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The Japanese in California.

The agent of the Japanese colony says
planted itself here and means to stay. The
balance of the colony he expected soon
from Japan. Now, by the last steamer
there arrived thirteen men, women, and
children. This same steamer brings us
one of the most experienced agriculturists
of Japan, sent over by Eugene Van Reed,
to study what plants can be seen here with
profit He is hunting up rice to make i'm
mediate experiments in its cultivation
He brings 1900 chestnut trees and bushel
of seeds of the same tree. This invoice is
for sale and distribution. We are not at
liberty to say much in advance, but this is
sure, that great many Japanese people,
stimulated by letters from the Aidzu colony
now here and by other means, have re-
solved to leave their country and make
their permanent home in California. They
are intent upon introducing new agricul-
tural industries and upon becoming citi-
zens of the country. Arrangements are
perfected to keep them out of the hands of
land spectators, so that class of people
may just as well save themselves the trouble
of running after them. The Japanese are
as intelligent as We are; they are brave,
industrious and economical. They have a
sort of cooperative principle which MAIN
tains the dignity of labor and takes away
much Of its subserviency. They will win
universal respect by sort of heathenish
habit they have Of Winding their own bust
ness.-San Francisco 4lta.
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Fanny Fern on Masculine Beauty.

Well, in the first place, there must be
enough of him, Or, failing in that-but
come to think of it, he mustn't fail in that,
because there can be no beauty without
health, or at least to my way of thinking.
In the second place, he must have beard
-whiskers as the gods please, but beard
L insist upon, else one might as well look
at girl. Let his voice have the dash of
the Niagara, with the music of baby's
laugh in it. Let his smiles be like break
ing forth of sunshine on Spring morning.
AS to his figure, it should be strong enough
to contend with man, slight enough to
tremble in the Presence of the woman he
loves. Of course, if he is well made man,
it follows that he must be graceful on the
principle that perfect machinery moves
harmoniously, therefore you and himself
and the milk pitcher are safe neighbors at
the table. This style of handsome man
would no more think of carrying a cane
than he would use parasol to keep the sun
out of his eyes. He can wear gloves or
warm his hands in his breast pockets, as
dial beauty act of turning his outside coat
collar up over his eyes on stormy day,
with perfect impunity; the tailor didn't
make him, and as to his halter, if he de-
ponds on this handsome mans patronage
of the "latest Spring STYLE" fear he
would die of hope deferred and yet-by
Apollo what a bow he makes, and what
an impressive adieu he can make with his
hand! For all this he is not conceited, for
he hath brains
But your conventional ''handsome man.
of the BARRIERS window, wax-fgure head
pattern: with a pet lock in the middle of
his forehead, an apple-sixed head, and
raspberry moustache, with six hairs in it
paint-pot on his cheek, and little pet of a
"goatee' on his chin with pretty blinking
little studs in his shirt bosom; and neck
tie that looks as if he would faint were it
tumbled-I'd as lief look at a poodle. T
always feel desire to dip it up with pair
of sugar-tongs drop it gently into bowl of
cream, and strew pink rose leaves over the
little remains.
Finally, my readers, when Soul magnetizes
Soul, the question Of beauty issa dead let
ter. Whom one loves is always handsome,
the worlds arbitrary rules Notwithstanding;
therefore, when you say 'what can the
handsome Mr.. B. sec to admire in that
stick of Miss J.?" or "what can that
pretty Miss B. see to like in that homely
Mr.. C.e' you talk simple nonsense-as you
generally do on such subjects. Still the
parson gets his fees, and the census goes
on all the same
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Fallen SnOw.FlakeS.


