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Year: 1869

LEE AND GRANT.-The New York Day
Book tells the following, which, il It be o
story, has nevertheless deep moral in it :


ssLingard, at his theatre on Broadway, is
in the habit Of personating the character of
living men of note. The other night he
came out in the character of General Lee,
looking, it is said, perfectly like that dis
tinguished hero, and the whole audience
responded with loud and prolonged ap-
plause. But his next character immedi-
stely following that of Lee was General
Grant, which caused only the faintest
response from four or five individuals. We
have no doubt that this incident reflects
very faithfully the relative popularity Of
Lee and Grant in this city. New York
needs sreconstructing more than New Orleans
does, or even than Richmond"
Year: 1869

The voudous = Election of a New


Queen.


From the New Orleans Times. 9th.I


The first of June, as is known to old
gossips. is the time of year that is devoted
BY the Voudou worshipers to the celebra-
ton of their most sacred rites. 1t is at
this period they retire to the Lake end
and indulge in frequent suppers and mid
night bathing, and that the dances and
other superstitious ebservances are prac-
ticed with the most vigor and intensity.
Any one who is curious to pay them
visit can do 30 by proceeding to the Lake.
end of the Pontchartrain railroad, and
going down the road on the right hand
side Of the track for half mile.


Another event that is reported to have
taken place on Monday was the browning
of a new Voudou Queen in place of the
celebrated Marie Lebau, who now num-
bers some sixty or seventy years of age,
and who, it need hardly be said, is too old
to longer discharge the onersus duties OF
the office. As most of these followers of
the fetish faith are in reality nothing but
worshipers of Venus or Astarts-thst is
to say, of youth AID beauty-they nat
urally are the frat to grow impatient of
old age, and so Queen Marie, in spite of
the dread with which her name is re-
garded, finds it best to resign the magic
scepter.


A curious study would be the rise and
growth of this dark superstition among
our colored, and, in some cases, foreign
populations, though il doubtless has
always existed in some form or other
since the first Africans were brought to
this country.


Old Marie herself, whose influence and
power have been welded without ques-
for the last twenty years, appears to
have been originally nurse and old
family servant known TO all the old popu-
latiou, and at one time in great request
in dressing the bodies of the dead. 1t
was from this occupation that her pre-
tensions to be the priestess of religion,
and to have the power of affecting events
by spells and charms, doubtless arose.


Her power was greatly disputed at one
time by a rival, who had the enterprise
to send to Africa for large doll-like idol,
and which, when dressed and bedeviled
with beads, tattoo marks and all manner
of Congo toggery, produced tremend
ous impression among the credulous. II
was regarded by Marie as such DANCE
rous talismsn that the idol was carried
away-was brought at one time before
the Recorder for him to decide whose
property il was, or whether any violence
had been used in wrestling il from its first
owner. However, the scales of justice
inclined against Rosalie; the magic doll
was decreed to the Queen, who doubtless
had the most power as a procuress, and
from that time to this the Voudou Queen
has swayed the minds of thousands of
believers in this city. II Is probable that
there are at this time dozen altars in
different parts of town.
Year: 1869

The detectives claim there are two
sides to the question of their relation to
thieves, and give several reasons why
thew should be encouraged. The princi-
nal one is that the educated intellect and
The trained skill of the world has found a
field in crime as really as in the indus
trial arts, and are accomplishing more
there than society is accomplishing to
oppose them. II is an admitted axiom
in respect to crime that nothing can re-
sist a burglars toels if be has time
enough TO use them. Materials of endu-
ring resistance are not easily devised nor
cbeaply made, and so the burglar is the
victor over society in every in
stance where the owner of property
has not the means of keeping his goods
in some repository which the burglar can
not get time enough to break through.
Such places are few. Society, therefore,
il nj the mercy of the skilled plunderer.
Now, it is just at this point that the
inquiry meets us: What is the object OF
a detective force? Is it 10 arrest Grim
iuals or to recover property Those who
have not had anything taken will say ar
rest. and those who are the victims of
crime will say recovery. III the ordinary
methods of guarding people against
robber or a thief are Intellectual, no man
feels II 10 be fair that the criminal should
be followed and caught wholly at bis ex-
pense. As matter OF theory, it may be
very well for those who have not suffered
TO urge the vice Of a detective in compro-
missing with thief, but il Mr.. Lord bad
sustained that theory practically, itwould
have cost him nearly two millions Of dol
lars. and one million would have been the
price paid by the saving fund for the
pleasure Of following in bis footsteps
Any one who knows him in nature, is not
idiotic enough to suppose that men will be
at such personal expense for the general
good. They will reason that IT the gen
eral public want geseral benefit, they
must do their part in paying for 1t, and
not expect the loser Of his property to
bear ell the cost The question is not
ope Of morals, but Of money, Whoisto'
Year: 1869

pay for the punishment of crime2 If it
were possible to compel the community
to contribute rateably to make up his
losses to man whose house has been
entered, or whose counting-room has been
forced, so that be would have to bear only
his fair share of ferreting out the perpe-
TRAITOR, it would be well to hold the detec-
tives tightly to the duty of arresting and
convicting. But so long as this cannot
be done, they must and will do what the
people who employ them resort to them
for; they will bend their energies to saw
ing their patrons from ruin and beggary.
Year: 1869

