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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1874-11-04
C0L0ssaL BANKING.


Few statements made in the course Of the
proceedings IN the case Of Jay Cooke & Co,
have SO profoundly impressed the public mind
as the evidence Of Mr.. Cookies leading part
ner, Mr.. Moorhoad, who said In few wo,ds.
That the firm had negotiated for the Govern
mcnt ", $50, 100000 in bonds, and afterwards
bought and sold $1,000 600, 900 in addition:
and that in ten years the firm had transacted
q business covering $4,000, 900, larger
amount than was ever handled by any house
III the world III the same space of time. Mr..
Cookies testimony said that the firm made
niue by these enormous transactions. but
that they brought in other business. How
much the Nation owed to that one firm for
It's lhdomitable energy and courage through
the Whole war, our people seem to be ready
10 forget. But at the time when the firm did
this work no other house in Europe or
America stood ready to do it. At one time
the negotiation of the Government loans was
thrown open to all bankers but SO little head.
way was made that the arrangement with
Cooke had to be restored.
1t seems surprising that services Ike these
Should be SO soon forgotten, and that men
should be found to mathematics JAY Cooke
as though he had been common swindler
Mr. Moorhead thinks that the firm failed from
over confidence, having become so accustomed
10 handling enormous sums that eight mil
lions seemed to be a mere bagateile But our
impression is that the failure occurred from
the Northern Pacific enterprise having been
undertaken ut time when the whole rail-
road mania was about to collapse. The
money was used on that work in good faith,
and SO perfect was the machinery that very
large Immigration, foreign and domestic,
would have occupied the lands along the line
and built up profitable business
Even as it was the company built eight
hundred miles of the line ut the east and
part OF the western end, and profitable line
of steamers was established on Puget Sound
Had the crisis held off three years longer this
line would have been SO near completion that
the prospects would have attracted emigra-
ton and business on great scale. At the
present time people talk OF the Northern
Pacific as though 1t could by no possibility
prove success that it would have to be
abandoned, and that the whole thing was a
deusion and we are sorry to find leading
journals and bankers endeavoring to foster
this idea. All that we see in the way is the
delay in adjusting the operations in bank
ruptcy; for if Cooke regains position, as he
will, and tries his hand in business again, no
one can doubt that he would soon make up
MI liz La. I
before. His firm was an honor to Philadel-
phia and to the Republic Germaatoun TEE
graph.
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Ex-Mayor Medill of Chicago, writing from
Switzerland to the Tribune Of that city, says
that he has seen hundreds of English ladies
tramping over the mountains, Alpenstock in
hand, and evidently quite able to take care of
themselves. They care nothing. about a
walk fifteen or twenty miles a day up steep
activity or along narrow mule path skirting
the edge Of u prccipice. But" says
whenever | meet woman carried ON q
sedan chair by four Switzers up mountain,
to see n glacier, an avalanche, or cascade, it,
is not necessary to look at her prodigious mass
of back hair to know that she is not Englishs
but American.
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TILonMAN's SAND BLAST. The principle
upon which the operation of the sand blast is
based is "curously simple" 1t Is that,
while sa I'd propelled at high velocity will cut
hard substance with great rapidty, it will not
abradc or injure a soft or yielding substance.
Paper, lace, gelatine, paint, leaves, ETC., may
thus be made to protect hard substances, like
glass Or stone, from the operations of tho
sand blast, and the unprotected parts having
been abiaded or cut away, an exact copy Of
the paper, lace, or paint used rs II pattern is
traced upon the surface. The sand is driven
at greater or less velocity against the article
to be cut, by means either of steam or of an
air blower Photographic negatives made in
gelatine will protect glass SO that the most
delicate lines may be produced on glass. The
gclatine negative, instead of having lights
and shadows has films Of different degrees of
thickness, and these films offer greater or less
degrees Of resistance to the sand blast, thus
reproducing half tones or gradations of light
and shade. The power and deicacy of tho
sand blast fit 1t for widely different kinds of
work. 1t will cut diamond, OF merely
roughen the surface of glass. Nature used
the sand blast in moulding the fantastic pin
nacles, turrets, arches, etc, of the rocks in
the cannon Of Western America, by the inte-
grafton of effects individually infnitcsimal'
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The area Of the German empire is only
$4,000 square miles, or scarcely four times
that of Illinois, and ON this small space dwell
over 100000 people, which exceeds the
present population Of the United States,
scattered over twelve times that extent of
territory, and Germany produces enough
breadstuffs and meats for the support Of her
population, and raises a sufficient quantity of
beets from which to manufacture nearly all
the sugar and molasses consumed by her in
habitants, whereas the United States, with
their great variety of climate and soil, ex-
pend 300, 100000 annually in the purchase OF
those commodities from tropical countries.
Germany grows most of the tobacco consumed
by her people, and they are invetcrate
smokers.
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PAST Troubles. -Do not harp on past
troubles. When you see pale, nervous
woman in the midst of her friends, prefering
to entertain them with a list of the racking
pains she has suffered, to a saunter in Gods
free air and sunshine, we cannot wonder that
the roses return not to her blanched cheeks.
Why is it that to some these memories are
very meat and drink? They consume them
the bitter only is acted over and over again,
the tears thrice shed, the place cherished
where such dreadful thing occurred, the scar
fondly petted that tells of the almost fatal
knife. They gasp over, and yet cling to
them.
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CURIOUS FACTS ABOUT LoooMoTIvEs.-It
is perfectly well known to experienced engi-
neers that If dozen different locomotive en-
gines were made at the same time, of the
same power, for the same purpose, of like ma
terials, in the same Factory, each of these To-
connective engines would come out with its own
peculiar whims and ways only ascertinable by
experience. One engine will take good meal
of coal and water at once another will not
hear to such thing, but insists on being coax
eel by spadefuls and bucketfuls. One is dis
posed to start off when required at the top of
its speed ; another must have little time to
warm at its work and get well into it. These
peculiarities are so accurately mastered by
skillfuI drivers tfatAonly particular men can
persuade Engines to do their best 1t would
seem as il some of these excellent monsters
declared, on being brought from the stable -
''If it's Smith who is to drive, | won't go il
it's my friend Stokes, am agreeable to any
thing" An locomotive engines are low-spir.
tied in damp and foggy weather. They have
great satisfaction in their work when the all
is crisp and frosty. At such time they arc
very cheerful and brisk, but they strongly OBJ
ject to haze and mist. These are points OF
character on which they are united. 1t is in
their peculiarities and varieties of character
that they are the most remarkable.
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DIDN'T BELIEVE In SECRET SOCIETIES.
John has been uneeasing in his attentions to
Susan for upward of some six years and con-
stantly did he grow in favor and honor with
the aforesaid Susan. Susan at the request
of her friends had Joined the R. lodge of
Good Templars and for some time had been
w. V. r., and was faithful to her trust. She
had endeavored to induce John to be G. t.,
but lie asserted that che didn't want any G..
r., in his" Like patience revised and en-
larged, Susy worked on her lover to bring
him, if she could, into the Lodge. No signs
of relenting appeared on Johns part and Su-
san prepared for BATTLE" Twas Greek
meet Greek, but she had the advantage in
having the most Greek. A large temperance
meeting was held by the lodge, and all opin-
ions either for or against the Order were ex-
pressed. After several had expressed their
by telling what benefit temperance organi-
cations were, and the good they did, but as
regards secret societies. he could not see what
good they were doing and never would join
one. John sat down, but he had no sooner
seated himself than Susan arose in another
part of the room, and said "Well, John, il
that is so, next Sunday evening, l will invite
pa and ma into the parlor to spend the even
ing with us !" The effect can be imagined bet
ter than described but let it suffice to say that
John succumbed, and the following Monday
evening he became a member Of R----Lodgt
of Good Tcmplars, and is now strong advo.
cate of I" secret societies..
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POETRY.
THE DIsENTHRALLED.
BY JOHN q. WHITTIER.

