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The Pocket Nerve.

1t appears that the political fogs and
miasmas hanging over the country have
at last touched the nervous system of
the North with an acute form Of dis.
ease which has attacked nerve hither.
to comparatively exempt. The mar
supial nerve, connecting with the sinus
vulgarly known as the breeches pocket
has been hitherto exempted from acute
disease, but at last the patient feels tbs
pungent pangs Of neuralgia in the mar
supial nerve, and begins to writhe in the
agonies of unsu ppor,abls nervous pain
The human pocket has been wisel,
placed by nature at point where IT.
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Antiquity of the World.

At the first annual session Of the Liv-
erpool Geological Society, which occur
rod in October, the retiring President,
Mr.. F. Millard Reade, read paper
treating Of the yearly amount of solid
matter removed from the surface of
England and Wales by rain, or rather
river water. By elaborate calculations
the writer estimated that it would re-
quire 13,900 years to remove one foot
from the whole surface in the way indi-
cnted. The calculations were compared
with othars, showing the denudation of
the great river basins of Europe, viz.
the Rhine, Rhone and Danube. From
these estimates Mr. Reade deduced the
conclusion that the minimum amount OF
time which has elapsed since the first
known sedimentary rocks were deposited
is, in. round numbers, 500,000,000 OF
yearss This conclusion harmonires
with the views of Lyell, Hutton, and
others, as TO the greatest age of the world
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ed by the races of the Americas is: /.
That they are, with the exception of the
Eskimos, of Mongolian derivation, and
that they have inhabited the new world
for sufficient length of time to devel-
ope many languages and peculiar civ
ilization. 2 That from time to time
fresh bodies of emigraDts arrived from
Asia, probably over the sea, bringing
with them the knowledge of arts and
sciences, which were engrafted into she
civilization. g. That there is no proof
of contact of the new with the old world
to be found in the civilizations of Mex
leo, Central America, and of Peru, later
than the bronze age The absence of
domestic animals, except the dog in the
two first, may be accounted for by the
difficulty Of their being conveyed in ca
noes, as we'll as by the seafaring Mongo-
lians, Malays, Polyneslans, &C., not be-
ing addicted to pastoral habits. 4. That
the migration has been on the whole
from Asia to America, and the general
drift of the tribes from north 10 south. g"
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A Victoria, V. I =, press dispatch states
that the civil, military and naval au-
thorities on SATURDAY. held a consulta-
tion concerning the defenseless state of
the colony. 1t is understood an appli-
cation will be made to the Dominion
Government to provide the steamer Sir
James Douglass with an armament and
place her under orders OF the naval au.
thorities. It is also said the local gov.
ernment have represented in strong
terms to the Dominion and Imperial
Governments the defenseless condition o.
the colony In case Of War with Russii
! or Fsnian invasion.
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ST. PAUL, Aug. %, 1864.
II. R. STEVENS, ESQ:
Dear Sir-I should be wanting in
gratitude, if | failed to acknowledge
what the VEGETINE has done for me. |
was attacked about eleven months since
with Bronchitis, which settled into Con-
sumption. ] had night sweats and fever
chills; was distressed for breath. and
frequently spit blood; was all emaciated
very weak, and so low that my friends
thought my case hopeless.
] was advised to make trial of the
NEGETINE, which, under the providence
of God, has cured ME. That he NAV
bless the use Of you- medicine to others
as he has to me, and that his divine
grace may attend you, is the heartfelt
prayer of your admiring, humble ser.
want, BENJAMIN PETTINGILL,
p. S.-Mine is but one among the
many cures your medicine has effected
in this place. B.P.
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The Minister and His New Teeth.
From the Sacramento Bee.

DIR. r. B. Learn, a dentist of San
Francisco, received an order recently
from nm acquaintance in Willamette,
Oregon, a minister of the Gospel, for q
set oEteeth. The work was promptly
executed and the reverend gentleman
called at the doctors Office last week,
when they were properly fixed in his
mouth. The parson,' stepping to the
glass to see the effect, greatly surprised
the dentist by saying, slowly and dis
tinctly, "Jesus ChristW "Jesus Christp'
The anger of the dentist was quickly
aroused, at the same lime saying: "Well
sir, if you don't like the teeth you need.
MT take them, but there is no necessity
Of swearing about i'll" The astonished
clergyman drew back. "My dear sir
was not swearing about the teeth; but fol
years have not been able to pronounc,
my beloved Savior's name distinctly;
was only trying your teeth" The DENTS
was satisfied and they parted on the bes
of terms-in spite Of their teeth.
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Our Native Races.

