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MORNING, NOVEMBER II, 1870.

comes out to manipulate his toothpick
and smoke his cigars on the steps OF the
best hotel. There arc boys and girls chat
ting and laughing on tho corners. or
tramping through the streets, and anxious
faced maids and matrons rushing from
store to store in search Of bargains, and
here and thcre groups whose centrsl fg.
ure. q pleasant faced. or glip-tongued
person, seems 10 be holding Q reception
or lcvec, including all their friends and
acquaintances.
There arc many pleasant features about
these gatherings. and not the least u the
promotion of the social element and tho
cultivation of scqunintances and good
feeling between the people of tho differ
ent towns. Anything. in this hard work
ing country, which gives people holiday
and collects them together In their best
clothes, and on their best behaviour. Ia .
good thing. and should be Encouraged.
But whether the original intention Of Inn
proving the agricultural interest Is at
tained, Is q question not yet solved TO the
satisfaction Of many Of the richest and
most thrifty farmers, who arc not MEM
bers ofa society, and are, foolishly. per-
haps, very much prejudiced against them,
or at least 70 the way they are misman-
aged. One person or q fow, cannot keep
the society up to the standard they have
set for themselves; they want tho hearty
cooperation of all, and could they have It,
the pleasure and profit Of the preparations
would moro then compensate for all the
trouble. and the result would doubtless
prove moro satisfactory to all concerned.
-CSpringfeld Republican,.
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ocn, grn ooai, an yo~ V0R nesf' i"''e ~
lo'e ie!'er,
And although ne cannot resd' sure 'no0gn
twas OIL Toe better; r;,,n
For why snouid no % Puts'ed WIZ ns'u sPoa
when the naming was % plain thatI love him
faithfully. .r-...- ......
Iloye him faithfully.
And he knows IL, oh, he knows II (! vidout os<
word from me. a."
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l wrote IT, and io'ded H. ana put . a upon
IL;
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A Valuable Out.

There Is said to be paper In Philadel.
phia which has one wood cut. Itwas en-
grayed originally to represent Arthur
Spring, but the proprietor liked II SO
much that he determined to keep It on
hand and run Il into the paper whenever
anybody else was hung, or died, or was
elected, or made speech. It has served
already for James Buchanan. JEFF. Davis,
Probst, General Grant, Susan B. Anthony,
Mayor Fox, Senator Revels, Artemas
Ward, Daniel In the Lions Den, Winnie
more. Jefferson as Rip Van Wrinkle, Ris-
tori, Asa Packer, Governor Curtin. and q
score or two of others. II Is somewhat
rusty now. tho old wood-cut Is. but the
owner clings to It with unutterable affec-
ton. and the first time anybody docs any
thing alarming. In 1t viii go again with a
now sketch. This won't make 10 much
difference now, because the block Is very
much worn. and when the picture Is print
cd you can't tell, to save your life. wheth-
er Il was intended for q mans face or for
q simoom In the Desert Of Sahara.
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Tho great earthquake Of New England.
occurred on the 18th Of November. 1855; (;
aud we reproduce the following account
Of Il In order that our readers may con-
trast Il with the experience Of Thursday
the 10Th:
ut came at half:IMst four IN the morn
Ing while Il was yet dark and the people
were locked In slumber. The first shook
lasted four minutes and half Ceilings
wcre fractured. tho ground opened In
many places, bureaus wero upset In quiet
homes, cellar walls were burst and fell
down, liquids wcre dashed over tho sides
Of vessels, and people were thrown down
BY the violent undulatory lateral motion
OF the ground. Bricks, from the tops OF
chimneys thirty.two feet In hight were
thrown distance Of thirty feet from tho
base. The wooden spindle Of tho vanc Of
Faneuil Hall In Boston. five inches In di.
ameter, was SNAPPED of by tho jerk, and
an iron spindle on q church In Springfield
ono hundred miles west Of Boston was
bent at right angles by tho sudden oOnvul.
sion. The earth rocked like cradle, and
the damage done to stono fences alone In
tumbling them to the earth was estimated
at CSC. 900 at Boston, which was then =
town Of $4,000 souls, ono hundred Chin
neys fell to the roof or ground, fiiteen
other chimneys were 20 twisted around
and shattered ~ 10 require rebuilding.
while some fifteen brick buildings were
thrown from tho gable end TO tho caves OF
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Too Poor.

