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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-16
DARIEN.

Explorations and careful surveys Of the AtratO
route, by lines between the Atrato River and diff
fcrent points on the Pacific coast to determine the
most suitable route for canal without locks have
been made BY Gen. Michler, u S. Engineers Tran,-
wine of Philadelphia, and k~guish. Their sdf1;ys
nave generally been satisfactory and leave 10 doubt
"a to the conditions Of the routes surveyed Bpt we
are indebted to Mir Kelly of NewYork for these re-
suits Actuated by the reports cited by Humboldt,
ana the hooehess OF the enterprise Mr. Kelly set on
foot an expedition for the survey Of several routes
between the mouth of the AIatO River AVID the
Pacific, crossing the CordilleTas at many different
places. The expedition conducted by Tranfyine
who examined the branches OF the Atrafo and
crossed the mountains at their heads His examina-
tons dispr0yed tho reputed former existence Of n
practical canal between the oceans by the Rio Atrat
called the Raspadura Canal, laid down ON the old
charts. In 1855 the year following Trautwines snr
vey, MessTs. Lane and Porter Of New. York cx-
amuod the same ground with the same results: VIZ.
the mpracticability of cOnstructinga canal between
tho oceans by the valleys Of the Atrato and San
Juan, at a reasonable cost.
In 1854 Mr.. Kelly sent ont another expedition I'M
der Messrs Lane and kennish TO make further cx-
animation with regard TO the AtratO Valley. An
examination of the lstlmus of DaIien shows very
peculiar Typographical features. Between latitude
A. and 81 n. the coast line lies nearly north and
south The mouth of the AtratO is III latitude 80 on
the Atlantic side and the mouth Of the San Juan is
in latitude A. and the Pacific side, and the course
OF the two rivers is almost exactly north and SOUTH
and their joint lengths about 800 miles. The width of
the isthmus at the mouth OF the Atfato IS not more
than 10 miles. and tho course Of the river being
nearly parallel with the Pacific coast aud gradually
approaching IT, il was surnised that there might be
point somewhere between San Miguel Gulf and the
mouth of tho Rio San Juan, by which the valley of
the Atrato might be reached bv bold open cut, I'D
without locks. Mr. Kennislrs examination dis
covered such place, remarkable depression, lust
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-16
DIED.

al Notices Of Marriages must be Endorsed tith hsn
name aud address
The New York herald., 1869-04-29

Fast Side.

Fast Side.
A BARGAIN-FOuR LOTS, EACH &xloo ON lSdH
street. between Third and Fourth avenues price Sz
each; terms easy Apply Immediately at the grocery sl0
Third avenue third 2Sd street. No agents need
aDplv
The New York herald., 1869-04-29
CITY REAL ESTATE FOR SALE.

DEsIRABLE PROPERTY FOR sALE-THREE STORY
~ hsh stooP brown stone House s.So; all improvement
thoroughly repaired lot 26Ila36 feet, First place
Brooklyn. very low Apply at 20 Exchange place, room
No. I.
The New York herald., 1869-04-29

RIDICULOUS VIEW OF THE PROMENADE.
SEE TELEGRAM CARTOON OF FRIDAY. APRIL 80.
The New York herald., 1869-04-29

A SPLENDID FARM OF Is9 ACRES-FOR SALE AT
n Somervlle, N j., under high state Of cultivation; hne
house and 0utbuidings plenty OF fruit, &c.
b. II. SEALEY, 165 Broadway room No. i.o
The New York herald., 1869-04-29

A THREE STORY HIGH sTOOP BROWN STONE
"A front House on Fifty-frst street, Beekman Hills all
improvements and In excellent order ~lo Apply
10 w. G. LESSTER 279 Broadway
The New York herald., 1869-04-29

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A LAUGH AT HAVING TEETH ExTRAcrED-GAs
"A successfully administered since first introduced i've
years snce registered OF thousand charge
nervous OF delicate patients carefully treated beautiful light
upper weighted lever, and partial plates without cssps
pumpers Work. for style and cheapness beyond composition
Gail and examine; no payment except suited. -.
DIR. EVANS, yl5 9Th av. bet cen 2st and I'D sn
nR. LEONARD, s7s BRoADwAy-MAKEs BEAuTI-
~ fu durable Sets s. TO sl0. Painless Pearl fillngs
10 cents Ertrsctine gas free. Old sets repaired ana "
changed. All work warranted durable
U,EETH EXTRACTED WITHOUT PAIN TWELVE
Il years by benumbng applications Ts sdminisssrsd
Beautiful Teeth 81 set sio Old sets bought
J. JAY vfLLERe 1865 Grand street, near broadway.
HENRY vILLERs. 9e5 Grand street, Bowsrs.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1869-07-16
STIMULANTS.