BY JOHN g. WHITTIER.
lie had bowed down to drunkenness,
An object worshiper;
The pulse OF manhood's pride had gone,
Too faint and cold to stir
And he had given his spirit up
Unto the humblest thrall
And, bowling to the poisoned cup,
He gloried In his fall.
There came change--the cloud rolled off
And light fell on his brain
And, like the passing of Il dream
That cometh not agaih.
The shadows of his spirit fed
He saw the gulf before
He shudderd at the waste behind,
And was man once more.
He shook the serpents folds away,
That gathered round his heart
As shakes the sturdy forest oak
Its poison vine apart.
He stood erect; returning pride
Grew terribly within,
AMI conscience sat in Judgment on
His most familiar sin.
The light of intellect again
Along his pathway shone,
And reason, like monarch, stood
Upon its golden throne;
The honored and the wise once more
Within his presence came,
And lingering oft on lovely lips
His once forbidden name.
There may be glory In the might
That treadeth nations down.
Wreaths for the crimson warrior,
Pride for the kingly crown
But glorious is that triumph hour,
The disenthraled shall find,
When evil passion boweth down
Unto the God-like mind.
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TENSILE TEsTs.--A quarter inch rod of the
best steel will sustain weight of 5000
pounds before breakingj soft steel 1000
pounds iron wire, 5000 inferior bar iron,
1000; cast iron 1000 to 5000; copper wire
5000 silver 1000; gold $500; tin 1900 ;
cast zinc 100 cast lead so milled lead 200.
OF wood, box and locust the same size will
hold /, 200 pounds; toughest ash 1000 elm
800 beech, cedar, white oak, pitch pine, 600;
chestnut and maple $50; poplar 400. Wood
which will bear heavy weight for minute
or two will break with two-thirds the force
acting long time. A rod of iron is about
ten times as strong as a hemp cord. A rope
an inch in diameter will bear about two and
a-half tons but in practice it is not safe to
subject it to strain of more than about a
ton. Half an inch in diameter the strength
will be about one-quarter as much quarter
of an inch, one-sixteenth as much, and so on.
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he expected at any moment.

