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Year: 1869

ity of her Majesty's Cabinet, nobility, pres;
and Parliament. They did everything posi-
BILE for the Southern confederacy short of an
open recognition and alliance, and but for their
distrust of Napoleon they would have Joined
him in the proposed recognition.


In the summer of 1868 the Lairds were so
well pleased with the success of the Alabama
and other ventures of a like character that
they undertook the bolder experiment of two
powerful iron-clad rams for the confederacy,
and it was only after q protracted course of
statements, remonstrances and warnings to the
British government from the United States
and our agents in England that the sailing of
those two rams was prevented by government
orders. We have reason to believe that there
would have been no such official interposition
in behalf of an honest neutrality had not the
confederacy fallen into an incurable decline
from its disastrous defeats at Vicksburg and
Gettysburg. The Lairds at Birkenhead were
astonished and indignant; but they could not
at the time fully understand the wisdom of this
change of base at London. British sympathy
still adhered to JEFF Davis; but Abraham
Lincoln had become power to be respected.
1t was the difference in the probable eventu-
alities of the war as seen through the fogs of
London after our fearful disasters under
Mcclellan and Halleck Gas the director of
Pope), in 1862, and our decisive successes
under Grant and Meade in 1868. 1t was
"only this and nothing more"


The arrest of Mason and Slidell by Captain
Wilkes on board and their removal from the
British ship Trent, in November, 1861, was
seized upon by England with an avidity for
war with the United States, which began to
subside in 1868, and which, with the collapse
Of the Davis confederacy in 1866, was changed
into the most endearing protestations of
brotherly love. But we have not forgotten
the intensely offensive nature of the demand
for reparation concerning the Trent affair,
when a respectful application would have
answered the purpose much better. But the
same deplorable sympathy for our rebellion
here made manifest, and the same intense
desire to break up this great republic, that
began with Lord Russell's belligerent rights,
we trace in the building, the escape and the
depredations of the Alabama and her Anglo
rebel colaborers on the high seas. Nor will
bubbles or evasions or pettifogging now
avail to settle our outstanding balances against
England. The money bill directly involved is
a comparative bagatelle; but the precedents
set up of belligerent rights and neutrality
must be abandoned by England or they may
prove to her the box of Pandora, full charged
but delay with her will not remove the danger
Year: 1869

has been their lot and seems predestined to be
the lot of their offspring, if they remain in the
sold country, may find wealth and happiness


We cannot but encourage any movement
towards promoting their welfare, and we
therefore regard Mr.. Dawson's report as an
encouraging ''sign Of the times" The only
drawback or difficulty which we perceive in
the matter is the very prominent one that
Canada is to request the British Parliament to
pledge the guarantee of the home treasury for
the necessary money loan. This appears dis
couraging. The English people will scarcely
advance cash to Canada or become Sesponsi-
BILE for Canadian loan. How will the colony
be ruled when the last instalment would fall
due? John Bright knows ''first class paper"
and never deals in deprecated securities.
Year: 1869




The most suggestive item in our telcgra-
phic news from Ottawa is the fact that Mr..
Dawson's report on the Red River route has
been laid before the Department Of Public
Works. Mr.. Dawson recommends the opening
Of communication at once between Lake
Superior and the Red River settlement, in
such way as would admit Of the route being
Immediately used, and to proceed with further
works until first class line Of communication
shall be completed. If our neighbors Of the
New Dominion and the government behind
them were fully up to the demands of the
time how speedily would they bend their efforts
TO completing the communication by steam
boats and railway cars from the Red river of
the North to Lake Winnepeg and the saskat-
chewan to the base Of the Rocky Mountains
and through the valleys of the Columbia and
the Fraser to the Pacific coast. A Northern
Pacific railway will inevitably become ncces-
sity. Along its line thousands upon thou
sands Of emigrants from the poverty which
Year: 1869

LAIRD now positively declares that it was
notorious in England while the Alabama was
on the stocks that she was to be war vessel
for the Confederates, and that the British gov
eminent knew II and had ample opportunity to
prevent her departure If there had been any
desire or will to do SO. This is a fire In the
rear that will astonish those writer's who argue
for the disposition Of the British government
to do all that an honest government might in
a oasistiu0 N
Year: 1869

