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Year: 1869

TIE Bowers family, of Missouri, is a
very unfortunate one. The principal
member of it became extensively known
in this country some years ago by the
elaborate declaration that, my name it
ia Joe Bowers; my brothers name is
Mike; I'm all the way from Pike"
Whatever became of him the history of
the times does not say But one Of the
family vss tried before justice of the
peace 10 Cass county, Mo-, the other day,
for the abduction and murder of young
lady, and it turned out to be serious
business for him. In the midst Of the
trial the murdered young lady appeared
before the Justice and wanted to produce
some evidence to prove that Bowers was
innocent Of the charge preferred against
him, but the Justice refused to hear the
evidence, and committed the prisoner to
Jail for murder. II it had not been for
the intervention of somebody who hap
pensd to haze q writ Of kabeaS corpus in
bis pocket, the chances are that Bowers
would have beer hsrged before now.
Unless General Grant has really been
very pnforl mate 10 most Of bis important
appointments, that Justice Of the Peace
would make an admirable Judge of the
enprens Court.
Year: 1869

My advice to every young lady who
has only a few dollars in money, to ex-
pend it towards purchasing good sew
ing machine. Young men and young
ladies, who are just slipping the sweets
of connubial felicity, before you get
your furniture, purchase sewing ma
chine. Do not entertain the thought for
a moment Of getting carpet, set of
china, or dinner-table until you have
secured good sewing machine. will
not stop TO enumerate the ways in which
beth husband and wife can save money
by getting sewing machine; but be-
ware of those which make a stitch that
will unravel faster than a machine can
sew it. We were once swindled amsz
ipgly in a machine which made a chain
stitch. If q man, in climbing over
fence, happened to break thread on a
silver, he is in danger of losing bis pants;
and if lady chanced to break thread
in the skirt of her dreas, she must seizs
every breadth or the wind might blow it
away. have seen those-and they ere
umerous-which make such an unsatis
factory stitch, that / would not accept
one of them as gift.


/ knew young dressmaker who per-
suaded neighbor to lend her money
enough to make the first payment on q
sewing machine She found all the dress
making she could attend to, at double
her usual price per day, and in few
months the machine was hers, aud she
began to save money. Your wife may
not be able to do much housework, but
she can Iun sewing machine with ease.
la few months she would save enough
to pay for an extra servant, and pay for
the sewing machine also. She could
make oil your pants, coats, vests, etc.,
besides her own clothes, and thus save
enough from tailors' and dressmakers'
bills to paw for the machine. author Of
Country Homes.


At No. 256 Second street, opposite
Court Park, m schines are sold on monthly
delivered at the house of the
Customer. Full and thorough instruc-
tions given, and satisfaction guaranteed.
Year: 1869

1t is one of the cherished dogmas of
the modern lady, that she must not do
anything for pay; and this miserable
prejudice of senseless conventionality is
at this moment the worst obstacle in the
way of feminine talent and energy. Let
the cooperative housekeepers demolish
it forever, by declaring that it is just as
necessary and just as honorable for wife
to earn money as it is for her husband !;
let them, moreover, resolvethattime and
skill is what they will pay for it, and not
sex, and the age will soon see what ef-
forts women can make after excellence
when there is hope Of just reward for it.
Then alone shall we begin to walk in
self respect, and the poor wronged work
woman throughout the world raise her
dropping head.
Year: 1869

- When Haddock's wife kicked him
out of bed, said he: "Look here now,
you'd better not do that again if you do
it will cause coldness in the family"


Sheep are surely cheap in Maine
The Bangor Whig says that carcasses
sold in the market there, this week, at
fifty cents each, but hints that there was
not as much fat in o cord of them as
would grease gimlet.


Josh Billings recently wrote to a
lecture committee that the price of one
of his lectures was s90.40; that he had
in some instances been careless enough to
throw off the 800, but the 40 cents he
must have to maintain his reputation.


= People who are interested in the
Holy Land viii be glad to know that a
Macadamized road has been constructed
from Jaffa to Jerusalem, and the latter
city enjoys steam mill. Yankees are
responsible for both.


