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The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-12-02

Oh, wonderful city of the plain Is it a
big thing? Yes, it is a big thing and more
too! Every street is as wide as Broadway
and laid with Nicolson pavement. Wooden
carriage-ways l like, but I do not fancy
wooden sidewalks. But Chicago is rapidly
transforming itself from wood into stone.
Flag pavements are laid now in the business
part of the city, and immense stone blocks of
buildings are going up in every direction.
One who has not visited Chicago cannot help
wondering at its rapid progress in population,
commerce, and wealth-its sudden jump, in
little more than a decade, from a few thou
sand souls to 100000, with corresponding
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-02-08

The rOWcP of the Bench Over the Bar
The Supreme Court of the District of Colum-
bia has virtually refused to recognize and
obey the peremptory mandamus awarded
against it by the Supreme Court of the United
States, and declined to allow Joseph H.
Bradley, Sr., to practice at the bar without
his first having apologized to Judge Fisher for
his treatment in August, 1867. The public
will remember the facts of the case. Bradley,
as counsel for Surratt, insulted Judge Fisher
and challenged him to duel, for which
offense he was expelled from membership Of
the bar of the courts of the District. Chic
Justice Chase ordered his reinstatement, aud
the other Court bowed to the command, but
passed a rule which required any attorney
suspended from practice to purge himself of
his contempt by an apology before he could
again act as counsellor. This Mr.. Bradley
refused to do, aud he is therefore
excluded. We cannot but think that
in all the proceedings the Supreme Court was
in error. 1t is only proper that each bench
should have control of the bar practiciug
before it. If it has not this control, it would
! be powerless to redress an affront and to main
tain its dignity This fact is SO far recognized
that in case of person committed for con-
tempt no other court but the one committing
him will ever inquire into the merits of the
case on hG5eaS corpus. If this is the case with
contempt, why should not this milder power
of refusal to practice at the bar be also granted
to each competent tribunalR The opinion
universally expressed by the profession is
adverse to the decision by the Chief Justice,
and it will never be considered precedent.
The court below acted properly in refusing
until an apology be rendered, to allow Mr..
Bradley to practice before it. The issue rests
with him, and he has refused to avail himself
of his right of reinstatement.
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The New Railroad Job.


No reasonable person will for moment
imagine that anybody has the remotest in
tention of constructing passenger railroad on
Twelfth and Sixteenth streets. The project
now before the State Legislature at Harris
burg is merely one to put money in the
pockets of the members of that body. A
glance at the names of the eorporators will con-
vince any one of this fact. According
to Senator McCandless, these corporators are
to be J. C. Sleeper, William Dougherty, John
Brady, James Kirkpatrick, and Robert Lough-
lin. If any of our readers are anxious to
know who these gentlemen are, the Directory
will satisfy their curiosity in the fullest man
ner. William Doughefty figures therein as
often as thirty-fve times, John Brady twenty
one times, and James kirkpatrick
five times. This is certainly explicit. The
simple truth of the whole matter is that the
thing is swindle. The people residing along
the line of the route do not wish the road con-
structed, the business interests of the city do
not demand its construction, and the sooner
the members of the Legislature drop the sub
ject and turn their attention to some legiti-
mate business the better will their oonsti-
tuents be pleased.
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WE HAVE NO LOSSES DUE AND UNPAID
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. |, 1863