BEAUREGARD owes the United States govern
ment ten dollars. He says the government
owes him one hundred and sixty, and that it
can take out the ten and send on the balance.
But there is a law that prevents payments
to rebels, so he cannot have the one hundred
and fifty. How then about the ten? Make
him pay up. Never mind about the slaughters
and the treasons and all the other evils of his
resistance to government, but never let him
get away with that ten dollars.
Year: 1869

MAYOR HALL refuses to attend to the dogs,
and says they belong TO the Board Of Health.
The Board of Health denies 1t, and in this
difference II Is probable that the dogs will
neither be muzzled nor pounded this year. 1t
will he worth while to notice IL we are any the
worse Tor H.
Year: 1869

GETTING ON THE POLICE FoRCE.-A 'jury
of his countrymen" have just declared that
Martin Reid was not guilty Of perjury when
he swore that he gave two hundred and
seventy-fve dollars to Fire Commissioner Will
son to get him place on the police. How po-
licemen are appointed the public perhaps does
not know, but it can get an inkling by reading
the testimony in Reid's case.
Year: 1869

WHICH Is ITAND WHAT Is 1T There is only
one little difficulty now in the way of the union
Of the Old and New Schools. They cannot
determine which is TO be the school of the
future-whether the New School is joined to
the Old or the Old to the New. Each is willing
that the other should come in, acknowledge its
errors and be forgiven. When this little diff
Guilty is ont of the way, and when they know
who the property belongs to, it will be all
right
Year: 1869

JUSTICE AND THE LAw.-The two men for
whom pardons were signed by President John
son, but whom Grant refuses TO set free, are to
be brought in court on the writ Of habeas
corpus, and we shall probably hear argument
on the very interesting point as to when par
don becomes effective, and whether an incom-
ing President can review the clemency Of his
predecessor. Meanwhile IL seems TO be quite
enough for Grant TO know that q man was
appointed by johnson or pardoned by John
son 10 settle the case against him.
Year: 1869

1t is pretty well understood that Presi-
dent Grant is about to take two months
vacation from the federal capital. Four months
duty, after welding supreme authority in
mighty nation like this, is calculated to exhaust
almost any mans brain, especially one not
trained to the duties of statesmanship. Dur
ing the past four months President Grant has
worked hard. He may have committed errors.


He may have been worried But now let
him have repose. Let him have rest. Let
him have peace. Let him go to the Pacific
coast, up to Oregon and Alaska, away from
the haunts of politicians. Before he leaves,
however, let him bid adieu to the politicians.
Let him cast them behind him as he would the
wolves of the Plains, and amid the gorgeous
beauties Of the Yosemite Valley, or under the
giant shadow of Mount Hood, or in the placid
and pleasant Wales Of the bonnteous hosts Of
the Pacific beeches, let him smoke his pipe of
peace in peace. He can then reflect upon his
past-his successes and his failures-upon his
short comings and his short gongs; and, in
the solitudes of the wildernesses, as well as in
the progressive and expanding grandeur of the
majestic West, realize what he might have
done and what he may still do toward making
his administration a model for others to copy.
Year: 1869

MEAsLEs.-This diseas - still prevalent in some
parts OF Ulster county. AT Highland so many OF the
pupils In public school were attacked with 1t that
vacation was ordered until the disease should
abate.
Year: 1869

WORTHY OF IMITATIoN.-in our
last issue was an article stating that
a daughter of Commodore Vanderbilt
while visiting Saratoga, was dis
covered teaching her little daughter
to darn stockings. The discovery
expressed surprise, as well she might
do, at seeing the daughter of a man
of such immense wealth SO employed
in this country. But in Europe
such things create no surprise. All
the male members of the royal house
of Prussia are compelled to learn a
trade, that they be able to support
themselves should they come to want,
and it is said that the daughters of
Queen Victoria are thoroughly in.
structed in household labor. We
know that the most refined aud
wealthy ladies in England do not
consider it beneath their dignity
to be acquainted with aud to superin-
tend the affairs of the kitchen. In
this country, it is, with rare excep-
tions, very different. Many of our
young ladies', and even those whose
parents are far from being rich, would
feel like committing suicide if found
doing any useful work.
Year: 1869

