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The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-07-22
Retrenchment Extraordinary,

The following story is told of pretty
well known gentleman formerly connected
with the Pittsburgh press. This person
was in the habit of taking ''wee drap"
too much at times, and when in the result
ant condition of exhilarstion, he was, as
many are, inclined to a iberality and ex-
travagance of expenditure to which his
sober self was an utter stranger. While
on one of his periodical ben iers, the fancy
of our hero was struck with the beauty Of
a certain pair of vases of rare workman
ship and exquisite finish. With the
sentiment, ''darn the expense" in his
heart and on his lips, he bought these vases
at an immense price, and bore them home,
and triumphantly called on his wife to ad-
mire them. "Why, john" said she the
moment she set eyes on them, ''what in
duced you to buy such costly ornaments
as these7 We can't afford to spend money
in this way. You will ruin us, you know
you will" and the poor lady rails
ed her apron to her eyes and be-
gan to cry. The sight was too much for
our printer. ''You are right, Mary" he
said, 'syou are right, and am wrong. l
see it now. We can't afford these vases; 1t
was extravagant in me to buy them. But
don't cry; I'll fix it all right" So saying
he let drive his fist through the two beau
tiful vases, and as their fragments ratified
about the floor, he turned to his astonish-
ed and dismayed wife, and said: "Now,
Mary, we've got rid of those; I'll go and
buy couple of cheap ones, my darling
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-07-22

TIE FIsH IN THE MAMMOTH CAVE
There are but two kinds of fisnes- namely,
catfish and clawfsh. They have rudi-
mentary sockets and optic globes, as well
as optics ganglis and tracks for optic
nerves. But the whole optic apparatus
lacks Development which is arrested for
lack of use, which the sunlight affords.
Nature, impartial or compensating in her
ends, has given, in place OF eyes, feelers of
extraordinary development, which can feel
their prey and otherwise take the place OF
eyes The spiders OF the cave are color
less, but they live near the mouth of the
cavern, where there is some hight; hence
thew are not eyeless or colorless.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-07-22
Peruvian Ladies. they Live at
Home.

A Lima correspondent Of the Rochester
Union says: "We will visit the family o
one OF Lima's aristocracy-the father, {
leading senator and formerly minister o
war under Prado; the lovely daughters
patterns of fashion, models of beauty, anC
OF the very elite of Lima society. We ope1
one Of the many glass doors and find our
selves In an inner hall, the floor set in mo
sale marble; little Oholo boy, asleep on 1
mat, comes to us, and presenting our card
we are ushered across the hall, and through
other ground glass doors, into the drawing
room. Here we sit in French chairs, OF
sofas, of gilt and yellow satin upholstery,
until the sonora or mother enters. She
comes ia smoking, if no later than P. NJ,
and with her black silk skirt, and her mag
niticent hair braided down her back in
long plaits. She may wear q sscque oi
red or blue cashmere. Advancing to you,
she removes her cigar (spits on the carpet,
though it is a white velvet tapestry ground)
and folds you in both hands to her mat
ronly bosom, putting your head on her
shoulder and patting you softly on the
back. Ii you are q young man you at first
feel embarrassed, but her perfect susvity of
manner soon sets you at ease. Clapping
hands, servant brings in native fruits and
bottle of native wine, and you are ex-
pected to partake of some of them. If the
daughter delays in coming, she opens the
piano and plays you some of those old ma
tional dances brilliant, yet sad; minor,
yet so exciting; that our lamented Colts
chalk SO admirably initiated in 'Oios Crool-
tos, etc. The daughters never keep you
long, but appear in white wrappers and
hair braided as the mother. If you con-
verse, they can speak little French (some
of them), but their knowledge of history
and geography is all confined to Peru.
They know nothing else, believe in moth
ing else, and can seldom more than read
and write. Yet while they maintain that
other lands may be beautiful, but give me
Peru-other cities famous and great, but
care for none but Lima, you are
charmed by their polished manner, the
hearty embrace they give you on entering,
the reception and welcome they bestow
upon you, the hospitality and absence of
apology, and the charming freedom and
innocence of their address. They all play
(from ear mostly and well, and without
urging. They dance most gracefully and
naturally as possible, and~they urge you to
repeat your call or visit, with the most
sincere expressions of pleasure at your
OOMABs 1Ao oOiIs lduSu1 DlhCk eyes, the
clear, olive complexion, the straight, black
hair-all growing upon their heads in such
wonderful profusion-the liquid, spanish
accent, the perfect ease of their manner,
all serve to fascinate you, and you fail to
observe that they are perfectly illiterate
and ignorant; that their hands are often
dingy, though covered with diamonds; and
that the tinny loot, peeping from the trail
ing white wrapper, has often no stocking
(or very dirty one), and torn old
slipper"
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-07-22