A fuss has been made in the Ohio
Legislature because the balls of legis-
lation are not ventilated, and members
have a way of breaking down in health,
and deaths are rather too frequent
among them. Therefore the subject
was referred to a committee to devise
means to ventilate.


This seems a useless expense. We
get along in the public halls and thea
ters in this city without any ventilation
at all, although they are much more
crowded than the legislative chambers
Let any one go to Woods or the Ma
tional Theater, or to either of the con-
cert balls, on any night, and be will
find that audiences of 8 thousand peo-
pie sit through performance of two
hours and half, with perhaps hun
dred gas lights, without any opening
for air. They breathe their own ex-
halations over and over, and never ask
the manager for fresh air; and no
theater or concert manager in this city
thinks it necessary to give his audiences
this element of existence.


1t is the same in the churches. If
there is any church in this city where
fresh air is considered necessary to
health or comfort or religion, we have
yet to hear of it. Our citizens have
disproved the ancient ignorant notion
that fresh air is needed to breathe.
They have wholly overcome the absurd
prejudice agalnstbreathing over the air
which mas been inhaled by others. They
seem to find it more agreeable from the
impregnations it receives in this re-
peated process, and from the bodily
exhalations of all sorts OF people. And
if we can get along without air, why
should the State be put to expense to
ventilate the General Assemblyf 1t is
a proof of the superiority of man that
he can live without that element which
all other animals must have or die.
The General Assembly can get used to
it. Let them come here and sit through
a performance in one of our theaters,
and then the air of the State House
will seem like zephyrs from Araby the
Blest.-Cincinnati Gazette.
Year: 1869

full confidence in the integrity of Mr.


Hewitt, he was not confined in the jail
proper, but was permitted to occupy q
bed in what was called the debtor
room, and also to take his gun and 90
in pursuit of wild game, Of which be
kept us well supplied while he remained.
1t was no trouble for Bill Hewitt to
kill deer and turkeys.


The first pair moccasins become the
owner of was made by him, for which
| felt very thankful, and wore them
with as much if not more pride and
satisfaction than lads of the same age
of the, present day do the finest of fancy
boots. They were made each of a sin
gle piece of dressed buckskin with a
single throng skillfuIly run round and
drawn up so as to leave an opening in
which to place the foot. When the
court sat for the trial Of Hewitt and
Peterson, Hewitt was honorably ac-
quilted, there being no Indictment
found against him Not so with Pc
tersoni he was convicted, and SEN
fenced to receive seventeen stripes on
the bare back, which sentence / saw
executed. -.


From that time, until some time dur.
ing the year 1897, have no recOllec-
tion Of learning or knowing of the
whereabouts of Mr. Hewitt-when
learned that he had secluded himself in
his lonely cave in Ross county, Ohio,
to satisfy myself that it was the same
William Hewitt that was committed to
jail, where l formed my first acquaint-
ance with him, / visited his cave the
third time before / found him in his
solitary home which was in the year
1899 or 1880. Mr.. Levi G. Barker, then
and still a resident of Portsmouth was
with me on that visit When we first
made him aware of our presence, he
appeared surly and nervous, unwilling
to engage in conversation until / made
myself known to him as the boy for
whom he had made the moccasins while
he was in Jail, then his countenance
frightened, and he talked freely and
appeared very glad to see me and re-
new our acquaintance, after SO long a
time until l asked him, 'what induced
him to thus seclude himself from So
ciety and live SO lonely At this his
countenance changed, his chest heaved
and with emotion and emphasis replied,
The world has treated me badly, my
brother wronged mei he cheated me
out of my share of my fathers estate.
with this our interview closed. There
appears to be mistake as to dates, be-
tween the time 1887, when Mr.. Brown
lee informed Mr.. Hewitt of his fathers
death, and Mr.. Hewitt's declaration to
me and Mr.. Barker in 1929 or 1880
that his brother had cheated him out
OF his share of his fathers estate. |
have read the foregoing statement of
the interview with Mr.. Hewitt to Mr..
Barker and we both agreed as to the
time and conversation had with him.


