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Year: 1869

Lexington, Va, Gazette says:


The recent action Of the trustees OF Wash
ington College. establishing the office Of resi-
dent master, is hopeful omen for the advance
ment oil scholarship 10 our country. Ii Is the
first instance in America, so far a. We are in
formed, OF the distinct endowment OF an income
for the encouragement OF distinguished sch0l
arShip, and the support OF young men during a
continued residence at college, after their grad
uatiou. Scholarships in colleges, as known
among US, have conferred only certain privi-
eges free of charge The office Of resident
graduate has been, We believe, of the same ma
ture But 10 this case distinct salary is paid
by the college sufficient for the support OF the
student, and he Ia iuIther entitled not only to
al the privileges OF the college, free Of charge,
but is empowered to teach in the college. for
further compensation to be fixed by the facul-
ty. The office is restricted to Masters Of Arts,
and the limited number OF appointments
three each ycar-ensures that it shall be con-
ferred only upon the most distinguished even
among them. Thus the strongest encourage
ment is offered for the attainment OF the most
thorough scholarship during the undergraduate
course, and afterwards the amplest means are
afforded for the further pursuit OF study under
the most favorable circumstances.


The object of the trustees OF Washington
College was to build up an association Of dis
tinguished scholars, and to encourage such
Young men to remain ut college beyond the
usual term of collegiate study. in order to pur-
sue systematically, and with the advantages Of
mature years and thorough preparation,
more complete course The Office Of teaching,
connected with the appointment. was designed
to confer experience and discipline of charac-
ter, but more especially to serve as an intro
duction to this profession, in which now are
needed the best scholarship and talents OF the
country. We trust that the generous and Yise
provision which has thus been made, in behalf
Of the cause Of true scholarship, will be widely
appreciated; and that by the success OF this
enterprise other colleges may be encouraged to
follow the example. 1t is, We understand, the
intention Of the trustees to increase the num-
ber of these masterships, and the income at
tached to them, as rapidly as it can be safely
done. To plan so admirable, and promising
such happy results, We wish the utmost sue
cess. In no direction, We feel sure, could the
funds of the college be better applied, and it
would be difficult for the college to present a
higher claim upon the munifcence OF its friends
than the endowment Of these resident master
ships"
Year: 1869

The good old times must, i'll very
many respects, have been very bad old
times Read, for instance, the follow
ing extract from the instruction given
in 1746 by the Paris Parliament to
"Monsieur de Paris that is to saw the
Partisan executioner, in regard to the
course he was to pursue in breaking
criminals:


After undressing the prisoner, no
matter whether male or female, until
nothing but shirt covers them, he will
tie them to the St. Andrews cross on
the scafold, Stretching their limbs out
as far as possible, and turning their ell
bows outside, After giving the chap
lain notice to leave the scaffold, he will
take the bar AN iron bar, four feet long,
and very heavy). and commence strik-
ing on the prisoners limbs, He will
commence at the left shoulder, crushing
the bones by two deliberate blows. One
blow will be sufficient for the upper arm,
two for the left elbow, two for the wrist
and hand. Two heavy blows will be Civ
en- on the left hip-bone, three on the
left knee joint; two, well laid on, on. the
left leg, and one on the foot '.Mon-
sieur de Paris will then wait minute
or two, and commence. 'working" on
the right side of the culprit, commenc-
ing at the foot and finishing at the shoul-
der. The graffier of the court will see
to it that the instructions are strictly
carried out The screams Of the cul-
prit must not be needed by Monsieur"
nor must he give him the coup de q ace
before finishing on the right shoulder
The coup de grace is to consist of three
heavy blows, to be delivered on the
breast of the prisoner; if the prisoner
is woman, the, coup de grace will be
delivered under her ribs, lest her bosom
should break the force of the blows
The body of the culprit will be deliv-
cred to the medical faculty of Paris,
which will give report on the condition
Of the corpse to the graffier Of the Par
lament