Brother Moore Of the Rural Nep York
or, was sitting in his Office one afternoon
some wears ago, when n farmer friend
came in, and said Friend Moore, |
like your paper; but times are so hard
cannot pay for IT,"
"Is that so. friend Jones! I'm very
sorry TO hear that you are so poor and II
you are so hard run l will give you my
paper"
!.Oh, no! can't take Il s gift."
"Well, then. let's see how We can fix
II. You raise chickens, believe"
Yes, few but they don't bring any
thing hardly"
"Dc mt they' Neither does my paper
cost anything hardly. Now. have 4
rroposition to make Ia you: l will coutin
no your paper, and when you 80 home
YOU may select from your lot, one hen
and cali her mine. Take good care OF
her, and bring mo the proceeds whetheI
in eggs or chickens, and We will call d
square,"
"All right. Brother Moore" and th'
old fellow chuckled at what he thought
was u capital bargain. He kept the con
tract strictly. and N the end Of the yea
found that he had paid about four price'
for his paper. lie often tells the joke OF
himself and says he never has had th'
face to say that he was too poor to take
n paper since that day.-Erchda2e-
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their immense distance. their immense
magnitude, and the countless millions of
worlds that belong to them-it seemed to
him rs though the wild dream Of the Ger.
man poet was more than realized. God
called man In dreams into the yestibule Of
heaven, saying. "Come up hither, and |
will show the glory Of my house." And
to his angels who stood about his throne,
he said, "Take him, strip him Of his robes
of flesh; cleanse his affections; put new
breath into his nostrils, but touch not his
human hcart-the heart that fears and
hopes and trembles." A moment and It
was done, and tho man stood ready for his
unknown voyage. Under the guidance OF
d mighty angel, with sounds Of flying
pinions, they spod away from the battle
ments Of heaven. Sometimes on tho
mighty angels wings they fled through
Saharas Of darkness, wildernesses Of
deaxth. At length, from a distance not
counted, save In the arithmetic Of heaven,
light bealned upon ,them-a sleepy flame.
as seen through hazy cloud. They sped
on In their terrible speed to meet the light
the light with lesser speed csmo to meet
them. In . moment the blazing Of suns
around them-a moment the wheeling OF
planets; then came long eternities of twi.
light; then again, on the right hand and
on the LEFT, appeared more consultations.
At last the man sunk down, crying, "An-
gel, can 60 no farther; let mo lio down
In tho grave and hide myself from the in
finitnde of the universe, for end there Is
none" END there Is nonep" demanded
tho angel. And from the g!ittering stars
that shone around. there came choral
shout "End there Is none!" END there
Is nonep" demandedthe angel again; ''nnd
Is It this that awes thy soul? answer.
End there Is none to the universe of God !!
Lo. also. Of him who made 1t, there Is no
beginning"
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A pamphlet Is published, purporting to
be by the Emperor Napoleon. on tho cam
paign Of 1870, and the causes which led
to the capitulstion of Sedan. The EN-
peror recalls his manifesto Just after
which he listened to the cry ION TO Bcr-
lin." He says his plan was to mass 16O,-
900 mon Mt Metz, 1000 ut Strasbourg.
and 1000 ut Chalons and cross the Rhine
near Hagusnau with u large force In or
der to separate Southern Germany from
the northern confederation. He hoped TO
win the first grrat hattie and secure tho
alliance Of Austria and Italy with France
In imposing neutrality on Bavaria, Baden
and Wurtemburg. The defects In the
French military systom and delay In bring
Ing up men and material defeated this
plan. He enumeratcs the difficulties en-.
countered, but scquits his officers Of blame.
The Germans having ample time TO bring
the forces into the field, the French were
outnumbered and put on the defensive.
The new plan was necessary, involving O.
retreat on Chalcns. This the regency
disapproved as discournging to the public
and tho Emperor was urged to resume the
offensive. Yielding his convictions TO
MscMahon's advice tho plan was adopted.
He alluded to his situation after he had
given up tho command Of the army and
when his name and authority was ignored
at Paris As exceedingly painful. He 40.
quiesced In tho march for the relief OF
Metz, though conscious Of the danger Of
that enterprise. He describes the opera
tions aud analyzes tho battles which pro-
ceded the surrender ut Sedan and gives an
account OF his interview with bismarck
and tho King of Prussia. The pamphlet
closes with the declaration that the Ger
man successes arc duo to the superiority
of numbers. improved artillery, vigorous
discipline, respect for authority and patri-
otic spirit of the people, which absorbs
all o.her interests and opinions. It CEN
sures the loose habits introduced by tho
African wars In which the French regular
troops have been engaged, which 1t emu.
merates rs want OF cohesion, absence Of
order, carclessncss Of hearing, and the ex-
cess Of the luggage carried by the infant
ry. The efficiency Of the army was weak
enod, too. by the excesses Of the opera
tions In the Corps Legislatif and tho TO
publican press introducing In 1t the spirit
of criticism and insubordlnxtiou.