1Ir. Prentice has contributed largely to
the gems that sparkle in our English litera-
ture. This, upon stimulauts, may be placed
among the golden sayings Of PythagoTas:
There are times when the pulse lies low
in the bosom and beats low in the veins;
when the spirit sleeps the sleep, apparently,
knows no waking, in its house of clay, and
the window shutters are closed, and the
door is hung with the invisible Grape of
melancholy; when we wish the golden sun
shine pitchy darkness, and very willing to
fancy clouds where no clouds be. This is
state Of sickness when physic may be
thrown to the dogs, for we viii have none
of it. What shall raise the sleepless Laza-
rus? What shall make the heart beat mu-
sic again, and the pulse dance to it through
all the myriad thronged halls in our house
of life? What shall make the sun kiss the
Eastern hills again for US, with all his old
awakening gladness, and the night overflow
with moonlight music, love and howers?
Love itself IS the great stimulant-the most
Intoxicating Of all-and performs all these
miracles; but it is miracle itself, and Is not
at the drug store, whatever they say. The
counterfeit is 10 the market, but the winged
god IS not a money changer We assure you.
Men have tried many things, but still
they ask for stimulant-the stimulants We
use, but require the use of more Men try
to drown the floating dead Of their ownsouls
in the wine cup, but the corpse viii rise.
We see their faces in the bubbles The IN
toxication of drink sets the world whirling
again, and the pulses playing music, and the
thoughts galloping, but the fast clock runs
down sooner, and the unnatural stimulation
only leaves the house it fills with the Wild
est reyelry-more silent, more sad, more
deserted, more dead.
There is only one stimulant that never
fails, and yet never intoxicates-Duty.
Duty puts blue sky over every man-up
in his heart may bc-into which the sky
lark, Happiness, always gees singing.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1869-07-16
ADVENTURES OF A STREET CAR
CONDuCTOR.

A few evenings since, an incident occur
red which to some was laughable, although
everything, SO far as we know, was taken
good humoredly all around 1t appears
that there is living on the line Of one Of the
city railway lines young widow, who has
a dashing young suitor for her heart and
hand-at least we presume such is the case
His visits to the residence Of the lady are
frequent
On the evening alluded to above, he was
expected to call there, and she arranged a
surprise-an agreeable surprisc-for him.
Whether the surprise turned out agreeable
to him, however, we are not prepared to
say Owing to some business engagement
Of pressing nature, the suitor was unable
to keep his engagement, and be sent a note
to the lady by one Of the street car eondue-
tors, who promised to deliver it as soon as
he reached the house; aud would undoubt
edly have strictly kept his word had it not
been for little circumstance which inter
fered to prevent it.
The evening was little dark, the sky be-
ing just overcast enough with murky clouds
to obscure ones vision, and to prevent any
particular object being distinguished at any
great distance. The conductor jumped off
the car when opposite the lady residence,
having previously requested the driver to
proceed to the end of the route without
him. He walked boldly up to the front
door, and, just as he was in the act Of ring-
ing the front door bell, his neck was encir
cled by pair Of arms, and warm kisses
we're imprinted forcibly and fast upon his
potato-trap," as they say in prize ring
circles.
Of course, the man who had wife and
family at home, was unable for the time to
divine the sudden attack, and he struggled
hard to free himself from the grasp of the
stranger The more he struggled the more
tightly did his fair captor fasten her hold
upon him, and the following conversation
putun end to the scene.
Conductor-Let me 60, win you?
Lady-WelI, John, this is the first time
you ever struggled so hard What is the
matter with you, my dear?
Conductor-My name amt John, I'm a
street car conductor, and l did not come
here to get squeezed to death. Here's a
letter for you, ma am.
Denoucment-Lady faints; conductor ap-
pears bewiIdered, and don't know which
way to go; rings bell; gets waiter; letter
picked up; mystery explained; old gent 60
ing to kick stranger out of his door; eonduc-
tor makes satisfactory explanation; lady
RECEIVERS, and makes conductor promise not
to say a word about the matter; reporter in
the neighboThood splitting bis sides with
! laughter. Detroit Tribune
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1869-07-16
sPoNGING ON TUE PRINTER

