davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1871-02-17
A New Musical Instrument.
Harriet Beecher StOUe

At a concert recently given at Utica,
n. Y, the new musical instruments in
vented by MI. 81. B. Horton were for
the first time exhibited to the public.
These instruments are a dolce camp
ana, a cornucindia, and a vinia bass.
The dolce campana is about eight feet
high and six feet wide Fastened to
the front surface, or sounding-board,
by screws running through their cen
tiers are fifty glass bells. In front of
the sounding-board, which is in an up
right position, the key-boardis arrang-
ed on an ordinary cabinet about the
size offs medium cabinet organ. Be-
tween the sonnding-board and the cab
met the player sits, with his black to
the bells. The keyboard includes two
sub-key-boards for hautboy and flute
attachments, the bellows for which,
together with the one controllingpneu-
matte drum, is managed by a treadle.
The vinia bass is about six feet high,
and presents the surface shape of palm
leaf. One string, which is as heavy as
the deepest string of a piano, extends
from the base te the curl at the top
At the lower end of this string a rosin
WHICH,, aDOAG oLA 1AOACo III oAAAAObOA,
turned by a delicate crank about haH
way up the instrument comes in con-
tact with the string, Upon which stops
producing s great variety of notes are
played by a keyboard. The keys and
stops take the place of the fingers on
the ordinary bass-viol, and the rosin
wheel answers to the bow. With the
exception of the horn attachments,
which give it an imposing appearance,
the ~cernucindia is similar to the melo
deon. The viula bass is powerful and
capable of great execution. The music
of the dolce campana is similar to that
of the bell obligato of an orchestra
The ingenious mechanism of its move
ment enables it to execute hemost rap
i'd movement, and thereforei its capacity
for execution surpasses anything attain
able by hand bell-playing. 1t is aeon
densed bell-ringer-a sort of "Swiss
family" by machinery.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1871-02-17
FOR THE BOYS AND GIRLS.
The m Boy
By PAULNA.

The short thick curis on the knapsack lay
From the roof tree hundreds of miles away;
And the stars looked down on the bright young eye
As look the blessed nom Paradise
Twas the battle eve, for a deadly nay
Was sure to wage with the dawnlng oays
And the drummer breathed on his Bonded knee
me PRAYER he learned meath the old roof tree.
OH the boy was brave when the strife began
when the cannon reared, and the red tide ram;
But his mind went back on that eve before,
To hft the latoh Of his mothers door
And his sister turns from her childish play,
To roam with him DER the hills AWAY
And his mothers eyes have q mournful JOY
As her white bps murmur, "God bless my boy"
His eyes are closed to the starry beams,
He "a far sway in the land Of dreams,
And the winds low moan hath a haunting spell
As the dark pines murmur, "Fsrewen-farewell"
The morning dawned and the battle sped
The field was won and the turf was red:
Night wept her tears as the loving weep,
And stars looked down on a can sleep
From the Young Pilot.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1871-02-17

WHY SOUP IS understandable Lon
don Food Journal says: Physiologic-
ally, soup has great value for those who
hurry to and from their meals, as it al
lows an interval of comparative rest to
the fainting stomach before the more
substantial beef and mutton is at
tackled, rest before solid food being as
important as rest after it. Let a hun
CRY and weary merchant or lawyer rush
in medias re8-plunge boldlyinto roast
beef, and what is the resultl The de-
feat is often as precipitate IS was the
attack. When the body is weary the
stomach must be identified with it, and
cannot therefore stand the shock OF
some in-masticated, half-pound weight
of beef. But if a small plateful ofhght
soup be gently insinuated into the
system, nourishment will soon be in
troduced, and strength will follow to
receive more substantial material.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1871-02-17
~ BRowN's Bl

EF BRowN's BRONCHIAL TRoCHEs, for
Pulmonary and Asthmatic Disorders, have
proceed their efficacy by a test of many years,
and have received testimonials from eminent
men who have used them.
Those who are suffering from Coughs. Colds,
Hoa~rseness, Sore Throat, &c, should try
"The TrocheS," a simple remedy which is in
almost every case effectual-
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1871-02-17

they are washing dishes in a hurry,
they say, "What's that cat crying for
She can't be hungry, Igaveh her so much
yesterday" How would they like to
be treated so2
Dear children, do let me have my
meals regularly, of good meat cut up
fine, with plenty of water standing
where I ear find it, and then my fun
viii be long and silky, and 1 shall grow
up into a handsome cat.
Finally, please always think how you
would like to be treated if you were 9
kitten yourself, and then 1 think You
will do about right.
Yours affectionately,
PU
Harriet Beecher StOtOe.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1871-02-17
Ia HEA1rHANDLoN LRE.-A1nong

