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Year: 1869

Cotton cultivation would still be highly remunerative and would furnish an ample reward for the capital and labor expended, even though prices should somewhat de. cline Preparations will soon be made for next sowing season, and the present state and prospects of the cotton market should exert powerful stimulus ia every direction There is no doubt that this will be the case in America and that year by year strenuous efforts win be made to restore cotton to its former importance among the products of the country Corresponding efforts, however, must be made elsewhere, especially in India, and without these there can be no successful competition with America. The progress of events in the United States and any advance made toward the recovery of the preminece in the production of cotton formerly enjoyed, must be of special significance to India, and ought to prove an incentive to fresh exertion. To i'm prove the quality of the cotton, to increase the production, to open or remove all exis- ting obstacles to provide better roads and ample means of irrigation, and, in short, to make diligent use of all the appliances which exist, in order to retain and in- crease so valuable trade, should be an object of constant solicitude. Never has so splendid an opportunity been presented to any people, and though hitherto it has not been adequately appreciated, it still remains to be used by those who have the requisite wisdom and energy for the pur- pose. We hope that the new Governor General, from the interest which he has already manifested, will be prepared and able to exert beneficial enfuence in pro. motingan extended and improved cultiva- tion of cotton in India, and we are fully assured his desire is to do all that he possibly can in this respect.-Cotton sup ply Reporter.
Year: 1869

The lands of the South are naturally as rich, in the element of fertility, as those of the North We have as much rain, more sunlight and heat, and longer growing seasons. We ought, therefore, it would seem, to be able to raise as much food to the acre or hand, and to raise it as cheaply as the Northern farmers. Bat, So far from this, we arc buying flour, meal, corn, hay, meat lard, cheese, butter, potatoes, onions, etc, produced in the North have been speculated upon two or three times, transported thousand miles or more, and which in many instances, we have to haul forty or fifty miles over the most execrab!e roads.

 Farmers here are paying for labor every cent they can afford, and yet they are paying but little more than half the average wages throughout the North and West. Is 1t not idle, then, to expect la Dor to come South where its price is much lower, and the price of living much high CT than in the sections mentioned? Is there not danger even of losing the labor we acss have

 Now, here is cluster of anomalies, which it may profit us to ponder over awhile

 Southern Farmers produce crops for the most part, requiring great deal of labor in their cultivation and manipula- ton and partly on account of the nature of those crops, make but little use of labor saving implements while Northern far mers produce crops, which in the main, require comparatively little labor, and avail themselves to considerable extent of labor-sasing irnplements.-Southern Cultivator.
Year: 1869

gSg- Fe see from a late number that the publishers of the West Tennessee Whig propose enlarging their paper soon. We are glad to see this sign oi improvement. The Whig is the best paper printed in West Tennessee out side the city of Memphis, and is wor-- thy the patronage it is receiving.
Year: 1869

Coroner Flynn yesterday proceeded TO Bellevue
Hospital and took the ante mOrtem statement OF
John Renangnani, the Italian boy, Of No. i3 Crosby
street, who is alleged TO have been run over by
rail car iu c9nsequence q being pushed from the
platform by the conductor, as heretofore reported
In the HERALD The lad is suffering from lockjaw
and really is IN critical condition. Below viii be
found the


STATEMENT


On the 9th OF April was called by gentleman
into car which was going down the Bowery 10
play on my violin. While on the car the conductor
threw me out OF the car and the wheel passed over
my leg. | DO not know the car number IL was not
passenger car, but closed car OF the railway,
drawn by four horses.


owing TO the weak and almost insensible condl-
ton Of the injured youth 1t was found Impossible TO
complete his statement, and the further investiga-
tOn in the matter therefore postponed TILL some
day next week. In the meantime other testimony
of Importance may be obtained.
Year: 1869

Captains and Pursers Of Vessels arriving this port will
please deliver all packages intended for the HERALD
regularly authorized agents who attached Steam
Yacht feet The New York Associated Press not now
collect marine attend the delivery
will be by the following extract from the
of the regular monthly meeting held March g. 1865


Resolved, That after April 1855 the Associated
Press will discontinue the collection Of ship in the
harbor Of New York. Passed unanimously.