The Edinburgh Review for October
opens with a very appreciative article on
Hubert Howe Bancroft's Native Races
of the Pacific States of North America"
OF the mound builders the reviewer
"The mound builders are proved to
have been a numerous people by the
magnitude and geographical extent of
their works. They are considered by
Mr.. Bancroft to have been composed of
tribes living under similar laws and re-
ligion, and possessed, on the whole, of
the same habits of life; such variations
as are observed being probably those
which might be expected to be local.
They lived by agriculture rather than
on the chase, possessed considerable skill
in the art Of forti6cation, and sufficient
mathematical knowledge TO lay ont per-
feet circles and squares. Their monu-
ments imply = widespread religious sys-
TEN under a priesthood. Private dtvo-
ton manifests itself on scale less mag
ni6cent, one involving less hard work
The altar mounds suggest sacrifice, and
the burnt human bones may indicate hu-
man victims, but they may be the result
of the custom of cremation. They were
probably erected by a race that lived
long in the land, and which is not rep
resented by any of the tribes now to be
found in those regions. Mr.. Bancroft
concludes that
"The monuments are not sufficient in
, themselves to absolutely prove or dis
prove the truth of any one of the fol
, lowing theories: ]. An indigenous cul
ture apringing up among the Mississippi
), tribes, founded ON agriculture, fosterec
:, by climate and unknown circumstances
! constantly growing through long ages
driving back the surrounding walls O
savagism, but afterwards weakened b,
\ unknown causes, yielding gradually t.
savage hordes, and finally annihilated O
driven in remnants from their home
:. southwa 2. A colony from the south
7 ern peoples already started in the pat
9, of civilization, growing as be fore in pow
er, but at last forced to yield their home
> into the possession of the savages. 3.
migrating colony from the north, dwell
g. ing long in the land, gradually increa
,g ing in power and culture, constantly e1
lie tending their dominion southwark, an
MS finally abandoning, voluntarily or again
is- theis will, the north for the more favo
re ed south, whore they modified or orig
he mated the southern civilization"
ed The article thus concludes:
n "Ths general Impression lsfs on o.
mind by the study of the problem ofie
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The Other Side.

A traveller in Japan writes: 81 see
man planning. He pulls the plane toward
him. | notice blacksmith at work. He
pulls the bellows with his feet, while he
is holding and hammering with both
hands. He has several irons in the fire,
and keeps his dinner-pot boiling with
the waste fame. The cooper holds his
tub with his toes. All ofthem sit down
when they work. How strange! This
is an important difference between a
European and an Asiatic One sits down
to his work, tho other stands up to it,
Why is it that We do things contrariwise
to the Sapanese? The Japanese say we
| are reversed. They call our penmanship
crab writing because, they say, it goes
backwards In Japanese stable we
find the horses flank where we look for
his head. japanese screws screw the
other way. Their locks thrust to the
left, ours to the right. The baby toys
of the Aryan race squeak when squeezed
the Turanian gimcracks emit noise wher
pulled apart"
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OUR NAVY.
The Secretary's Annual Report.

WASHINGTON, D. c., December A.
The annual report to Congress of the
Secretary of the Navy will show that
there are belonging to the navy 146 yes
sells of $50, ,157 tons measurement. Ex-
elusive of howitzers and Gatlings, they
carry 142 guns. OF these 123 carry
ing 913 guns, with a measurement of
120,S9S tons, have steam power, seventy
five are in actual service, and four are
preparing for sea. Sixteen may be con-
sidered entirely unfit for future service,
and the remainder are at various navy
yards, some requiring Light and others
extensive repairs, but most of them
could be maie ready for any special
service in short time. There is also
on hand, stored at the various navy
Yards, live oak timber sufficient for thir-
ty-fve new ships of war, besides large
quantity of other valuable timber and
naval material of every kind. Our navy
is now far more powerful for warlike
purposes than it has ever before been in
time of peace 1t does not compare,
either in number or character of vessels,
with the expensive establishments of
those European nations whose mutual
relations keep them always in armed
array, whose contiguous coasts and deep
harbors at home and scattered colonies
all over the world seem to require that
they should constantly rival each other
at whatever expense in the size and
power of their naval vessels and arma.
ments; but for the defensive purposes OF
peaceful people, without colonies, with
, dangerous coast and shallow harbors
separated by vast ocean from the war
. like naval powers, our navy is not with
ont strength, and when its iron clad
= fleet shall be completely repaired, s
y work requiring now but little time ant
, expense, and its force supplemented b,
g the comparatively cheap addition rec
. commended, it will be found sufficient I,
= resist any force which could be brough
e across the ocean to attack us, and pow
!. erful, also, for offensive operations upol
, the seas and among the islands "hich Ii
% contiguous to our own shores.
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The Burning of Moscow.