Oh! the snow, the beautiful snow,
Filling the sky and earth below.
Over the house tops, over the street,
Over the heads of the people you meet
Dancing,
Flirting,
Skimmering along.
Beautiful snow! it can do nothing wrong.
Flying to kiss a fair lady's cheek,
Clinging to lips in frolicsome freak.
Beautiful snow, from the heavens above,
Pure as an angel and tickle as love!
Oh! the snow, the beautiful snow,
How the flakes gather and laugh as they go
Whirlng about in it's maddening fun,
1t plays in it's glee with every one
Chasing,
Laughing,
Hurrying by!
1t lights up the face and it sparkles the
eye,
And even the dogs, with a bark and q
bound,
Snap at the crystals that eddy around;
The town is alive, and it's heart in glow,
To welcome the coming of beautiful SNOW.
How the wild crowd goes swaying along,
Hailing each other with humor and song!
How the gay sledges, like meteors, flash by
Bright for a moment, then lost to the eye
Ringing,
Swinging,
Dashing they go,
Over the crest of the beautiful snow
Snow so pure when it falls from the sky,
To be trampled in mud by the crowd rush
ing by.
To be trampled and tracked by the thou,
sands Of feet
Till it blends with the filth in the horrible
street.
Once was pure as the snow; but I fell
Fell like the Snow-tlakes-frOm heaven tC
hell;
Fell, to be tramped as the filth Of the
street;
Fell, to be scotfed, to be spit on, and beat;
Pleading,
Cursing,
Dreading to die;
Selling my soul to whoever would buy,
Dealing in shame for morsel of bread,
Hating the living and fearing the dead!
Merciful God! have | fallen solow?
And yet | was once like this beautiful snow.
Once l was fair as the beautiful snow,
With an eye like its crystals, a heart like
it's glow;
Once / was loved for my innocent grace,
Flattered and sought for the charm of my
face!
Father,
Mother,
Sisters, all,
God and myself, have lost by my fall.
The veriest wretch that goes shivering by
Will take wide sweep, lest l wander too
nigh;
For of all that is on or about me, ! know
There is nothing that's pure but the beau
tiful snow.
How strange it should be that this beauti-
full snow
Should fall on sinner with nowhere to go.
How strange it would be, when the night
comes again,
If the snow and the ice struck my desper-
ate brain!
Painting,
Freezing,
Dying alone;
Too wicked for prayer, too weak for my
To be heard in the streets of the crazy
town,
Gone mad in their joy at the SHOWS coming
down:
To lie and to die, in my terrible woe,
With a bed and a shroud Of the beautiful
snow!
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Feeding Children.

Children, who, while growing, must form
more tissue than they waste. consume more
food in proportion to their weight and
possess more active digestions than adults.
They should have their meals with shorter
intervals, and care should be taken to avoid
all influences that may disturb Digestion
Prominent among these is deficiency of
clothing. The human body, like any other
thing OF greater warmth than the surround
ing air, has constant tendency to part
with its excess of heat by radiation, and to
check this cooling process we envelope our
selves in nonconducting fabrics. 1t stands
to reason that the greater the surface ex-
posed the more rapidly will radiation occur;
and yet we frequently see children with
chest, arms, and legs barred by fashion in
the coolest weather, without regard to the
general depression of temperature, which
must also involve that of the digestive
organs.
The diet of children should be regulated
by consideration of their functional capa-
cities In infancy, nature furnishes in the
mothers milk all requisite elements in
condition requiring no mechanical treat
ment, but merely simple chemical action.
little later, as the first teeth begin to
make their appearance, food easily separa-
bic may be allowed, and as the masticating
apparatus advances towards perfection, ar
ticles requiring more tearing and grinding
may be gradually added to the catalogue.
The activity of the digesting secretions in
creases in proportion to dental development,
SO that many substances (such as potatoes)
which are easy to masticate are not diges-
tible in early childhood.
The milks of different animals vary in
constitutions as regards the proportion of
their constituents, human milk containing
more water and sugar than that of the COW.
For this reason, when an infant is drought
up by hand, or in the process of weaving
it is usual to dilute and sweeten cows milk
in order to bring it nearer the human stand
ard. Goats milk for the same purpose
would require more dilution but no sweet
ing-its percentage of sugar exceeding
even that of the COW. 1t is extremely
doubtful, however, whether the addition of
water to cows milk serves any good pur-
pose: and it is certain that far too much
is usually added. Human milk contains
about SO parts of water in 100; cows milk
about s6-or threeparts less in 100; yet to
compensate for this slight difference the
latter is commonly diluted with double it's
bulk of water before giving it to hungry
baby. Be it always remembered that an
infants properest food is its own mothers
milk, and that she who can suckle her
child and does it not, is guilty of serious
offense against Gods lava. L. CARROLL,
i'll Harpers Magazine.
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Handkerchief FlirtatiOns.