MOSES GREGORY.
Year: 1869

If you havn't business, advertise; If
you have business, advertise People
go to places that are advertised, and
they go by those that are not. A place
that advertises is known to the world;
that which does not is only known to
the few that may pass it, and pretty
much everybody does the latter.
Year: 1869

The New York Evening Post gives
the following editorial notice; "Public
notice is hereby given that we shall
hereafter publish no more commuica-
tions offering plans for the easy, cheap
and speedy resumption of specie pay
ments." 30 tE tal
Year: 1869

Could we butknoW
The land that ends our dark, uncertain travel,
Where lies those happier hills and meadows
low


All If beyond the spirits inmost cavil
Aught Of that country could we surely know,


Who would gol


Might we but hear
The hovering angels high imagined chorus,
Or catch betimes, W It'll wakeful eyes and clear.
One radiant vista OF the realm before us
With one wrapt moment given to see and hear,
M Ah who would fearf 90


Were we quite sure
To find the peerless friend who left us lonely,
Or there, by some celestial stream as pure,
To gnke In eyes that here were lovelit only
This weary mortal coil, were we quite sure,


Who would endure2


Round Table.
Year: 1869

How TO MAKE Coon YEAsr.-A farm
er's wife sends the following recipe for
making good yeast:


Take eight good sized potatoes, peel
and boil them in a gallon of water until
quite soft; then mash them very fine, and
put in two-thirds of cup of salt, and one
cup of sugar pour over them the water
they were boiled in and let them stand un-
til cool. Then put in some good yeast.
and pour all into a good clean jug; let it
stand in warm place twelve hours. then
cork up tight, and set it cold place. 1t
will be ready for use in day or two, and
will keep a month in summer, and any
length of time in winter if kept tightly
corked.
Year: 1869

SALT BRINE.-Among the many cxper.


iments made to guard against smut in


wheat perhaps none has been more success


full than that of saturating the seed in


brine. Its use is very old, and the dis
covery Of it wholly accidental


In 1910 a ship loaded with wheat was


wrecked near Bristol, England. After be-


ing soaked some time, the cargo was Sc
cured and sold to farmers, and most of it
sown. The following harvest the wheat
crop in England was generally damaged


by smut except that obtained from the
wheat which had been soaked in salt wa
ter. This marked difference was sufficient
to justify the experiment again, and its
success has kept it in practice ever since.
The following came under our own obser-
vation' Two farmers procured fine sam
pie of wheat for seed and divided it equal
ly between them. The one soaked his
wheat in brine, the other having no faith
in it neglected to do so. The former had
not smutty ear in his whole crop, while
the yield of the latter was almost worth
less on account of it, Other causes may
have existed to produce this difference,
but none that were apparent, and from the
remarkable difference in the two results
we are led to believe that it was effected
by the means employed in the one case
1t has been fully aSoertained that this pre-
ventive will not avail when the seed is af-
fected with smut, When the crops have
been damaged by smut an excellent expe-
dent is to select seed from different soil,
having it well cleaned. Experience tells
us that selecting seed wheat from different
localities is beneficial in many respects.
1t is best to bring it from strong clay
soil, no matter ON what kind of soil it is to
be sown. A change from red clay to white
clay works well so also from a white to
red clay. Changing seed from sandy
soil to clay has not been successful


ASHES FOR WHEAT.-In my experience
with ashes | have found them of great val
ue on different grains, but most valuable
when used on wheat, Ashes are an active
fertilizer on wheat, and even five bushels
per acre will push it forward two DAYS
ahead of that upon which none is applied.
In some seasons when hot aud sultry
weather prevails about the time the wheat
is ripening, a few days gained is worth half
a crop of grain. The ashes strengthen
the wheat stem, giving it substance and
solidity; and develop the berry quicker
and better. Ashes are also preventive
against rust, and I have seen the wheat
upon which ashes were sown free from rust
while that upon which none had been
sown was rusted close to the drill row.
Save your ashes and try the experiment
next season. You will find it to pay to
collect all the ashes you can get. Farm
ers can afford to pay as high as 90 cents
per bushel, for good unleached hard wood
ashes for farm use not only to put on wheat
but on corn, oats and clover as well. l
belive they are the cheapest manure that
the farmer can buy, as potash enters large
ly into all the grain and grasses that are
raised. Twenty bushels can be sown to
the acre with the best result. Lcachcd
ashes are also good though larger guam
tity should be used.
Year: 1869

Lard should never be used for greasing
wagons, for it will penetrate the hubs, and
work its way around the lemons of the
spokes, and spoil the wheel. Tallow is
the best lubricator for wood axletrees and
castor oil for iron ones. Just grease
enough should be applied to the spindle Of
wagon to give it light coating.
Year: 1869