The burning of Moscow in 1872, is
one of the most noted confagrations on
record; not only on account of its magni-
tude, but for its historical importance.
The French entered the city Novem-
Der 18th, Napoleon proposing to make
it his winter quarters. On that very
day several fires broke out, but little at
tention was paid to them by the invad-
ing army until the next two days, when
they had acquired great headway. On
the seventh a high wind arose, and the
flames spread rapidly in every direction;
by the eighteenth the whole city ap-
peared as sea of fame, and by the
twentieth nine -tenths of it was reduced
to ashes. The total number of buildings
destroyed is stated at between 13, 900 and
$1,000.
The Russians at the time, in order to
cast odium on the French, attributed
this confagration to the order of Napo-
leon. 1t is now, however, generally ac-
knowledged that the fires were the work
of the Russians themselves, and that
they were kindled by the order of the
Governor, Rostoptcbin, acting, beyond
all doubt, under the sanction of the EN-
peror Alexander, without which it ii
hardly conceivable that the Governor
would venture such step. The object
was to deprive the French army Of shell
ter from the winter. Ample prepara
tions had been taken to insure the en-
tire destruction of the city. Inflamma
bic materials were placed in deserted
mansions in every quarter, and th'
torch was applied simultaneously al
over the city.
In burning the French out of thei
proposed winter quarters, no provisio
had been made for the safety of the in
habitants, who were driven to seek shel
ter in the surrounding woods, and it
affirmed that more than 25,O00 sick an
wounded perished in the flames.
The direct loss to the French is pu
down at 10000, and beyond this
; in the end involved the retreat in tn
dead of winter, and the almost complei
annihilation of the great French ann,
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Talking by Wire.

