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Railroad Across the Andes.

A project for railroad across the Andes
to connect with lines ON either side, in the
counties of Chill and the Argentine Repub-
lie, is now about to be put into execution.
The latter government authorized, some
months SINCE Mr.. Rossetti, an engineer, to
make survey of the passes of the Andes,
which he has done and makes very favora-
BILE reports. The Pass of Planchon or
Teno is the one he has selected as present.
ing the least difficulties for the construction
of the railroad. The greatest elevation of
the road by the pass will be about 10,25S
feet, and the most difficult section is Il
ravne where there is difference of level
of 2591 feet in a distance of 30, 800 feet
grade of 20 in 1000. The necessary
length of the road will be about one thous-
and miles, and it will cost, it is estimated,
about 100000 The largest part of the
road falls within the territory of the Argen-
tine Republic. The latter government will
bear the main part of the expense the gov
eminent of Chill agreeing to construct one
fifth of the road.
The enterprise is spoken of as being not
nearly so difficult as was the construction
of the Pacific road. The latter scheme
was believed by very many to be impracti-
cable until the road was put in operation,
and the opposite was demonstrated. This
Andean railroad will be of the utmost
utility in South America. The Argentine
Republic confidently expects a large immi-
grafton from the west, and great benefit
from the rich mining districts which will
be opened up. There is also an extensive
trade between the eastern and western
coasts, and the 'route," says an English
journal, "would almost certainly command
the mail and passenger traffic between
Peru, Chill, and Europe" and might also,
it adds, "open up communication with
Australasian colonies by another practical
BILE route"
1t will take about four years to complete
the road.
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A Practical Restraint on Drunkenness.

To enact Prohibition which could
not be enacted would doubtless be of very
little benefit to the community. Something
practical is needed to restrain the gigan-
tic evil of Intemperance.
Make liquor sellers, responsible for the
damage which liquor drinkers commit,
while under its influence.
The justice of such law requires no
argument, the makers and sellers of intox-
icating drink reap an immense harvest
from the traffic; let the butt end of the
burden which it imposes upon the commu-
nifty be placed upon their shoulders.
When any drunken man Injuries himself
or another in person or property, let the
man who sold him the liquor repair the
damage SO far as money can do it. If the
drunkard breaks his leg, let the publican
pay the surgeons bill and support him and
his family (if he unfortunately have one)
until he RECEIVERS. If there is any doubt
who supplied the liquor, let all within
certain distance of his home be assessed,
and let the county levy special tax on the
traffic to support those whom whisky sends
to the poor house.
When drunkard making becomes dan
gerous to the operators we shall have less of
it. What say our Good Templars.
NOT COOP TEMpLAR.
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barren wastes of Labrador, to the warm
and sunny chimes of tropical Florid visit
ing in winter the Atlantic States where it
becomes the target for the guns of amateur
sportsmen, and at that time, being quite
fat, they form quite delicate tit-bit for
the palate Of an epicure.
The pleasant mingling of so many colors
in one bird gives it beautiful appearance,
especially when added to its elegant form
and cheerful song its song is not finely
modulated like the finches', nor soft and
mellow like the canary's, but is exceedingly
cheerful and prolonged, making the welkin
ring in the sunny days of summer, and in
the early morning sounding from on high
when the sprightly songster is far out of
sight this combined with its extraordinary
powers of flight, has associated the lark
with the most pleasant recollections of
rural life. 1t would be almost impossible
to initiate, unsteady, his song; it is some
times uttered while the bird is on the ground,
but generally when it commences its flight :;
the general character of its varied strains
is such that it is said that one accustomed
to them can tell whether the bird is on the
wing, in the air, ascending or descending,
stationary Or on the ground. They very
seldom light on trees, the ground being
their resting place, and when there they,
being SO nearly of the color of the ground,
and having habit of crouching so low
down that their feathers nearly touch the
ground, it is with extreme difficulty the
sportsman can detect their presence and
thus it seems that nature has provided,
even for these small animals, means of
protection against their enemies.
Like its Old Continent brethren, it pairs
in early spring, laying from four to five
eggs, of a grayish ground, with spots of
blue or brown sprinkled over them they
do not seem to be very particula as regards
the country in which they breed, or the
position of the nest. Audubon speaks of
having found this lark breeding on the des-
olate shore of Labrador, in nest made
of the moses and lichens of that cold eli
mate. Their food consists of seeds, grass
hoppers, gnats, (rather small food) small
worms, and minute crustaceans on the sea-
shore.
This merry little fellow is sometimes
Gagged pet, but in such sphere he is
found to be rather troublesome, as the top
of the cage is required to be padded to pre-
vent injury to his Uranium by his frequent
attempts to exercise his soaring propensi-
ties, which it will do upon the least provo
cation when scared, much to the danger of
its longevity, and the anxiety of its tender
hearted mistress, but even taking all these
troubles and vexations into consideration,
we are amply repaid for our trouble by his
prolonged and CHEEKY notes.
More anon.
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Christmas Carols.

