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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-12-04

Who have injured themselves by certain prac.
tCo, INDUCED In when alone, habit frequently
learned nom eVel companions, or at school, The
effects OF which arc nightly felt, even when
asleep, and, Il not cured, renders marriage I'M
should apply Immediately.
what pity that young man, the hope OF his
country, tho pride Of his parents, should be
snAtched nom all prospects and GnlOymonis Of
Nc by tho consequences Of deViating from tho
cret habit. Such persons must, before C0niem.
plating '
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-12-04
Baltimors &,Ohi6 Railroad Co.

TRAINS WILL RUN
L by The lGgihg Schedule on and aitet No.
yembef 20tli isItt Wheeling time.
y RlN LOUIS EXPRKSs.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-12-04

especially, who have become the victims Of Soil.
tAry Vice, that dreadful aud destructive habit
which annually sweeps 10 an Untimuly grave
thousands Of Young mon Of tho most excellent
talents aud brilliant intellect, who might other.
Wise hAVG cRtTanced listening SunAtCs with the
Lh1hdGru Of elOqucncc, or walked To CcstaCy the
living Tyre, may call with full confidence
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-12-20

The claims of the British holders OF con-
federate bonds have been set at rest by the
action of the Joint Commissioners at
Washington under the treaty. The test
case was the claim of British subject
named Barrett, who held bond of the
par value of f200, and urged that the Uni
ted States, having seized the cotton ny
pothecated by the confederacy to secure
the payment of the loV1. had become re-
sponsible for the amount of the bonds and
accrued interest. The Commission held :
l. That the United States is not liable for
the confederate debts; 2. That creditors
of the rebel government voluntarily as
sumed the risk of failure; 3. That the hy-
pothecated cotton at the time of its seiz-
ure was not the property of the bondhold-
ers; and 4. That the right of the United
States to seize the property of the defunct
confederacy is paramount to any claim OF
the creditors to be reimbursed out of the
assets.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-12-20
POLITICAL,

Mr.. John G. Sinclair has been elected chair
man of the New Hampshire Democratic State
Committee.
The Atlanta (Ga.,) New Era, (republcan),
is pretty nearly correct when it avows that
'Outsde the Southern States the democratic
party seems to be wholly without platform
of principles, without a settled policy, and al
most without organization Thus ceasing to
be national party, it has degenerated into a
sectional faction; and it hopes for recognition
and power only as an adjunct to some new or
ganization yet to be formed.
John Forsyth, editor of the Mobile Regis
ter, is not an admirer of the Passive policy
His expressions on the subjec; are clear and
foreible, and of the following tenor: BE it
known, We Presidential slate-makers at the
North. first, that you cannot make your game
and beat Grant without our help in the South ;
and, second, that you cannot get that help ex-
cept on the condition Of. the clearest guaran.
ties that we are to better our own sectional
condition. The South comes to the front in
this crisis, at least far enough to enunciate
that 1t is not chattel to be bought and sold
by political traders. 1t energies from its
shady retreat, where it has SO long reposed
that the North seems to have .'counted
it out" as an element in President making, to
say that when trade is made in which she
has stake, and power too, she means to be
consulted AID have hand in the making and
in the fruit of the trade. You cannot bind
us to the broken chariot wheels of Chase oil
. Simmer. These statesmen have dug an i'm
abyss betwixt them and us If we
are reduced to the dread alternative of the
choice, we prefer Grant, because he has done
% less harm, and we can get better terms
from him.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-12-20

Twelve thousand excursionists passed over
the old suspension bridge at Niagara Falls the
past season, and seven thousand over the new
completion with ornamental windows and a
Mansard roof. An elevator costing seven
thousand dollars will be placed in position
soon, and will afford magnificent view of
the falls.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-12-20

There is needle factory in New Haven,
where the whole process is done by a single
machine, without the manual labor of any
person. coil of steel wire is put in. The
machine cuts it off at the required lengths.
1t cuts the steel pieces consecutively, punches
the eye-holes, counter-sinks the eyes, and
grinds the points, and, in TACT does everything
until the needle drops out completely formed.
Another machine picks them up and arranges
them heads and points together, and third
piece Of mechanism puts them into paper,
One of these machines occupies no more
space than an ordinary table, and each ofthem
turns out from thirty to forty thousand needles
day. Most of the needles hitherto in use have
been imported from England, until few years
past. They are made there mainly at Red
ditch, in Worcester. The business employs
about four thousand persons, chiefly females,
who are paid weekly from eightysix cents for
small children, to 80. so for skilled men.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-12-20