This horrible mode ofpunishment was
witnessed on an average once q week
by the Parislans One of the last vic
tins of this atrocious cruelty was apoor
servant girl, who had been convicted of
stealing two or three dresses from her
mistress She was broken on the wheel
because larcenies by domestic had be-
come very numerous in Paris. Her
agony lasted seven minutes, and stream
of blood, spouting from her mouth after
her knee joint had been crushed, drown
ed her heart rend ng cries. Queen Ma
ria Antoinette had been appealed to to
save the girl and .haughtily refused. This
was after ~ards remembered against her.
During the reign of Louis XVI, about
three thousand persons were actually
broken on the wheel. Such were the
good old times" in France.
Year: 1869

@The Ohio Legislature ought to
finish its work as rapidly as possible. and
adjourn sine die. Let LUCY STONE spout
her women suffrage in some public hall,
rather than in the Legislative chamber.
Year: 1869

kFA bill was introduced in the Hi
nois Legislature, ON the 9th ult, to
compel the railroads of that State to
charge uniform rates for transporting
freight The bill also provides that any
railroad charging more than pro rata
proportion shall pay the owner of the
freight five times the amount wrongfully
collected. = 's''s'
Year: 1869

~Commodore Vanderbilt says that
the secret of his success in managing
railroads is economy, He says: .If l
cannot use the capital of that road New
York Central for pretty nigh $2,OO0,O0O
better than any one that has ever been in
it,then do not want to be on the road -
"If you have been running road, and
you spend nine or ten millions to run it,
if cannot do it for eight, anu do it as
well, am ready to go from the road
That has been my principal with steam
ships. 1 never had any advantage of
anybody in running steamships; but if
| could not run a steamship alongside of
another man, and do it as we'll as he, for
twenty per cent, less than it cost him,
would leave the ship"
Year: 1869

~A lady who has received for
eign education went into a photograph
gallery, lately, to have her picture taken,
and was astounded by the request of the
artist that she should sit on her foot
She Indignantly assured him that she
would do no such thing. "Why," he
said, "it was the common habit of Amer
lean women, and it gave an easy attitude
to the picture" To assure her that
such was the fact, he pointed out fifteen
or twenty photographs of ladies who
were taken with one foot doubled under
them, having assumed the position un-
consciously, through habit.
Year: 1869

Of course all who paid the illegal tax
will be entitled, or should be, to recover
their money with legal interest. Those
gentlemen who so stoutly affirmed that
the tax was legal will please make note
to the effect that it is possible for others
than Assessors to know a little some
thing about the tax on leaf tobacco.
Year: 1869

EF General Butler recently said to a
correspondent: "The Civil Tenure Law
was passed before / came here, to Con
grcss. I have never been in favor of it.
| regard it as vain attempt to pin down
the President, just as the Lilliputians
tried to pin down Gulliver, at a multitude
of little points with a multitude of little
threads. l am opposed to all such
strategy Give President full swing.
If he goes wrong, impeach him. That
is the gospel came here to preach, and
it is my gospel to the end"
Year: 1869

How A MAN MAY BE HIS OWN GRAND
FATHER,-The following remarkable
genealogical curiosity appeared original
ly in Hoods Magazine, and is a singu-
lar piece of reasoning to prove that a
man may be his own grandfather There
was a widow (Anne) and her daughter
(Jane and man (George) and his
son, (Henry.) The widow married the
son, and the daughter married the father
The widow was therefore mothers (in'
law to her husbands father, and grand
mother to her own husband. By this,
husband she had son, David to whom,
she was also great grandmother. Now,
the son of a great grandmother must be
grand father or grand uncle to the per
son to whom his mother was great
grandmother to him [ Davidl, therefore
David is his own grandfather ri. -
Year: 1869

WE will suppose that a gentleman from
the rural districts has been imprudent in
his expenses, and desires to use his watch
as a collateral for small lOan-say fifty
dollars. AS he saunters up Broadway,
wondering how his desire may be best ac-
cOmplished, and with more than little
halfcOncealed nervousness concerning the
business in hand, his eye falls upon a sign
which announces that So-and-So, Dia-
mond Broker" makes advances on pre-
ciOus stones, watches, etc. Evidently
here is his man. AS he steps into the office,
the dapper young man behind the counter
reads him at a glance, and his application
for thirty-day loan is at once assented to-
as matter of course. The money, trifie
less, perhaps, than he had expected, owing
TO the somewhat old fashioned character
of his time piece, is counted out to him,
and he again descends to the street, with
his receipt in his hand