CHAPPED HANDs, FACE. RoUeH SKIN, Pm.
Piles, Ringworm, Salt Rheum, and all other
cutaneous affections cured, and the Skin
made soft and smooth, by using the Juniper
Tar Soap, made by CASWELL, HAlAhD q
Co., New York. It is more convenient and
easily applied than other remedies, avoiding
the trouble of the greasy compounds now IN
use. Sold by all druggists.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-07-22

THERE il no medicine prepared that has a
reputation for excellence superior to that OF
HOohand's German Bitters. This article Is
looked upon by thOse who are not acquainted
with it, As most pate Mt medicines are, mere
clap-trap to catch the simple. 1t Is not in re-
ality Patent n, dicine, but genuine article,
prepared by m-n who have an intimate &C
quaintance with medicine, and the require
ments of the system when laboring under
disease. For Dyspepsia, Liver Complaint,
Nervous Debility, &c, 1t has no equal. We
know OF number OF persons who suffered
for years with these complaints, until they
were re ivved by trial Of this remedy, and
one person in particular, who suffered from
Dyspepsia for ten years, desires US to state
for tho information Of the public, that he has
been entirely relieved and restored, he be-
lieves, by the use of this article alone. The
above is taken from the editorial columns ot
the Dispatch" Erie, Pa, and speaks vol
umes. 'Hoohand's German Bitters" is en-
tirely free from all Alcoholic admixture.
HOoFLAND's GERMAN Tonic is cOmbina-
ton of all the ingredients Of the Bittsrs
with pure Santa Cruz Rum, orange, anise
&C., making . preparation Of rare medica
value. The Tonic Is used for the same dis
eases as the Bitters, IN cases where sOmG
Alcoholic Stimulus Is necessary.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-07-22

Old DR.. HEM, OF perm, wss as original
and eccentric as he was celebrated. He
used to treat annually as many as 5000
poor people; but on the other hand, he
ment from great people. One day the Pal
atine of Hesse, while on visit to Berlin,
went to consult him. Seeing that the prince
said abruptly: "Would your highness
please to stand up for moment2" The as
tonished patient did as he was bid $50,
that will do; now please to turn about
once" This having been done, he remark
ed, with musing sort of manner and in a
leisurely tone: "Huml Just as stiff as
should have expected Palatine to be p
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-07-22

TIE Kansas City Times, of the23d, says:
'1n a wagon yesterday, upon Main street,
was an aggregation rarely, if ever, seen IN
the whole history of western civilization
and development. Its contents were an
old man, seventy-three years Of age, his
son and the sons wife, three grandchil-
dren, four hens and rooster, two Guinea
fowls and a wildcat. The latter animal
was as large as Mark Twain's yellow dog,
seemed to be perfectly tame, and was
asleep among the children quite peacefully
when seen BY our reporter. The whole
cargo was en- route to Bourbon county,
Kansas. where the old grandfather had
bought land, but what use he can put
the wildcat to has not yet been explained
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-07-22

GRAssHoPPERs SToP RAMRoAD TRAIN.
The Stockton California; Independent
of June 18th says:
Judge Underhill, who left this city on
trip TO the East on the 9th inst, writes,
under date of June 9, that curious incl
dent occurred as the train was going up
steep grade on Echo Canon The cars
gradually slowed down until at last
they came to q dead halt Upon
going out it was found that they
were stopped by grasshoppers The
ground was perfectly alive with them. and
so many of them were crushed by the
wheels of the engine, and the track was so
creased, that the wheels would not take
hold. Sand and brooms were brought iRto
requisition, and when the hotel train over
took the other, by dint of its pushing, and
men on the cow-cateher holding 6rooms on
the rails in front, the cars got along, and
soon left the grassho2p region
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-07-22

ONE ENooH BAILEY, says the Echo, who
has settled somewhere out in America,
where women are scarce, finds himself in
need of q wife, and so he addressed a le ter
to the Chairman of the Mansfield Board of
Guardians, asking him, on his honor, to
find him q wife of moral character, who
would, on arriving in America, find good
home and a kind and affeetionate family.
The letter, having appeared in one of the
Sheffield papers, provoked the following
reply, which was read at the Board meet
ing on Tuesday: ''To the clerk of the
Mansfield Board of Guardians Parkgate,
May 31st, 1870. Sar Saen in the Shefeld
endependent a advrsment for Wife to Go
to america you humble servent Will act
capt the offer of Enoch Bailey.-Park
Cat, Ner Rotterdam, York Sheer" The
report does not state whether the Board
took any further steps in thiEmstrimonial
agency business
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-07-22

ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILRoAD.-The st. Louis
and Chicago Through Line runs between St.
Louis and Chicago, over the st. Louis and
Vandalia and the Illinois Central railroads,
twice daily each way, fast express trains,
,citltOta change of cars, conductors or baggage.
Over a million. and a quarter passengers we're
carried last year without injury. Speed, safety
and comfort assured. Palace sleeping cars
are run on all night trains.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-07-22

A FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT TO A SCHOOL
TEAcHEE. very singular and probably
fatal accident happened few days ago 10
a Miss Long, a teacher in one of the pub
lie schools of Morristown, Pennsylvania
She was teaching on the third floor of the
school building, and, for the sake of get
ting more air for herself and pupils, she
was about opening q window shutter, which
had been generally closed. Its fastening
was stiff, and more secure than she suppos-
ed, and IN order to get it open, she applied
all her bodily force to the task. Having
given a tremendous push, the shutter flew
open unexpectedly, and the lady, losing
her balance, was precipitated from the
window. At the moment the janitor was
walking directly beneath the window from
which Miss Gong fell, and singular to re-
late, she alighted almost directly on his
shoulders, thereby somewhat breaking the
force of her fall, but giving the janitor a
surprise he little expected, and injuring
him not little. The unfortunate lady
was found to be badly injured about the
head and body, and also internally. Her
recovery at last accounts, was considered
doubtful. She was for several years
teacher in Philadelphia, where she is held
in high esteem.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-07-22

AFTAIRs IN SPAN.-WhiIe the question
of the Crown is still in allegiance, the ma
terial condition of Spain, says the Pail
Nal Gazette, is going from bad to worse
The predictions with regard to coming
harvests are anything but encouraging, es-
pecially in CASTLE; the population Is de-
creasing, commerce is declining, duties
and prices of provisions are increasing,
slowly perhaps, but steadily. Meat In
Spain is only half as dear as in England,
and yet there are few well-to-do artisans
who can afford meat more than once q
fortnight, while men Of the same class in
England eat meat perhaps every day. The
Regent is already thinking of going to
spend week or two in La Grsnja, while
Prim, seeing the country in so very salts
factoryR state, (as far as he Is concerned,)
is going to hunt in the mountains of To
ledo. AL the adherents of the different
candidates for the throne are gathering
and strengthening their ranks, and dark
rumors are afoat with regard to q military
pronunciamiento in favor of Montpensier.
His supporters think this mis- only chance.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-07-22

A TREATISE on the hair, published by R. P.
Hall Co., Nashua, N. H., proprietor OF
Halls Vegetable Sicilisn Hair Renewer, con-
taIns valuable information about the hair,
which should be read by all. Send to the
ubhshers for q copy.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-07-22

A YOUNG man in the habit of staying out
late, vas reprimsnded severely and often,
by his father. At the same time he was
inventing excuse alter excuse. His last
resort was to place the numbers 10 and IL
on each side. OF the door, and when he was
asked what time he came in the night be-
fore, be would say, bravely, Between 10
10 and IL" Iknow not how long this ex-
cuse lasted, but the pGter fdRiiids was sat
SIZED.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-07-22

Earl Derby and the Countess Salisbury
were married on the 9th. at St James
Chapel, the Dean of Windsor officiating.
There was no display.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-07-22

The attention of farmers and others inter,
ested is called to the advertisement OF
Farmers Boilers" in another column. Ihey
are Just the thing that every farmer needs
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-07-22

The NPIGoN REGIoN.-There is pros
pect of some definite knowledge of the
Nipigon eountry, north of Lake Superior.
PROT Bell, of Canada, has recently made
an excursion up Nipigon River and sailed
upon Nipigon Lake. The Nipigon River
is the only one of seventeen rivers in the
district which flows into Lake Superior;
the rest empty into Lake Nipigon, and add
to its shores coast line Of about $50
miles. The lake itself is OF an eliptical
shape, about 90 miles in breadth and 20 in
length, studded with islands, most of
which are thickly wooded. Steamboats,
could not ascend the Nipjgon River more
than ten miles, as beyond that there are
rapids In places high rocks, of basaltie
character, border the river, especially on
its eastern side; in other parts it expands
into chain of lakes. About seven days
seem to haye been occupied in going from
Fort William to Lake Nipigon, and seven
portages were required. The Nipigon dis
trict beyond the lake is believed to have
been originally covered with forests, which
have since been burned of It is now a
series of praIries as far as the Lake of the
Woods. Its climate is said to be not un-
cold, and its soil is suitable for
agriculture.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-07-22

Two brothers named George and John
Wonderlin, were drowned at Chester, Pa,
Wednesday,
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-07-22
Arabian Days and Nights in BAgdAd.


