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Year: 1868

BLASTING PACKED SAND. The levee
commissioners of Sacramento, who have
difficult work to accomplish in guarding,
as well as possible IN that fiat region,
against the occasional high floods that
destroy so much of their property, are
trying an experiment on the sand bar oi
the American river, which flows into the
Sacramento just above the city. 1t is the
simple, but hithcro untried operation oi
removing the sand by blasting, An un'
successful attempt was made few days
ago to dredge or cut away this point bu
now, by means of a pum-borer, powder il
introduced in canisters of about thirty
pounds each. the explosion of which leos'
ems the packed sand and throws it into
the swift current. The first experiment.
were so successful that large additional
force of men was put to work, and thu
operation is to be carried on continuously
night and day, until completed.
Year: 1868

OAKS PLANTED By SoURRMs.-Itis curious
circumstance, and not generally known, that many
of the oaks which are called spontaneous repant-
ed by the squirrels. The little animal haspeHorm-
ed the most essential service to the British Navy.
A gentleman walking one day in wood belonging
to the Duke of Beaufort, near Treyhouse, in the
county Of Monmouth, had his attention diverted
by sqirrel, which sat very composedly on the
ground. He stopped to observe his motions; in
few moments the squirrel darted like lightning to
the top of the tree beneath which he had been st-
ting. In an instant, he was down with an acorn
in his mouth, and began to burrow in the earth
with his paws. t..s


After digging small hole, he stopped down and
deposited the acorn; then covering it, he darted
|up the tree again. moment, he was down
with another, which he buried in the same man
ner This he continued to do as long as he thought
proper to watch him.


The industry of this little animals is directed to
the purpose of securing himself against want in
winter, and, as it is probable that his memory is
not sufficiently retentive to enable him to remem-
ber the spots, in which he deposited every acorn,
the industrious little fellow, no doubt, loses few
every year. A few spring up and are destined to
supply the place of the parent tree. Thus, IS
Great Britain, in some measure, indebted for her
mercantile greatness to the industry and bad mem
ory of squirrels s.-Me7y's Museum. -
Year: 1868

READ AN HOUR DAY.-An English paper
tells of lad who at fourteen was apprenticed to
soap boiler. One of his resolutions was to read
an hour day, or at least at that rate and he had
an old silver watch, loft him by his uncle, which
he timed his reading by. He stayed seven years
with his master, and said when he was twenty-one
he knew as much as the young squire did Now,


let us see how much time he had to read in, in sew


en- years, at the rate of an hour each day: 1t would
be SIS hours, which, at the rate Of eight reading
hours, per day, would be equal to three hundred
and ten days, equal to forty-fve weeks, equal to
twelve months nearly a years reading That
time spent in treasuring up useful / knowledge
would pile very large store. Surely it is worth
irving for. Try what you can do. Begin now
In after years you.wil look back upon the task as
the most pleasant and profitable you ever perform
Year: 1868

THE EXCITEMENT CONVICTION OF THE TWO


MURDFPRps.


VIENNA, June 30.-Dspatches from Belgrade
nounce that the excitement caused by the recent
tragedy had by no means abated. The two murder
ers were promptly tried and convicted, but owing to
the occurrence of other deeds of violence, the
tence had not yet been pronounced. The city had
been further startled by the murder of the Captain
of the Police. The authorities taking every
measure possible to bring all the criminals to justice.
Year: 1868

\ half dozen times at least within the
last six years we have been informed
that the Alabama claims were on the
point of being amicably and satisfac-
torily adjusted. a half dozen times
within the last six weeks the arrange
ments were said to have taken definite
form, and the chaotic millions involved
were about to array themselves in serried
columns in their proper places, to re-
enact the collision of the Kilkenny fe


lines, and leave nothing but their diplo-
matte tails to drabble the inexplicable
pages of State history. But like crea-
lures of dream they disperse in shape
less shadows at the approach of practi~
cality, and at each touch of the Saga
cious Ministers and Secretaries upon the
governmental Kaleidoscope the beauti-
full illusion takes some other form. A
Year: 1868