A young lady appeared at Louis
vile (Ky.) masquerade the other night
as the Almighty Dollar" Her cos
tune was of white and silver tissue, bor-
dered with bank notes, gold coin on her
neck and arms and in her hair. Several
devoted admirers agreed with her financial
policy and seemed to be anxious to take
any amount of stock


A big fellow went into one dollar
store in Portland to make purchase.
A clerk assured him that he could take
anything in the store for that sum, and
the man made choice Of the stove, and
insisted on the genuineness of the trade,
but compromised and took four dollars
instead. Sharp practice that.
Year: 1869

An intoxicated man recently laid
down on the railroad track near the Cow
ington, KY, depot, and fell asleep. A
little dog belonging 20 a house near BY,
seeing train approaching, ran and
jumped upon his face, and barked and
scratched him until he awoke, just in
time to get out of the way of the cars.
The man, believing this to be a divine
warning to abstain from drinking, took
the pledge forever.
Year: 1869

LADIES SHOULD READ NEWSPAPERS.
1t is a great mistake in female educa-
tion to keep young lady's time and at
tention devoted only to fashionable lit
erature of the day. If you would quail
ify her for conversation, you must give
her something to talk about-give her
an education with the outer world, and
its transpiring events. Urge her to read
newspapers, and become familiar with
the present character and improvement
of our race. History is of some import
ance but the past world is dead-we
have nothing to do with it. Let her
have an intelligent opinion, and be able
to sustain an intelligent conversation
concerning the mental, moral and relig
GUS improvements of our time. Let the
gilded ANIMALS and poems on the centre
table be part of the time covered with
weekly and daily journals. Let the
whole family, men, women and children
read newspapers.
Year: 1869

The Washington correspondent of the
Cincinnati Commercial gives some par
ticulars as to the late interview between
the President and General LEE. From
these it appears that the conference was
longer than has been reported, lasting
nearly an hour. While the interview
was of a polite and courteous character
there was manifested on the part Of
each certain reserve, and there was the
utmost dignity preserved. No reference
was made to their relative position:
during the war, but after the ex
change of personal civilities the conver
sation turned on the condition of the
South and the present aspect of affairs
in Virginia. General LEE made several
suggestions, at the request of the Presi'
dent, respecting the submission of the
new Constitution to the vote of the
people, and thought it important that
they should have the right to separate
vote on the disfranchising clauses, and
there should be separate votes on
clauses affecting the local interests when
railroads and other internal improve
ments are TO be made. Gen. LEE favors
the Fifteenth Amendment, and approves
of the recent Conservative Convention
at Richmond. He does not believe that
the enfranchisement of the negro will
work such prodigiOus harm as has been
predicted by leading men North and
South. He holds that it is of the first
Importance that not enly Virginia, but
all the Southern States, should be in
practical accord with the Federal Gov
ernment, and haye full representation
in both Houses of Congress, and when
that is effected all collateral and minor
questio ms will adjust themselves salts.
factorily.
Year: 1869

The impression prevails that the Vir'
ginia election will not take place until
between the 18th and Goth of July, Sc
as not to interfere with harvest opera
tions. This is thought to be the plan
of the Administration. 1t is clearly in
the interest of the Conservatives, for the
class of people who support the WELLS
mo Oement are chiefly Of the scalawag
and vagabond element, who know nei'
ther seed-time nor harvest so far as
honest labor is concerned.
Year: 1869

We see that the work towards remov-
ing the distractions at He'll Gate en-
trance to New York harbor has been
abandoned for the present.


1t is worthy of remark in this cOnnec-
ton that BUTLER is going to New York
to prosecute the YOUNG-DANA salt. 1t
will reassure him to know that there
will be no such removal of distractions
from the Internal gates as will facilitate
a diabolical exit and satanic visit.
Year: 1869

CARL SCHURz, the Dutch Senator from
Missouri, is dissatisfied with GRANTS
bestowal of the best offices in that State
upon his own family and friends, and
hopes that "the men who have dared to
impeach one President will not finch
before the face of another"
Year: 1869

And feeling the hand of time weighing heavily
upon them, with all its attendant ills, will find
in the use of this BITTERS, or the TONIC, an
elixir that will instil new life into their veins
restore in q measure the energy and ardor Of
more youthful days, build up their shrunken
forms, and give health and happiness in their
rann aiming vaara
Year: 1869