The Boston Advertiser of Monday
says:
"An experiment was made Yesterday
with the new telephone, recently invent
ed by Prof A Graham Bell, on the tel
egraph line used by the Eastern Rail
road Company between Boston and Sal
EN-. Prof. Bell was assisted by Mr.
Wright and Mr.. Nutting, telegraph op-
orators at the Boston end, and Mr..
Thomas A. Watson, an associate of MI.
Bell, assisted by Miss Webb an operator
at the Salem end. There were present
at the Boston end, As witness of the ex-
pertinent, the President of the Eastern
Railroad, General A. p. Rockwell, with
his wife, Miss Stearns, Mr.. Morrison.
and Mr.. Eustace Hubbard. Conversa
tion was carried on with Mr.. Watson, at
Salem by all those present, in turn,
without the slightest difficulty, even the
voices of the speakers being easily re-
| cognized. Whispering was found to be
perfectly audible, but was unintelligible
After time, instead of grinding the
wire at Salem, it was connected with
North Conway, distance of 143 miles
from Boston, thus leaving Salem as a
way station. After this change had been
made there was slight dimunition in
the loudness of the tones, but no diff
Guilty was experienced in carrying on
conversation. Another change was made
whereby the electric current was sent tc
Portland and back by another line tc
Salem, thus making Salem terminal
station at the end of nearly two hundred
miles of wire. The result ofthis chang,
was that the tones of the speakers coult
be heard, but so family as to be untelli
gible. With eleetro-magnets of high
er resistance, Prof. Bell is confident tha
the sounds would have been perfect,
intelligible, the magnets used it must b,
recollected, being only intended for
twenty mile circuit.
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extremely sensitive surface is admira-
bly, protected from external danger. 1t
Is placed just where the exended right
hand affords it continual protection, and
where the central jointing of the human
frame enables it to bend itself backward,
wriggle and twist the breeches pocket
out of harm s way, and, if need be. to
double up the human body and afford
complete protection. 1t is an admira-
BILE adjustment Hence it is difficult of
access TO disease or TO external foes, so
that the utmost slice is required upon
the part of even the book agent or light
ning-rod man. The strong right arm
and the powerful right foot are ready
and constant guards and protectors, and
by dexterous doubling the owner of
an attacked pocket can almost stimuli
taneously present his dexter manual to
the knob of the persistent foe, apply his
starooard pedal to his left shin and the
top of his head against his stomach Civ
ing parting blow with his right knee,
and extending the right leg to remove
the debris of his opponent with hisright
foot. II is no less protected by its shell
tered situation from disease than from
violence. 1t is a most wonderful ar
rangement, brought to perfection By
gradual development, and a survival oi
the fttest breeches pockets, while moth
ing more clearly shows evidence of de
! sign.
In this sheltered situation at the cen
tire of the human body, and connecting
with the sinus, or breeches pocket, lit
tie abaft of what sailor would proba
bly, call the starboard> waist, is the mar
supial or pocket nerve, exceedingly del
icate, extremely sensitive, but carefully
protected. 1t has stood the wreck anC
waste of the system remarkably well
Shrinkage and contraction, tumefactiol
and partial putrifaction have affected
the pocket, but at last the humidity ant
fogginess of the political atmospher
have touched the pocket nerve, and tn
patient cries out with the agony of
neuralgia that has touched upon a vita
part; and az the telegraph and the drum
mer convey the impression from distan
points, in revoked orders and genera
declining of trade, the patient writhe
and groans in anguish, and seeing, be
lieves at last that the country and il
prosperity are in peril and the pocket i
, Danger Nashville American.
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VOLUME 4.

ing in the beauty of the deep summer.
Otto and Conrad were in the library.
smoking their after dinner cigars. II
was the week before Viola's marriage
with Otto.
Suddenly Viola stopped Helen, and
tightening her grasp on her friends arm.
said, in . thrilling whisper:
"NeIl, is it to late to retract from my
wedding with Ouo? Be kind to me!
Help me; for DO not know how to help
myself. Be merciful; save me"
Helen became pale as she listened; her
gray eyes, instead Of seeking Niola's
looked over the broad sweep Of green
meadow land TO the ridge of blue hills
that pierced the misty distance.
"Nell," gssped Viola, Il have made
mistake! Must suffer because ! have
done. so? ] must turn back if cen.
do not love Otto at all now; at least mol
as / ought to love him if he is to be my
husband. Nell, you are cool and wise; !
am weak and wavering. Advise me
what to DO. Do you believe Otto loves
me so much after all?"
z Helen still gazed at the sweet, peace
ful landscape.
"Do you love Conrad?" asked she
without looking round.
"Hush. no one knowsit. Yes; | love
him more than | can ever tell"
"Well," said Helen, drawing Viola tc
her side, Ego to Otto and confess it. i
won't be wrong to do SO. He will re
lease you from your engagement, l an
sure; and then you will be free"
"Come let US go into the sitting room,
proposed Viola, land talk it over.
must talk with some one about Conrad
for my heart is overAowing with low
for him"
They went together through tn
French window, and found the brother
standing in the middle of the room.-
Their faces plainly told them they ha
heard all. Viola trembled, and clung t
Helen. Helen lowered above her shrink
ing friend, cool and, calm.
Evidently you have both over-hear
us" she slowly said, looking at them.
YES" answered Otto, in his usus
light way, 1--WE did. We came in wit
, the intention of jaining you, and hear
all you two said. 1t was mean and wron
to listen; but am very glad l hear
: what I did. Everything between Viol
|. and me shall end now If she wishes 1t
: 81 do wish it," said Viola, looking u
, and stepping forward; "for | do not loN
you we'll enough for marriage. a
, very sorry for what has taken place"
1 She reeled somewhat when she tinis
r ed, and seemed about to swoon. Conrf
J., caught her in his arms.
y "You love mel heard you decla
r itw he cried, passionately. "And y'
o have made me-oh, SO happy! Look
gaze in my eyes-see in them the st
y ry cannot find eloquence, to tell"
!, She did not do SO; but clung to
g strong frame in complete happiness.
y Meanwhile Helen and Otto had wand'
ed out on the veranda; and when Conr
d and Viola caught them, they found o
it wild with delight, and dear Helen wi
glad, wet eyes. He bad told, and 6
e had listened TO, the old story, which W
,r always remain sweet to the end Of tin
II Viols and Conrad were married, a
It, she looked forward with perfect cont'
:" to the life she was to lead with him
If his glorious country. Helen and U
is were to remain behind in America,
accumulate enough income with VIII
= to join the dear, happy brother and
m ter abroad, and live the old, peace
ed German existence.
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A Massachusetts, fishing schooner was
obliged to return to port the other week
on account of singular misfortune.
The vessel was at anchor, and it seems
that by some mearien whale got the end
Of the cable nearest the anchor twisted
around his tail, and in his efforts to free
himself became securely entangled. The
crew had no intimation of the trouble
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A dispatch from Pes.h says it is re-
ported there that the Turks are making
preparations for struggle with terrible
earnestness. Formidable Notifications
are going up At Widdin, Rustchk, Sillis-
tria and Schunia. The Russians are
hurrying their preparations to take the
field. The troops which were quartered
under Tchsrnayetf were being concen.
irated on the Pruth by December 1st.
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OHIO FARMER,
Cleveland, Ohio.