The children sung song this Christmas
morning,
Mellow and clear, outside my chamber
door,
Waking me softly from my pleasant dream
ing
Of unforgotten Christmas days of yore.
Sweetly they sung, my neighbours happy
Two merry girls and one glad hearted boy,
Repeating oft their songs rejoicing bur
"On Christmas morn the angels sing for
joy "
Sweetly they sung; but all their cheerful
voices
Broke up my souls deep founts of hid
den Woe L;
And pressing down my face against the
pillow,
let the bitter torrent overflow.
Missing the little child that warbled softly
Two years ago to-day a song like this,
And when the joyful melody was ended,
Held up her sweet mouth for Christmas
kiss.
l see her little figure standing tptoe,
To hang her dainty stocking on the WALL
o sinless heart o perfect faith of childhood,
Believing everything and trusting all
Peace, aching heart O let me trust entirely,
With faith and strength that nothing can
destroy,
That my sweet baby is among the angels,
Who, on this Christmas morning, sing
for Joy
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Ornithology.
r II E L A r X -.
BY AGRIcOLA.

The Lark is conirostral bird of the fam
lily AlandidG, resembling in many respects
the finches. The family characters are !:
a short and concal bill, with the frontal
feathers extending along the sides the
primary very short or wanting; the scut-
telate before or behind; the hind claw
very long and straight; the tertiaries greatly
elongated beyond the second aries and nearly
as long as the primaries.
The genus Alanda Uinn) is not deni-
zen of this country, but is found on the
plains and cultivated fields Of the Old
World, and being migratory, they are found
in different parts Of the country at differ
ent seasons of the year many of them are
quite good singers, warbling their merry
notes as they rise from the ground, flying
in large circles or in a perpendicular spiral
manner, until they are nearly lost to sight
in the vast e1panse of ethereal blue, and
their CHEEKY notes are drowned by the bus
tie and hum of the lower world.
The Lark being of such large family
must, as matter Of course, have great
many branches or scions, and to make the
general reader acquainted with them, it
would necessitate my going into descrip-
ton of the most minute details, but as l
aim to have my articles as true to our own
country as possible, l cannot enter into
details, fully, of any but such of the family
in, IS lam
but will endeavor to give such synopses as
will give an idea Of the differences existing
between ours and the foreign varieties.
l will begin with the sky lark of the Old
that we may more readily see the difference
existing between them.
The European sky lark or field lark "A
Aaoencis) is the bird which has so long been
celebrated in the annals of poetry, for it's
song it is very generally distributed over
Europe, Asia and Africa it is seven and
one half inches long, and fifteen in alar
extent the general color, in both sexes, is
reddish brown with darker streaks, the
fore-neck the same, with brownish black
spots, the sides streaked with dusky hue,
the lower parts dull white an obscure
brownish white band acrsss the eyes, and
the iris hazel. They begin to pair in the
early spring, and usually lay from four to
five eggs, of greenish color, irregularly
speckled with darker or brown spots.
Now to the American sky lark or shore
lark. This bird is about the same in length
as the bird of the cold Continent" bu,
is about an inch less in alar extent; its
color above is pinkish brown, streaked
with dusky on the back, brown band
across the crown, patch from bill below
the eyes, crescent of black on the throat,
and tail feathers black frontal band over
the eye, under part and outer edge OF
wings and the tail nearly white, and chin
and throat yellow the colors are lighter
in some specimens than in others, especially
in the winter. The principal peculiarities
in the plumage consist in two erectile tufts
of feathers on each side of tho head, resem
bling, somewhat, the ears of the OWL
This is the bird over the American Cont
nent, from the cold and dreary, ice-bound
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1870-12-24