In addition to his observatory, the exile
dug subterranean passages through his
grounds leading from garnet trap-doors in
side his dwelling to secluded exits in various
parts Of the grounds, some opening upon the
river bank, and others ending in deep and
dark recesses of the wood far away The re-
mains of these dark passages are yet to be
seen. The iron doorways, in many places,
have fallen away, and in others the apertures
have been walled up; but the secret paths in
many instances can be followed for long dis
tnnce, generally being stopped by the caving
in of the eaith-bed above them. These road
ways are about six feet high and wide enough
for three men to walk abreast. They are WALL
ed on both sides, and arched above with brick.
Joseph, it need not be said, found no use for
these subterranean refugees, but in later years
an escaped convict from the State Prison at
Trenton, took refnge in the park from the hue
and cry of the neig borhood, and disappear
ed SO effectually that he has never been ac-
counted for since, and is supposed to have lost
himself in the winding ways under ground,
and to have died there of starvation.
1t has never known a royal occupant since.
1t was bequeathed with the grounds, by Jo-
seph on his death, to his secretary, M. Mailli-
ard, whose son several years ago sold it to a
Mr.. Becker, Philadelphia broker. The lat
ter on taking possession, tore down the an
tique palace, and in its stead erected hand
some country residence of the later style and
xt.,t all Al.
sculptured nantes of the old house are re-
tanned in the new, and some of the finest
statuary in the park are still preserved in the
rotunda of the present building. The gard
eners house quarter of a mile away, re-
mains almost undcseerated either by time or
the relict gatherer.A A Scotchman who served
the king as gardener, when a boy, still occu-
pies the house and gives visitors homely infor-
nation about the departed majesty.
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carried out by all spoilers, some of whom, no
doubt, are good men but the circumstance
is only related to show that men who have
borne unblemishcd regulations all their lives
are justified in resigning position, rather
than run the risk Of being made the scape-
goatof men who would not hesitate at any
obstacle that might stand in the way Of their
professional reputation.
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The first law that ever God gave to man
was a law of pure obedience. 1t was q COM
mandment naked and simple, wherein man
had nothing to inquire after, Oh to dispute,
forasmuch to obey is the proper office of a
rational soul acknowledging heavenly
superior and benetaetor. From obedience
and submission spring all other virtues, as all
sin does from self-opini IN. Noataigas-
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The proggess of civilization IN the far West
is instanccd in the case of the little village of
Snohomish, Washington Territory, which has
a library of several hundred volumes, con
stantly increasing scientific collection, and a
lyceum, before which there is a lecture every
week.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-01-12