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. |. 1869.
TO OWr agents end Ms Pu6Iic:-
1t is SO well understood that the GIrard Fire
Insurance Company belongs to no combination
Of underwriters, that a repetition OF the fact is
hardly necessary. But our experience In some
localities, during the year 1868, iustihes us In
briefly alluding TO the subject. Again, our sue.
cess seems to demand an explanation. 1t will
be remembered that in 1867 we lost q smaller
per cent. Of our premium than any other COM
pany doing Fire Insurance Business, through
agencies, in the United States. This happy re-
suit, we believe, has again been achieved, In
our experience, for the year 1868. no.Withstand-
ing the multitude of fires.
If SO, the statistics of the worthy Insurance
Commissioners of New York, Massachusetts
and Connecticut will doubtless certify, when
published. By reference to the reports of the
Commissioners of Massachusetts and New York
for the year ending December 81, 1867 1t will be
found that our losses were tWenty-seyen per
cent. AID fraction upon the amount of pre-
miums received. In 1868 They will not exceed
thirty. three per cent. This Is the test by which
the general character of our business should be
measured. Compared with the experience of
other companies in this country, 1t either
proves that our agents and patrons are honest
and fair towards the "Girard Fire Insurance
Company" elEe they we are remarkably
fortunate.
A million Of premiums might have been re-
ceived, instead of some two hundred thousand.
But our profits might have been less, and the
indemnity offered the insured no better than
now. 1t is the latter We desire to afford our
friends.
We are sorry to notice, however, that in some
instances Especial Hazards" have been offered
our agents at less than the National Boardn
rates. This is no JaUor nor compliment to us
and poor reward for our independence
Neither Is it the kind of patronage we seek. It
costs us as much TO pay losses as other institu-
tions, and we must have fair rates, fair risks.
honest agents, and honest insurers. Then our
welfare will be Identical A few agents have
been removed and others appointed, but not
without sufficient cause, for we believe that
OF all things done through the agency of others
the Insurance business of this country should
be confided to the most honorable, responsible.
and Intelligent men to be found in it, Other
wise the profession of the underwater will be
likely to suffer. We invite no conflict with
other companies. We SeeknO business by unfair
or corert means. Honest losses will be promptlv
met, as heretofore. Agents should be cautious
as ito lCltOm they insure, as aOeU TO a0has thew
insure and abide by our rules, now so well and
successfully established.
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GREAT as is the debt OF the nation, there
can be no doubt of the ability of the America an
people to defray its annual cost and gradually
reduce the principal, if public affairs are
managed with wisdom and economy. 1t is an
encouraging sign of the times that not only
has the national debt been considerably re-
duced since the cessation of hostilities, but
that simultaneously reductions were made in
the debts OF the loyal States, amounting in the
aggregate, since 1865, to more than
So, 900, 900.
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thankfulness in the heart Of Henry Bsreh
and among the societies for the protection Of
animals. 1t would, however, perhaps be we'll
not to inquire closely into the motives which
prompt these outbursts of Congressional hu
manity, for 1t is possible that they originate
in the schemes of few spectators or adven-
turous fur-traders to mOnOpolize, at small cost,
q lucrative business.
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YELOCLPEDAL RHYMES.

VELoCIPEDE? On yes! indeed!
I'll Tide on the new NEL9CIPEDE.
1t goes with the tearingest sort of speed;
The funny, new-fangled NELoCIPEDE.
So easy it moves, like q ceutipede,
Ifyou carefully drive the NELoCIPEDE
It's cheaper than paying for horses feed;
For it eats no oats, the VELoCIPEDE.
peaceable, quiet kind of a steed
Is that queer machine, the VELoCIPEDE,
OF whip or spur I shall have no need,
When | straddle the swift VELoCIPEDE.
IT'S horse of novel sort of Dreed;
Come, jump on the new NELoCIPEDE.
But It's hard to manage; IL is. indeed;
The ridiculous old NELoCIPEDE.
And I'll tumble down. If don't take heed,
From my seat on the queer VELoCIPEDE.
And I'll bruise my shins, ana my nose Will
bleed
When l tumble off the VELooIPEDE.
But, after all, / believe I'm agreed
To try again the VELoCIPEDE.
And so the Velocipede Tll drive
To "siX hundred and three and six hundred
and flve.".
The busiest sort of busy hive;
Where the folks are all the time alive,
Making and selling the finest clothes
For those who walk; and also for those
Who think they need such curious teed
AS the newly Invented VELoCIPEDE.
Now is your time, gentlemen! Winter goods
rolling off with the speed of q well-managed
Velocipede. You can't do better than at the
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-02-08

THE sOlicitude displayed in Congress for the
protection of the seals on the coast of Alaska
Is quite touching, and 1t should inspire devOut
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WANTS..
A g N T s ANT n
FOR
POPULAR COMMENTARY
BY ALFRED NEvIN, ID.