PoLYGAMY DEFENDED.-A man
In Boston has written a book in
defense of pOlygauy. We quote
a paragraph in which he shows
how the mutual association Of friends
may ripen into love, and even into a
polygamous marriage. He says:


"For example, there are two females
friends residing together and mutu~
ally dependent upon each other for
much of their intellectual and moral
culture. A wealthy young man of
their acquaintance calls upon them
frequently and admires both, aud
they enjoy his visits, for neither of
them has any other male associates.
At length he invites them both to q
public entertainment. Neither OF
Them would be willing to leave her
friend and 60 with him alone, nor
could he well endure the thought of
enjoying himself abroad with one
while the other would be deserted
and neglected at home-the other
who would enjoy the entertainment
so much, and whose enjoyment would
so much enhance theirs. Now, if
this triple conPauiOnship shall ripen
into friendship, and the friendship
into love, and the love shall result
in a triple marriage, where is the
degradation? Would it not be still
more hcartless to desert either OF
the friends now when each heart is
thrilling with the harmonious music
of the triple love? 2"
Year: 1869

WITHOUT AN ENEMY.-Heaven
help the man who imagines he can
dodge enemies by trying to please
everybody If such an individual
ever succeeded we should be glad of
it-not that We believe IN a man 90.
ing through the world trying to fiud
beams to knock and thump his poor
head against, disputing every man. s
opinion, fighting, crowding and ell,
bowling all who differ with him.
That again, is another extreme.
Other people have right to their
opinion, so have you; don't fall into
the error of supposing they will re-
spect you more for turning your
coat every day to match the color Of
theirs. Wear your own colors in
spite of wind or weather, storm or
sunshine. 1t costs the vacillatiug
and irresolute ten times the trouble
to wind aud shuttle and twist, that it
does honest, manly independence
stand It's ground.
Year: 1869

One Of our exchanges rather likes
the idea of the "Chinese coming"
because, he says, "we must have
cheap labor" Why must we? Why
must we degrade and impoverish the
poor, for the sake of enrlching the
rich II the Chinese come and la.
Dor for half, or third of what our
race eau work for, then the latter
must starve to death, or live on rice
and rats, as the Chinese can. When
he laboring people of America get
hold of the right end of this question
they viii make a sore head for any
political party which wants the Chi
nese TO come. They are not of our
race. They will be another element
of discor6, and quite as destructive
for civilization as the voting niger.
Day Book.
Year: 1869

A CALIFORNIA democratic paper
asserts that in the new Legislature OF
that State, there will not be more
than four or FIVE republican Senators
out of twenty, and not over twenty
republican Assemblymen out of so.
Year: 1869

A GENUINE RADIcAL.-A few
years since prominent radical OF
this county and one of the sponsors
of the Onion, was allowed free quar-
tiers at the military post, and had
been there but short time when it
was found necessary to send him
away, on account of his invincible
tendency to pilfering. We may tell
more of this story.
Year: 1869

IT is stated that it is not the inten-
tiOn of the administration to push the
settlement of Cuban difficulties for
the present, nor to do anything that
would be like to irritaie Spain aud
provoke a war with her. Matters
will probably be allowed to drift
along as they have been doing, in
the hope that the Spanish Govern.
meut will finally accept The Sickles'
proposition.
Year: 1869

Rev. T. DE Writ TALMAGE, of Brook
lyn, N. Y, in recent sermon, thus spoke
of light in the school-ro 49,.


Let us have plenty of light in our
school-rooms and homes-ight, clear and
beautiful, such as God pours out of His
sun every day, a world full of it; not
crowding through between small windows,
and glass stained or cobwebbed: plenty
of light, like that which puts blue into the
gentian, and gold ON the cowslip, and spots
the pansy, and covers tnesea with emerald,
and sends up the mist of the valley into
whirling columns of glory sky tall, and at
sunset pulls back the bars of heaven until
the brightness of that land strikes through
and through the cloud racks, dripping
down the battlemelts in sapphire, and
purple, and orange, and flaming fire. Give
us light and no gloom, for God is light,
and in Him is no darkness at all If the
photographer takes the brightest room in
the building to make his pictures, shall
We not have bright room where the Sun
Of righteousness is to impress the image
of the eternal God on the human soul
Let there be deep night in mountain
cavern, and down in the coal-shaft, and in
the hold of ships, but let it fly from the
school-room as quick as you can batter a
hole in the wall or throw back the shut
t.rs. God said at the beginning, and it
thrilled through all the universe, Let
there be light and there was light.