Late Immense Discoveries by STANLEY and
others are just added to the only oomple,e.
LIFE AND LABORS OF LIVINGSTONE.
This vetern explorer ranks among the most
heroic men of the age, and this book one of the
most fascinating, richly illustrated and instrue-
IL, and agents are wanted for this and the "cen-
tenAiai Exposition, Dsscribed sni Illustrated ~
Just out, seHiag lake hot cakes. Fer serms, adj
dress HUBBARD BROS, Publishes. Onsan-
natl Ohio
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!. Z. CARDELL,
Store 351 Broad way,

VEGETINE acts directly upon the
causes of these complaints. 1t invigortes
and strengthens the whole system, acts
upon the secretive organs, allays infam
nation, cleanses and cures liberation,
cures constipation, and regulates the
bowels.
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School Regulations.

2. Second bells shall ring long
enough for pupils to reach their rooms
from any part of the school grounds.
3. Pupils coming in after a second
bell has ceased ringing shall be marked
tardy. .
4: Pupils are required to attend reg
ularly, unless prevented by necessity.
3. Pupils tardy three times, or absent
twice without good excuse, shall be re-
ported to the Superintendent.
6. Pupils, on arriving at the school
grounds in the morning, shall go imme
diately TO their respective rooms and re-
main until recess, unless excused by the
teacher.
Z. Pupils shall leave the grounds i'm :
mediately at close of school at II NJ,
and 4:15 P. NJ, unless permitted TO re-
main for special reasons.
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NUMBER Sc.

till the vessel was suddenly towed
through the water at the rate of ten or
fifteen miles an hour for several miles.
The whale lifted-himself entirely out OF
the water several times, and at length
broke the cable and freed himself
About I40 fathoms of cable wore lost
Had she monster had the use of his tail
he would probably have done serious
damage TO the vessel. Old fishermen
who have frequented the Banks all their
ives, say they never heard of such an
| occurrence
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Has Entirely Cured Me.

DoSloN, OCtopeT, lC'O.
Mr.. STEVENS:
Dear Sir-M daughter, after having
a severe attack of whooping cough, was
LEFT in feeble state of health. Being
advised by a friend she tried the VEGE-
TINE, and after using few bottles was
fully restored to health.
| have been great sufferer from
Rheumatism. ! have taken several bot
ties of the VEGETINE for this com mplaint,
and am happy to say it has entirely cur
ed me. / have recommended the We
ETINE TO others, with the same good re-
suits. 1t is a great cleanser and purifl-
er of the blood; it is pleasant to take;
and can cheerfuliy recommend it.
JAMES MORSE, 364 Athens Street.
GAI hr Ill
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It is the wish of the Board to make
school work the business of the pupils,
and the earnest cooperation of parents
and guardians is solicited in securing to
the young, and through them to the fu-
ture citizen, habits of business like at-
tentton, promptness, and accuracy-a lega-
cy, as business men know, far richer than
gold