Now let him examine that same paper.
No mention is made of any deposit or
sale by himself to the gentlemanly
broker" but he holds in his hand an
agreement from that person to sell him
thirty days from date, at a price named, a
watch whose number and description are
only too familiar, while the barest trifie of
simple arithmetic enables him to see that
the transaction nets the broker fifteen
per cent per month for the use of his
money. There is no use whatever in
storming. Even the lawyers and the pO-
lice cannot help him. He has s0ldhis aodtch,
and though he can buy it back again
at any time within the thirty days,
he can not hope to obtain it for one
dollar lass than the price specified in
his written contract If his necessities
continue, and the contract expires, he has
no help whatever in the law against lille
gal pawnbroking, and his watch is gone.
But he may have been an old customer of
that same broker. He may have brought
III many watches, of various patterns and
values. Some of them he may have re-
deemed, and others not. His very per-
sonal presentation of security may be a
reason for its speedy disappearance on his
departure Nothing need be said; but
on his failure to redeem, that watch will
hardly find its way again into the regular
channels of trade. The cases 60 into the
melting pot, and the works make their
second appearance long afterward in such
a guise that their own maker would not
know them.


With diamonds and other precious stones
there is even less difficulty. The settings
are of comparatively little account, and
are melted up at once, while the gems
themselves are promptly invested with
new clothing, unless any peculiarites rem
der trip beyond the seas advisable-snd
is there not good market in Europe
Does not Europe find America equally
convenient for similar purposes But, as
the diamond brokers and watch fanciers
cannot properly attend to all the depart
ments of this interesting business, q good
deal remains for the auctioneers. liar
pers' Magazine.
Year: 1869

THE London Star says that great ex-
citement was created in the Edgware Road
the other evening by the appearance of a
horse and jockey in full racing costume,
galloping madly towards the Nj al BILE Arch.
A hue and cry was at once raised at such
novel sight, but all attempts to stop the
horse were unavailing until the park was
reached, when, The horse getting exhaust
ed. the jockey managed to pull him up.
On inquiry it seems that the jockey and
horse were to have taken part in Mr..
Boucicaults drama of Flying Scud, "
then being performed at the Alfred Thea
tire, but just before going on the stage the
horse trod on bag of torpedoes, used to
initiate the cracking of whips, and the
loud bang of these torpedoes so alarmed
the animal that he bolted out of side
door, leaving, for the first time of his many
performances, the race to be won by a
dummy, and the curtain to fall on an in.
glorious tableau.
Year: 1869

Yesterday evening the beauties of Radicalism
were practically illustrated by the marriage, at
the ST. Louis Cathedral, of a white man with yell
low woman. The occurrence created quite a stir
in the neighborhood. We are not Informed
whether there was a stink raiEed from the stir.
Year: 1869

About seven o'clock last evening, gas lamp at
the corner of Gsiennie and Annunciation streets
exploded nearly setting fire to q shed sdjoiningA
drug store near the same corner. The flame was
extiDguisbed, but the gas escaped so rapidly for
awhile. that it was pronounced nuisance to the
neighborhood by Corporal Hughes who made the
report.
Year: 1869

street by Corporal Walker. about O'Clock last


evening. charged with asssnlting and striking his
wife with a hatchet with intent to Kill her. he
was locked,up at the First District Station and
Mrs. Londragen was tsken to the Charity Hospital.
Year: 1869




We have heard several within the
Lass few days inquiring for the best
way to save cabbage. We give the
following as the result of the expert
snces Of . good farmer -


We know If no better way to pre-
serve cabbages through winter than
that which We have recommended for
a number OF years. Il is to plant or
SET them up 10 rows IS they grow
that is with the roots down-6ll in
between with soil pretty freely, then
make = covering by planting two
posts where there is fence to rest on,
or four where there is not, allowing
for ditch to carry off the water; lay
bsan-pOles opposite the way Of the
ditch and cover with corn, fodder or
straw. We have kept our cabbages
for more than a dozen years this way
in perfect state through the winter
and into the spring and could even
up to the first cf May, if desirable.
Year: 1869