Mark Twain thinks that soda water is not
reliable for steady drink 1t is too gassy
The next morning after drinking thirty
eight bottles he found himself full of gas
and as tight as balloon He dadn't an ar
ticle of clothing that he could wear except
his umbrella.
Year: 1869

4 man on the day he became one hundred
years old. went to have pair of shoes made
remarking that he wanted them built sub
stantial, with plenty of hob nails. The
shoemaker suggested that he might not live
to wear such pair of shoes out, when the
old gentleman retorted that he commenced
this one hundred years a good deal stronger
than he did the last one.
Year: 1869

An euterprisirg business man of Hart
TO wit: \ grocery and FISH market. The
grocery himself the f>h market by depu
". and every night the latter makes returns
of the proceeds of the day business to the
proprietor. A few days since the grocer
found in his Ash market returns counter
felt Eve dollar bill He didn't like to lose
it, and didn't quite want to take the chanc-
es Of trying to pass it. So he called an old
darkey who was hanging about the premises
and said to him:


Sam. here's five dollar bill that't lit
tie doubtful. If you pass it, l Ii give you a
dollar of the change


''Very well, said Sam. and he took the
bin and went off Later IN the day he re
turned, having accomplished the feat, and
handed over four dollars in good money tc
the grocer.


That night the grocer in counting the
cash returns from his fish market W more
surprised than delighted to find the identica
five in the pile.
Look here!' said he sharply to his fist
market clerk, here's counterfeit bill
who d you take it from? didn't you know
twas bad 2'


The clerk took it and looked at it a mo
ment.


30, yes" said he, Il remember now;
took it Of Sam, the darkey. thought
was little doubtful and WASH going to tax
it. but he said he got it from you, so l tho
it was all right.


Further explanation was unnecessary.
Year: 1869

II Is a noticeable fact the only city in the
United States which offered public reception
TO ez.President Johnson is the rebel city of Bal
-tinaore, which shed the first blood in the war by
numbering loyal soldiers, who were Fastening
from the North to defend the national capital.
Year: 1869

JOHN ADAMS was remarkable as an early riser
as great smoker, and as lover Of cider. 1t
was common with him to rise at three or four
o'clock in the morning, and read, smoke and
drink cider for one or two hours before the rest
of the family would be stirring. When lie went
out to dine, he was never at ease unless he had
with him his own pewter plate to dine FROM IT
was his invariable custom to take the latter art-
Gle with him wherever he went.
Year: 1869

Donate IMagaldO, convicted on Tuesday of
the murder Of john Ryland in Ba1erst and sentenced
10 imprisonment for life. taken from hs cell IN the
Tombs at midnight for removal TO Sing Sing. Officer
Moran ahd another officer had charge Of the prisoner
and neither OF them noticed anything singular his
appearance or department until they reached YODkcrs
when Moran remarked spot OF blood on Magaldos neck
te and saw that bis face unnaturally pale. An
animation developed the fact that Magaldo previous TO
leaving his cell had cut his throat with piece Of broken


ass or tn having resolved 10 bleed TO death rather
than be Dcarccrated for lifetime in prison The wound


as pound up and properly attended TO- and at o'clock
the prisoner turned warden the prlson
" ~ not thought that he survive.
Year: 1869

To THE EDUoR OF THE HERALD


The condition of East Forty ninth street. between
Fifth and Madison avenues calls for immediate action
on the part of the proper authorities Private soicita-
tion has been useless and n slight enumeration OF
the annoyances will convince any one that at this
season further patience Is out OF the question. The
street Is well nigh impossible from neglect. con-
nectlon was made with the sewer months ago
and the pavement Ia still unreplaced. The street
has not been swept since last fall and the heaps of
dirt which had been collected have long since re-
solved themselves into the general chaos. Piles Of
building materials have been nuug down at random,
Impeding travel In an unusual manner. AZ for tho
mud pedestrians are deferred from calling In this
neighborhood since the walking is more like
country road Just now than a fine street IN fash
ionabe precinct OF New York.
Year: 1869

washington correspondence OF Barnesyille (0h0,


Enterprise


watched General Grant for q half hour during
service and he appeared as a man 50 unused to
dress and fashion and conventiOnaties that this
thing OF attending church TO be stared at made him
unhappy. His eye wandered among the audience,
dartlng from his haf-open lids, as n seeking for
some hole or corner through which other ewes did
then to the preacher then TO the singers then square
round and looked over the heads OF O thousand men
and women Raudily dressed, straight at the door.
but whichever way that quiet gray eye turned Il
was met by the curiosity look OF the ladies' and once
hunting look OF the men. The Presidents wife sat
by him, closely veiled plainly but richly dressed.
looking NJ her hymn book, and reminding every one
OF solid matron OF country village The children
singing hymns and praises 10 tho Lord with fervor
and earuestnesA
Year: 1869

A Change in Military nTan9uvres Necessary.