Ia HEALTH ANDL LONG LRR.-Alnong
the many preparations that have been recon-
mended for this purpose, none, it is believed,
has proved as eficacious as PLANTATION BIT
to contain all thu elements necessary to keep
up the staminal strength of the system, aud
to protect it from the damaging effects of vi
cissitudes of temperature and other unhealthy
influences to which we are all more or less eI
posed. The extraordinary inyigorating and
regulating properties of the preparation adapt
it especially to the condition of the old and
feeble, whose lamp of life is burning low, and
requires a nutritious simulant to sustain it.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1871-02-17

A LUCKY DATE-!The number 81
seems to be a fortunate n for the
German armies. On the 9th of Sep
TENDER Strasbourg capitulated. On
the 9th of October Metz surrendered.
On the 9th of November the Germans
achieved important victories over the
army of the Loire and the Garibaldian
forces in the Department of the Vosges.
On the 9th of December commenced
the bombardment of Mont Avron, the
first of the Partisan forts assailed, and
which soon yielded to the enemy. And
now comes the intelligence that on the
9th of January the terms of the capt.
ulation of Paris were agreed upon. If,
now, after three weeks armistice which
have been arranged, the treaty of peace
should be concluded on the 9th of
February, as is not improbable, the
chain would be complete. Verify, if
this was a superstitious age, the Ger
mans might be expected to commence
all their important enterprises on the
9th of the month. The coincidence
is, to say the least, remarkable and
noteworthy.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1871-02-17

From the largest manufacturing chem
lists in the WORLDLY
November 4, 1854.
81 am acquainted with Nh. H. 7
Helmbold he occupied the Drug Store
opposite my residence, and was success
full in conducting the business where
others had not been equally Sc before
him. have been favorably impressed
with his character and enterprise"
VIM. WEIGHTMAN,
Firm of Powers & Weightman, Manu-
featuring Chemists, Ninth and Brown
SITS, Philadelphia.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1871-02-17
Destroying Mutilated Currenc1.

On Saturday upward of two millions
of cancelled fractional legal tender and
national bank notes were consigned to
the flames and destroyed in the base
ment of the treasury. The note burn
ing business is no unimportant thing in
the United States Treasurer's bureau.
Almost every day in the week a large
amount of condemned money is thus
destroyed, though seldom so large a
sum as above referred to. The Treas
urer has caused an apparatus tob De con-
structed in the lower regions of
the treasury which does the work
of destruction thoroughly and eff
fectually. A large iron furnace has
been made which is so built as to con
sumo its own smoke, and into which
the condemned notes are placed by a
committee appointed for the purpose.
The concern is then closed, and an i'm
mense draught of air is conveyed into
the furnace by means of a hydraulic
force pump, which is supplied from the
Potomac water pipes in the building.
The notes are then ignited, and the
blast DON reduces them to finder
which passes through a pipe into
reservoir of water, through which it is
strained, leaving nothing but the chem
ical refuse, resembling somewhat the
Stag from cooper smelling furnace.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1871-02-17
ERRORS OFYOUTH.

A GENTLEMAN who suffered for years from Nerv-
a Gus Debility, Premature Decay, and al the effects
ing humanity, send free to all who need it the recipe
and direction for making the simple remedy By which
he was cured. Sufferers wishing 70 profit b. the adver
Use rs experience, can do 80 By Addressing, in Perfcc
Confidence. JOHN b. OGDEN,
No. a Cedar stroet. New York.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1871-02-17

As the railways no longer suffice for
the transport of the enormous require
ments in munitions, clothes and pro-
visions of six hundred and fifty thous-
and German troops at present on French
soil, long trains of wagons have again
begun to traverse the roads. Trains of
one hundred and fifty or two hundred
~two-horse wagons repeatedly pass
through Cologne, bringing oats direct
from Dresden and Nancy to the troops
before Paris. From Dresden &c Nancy
takes for such wagons four and a half
weeks, and from Cologne to Versailles
fourteen days, so hat about seven
weeks elapse before the transport
reaches its destination. One may i'm
aglne the enormous expense of such a
transport.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1871-02-17

AT the Crystal Palace, London, a
burlesque by III. B. Farnie is now per-
forming, and Hermann, the prestidig-
itateuf, is also engaged there. Mr..
Farnie has also arranged the songs and
choruses of the new piece at the
AIhambra, where the Hanlon brothers
are now engaged.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1871-02-17
The SpOtswood Square Ruins.