In teaching a young horse to drive
we'll. do not hurry to see how fast he
can trOt. Keep each pace clear and
distinct from the other; that is, in
wall ing, do not allow him to trot.-
While trOttiDg, be equally careful
that he keeps steady At his pace. and
do not allow him to slack into a walk.
The rsins while driving should be
kept snug; and when pushed to the
top Of his speed. keep him we'll in
hand, that he may learn to bear we'll
upon the bit, so that when going at a
high rate OF speed he can be held at
his pace; but do not allow him to pull
too hard, for it is not only unpleas-
ant, but makes it often difficult 10
manage him.
Year: 1869

We sometimes meet with men who
seem to think that any indulgence in
an affectionate feeling is weakness
They will return from journey and
greet their families with a distant
dignity. sOd move among their chill
iren with the cold and lofty splendor
Of an iceberg, surrounded by its bro
ken fragments. There is hardly =
more unnatural sight on earth than
one Of these families without heart.
Who. that has experienced the joys
of friendship. and values sympathy
and affection, would not rather lose
al that is beautiful in uature's scene
ry. than be robbed of the hidden
treasures OF the hearth Cherish,
then. your hearts best affection. In
dulgd in the warm and gushing emo
tions of 6lial, paternal and fraternal
love.
Year: 1869

A musician, whose nose had be-
come Distinctly colored with the Isd
vine he was wont TO imbibe, said TO
his son at the able, "You must eat
bread boy; bread makes your cheeks
red" "What lots of bread yOu must
have snuffed up, father u
Year: 1869

We sometimes meet with men who seem to
think that any indulgence in affectionate feeling
is weakness. They will return from iouruey
and greet their families with distant dignity.
and move among their children with the cold
and lofty splendor of an iceberg, surrounded
with its broken fragments. There is hardly a
more unnatural sight on earth than one of those
families without hearts. Who would not rather
eury his wife than bury his love for her? Who
would not rather follow his children to the
grave than entomb his parental affection? Cher
ish, then, your hearts best affections. Indulge
in the warm emotions of flial parental. frater-
nal love. Think it not a weakeess. God is
love- Teach your children to love; to love the
howers, to love the birds, to love their parents,
to love their God. Let it be the studied object
OF your domestic culture to give them warm
hearts and ardent affections. You cannot make
the cords OF love too stong and be assured that
IN nurturing the principles of affection you are
nurturing the principles of virtue.
Year: 1869

The QUEENS OF THE LONDON DENI-MoNDE.-It
would be hard, indeed to find much subject for
boasting in any phase of public or social life in
these days. The standard of craftsmanship has
immeasurably fallen, and he whom the journals
OF the day call the greatest leader of the age has


nothing better to offer the public than petty
truisms and sorry recriminations of his adversa-
ries. Go through the principal streets and you


will see that humbug and mposture prevail no
less in private life. Everywhere portrait


now strikes the eve. 1t is that of beautiful


young girl, fair and modest to all appearance,


and evidently occupying high position. She is


in half the albums one opns and soon Will De IN


the other half-so rapidly is she becoming the


vogue. Underneath the portrait you will find
written the name of q Mabel Grey" And who


is Mabel Grey? Some young lady who has dis
tinguished herself? Yes truly-but not in the
way that honest women could bear to think of.
Mabel Grey is the present queen OF the denii-
monde. She holds q sort of official drawing
room every night at casino III Holborn, and
thither richly-dressed woman flock to pay her
court and envy her. The death of Mabel Grey's
predecessor in Paris is announced-and now the
new " "Anonyma is installed. You go to a
theatre, and there, in a privare box, accompa-
MED by men who keep in the background, is a
young lady attred in magnificent dress and
covered with diamonds. Her necklace might
constitute kings ransom-there rings
enough on her fingers to purchase princely
estate. The face is beautiful and intelligent.
This is Maybel Grey, over whose portrait half
England is going crazy.