uS- The Office of the HERALD steam yachts JAMES and
JEANETTE at Whitehall slip All from
and consnees the masters of inward bound
sells will be forwarded free OF charge
Year: 1869

on one after another sustaining sprains and bruises
OF slight nature. As the engiae and cars kept IN
motion rails and ties were to be seen leaving tner
places, while others were so firmly spiked as TO be-
to get the engine and cars upon the track and 70
clear away the debris, which they accomplished IN
about three hours. The original OF the run on
Is attributed to the overurning OF rail. II is stated
that there have been other accidents OF similar
thrown from the track twice on the Hampstead
Year: 1869




SQUEEzINGTHE Nt.-Squcczing
tho hand with some persons, is en-
tircly equivalent to a declaration Of
love: this is truly surprising. Wo
mist take hold of "a lady's hand as
we would hot potato; afraid to
squeeze lest VIC should burn our fin
gers. Very fine truly! Now. it was
our ancient custom to squeeze every
hand we got in our clutches espc-
cially fair one. And tho ladies'
may rest assured of this, that n man
who viii not sbuceze their hands
when he gets hold of it does not de-
serve to have such a hand in his
possession, and that he has a heart
thousand times smaller than tho
eye of q cambric needle.
Year: 1869

i ET We wish to call particular atten-


tion to the new advertisement in our pa


per of Mr.. L. GRAFT. He is offering for


the next 80 days his stock for cost. His
goods were bought low and first rate bar
gains may he obtained by giving him q
lcall at the Post office.
Year: 1869

Gy A social party will be given atthc
A rricultural Works Hall on the 3D. of
June, for the benefit of the Van Buren
Band. The object is to raise money suf
fcient to replace the instruments destroy
cd by fire and to again put the band in
musical order. A general invitation is
a extpnded
Year: 1869

we observe this morning, under head of dissoiu-
tons and cO-partnerships, that the old and we'll
established house Of WALTER ID. BLAIR S Co.
have made n change but arc gratihcd to see that
our old friend Colonel BLAIR and our younger
friend JULIEN BINFoRD comprise the new firm,
and are con dcnt that the long experience of forty
years and wcll-known judgment of the former
combined with the marked energy and enterprise
of the latter Is bound to maintain, If not excel,
their high and wcll-dcscrvcd reputation.
Year: 1869

TESTIMONIAL TO JoHN CooLEY.-A num-
her of John Cooley's friends are getting up
n subscription for him as testimonial OF
his faithful services in the late canvass. He
would call on his friends personally but for
the fact that he was placed somewhat hors
du combat by the premature explosion of Z


sky-rocket during the hate iollification. Any
one wishing to contribute anything towards
the testimonial will please call at Scotts
barber shop, on Main and Eleventh streets.
Year: 1869

Picnic AT WEsT Po1NT.-The Sunday
school of the Union Station Methodist
church are enjoying the anticipation of a
pleasant picnic at West Point OH Thursday
next. The glorious ride in the country, the
beautiful scenery, the saltwater bathing,
the soft crabs, and the pretty young ladies
who are going, are inducements that the
Church Hill Young men cannot resist.
Everybody will 90. Tickets may be pro-
cured from any officer of the school.
Year: 1869

The RESULT OF THE ELECTION IN Rich
uoNp.-Thc commissioners and their Clerks
on Saturday finished the work of counting
the ballots cast Mt the late election in this
city. Below il the result, showing de-
cided majority for Walker and the rest OF
the Conservative ticket, except Porter.
Year: 1869

We hope our christian readers will
not be alarmed at the following---copiod
from the Cincinnati Times, which pro-
fesses to be neutral in politics and re.
ligion: a' Aagou g.--.s, gUi


AS the 7th day of August, the time
for the great eclipse of the sun to take
place, is not far off, while people are
looking out for that, let them look out
for the earthquake that Is to accompany
it. The occurrence of the great and
disastrous earthquake in South Ameri-
ca, in the month of August, last wear,
by which seven cities OIL the Pacific
coast were shaken down and over
whelmed by the tidal wave, and thirty
thousand people lost their lives, was at
or about the same time of the total
eclipse of the sun, in the southern hem
isphere, showing an apparent connec-
tion between the two occurrences. The
philosophy of the matter seems to be.
that such q conjunction of the sun and
moon acts OH the great internal ocean
of molten lava, with which the interior
OF the curtiI IS fiiled. In causing. ain nii-
usual upward pressure Of it, and an up
hcaval of the " crust of the earth above
it, in section of country subject to
earthquakes.