Among the natives life runs on in the
same smooth channel that it did In the
time of Haroun al Raschid. The rich Loaf
away their time in the bath, in the harem,
and in the divan, everywhere smoking
nargheelss and drinking coffee and solemn
ly chatting. And the poor, rising at day
break at the call Of the priests from the
half q score of minarets, perform their alb
lutions and spread their little devotionA
carpet, say their prayers, and then betake
themselves to their various avocations. La
boring, not very actively, as 1t seems to US,
until sunset, each man goes home to his
pibob or pilaf, his melons and oranges, his
coffee and hubble-bUbble, served to him by
the fair hands of his brace of wives. This
is the story of their lives from year to year.
The Bagdadees have no amusements,
except such as they find in talking
politics in the coffee-shops, or In laugh
ing at the misfortunes of their acquaint-
ances, or in telling stories, or In the society
of their wives, or in a wedding or funeral
Every night the Paehs's band (for there is
8 Turkish band here) plays in front of the
seral, but the Bagdadees do not care to
listen to it. A company of italian scrobats
and singers have also come here and fitted
up house as q theatre, but are playing to
empty benches. And q newspaper, pub
ished in Turkish and Arabic, by the
Pacha's printer, amusing as are the lies it
tells of the wonderful prowess of the
troops fighting against the Arabs, finds no
and subsists only by official
Your Bagdadee has ne
soul for music, no taste for the trapeze or
the ballet, no appetite for journalistic SEN
sations. Society here, indeed, has reached;
as Chinese society did couple of thousand
years ago, the fossil stage Of existence.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-07-22

AN ASTONISHING LEAP.-The terrific leap
of passenger from a moving passenger
train on the Vallejo route, from Sacramento,
on the 18th of June, forever puts Sam
Patch's Niagara exploit in the shade. The
train, it appears, was about ten minutes be-
hind time, and was making it up at the
rate of twenty-five miles an hour. When
about five miles above Suisin, the passen-
gers in the smoking car were astonished
at seeing q man, who had been sleeping in
one of the side seats, spring to his feet,
and, with one bound, plunge head fore
most out of the window on the opposite
side of the car. The window was up at the
time, and the man went through like a
dart, showing that he was an expert diver.
He threw his heels up when he made the
plunge, and they came in contact with the
sash, shivering the glass in atoms. The
alarm was at once given that q man was
overheard; the train stopped and backed
to the place where the fearful leap was
made. for the purpose of picking up man
gled corpse. The flying passenger was
found, however. sitting on the ground,
rubbing his eyes and trying to collect his
scattered senses sufficiently to ascertain
where he was and how he came to be there.
He was handled tenderly at first, but it was
soon ascertained that the only damage he
had sustained was a slight abrasion of the
skin on one of his elbows.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-07-22

To whom can riches give repute and trust,
Content or pleasure, but the good and just?
Judges and senates have been bought for gold
Esteem and love are never TO be sold :-P0PF
, 1870-07-03