Dispatches from Mexico are conflict
ing. Some represent the revolution to be
speading and increasing in strength. while
others say that Juarez is gaining the mas
terry. Whichever of these may be true. it
is certain that matters are coming to Il
crisis there rapidly, so that the fate OF the
country will soon be known.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-12-20

The new Attorney General talks well as
he enters upon the duties of his position
If he keeps to his words spoken on Friday
evening at Washington, rogaes will ind
his administration difficult to live under.
and law and order will have strong
champion.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-12-20

We suppose we may venture to say that
there is a fair prospect of the recovery OF
the Prince OF Wales. There is good rca-
son to complain of the Dispatches sent
abroad relative to his condition.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-12-20

The State of Virginia has conserva-
tive, not carpet-bag, government, and
she, too, is in trouble about the financial
condition.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-12-20

The Omaha papers furnish some interesting
particulars of the effects of the cold weather
recently experienced in the Far West. In
Nebraska the cold has been intense and pro-
tracted, and the suffering unprecedentedly Sc
we're. Large numbers Of persons were frozen
to death, in one instance whole family per-
ishing from exposure. They were out of fuel
of any kind, and the man started for the tim
her to obtain some, and froze to death beside
his team. The woman burned everything she
could find to burn, and finally placed her in
FAINT in the oven of the stove and burned q
part of her own clothing to prevent it from
freezing, but without avail. The infant wal
found frozen to death, as well as the mother
and both were found, the babe in the oven
and the guardian mother beside it, after tn
storm had abated.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-01-13

Gsv. BUrLER's FoREIGy PoLioY.-The Lon
don Times Of Dec y, publishes q column
editorial commenting on the late declarations of
Gen. Butler, which it construes to mean that the
Republican party needs vigorous foreign policy
to saye 1t at the next election. We extract the
most interesting passage;
Gen. Butler deserves some credit for his
achievement. Other men have brought shout
bloody wars to distract public attention from
domestic starr, but never before, to our know
ledge, has sny man Of authority openly adrocat-
ed u policg in the hope that II may Hscsssltaie
;rar, and - so result in the perpetustion Of his
party in power for more than a generation.
In his cynical contempt for international morality
Gen. Butler distances ali competitors Whist =
satire it is upon the progress offree and educated
nations that such a speech SIS his should be de-
livered by one chosen by the people? What 4
deadly blow to our hopes Of humanity
could It's arguments be accepted and its
proposals sanctioned by the governing
bodies of the United States The sur
vev Of Europe st this hour is not encouraging.
Two great nations are engsged in a war out
rance. the end Of which still recedes from view.
and We know that when it is reached it will leave
legacies Of mutual hatred which long years and
even generations will not extinguish. A third
great Power mas seized the occasion to repudiate
it's engagements &c The other members OF the
European family. Revolte1 by the contempls-
tion Of this combination Of fraud and violence,
we turn to the New World TO redress the balance
Of the Old, and we find man in authority,
man raised to eminence by the sutfrs2es Of bis
fellows, gloatiHg orer the probability r i7ar
with kindred nation, and urgently proposing
to lay trap which in his opinion will almost
insure it, in order that political party may re-
tain possession Of power. This morality is dis
cussed before an approving audience in Boston,
the intellectual capital Of the Union. by repre-
sentative of district of Massachusetts,. We
cannot-we will not-believe that it could ever
be rsti6ei by the judgment Of the American
people, but the fact that it is opsnly broached
warns us that we cannot place implicit trust in
any perfection of self-government as security
OF respect for law and Of regard for peace.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-01-13
AGRICULTURAL ITEMS


