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NEW PUBLICATIONS.
LIFE OF CHARLES DICKENS.
BY R. SHELTON MACKENZIE.
Literary Editor Of the philadelphia
Press"

T. B; Peterson & Brothers, Philadelphia,
will publish on Saturday next, LIFE OF
CHARLES DICKENS, by DR.. r. Shelton Mackenzie,
Literary Editor of the "Philadelphia Press" 1t con-
tains, besides a full history of his life, his Uncol-
lected Pieces, in Prose and Verse: Personal Recol-
lectlons and Anecdotes, as well as Letters from mt.
Dickens to various persons, never before published:
and traces the entire career of the great Novelist
from the time Of his birth and first connection with
Journalism as a reporter to its unexpected and la
mented termination on the 9th of June, 1870. With
a full account OF the Funeral Services, and Dean
Stanley's Funeral Sermon, preached in Westminster
Abbey, on the Sunday following the funeral. By DR..
K: Shelton Mackenzie. 1t also contains a portrait of
Charles Dickens, taken from a photograph for which
he sat a few days prior to his death as well as his
Autograph. The whole Is issued in a large duodeci-
mo volume, bound in Green, Red, or Blue Morocco
Cloth, gilt side and back. Price Two Dollars.
Agents and Canvassers are waited, Male and Fe-
male, in every tOtun, Uilldqe, and county i'm the United
States, to engage In selling and getting subscribers
to the above work, which Is the Best Selling Book
published.
Active A gents can make from Ten to Ttoenty Dollars
a day selling this Book, as we supply Canvassers and
Agents at yery, low rates. Circulars of the work, for
General Distribution, will be supplied gratis.
Copies Of "The Life of Charles Dickens will be
sent to any one, at once, per mail, postpaid, on re-
ceipt Of Two Dollars by the Publishers,
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1870-09-10
THrCosr OF KILLING MEN.-A French

The Cosr OF KILLING MEN.-A French
author, writing upon the contemporary
wars, has favored the world with some
curious statistics upon the cost. He takes
the total outlay, which he divides BY the
number of men killed on the Geld or sent
away to die Of their wounds, or Of some
sick ness in camp. 10 the Crimean war.
where many men were congregated in
close quarters, there were more than $780,.
600 men killed (the calculated) at a cost
Of s2.156 each. Putting the deaths in
the American civil war at 28l 900, which
appears to be low estimate, each was
purchased at cost Of SIG, l25. In South
America-he does not say whether IN
Mexico or Paraguay, or both-the cost
was $4,000 per life. In the Danish war.
2 500 lives we're extiuguished. at an sger-
Prussiau campaign Of 1866, ending At
sadowa, cost Of 81 500 per death.
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yes to catch but a glimpse of the frail

cyoS " c~sc" Uus 6"nPSo VI snc A~i
bark?
Again that lurid glare. followed by
tremendous crash, as though the whole ar.
tillery of heaven had spent itself, while the
lit le boat could just be seen-the two
men still there, battling maniully to keep
her from being submerged, while the wind
and the driving slcet leapt up into our
faces for by this time we we're down to
the very edge Of the water, Miss Jervis
still clinging to me, all her thoughts and
feelings concentrated on one object Then
fierce, wild cry broke from her lips:
Oh will no one save them p and she
tore away from my grasp, out into the surf,
where little pleasure boat was tossing up
and down. ''
Let me Co." as strong arm was flung
around her" Let me 60. 1t is my faith
er and Phillip IL knew that they were
coming;" while the sharp flashing and
fading CLEANS, the gray haze, shining scud
and flying foam-wreaths, magniied her
into something supernatural.
And then perceived this man had a
long staff, aud great coils of rope, aud an
other roap wound round his waist, and
held by clusters of half.dressed hands-a
shadowy throng that seemed suddenly to
have come out of the darkness. Then
another man, still larger, taller, caught up
Miss Jervis, and gave her into the care of
a murky group, while strange cries came
now upon the wind-sad, wild sounds
and in lull, when the listening storm also
held its breath, seemed to hear the cries
of drowning men.
What followed hardly know. All my
thoughts, will, heart, swung there in the
black ness, as I saw these two men plunge
into the sea, the rope payed out by these
black, shadowy hands. Twice, thrice had
l seen them plunged among the waves.
that tossed them lightly back in cruel
play; then again they were lost, an in
stant-but what eternities do some instants
compass!
The great lantern swung round its swift,
shifting glare; aud ghastly in the green
lustre Of the ray face cleaned up on the
sands-a chastity, pale face. the water
dripping from the hair-thcn another.
while the staswart swimmers staggered
along, and were caught by those on shore;
and the breakers dashed and hissed as
they sucked down sand and weed, roaring
and still climbing up the bank as though
maddcned at the loss of their prey.
The next knew, we were in the boat
house, and DR.. Rhodes and Madeline Jer-
Wis were bending over me.
"Was it real?-was it? Did they
come ?" 1t was all could say-while the
joy in her face, the lightin her eye burned
down into my soul, aud l knew that Capt
Jerv.s aud Philip Atkinson were both
there.
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WALKING EREcT.-Walking erect not