~, FE1lfihss.
ny. SIEfENSOS presented q petition fro;n
f!h'e when Frsanctt.n nf .!ut.ta shall take r,,a,c
EhAer tec Tax anl Tariff .an'l pruyer TIN: The
%hte uAcd al necctnt,cr 81. l,:l, IL rrta,I,.ai
~. INDIAN RESERVATIONS
AE- 1LAaAS fcEoftGt1 u bill to forbid the cr7a-
Nsanee of ln.ltan reservations hy lrra:y II, aay
..'rs Sraitsc than the lp3te,l S,a:cs Mr. Julixn
represented the uttttTt st the bill T., tr to nn,ify
H.. State that that 10 ny Jutut,. ir,atr are llt,u
sAnAs 70 tF s*caEcI for the hcusat u{ fa!lroa,i
,'El'AhItS or nfa+r rrerua!nr4. Int fhat .urn
tas 4tt 70 bet;011t fart nf til. nutytc ,a.,tus1n
@'r f. ne ~, nna"t The conttul Of CONGRESS
II, ,A'E!icA1loS rSrEH THE HOMESTEAD ACT.
.ants un!h.s ,..h.s fsP'te till aH{npr1xing an,,!l-
i.1 tl,,.sf "sf Ae Homestead act, wien nrcyr:r,l i
t:.rd,, = Or othrr K7,od causs fryu ra:rs,uai q.
d.vit rr A. t'e DttS1rt Lanl ut1!e.. ID N liz ri
xr,Ifrn1r rst'i sEsorc ihe r!rrk OF aCouiiy C,nfr
I.rp px1rY ~, faolE Elth fer*. bf nj If! IL tnC
Essst]L "seelser Ut the Lan,l Oilrc.
01HER HILLS tEIx TIE ,r.,,. ., ~ .
Nj. ICLl An rep4tte7, , IN ~. hssns COMMITTEES
ftttle16 IN lanas u tic rrttn.1 S,",I % ss :; y.
LEV Hasa ~. FItron Entitled to nratl n,ms.if ~
tnc uenfaLa o. the !s.>-,rntYa ~ i1nsn,Sr..td
n"s, ~ loasae a. iona r ir settlement a., ja,d.
create contract hes Ecsh tht. or" rA uE nee dt
settler. and his claim shall coa.t,,r,. ant
iii. HOLMAN inquired whctnss thu, %, -.
the law at pfreent "A7 ~
Mr. JULIAN replied that everybody tc,,er,., 3,
Until recently, when contrary dectslnn S,s ~ y
ftvcfei BY Judge Miller, Of tue sur:crnr chr, y
81 monstrpus, AMI ono that would 1t tltse1vd,ta,,
10 The Judge Ut I Western County Court
Nj JULIAN reported bill 70 prevent the fa,
, 1870-07-03

thcr ehrs Of public !ailis In III, Ttrr.tnry q
l:akoia. cacrri uulrr thc 1rc cmpL.un x,.ti Home
stead laws
: lhkst1i.
!ls<. stnilar laws applying 10 Scrada AMI N-
hh.kA 1hr tau wa> IIirnieh t,y making It At,c,,
I" California, Kansas, 4ArkAn..s and Utah, "a;
Ny: Julian of1crc.l Till t1er,aring forfeited t.
th'. tn1frtt STATES tanAa grEnted IL thc Stsic d,
Crcat Western Eairpah liz sid Il ws,nS; ao.E
up TO ecf;lctutut million Of acres OF rirt IND
now locked up md had the approval Of the III, n.
sr jtiiAS reIattrti N r'soln1ias r,a msse L.
Ja1nes u. tlutchins aut JamcS c, Iamon mn.
tpsion rs, s1at.us II Yosemite Valley. California
tn'N!ct " Tie act ceiling that r2les 10 ttr Stsft
Q, caiitornis IN trust to lie preserved a. Nats,u-
q i2rs. md ia The absence Of title in The CLAIM,
Alts II VAS tabled. feAA l0a, N4yB5t.
rA1ES1 Hills.
Thu l1a''te rErr+slrtl to Reconsideration Of To-
LOTS llt Ill thr Committee nu faflts. the Question
fht Nous, setuas4i yestcrtas ia fa.le the bill tn
extent rs xsnt' ssr:w patent Of Thomas 1ia1yey.
MI NJ iho';ilhiM;E Who male .he motion, with
MI. AtuEtE I'll :, f7'hi the cu1n1nttcc m Pa
tclts, rrI1+f3 Till for the extension vi the rs-
trIlt of AnAoh Smith fur improvement in rloxa
Mr. MYERS, from saIae committee, reported a
talt 10 nav f-s.ts0 10 t.To daughters nf Jetfru
Mno.!; t.. ;,':nsor Of The vast INN rlowh Re
Nj. JEStkES, isom the Conference Commit
~. on fhr hill 10 tesis@, consolidate add xniend
Gr rattM and copyright lars, lnadc tepun,
which Xak agreed tn.
!Sp!AS ArrRoTRtA1.oS nIL1-
[hr SfEAkEK informed The lInusc shat the In
tian Appropriation I'll! hal been returnett fEum
tae Senate with tire request for further c4,nter-
enee, rs the eonterces of the sTo aots falte't u
acr1-
nst 'hefG1ouna OF tiIf1errnee between tue t1o
1ar Huns. agree, In second conference, and