A correspondent of the Nord gives the following
details Of the Chassepot with
this arm have shown that the present military ma
npuvres must necessarily be changed. The cxecu-
ton made with it is such that entire bataons would
be swept down as il by q cannonade. The men must
present the smallest surface possible. They must be
taught to spread themselves out as sharpshooters,
and to form groups behind trees and on advanta-
geous positions. A proposal was made that, when
the troops are formed in line OF battle, they
should dig a trench and throw up the earth be-
fore them to form rampant; but for that to be
done the soldiers would require to be armed as
sappers, and some time would be necessary TO
execute such entrenchments As substitute, the
mems knapsacks will be piled before the first line.
In any case the formation OF squares Will be en- rey
abandoned, they do not resist the enemy and the
troops the ianks cannot fire. AT present, to re-
sst the heaviest shock of cavalry, oil that will be
necessary IL two lines, the second Of which will load
the arms OF the first. The part to be played by
mounted soldiers in battle appears to be so much re-
duced that three-fourths Of them might be sup
pressed, the heavy cavalry especially. The only use
of the horse will be to make reconnoissances or
pursue fugitives. In the next campaign matter of
Importance will be for the army to understand the
power OF the musket, and not fall into confusion
before the Prussian neede-gun. The war should
necessarily be work OF attack and not Of defense,
as what is wanted is not so much troops who stand
firm as soldiers who advance. The Zouayes and
native regiments OF Algeria would be of great
utility,n
Year: 1869

The indignation of the Greeks at the conduct OF
Russia during the late difficulties is very strongly
now uses every effort TO show that the ST. Peters
burg Cabinet has always been opposed to the estab
supported the national aspirations OF the Hellenes
with the object OF provoking the dstrust OF Western
Europe remarkable article in this sense, entitled
Cos, journal hitherto chiefly known for its attach
ment TO Russia The writer quotes history to prove
that Russia looks upon Greece as her rival In the
East and as the chief obstacle to the development of
Panslavism. In the late Turco-Greek dispute, he
says, and in the Cretan question: the Cabinet of St
Petersburg oresaw that its pretended efforts to pro-
cure the annexation of Crete to the Greek Kingdom
would meet with check; but t nevertheless stimu-
lated the Government of King George to an aggres-
sve policy with the object OF dvertng the attention
OF the Western powers from its own Panslavst in
trigues on the Danube. The Neoogos concludes by
urging its countrymen no longer to allow themselves
TO be made the tools OF Russia but rather TO the
sympathy of the West by opposing Panslavism and
preventing Russia from extending her influence in
the East,-I'dU Mall Gazette
Year: 1869

Three Children Bite. BitssS bau In Wilmington by I"


The wilmington DeL) Commercial Of last evening
contains the followng:-


Yesterday afternoon a large black dog, belonging
to John Moore, who resides on farm near the Con-
cord toll-gate, displayed symptoms OF rabies, and
suddenly rushed ut and bit COW belonging to Mr..
Moore; he next sprang at an OK, but that animal
raised Its head in time to avoid the spring, and es
sumng threatening attitude, deferred the dog from
further attack. The dog then started towards Mr..
Moore who got out OF its way thinking something
had infuriated the ANIMAL but not at first suspectng
hydrophobia Immediately after this the dog
started towards the city. On his way towards
the Brandywine he bit q dog belonging to man
named Trusty. Reaching Jessup's road, he turned
towards that part of the city formerly known as
Brandywine Village, and turned up the Philadelphia
road. At the corner OF this road and Mill road he
caught dog belonging to butcher and shook it.
Some men were working there putting up gas
lamp, and one of them picked up heavy stone and
struck the mad dog on the head. 1t caused him to
loosen his hold and he ran on up the Philadelphia
road. AT Vandever avenue he bit one or two other
dogs, and shortly afterwards met cow and two
avoid him. but he chased them back and forth across
the road until he succeeded in biting each Of them.
He next turned up Lammot street, and here comes
the most horrible part OF the affair.