There is considerable more truth than poe
try in the following extract which We clip
from an exchange
1.-THE public corporations, societies and
associations, generally have funny notion
about printers. They think we ought 10
print, put and publish all for nothing, that
is free gratis, in other words they seem as
tonished if We ask half price only for an
obituary notice, card of thanks, tribute of
respect, personal communication, or any
thing else that only interests a few persons,
and not the general reader. They think 1t
costs nothing to advertise, puff, etc. And
thus one and another viii sponge. They for
get that this business makes them known
They forget that it is printers ink that
makes nine-tenths of their immense for
tunes they forget that it takes money to
pay compositors--to buy ink, type and pa
per, and lastly they forget even to thank
youssfor working for nothing, by gratuitouslY
Dufing their business or serving the public.
Did you ever hear Of anybody, or any cor
poration, thanking an editor for what he
had done? Guess not. We print for money
Ito make living Persons viii therefore
govern themselves accordingly. "
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1869-07-16

GET AN EARLY BREAKFAST "A bad Gus
tom prevalent in many families, especially
among farmers, Of working an hour or two
before breakfast, attending 10 chores, hoe
ing in the garden, cutting wood, moving,
etc. This is convenient on many accounts,
but not conductive Of health. The prcva-
lent opinions, that the morning air is the
purest and most healthy and bracing; but
the contrary is the fact. At 20 hour is tic
air more filed with dampness, fogs, and
miasmas than about sunrise The heat Of
the sun gradually dissipates these miasnlatic
Influences as the day advances An carly
meal braces np the system against these ex-
ternal influences. Every one knows the
languoF and faintness often experienced for
the first hour IN the morning, and that it is
increasing by exercise and the want Of food
We DO not agree with the boarding-ho
regime which prelcribes a long walk before
breakfast as means Of promoting heGlth.
Probably the best custom would be, to far
nish every member Of the family. especially
those who labor out Of doors. with a cup of
warm coffee, well mixed, Immediately after
rising from bed Then let them attend to
chores, or moving, hoeing, etc, for an hour
or tw9, while the teams are feeding and the
breakfast preparing. They viii feel better,
and do more 4gricl5tmfs.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1869-07-16
godrp.
CHARITY.


Once Abram sat at his tent door,
To entertain some guest
Some tray Ter, penniless and poor;
To give him food aud rest.
When, 10 a poor wayfariug man,
Oppressed With grief and care
a pilgrim, weary, pale, and wan,
For charity came there.
His clothes we're tattered, Old, and worn,
His feet were swelied and sore
A man unfortunate, forlorn,
He stood at Abram's door
The patriarch, with open arms,
His sorrowiug guest received
With generous frehe cheeredandwarmed,
And all his wants relieved.
But, when he sat him down to meat,
No blessing did he crave;
And, in his haste began to eat;
No thanks to God he gave.
The God Of Heaven he did not own;
His God alone was FIRE
To none beside be bowed him down,
None else did he desire
Then Abram said, "Quick leave my door,
Be banished from my sight
An infdel I'll not endure
To tarry for nigh"
But God to 6bram spake ana said,
''Where is the man of grief
I sent him to be warmed and fed,
For pity and relief?
Give borne with him and been his stay
Since first his life began
And can'st not thou, single day,
Bear with my fellow man p
Then Abram brought him back again,
And made his sorrows cease
He clothed and lodged the poor old man,
Then let him go in peace.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1869-07-16
SUNDAY RAILROADS.