In confirmation of the connection be-
tween total eclipses of the sun and the
occurrence of earthquakes, we were
told not very long since, by an intelli
gent friend of considerable reading
that the great earthquake at New Mad
rid, Mo-, in 1911 or 1912. took place at
or about the occurrence of total
eclipse of the sun. Such an eclipse o!
the sun as we are about to have, it is
said. happens very seldom, and has not
taken place for long time. Hence we
may look out for the region Of country
about New Madrid, or the coast of CAL
ifornia. to be severely shaken about the
7th of August--and that the whole
Mississippi Valley, or our Pacific coast,
will feel the quaking Of the earth more
or less! 1t may not happen, but look
out for the earthQuake."
Year: 1869

A dispatch from Clarksvillc on the
2Sth, gives the following account of q
fearful accident which occurred near
that place on the Memphis, Charleston
and Louisville railroad.


A fearful accident happened to the
northward bound train from Memphis
at q trcstlc and bridge over Budd's
Greek, about nine miles south of here,
at about one o'clock this morning, in
volving the total destruction Of the
train, the death Of three persons out
right, and the wounding of thirty or
thirty-tive persons. The cause of the
accident has not yet been ascertaincd.
The trestle was only about two years
old and the bridge three. Two spans
of the bridge, about fifty feet each in
length, and five beats of the trestle fell.
The speed with which the train was GO
ing carried it under the track on the
other side of the creek. The Express
books and papers were saved, from
which it is ascertancd that there was
about one hundred thousand dollars i'll
the safe, and at last accounts from the
wreck, the safe had not been found
After the fall of the train. fire was com
municated to the baggage aud passen-
ger cars from the engine, and all were
destroyed except the hind sleeping
coach. together with all the express mat
ter and the passengers baggage, which
was a serious loss. Considering the
fact that the fall was at least twenty five
or thirty feet and all the cars were pull
verized, it seems u miracle that single
soul escaped.
Year: 1869

"a A distinguished writer on financial
subjects writes as follows in private
letter to a gentleman of Boston: '.There
are but few bonds left available for
shipment to Europe. There must, there
fore, be a large shipment of gold. 1t
is estimated that there are one thou
sand millions of United States bonds
In Europe, besides other stocks. 1t will
require the equivalent of one million
bales of cotton to pay our interest
abroad every year. There is nothing
in history parallel to this, and no re-
corded financial crashes will compare
with that which must come ON this
country"
Year: 1869

BEGINNING TO BELIEVE. Bubbles, Of the
California Golden Era, gets off the following:


I begin to believe, nowadays, money makes the
man, and not dress the gentleman.


begin to believe that the purse is more potent
than the sword and pen together.
I begin to believe that those who sin the most
during the week are the devoatest on Sundays.
begin to believe that honesty is the best policy
to speculate with until you hayegained everybody
confidence line your pockets
I begin to believe in humbugging people out of
theif dollars. 1t is neither stealing nor begging,
and those who arc humbugged have only them
selves to bkme.


I begin to believe that a man was not made to
enjoy life, but to keep himself miserable in the pur
suit and possession of riches.
I begin to believe that the surest remedy for
hard times and tight money market is an extrav-
agant expenditure on the part of the individual
to keep the money moving
I begin to believe that none but&naves are quail
fled to hold Office under Government the
exception of few natural born foofs and lunatics
1 begin to believe that piano-forte is more ne
cessary in family than meat and potatoes
Ibegin to believe that boy who doesn't swear
smoke and chew tobacco, may be very good boy,
but naturally stupid.