THE ONLY UNFAILING SPECIFIC for dis
eases of the Kidneys, Bladder, and the or
gans affected by vicious habits, is Helm
bold's Extract Buchu. This medicine
cures. DIR. Helmbold is the only physician
who has succeeded in obtaining the full
virtue of Buchu. His is the original and
only truly valuable preparation. Itis con-
tided in by physicians ard patients alike.
1t is important that sufferers should obtain
the genuine Therefore ask for Helmbold' s
Extract Buchu, with the Doctors signature
on the bottle. For sale by all druggists.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-01-12

galveston, Texas. The Burlington &
Quincy Railroad connects with these roads
at Hannibal, which gives Chicago an nm
broken line through to Galveston. Texas
Heretofore transfer had to be made at
Bonneville by boat.
New YORK, Jan, l0.-The Produce Ex.
change is to petition the Legislature for
completion of the Erie, Oswego & Cham
plain canals by building vertical stone
walls, and removing the distractions on
canal bottoms so there may be uniform
depth of seven feet.
HARRISBURG, Pa, Jan. lO.-The State
Grange of Pennsylvania closed a three
days session yesterday, after appointing
deputies to establish subordinate oranges.
The next annual session will be held in
Williamsport
ALBANIA, Jan. 10.-Finlay, Lawson &
Co., branch OF a Boston rygoods house,
is reported suspended. Liabilities $50, 900.
DUBUQUE Jan. lO.-A. T.Reeve, Treas
urer of Franklin county, has, after great
exertion, succeeded in borrowing a suffi-
Gent sum to make up the deficiency re-
ported in his accounts upon settlement.
The amount was between $4,000 and
s., 1000, A thorough examination will be
made of his books.
New YORK, JAM I0.-Capt. Gill, for a
number of years deputy ax-collector in
Brooklyn, and heretofore beyond reproach,
has been arrested and held in $50, 900
bail on the charge of embezzlement. The
amount is not stated. Gill insists that he
is innocent
New ORLEANS, Jan l0-Victor's res
taurant, and an adjoining building lS3
Canal street, occupied by the Howe Sew
ing Machine Agency and Anderson pho
tograph gallery, burned to-day Loss esti
mated at $4,000.
HELENA, MONTANA, JAN 10.-A FIRE
broke out about A. NJ, yesterday in the
upper part of Chinatown. A heavy wind
was blowing at the time directly towards
the heart Of the city and the flames soon
lspread over the whole of Chinatown, and
despite the heroic efforts of the fremer
and citizens, jumped Bridge street, thence
down both sides of Main street, entirely
destroying every building except Kessle1
4 Miller's saloon, until stopped by Mile
IL Rosscran store, and Bohnl' old bank
ing house. The east side of Clover stree
and the buildings between it and Mali
were also destroyed Everything on Jack
son street to the rear of the St Louis Ho
tel was burned and up both sides of Woo
and Bridge streets to the first cross stree
east of Main.
Among the buildings destroyed and tn
heavy lossess were the international an
COSMOPOLITAN hotels; Travis livery stable
the First National and Peoples Banks an
the contents of their fire proof vaults a
the safes of Cans & Klein; Goldber
: Bros and Liyenberg & Loeb Bros, DIR
goods; Western Union Telegraph Office
Gazette printing establishment; koenigs
q berger Bros, tobacco; and Buchen
i Qayntes, drugs.
The fire jumped to Fifth avenue, entire1
. destroying Surveyor General Blaine res
idence and the dwelling adjoining occupie
by Hon. Daniel Searls. Besides the losst
. from the fire great many suffer heavi
: by moving, as at one time it was though
! that the whole town would be laid in ashe
= The total loss is estimated at $S5O,0O0. L
v surance light.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-01-12

VERDICT; STARVED" - Deficient
health does not commonly consist in any
special functional arrangement, and still
less in any special organic arrangement,
but is simply this-want of sufficient nour-
ishment. There is, it may be, abundance
of food but then the complicated apparat-
us which ought to convert this blood into
nutritious blood, is not working Alright
and, in this way, multitudnous myriads are
actually starved, slowly and miserably
starved, in the very presence of plenty, and
find their only asylum from wretched
life, in premature grave But it is the
property of certain substances, when re
ceived into the system, to repair this com
plicated apparatus-to urge forward, thai
is, the work Of nutrition. Under the name
of DR.. Gottlieb Fisch's Bitters, we have
preparation which thus urges forward
and that permanently tool A wine glass
full, taken before or after eating, gives botl
increased general appetite, and increased
opacity to digest the food received. Ex
pertinent will verify this.
This subject will be contiued next weel
under The Importance of Health" "
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STEEL RAIL! DOUBLE TRACK!
Baltimore and Ohio