with the light will come the air-not
the bottled-up air of other Sundays kept
over from week to week, as though, like
wine, itimproved by age; or such as fingers
in damp easements under the church, but
fresh, clear, air, such as comes pant
ing off the sea, or down the hillside,
sweeping up the aroma of whole acres OF
red clover-top. Make such places bright
and glad. Because Christ was born in a
manger is no reason why we should wor-
ship him in barn." .-... -...
Year: 1869

IPAssED the winter of 1904 in the
very hOspitable city of H., where l
was so fortunate as to form an extended
circle of agreeable acquaintances, who, by
their genial and intelligent social inter-
course contributed greatly to my happi-
ness, and enabled me to while away the
monotony Of protracted northern winter
in the most satisfactory manner. In the
spring following, as I was about taking my
departure, my friends called, and wishing
me all manner of good fortune, babe me
kind adieu, and all, excepting my particu.
lar friend J. s., had left. He detained
me for some time upon the little porch
fronting the hotel, seeming 10th to say
goOd-by; but As it was nearly time for the
arrival of the train l was forced to tear
myself away from him, and was on the
point of stepping into the carriage when
he entreated me to come back and take
farewell glass.


Twas obliged to decline, remarking, as
I closed the carnage door, that we would
postpone our drink until my return; and
away went, consoling myself with the
fervent anticipation that I might soon be
permitted to revisit the excellent friends l
was leaving behind. But, alas for the
realization of my cherished aspirations
my tortuous trail led me into Texas,
Mexico, Arkansas and Utah, and it was
nearly twenty years before I could get
back. 80 ia sgm ;9D


The time came at last, however, and !
anxiously drove toward the old hotel,
where expected to see great many
changes; but, to my surprise, l found all
the surroundings looking precisely as
when l left, and to my utter astonishment
there was my old fried, J. s., who was
the last to bid me farewell, seated In the
same spot upon the same porch, apparent
ly in the same armchair, and with his feet
raised at the same elevation, and resting
against identically the same post as when
l declined his Invitation to join him in the
stirrup-c cup. DFTJf :.


Getting out of the carriage, I walked di-
rectly up to him, gave him hearty slap
on the shoulder, and said: "Well, s.,
as you are SO pressing, l don't care If I do
take a drink" $, -.


He looked up with astonishment, and
did not recognize me at first but he soon
appreciated the joke, and seizing my hand,
replied that his patience was nearly ex.
hausted in waiting for my return, and that
if had not arrived within the next five OF
six years he would have been obliged to
drink alone.-Gsa. Marcy, in Harpers
Magazine for October. 1
Year: 1869

circuit, exchanging your brick at every
point, and say nothing to any one"


"What is the object of this?" inquired
the man. I4H HI n


@No matter" / replied; r"all you need
to know is that it brings you Is cents
wages per hour. 1t is bit of fun, and to
assist me properly you must seem to be as
deaf as a post, wear serious countenance,
answer no questions, pay no attention to
any one, but attend faithfully to the work,
and at the end of every hour by st. Paul's
clock show this ticket at the Museum door;
enter, walking solemnly through every
hall in the building, pass out and resume
your work."


