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CHAPPxD HANDS lace rough skin. pimpies, ring
worm, saltrf sum, and Other cutsneous anec lions
cured and the skin made son and smooth By using me
JUNIPER TAR SOAP, made by CAswELL HAZAhr
q Co, New York. 1t is more convenient and easily
spphed than other remedies, svoidins the trouble Of
'Ae greasy compounds now In use.
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TALLMADGE's NONE SUCH SALERATus makes the
best and most nutritious bread, biscuit and cakes.
and Is the best Saleratus for family use. Have you
tried ity
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-12-30

THE United States Army had in use, on
,he lst day of July last, 1854 horses, 49,
005 mules and 237 oxen. During the pre-
ceding year 2,5US horses and 726 mules
had died, 900 horses and 80 mules had
been lost or stolen, and 1,427 mules and
II oxen had been sold There had been
purchased 1858 horses, at an average cost
of $13975, and $500 mules at $1,000.
The yearly consumption of forage was
1,250,0O0 bushels of corn, 100000 bush
els o: oats, 100000 bushels of barley, and
1900 tons of straw. ~ ~ W. s
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NOTICE.

The NORTHWESTERN FIRE ExTINarIsHRR COMPANY
nelnk we exclusive owners OF THE BADCN'k
OF me Bate 4 Pinkham Attachment or impro yc,
men, also OF The Laurent latent, aud also of the
Original patent granted TO Messrs earlier and V,gnon
OF Parisa hich later Ialent und,res ali oihar pnr,
be Ere ENtingushr patents, and which patent has
Just been sustained by he Supreme Court Gas per decis
ION rendered ny Chief Justice Fishery for the several
Sta es OF illinois, Michigan, Indians wiseonsin Iowa
snd Mlnnesota--herchv GIVE NUTg SE that all and
every other Portable Ext,ngusher, Engine or Vessel
saturated WIN carbonic acid gas for the putting ont
o. hle II an Inf, iagenent ON the Rights of this
Company, aud Will be treated accordingly The NH
tic are hereby cautioned against purchasing or using
any ifshoie fur Erin iifsh.r, M above described
from any ana az parties not duly authorized by us 10
scl rs agents The possession of such machine rem.
ders any person liable well as maker or vender of
'he same JOIN Y. FARWELl
:. A MOORE.
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Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-05-09
ESTABLISHED 1S4O.

out and drawing in her arms, invited,
by her gestures. the sailor to throw
themselves into the waves and strive to
reach her. Capt. Hackett understood
her. He called to his mate: 1t is our
last chance. | will try If | live, fol-
low me if I~drown, stay where you
are p With a great effort he got off his
stiffy frozen overcoat, paused for one
moment in silent commentator Of his
soul to God, and, throwing himself into
the waves, struck out for the shore.
Abigail Becker, .breast-deep in the surf,
awaited him. He was almost within her
reach when the undertOw swept him
back. By a mighty exertion she caught
hold of him, bore him in her strong
arms out Of the water, and laying him
down by her FIRE, warmed his chilled
blood with copious draughts of hot tea.
The mate, who had watched the rescue,
now followed and the captain, partially
restored, insisted upon aiding him. As
the former neared the shore, the recoil
ing water bafled him. Capt. Hackett
caught hold of him, but the undertow
swept them both away, locked in each
others arms. The brave woman plunged
after them, and, with the strength Of a
giantess, bore them, clinging to each
other, to the shore, and up to her fire.
The five sailors followed in succession,
and we're all rescued in the same way.
A few wdays after, Capt. Hackett and his
crew were taken off Long Point by pass
ing vessel and Abigail Becker resumed
her simple daily duties without dreaming
that she had done anything extraordi-
nary enough to win for her the worlds
notice. In her struggle every day for
food and warmth for her children, she
had no leisure for the indulgence of self
congratulatiOn. Like the woman of
Scripture, she had only O. done what she
could in the terrible exigency that had
broken the dreary monOtony of her
life.-At5d7tic AOnthyJo Nay.
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VOL. 29.-NO. 246

followed it up but a few rods, when he
said it was exactly a month Old and
made at two o'clock in the afternoon.
This he knew was when we had our last
rain, and at the hour named the ground
was softer than at any other time. The
track before US was then made. He
broke up here and there clusters of grass
that lay in the path of the track, and
showed me the dry ends of the same,
the stumps Of others, and by numerous
other similar items accounted for many
circumstances that astonished me. We
followed the trail over a mile. Now
and then we saw wolf, fox, and other
animals had practiced their trailing in
stincts on the elk's tracks. Here and
there he would show me where a snake,
a rat, and a prairie dog had crossed the
track and the quick eye of DalOria did
not detect. He gave an account of the
habits of all the animals that had left
their footprints on the track also of the
state of the weather since the elk passed,
and the effect Of sunshine, winds, aridity,
sand-storms, and other influences that
had bearing on these tracks.
The old man, like all trailers, was
reticent, but on this occasion, seeing |
was interested, became especially com
municative. DR. RACHENBERG.
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l. TbereaGoag