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agricultural.
Fall Management of Bees.

All honey for market should 90 this
month. Any honey leaking from the glass
boxes should be wiped away before pack
ing. Paste heavy paper over tho open
ing. to keep out dust and insects. The
cases to carry IL in should be small. hold
ing about fifty pounds. AS mentioned last
month. Boxes should not be packed one
ON the other, aud the cases, instead Of be-
ing Just twcnty-six inches long. by q foot
wide. may be made to suit the size OF box,
varying from that length, II need be, one
or two inches wider or longer. An exact
lit should be made 80 that no sliding can
take place In the cases. In handling, new
or allow the case TO drop. even one inch,
never slide it on the floor. allowing Il TO
strike on something solid. breaking the
combs, running their beauty, and wasting
the honey. Give the carriers to under
stand that those things must be observed.
and II they are, II will so safely. Send
by canal when practical. Until bee-keep-
crs are convinced OF the necessity Of re-
moving all infected colonies by this time
In the season Mt least we must expect n
continuation Of the spread Of the disease.
We will not discuss It's origin; We know
1t Is contagious; wo know, too, II put out
Of the way on its first appearance, that IL
cannot spread. Bees must not be allowed
access TO particle Of the contents Of such
hive until purified. The hive may bo
cleanscd for further use by thorough
scalding or exposure TO the weather for
one winter, Those who wish 10 get their
bees In larger hives can do It better now
than In severe cold weather. Ii Is much
less trouble to transfer than one without
experience would suppose.
The experience the past summer, OF
Hozen. Novice. Hetherington, and Quin-
by and Il Root. indicates that II our bees
pay US literally. we must be liberal to
them. Provide plenty Of room, oonrcni-
eM Of access. which room we propose TO
supply with furniture In shape Of artificial
comb ready for use. never doubling that
our industrious little friends will show
their sense Of Indebtedness, ty immedi-
ately acceding and using 1t to the best ad-
vantage.
Our bec.mcn, with small means that
can afford room for only few combs and
bees, and very little honey, and are very
incommotled by the crowd, would do
well to provide for better accommodation
for their tenants, or Gall behind progress
sive bee-keepers.-AQ Qui,i8y 90 Bee-hecp-
cr's Journal.
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A physician writes to tho Boston Jour
nal Of Chemistry, In regard To two cases
Of partial paralysis that bad como under
his notice. caused by the use Of chair 10.
stontives." He says: One complained
of creeping chills. and sensatiou Of numb
ness In the back of tho head and neck |;
the other had the peculiar symptoms Of
lead paralysis In the arm and wrist. Both
had used the nostrum freely. and recover
cd after had advised them OF is contents
and they had discontinued its use.
Any one may satisfy himself Of tho con-
tents Of this filthy compound by tho pccu-
liar sticky feeling Of Acetate OF load. whep
rubbed between the fingers. or BY placing
q drop upon the tongue, and noting the
sweetish astringent taste OF the sait. ~.
Icannot SEQ how the consumer can fall
70 absorb lead into The system. u tho diree-
lions on the bottle arc carefully carricd
out ..Rnb the scalp thoroughly, aitef
which leave the scalp and hair thoroughly
saturated With II" 10. 30 I7yS q; pis7h,
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A Capital Joke, and all the more pala-
table because il is true and can be vouch-
cd, took place few Sundays since at one
of the prominent Fourth street churches.
II seems that worthy deacon had been
very industrious in selling q new church
book. costing IS cents At the service in
question the minister. Just before dismiss
ing the congregation, rose and said-"All
You who have children TO baptize will
please present them next Sabbath The
deacon, who by the way was q little deal,
and having an eye TO selling the books,
and supposing his pastor was referring to
them, Immediately jumped up and shout
-d ;-"All you who haven't any can get
rs many rs you want by calling on mo, at
as cents each" The preacher looked
cross-eyed at .he brothers, the brothers
looked at the clergyman. the audience
punched the audience In tho side, the bub.