NEARLY all our western exchanges
mention the beautiful annual meteoric
display which occurred few nights ago,
but il is 10 be desired that the celestial
pyrotechenics wall not wind up in this
locality with quite as magnificent a
spectacle as occurred near Warsaw, Po-
land An immense ball of fire, now
known as the "Bolide of Warsaw" was
seen approaching the earth on a stars
light night and exploded on reaching
ihe atmosphere surrounding the earth,
each piece again exploding with a noise
like artillery, until il reached the earth
IN small fragments or In almost impal-
pab.e powder Scientists estimate il
had surface Of TWO thousand cres.and
was OF hard variety of stone.
Year: 1868

To BE DIsNIssKp.-Owing to the reduction
IN The appropriation bills, about twenty We
male and female messengers and laborers in
the Treasury Department will be dismissed in
ne course OF few days. These EMPLOYEES
nave been working for the past three months
IN dally expectation Of the passage o: the bill
haklng appropriation for their compensation.
oNt tne appropriation having been reduced 20
5o0nt the same as II was before the war. they
cannot be employed longer.
Year: 1868

The ELECTION IN NVIR6ISIA.-A Committee
Of Virginia Republicans, headed by the Lieat.
Governor and State Treasurer, are here urging
Congress TO make immediate provision for the
election in that State. They oppose the pend
ing House bill because 1t reopens registration,
and great numbers of ex-rebels will attempt 10
register under the Amnesty proclamation A
bill authorizing an election in accordance with
he views Of these gentlemeR will be intro
duced in the Senate.
Year: 1868

A man from Miltin, Wisconsin, who
was familiarly known to his comrades as
"Old Stannard," was messmate of
mine in that once famous and terrible
regiment of sharp-shooters commanded
by Col. Berdan. He was well known as
brag shot" at home, and soon OBJ
tanned like reputation in the army.
After doing some hard service in the Pc
ninsular with Mcclellan, we were recall
ed to help Pope out of his dilemma on
the Rappahannock, and joined his forces
Just before that bloody second Bull Run
battle, in which occurred the incident of
which I write.


In the afternoon of the last and hard
est days fight, the rebels posted some ri
femen in the top of some pine trees that
formed narrow belt along portion of
field little in advance of their main
line. AS these men were fine marksmen,
their elevation enabled them to pour up
on us fire too CALLING to be borne with
patience, and it was soon decided that
they must be dislodged. Our regiment
was selected for the glory" We put
the order and at them we went, =" double
quick" To cross the intervening open
field was a task soon accomplished,
though we lost few men by their dis
charge. When we had gained the woods,
the odds were all on our side; for it was
easy to shelter ourselves from the fire OF
any particular one though, in so doing,
we sometimes exposed ourselves to the
fire of an unseen enemy; and, all things
considered, we did some tall jumping
and lodging in the first few minutes


As usual, Stannard and kept togeth
er, and were peeping anxiously into the
thick bushy tree tops about us, when sud
| denly came shot from a tree in oul
rear, which we had carelessly passed by
Stannard gave a start with somethin!
like yelp, and held up his foot, saying


"See there, George!" l looked, and sur


enough his shoe was in tatters, and hi


toes badly mutilated-one entirely gone


| told him to start for the rear, but h


was looking into the tree from whenc


the shot had come. Soon he saw his er


emy, and pointed him out to me in tn


very top. Johnny" sat astride liml


busily engaged in loading, unconseiou


of the terrible death so near. Stannar


raised his rifle. l watched the man
seemed hours before the fash. At lengt
it came, and with an awful yell the ma
threw up his arms and fell backwar
: striking the limbs and whirling over al
over in his descent, until he reached Il
earth, falling upon his head and shot
ders with heavy thud. We went
+, him. and when we found him he W
1 quite dead, with a bullet hole throul
= his breast. Stannard looked at hi
seemingly satisfied with his revenge, a


finally recovered from his wound, but
S made him cripple for life. "Old Sta
u nard " was never able to march again.
Year: 1868