Drawing across the lips-Desirons of
getting acquainted.
Drawing across the eyes-I am sorry
Taking by centre-You are too willing.
Dropping-We will be friends
Twirling in both hands Indifference.
Drawing across the cheek-I love you.
Drawing through the hands, hate you.
Letting it rest on right cheek-Yes.
Letting it rest on left cheek-No.
Twirling in left hand-I wish to get rid
of you.
Twirling in right hand-I love another.
Folding it wish to speak with you.
Over the shoulder-Follow me.
Opposite corners in both hands-Wait
for me.
Drawing across the forehead-We are
watched.
Placed on right ear-You have changed.
Placing on left earl have message for
you.
Letting it remain on the eye*-You are
cruel.
Winding round fore finger-I am engaged
Winding round third finger-I am mar
ried
y Either eye will do.
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cit seems so," said DIR. Hutton, his
eyes again reverting to the message. "He
will be here at six o'clock, and see it is
six alreadyr'
Even as he spoke the clock on the man.
tel-piece commenced striking the appointed
hour, and at that instant heavy footsteps
resounded in the hall, approaching the Ii
brary.
"1tis he ~ cried the doctor, also arising.
AS the the last hour resounded, the door
leading from the hall again opened.
One long and Mortified glance cast the
banker and his wife in that direction, and
then she fell heavily to the floor.
Her senses had left her. The above we
publish as specimen chapter: but the con-
tinuation of this story will be found only
in the N. Y. Ledger. Ask for the number
dated December 4th, which can be had at
any news Office Or bookstore. If you are
not within reach of news office, you can
have the Ledger mailed to you for one year
by sendingtthree dollars to Robert Bonner,
publisher, 1872 William street, New York.
The Ledger pays more for original contri-
buttons than any other periodical in the
world 1t will publish none but the very,
very best. Its moral tone is tho purest,
and its circulation the largest. Everybody
who takes it is happier for having it. Leon
Lewis, Mrs. Southworth, Mr.. Cobb, Pro-
fessor Peck, Mary Kyle Dallis, Fanny Fern
and Miss Dupuy will write only for the
Ledger hereafter.
Mr.. Bonner, like other leading publish
ers, might issue three or five papers and
magazines: but he prefers to concentrate
all his energies upon one, and in that way
to make it the best. One Dexter is worth
more than three or five ordinary horses.
One science only can one genius fit,
So vast is art, SO narrow human wit.
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"A lady, who was desperately addicted
to play, was confessing herself The priest
among other arguments to dissuade her
from gaming, said "she ought to consider
the loss of time"
"Ah, father said she, s'that is what
always vexes me, SO much time is lost in
shuffling."
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A Dutchman lately remarked ''vonce
a long vile before l vent out to mine abble
orchard and climbed bear tree to get
some beaches to make mine vrow blum
pudden nit, and ven got to de toppermost
branches l fell from the lowermost limb
NIT one leg on poth sides of de fence, and
l had like to stove my outside in berry
much"
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Let no false delicacy prevent, but apply immediate
Persons RHine,l in health by Unearnc l'retenticrs
that Dcadly Poison, Mercury, speedily relieved
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-10-24

AT MOORE'S FOURTEENTH STREET STORE
~ skirts and corses new styles JUS, received surpassng
Al others IN shape and beauty Call and them. Twenty
nve per cent below broadway prices. hOORE'S ~ East
Fourtcsnth street, between FlAh Ayaaue and BroAdgs&
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Ar THE GREAT WHOLESALE STORE,
~ S0w ri se' s1Sa a. rssa'
Iyona silk yelve,s for cioass, IS, worth ~
Lyons silk velvcls for coass. Sd, worth ~.
Lyons silk Ieivc,s for c'oaks' III worth . u
Lyons III Velvet. for FOR sSs s
THE GREAT WHOLESALE STORE,
Satin de Chine. a, ~, w so1 Srsf% y.
French Merinoes at cOc., worth 81.
Al woe Empress Tsa'a CIeh ii sS &C., worth 81
@ F FsSn. new a as:sn: &c., worth &c.
flaid Poplins, designs boc, worth t5c;,
E se. ESRs. rsy dssas S1s are
striped Aipscns At 100, WOW. vV'' n
T lmE GREAT WHOLESALE STORE
n now selling 2, retail,
ss ssnss T TsSs Ensn: 81 E9r.s K
IS. Ss:sSss T Tsss Linsn. q wor q So
. Linen Linen ssSsa: il g. w ws!s s u
roses6er WITH large a.sortmen, of Noveltle. in Dry
Goods shawis, I.accs and Fancy Goods.
Residents of Now York and Vicinity you should not let this
without embracing the opportunity to buy goods at
..,n,.,.,v .,vo N. Wholesale Dealer
sol Broadway aud IS Mercer street
A Il
Corsels Skirts and Tourno urs
Corsots specially,
and order with great accuracy.
Several eases French cou,Ie wercy and Satin Corses,
French glove-ntns and embroidered Corses, all
shapes that Paris produce
Nursing corsess, Children's corsets. Waists shoulder
Braces, Pads &C., &C.
Abdominal and other supporters for invaids.
Skirts and Tournours.
All tho latest Paris French Hacloth and other
Materials just received.
Ball and Party Dresses.
Mrs. GAYN0R bcgs 10 inform her patrons and others that
she now prepared supply orders for Swiss rarean and
Organds Dresses, handsome variety hand, together
with Full Dress crnoline Train skirts, swiss Lawn and
Cambria Train Short Skirts, beat styles Hoop Skirts
Train Attachments All the above goods best qualify aud
style and the prices very reasonable to suit the limos
76s Broadway hear Tintn street. and
S24 Broadway, corner OF Twelfth sroct
AT MOoRE's FOURTEENTH STREET STORE
n Skirts and Corsets styles just received
a. Others IN shape and beauty Call and see them twenty
nve per cent below broadway prices. hOORES, ~ East
fourtesnth street. between FAA Aysaue and Breadyss-
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ATWOOD BROTHERS., 500 BROADWAY
"A Ono Coupe.
One Clarence.
60 Coupe Rockawsy
One n . Close Coach
One Par Phacton.
tns Pony hao,on.
One Caieohe.
One top " seou.
Ono no top Wagon.
All In perfect order and VIII - sol vsty cheap.
Also large and hnnisonr - 90 Family Seghs
and Cutters from the eJra = Albany aud Portland
makers at exceedingly low prices.
DAMS, 22sl THIRD AvENUE, cpRs,g OF 1851 II
street. ms Tor sale second hand fvur messenger
Eockaways $3.50 and a. two Top Wagons $3.50 one
dog cart Phseton, S276 - $500
PRIVATE STABLE TO RRNT-FOR ARR noNrus
"a or year. INQUIRE al S07 Fifth Avsnue
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HORSES CARRIAGES, &C.