The New York Sabbath Committee has
published No. XXXV of their valuable
documents, which discusses the important
question Of the relation of our widely ex-
teuded railroad system to toe observance Of
the Christian Sabbath. The Committee
sent first a circular letter to the Presidents
Of all the railroad companies of the United
States, requesting them to furnish statistical
information in regard to the extent of Sun
day work on their respective roads, the
number Of Sunday passenger and freight
trains, the number of men employed, the
proftableness or unproftableness of such
trains, etc. One hundred and twenty-four
companies promptly replied, and the result
of this official information is first laid before
the reader. 1t appears that Of these I24
companies, 65 run no Sunday passenger CT
freight and cattle trains. SO do run such
trains; az passenger trains in all The
question Of the proftableness Of Sunday
trains is answered BY 16 companies in the
affirmative, by 3S in the negative; the rest
left it unnoticed. The answers upon the
whole fully justify the conclusion that Sun
day trains, as rule, are not profitable, or if
directly profitable, they are indirectly un-
profitable.
The document also contains extracts from
letters ofleading railroad managers, decid-
edly averse to, and urging strong reasons
against all Sunday railroad work, and winds
up with a Gear and convincing argument in
favor of Sunday rest for the directors and
employees of our national thoroughfares.
A document Of tkis kind Is very much
needed and should be widely circulated, to
check the strong tendency to increase Sun
day railroad work, especially in our large
cities, where many thousands are deprived
by these companies of their weekly rest and
the privileges of worship, to the serious IN
jury Of their efficiency, not to speak of the
sfFeset unoR their moral character and the
/ welfare OF their families. Shall We con-
tinue to be a Sabbath-keepiug, yirtuous,
free and happy people This question de-
pends to a considerable extent upon the
question whether our numerous ra!lroad
companies will respect or desecra'e the
Sabbath. Lat directors and stockholders
ponder this question. io,k Cbscrrer.
4
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1869-07-16

Tue first families in Virginia are accus
toned to sneer at the industrious, honest,
God-fcariug Puritans, and claim to be de
seended from the idle, dissolute, younger
sons Of English gentlemen who took refuge
in the colony from the disagreeable atten-
tions Of the sheriff, and his bailiffs. Igno-
rance and overweening pride are the causes
of the ignorant pretentious of these caya-
liers who are aow reduced to the most alb
iact poverty BY their own blind folly; for the
gentry who did al in their power to destroy
the rising colony, have now almost, If not
entirely, died out. and the prominent men
of the present day in Virginia are descended
from the emigrant laborers, the emaucipa-
ted white servants and the transported con
vicis. Recent investigation show that not
twenty Of the old families have living repre-
sentatizes, and that the men who are now
boasting Of their purity Of descent, spraIlg
from ignoble sources, To give single in
stance, the ancestor of the great Henry A
Wise was sold for one hundred pounds o
tobacco to pay his passage money to Amer
ca. and the bill of sale Is preserved in pm
yate library in Washington,
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1869-07-16

CURE FOR HYDRoPHoBIA.-A German
forest keeper, 81 years old, not wishing to
carry to the grave with him an important
secret, has just published, in a Leipsic pa
per, a receipt he had used for fifty years,
aud which, he says, has saved several men
and a great number of animals from horri-
bic death by hydrophobia. The bite mnst
be bathed as soon as possible with warm
vinegar and water, and when this has dried,
few drops of muriatic acid poured upon
the wound viii destroy the poison of the
saliva, and relieve the patient from all pres
ent and future danger
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1869-07-16

Az American writer says "A woman
will cling TO the chosen object Of her heart
like a possum to a gum tree, and you can t
separate her without snar2ing strings no
art can mend, and leaving portion Of her
soul on the upper leather of your Affections
She will sometimes see something to love
where others see nothing to admire; and
when fonduess is once fastended On fellow,
it sticks ike glue aud treaele in a bushy head
Of hair
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1869-07-16

HAsTY FRIENDSHIP. people are
continually acquiring ''dear friends. La
dies Of an impressible nature have been
known to add two or three to their list ev-
cry week during the season. Men are
not, generally speaking, as apt to rush into
friendship as the more amiable sex; jet
many Of US contract friendship in haste,
that we repent at leisure. True friends are
scarce articles. They cannot be picked up
like pebbles VIII the ladies excuse us for
saying that mems friendships are, in most
cases, stronger than theirs? The charming
young creatures who walk with arms linked
around each others waists, and exchange
kisses and condolences daily, are not, as
general thing, SO closely, welded together
by mutual affection but that envy or jeal-
ousy may part them or even make them
enemies A true friend is hard TO find.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1869-07-16