The subject of selling fruits and vegetables by
weight being sgitstei again in the West. They
,hins thar system the s.irest to both purchaser
and venier
An ear Of corn about sixteen inches long has
been raised in Genesee valley, Western New
York. The kernels are Of medium size, all
sound and closely packed about the cob. An
acre Of such corn must produce tremendously
The IonIoa FJelf and the Lancet are die
cgssiag the properties of acorns IS fodder for
stock 4 learth Of hay and root crops has led
to tie use Of acorus, but where this
novel fodder for cattle has been used a
fatal distemper has appeared, the sto-
machs heing eaten as If by aci1s The symp-
toms are described as identical with those Of
blood poisoning The Lancet attributes the cor
rosion to the tunic and ga.iic acids which abound
in the unripe scorns.
George Z. Waring says in the -4msricaH
-4yricufur1lid that ne thinks it quite possible
to grow common horses as large, strong and
durable At three years old as they now are At
ave He does not think high feeding Of colts and
young horses injurious if the f5cd is Of the right
kind, and is accompanied with exercise.
The soil in Essex county. Vt, it is said, is fer
tile when first brought under cultivation, but the
defeieucy Of limestone IS so great and Injurious
that the soil deteriorates more under cultivation.
except on intervsles, than in sny other county
on the east eide Of the principal range Of the
Green Mountains.
The buds Of the suesr maple have been much
larger than ever before known in the autumn
season, and it hss been suggested by sugar
msker that they are sNelled sufficiently to Affect
the quality Of sugar next sprirg.
Rhode leland raises no whssts st zll, aad Maine
but very little
A large pear from California was exhibited in
New York the other day. It's Belle AnQevine-
our Common Pound Pesr-aHd weighs four
pounds nine ounces. Il measures lrngthwise
twenty-one inches. and around it eighteen and
one half inches. This vas raised in the orchard
Of Smith & Co. sacramento, and at the time o.
the food three years ago their orchard was
covered with about three feet Of sand and re-
mains in that condition to-day.
4 practical farmer of Kentucky state, that he
has not experienced such a scarcity Of mule
stock in ths, city during period of thirty years
He looks upon this state of affairs as a calamity,
and asks for recuperatiOn Of the stock
farmer near Ksnkakee, H.. has lately lost
SIX bead of ine mich COWS. between Friday and
Sunday, which he hsd turned ont to feed in his
corn field. Other farmers in the county report
loss ofcsttle in the same manner To no other
csuse can their decesse be traced than that Of
smut eating. Upon examination. their stomschs
have appeared perfectly dry-indicatiug inlsn-
nation. while the mouth is greatly Giscolored,
showing conclusively that smut had been eaten
with the corn.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-01-13

IHE FisuERIls QCssrioS.-Tho n. \. Hsra'-'s
special commissioners have taken The fishery
question So hand. aui gwen bctriugs 60 the par
ties in interest on both side.. :hr suits Of which
I'll over . psse Of that paper. On the Canadian
side. s.- john NcDoaali, the premier, the Hon.
Peter Mitchell, Minister Of Marine sui Fisheries,
and mos, Of the other Cabinet of5eer. have given
their views. disclaim aI caenee TO the United
S,ues, expressing establishment o. toe language
of the Presidents Message, declaring the justice
of their proceedings ami claiming the right eud
TIE PRECEDENT for seizure without notice They
claim TO have gi7en up their right 60 exs'lie our
fishermen FROM their hays iusiie line from
headland 70 headland, ont af good neicaoorshiQ,
and now only exclude them from fishing within
three miles Of shore 90 the Yankee side, the
feeling Of the Gloucester fishermen wss all for
war. They declare thst the Dominion authorl-
ties have got up the whole thing in order to Sc
cure restoration of the reciprocity treaty, stig-
matize them as " set of repruuaies VINO ought
20 %. extermiuattd." ." and sowe 0f them declare
that If Congress don't take the mlt,cr n hand,
the fsherLen can su4 w.l .'riE up - dozen
or so Alabamas, aud commence piracy on their
harbors and commerce, and keep It up till they
leara how TO behave. They Iecouutei the SCI
zures and abuses Of American fishermen the past
season, and we're eulogistic of Ben. Butler and
his wsrlike utterances.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-01-13

CoLoR-BuNDNEss AMONG RAILWAY Ea-
rLoYEEs.-It Is well-known fact that some
persons cannot distinguish colors Yroperly,OWing
to peculiar defect in their eyes called color
blindness The most frequent csse probably is
inability to distinguish red from green, IS for
instance, the color Of the cherry from that Of
the leaves around it. Though this PECULIARLY
Of disease is well-kuown to opticians it Is one Of
the most difficult to detect, On seCouEt Of the
utter impossibility Of describing color. The
only term that describes 7eluess IS red, and a
person who has no conception Of a difference be
tween red and green, has no suspicion and can
form no conception Of the appearance or even
existence Of the former color, and nsy go
through life easily enough without knowing that
one of the seven elements of light is excluded
from his sense and knowledge. Nor are such
cases rare Dr. Wilson, an English authority,
finds that one person in 18 has some defect Of
this kind. and one in 80 confounds red with
green. Others mistake red for yellow, yellow
for green, pale green for cloudy white snd blue
for black. 1t is evident that 81 persons, en-
ployed on railroads or vessels, whose efficiency
depends on their correct observance Of colored
lights and other signals, should he examined TO
determine the reliableness Of their eyes. Most
men believe their eyes till they are convinced OF
their fallibility by uDimpeachsble evidence
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-01-13