How eloquently does Chataubriand
reply to the inquiry " Is there God ? "
Our French brethren in Masonic error
should receive this lesson from their
great eountryman G Is there a God ?"
The herbs Of the valley, the cedars Of
the mountain bless Him; the insect
sports IN His beams the elephant
salltes Him with the rising day; the
bird sings Him in the foliage the
thunder prOelaims HIN in the heavens
the ocean declares His immensity. Man
alone has said there is no God
Unite in thought at the same instant the
most beautiful objects of nature; sup
pose you see at once all the hours Of the
day and all the seasons Of the year =: a
morning Of spring and morning Of
autumn night bespangled with stars
and night covered with clouds mead
ows enameled with flowers aud forests
hoary with snow fields gilded with
tints Of autumn then alone you will
have just conception Of the universe.
While you are gazing upon that sun
which Is plunging under that vault Of
the west, another observer admires him
emerging from the gilded gates Of the
east. By what ineOnceivable magic does
that aged star which is sinking fatigued
and burning in the shades of the even
ing, reappear at the every instant fresh
and humid with the rosy dews of morn
ing? At every instant of the day the
glorious orb is at once rising, resplen-
dent at MONDAY, and setting in the
west or rather eur senses deceive US,
and there is, properly speaking, no East
or West or South in the world. Every
thing reduces itself to a single point.
from whence the king Of day sends forth
at once triple light IN one single sub
stance. The bright splendor is that
which nature can present that is most
beautiful, for while it gives Us an idea Of
the perpetual magnifcence and 7esistless
power of God, it exhibits at the same
time shining image Of the glorious
Trinity.
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TanusIing Uader The Sea.

A scheme has been proposed for unit
ing Ireland and Scotland, so as to do
away with the necessity Of making a sea
passage altogether. The entrance to the
railway tunnel, by which it is to be ac-
complished, on the Irish side is to be
from a point about midway between
Cushenden and Cushendall, on the coast
of Antram, and on the Scotch side at
Glenstrone, from whence it would run
through the head Of the Null of Cantyre.
The total length of the tunnel under
water would be fourteen miles three fur
longs, and it is said that the ground
through which it would have to be made
is exactly suited for tunneling opera
tions, and the sandstone for lining it can
be had in any quantity on the Irish
sSore. 1t is proposed to construct the
tunnel for a single line only, the extreme
depth being twenty-one feet, and the
clear width at the level of the rails fif-
teen feet, 1t is proposed, however, to
lay down three lines of rails to accom-
mOdate wide and narrow gauge carriages.
The gradient at the entrance of the tun-
mel on the Irish side would be one in
sixty for about FIVE miles; it would
then fall to one in eighty-two for about
half that distance, and to one in 7773 for
about FIVE miles in the center of the
tunnel under the water, rising from that
to one in 272, then to one in 113, then
to one in sixty for about the same dis
tance as on the Irish side, which con-
tinues to the entrance of the tunnel on
the Scotch side. The estimated time
that would be occupied in completing
the tunnel is, allowing for all cOntin-
geneies, under six years, and the cost
under four and quarter millions. To
pay a dividend Of five per cent, the
weekly earnings must be S42 per mile,
and an estimate is appended to show
that the gross earnings would be largely
in excess of this amount and that the
mineral resources of the land in the i'm
mediate vicinity of the Irish end of the
tunnel would be immensely developed.
Nobody will be disposed to deny that a
railway communication between the two
countries would be very desirable
thing if il can be accomplished Gus
sells Maga<iHe.
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Freemasonry, l admit, Las its secrets.
1t has secrets peculiGr to itself, but Of
what do these principally consist? They
consist Of signs and tokens which serve
as testimonials of character and qualifi-
cation. which are conferred after due
instruction and examination. These are
of no small value they speak univer-
sal language, and are passport to the
support aud attention of the world.
They cannot be lost so long as memory
retains its power. Let the possessor Of
them be expatriated, shipwreeked or
imprisoned, let him be stripped of every
thing he has in the world, still their ere
dentials remain, and are available for
use as circumstances may require. The
good effects which they have produced
are established by the incontestible facts
of history. They have stayed the up
lifted band of the destroyer, they have
subdued the raneor of malevolenee, and
broken dOwnahe barriers of political
animOsity and seetarian alienation. On
the battle e-held, in the solitudes Of the
uncultivated forest or in the busy haunts
of the crowded city, they have made
men, of the most hostile feelings and the
most diversified conditions, rush to the
aid of each other with special joy and
satisfaction that they have been able to
afford relief to a brother Mason.
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Printing Press Run with Gas,