Bile grew larger. until IL burst In q loud
guHaw. Ladies colorcd up, crin,soncd'
blushed. and thanked the Lord for the low
price Of peopling the earth. There was
no bcncdic.ion that morning worth speak.
ing of. The deacon. after he had found
out his mistake. changed his pew from the
front of tho church 10 the third from the
rear and though he cannot hear the SER
mon, he is consoled with the thought that
the young ladies' can't snicker ai him.--E
j. Hstriot. .. .-|
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THE NORTHERN LiGHrs.-Modern Sol
snoe has suggestsd. without oonclusively
proving. various causes for tho aurora,
but the frequent and harmless recurrence
Of tho displays, their common charsster-
istics, and tho explanation Of other ooos
mystcrious natural phenomena, Prevent
Tho northern lights" from longer excit-
Ing fear. or the various solutions, that
Of Prof. Olmstcad Is, perhaps, tho most
plausible. He considers the aurcra 70 DO
duo to nebulous matter, Ike that which
furnishes material for ineteoric showers,
Of the sodiacal light The light he
thinks, Is caused by the friction Of tho
earth In plunging with Its atmosphere
through this matter which. being partly
metallic, thus gives rise to the concurrent
magnetic phenomens. Like other theo-
ries on the subject this Is open 70 oejco-
tions, although possibly TO fewer than The
rest. A theory which shall DO aocompa-
MED by absolute demonstration, Ia yet to
be discovered. ... ...r
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Real Cbristians ara the resemblanocs of
Christ: and n wo love the original, wo
must 40 love the oopy.
wh..sxs- 4. dono nv tho.s around v,u.
=. ,o,,r..iS dsterr,,ned IN wall In Ina
mot srceilent vav'
w. .-o -. ~ ..o tho cloud. that hang
S,.rs,t;nr ,ho c,e.r Nine skv ~.
UoUt UoUd ~ ,S.m -, ss WV '
..on.;tr r linz. VM s snsSsr neonis,s M man.
80. ' 's ~
"0'''
The ruin OF most men dates from some
S., ,a,T n0ui' 0'''''A ." ~
''
Tho best pcnancc We can do for envy.
ing anothcrs merit Is to endeayor to sur.
pass IL.
Faith which works by fear only leads to
a dishonest repentance, ITO any, and
leaves the soul at the gates Of death.
Be deaf to the quarrclsomo, blind to
the scorner, and dumb to those who arc
mischicvously inquisitive.
Ono thing I. clear 70 mo- that no IN.
dulpence of passion destroys the spiritual
nature % much a. respectable selashncss.
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,-, ~" o'V Ia = Ss.sMs.. NJ 90 ~.
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Genus OF 'no ~, Io uIo uS :, W -. - a.,,-
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~so. =,
INC aying oenSa'cs'on s.g , o.. =, 80, s"s -. III
aisciPieS, Wa, PSy ~. !vu, .a.s ' s.o
Tea. Iem " o. ne he"yon N" IT %ny ~ '"s ''a
y'u - '''0 ''"i " "".
You cannot help soiling tho fingers BY
hsnai,ng : ai sun suosn.0U, ~ D,.rI NM r,,on % IN
'..,..,"" ~ : - ~. ~ - 49, - N" victim offt
Fip" - WV" '.' '
n you wish success In life, mako pcr.
severance your bosom friend. experience
your wise counsellor, caution your elder
"eo'no'' anu noP0 !ouf s""'""" s0"''
To every ono, who, though weak,
strives to be strong. to every ono who
strives to live 70 please God, Tor such
Gods love reaches everywhere.
y,r,h. .....m vour 6,,bers. for tboy
had talent enough TO descy virtue In
your mothers, and surely your n,othcrs
are tho best women on earth arc they
notily .,J
.s,. ,.,,,.,,,, q, . plant S.,ic..s
~, = :. MA n n. ornrth. Il viii mot sboo
m In Z night ike the gourd Of prophet;
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Too MANY PoYs.-A gentleman who
was taking . glass Of wine at Louis's. cor
ner of Freeman and Hopkins street. Gin.
cinnati. about three weeks ago, observed
ut another table. sitting with several 9th.
ers, a German who seemed uneasy and
anxious, rs il there might be q Franco
Teutonic disagreement between his beer
md himself. Presently in ran q little
girl, her face radiant with smiles, who cx-
claimed. %. we've got little poy at
home .Das Is goot' said the Dutchmsn.
as the anxiety disappeared from his coun-
fcnance; .iili up der glasses.' Not many
minutes elapsed before in rushed the little
girl again. with tho announcement, q.
we've got two little poys at home The
Dutchman looked good deal astonished
and not altogcther gratified nj this little
family redundancy. but rising At length
to the magnitude Of the occasion. he re-
marked. Well. den dls Is goot; Gil up
der glasses In few minutes again ap-
leared the radiant messenger with the
astounding proclamation, %, we've Got
three little poys at home There was no
further call for glasses Well, den. says
be. i goes up dere. and. py Cot 1 shfoPs
der whole tam pizness. .'-CAicdgo Repae-
licdn. 7.A 90 4. +.i-l.l "a -
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End There is None.