This Comme ntary, which is mainly of a Devo
tional and PrsciicRl Character, is the first of
series 10 De Issue on the Books OF the Old and
New Tesiaments by the same author
CONTENTS
I. The Text, with parallel passages
II. A clear aid comprehensive ex posftiop os
the Gospel, based on the In terprst ation
received by all Evangelical Christians
Ill A division Of the Gospel into I,essons of
proper length, with appropriate Oues-
lions added TO each,
~, A Harmony ofthe Gospels.
" A Chronological Table, giving the leading
49, events In The Saviours life.
W. AN Appendix, with more minute ex-
planatlon OF persons. places, and things
referred TO In the Gospel than won7d
be proper inithe Notes.
~ VIII be perceived that this Commentary
VIII possess the peculiar and important ad van
tsge OF practical combination of four vol.
umes In one with this book In his hand the
STUDENT Will need neither q Concordanoe A
question Book. or Bible Dictionary
OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.
We heartily commend It as one of the very
detphtu Bulletin.
1t is a thoroughly delightful volume-tbe
WORK OF a master.-Phttddep phta City Item.
IL is the most thorough work of its GLASS ever
produceo In this scountry.-PhttadeLohta Press.
To do all that can be done to make perfeotly
clear the text has been the evident aim Of the
learned and industrious commentator.-PhtLa-
detphia Inquirer.
Send for circulars and terms. giving full de-
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DIRECTORS.
THOMAS CRAVEN,
FURMAN SHEPPARD,
THOMAS MACKELLAR,
JOSEPH KLAPP, M. d.,
ALFRED NJ GILLRTT,
CHARLES 4. DUPONT,
HENRY Y. KENNEY,
Ms. LAWRENCE,
JOHN w. CLAGH0RN,
JOHN sUPPLEE,
SILAS YERKEs, JR.
THOMAS CRAVEN, President.
A. s. GILLETT,
VIce-President and Treasurer.
JAMES b. ALVORD, Secretary.
JOHN c. KINDS,
sSwfmat'p Assistant Secretary.
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TO RENT.
AUCTION SALES
[F0r addilionQI AnclionS Ieo d. Sc,,e,,,,

Ifor odatL0nGL auctions sec Me Seventh Page. i
M AkIlN BROTHERS, AUCTIONEERS
No 800 sssIS Si Us sSSsmen ior M. Thomas q sonrJ
9, rear en- rance from Minor.
~ ossSa sac OF the stock and machinery
l282t
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aw~ OFFICE OF THE NORTH PENNsYL.

aAy~S OFFICE OF THE NORTH PENNsYL.
vANIA RAILROAD COMPANY,
PHILADELPHIA, No. 4O7 Walnut street, Jan, g. 1853.
DIVIDEND D NOTICE.
The Transfer Books of this Company will be closed
on 5ATURDAY the sth inst, at o'clock p NJ, and
be Teopened on SATURDAY the 10Th Inst.
dividend has this day been declared of FIVE
PER CENT, clear Of taxes payable In scrip, bearing
no interest and convertible into Seven Per Cent.
Nor gaze Bonds OF the Company 10 sums of not less
than hve huud ed dollars, and after May lst next
The said dividend viii be credited the stock
holders as they shalt stand registered the books of
the Company on SAL RDAY, The 9th lust,
lSimwlm WILLIAM WISrIGR, Treasurer.
e4aJH BAKLOW'S INDIGO BLUE Is THE
cheapest and best article the market for
blung cothes
IT DOES NOT CONTAIN ANY ACID.
1T WILL NOT INJURE THE FINEST FABRIC
II is ut upat WILTB2RGER'S DRUG STORE,
No.2S3 n. SECOND street, Philadelphia.
ant for sale by n" at of the groc and druggists.
The gel nine has both BARIOw'S and WILT
BERGER's names on the label: AL others
CvUN1ERFEIT.
BARLOW'S BLUE Ill color more water than four
til es the same weight of Indigo 27wfSm
n4ayN RAILROAD COMPANIES IN THIS
" and otheT ci.ie, are rapidly ado pLng the Elias
TIC SpoLRe as SUBJ tu!e for curl hair in stutug
btons All unite IN reCummend ndDg tn. sponge,
Fl ST. on account OF its cheapness sec)nd, It's great
dura0ill v. S3mwf3
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INSTRUCTION.