Some little children were playing in front OF row
OF tenement houses there, and the dog made for
them. He first caught little boy, six seven years
old, son OF Edward Nugent He dragged the child
Off OF porch, to which he had fed for protection,
and dragged him out in the road, terribly tearing and


He next bit little girl about six years old, one OF
a couple Of twins daughters of William Carter. He





Donovan The dog now turned back to the Philadel-
phia road and ran rapidly northward, biting one
two other dogs. He was pursued by crowd OF
twenty thirty with guns, ETC., and chased
from the time he left the city limits, shortly after
o'clock, until about p. NJ, when he was killed on
the farm Of Eli Wilson, short distance above the
city limits. All the dogs known to have been bitten
have been killed.


The excitement in the Sixth ward formerly Bran
dywine yillage) was intense, and has not yet abated
while feeling OF the most profound sympathy with
the terrible grief of the parents Of the unfortunate
children is dppnlV felt Dr Miller ia attending
children. But little if any hopes entertained of
the possibility OF human aid saving them from the
frghtful death to which they seem doomed, while the
suspense and horror of their parents for the next
few weeks must be intense,
Year: 1869

A Paris correspondent gives the following account
of curious scandal that has occupied the attention
OF arstocratic circles in that city,


The husband OF the lady bore name well known
in the annals OF the first empire, but, his
rlage, added the more ancient one Of his wife to his
own. The harquise c. dc F. Is the mother of
four little children. In society she met and en-
couraged the advances of Commandant Theve a
married man, but separated from his wife, and pos
sessed Of considerable fortune The intimacy is said
TO have lasted six months. NJ. Theve suddenly
learned that an officer in his own corps shared the
heart OF the Marquse Resolved on Vengeance he
certainly devised the most frighful scheme that the
human mind Is capable of. Determined to
prove TO his brother onlcer that he had the Mar
qulse completely in his power he summoned her to
his barrack-room. What passed during the interval
OF her arrival and the moment when shot, heard
from within the locked doors OF his apartment
attracted the attention OF the officers in the neigh
boring rooms, is not known, but on bursting
open the door, the Marquse partially undressed, and
bearing marks OF recent struggle, pointed TO
bleeding corpse lying on the bed. Commandant
Theve had shot himself through the heart. An hour
later his son, young man of seventeen came to
the barracks to see his father He was, however
prevented from entering the room where the body
lay till the event had been broken TO him by the
brother officers of his father. NJ Theve was man
OF forty; the Marquse is about thirty. M. Theve
was buried without military honors, which in France
are not granted to suicides.
Year: 1869

nothing has been heard from the other two 1t is
feared that they have gone down with those on
board. The Captains party had been fourteen days
at sea in the same boat, and had suffered exceed
ineiy for want OF food and water The first
day cut their provisions were almost destroyed
by water, and for the last five days
had almost nothing to eat, and only
one-half gill OF water per day Ito quench their
burning thirst. For days after being 80 providen-
TALLY saved by Captain Armstrong most OF the men
were almost crazy crying for water and food, but
after short time they all recovered, and on the Sth
OF February Captain Armstrong landed all but one,
whom ne kept aboard, at Port Natal, South Africa
Had Captain Armstrong kept on the course he was
following up to A. M. on the morning the boat was
discovered, IL is probable the ten men would never
have been rescued. But, for some reason, the cap
tain changed his course several points at A. NJ,
and thus fortunately discovered the boat
Year: 1869

SrECiALTIEs IN FARMING. There is
much discussion in agricultural circles,
whether ii isbcttcr to have a mixed system
in farming, or whether more can be made
by sticking chiefly TO one crop. As very
often happens in these disputes, the truth
lies about midway between the two par
ties, Almost every one will find out IN
time that his land, or his circumstances,
are more favorable 10 the excellence OF
some one thing than his neighbors can ac4
complish and he will therefore find it to
his interest, to push or make a specially
Of this thing. But thus is generally as far
as it is proper 10 go, and it will be found
not desirable to attend to other things the
less, because in the one thing he can do q
little more.