"Wednesday, the 18th Of December, 1870,
AT II O'CLOCK A. NJ,
Six-seat Shopping Carriages Four-seat Panel Quarter
Rockaways. Sash Door Roc kaways, Low Door Open
Fronts Three Spring Cahriolettes, Four Spring CALI
rioctes. Germantown Carriages Jump Seat Carriages
Jenny Limbs, Business Wagons Turnover seat Rocka-
way, Sngleseat Rockaway, Dearborns, Jump-seat Bug
gi's. Doctors Buggies, Piano-luX Buggies. Coab"I
Buggies, Notop Buggies, Phmtons and Pony Phntons,
with Slrigis of various styles and patterns
Also lot of Secondhand Carriages. A large lot of
Double and Single Harness. Robes of all kinds and
Whips.
On exhibition the day before sale with catalogues.
TERMS OF SALE-Al sums of SO and under cash 4:
all so BainLlc Note at Ninety lavs with
approved cndorscr hearing interest from the da, of sale,
three per cent. of for cash all sums over $50
No ro-tpoucnlcnt account of weather. and all will
he SOLD under GREGG T. BOWIE.
OGLE MILLER. Real Estate Agents and Auc-
ti"nr"rs Fourth and King streets Wilmington, Del.
Dec Il, 4s10-2w
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Company have two railway post office
coaches on the line between New York and
Washington, which for convenience of
arrangement, are far superior to any in the
service. These were remodled under the
supervision of Mr. John Pedrick, formerly
head clerk of the above line, and now Spe-
cial Agent of the p. o. Department, who
was detailed by the department for that
purpose, on account of his experience in
postal affairs.
Nearly 5000 miles of additional railway
post office lines have been organized during
the present year, and the time is not FIR
distant when this system will be adopted
on all of the principal lines in the Union.
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MONEY QUICKLY MADE

Nv active and women getting subscriptions Tor the
great religious and literary weekly The Christian Union,
edited by
HENRY WARD BEECHER,
having in corps of Contributors the abest talent Of the
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will pay you well. Copy of paper chapter of story
ami rare terms FREE. Address
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Santa Claus.

Twas the night before Christmas, when
all through the house
Not a creature was stirring, not even a
mouse;
The stockings were hung by the chimney
with care,
In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be
there,
The children were nestled all snug in their
beds,
While visions of sugar plums danced thro'
their heads;
And mamma in her 'kerchief and in my
cap,
Had just settled our brains for long win
ter's nap;
When out on the lawn there arose such a
clatter,
/ sprang from the bed to see what was the
matter;
Away to the window I flew like flash,
Tore open the shutters and threw up the
sash.
The moon on the breast of the new-fallen
snow
Gave the lustre of mid day to objects below;
When, what to my wondering eyes should
But miniature sleigh and eight tiny REIN
deer,
With little old driver, so lively and quick,
| knew in a moment it must be St. Nick.
More rapid than eagles his coursers they
came,
And he whistled, and shouted, and called
them by name;
"Now, Dasher! now, Dancer! now, Pran-
GER! now, Vixen!
n,.g
Blxen-
To the top of the porch! to the top of the
Now, dash away, dash away, dash away
AS leaves that before the wild hurricane
fly,
When they meet with an obstacle mount to
the sky,
So, up to the housetop the coursers they
flew,
With the sleigh full of toys-and St. Mich
olas too;
And then in a twinkling heard on the
roof.
The prancing and paving of each little
hoof.
As drew in my head, and was turning
Down the chimney St. Nicholas came with
bound;
He was dressed all in fur from his head to
his foot,
And his clothes were all furnished with
ashes and SCOT;
A bundle of toys he had flung on his back,
And looked like pedlar just opening his
pack.
His eyes-how they twinkled! his dimples,
how merry!
His cheeks were like roses, his nose like
cherry;
His drell little mouth was drawn up like
bow;
And the beard on his chin was as white as
the snow;
The stump of pipe he held tight in his
teeth,
And the smoke it encircled his head like
wreath.
He had broad face and a little round belly
That shook, when he laughed, like bowl
full of jelly.
He was chubby and plump; right jolly
And laughed when I saw him in spite of
myself.
A wink of his eye, and twist of his head,
Soon gave me to know l had nothing to
dread.
He spoke not word, but went straight to
work,
And filled all the stockings; then turned
with 4 jerk,
And laying his finger aside of his nose,
And giving a nod, up the chimney he rose,
He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave
whistle,
And away they all flew like the down of
thistle;
But heard him e1claim, ere he drove out
of sight,
Merry Christmas to all, and to all good
night
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OVERLAND
THROUGH
ASIA.
ASH

BY Col Thomas ". Knox comprehensive and vslua-
Bile exposition of the countries of Alaska Siberia China
and Russia rs they to-day. Matching Richard
sons Beyond the Mississippi, and Mark Twains limo
cence Abroad. in STYLE &c. Address
al AMERICAN PUBLISHING CO.. IartfOrd. Conn
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Winter Millinery
GOODS
NOTICE.