HORSE BLANKETS AND ROBES-LARGE CON-
signments direct from tho manufacturers at wholesale
prices perfect goods and warranted equal to In the
market at carriage harness and sleigh repository No.
% Liberty street. JOHNSTON VAN TASSELl.
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CARfk's' er.., clearing gu, ...
English Tapestry AT 81 IS
BODY brussels nj ~ 30.
All wool ingrains. ~ cents.
Power Loom lngran., al.
Olcolhs all widths, aud all other goods equally low
prices.
Furniture.
choicest selection to be FOUND
'hc city nael prices that dey competition,
large wholesale aud retail wRreroom., b2 and BIZ
sth and 26i 20 and III Thirty street. ad
ioininp D. KELLY,
Successor 10 H. O'Farrell
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IlEATHERS, REAL SKINS FANCY DO,
IL All my selections In Europe
JOSEPHINE GOLDEN, Importer,
No. Is Clinton place, Eighth street.
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DRY GOODS.

L,RENCH BONNET FRAMES FLOWERS, kC.,
IL My selections in Europe
JOSEPHINE GOLDEN. Importer,
No. 10 Clinton place, Eighth street
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CMILLIE Co.
- 7S3 broadway.
Tho greatest bargains yet offered
Rich Black Gro Faic Silks
for Walking Suits and Dresses.
So reduced from s. rs, special bargain 80
Pon.ons Black Drsp de France SILK,
nj So rs and as, worth III 81 and "a.
We beg that have made great rsduotioa
in or Dress floods Department. conssng OF French Sur
Popins, Six Yeloufs, Euipross Cloth, Ianciss, De-
7ea Broadway.
Between Eighth and Sinth streets.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-02-17
MARYLAND.

NERY YORK, February II "A Baltimore
special says the remains Of ]. Wilkes
Booth we're not inferred yesterday, bat
will be to-day, in presence Of Mrs. Booth,
Edwin and Jarnius Brulus Booth. The
skeleton has been put in metallic coin.
Hundreds Of people vieSed the remains
yesterday afternoon. There is nothing
but bones left. Upon one foot was an
old army shoe aud on the other boot,
cut open at the top. This covered the
left foot, the leg having been broken in
his leap from the stsge-box Of the theatcr
after be had killed President Lincoln.
There is a disposition to get up q demon
siration, bu, The family bitterly oppose
anything Of the sort, and arrangements
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-02-17
FOREIGN.

New YoRK, February 1.-THE Her
AIDS Havana special of the 10Th states
A grand parade of volunteers takes
place here on Sunday next. To-day al
Alcal Devase, several prominent notaries
were arrested on suspicion of being con-
cerned in the conspiracy.
The Banco has subscribed. $45 900 to
aid volunteers.
General Stcedman has arrived.
Intelligence from Neuvitas, dated the
18th, mentions a severe encounter, in
which the insurgents lost 100 men, in
GLIDING DR.. Argitagas.
Gbera dates of the 10th report part
of 'Benegasis' volunteers as having re-
turned from Holguin, the enemy having
disappeared from that town.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-02-17
NEW YORK.