WALKING EREcT-Walking erect not
only adds to the manliness Of appearance,
but develops the chest and promotes tho
general health in high degree, because
the lungs, being relieved of the pressure
made by having the head downward and
bending the chest in, admit the air freely
and fully down to their very bottom. II
an effort Of the mind is made to throw the
shoul e-s back, feeling of tiredness and
awkwardncss is soon experienced, or it is
forgotten. The use of braces to hold up
the body is necessarily prenicious, for there
can be no braces which do not press on
some part of the person more than is quite
natural. hence it cannot fail to impede
iniuriously the circulation OF that part.
But were there none of these objections,
the brace would adapt itself to the bodily
position, like hat. or shoe, or new gar
ment, and would cease to be brace.
To seek to maintain an erect position, or
to recover it when lost, in manner which
is at once natural, easy and efficient, it is
only necessary to walk habitually with the
eyes fixed on an object ahead, little higher
than YOUR own, the cave Of house, the
ton of mans hat, or simply keep your chin
a little above the horizontal line, or, it will
answer to walk with your hands behind
YOU If either of these things are done, the
necessary, easy and legitimate effect is to
relieve the chest from pressure; the ar
gets in more easily. develops it more fully,
md permeates the lungs more extensively,
causing more perfect publication Of the
blood, imparting higher health, more color
to the cheek, and compelling throwing
out of the toes. To derive the highest
benefit from walking, hold upthe head. keep
the mouth shut and move briskly. 49,.
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POLITENEss.-Lord Chesterfield Was q
polite man and worthy to be fallewed IL
the model. but VIC do not find many such
now. A man must be a gentleman a.
heart to be polite Sham politeness IS
only surface deep. Taxing from US our.
usual selfish feeling under the motive rof
bene6ting neighbor. does not only reject
upon US, but teaches him to simulate that.
virtue. A man can hardly be respectful
without creating a general atmosphere
around him which will add to his popuiaru'
ity. g st.lsid sAea
For the want of politeness some one has.
observed that many merchant has het'
his lucrative customers. ! We knew . gen.
tleman who was refused a ride on an car
for the lack Of one cent He concluded
that if he bought property IN the locality
he contemplated, it would benef. the rsiE
road company by bis aud his familys !
travel, in the course. Of year, 70 the
amount Of $500, and declined to purchase
This loss to the company vas the penalty
Of claiming cent which they did not eet,,
A noted robber overlook couple Of young
persons walking in the outskirts Of : VII
lage. The man he intended 70 MURDER 7
but tho young gentleman spoke to him 90
politely, not even knowing the foal si0tsa-J
ton, that tho robber said it disarmsd him.
aud he could not in heart kill him: J" h.
took me to be a gentleman, said the dea-
perado, q and I had to be on" Admlta Y
BILE as true politencss Is, there ere bouaaSii
to bc set, bat the circaustsnsss 1t thef'
case must govern the limit. i Il i nssh.
easier to have too little than too much.
The latter We have not YET seen, who hss
A gentleman is under all cifcunistaneS
polite it is that which makes hin No
gcntleman. Let our young mon try.
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j. GREGORY SMITH,

President Northern Pacific Railroad Co.
New York, April 26, 1870. 4271Ot
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THE BRETON BLUE-B BEARD.