Fl ID: G r EG Y. A. M
AA' CLAssIuAL AND ENGLISH SCHOOL.
No HOS MARKET Street iss Ims
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1869-05-13

SIZE OF THE STARs.-How large are the
stars, and are they alike, or do they differ
in size? 1t used to be conjectured, that
they are of somewhat similar magnitude,
presumably about as great as our sun, and
that the differences Of apparent size are due
to differences of distance; but when astro.
nomers came to discover that some of the
smaller stars are the nearest to our system
this idea fell to the ground. A German
computer has now, however, calculated the
actual dimensions of one particular star
and finds it's mass is rather more than three
times that of the sun. The star in ques.
ton, is less than the fourth magnitude
comparatively small one. What, then
must be the size of the Sirius and Aldeba
ran class? The reason of its selection fol
this determination, was that it is one of the
components of what is called binary sys
tem-two stars revolving about each Other
like the sun and planet the motions Of
the members of such system afford data
for the computation. The stars distance
from US is million and quarter of times
that of the earth from the sun, so that light
takes twenty years to travel hither from it
Erchanqe.
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return to his old corner at Meg Quillan's s.
There is not neater home in the town
than the one-story cottage which he rents
now, but intends to own.
Norah lives at home like lady, as she
declares. There is no more going out in
the cold mornings to wash for other peo.
pile. She finds plenty of pleasant work al
home; for little Amy has baby brother
now, who is the delight Of her heart. He
lis a big fellow for baby, after the pattern
of Terence, his father-too heavy for her
to lift, but perpetual fountain ofjoy, not
withstanding.
Best of all, her parents lead her quietly
into the house of God on the holy Sabbath.
and listen themselves, with unquestioning
faith, to the saving truths of the Gospel Of
Christ. This is the sweet promise of their
future.
I tell little Amy's story as heard ii
myself, not week ago, from warm heart
ed Irish woman, who is my friend. She is
unlearned, and l have been obliged to trans.
late her brogue into palmer English, but
have given you the facts of the story with
out alteration.-Mrs. Gardner, inthe Nea
York Methodist.
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THE sUCCEssFUL FARMER.

A man must know something about farm
ing before he can become successful. He
may desire to be farmer or gardener ;
but before he becomes one he has something
to learn. We are constantly meeting men,
both old and young, who say that they
would like to become farmers. They like
fresh milk, butter, and eggs, the country
air, and fresh strawberries. Oh, yes, they
like all these good things, and many of
them think they can be had for the asking,
no skill being required in their production.
II would like" says another, Ito be doc.
tor or lawyer" "Well, do they become
rich without study? No; nor does any one
think of such q thing. Yet it would be just
as foolish to think of becoming scientific
and successful farmer without study as to
become lawyer or doctor. A love for the
country is not enough in itself to prepare
one for being a farmer. There is no busi-
ness which requires more thorough obser,
vance or clearer perception of the laws OF
nature than farmers, except perhaps that
of being physician; and the two profes-
sions are very much alike, for we must
study the laws which control life in both.
We trim our trees and care for them, as
though they were patients under treatment,
and our knowledge of natural laws and
principles must be our guide. Perhaps this
will account for the success of most of the
doctors who have become farmers and
eardeners.-Dr. F. M. Hezamer.
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FAMILY SEWING MACHINE,

ITlHE superior merits of the "Singer" Machines
i over all others, for Family use or Manufactu-
ring purposes, are so well established and 80 gen.
orally admitted, that enumeration of their rea-
tive excelencies isno longer considered necessary
Our new Family Machine, which has been
brought to perfection regardless Of time labor or
expense, is now confidently presented TO the pub
lie as incomparably the best Sewing Machine in
The Machine in question Is simple, compact da-
rable and beautiful. It is quiet, light running,
and capable of performing range and variety Of
work never before attempted upon a single Ma
chine using either SILK, TWIST, LINEN, Or
COTTON THREAD, and sewing with equal ia
city the very finest and coarsest materials, and
anything between the two extremes, in the most
beautiful and substantial manner. Its attach
ments for hemming, braiding, cording, tucking
quitting telling, trimming binding, DC, are enoyel
and practical, and have been invented and adjust
ed especially for this machine.
New designs Of the h unique, useful, and popular
chimes manufactured by this Company, have been
prepared for enclosing the new Machine.
A faint idea, however, can at best be conveyed
through the medium Of a necessarily limited ad-
vertisement; and we therefore urge every person
In quest of Sewing Machine by all means to ex-
anime and test, If they can possibly do so, all the
leading rival machines before making purchase.
A selection can then be made understanding,y.
Branches or agencies for supplying the "Singer
Machines will be found in nearly every city and
town throughout the civilized world, where ma
chimes will be cheerfully exhibited and any infor-
nation promptly furnished. Or communications
may be addressed to y.a.
SINGER MANUFACTURING COMPANY,
485 Broadway, New York.
@ M. JONES, in the "Adickes Building" is
the agent for York County.
January % If
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Mlisfellanfons Artitles.
THE CAMEL's ENDURANCE.