In San Francisco, few weeks ago,
by invitation of the proprietor of the
Courier dc san .Fraacisco, large num-
Der Of persons assembled In the press
room Of that journal to witness the ope-
srations of new motive-power, which is
to be used in running the press upon
which that paper is printed. The ma
chine resembles the ordinary steam
engine, having ali its parts but the
cylinder is more bulky, and instead of
one IL has tWo-one for the introduction
of gas OF air, and the other for its
escape. The propelling agency, which
takes the place of steam, consists Of
ninety parts Of air and ten Of ordinary
Illuminating gas this compound IS in
trodueed into each end of the cylinder,
where it is alternately ignited by an
electric spark from a Bunson battery,
and the expansion Of the air caused
thereby acts on the piston In the same
manner as steam. This engine is four
horse power, aud when in full operation
consumes twenty-five cubic feet of gas
per hour, and the expense of running it
ten hours would be, the Alta estimates,
one dollar and fifty cents. Tho Courier
engine weighs only six hundred pounds,
running without noise, or jar, needs no
fireman or engineer, and obviates the
danger of explosion or conAagration.
All who witnessed its operations were
surprised and gratifed, and its general
introduction for driving the lighter
classes of machines is predicted. 1t has
been in use in Paris for the past five
years, and is in high favor there. -
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wrIting Under DimcuI,ies.

1t is astonishing from under what
pressure, and through what hihderances,
some of our most noted books have
struggled into life and fame. Particu-
larly is this true with regard to women
writers, many of whom, owing to house
hold cares, are liable to perpetual inter-
ruption, which can Deither be foreseen
nor prevented, but must be borne patti
emily as may be, for the sake of those
dependent upon them. Often, with
many, it has been only when night
came, and the weary body demanded
sleep and rest, that any literary work
could be attempted. If under circum-
stances like these, the worlds verdict is:
" Well DONE, still comes to the victor
the painful after-thought, On had I
only a better chance! Could | only
secure my freshest and best moments
Sometimes L have thought that it is
only out of this refining furnace of trial
that liUe books can come fOrth-that
were the writers, male or female, sur
rounded with luxury, and leisure to
polish and elaborate, that strength and
yigor would be sacrificed to polish.
Sometimes | look at it on the ridicu-
lous side. | see parentheses in Uncle
Toms Cabin and Jane Eyre and Shir
ley, where the authors stated, that here
they stopped to wash the ink spots from
their fingers; or to make bread or put
kindIing in the oven preparatory to it,
while the celestial spark stood in abey-
ance Sometimes 7" stopped to wash
baby r" might have been inserted on the
margin opposite some interrupted pa
thetic passage, or a pair of little
breeches here demands attention; or
"a person who had nothing to say has
just left, after taking two hours of my
best time to say it " or "the grocer or
butcher having failed to send supplies,
here stopped to 90 and inquire into it, "
or /" little Bobby having the stomach
ache, l had to leave here to get some hot
peppermint; or +" Biddy having scalded
or cut her finger, there's an end to my
writing any more to-day" etc.
l should like an edition of famous
books with truth-telling margins like
these inserted. 1t would be funny read
ing to everybody but the authors, to
whom indeed it would be {" no joke" 1t
would be instructive, too, to young
aspirants,' - who fancy easy reading to be
easy lcrifing. 1t would explain, also,
what tombstones do not always tell US,
when we make pilgrimage to look at a
slab of marble. All honor, then, to
women writers who, conscious of the
power to do literary work, patiently hold
it in check, at the bid of homely duty
who, heartsiek often at their lives of
detail, which show no record at the day 5
end, save interminable sweepings and
dusting and servings, and roastiDgs and
boilings and bakings, from one weeks
end to another, with only glimpses of
mental rest between, yet remain true to
themselves, and those whose household
comfort, and health and happiness, they
hold in their hands; more especially
when, as is often the case, such self
abnegation is accepted as matter of
course. 1t takes both high civilization
and genuine religion to stand steadfast,
and cheerful, in such a position,
FANNY FERN.
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For the Sunday Appeal
APPOMATTOX.
nrLAueusrrSE sIGNAIGO.