In the ancient Abbey of st. Gildas de
Rhuys, in Brittany, may be seen a rude
colored print relative to the legend of Co
morre, or Comor, the Breton "Blue-beard,"
in which st. Gildas plays a conspicuous part.
The story, as told by Emile Souvestre, is
this:-Guerech, Count of Vannes, the coun-
try of white corn, had a daughter, Triphyna,
whom he tenderly loved One day ambassa-
doris arrived from Comorre, prince of Cor
nouaille, the country of the black corn, de-
manding her in marriage. Now this caused
great DISTRESS for Comorre was giant, and
one of the wickedest of men, held in awe by
every one for his cruelty. AS boy, when he
went out, his mother used to ring bell to
warn people of his approach. He shot a
child in order to prove his gun; and, when
unsu ccessful in the chase, would set his dogs
on the peasants to tear them to pieces. But
most horrible of all, he had had four wives
who all died, one after the other, under sus-
picion of having been killed by either the
knife, fire, water, or poison. The Count of
Vannes, therefore, dismissed the embassa-
dors, and advanced to meet Comorre, who
was approaching with powerful army; but
st. Gildas went into her oratory, and begged
Triphyna would save bloodshad, and consent
to the marriage. Hs gave her a silver ring,
which would warn her of any
intended evil by turning, at the ap-
proach of danger, as black as the crows
wing. The marriage took place with great
rejoicings. The first day six thousand guests
were invited; on the next as many poor were
fed, the bride and the bridegroom serving at
table, napkin under their arms. For some
time all went on we'll. Comorre's nature
seemed changed, his prisons were empty, his
gibbets untenAnted; but Triphyna felt no
confidence, and every day went to pray at the
tombs of his four wives. At this time there
was an assembly at Rennes of the Breton
princes, which Comorre was Obliged to attend.
Before his departure he gave Triphyna the
keys, desiring her to amuse herself in his
absence After five months he Unexpectedly
returned, and found her occupied in trimming
an infants cap with gold-laca On seeing the
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T OST-CERTIFICATE No. 6551 FOR 8
IL SHARES COMMON STOCK of the LEHIGH
VALLEY RAILROAD COMPANY in name of Mary H.
Chance. Application hAs been made for renewal 80.
April ~, 1870 4Dn'
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Tho Three Callers.
MORN.


Morn calleth fondly to fair boy, straying
Mid golden meadows, rich with clover-dew;
She calls-but he still thinks Of naught save
playing;
And so she smiles and waves him an adieu;
Whilst he, still merry with his flowery store,
Dreams not that Morn, sweet Morn, returns
no morel
NOON.
Noon cometh-but the boy, to manhood
growing,
Heeds not the time-he secs but one sweet
form,
One young, fair face, from bower of jasmine
glowing. -.
And all his loving heart with blisses warm;
So Noon, unnoticed, seeks the western shore,
And man forgets that Noon returns no more.
Night tappeth gently at easement, cleaning
With the thin freight, Pickering faint and
low,
BY which gray-haird man is sadly dreaming
Der pleasures gone, as all lifes pleasures
go;
Night calls him to her, and he leaves his door
Silent and Oakland he returns no more.
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LEGAL NOTICES.
IN THE DISTRICT COURT FOR THE CITY

IN THE DISTRICT COURT FOR THE CITYl
u AND COUNTY OF PHILADELPHIA
MATTHEW CRAIG. Assignee, etc., VS.. JOHN McLEANI
and SARAH, his wife, District Court Levari Faciasi
March Term. 1870, No. 160
The Auditor appointed by the Court to report distribu
ton of the fund in Court derived from Sherfs SALE,
under the above entitled writ Of
All that certain lot piece Of ground with the improve
ments thereon erected hewes side of American
street, in the Seventeenth ward of the City of Phiadel
pha lso feet north from Master street, thence norhward
along American street 72 feet, thence westward at right
angles to American street 6 feet ia inches thence
ward at right angles to Cadwalader street 81 feet ~
inches to said Cadwaader street. thence southwardy
along the 72 feet thence eastward right angles
thereto 48 feet IL inches and thence further eastward
at right angles to American street A feet IL inches to be-
ginning
Subject to ground-rent of S4S2.
Will attend to the duties of his appointment upon
WEDNESDAY May II, 1870, at 80 o'clock r. M, at his
office, No 6ls WALNUT Street, in said city when and
where all persons interested required make their
claims before the Auditor be debarred from coming
upon said fund. K. O. MITCHELL,
42s lot Auditor.
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PROPOSALS.
NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD.
TO Railroad Contractors.

