos. 0nn
wheel, &C. mannf8ct1frd IL early a 16s4, brought
| from New York BY Rev. Iii. Whttehouse, EplSco-
| ral Bishop Of Illinois, Al family IcaH1Age, In
| which the reach HAs bent TO allow sharper turn
l OF The vehicle
The Coureonaide1edb both claine Of the plaintiff,
As 10 the nret It held that the idea oI cufF-
ed OF bent reach being presented % allow the for
| ward wheels to pzks, nore or ltsa. under ING
| vehicle, 10 enable The more compact motion N
turning. the completion Of the work patented o.
passing the wheels completely under the reaea
Waa but the mechanical execution Of an idea
long ego perfected, consisting Of change o.
structure, and therefore not patentab!e. AA 10
1 the second clatm-the extension ol the swaJbsr-.
l the Court found It equivalent 70 al intentA and
| purposes, In The Whitehouse carriage, where, u
Inc wheels were intended 10 pas completely
| under the carriage, the reach would sol resi-
l uponit ....... .-.
In the course Of his dectaon the Court made
| feierrnce TO the facility With which patents aft
obtained. II WIS tneonprehcnaOle u him hon
the of1lceta nf the Patent once, u they had Eu0wE
1 OF The existence Of the carriage which waS L
cour, could hare granted this patent as for an In
4 yeuuon. In this Case there WAs but change Of
form Of the reach OF Eag0u, and yet patent ha<
/ been !egued; although thla particular change Wa
one which would have suggested i.sel 10 the lnlns
Of nny mechanic who desired to attnln the objet
more completely, which IVES attained IN the Oh
l vehicle.
judgment .or deieud1nt-
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Circuit Court.
Michael T. Muldoon '. Samuel D. Jackson A.
J. Powers, r. +, Mesr1Wnn, }. Mc71Man and ].
". Spencer. ccse. Verdict for p!alntln, with
$500 damages .....
. JEpOHENT,
William Rea :. George ". Forrest ny co1fcs-
zion. For debt, $1,C7aD- Damages, $2a,5l
NEW ECIT.
Pnu Cornell Y. 4 G, Pierce Co, Assumpstt
Demand, S1,Ce2-sL
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AMUsENENTa
WOODS NATIONAL MU8EUM.,
:
Another Great Sensation.

Another Great Sensation.
MONDAY EVENING, Jnly y, less, and ever1 evu0-
tn9 u fnrther notice. Also II tho 0rand A1tintt1 On
We8neadAy md Saturday xtte1ncouA, NIL be produced
tho 0Fxna A<5srS1181I QyauA entitled
The Streets Of New York.
soe peEo
- We kA1
Go .nd ~ The GREAT FIRE s0ENK, and II The
magnificent Appointments
EHdIy evening, July 10, Be1ttt Of th4 DDotkeeptf,
Nj Richard GpoE. % which oer1ktou tbs celebrated
traxtaIepne Miss Annie Mot7f1 Will main heT dfI Ap
nfafrnce n in tha role Of Camille
, 1869-07-15
Ir.k |
AMusEMEdIS.

;.EssRf 8 s:is 5: v 'es F. r.. ':::.!.is GHi
: n s11;s M. en- =. !st ';fsssses. ;sesses.
, 1869-07-15
RIOT IN THE BOWERY.

The Battle of the Boyne 1scfouglt-
Melee Hctxrccn Ornngcmcn and
Catholics In tho HowcrY-Nc1fnst
Sccncs IkcProduced-A Number OF
Persons wounded.
, 1869-07-15
STRAYED Or STOLEN.

NTATRIMoSIAL-A YOUNG WIDOW. WELL
~ educated. md q scod family. veEd hke 70 nsft
with hcncfIhlc gentleman not under ~. DO Woa4a
.u1ke her kt.d taband- PER- meaning n.ar-
ttaer lord Ens utFt5. AderIzA MS y. L AaOAENss
, 1869-07-15
INFORMATION WANTED.

REFORMATION WAErED-0E PATRICK DAILY
Eho tft Nrw rork iur Chicss gtt june Any one
e<rdirR ~ addYcs. to &C. South BAAtidSt, Chicago.
viii eontet favor on bis E1ecek
Middletown transcript., 1869-02-27

can save this venerable fogie from going
In the teaching business-ho must be too
old to have many grandmothers, The cit
liens of Middletown will bo amused at his
suggestions for Directors of the Co, Some
of the gentlemen named are so thoroughly
identified with railroads and the public in-
terests of the community, "by all means
call a meeting at once, and tender your
designations elect some of the gentlemen
Stakeholder names, only first give them
some stock, for they have not subscrlbed
to single share to make them eligible
have done with this mans twaddle, Mr.,
Editor. and 1 have shown that he is trying
to mislead the people in this mattor. 1t ia
childish to talk about unselfshness" In
connection with business; the tract society
has never published any memoirs in the
way of pious tracts, that l have heard of.
illustrating the benevolent disinterested-
ness of railroad men. We transact busi=
ness of all kinds for the purpose of advance
ing our personal interests and when man
appeals to you to build a railroad with dis-
interested motives he simply wishes to im-
pose upon your credulity. OBSERVER.
Middletown transcript., 1869-02-27