Light trnvcrscs space at the nate Of .
million times n minute, yet the light from
the nearest star requires ten years to reach
the earth. and Herschcrs telescope re-
vealed starr two thousand and three hum
dred times farther distant. TIE great tai
escopc of Lord Rosse pursued these crca.
tions Of God still deeper into space, and
having resolved tho nebuln Of the milky
way into stars. discovered other systems
Of stars-beautifhl diamond points, gilt
tering through the thick darkness beyond.
When he beheld tho amazing abyss-when
he saw these systems scattered profnsely
throughout spaco-when hs reflected upon
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BIDDEFoRD, ME-, FRIDAY

in the estimation Of Florence and her
father. -.
But he was dead. and when thought
OF the fearful manner Of his death for
gave him freely.
suppose you have guessed that 1 mar,
ried Florence Wayne. and need not tell
you that I ann happy. no
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Tho Devil came up to the earth one day,
And into the oourt-house he weuded bis way,
Just a. an attorney. with very grave fscc,
Was proceeding to argue the "points In tho
case"
Now, lawyer his Majesty never had seen,
For to his dominions none ever had been,
And he felt very anxious the reason 10 know,
Why none had been sent to the regions below.
Twas tho fault Of his agents, his Majesty
thought,
That none Of these lawyers had ever been
caught;
And for his own pleasure he felt desire
To come to the earth and the reason inquire.
Well, the lawyer who rose with visage 20 grave.
Made out his opponent oonsummate knsve,
And the Devil was really greatly amused
To hear the attorney 80 greatly abused.
But soon as the speaker had come to Close.
The counsel opposing him heroely arose,
And he heapcd such abuse on the head OF tho
6rst,
That made him villain, Of all men the
worst.
Thus they qusrsled, oontsnded, and argued 20
long,
Twas hard to determine which Of them was
wrong,
And concluding he'd heard quis enough Of tho
"fus,"
Old Nick turned away. and soliloquised thus;
eff all they have said Of each other Be true,
Tue Devil has surely been robbed Of his due;
Al a.
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TIE DEVIL AND THE LAWYER.

The Devil came up to the earth one day,
And into the oourt-house he weuded bis way,
Just Is an attorney. with very grave fsee,
Was proceeding to argue the "points In the
case" "f
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-02-01

A N ORDIN NANCE
"A To Make an Appropriation 20 Pay Certaam
Fees and Jurors OF the Supreme Court ~
Section l. The Select and Common Councils Of
the City OF Philadelphia do ortain, That the
sum Of four thousand one hundred aud ninety
one dollars and sixty-One cents be aud the same
Us hereby appropriated for the following purposes,
viz - IT
Item ]. To pay fees OF Peter Lyle, Sheriff. for
1892 seven hundred and thirty dollars and eighty
six cents,
Item To pay fees OF william Taylor, Coroner,
seventy 1--WE cents -
Items. To pay fees OF Thomas Ashton, Clerk OF
the Court OF Quarter Sessions for 1869. twelve hun
dred dollars, ''I' wv
Item4. To pay Jurors OF the Supreme Court for
1869, five hundred dollars.
Provided, That the Controller shall oouutersign
no warrant drawn on the items fer fees until fnr-
nlshed with certificate by the City Solicitor that
he has carefully examined the charges arsl fees
ana compared them with the law and the
docket entries and other records of the oourta
and legal.
And the warrants shall be drawn by the City
Commissioners IN conformity with existing ordi-
nanceB
LOUIS WAGNER.
Attest
J0BN ECKsTEN,
Clerk OF Common Council.
SAMUEL w. CATTELE.
President OF Select COunca
Approved this swenty ninth day OF J0nriary Anno
DomIni enc thousand eight hundred and seventy
| "a. d. 1870. L .--
4 DANIEL M. FOX,
Ait Mayor OF Philadelphia
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DRY FKEr-Ths most oneotual way Of guarding ones
health TO keep the feet dry that only be done
By the Of India Rubber and the mole
ment season upon u.s. would advise our readers 70
buy none but the best quality which only be had at
oooDtEARs Headquarers No SOs Ohesuut street, south
side, Philadelpha.