Sealed Proposals will be received at the office OF
the NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD CoMPANY,i
No. 12O BROADWAY, corner of Cedar street, New
York, until WEDNESDAY. the 1st day o.
-une, 1870, at 10 o'clock Noon, for tho
Grading, Masonry, bridging and Ballasting
of that portion of the Northern Pacific Railroad l
the State of Minnesota extending from the Dales o
the ST. Louis River to the Red River, the western
boundary of Minnesota "a distance Of about 2s
miles), including everything requisite to complete
the road-bed for single track, and necessary side
tracks, ready to receive the rail superstructureI
Proposals may be for the work in detail, or by ths
mile.
The said Company will also receive Proposals. ad
the same time and place, for the timber cross-tesI
and for the iron rails, spikes and fixtures for the
road as above The iron rails to be delivered on th
dock at Duluth Minnesota, at the crossing OF the
Mississippi River and the ties to be received accord
ing to blank forms which will be ready for distribu
tion on WEDNESDAY, May 4, 1870, at the office OF
the Company, as above, where plans of the strucl
lures, and maps and prenles OF the road, with full
specifications, can then be seen, and the time aid
lowed for completion Of the contracts made knownl
The Company reserve the right to reject any or all
bids not deemed TO be for the interest of the Company
Printed circulars containing full information viii
be furnished on application, by mail or otherwise
to EDWIN F. JOHNSON, Chief Engineer, or to tn
President Of the Company at the office, No. lad
BROADWAY, as above.
j. GREGORY SMITH,
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-09

Mr. Kelso, from the Committee on
Public Lands and Levees, reported favor
ably on Senate bill No. 186 lfle of 1859,
s. Making an appropriation to pay for the
leyee across the Bayou Machoire de
Louche, in the parish of Ouachita, and for
repairing the crevasse in one of the wing
Ieyees connected with same"
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-09

To grant the aid Of the State to the Bout
and Crocodile Navigation Company.
SECTION /. Be II enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives OF the State Of
Louisiana in General Assembly convened
That the Governor be and he is hereby au-
tlOrlZed TO issue III favor Of the Bpuf and
Crocodile Navigation Company, domiCilated
in the parish OF St. Landry, State of Louisi-
ana, the bonds of the State to the amount of
eighty thousand dollars $3.50, 000). payable
twenty Years from the date, ana bearing in
terest at the rate Of eight per cent IS per
cent? per annum, payable semianGuaily-
said bonds to be signed by him and counter
signed by the Secretary of State, and sealed
with the seal Vi the State. To each of SAID
bonds shall be attached forty (40) interest
coupons of forty (S40) dollars each, 10 be
signed or stamped by the State Treasurer.
SEC 2. Be it further enacted, etc, That
the President and Secretary Of the said
BTuf aud Crocodile Navigation Company
shall have power to sci, or pledge the bonds
issued under this act, III such quantities as
they may deem necessary to raise money
for the completion of the work necessary TO
render naVigable the said Bruf and Greco
die.
SEC. 3. Be it further enacted. etc, That in
order 20 secure the final payment OF the
said bonds and the interest that may accrue
thereon, al the rights and privileges OF the
B0uf and Crocodile Company are hereby
pledged, hypothetical and specially mort
gagged to the Stace.
SEC. A. Be 1t further enacted, etc, That at
the expiration OF the twenty (20) years the
said 'Bnuf and Crocodile Navigation Com
pany" shall refund ali sums OF money pad
by Tie State upon said bonds.
SEC. ). Be il further enacted, etc, That
inc sum Of two thousand five hundred dol
lars (92j0O) OF so much thereof as may be
necessary, Eo and The same is hereby APP
propriated to pay the expenses of printing,
hthOgraphlng, or engraving, or stamping
said bonds, 10 be paid on the warrant OF the
Governor.
SEC. 6. Be it further enacted, etc, That
Ibis act shall take effect from aud after its
passage.
(Sigued) CHAS. W. LOWELL.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(Signedl OSCAR J. DUNN,
Lieutenant Governor and President of the
Senate.
Approved January 3, 1870.
(Signed) II. G. WARMOTH.
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
GEO. Z. BovEE,
Secretary of State.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-09