Is the Higher Education Growing
Unpopular ,

fT7-o.,r,1e,. - -'-7
l- IN true That laere Is Of late years relative
s,..:,- -.i- tho ,rr,,..- ,f+to., ,,-.. ... ,r.,
,.
---' '1---'i.h iA- aggregate ei students
.n oar colleges is be- doubt ialeh ;r54fer than
irt7yesrs a.1. II ege Institutions i.y.ir- is-a'v
....,..-.-.
'i-.n -i ja--r i-e- age 10 tAe Wsy %, thor-
.leL .,..1i. or scientific training nog .hsu
.be,, rr.. ...--.-.- -. .....s.-..l t.,.t. s-.-..
'- -'----J At'----I III reg ''i
ta one little S;4ie-Ieru0-, We find them iu
.ae -s.- animal ra-.r- 5r fbs T-,.+s.s oe tbs
r--......
- ''''
o't'.- 10 lea0 WAtn t-- pl24ti'on ot -Ae
.'.e -4a, '".'i' tle-e were - stu
t'A'a 'tt-- 'ermout ln various colleges Toe
.'i' Nii1 p-qrit-ioa erc-ter oy more than
iI'i-l' there are only ~ yoang men from
ermon, IA colleges and s1ientiac school In
l'.t, tae ratio Of attendance 10 college 60 ile
"-t lulauan was ] 60 l.uaA NoN. she
r'uo j. ll -,'5t In the past tmrty-tWo
years Ne,mo1t has increased u per cent ~
l'pa.li.'u Dug there mas been a decrease 10 the
ae-4' uil.e e. Oh students iu the higher schools
oi more 'afn - per cent; or, taking the gam iu
population INTO the account, the relative de-
crease 'as been ao-l per cent; that Is, oaiy two
ye G- 'co.e-e where formerly there were three
Keep t1o proportion good, the college cats
'-tls should SHOW total ot SGD s-u1'u,s from
'he Green Mountain STATE
These EEures are certainly suggestive, If not
startling. Wecsuu1t imagine that they reveal
sfste II things peculiar TO Vermont. It i'
liseg t ia almost certain, that a similar
change has taken place through = large part oi
j4e country. To what causes shall We sscribs
tlis backward movement, The document re-
terr21 TO names as the most important cause
toe growth OF tie mercantile spirit, consequent
upon 90 our close connection by railroad and tel
e-raIn with our great cities The sti. and
excitement % our great commercial centres IS
feit IN ihe most secluded communities, and Dr.
terts ouf young men, whiie just at what should
be- the o-ts-t OF their eiucatonsi training
90 from .it paths ci filtl stIiy 10 the exciting
scenes Oh .H-'-"P P'H'-A NE me plunge pre-
usiuTeiy INTO the Thir. aud struggle Of busi
Les-, ana pota the yolnE men ana the nailoT
are losers iof th'7 iAiuIe 90 secure ar the start
s9-'' jlo5ols" eiuc&uon- we do not insis
th'J aIl saol-1 uA-erso the discipline OF ciss
@ca. course ouG siientinc schools are reedy o
receive ai VINO prefer the so-ca.ed - practical
branches Il second cause Wortn citing, thouEi
BOT nlnteI rt IA the Report, IS the gratua
change Waich hss been ~orkIag IN the charac'e
ot our population In some Of the LtsterI
states espec'a.y' the original stock is yieldin.
pace 10 'ne ioregn-uorn anu MS descendants
These newcomers 10 not rs yet, save IN excep
uonal cases. put themselves IN the way Of al
yan'ed culture while their numbers are Ger
-lalAiy 10 nc t2Aeh lnto the feckoniaE' IN es
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-01-13