Re PATIENT WITH THE LITTLE ONES.
BE patient with the little ones. Let
neither their slow understanding nor
their occasional pertness offend you, or
provoke the sharp reproof Remember
the world is new to them, and they have
no slight task to grasp with their unri-
pened intellects the mass Of facts and
truths which crowd upon their attention.
You are grown to maturity and strength
through years of experience, and 1t III
becomes you to fret at the little child
that fails to keep pace with your thought
Teach him patiently, as God teaches you
line upon line precept upon precept
here little, and there q little. Cheer
him on his conflict Of mind ; in affes
years his ripe, rich thought viii rise up
and call you blessed. M
Year: 1868

make the picture complete. All well ! if
eyes do grow dim for moment, or glis-
ten in the last CLEAN of the dying day,


with the mournful lustre of unshed tears,


no rude spell will be cast upon the uni
versal joyousness of the hour; no brok-
en- means of despair win echo the peals


of laughter, that erst were ringing so
Year: 1868

Persons suffering with any disturbance Of the Sc
cretoTy organs, that have difficulty in disc AZ
ing the contents Of their bowels that are In tue
habit Of taking Pills opening medicines. should
try one box of these truly excellent Pills The hap
piness Of their effects the system, and tue sts
factery evidence one box will give you Of their
wonderful curative powers viii convince you tina
your faith and trust IN them will become firmly es-
tsblished.
Year: 1868

~ In q recent memoir on the bleachin~ of
linen thread, Mr.. Kolb states as the result Of
much experiment, that carbonate Of soda, even
in large proportion, does not weaken the
thread, but that the use OF lime or Of caustic
soda has this eject In great degree.
Year: 1868

CONGRESS.
THE TRIAL OF THE PRESIDENT
Galleries Thronged and Brilliant
The House Attend in a Body.
The President Appears by Counsel.
His Counsel Ask for Forty Days


Delay.


They Get But Ten Days.
The President Required to Answer


on the 23d lust.


The Trial then to Proceed.
Adjournment of the Court
Year: 1868

Which will be sufficient to duplicate lines TO al, or
nearly all the paying points reached by the present
monopoly.


The present telegraph Companies of the county
have been consolidated into one huge monopoly,
and are now earning over si1 millions Of dollars per
year or over one hundred per cent on the actual
cost of their lines their present capital having been
watered over one thousand per cent


The National Telegraph Company have ia recog.
milton from the United States Government OF the
Importance of their enterprise, with grant of the
most valuable franchises ever conferred upon
Telegraph Company. No competing line has ever
had the right now granted BY congress to this Com
pany to construct and operate lines every Rail
road and Mail Route in the United States The posi-.
ton of this Company differs from that Of any com
pany ever before organized. The question of the
right OF way is forever settled.


The Stockholders Of this Company can not be sold
out OF transferred to any other Company. The act
of Congress under which this company has been
organized prohibits aay transfer of the franchises
granted
Year: 1868

cratic masses Of humanity, though the adapta-
ton is less referrible to their religious system
than to their tendency to exalt feeling above
reason. There is an imaginative element in
religious enthusiasm which can never be
resisted by the popular mind, and which
appeals directly to the profoundest instincts Of
human nature, and for the Methodistic freedom
of manifestation and demonstrativeness in this
respect the toiling masses Of humanity have
everywhere natural affinity. The success Of
Methodism, therefore, is instructive as proving
one fact-viz., that religious feeling cannot be
vitiated by any method Of culture of its natural
tendency to faith in the supernatural, and that
the supernatural element of the Bible Is that
which takes deepest root in the instincts OF
men. There is something essentially narrow
ing, therefore, in the matter OF fact and scien-
ti6c culture of the age-narrowing, we say, In
respect to the broad heart instincts ofhumanity,
which should be cultured and nurtured together
In the developments of the ideal historical
man. Legal acuteness, logic, scientific culture
and reason are only parts Of the ideal man,
and scarcely constitute the nobler part, being
simply without moral culture and religious
supernaturalism, but the visible body Of which
the latter constitute the SOUL and the Methodsts,
in roofing their system too exclusively in the
latter to the neglect of the former, have
upreared a religious fabric which, though
grand and bold, is somewhat wanting in logical
timbers and framework. Their religious struc-
ture, to speak artistically, lacks logical ana
tomy-is too essentially grounded in feeling to
the exclusion Of intellect and reason-a vague,
vast pagoda of supernaturalism, incomplete
though grand. The Baptists also proceed
upon the same essential principles, though a
certain aggressive narrowness relative to
single article of belief impairs their breadth of
feeling and renders them less popular than
their coworkers.