cover all sums due to the hospital; to keep
| q correct statement of its property, claims
| and revenues, and to make all the necessary
payments authorized by the board, and not
| otherwise. and finally to return every year
to the board minute account of his re-
| ceipts and expenditures, which, after being
| carefully examined by special committee,
shall, if found just and correct, be approved
| by the board.
| SEC. 10. Be it further enacted. etc., That
the administrators shall, within the first
| ten days after the meeting of the General
Assembly. make report TO each branch
thereof, which report shall contain faithful
| and correct account OF the receipts aud dis
| bursements of the institution, and a faithful
statement of all property, both real and
personal, owned or claimed by the hospital.
SEC. IL. Be it further enacted, etc, That
| sregister containing the family and christian
names of each and every patient who shall
| have been admitted into the hospital, also
| his last place of residence. il known, the
| disorder with which he may have been
| afflicted. the time of his death, or discharge,
aud whether cured or not, shall be kept by
| the clerk of the establishment, under. the
| superintendenCe of the Administrations
| and it shall be their duty to annex to their
annual report to the General Assem-
oily tabeau, extracted from the
| register. exhibiting the nature OF the dis
eases attended 10 at the hospital during the
preceding year, the number OF patients adj
rnitted. the number OF persons dead, cured
and gone out OF the hospital for any other
cause, the number Of those born in the same
country, AID The number remaining at the
end of the year.
SEC.;l2. Be it further enacted. ETC.. That
all money coming to the hospital shall be
exclusively appropriated to the use of the
patients, but the administrators may, from
time to time, make such changes in, or adj
dltions to the hospital as they may deem
expedient, whenever the revenues may per-
init the same to be done.
SEC. 10. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
for every public bail or concert. for each
and every performance of a theatre or cir
Gus, or menagerie; for every show within
the corporate limits of the city Of Shreve-
port the sum Of ten dollars shall be paid to
the treasurer Of the hospital; that II shall be
the duty of the Mayor of the city OF Shreve-
port. in authorizing any OF these exhibitions.
previously to require the receipts OF the
treasurer OF the hospital, for the payment
of said sums respectively, and IN case ne
should issue any license without such re.
ceipts,ithe city Of Shreveport shall be liable
therefor.
SEC. IA Be it further enacted, etc., That
all laws or parts of laws contrary to the
provisions Of this act be and the same are
hereby repealed. and that this act shall
take effect from and after its passage.
(Signed) CHAS. w. LOWELL
Speaker of the House of Representatives,.
(Signed) OSCAR J. DUNN,
Lieutenant Governor and President of the
Senate.
ApPFpvedd Decembsr 80; u 1sGs; ,,orY
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
4 true copy:
GEO. T.. BOvEE,
Secretary of State.
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and said purchaser is hereby authorized to
vote as any other stakeholder in said COM
pany, according to the number Of shares
held by him, that is, one vote for each
share.
SEC. Z. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
all laws or parts of laws in conflict here
with, and particularly section seven, act
approved March Is, 1854, authorizing the
appointment OF directors by the city of New
Orleans in said New Orleans. Jackson and
Great Northern Railroad Company be and
the same are hereby repealed.
SEC. 8. Be it further enacted, etc, That
this act take effect from and after
its passage.
Mr.. Faulkner, of Caldwell, by 'permis.
sion, introduced House bill No. 2S3. an
act to provide State house. Governors
mansion, and Offices for the General AS.
sembly of the State of Louisiana, and for
the public officers of the State: to pur.
chase the st. Louis Hotel property in the
city Of New Orleans; to provide payment
for the same by issuing the bonds of the
State therefor, and to provide further for
the redemption of said bonds and the in-
terest thereon.
Pending consideration of the bill
Mr.. Antoine, of Orleans, under a sus-
pension of the rules, introduced the fol-
lowing resolution:
WHEREAS, 1t has pleased an all-wise
Providence to remove from our midst, our
fellow presentative, from the Parish of
Jefferson, the Hon. III. Raymond, therefore
be it.
ReS0lCed. That IN respect to the memory Of
our late colleague, the Hon. Al. Raymond,
that tnis House adjourn to meet tomorrow
evening at seven o'clock. and be it further.
HeS0tred, That The clerk of this House be
directed to transmit 4 copy of these resolu.
lions to the Senate.
On motion the resolution was adopted
and the Chief Clerk ordered to transmit a
copy of the resolution to the Senate
The Speaker then announced the House
adjourned until tomorrow evening at
seven O'CLOCK.
WILLIAM VIGERS,
Chief Clerk House of Representatives