How many days he can 90 without drink
ing, has never perhaps been exactly ascer-
tained-in fact, the power of endurance va
ries greatly in different individuals-but it
has been stated on very good authority that
the dromedary can subsist nine days with
out water, though exposed the whole time to
heat resembling that of furnace. 1t is
certain that when the camel does drink, he
always appears to be laying in stock for a
week or so; and he has even been known to
swallow seven gallons and half, or thirty
quarts of water at one time. This allows
three quarts day for ten days, which,
though not sufficient properly to quench
the thirst of so large an animal, may yet be
enough to keep him alive. Comparative
anatomy, which has indulged in a legion Of
experiments on the structure of much in
ferior animals, has not extended proper
degree of attention to the camel. 1t has no
doubt been ascertained that this extraordi-
nary creature possesses one stomach more
than other mammalia; but curiosity has not
been sufficiently busy with that immense
bladder, streakediwith sanguine veins, which
the animal sometimes blows out of his mouth
in spring. In strings of thirty or forty,
travellers have noticed, during the greatest
heat of the day, majority amusing them
selves after this fashion. On such occasions,
they will raise their heads, look around
wildly, and then, with a strange noise,
draw up the bag from their throats, and
blow it out inflated to its fullest extent, as
if to cool it by the touch of the external
air. In few minutes they suffer it to col
lapse, and suck it back with aruckling noise
into their throats. Is not this bag intend.
ed to contain, in addition to the fifth stom.
ach, supply of fresh water? And is it
not in this that travellers, when compelled
to kill their dromedaries to preserve their
own lives in the Sahara, find the pure,
transparent fluid spoken Of on such occa'
sions.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1869-05-13

On FAILUREs.-Twenty years ago the
severest disaster that could befall busi-
ness man, excepting, of course, serious
physical injury or family bereavement, was
'sfailure." To have it whispered on the
street or published in the papers that $50
and So has failed, was an afliction for
which there was no effectual consolation.
In these modern days, however, failure is
merely an incident of business life which
agreeably relieves its monotony. Former
ly, failure revolutionized mans mode Of
life, transferred him from an expensive
house to humble one, dismissed his SER
wants, sold his horses, moderated his per-
sonal expenditures for dress and recreation,
and made him seem what he was-a poor
man. Now if any change at all in his out
ward condition is effected by failure, it is
generally a change for the better; the less
money he has, ordinarily, the more extra
vagantly he lives. There is not one of our
readers, probably, who does not make or
hear the remark almost daily, "where does
such-a-one get his money-he failed only a
few months ago." These social mysteries
are multiplying constantly, and the number
of men who live in luxury, hold high posi-
tions in society, and fairly glitter with the
favors of fortune, having no visible source
of revenue, is daily growing larger. By
and by it will be established as business
maxim that the number of mans failure
is cumulative evidence of his sagacity and
ability, and it will be said-not to have
failed, argues yourself failure.
Boston Commercial Bulletin.
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IN BANKRUPTCY.

In the District Court of the United States for the
District of South Carolina.
Er Purte James B. Allison, In Re. Henry c. Cas-
ties, Bankrupt-Petition to Establish LIEN.
NOTICE is hereby given to all lien Creditors OF
" the aforesaid Bankrupt, to establish their
liens against the estate of said Bankrupt before
me- within THIRTY DAYS from the date of this
publication, April 18th, or be barred from all par
ticipation in the decree to be made in this case.
BY order of Hon. George 8. Bryan, Judge of
said Court.
w. I. CLAWsON, Register in Bankruptcy.
April 20 II st