JAMES C. EGAN AND WIFE
JAMES BUSH AND WIFE AND OTHERS
In the Orphans Court for Cecil county. In Chancery.
November 18th, 1870.
The object Of this suit to procure a Decree for sale
Of the real estate of Sarah b. Egan late of said
county. deceased for the payment Of debts due from the
said Sarah Is. Egan, deceased to the compainants and
others.
The Bill that the said Sarah L. Egan deceased
was in her lifetime indebted unio the mplanant in
the of Four Hundred Dollars and Six Cents for
sunlry matters and things, properly chargeabe in
account
That the said Sarah b. El,an in her life time seized
of certain real estate. lying III said county.
That being seized and being inlrt" aforesaid
the sail Sarah b. Ecan departed this life. interstate about
the month of January 1870, leaving the following her
only children and hrrS-sw. viz: her son, james C.
Egan. whose wfe's name is Martha H. E,an: another
son. John T. Egan, whose wifts is Sarah T.. Egan
and who reside in Pennsy lvania her daughter McezZ
married to james Bush residing in Bucks county.
Prnns ylvania; her daughter. Isabella, married to David
Bricklry and her daughter Ann Elizabeth married t.
Samuel Terry. both of whom reside in Cecil county
That administration of the personal estate of said
deceased hath been granted to the said James c. Egan
that he has applied the personal estate of his interstate
to the payment Of the debts due and owing bv the
deceased but that the said personal estate INSULT
ci.nt for tha payment Of all said debts.
1t is thercupun adjulgcd and ordered that the com
plaant by causing copy of this Order TO he inserted
in some newspaper published in Cecil county, once
week for one month before the 18th day of December
give notice to the said absent defendants of the
object and substance of this Bill, and them ia
appear in this Court in person by solicitor
before the Goth day Of March. next. to answer the
premises and show if they have, why dccrut
ught not to pass prayed
JAMES McCAULEY
JAMES VI EVANS
JOHN ". MORGAN.
True copy: test,
r. D. LAMAR, Register. [nov %, lS7o-lm
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Railway Post Offices.

X.
.,o oro,,,;uo+;o,, Of tb. ,hovo s,s+o,, bovo
'"o VI u '' "D'
we haa postmaster "eherai WHO Has
taken sufficient interest IN Its success to
give it complimentary notice in his annual
Report to Congress. From its commence
ment, AS an experiment, until Mr.. Creswell
came into power, this important branch Of
the postal service had to encounter opposi-
ton, not only from those high in official
positions, but from the large distributing
offices and railway officials, as we'll as from
those for whose benefit it was established.
But after testing its value for the past six
years, we are informed by our worthy Post
master General, that
"The number of railway post Office
lines in operation on the Both of June last,
was Al, extending IN inc aggregate over
o;ao- ~" ;non..sa of fa~r l;neS and o51
miles over the preceding year.
"The railway post office system sprang
from necessity. u was estaDilsned TO
the greatest noss;ble raniditv Inv ASSERTING
and distributing them while in motion,
thus avoiding delay in local distribution Of
post ofhces. Inc system mas Deen 1ouna
III. imad tor IL and ;ts nser",nnss hos been
clearly demonstrated nv the test of experi-
ence."
This system was organized on the through
line between Washington City and New
York City in the fall of 1864. At that
time but one line was started as an expert
ment. The great advantage to the business
community soon became so apparent, that
the p. q. DEPARTMENT found it necessary.
not onlvt to nut on an additional line between
the aforementioned points, but also to
organize railway post Offices between New
York and Buffalo, New York and Boston,
Washington City and Weldon, N. c.;
Chattanooga to Memphis, Chattanooga to
Atlanta. Geo. and from PHILADELPHIA to
Pittsburp as we'll as several lines in the
western States.
This system is at present under the con-
troll of Geo. r. Armstrong. ESQ. formerly
assistant postmaster at CHICAGO a GENTLE
man of large experience in nostal affairs
He is STYLED General Superintendent of
Railway Mail Service. and has his office in
the P. o. Department building at Wash
motion. He has six assistants who are
ASSIGNED to different nortions of territory
.,d ,vhoso d,,+y II 10 +o 1ooL altar tho cor,
vice in tbe;, divisions +o m,ke arrance-
,,t, e., ~, o,,o,;,, ~ Won, ,;nos .,d 70
soc that tho xork is nerformed correctlv nv
tho nostal clerls so as To secure tho sneedv
delivery of the mails passinp over their
lines.
The plan adopted for the distribution of
the mails in the nostal cars is entirely diff.
fsrent from, +bose beretoforo nr,cticad in
tho large distributing Offices and ;s far
s,nor;or 1bo Den,rtme,t l. ors,t,v !,
lot.o..p n Ioa,-. o.. &c Ill
,,,Jo, N, posu,.,, H.. A.s;,...t c..
-;so, of .,,o so,,,;o. 81 H. Co. 81 NJ
yu,- g. .L.o. .4 :,.. ,s
r.. ~. ;,t.ros+ to,,o,, - f,,u,;sh nost.,
clerks with correct lists Of distribution for
their different lines. Bv the above system
there is considerably less re handling of the
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NNvANTED-AGENTS-To sell illustrated
w Book of Travels
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Statesmen WANTED,