Upon the oft mooted question of religious,
or, rather, denominational unity-for religious
unity is one thing and UNCONVENTIONAL another
word may be offered in this connection.
Religious unity is an element of human nature;
for in the one instinct Of faith human nature
is the same, cultured or uncultured, and will
forever remain what it is. The religious unity
of human nature is, therefore, an obvious
fact As respects denominational unity, on
the other hand, it is neither natural nor desir-
able, being inconsistent with those principles Of
elective affinity upon which society curdles
into bodies essentially one in essence but Of
diverse constitutions. The idea of denomina-
tional unity, therefore, though seemingly broad
and grand in its comprehensiveness, is essen
TALLY narrow, unnatural and belittling, because
essentially at variance with elective freedom.
Like several of Sir William Blackstones legal
aphorisms, it is apparently profound and really
stupid. ..a
Year: 1868

the Bohsmians not to be compelled to carry
their EYES with the whites outward, after the
manner of the over-pious. Having broken
loose from their spasm of godliness, they took to
prize fights and executions as naturally as ever,
and to ringing in puffs for consideration
with an ,vidity that proved that in their gcdli-
ness they had really forgotten nothing. We
allude to these facts not because they are not
patent, hut because their repetition may be of
benefit h the public occasionally, and because
abuses Of the journalistic Office like those
which occurred last week in connection with
the Museum fire, ought not to be permitted to
pass without exposure and just comment.
Newspaper accounts, written for after-quota-
tion, by way of turning penny for break
fast, and to appear on printed bills along City
Hall square, may be fact or may not and, not
to question veracity, it may be added that
Bohemian newspaper men seem to have won
derful facility for seeing exactly what is not
and failing to see what is. Their eyesight in
regard to things actual, though every way en-
terprising, is often equally unreliable.


Impeachment-The Advantage to MIR. J0hn-


SON.


Before the recent revival of the impeach-
ment project Mr.. Johnson seemed likely to
appear in the history of our Presidents as the
most conspicuous failure. He stood before the
world as man who had reached q great
position only to prove himself unequal to it's
simplest requirements upon knowledge, judg-
ment, temper and tact He was fairly going
to the worst place in that political limbo now
peopled by Fillmore, Pierce and Buchanan,
with half the country disposed to believe him
incompetent and the other half positively re-
garding him as evil minded and treacherous.
Any change from such position in mems
thoughts must be for the better, and it is the
first result of the movement of the radicals that
they have come to Mr.. Johnson's relief and
effected that change. Impeachment keeps
him forever from the poor obscurity into
which he was likely to fall and immensely i'm
proves his record, whatever be the result before
the Senate for if he shall be found guilty
nothing can change the impression in regard to
his martyrdom-to his having been made the
victim to the necessities of party while if
he be acquitted his Presidential term will
close with the eclat of triumphant testimonial
to his career in Office, all the more valuable to
him for coming from enemies.
Year: 1868

will recover from the disasters Of the
war-friendly relations, social and COM
mercial, greatly to the advantage OF
both, will exist between the North and
the South, and we will again take a
glorious stand among the nations Of the
earth. This is "a consumation devout-
ly to be wished" And the late elections
plainly indicate that it will be consum-
mated. hey proclaim in voice not
to be misunderstood, and most heart
cheering TO the patriot, that the vim
dictive, wicked feeling of hatred against
the South is fast dying out. l do not
recollect ever to have read of sabaued
rebels being treated as harshly and
punished as long as ours. No, not in
countries where the light of the gospel
had never shone.


My friends / have detained you long
er than intended. In conclusion say
for Gods sake let us have peace, not
the peace General Grant wished to Sc.
cure by impeaching the President, but
q permanent, au everlasting peace, to be
secured by restoration of the Union
then let us have a grand national jubi-
lee-Let every city town and hamlet
be illuminated. And let the anniversa-
ry of that day be ever as religiously eel.
ebrated as we have celebrated the an
niversary of American Independence.