In London be hsl been very curious in biz
inquiries about American oysters. as marvellous
stories which be dil no- believe, had been told
him Of their great size. We had taken care that
The largest specimens to be procured should
startle his unwonted vision Whsu De cane to tn.
table, although blush at the Remembrance OF d
now. we apoiogisel in our wicked wGywsrdnes,
to him for what We called the extreme smeilness
Of the oysters, promising that We would do bet
ter next time. Six hloste1 Fas'ahan hiyalve'
Law before him in their shells. ] noticed that b,
cszed at them sExiously with fork uP-aisel
then he whispered to me, with a look Of az
puish How shall | do it9' described t.
him the simple process by which the free-borr
citizens Of America were accustomed 20 accom-.
plish such a task. He seemed Satisfied thar th.
thing was feasible, selected the smallest one ir
the half-dozan, and then bowed bis head as if b,
were saying grace. All eyes we've upon him t'
watch the effect Of new sensation in the person
of great British author. Opening his mout.
very vide. he Struggled Tor q momeat. and ther
AL was over. l shall never forget the comi,
look Of despair he cast upon the other iye over
occupied shells | broke the perfect stiffness bJ
asking him how he felt Z" Profoundly CRATE
ful, be gaspej, g and as # hal swallowed
little baby"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-01-13
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i-,.ss+ a,n.-. to .,rbisI. b-. sg1aw l,slorrrI
Nv b;.t ,gs. The easiest T., strike q bar5,i7
,ri-l r.- s.oror4Ii- .raltirs tie.e m9l1-
r,i7 mon are q ve-v Unreasonable sst when
.rsaLir, IN Indian rlrtte--
''-.'7 0,5 H. s.. Ps-.e4 5, WAS s,,slIsi f..
Ji.-ing8i.b him from The numerous Smiths
fr5e Iyes+ On are1r0+ of hi. wooden le,
,,bicb he r,.i ,va-p ever .f-eo anvb16v r.
.r--,i',-.-I j,', ol5 p...s...s 3.t VA. ,,c-
i.crors l-rc,r him. ari IN 2 rcBs,nber a.
bjn ws.as a -a-ral5es oIl fellow in San
F-arcis., u5 vav h..kwarI 20 b. AXE
drini. vho7 D. f,gud anv one WILLING r.
invite him. aly5ntar.s formed the sub
ia.--,,.qtr,r .ra hook rrfj.-r,i some wears
ago. and II / 1cc.Iect rightly. an article
about him appeared in one o. the English
magazine. about the s8me period Ca one
occasion Cd Fer.e- came down To a frontier
brandy port, and there Ia few weeks not
only spent all the earnings Of the past season.
but also run 80 far in deh- that bis fine white
horse. which had h,en his companion for
years. was placed iu pawn iu the traders
stable lcwas ia vain tlat Smith begged it's
release. Pleading PROVING vain. Pe.ley tried
70 get possession Of the s.lHle-5cv. but thar
attemn- also proved futile. until at last. all
nacift methods failing. be res8rred as a last
ryuedie1t ID force Waiting uDtI the trader
was asleap. as hopred 90 The stable door.
ar.-Iiei bis lnale9 rifle On the keyh5le. and in
a e-ae. h.oyy the Isfk oF In another .raek
the trader. ar,g-si by -be noise. WAS Oh che
,--urI lint only inst IN fine q, see bi-
I.ttor .arserinr ilvou-Ir on the hack of tie
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-01-13
A Nfght-T hOu h { ..


The nis ht was s. calm, 81 scent
1 could hear the beat OF ny heart
Like tbs faint throb of an engine
Nearing some disttnt u art,
Or labOring up the mountain,
Whence the rivsr f'un aics start.
To exchange the rresd OF the country
FOR tho city's Fedlth In art
No voice in the starry heaven.
From ths trees no whispering sound,
No hum Of drOninr insect
came up from the brooding ground
And a sense Of fear came DER me
In that silence go profound.
FOR 1t seemed as il life bad perished
From every thing around
And mused on those distant cycles
When the great earth swung in night,
Ere an ear had been created.
Or an eye received the light,
Aud l stood in awe a; the wisdom.
The matchless skin and ght
OF rhe great and good All-Farher,
Who rules by love and right,
Who sheds over all his glory
The beauty that round Us gloWs
Who fills the world with his bounty.
Tints every flower trat blows,
And opens the gates Of the morning
And gives the nights repOse.
And quicseus the tide Of being
That over his universe flows.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-01-13

The new census Of New York is not favorable
to the expectations Of those who demanded it.
Instead Of an increase there seems TO be gen.
eral falling of. T.Felve Assembly districts show
al aggregate loss Of fifty, while Ia the Seventh
district of the Seventeenth ward there is a de-
create Of three hundred. Tammsuy viii have
10 try some other resource to cover up its
frauds