The Iive-long night, a solemn man
With martial air and bearing.
Whose noble soul had led the van
Where vaIor most was daring,
Was pacing sadly in his room
And shuddering at to-murrow,
For AppomattOx, full Of gloom
ForetOld a peoples sorrow.
All, who will know the woe the pSlu'
The aaguish of the thinking
The ra.kIug Of that peerless bhaln
To see a nations sinking?
R1t. than q conqueroI there stsod he
At Appom attOx, grsnder-
Oar chosen, G0d-like Robert Lee,
Surprising Alexsnde-.
Well could the victor claim no sword
Which might more pain eDgender,
For nought subIimer but the LORD
Than Lee at that surrender.
He gave up ali save honor truth'
and that divine behavior,
which. throu zh the worlds relentless ruin
Was symbol OF the savior.
We curse not Appomsttox-no!
For Fame shall tell toe story,
And Freedom, rising from that blow
Wih yet proclaim our glory,
That woful day endeared the name
or him SO brave and tender,
For ns'sr won chieftain srander iaiue
Thsn Lee at that surrender
IT, ,rorld. from its first dawn Of light,
Meier felt such sore sfniclion,
Aswss that sgoniZlng SIGHT,
Except the Crucifixion,
.Tosee Lee. meath Nirginia's sky
mn Truth stamped upon her
s-ne asg whose fame will never die,
surrepdering aIl but honor.
G sKNADA, Mss, Mas ;, lsts.
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A letter from Rome says The dra-
matte representations of Madame Ris-
tori have terminated, and that eminent
sragedienne is now about to say farewell
to Europe for time, being on the eve of
embarking for South America, where
she will commence a professional tour
in Brazil. Ristori intended to produce
here new biblical drama entitled " De-
borah, and written by M. MOsenthai,
the Emperor Of Austria's private hbra-
rian. The author has come to Rome to De
present at the debut Of his piece, but the
theatrical censor disapproved Of the
production, and absolutely refrsed to
permit its representation. Coat Trauts-
mansdorff interceded in ya1n, and finally
Julian had to be substituted for the
promised novelty,
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Snrague Senior.

The letter-writers are working up the
Sprague family. One of them says:
There is a place down at Rocky Point
where old Amasa Sprague loved to live
in the summer and eat clans. His son,
Amasa, jr., occupies the house now, and
lives after the same fashion. The man
ner of this young man saw consider
ably revealed yesterday, in observing
him up to his knees in sand and salt
water, with short coat on and skull
cap, digging away for those dirty clans,
in company with the regular, eOarsely-
clad clam-diggers, afterward joking and
laughing, sitting on an old fence rail,
eating clans with everybody. This is
sample of how he acts everywhere, and l
mention it as an old characteristic in one
who has such tremendous interests in
his head all the time, and might be worth
500, 600, 900"
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The English Turf.

In England, during the racing season
of 1868, says the London TlegrapE.
jockeys and trainers knew no rest, save
on Sundays, from the 18th of February
until the 10th of November. The stakes,
cups, and added money run for during
these 276 days, amounted altogether to
nearly 100000 and the race meetings
of which eognizanee is taken in the Rae
ing Cdleadar were 1876 in member. The
number of races run was 215O, of which
1885 were of a mile and under, while
those of two miles and more were only
20S, and those of three miles and up
wards were only 2S. In these contests
no fewer than 25l0 horses took part.
But large as are these figures in the
eyes of those who are we'll versed in rae
ing details, brief comparison with the
annals of 1S49, and with the status Of
the turf only twenty years ago, viii
serve to teach the uninitiated that to the
Jockey Club are committed the destinies
of that which has now grown from a
popular paStime into a nations sport.
Whereas 675 foals were registered at
Messrs. Weatherby' 5 office in 1S49, 10
fewer than 1870 foals are recorded as
having been born in 1865. During the
first named year, which saw Yoltigeur
win his solitary two-year old race at
Richmond, in Yorkshire, before she
became the property of Lord Zetland,
there we're only 264 two-year olds
stripped in public. During the last
named year which saw another great
popular idol-Blue GoWn-aehieve his
memorable victory for the Derby, the
twO-year old contests in which Pero
Gomez, Belladrum and Wild Oats took
pant, introduced to the public gaze no
fewer than S44 youngsters. From these
figures We learn that within nineteen
years our two-year old runners have
almost quadrupled in number.