My friends, AN an old man,-seven
years beyond the climacteric, the age
allotted to man, and cannot expect
much longer to be with you, but in the
brief period that is to be allotted to
me, hope to witness this glorious
jubilee, and that before 90 to better
world | may be able to say, as did Gen.
Jackson, 81 leave my country prosper
Gus and happy"
Year: 1868

As heretofore announced, the Demo
Gratis of Centre and Webster townships
will meet at American Hall this even
ing to organize Democratic Club for
these two townships. We denbt not
that our friends over the creek will
form one of the finest Clubs in the city.
To do so they will have need to be ac-
tive, as other townships are working
with a will, but we know they have the
right Kind of material and will not be
behind their neighbors. We look for
large turnout at American Hall this
evening. The people are awake to their
interests and will lose no opportunity
To make their power felt.
Year: 1868

By the negroizing Constitution oi
Virginia, which still hangs fire, Con
gress not daring to put it to the vote, no
one is to hold office or sit as Juror an.
less hc shall first swear that he accepts
"thc civil aud political equality of all
men before the law" and, in protest
against this abominable attempt to make
their rights dependent on al oath as
to opinion, the German citizens of Rich
mond adopted, ut late mass meeting,
the following resolution among others


"Resolred, That we, proud of our Ger
man descent, scorn with Indignation the
vile insult offered to us in the attempt
to degrade us to condition of political
and social equality with the negro
race, scarcely dragged out of the mirc
of slavery, and that we consider the en-
deavor of subjecting the white people
of the South to the domination of q
half civilized and inferior race of men
an abominable crime against the life of
the nation"


There speaks in this the spirit Of the
ancient Hermann, the bravest of the
brave. When the Republican pdrty
stood for freedom the blue-eyed race
stood with it, but now that it is the em
bodiment of gross and cowardly op-
preston, they are ranging themselves
against all such medieval barbarisms
as test-oaths, disfranchisement, aud po-
litical Offepces.-UOrM.
Year: 1868

II new 1O[k correspondent Niitco'


Long Branch, Newport and Saratoga


have drawn off most of our bellies and


fashionables, but good many arc still
in town, and you may see them any


pleasant afternoon driving through the


park. 1t is no longer improper for Ia
dies to handle the ribbons. 1t was con-
sidered improper q few years ago, but


we have outgrown that idea, and ssme
of the finest equipages now to be seen


in the park are guided by the wives
and daughters of our millionaires. They


handle the reins with as much skill as
any old turf-man, and dash over the
drives with rs much nonchalance as


though they were born to the whip.
After four o'clock, any afternoon,


except Sunday, they throng the park


as thick as "leaves in Vallambrosa,"


and seem to be as delighted with their
distinction (for everybody looks at
them) as though fast driving was
the highest honor that woman could
aspire to. Women, whose husbands arc
eminent in every business and profess
sion, take their daily drive behind a
pair of fancy trotters, with the rib


uoho III buOiI OWu u9uuot WHO buc nus
bands, perhaps, arc sweltering in their
offices down town, or lying off for lit
tie rest at the club. It costs nearly as
much now to supply q fashionable wo-
man with horses and vehicles for her
own particular use as to keep and clothe
family. These ladies who show off in
the park arc ladies of fine taste in horse
flesh (not for mastication, though1,
and if their husbands show any reluct


ance to giving them something supe-
rior they are pretty sure to make things
unpleasant. No one would ever think
of questioning their respectability, of
course; but somehow when they get
mixed up with the demi-monde in the
Park it is not easy to tell "t'other from
which," In dress and manner and looks
(they all have o rather fast airy, there
is not much difference between the
good and the other sort, and unless you
are well posted, you may get them con.
fused. Mrs. Tenforty, for instance, may
drive past Miss Dashaway, with whom
her husband is very well acquainted,
and they are so much alike in their get
up that you would never suspect one to
be better than the other. But | am get
ting on delicate ground, and must sheer
of.
Year: 1868

Here is new method of computing
interest on any number of dollars at
six per cent. which appears simple:


Multiply any given number of dollars
by the number of days Of interest de-
sired, separate the right hand figure,
and divide by six; the result is the true
interest of such sum for such number of
days at six per cent. This rule is so
simple and SO true, according to all
business usages, that every banker,
broker, merchant, or clerk, should post
it up for reference There being no
such thing as q fraction in it, there is
scarcely any liability to error or mis-
take. By no other arithmetical process
can the desired information be obtained
by so few figures.
Year: 1868

The news from Kentucky gets bettei
and better. The latest kilograms all
nouncs that the Democratic majority
will be over secenty thousand in the
State. This is a gain of twenty-five
thousand since the last election. A re-
suit Sd glorious cannot fail to inspire
the Democracy everywhere and To
nerve their arms for more vigorous ef'
fort in the pending struggle.