New YORK, February l7.-Ex-oficer
Easy, formerly attached to the forty
eighth precinct, but who was dismissed
from the force some time since, was ar
rested in Brooklyn last night On charge
Of highway robbery.
The World prints cireumstantial
account given to the writer by an officer
to whom the confession was made by
Chas. Jeffards, who afterward killed Jno.
Walton and Jno. Matthews, and who was
himself murdered by fellow convict al
sing-Sing about q year ego. Jefsrd
declaration does not release Mrs. Cum
bingham from the charge Of completely
with his crime.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-02-17

A Washington special to the Courier
Journal of yesterday has the following
1t is said the committee managing thu
inauguration ceremonies have felt on
embarrassment about the existing un'
pleasant personal difference between
President johnson and Gen. Grant. Gus
tom would require that the committee pro
vide for the incoming and outgoing
Presidents to ride together to the capitol
on the 4th of March, but Gen. Grant has
plainly indicated that he will not ride to
the capitol in company with Mr.. John
son. The latter has not been consulted
on the subject by the committee, nor
has be said anything to any one author
lied 10 speak for him about the matter.
So far as known, in view Of Gen. Grants
refusal to come in contact with Pres-
ident johnson, the committee may not
communicate with the latter relative to
the ceremonies, but however this may be,
President johnson will probably relieve
all parties of embarrassment in the
case by quietly repairing at 10
o clock, March 4tb, to the Presi-
dents room, adjoining the Sen
ate chamber, and, according to
custom on the last day of the session,
there remain with his Cabinet until noon,
the hour when his official term expires,
to consider the bills that may be pre-
scented for his signature.
If this usual course be pursued he will
not, therefore, be party to the process
sion and other ceremonies which will be
in progress at the same time in the
streets Of the city, and the committee and
all other parties will thus be relieved OF
the dreaded embarrassment
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ATTEMPT 70 Harmoaiz,.

A big thing occurred at Was hington
day before yesterday. 1t is thus alluded
to by correspondent of the Courier
Journal:
A meeting of prominent Radicals and
Southern Conservatives was held few
nights since, which was intended to be
private until other meetings Of a similar
character should be held. 1t has,
however, leaked out that there
were present about forty persons, in
Guiding Ger. Fremont, Col Forney,
Congressman Cooke, Morrill, and More
head, General Longstreet, and Ridgeway
and Barbour, of Virginia, aud Col. Dun
can, of Kentucky, and several Southern
Senators. The object of the gathering
was an interchange of views toward har-
monizing the people of the two sections
Forney said the time had arrived for
the exercise of wise and magnanimous
legislative policy toward the South so as
to bring that people into full accord and
brotherhood, and he avowed his intention
to devote his energies to this great pur-
pose. Fremont Endorsed heartily his
views, and others spoke in similar
strain. Forney's conservatism has sur
prised his friends, who are mostly the in
tensest Radicals.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-02-17
BY T Ell E G R A P E
LATEST TO NOON TO-DAY.
GEORGIA.

ATLANTA, February l6.-The report
of tho Finance Committee which has
been investigating the charges of the
Treasurer against Governor Bullock was
made to the House to-day and ordered
to be printed. 1t deems him guiltless Of
fraudulent intentions in using the funds
oi tho Stats; DC: asserts The. be seted
without authority of lay. They recon-
mend new law defining the duties Of
the Governor and Treasurer in financial
matters to avoid further difficulty of like
nature.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-02-17
Peace.

The first want Of this country is peace.
Without peace it will go to pieces, and to
very small pieces, at that. The sgricul-
tursl interest will wither and die without
peace. The commercial interest will
languish withou, peace. Down from the
highest to the lowest inierest-sll will go
TO ruin without peace. Man himself will
retrogrsde into the night Of the Middle
Ages without peace No virtuous man
wants confusion, for no virtuous man
can prosper 10 it. No community wants
disorder, for disorder is the bane Of pro-
gress Riot and bloodshei should be
suppressed. People should not fear to
sleep ia their HOUSES. Women should
not fear to step from their homes lest
some desperate seize upon their persons.
Unfalterinely despersdoes who defy all
Law and all order and keep The Fuiltlsss
in mortal fear. should be hunted down
uud dragged to swift Justice. If the Law
be found too feeble to protect communi'
ties, by the divine right Of self-sefense,
they shonld protect themselves.
Grant, g; the outset Of the last cam
psign, invoked peace. II be vas sincere,
be FIRST act Of bis administration wall