The juice Of the green plantain has been
known to cure the worst cases of spider
stings, even when the patient was in great
pain and severe swelling had set in. The
plant grows everywhere around the yards
of dwellings and may be had at the short
est notice. Gather the leaves and express
the juice by pounding in a mortar, if it be
convenient, if not anything else will do.
Let the patient swallow a portion of the
juice, and bind some on the wound in a
rag saturated with it. This is a certain
remedy and within the reach Of all,
Year: 1869

While Horace Greeley's brother, lieuten-
ant Governor Dunn, of La, was in New
York receotly he had the imPudence to send
word to Mayor Hall that he would like to
see him at the Metropolitan Hotel; where
upon Mayor Hall, not having the Civil
Rights bill committed to memory, ordered
that if the aforesaid dusky Dunn should call
on him otherwise than on official business
he should be elected from the City Hail.
This is the same distinguished gentleman
who was recently compelled to vacate an
omnibus in Louisville, Ky, occupied BY
white people, and afterwards to take q
second class car on the Jeffersonville Rail.
road, beyond question for the reason that he
was asserting his equality and superiority
in an offensive and imPudept manner, and
demanding concessions from his white fellow,
passengers His impotence toward Mayor
Ball gives the measure of his selfimpos.
tAnes.
Year: 1869

Washington adyices state that the Presi.
dent has notified General Candy to order an
election to be held in Virginia either this
week or the beginning Of next, as he may
deem best. Objectionable clauses Of the
Constiton are to be submitted and voted
upon separately. The Presidents assured
that all that is essential in the Constitution
will be ratified BY the people.
Year: 1869

DARrES TREATY LAND GRANTS. Darien
treaty recently negotiated by Mr.. Gushing pro-
vidcs for the laying of Of all the lands in a
strip ten miles wide on each side Of the Darien
canal, and the assignment Of alternate sections
to the United States and to Colombia. The
immense expenditures on the isthmus which
will be required in the construction of the
canal will make these lands worth millions Of
dollars, and this in itself will constitute sufi-
cient benefit to the petty and incompetent gov
ernment Of Colombia for the concession Of the
right of way. We therefore call upon the
Senate to strike out Of the Darien treaty the
stipulation that the canal tolls shall be aug
mented one-third for the exclusive benefit OF
the Bogota government. No such tax on the
commerce Of the world should be established
at the toll gates Of the American isthmus.
Year: 1869

THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY ON A


New TAcK.-The Secretary Of the Treasury,
in directing the solicitor OF that department to
prosecute Che pilots of the Ohio river steamers
United States and America for manslaughter
in connection with the loss Of life by the recent
collision between those steamers, seems to be
on an entirely new tack. But inasmuch as the
Secretary is charged with the general supervi-


sion, not only Of the fiscal transactions Of the
government, but also Of the execution Of the
laws concerning the commerce and navigation
Of the United States on the high seas, on ouI
coasts and on our inland waters. the case ID
Year: 1869

for one dollar month.


The postage being only thirty-five cents q
quarter, country subscribers by this arrangement
can receive the HERALD at the same price it is
furnished in the city.
Year: 1869

Our latest advices from Japan show that
most cordial understanding exists. between the
Mikado and the representatives Of foreign gov
ernments at that court. 1t is thus evident
that the Japanese are feeling the impulse Of
the age and desire TO be foremost among the
Asiatic nations to seize upon the advantages
which the more civilized world is about TO pre-
sent to the Eastern Asiatic coast. Hitherto the
fiow OF trade In the history of the world has been
westward; now there Is every indication that
IL Is TO turn to the eastward. 80 far as the
greater part Of the Asiatic exports are con-
cerned. In view of this IL becomes of moment
for Japan to consider her geographical position
with reference to this coming trade, and seize
upon the advantages which she possesses to
assist In its distribution-in fact, aid In
the transportation Of Asiatic products to the
coast OF California and to the Isthmus OF
Darien. japan, to the future commerce OF the
Pacific, occupies much the same position that
Great Britain does to the trade OF the Atlantic
Great Britain and Japan flank the Eastern
Continent--one on the west, the other on the
east Therefore let the japanese prepare for
the role they are destined to play; for the
Pacific Ocean will throw the smaller trade Of
the Atlantic into the background as, compare
lively, pigmy effort Of the past


We cannot cultivate too extensively the ap-
parently friendly feeling Of Japan to draw
closer to ms in her commercial relations, and
there, as elsewhere, our very best and ablest
men shonld be sent to watch over our inte-
rests; for much of our future growth in that
direction will depend upon the ability with
which our affairs are managed. If the foun-
dations are broad we shall have room for
vast structure; IL they are narrow they win
require constant tearing down and rebuilding.
With Japan and China we want the most cor
dial understanding, and every effort should be
made on our part TO effect II.