Ssnn WEEK paid t" agents. male or female, in
eDOO new manufacturing business at home. No
cArli.tl rclmire Aliress NOVELTY Co Sacn. Nc. rs
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WAS CURED OF DEAFNESS AND CATARRH
10y simple remedy and Will S'n.i the receipt free.
e. IEGtiEIr i
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PHILADELPHIA,
WIlTBERCER'S
FLAVORING EXTRACTS

FLAVORING EXTRACTS
Are warranted equal to any made They are prepared
from the fruits and will be found n'"ch 't,"F t'h many
of th Extract. that are sold Ask your Grocer Drug
yp.t for Wtbergers Extracts. BARL0NS INDIGO
BUE is without doubt, the best article i'll the market
for bueng clothes. II will color more wafer than foni
times the same weight of indigo and mnci more thar
any other rash blue in the market The ohiH ge"uiR
is that put up at ALFRED MILrGERGERs irG STORE No
oeS North Second Street PHI .liephia The labels hay,
both WiItbergers and BarlowS name on them. GH 9th
ers are co ntsreit For sale 10y most Grrors ard Drug
ci-ts Wiltbcrger's iNDELIBLE INK viii lie found OF
trial to be n superior article. Always hand and fol
sale ut reasonable prices Pure Ground SPICES. Gen
uine MEDICINES, Chamois skins, Sppngcs, Tapoca
Pearl Sage, AMI all articles i'll the drug line, ut
ALFRED WILTBERGEES DRUG STORE.
No. 2:2'} North Second Street, Philadelphia.
May IS, lS70-iy.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1870-11-17


C1sr1llA1I, MIN, Nsv. sth, 1870.
~ E1lToa iJoUn1r ~ ne yssxs 40,
Or nail ~ ear1iis 81 : ID treia fftsa
IIchip5svs Otsr 81 4 Sc. llsv. 8
! :loek 90. 80 st.ssss ra.al ~: sazlryiag
5naila sad pssssagsrs e Orr fsit ~.
1eighAelilg psints. 3hs1s ~ railrsaA
ssalaasts, hsd hnnas1s, hsnsss,
81 sahaaiss md nseehanis. priests ana i'd
sdla.s. decor. - lawyers. N 1psAins .
i1ssss tAsssl H. pssssalsa - 10
building q the NeesAra Paei1s rsilrssd
through Ills sss1tsy. Three ysAes -
t'ss w. saose hiag b ~ va1sg ssAt,p
'nseeAsyvAss n t1is di1eoeioa. Me- tsvno
srs sprinsine Up hsrs s,d tbsrs, settlers
are to b found thickly dottine the country.
stores are being built. mills are in opera.
ton. The roads are lined with teams car
ryipg supplies to the railroad surveyor
and laborers engaged in grading the por-
ton already located. This makes good
market for our grain and produce, ouE
beef, pork, butter. eggs, chickens, Sc.
Our farmers are improving the present
delightful weather in threshing, plowina
and building. Our wheat and oats are
good, but are not turning off as well q
they did last year. Wheat is selling at "a
cents per bushel oats, so cents potatoes,
SO cents; and other vegetables in proper.
ton, with the prospect Of IN advance in
prices. This advance is to be hoped for,
As dry goods, clothing and groceries are
SO high that farmers, at the best, have a
hard time to get :j2ong.
G.. WHITING.