The large HERRING SAFE of the Southern
Express Company, rescued from the ruins
Tuesday afternoon, was opened yesterday and
IS 5000 in checks, making in all $40, 600. The
notes, which were protected by a stout brown
paper wrapping, were slightly singed on the
outer edges and were quite damp. but their
value was not thereby in the slightest deprecia-
ted. After being expanded BY the extreme
heat which prevailed during the fire, the safe
door naturally, when cooled under the %ontinu-
GUS stream from the f~re-engines Sunday and
Monday. contracted.-Riehmond Whig, 29lt.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1871-02-17
IMPROVED ROSE WASH

viii radically exterminate from the sys-
tenn diseases arising from habits of dis
sipation, at little expense, little OF no
change in diet, no Inconvenience OF ex-
posure completely superseding those
unpleasant and dangerous remedies,
Copaiva and MeTcnry, in al these dis
eases.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1871-02-17

nr Tm S~pencerian Business College
at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, il amous for pre-
pairing young and middle aged men and women
for the c~ounting-room and business pursuits.
Students enter at any time.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1871-02-17

RAJ SEA Moss FAR1NE, from pure Irish
Moss, for Blanc Mango, Puddings, Custards,
Creams, &C., &c. The cheapest. healthiest,
and most delicious food in the world.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1871-02-17

RT EcoNoMY.ISaye your doctors
bin and a serious attack Of illness BY taking a
few doses of DR.. Henry's Root and Plant Pills
See advertisement.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1871-02-17

IA See advertisement of DR.. Butts
RAGE GUIDE+in another column. 1t should be
read by an.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1871-02-17

TIE Continental Life Insurance Com
pany, of New YORK, issued more poll
cies in 1870 than any other company in
the world.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1871-02-17

"a NORTHWESTERN Horse Nail Co.,
manufacturers of Patent Hammered Horse
Nails. Office IS West Van Buren, street. Fac
tory Sc TO IS West Van Buren, street, corner
Clinton street, Chicago.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1871-02-17

IA JAMES 81. FOSTER & Co., 151
Lake street, Chicago, importers Of breech-
loading shot-guns and implements.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1871-02-17

BH- WrTH WHAT JOY AND GLADNRss do
the people hail the advent and discovery of
Co.'s DYSPEPSIA CURE. It is a sovereign cure
for Dyspepsia, Indigestion, and all diseases of
it
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1871-02-17

pS PRUssNG's White Wine Vinegar
is a most superb article for table use. Ask
for it. Warranted pure.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1871-02-17

DANIEL WEBSTER, being once called
upon to preside at a "new road meet
ing, in his opening remarks said. "I
am In favor of all roads except the
nh here he was unable to think of
any exception, when a friend at his ell
bow, seeing his dilemma, whispered,
"say the road to ruin" Webster.
catching the suggestion, repeated his
first sentence, as if to makei it more en-
phatio, 81 am in favor of all roads ex-
cept the road to rain"
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1871-02-17

NERI Lowe, of Green Hill, Wilson
county, Tennessee, committed suicide,
Thursday, by drowning. He was one
of the Oldest citizens of the county.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1871-02-17

Job Moses Sir James Clarks's Female Pills are ex
tensfvsly CouNTERFEIrED The genuine has the nams
of JOB MOSES" on each package All others arr
worthless
N. BIN al cases where the GENUINE cannot be OBJ
aimed, One Dollar, with the fifteen cents for postage
enclosed to the sole proprietor, o MOSES, Is COrt'
landt street, New York, will insure 4 bottle Of the ger
uine, containing Fifty Pulls, BY return mail, secured
sealed from any knowledge OF fits contents.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1871-02-17

PROVIDE for old age and infrmity by
insuring in The Mutual Life Insurance
Company of Chicago.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1871-02-17
DR:WHITTIER.

IN CENTS-The WEEKLY WISCONSIN, a
pDO paper Iarger than the Hcr York Weekly, con
tanning ali the great story Of "NO MANS FRIEND"
from December LIST 70 May LIST. including back num-
bers, for 80 cents. Address CRAMER, AIkENS 4
CRAMER, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1871-02-17
TO CONSERVATIVES.