THE LANGUAGE OF A RINGLET.-An ex-
change gives the following Interpretation
of the fashionable queue worn by the la-
dies:
The solitary ringlct which so fashiona-
bly, floats from the waterfall of our mar
riageablc bellies here, not only looks mos
provokingly sweet, but has language very
significant, and is indicative of the state of
the wearer. Report says it is "notifca-
tion on the part of those who wear them,
to all male persons, that the girls are not
engaged" The length of this lonely ring.
let, or shoulder queue, indicates the desire
for instance, if extremely long the wear
er is very desirous of getting spliccd at
once-if only moderately long, it shows
that only good offers will be entertained
an extremely short, meagrc ringlet, would
show that the wearer is very particular as
to who she accepts, but nevertheless shows
that she is not yet engaged.
Young men, you have the queue, now
60 act accordingly.
Middletown transcript., 1869-02-27

that nature in the United Kingdom, and
Gothamites when reviewing the objects of
interest contained there, and attentions
paid to the brute creation by the keepers,
contrast the condition of the small and
ill-kept collection now seen in the old arse
nal building in the Central Park, and
heartily wish that the projected Geological
Society of New York, could be established
on the firm and liberal basis of the Lon
don Society.
The grounds have been disposed in pic
turesque style-here clump of trees and
border of flowers, indigenous and exotic
there pretty miniature lake; and at in-
tervals neat rustic cottage, with straw
thatched roof and honey-suckled porch.
Much of the ground, also, is occupied as
green meadows, either subdivided into
small paddocks, for deer and other quad
rupeds, or dotted with movable trellis-
houses, the abodes of different kinds Of
birds which require the refreshing exer-
else of walking on the green turf. Through
out the whole 35 acres, neat gravel walks
wind their serpentine course, and conduct
the visitor to the carnivora-house, reptile
house, bear pit, monkey-housc, aviaries,
aquaria, and other departments of the
garden.
The mammoth and sleek African lions
and Bengal tigers, the camelopard and
rhinoceros (said to be the largest in tn,
worldly are among the curiosities, and thu
sight of these alone, well rcpays visit
New YORK, Feb. 1869. B. S. L.
Middletown transcript., 1869-02-27

AMUSING CALCULATION OF CHANCES
1t is easy to show, reader, that five hun-
dred years ago the chances were ten thous-
and to one that you and / would never ex=
ist. IF we look at the chances as exhibi-
ted in only two or three generations, we
shall be astonished and Mortified at seeing
how narrowly We have missed having no
being. For instance, my grandfather was
soldier in the Revolutionary army for
six years, and repeatedly exposed to death,
On one occasion, when his company was
engaged by platoons he was the only sur
vivor in two different attacks. Now if he
had fallen in any Of those attacks, he would
not have married, my father would not
bave been born, and consequently l my
self would have had no being. Again.
my father paid addresses to q certain lady,
and was engaged to her. Just before the
time appointed for the marriage, misun=
derstanding arose between them-all ties
were dismissed, and my father married
another woman, the same woman who has
since done me the honor of being my
mother, Now il my father had married
the first mentioned lady never should
have been born, as her children could not
have possibly been my mothers children,
and my mother might not have had any
children at all. You see, therefore, that
mere lovers quarrel may change the
whole of family for thousands of years,
In fact, if Miss Smith is sought in mar
riage by both Jones and Jenkins, it is for
Miss Smith to decide Gas she certainly has
the power of doing) whether she will be
the ancestress of ten thousand Joncaes or
ten thousand Jenkinses, for on her choice
depends the very existence or non-exis'
tence of those possible descendants. Tho
whole subject is so full of fatalism that the
only thing we can do, after once getting
into existence, is to shout with the Arabs:
"Allah il Allah? What is to be will be-"
Middletown transcript., 1869-02-27
Tait and 3umur.

The WEATHER HAS MoDERATBD.-We
recently heard of an individual whose wife
had long importuned him to buy her a
pair of skates. On leaving the house af-
ter tea on Christmas eve, he promised to
bring her the coveted articles that night
as Christmas present. Of course she
was delighted. Visions of daily trips to
the Rink (and trips on. the ice,) perhaps
ran through her head during the evening.
But the hours wore away, and still no
husband, and what was worse under the
particular circumstances, no skates. Along
about two o'clock in the morning the tru-
ant husband came stumbling in. 1t was
a terribly cold night, but he was all aglow.
In voice rendered exceedingly thick by
the egg-nogg he had been taking, he said:
"My dear, (hic) wish 90 merry Chris
u.s." 'sf-
The good woman's thoughts were too
intent on skates to fully comprehend his
situation.
"Where are my skates?" she exclaimed.
What skates (hic) my dear"
"Why you told me you would bring me
home pair of skates for Christmas pres
ent."
80 did, my love-" suddenly reccol.
lectiug, $50 did; but you can't 60, chic,
the weather's mod'rated." t-;' f'
Middletown transcript., 1869-02-27
"old Fritz" who raises pigs and cab.

"old Fritz" who raises pigs and cab
bages somewhere in Queens county, ap-
peared the other day before Judge H
as witness. Question by the Court :
"Your name?" Answer by Fritz;-"Vell,
I calls mineself Fritz; but may be SOL
don't know-it is Yawcup. You see, Mr..
Chudge, mine moder she have two little
poys; one of EN- was me, and t'oder was
mine proder, or one was my proder, and
t'oder was me; 1 ton't know which, and
my moder she ton't know; and one of us
was named Fritz, ton't hnow which: and
one of us got died; but mine moder she
never could tell which it was, me or mine
proder, who got died. So Mr.. Chudge, ]
does not know whether am Fritz or Yaw-
cup; and mine moder she ton't know"