Railroad.
The great Short Line from Cincinnati or Columbus
EASTl
Saving 81 to 1iO Miles, and arriving One Train in
Advance at
NEW YORK.
Saving 80 Miles, and arriving to Hours IN
Advance at
BALTIMORE.
Saving 125 Miles and arriving to : hours in
Advance at
WASHINGTON.
Reaching
PHILADELPHIA
One Train the Quickest
Magnificent Day Coaches
nIH Pullman Palace Draaoing room ana
Sleeping Cars
Are run on this route between St. Louis Cincin
natl. Columbus Baltimore, Washington City ant
Philadelphia,
WITHOUT CHANGE
| Crossing the Ohio River on
| Splendid Iron Railway Bridges
| AT PARKERsBURG OR BELLAIRE.
| E BY this line you avoid all Omnibus Transfer
Tickets for sale at all Ticket Ofiees in the sout
and West
| L. NJ. COLE, TH0S. r. SHARP.
Genn Ticket Ag't, Master Transpot'n,
Baltimore Nd Baltimore Nc
SIDNEY B. JONES, Genr Pass 4Ag't CINCINNATI
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35e WABASH AVE.
tQI2.AeASH4eEA Opposite the Post Once,


The most Renowned Specialist Of the Age tn m ene
treatment Of PRIVATE, CHRONIC ana Oht-
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The result Of early other causes producing
NERVOUSNESS PNPLEs ON THE FACE, AVERSION TO
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explaining who may marry why not, why The impairment
Their nature, cause and cure Free o cents
seutin plain sealed envelope Ladies requiring surgical ad
medical attendance call address the doctor
Irvalds provided with private apartments board atsno
ance &C. Cures Guaranteed. Rubber goods on hand.
Dr. OLTN has removed his office to 6S Randolph
Street corner State. Circular expressly for ladie
two stamps -- IL 15dtSw1y
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LET US CONSIDER. Since the introduc-
ton of distilled spirits in the Sixteenth
Century, they have been habitually pre-
scribed as remedies. We know that alco-
hol, in all its forms, is pernicious to health.
Knoacing these things and that under the
system of treatment which includes their
use, the mortality among the sick is, and
ever has been, enormous, is it not worth
while to try the effect of remedy which
combines in their highest excellence the
qualities of Tonic, an Alternative and q
Regulator contains no mineral bane OF
murderous alkaloid or alcoholic poison
does it's curative Office without pain anC
with uniform certainty? DR.. WALKER s
VINEGAR BrrERs fulflls all these condi
tions, and is now effecting the most extra
oadinary cures, in cases where every ''spe
cifc" of the faculty has ignominiousl!
failed. Consider, in view of these facts
whether any sick person is justified by rea
son and common sense in declining to tes
the virtues of this undefled and irresisti
| BILE remedy.
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LOCAL NOTICES,

The American boneless sardines received
the grand diploma of merit over all COM
petitors at the World Exposition, Vienna,
1873. Better and less than half the price
of imported sardines. Sold by all first
class grocers. Packed only by the Ameri-
can Sardine Co. New York. 10 3Od&wly
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South graneh gntellissmeer.
RoMNEY, FRIDAY, NOV. G, 1874.


CY PRESIDENT GRANT has appointed
Thursday, the 26,h inst, day of Nation
al Thanksgiving.
wTHE West Virginia Legislature,
which meets on the second Tuesday of
January, will be composed of 50 democrats,
IL republicans, and independents.
~THE Secretary of the Treasury has
directed the assistant treasurer at n. York
to sell one-half million dollars of gold on
each Thursday during the psesent month.
The aggregate amount Of sales will be So
100000.
~ 1T is stated that the number of in
siructors in all classes Of educational insri
tutions in 1870, according to the census,
was 22l ,O42 /; number of pupils, 1909.
OBS. According to the repor, of the com
missioner of education there were, in 1873,
In all Glasses Of Institutions about which
information was obtained, 246, 932 teach,
ers and s,723, 945 pupils.
EF Hon. L. r. Wing, U. S. Minister
at Ecuador, died a, Quinto, on the llth
ult. He was The youngest man that ever
represented this government in foreign
mission, being only 80 at the time of his
death