The Advertiser, having been permanently cured Of
that dreaded disease, Consumption BY simple remedy
Is anxious to make known to his fellow sufferers the
means Of cure. To all who desire II, he win send a copy
OF the prescription used Gree of charged, with the
directions for preparing and using the same, which
they viii find a SURE CUR FOR CONSUMPTION
ASTHMA, BROSCHrTIs, &C.
Parties wishing the prescription will please address
Rev. dwarf A s
les South Second street. Wi1iamsburgh, ".
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1871-02-17
USE HELMBOLD'S
Fluid Extract BuGhu.

for all diseases of these organs, whether
existing in male or female, from what
ever canse originating and no matter of
how long standing. 1t is pleasant intaste
and odor, Immediate" in action, and
more strengthening than any of the
-reparations of Bark OF Iron
Those suffering from broken down or
delicate constitutions procure the rem
edy at once.
The reader must be aware that, how
ever slight may be the attack Of the
above diseases, it is certain to affect the
bodily health and mental powers.
All the above diseases require the aid
of a diuretic. HELNBOLD'S EX-
TRACT BUCHU is the Great Diuretic.
Sold by Druggists everywhere.
Price S1.25 per Bottle, OF 8 Bottles
for $3.50. Delivered to any ad-
dress. Describe symptoms IN all
communications
D rW 8H
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1871-02-17

q Z I 7 Z 7 :
To THE K CLASS.-We are now prepared
to furnish all classes with constant employment al
home, the whole OF the time or for the spare moments
Business new, light and profitable. Persons Of either
sex easily earn from SOC to s. per evening, and a pro-
~portional sum By devoting their whole time to the busi-
ness. Bows and girls earn nearly as much asmen- That
all who see this notice may send their address, and test
the business, we make this unparalleled oher: To such
as are not well satisfied, we viii send 81 tO-pay for the
trouble of writing. Full particulars, = valuable sample,
which will do to commence work on, and a copy Of he
Peoples Literary CoHpdpf0R-one OF the largest and best
family nevspaps published-aH sent free by mail
Reader, II you want permanent, profitable work. address
e 4 CO, Augusta, Maine.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1871-02-17
HELMB0LD'S
FLUID EXTRACT
3 U G Fl U,

For weakness arising from indiscretion-
The exhausted powers of Nature which
are accompanied by so many alarming
symptoms, among which viii be found
Indisposition to Exertion, Loss of Mem
DRY, Wakefulness, Horror of Disease, or
Forebodings of Evil; In fact, Universal
Lassitude, Prostitution, and inability 10
enter into the enjoyments of society.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1871-02-17

BARR's PICTORIAL ELIXIR has rapidly won the favor
of patients who have tried 1t, and as the patronage
Of tho medical faculty in every section in the country
where it has been introduced, No remedy for the
lungs and throat ever discovered, stands so popular
after once used as this preparation. 1t is made under
the supervision Of Mr.. T. H. Barr, ono of the best prac-
teal cha nists in the State. The success which has
attended the use Of this remedy for the past sixteen
years, where known, has induced us to make il more
widely known for the benefit of the suffering. Let the
afflicted give it = fair trial, as We are conhdent that
relief and permanent cure viii be the result. Sold by
is published
n. B.-Circulars giving certificates of remarkable
cures olthe afflicted viii be sent on application, or they
will be found accompanying each bottle Of the Pictorial
Elixir.
The ELIXIR is pleasant to take, and is neatly and
elegantly packed up in large bottles st ONE DOLLAR
EACH.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1871-02-17
l. @. %BABOoCK,s LETTER.

LC. BABCOCKiS LETTER.
OFFICE OF ADAMS EXPRESS COMPANY.
No. SO BROADWAY, NEW YoRK, Dec. 81, 1905
HeSsrs. Herring, FaTrel & Sherman SOur agent at
Richmond writes: 1--WE got through tonight drying
and fixing mp the money from the late fire. Tho con-
fonts Of the safe. S2s,So in bills, we recovered. 1t was
a Hsrring's Safe, and a good one, certain"
Yours truly, 1C. BABCOCK, Treasurer.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1871-02-17
HELMBoLD'S
Fluid Extract Of Buchu

IN affections peculiar to Females, is IN
equalled by any other preparation, as in
Chlorosis, or Retention, P~ainfulness, OF
suppression of Customary Excavations,
liberated or Schirrus State of the Ute
rus, and all complaints incidental to the
sex, or the decline or change Of life.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1871-02-17