With the remark that it was call one to
him, SO long as he could earn his living"
the man placed his bricks and began his
round. Half an hour afterward at least
500 people were watching his mysterious
movements He had assumed a military
step and bearing, and, looking as sober as
a Judge, he made no response whatever to
the constant inquiries as to the object of
his singular conduct At the end of the
first hour the sidewalks in the vicinity
were packed with people, all anxious to
solve the mystery. The man, as directed,
then went into the Museum, devoting fif-
teen minutes to solemn survey of the
halls, and afterwards returning to his
round. This was repeated every hour till
sundown, and whenever the man went
into the Museum dozen or more persons
would buy tickets and follow him, hoping
TO crafty their curiosity in regard to the
purpose of his movements. This was con-
tinued for several days-the curious people
who followed the man into the Museum
considerably more than paying his wages
till finally the policeman, to whom l had
impaired my eo)ect' compliance tnat t1e
had become so serious that l must cali in
my "brick man." This trivial incident
excited considerable talk and amusement !;
it advertised me; and it materially ad-
vanced my purpose of making lively
corner near the Museum.-Barnum's Au-
tobi01ruD1tu s--r. --f.r.--
Year: 1869

thoroughly understood the art of ad.
vertising, not merely by means of printers
ink, which have always used freely, and
to which confess myself so much indebt-
ed for my success, but to turning every
possible circumstance to my account. 1t
was my monomania to make the Museum
in New York the town wonder and town
talk. often seized upon an opportunity
by instinct, even before had very def
mite conception as to how it should be used,
and il seemed, somehow, to mature itself
and serve my purpose. As an illustration,
one morning a stout, hearty looking man,
came into my ticket-office and begged
some money / asked him why he did not
work and earn his living? He replied
that he could get nothing to do, and that
he would be glad of any job at dollar q
day. l handed him quarter of a dollar
told him to go and get his breakfast and
return, and l would employ him at light
labor at dollar and half day. When
he returned / gave him five common
bricks


Now, said !, "go and lay brick or
the sidewalk at the corner of Broadway
and Ann street; another close by the Mu
scum; third diagonaily across the wa,
at the corner of Broadway and Vesey
street, by the Astor House; put down th,
fourth on the sidewalk i'm front of ST
Paul's Church, opposite, then, with til,
fifth brick in hand, take up q rapid marcl
from one point TO the other, making tn
Year: 1869

SOMEBODY tells the following of two
boys, and how they made an honorable
mark in the world: -a L lat


Once upon time, not many years ago,
there lived in a little town of Brochin, q
few miles from Glasgow, in Scotland, two
bows, brothers. whom will call John and
Thomas Reddan. The father died in early
life, and they were quite poor. After
working as apprentices in cotton factory
for while they set up little store for
themselves, in which were sold certain
articles used in the factory. 1t was the
custom at that time, as believe it is now,
for many Scotchmen to believe that they
could not do any good work, or any great
amount of work, without having a bottle
of liquor on the shelf A very foolish be-
lief, am sure you will all agree with me,
for we know that drinking intoxicating
drink makes us mad and takes away our
senses, and is the very way, instead of
helping US in work, to prevent US from do
ing anything at all -o.


Well. one time Thomas Reddan was
obliged to go away and remain long time.
When he came back, he went to the little
store, and expected to receives very cordial
welcome from his brother. How do you
think he found him. Drunk When John
recovered from his stupor, Thomas, who
was right minded lad, talked to him, and
the result of the conversation was, they
both earnestly resolved never, either of
them, on any pretense whatever, to drink
iquor of any kind. 80


It was not long after this that these
Young men came to America. They set
tied in town called Andover, Massachu-
setts. I, am pretty sure you'll find it if
you look on the map of Massachusetts. in
your geography. They did not open
Store this time, but with the money they
had been able to save over the water,
started a factory for the manufacture OF q
certain sort of thread, that shoemakers
use in their business.


In this town they staid for many years.
They prospered in all their doings, because
they did their work we'll; were reliable,
prompt and honest, and so everybody
trusted them. And more than that, they
were religious young men, attended church
on the Sabbath, and, in fact, so conducted
themselves as to win the esteem Of all in
the neighborhood. They got along so
well that one of them, IN few years,
went over to Scotland, to the little town
where their mother was, and brought he


over to America And what was very
kind, they brought ali the furniture of her
apartment, Just rs it was, and arranged it
in little room In the town they lived in,
so that she would not feel 80 very strange
in this new country. Years went by, and
they married, and had children grown up
about them. They made plenty Of money,
and became very wealthy; but amidst all
their happiness and success, they did not
forget how much they owed to the good
God for all the blessings they had had
So one Of them, Thomas, one day said to
the other:


aJohn, I propose we do some good
with our money s.sL z.


And John acquiesced. and after eoas