\ BAD THROAT President TuttIe tells
of a man who, 1s43. asked Cincinnati
physician to examine his throat The doc
tor told him his throat was ell right, but the
man told him to take another look for,
said he, something is the matter with my
throat But the doctor could see nothing
Wei said the man, / think there must be
something wrong with my throat, for I have
swallowed hundred thousand dollars worth
of farming utensils and stock, besides
hundred slaves
This seems to be bard case, but We
think our boys can explain it. and tell what
was she true nature of this mans disease ?
What is it boys?
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1869-07-16

A SOLDIER who lost his scalp with Gus
tar at Washita tells how it felt First an
Indian elubbsd him as he lay wounded.
Then squaw squatted on his breast and
pulled his bair out by hapdfuls as she
screeched his death soug or something else;
and finally this was the process: The In
dian stepped one foot on my chest, and with
his hand gathered up the hair near the
crown Of my head He wasn't very tender
about it, but jerked my head this way and
that, and pinched like Satan. My eyes were
partially open, and I could see the bead
work trimmings on his leggings. Suddenly,
[ felt the awfulest biting, cutting fash go
round my head, and then it seemed to me
Just as If my whole head had been ierked
clean off. never felt such pain in all ny
life; why, it was like pulling your brains
out, / didn't know any moro for two or
three days, and then came to find that l
had the sorest head of any human that ever
lived. l was shipped down to Laramie after
bit, and all the nursing got hain't made
the hair grow out on this spot yet.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1869-07-16

NEwseArER LAws.-We would call the special
attention Of Post Masters and subscribers to the
IEoUiRER to the following synopsis Of The News
paper laws:
!. Postmaster Is required 20 give notice By
ssfter, returning paper does not answer the Lawl
when a subscriber does not take his paper out Of
the Office and state the reasons for its not being
taken; and neglect 70 do so makes the Postmas-
ter repsoasible to the publishers for the payment.
., Any person who takes paper from the Post
ofice, whether directed to his name or another, or
whether be has subscribed or not IS responsible
fer the pay.
3. If person orders his paper discontinued, he
mast pay al arrearagcs, or the publisher may
continue to send It until payment is made, and
oliect the whole amount, 7hefhsr Il be taken fran
thc office er net. There can be no legal discontn-
uenee untii the payment is made.
4. II the subscriber orders his paper to be
stopped at certain time, and the publisher con
tinues TO send, the subscriber is bound to pay for
It, j he takea e our Of the Post Office. The law
proceeds upon the ground that man must pay
for what he uses.
s. The courts have decided that refusing to talls
newspapers and periodicals from the Post Office,
OF removing and having them aneaIied for, is
priE5a facia evidence Of intentional fraud
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1869-07-16

ONE of the most calmly philosophical
speeches I ever heard | heard the other day
from the mouth of an urchin. The scene
was playfeld attached 10 a most respecta-
bic academical establishment Boys were
busy cricketing, and engaged in other sports.
Espying one solitary little fellow stretched
out on the grass in lstless abandonment of
all control over his limbs:
Find the weather too warm for exer-
tion?" Iremarked.
'No, he said: but when bore myself
doing nothing, playtime seems 50 much
longer"
have not yet recovered from the stu
pendous depth of this answer.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1869-07-16

THE VALUE OF SELF ExERTIoN. The
value of self ezertion appears nowhere more
decided than when we follow the track Of
those who became eminent without having
the advantage ground of instruction from
which to start. There is scarcely anything
more gratifying to the mind than the well
written life Of a person whose intellectual
struggles through every difficulty, arising
from want Of books, want Of examples, want
of patronage, and who, Notwithstanding
these impediments, continues to struggle till
he triumphantly emerges into notice. Art
surrenders some Of her choicest secrets, sci
ence smiles, and fame OF emolumeut, or
both, place the successful experimenter far
above common names Not scantily above
are the riches in the temple Of Fame &C.
mented with lasting memorials of person
thus claiming their well deserved honors =
persons who have been the boast and bless
ing of the day by dint ofunsubdued patience,
fortitude and vivacious genius. Every de-
partment of art and science is filed with
them. The stimulating examples are on
every hand. From the lowest rank of life
they start forth. They break all the shack
les Of ignorance. The repulsive froWns of
the crowd cannot daunt them. The fear of
the timorous they do not listen to. Deter
mined to excel, they do excel. Their ma
tive energies urge them forward in the hon
orable career till success crowns their glow
ing efforts