JOB MOSES
Sir James Clark's Female Pills.
These invaluable Pills are unfaling in tho cure Of al
those painful and dangerous diseases 70 which the
female constitution is subject. They moderate all ex-
esses and remove all obstrncions,f from Whatever cause.
TO MARRIED. LADIES
They are particularly suited. They win IN a short time
bring on the monthly period viii regularity; and
although very powerful, contain aothing hurttul to tho
constifution- in All cases Of Nervous Snd Spinal Alec
lions, Pains In the Back andr Limbs, Fatigue on slight
e~xertion, Palpitaticn Of the Heart, Hys cries and
Whites, they will effect q cure when all other means
have failed The pamphlet around each package has
fun directions and sdyice, OF viii be sent free toIl
writing for Il. sailed from observation.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1871-02-17
LETTER FROM j. n. SUBLITT 4 CO.,

tents OF the safe, SS,5U In Dlls, we recovered. II was
a Hsrring's Safe, and 4 good one, certain"
Yours truly, LC. BABCOCK, Treasurer.
LETTER FROM j. N. SUBLITT 4 CO.,
Proprietors of the Spottswood.
RICHMOND, Va, Dec. ., 1870.
Nessrs. Herring, Farrell &c Sherman
GKSrs5Ont the morning of the 18th inst, we were so
unfortunate as to have our hotel burned, with con-
tents Yet, we were fortunate enough to have one of
your Herring's Patont Champion Safes, which fell into
the cellar among a burning mass of ruins; After the
hro abated, we tried all means to ~extricate IL, but found
IL impossible on account of the bricks, mortar, and
burning rubbish lying thereon and about ii, so we en-
ployed a mechanic and cut it open through the bottom
and, 20 our utmost surprise, we found tho contents,
consisting OF valuable papers, money, and some silver
ware, all in good order. Had it not been for your Her
rings Safe we would have lost everything.
j. NJ SUBLITT 4 CO.
HERRING's PATENT CHAMPION SAFES,
THE MOST RELIABLE PROTECTION PROM FIRE now
KNOWN.
HERRISG's NEW PATENT CHAMPION BANKERS SAFE.
TIE BEST PROTECTION AGAINST BURGLARS Tools
ExTANT.
FARRELL 4 SHERMAN,
No. 81 Broadway, corner Murray St., New York
FARRELL 4 20, Philadelphia.
HERRING, FARRELL 4 CO.. Chicago.
HERRING, FARRELL & SHERMAN, New Orleans.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1871-02-17
H CONSTITUTION,

Once effected with Organic Weakness,
requires the aid of Medicine to strength
en- and invigorate the system, which
MISUNDERSTANDING II in
variably does. If no treatment is sub
mitted to, Consumption or InSanity en-
sues
The New York herald., 1871-03-01
TEE ARKANSAS IMPEACHMENT FARCE.


HIegnlity Of the Preliminary Proceedings in
the Impeachment of Governor ClnytOn-The
Cnsc to bs Abanconed-The Governor Pre-
pairing to Leave for Washington.
MEMPHIS, Feb. q, 1871.
Little Rock special tonight says:-A discussion
took place on the motion made BY Cove nor Clay
ton nstructing the Impeachment managers to ap-
pear at the bar OF the Senate again and announce
the impeachment oil the Governor and Chief Jus. ice
the motion heretofore given being illegal because no
quorum was present when presented.
The managers stated that they had given due no.
tice. Whether here was a quorum or not was not
their business.
the motion was finally carried. most OF the demo-
Gratis voting Tor 1t on the ground that the notice
Illegal. There Is q clause In the code which says
after its passage The Senate may dismiss articles
II not presented within five Us after their passage
in the House.
There also sundry rules which the absent Sena-
tors prepared Ill the swamps and passed on Satur-
day over the heads OF minority. The operation OF
possible for the managers TO prosecute the mpeach.
ment. One OF the rules allows only one attoIn ney on
each side 10 make an argument IN thirty minutes.
Another gives the majority power TO rule out any
thing they desire by majority vote.
The managers refuse to obey the instructions OF
tne House to notify the Senate again. and 1t Is
derst0od that they will tomorrow ask TO be re-
lieved, on the ground tnat II Is impossible to get
justice.
IL is said Governor Clayton Is preparing to leave
Tor Washington. This evening he sent message to
both houses announcing that ne had signed the bill
doing away with the fifty per cent penalty on the
n0n-payment OF taxes. Objections were made in
both houses to Its reception.