This thing takes, and now by the side of Mabel
Grey there appears another face, scarcely less
beautiful, and this is known as g Marion Lee."
As | go home through Kensington, it happens to
me very frequently to meet young person of
fautless figure, though short in stature, riding
from the park. Her groom follows on perfect
bit of horsefesh. Then, if | chance to take a
stroll in the Burlington Arcade in the afternoon
(of course on my way to the club) | see the
same young person, dressed in velvet and Rus
sian sables, and with one or two cavaliers by
her side. She is not yet quite the rage of the
town, but Marion Lee is on the high road to
"spendid infamy." You will see her portrait
side by side in every lady's album. Their
brothers attend her 90 drawing-rooms at a
different saloon. viii any one say, then, that
religion, morality and social progress are not
prosperiag more than ever in the midst of this
vast and overgrowing city?
Year: 1869


We live in a singular age.


Yet Won can scarcely wonder at that;
Sensation is surely the rage


when we read Of the -wickedest cat
Crime or revenge may exist


In the palace, or hut by the Dog,
60 / presume 10 add to the list,


BY a sketch Of the wickedest dog.
IN the famous West Side he was brought up,
BY a boy Of the clan McElroy's;
From his earliest days, when pup,


He delighted in ructons and noise;
He rejoiced in the name of Black Jack,
Was the bully and terror of all round,
Could fight half day his back.
And was sold fifty times at the Pound.
He was ain" with student called Sam,
Laughed at the Law and police;
Often sneakcd of with ham,


And ''lay for both chickens and geese;
He could eat any dog Of his size


Stand for an hour on his head;
lie was trained by ticker and lies
At some gentlemaI's door as if dead.
lie Killed near million of cats


And made things, in general red hot;
He'd play innocent 'dorg "sOn the flats,
He hung out in barrel in Mott
lie was coppered one day dead to right
Was sent to the Pound for a year,
He strangled the keeper one night,
And then he walked off on his ear.
On the place he made a raid


and whipped every dog in the town;
The natives were each afraid


IN their yirtuous beds to lie down;
lie was tackled bne day by dog,


fighter they. called Z" Mickey Free"
lie swallowed both him and his log


Twas said he barked up the wrong tree.
Year: 1869

A PORTLAND lady attempted to kill a rat that
had invaded her parlor when the animal sought
refuge by running up her garments upon her
back. This so alarmed the woman that she fled
shrieklrg from the room and tumbled down
stairs, turning complete somersault, landing
on her back. The rat was killed.
Year: 1869

ToUeH CABBAGE.-This is good story of a
citizen who used to 60 home late slightly inebr-
ated, and take lunch usually set out for him by
his considerate wife. One night, beside the
usual dish of cabbage and pork, she left wash
bowl filled with caps in starch. The lamp had
long been extnguished when the staggering sot
returned home and, by mistake, when proceed
ing to satisfy bis hunger, he stuck his fork into
the wrong dish. He worked away at his mouth
full of caps very patiently for some time, but f.
nally being unable to masticate them, he said to
his wife, "O Old woman where did you get your
cabbage? They are SO darned stringy can t
chew them" "My gracious" she replied, " if
the stupid feller amt eating up all my caps that
put in starch over night
Year: 1869

PowERs OF vELocIrY.--K a tallow candle be
placed in gun and shot at door it will 90
through without sustaining any injury and if a
musket ball be fred into water it will not only
rebound, but be fattened as if fred against a
solid substance. musket ball may be fred
against pane of glass. making the hole the size
OF the ball without cracking the glass if the
glass be suspended by thread it will make no
difference, and the thread will not even vibrate.
Cork if sunk two hundred feet in the ocean
will not rise on account of the pressure of the
water.
Year: 1869

THE buffaloes found in the telegraph
poles of the Overland line new source
of delight on the treeless prairie-the
novelty of having something to scratch
against. But it was expensive scratch
ing for the telegraph company; and
there, indeed, was the rub, for the bisons
shook down miles of wire daily. A
bright idea struck somebody to send to
St. Louis and Chicago for all the brad
avis that could be purchased, and these
were driven into the poles with view
to wound the animals and check their
rubbing propensity. Never was great
er mistake. The bufialoes were delight
ed. For the fist time they came to the
scratch sure of sensation in their thick
hides that thrilled them from horn Il
tail. They went fifteen miles to find
brad-awl. They fought huge battle
around the poles containing them, ant
the victor would proudly climb tn
mountainous heap of rump and hum
of the fallen and scratch himself int
bliss until the brad-awl broke or pol
came down. There has been no deman
for brad-awls from the Kansas regio
since the first invoice.