I begin to believe that if the devil should die,
one half of the world would be thrown out of EN-.
ployment.
Year: 1869

VARIETIES OF BAD TEMpER.-Bad temper is
oftener the result of unhappy circumstances than
of an unhappy organization. 1t frequently, how
ever, has physical cause and peevish child Of
ten needs dieting more than correcting. A child
of active temperament sensitive feeling, and ca
ger purpose, is more likely to meet with constant
jars and rubs than dull, pensive child; and, if
he is Of an open nature, his inward irritation is
shown in bursts of passion. If you repress these
ebuKdousby scolding and punishment, you only
increase TIE evil by changing passion into suki-
ness. A cheerful, good tempered tone Of your
own sympathy when his trouble has arisen from
no aleonduct on his part, are the best antidotes.
Never fear spoiing children by making them too
happy. Happiness is the atmosphere in which all
good affections grow.
Year: 1869

Pluck AND PLoD.--I don't believe the annals
of the world will show true business man asking
for employment who didn't get it. But there can
be no true business man without pluck, and that
other thing expressed by the old Saxon word,
''plod." There was never brilliant genius in the
world who didnt owe his true success to being q
podder also 1t is all very well for genius to corus
cate but it is pluck and plodding that carry man
up the great heights of life. These two words,
pluck and plod are the key-words to success.
Year: 1869

PREPARE FOR A ''R4uNY AY"-Every man
who is obliged to work for a living should make it
a point to lay up little money for that ''rainy
day" which we are all Liable to encounter when least
expected The best way to do this is to open an
account with savings bank. Accumulated money
is always safe; it is always ready for use when
needed Scrape together five dollars, make your
deposits, get your bank book, and then resolve to
deposite given SUM, small though it be, once q
month, once fortnight, once week, according to
circumstances. Nobody knows, without trying it,
how easy thing il is to save money when an ac-
count with bank has been opened. With such
an account man feels desire 10 enlarge his de-
posit It gives him lessons in frugality and econ
omy, weans him from habits Of extravaganza,
and is the very best guard in the world against in
Temperance, dissipation and vice.
Year: 1869

WASTED TlAE.-.Eew things in the lives OF dis
+tinguished men are 50 impressive or 50 full of valu


able suggestions. as their frequent lament oyer lost
opportunities for mental aud moral culture In
his autobiography, Sir Walter Scott says: IF It
should ever fall to the lot Of youth to perusc these
pages, let such youth remember that it is with
the deepest regret that recolleot in my manhood,
the opportunities of learning which neglected in
nay youth that through every part Of my literary
career have felt pinched and hampered by my
own ignorance; ; and chat I would at this moment
give half the reputation have had the good for
tune to acquire if, by doing so could rest the re-


naming part upon sound foundation Of learning
and science" Edmund Burke grew wise in this
respect while it was not toe late to retrieve ths
most Of his errors and losses for before his youth
was entirely past, be wrote to friend: "What
would not give to have my spirits a little more
stirred I am too giddy; this is the bane Of my
Me il hurries me from studies to trides and | am
afraid it will hinder me from knowing anything
thoroughly. I have q superficial knowledge Of
many things, but scarcely the bottom of any. y
Washington Irving when giving counsel to young
friends exclaimed in the bitterness of his heart


'Hqw many an hour Of hard study have ] had to
subject myself "a atone, in slight degrse. for the
hours whieh suffered society to cheat me Qutofl,'
And Josiah Quincy. IN bis diary, hmelts more
than once bis neglect Of that mental and moral
cultivation" which he regards as the poblest Of
human pursuit" On one occasion he says: 81
resolve, therefore, IN future to be more crcumspeot
to hoard my moments with more thrifty spirit,
to listen less to the suggestions of indoense, and
to quicken that spirit Of intellectual improvement
to which L devote my life. It will de no young
man the least harm to ponder well the lessons Of
these eloquent confessions"
Year: 1869

RICH WITHOUT MONEY. Y.-Many man is rich
without money. Thousands of men with nothing
in their pockets, and thousands with good, sound
constitution, good heart and good limbs, and q
pretty good head piece, are rich. Good bones are
better than gold, tough muscles better than silver,
and nerves that fash fire and carry energy to every
function, are better than houses and land. 1t is
better than landed estates to have had the right
kind of father and mother. Good breeds and
bad breeds exist arneng men as really as among
herds and horses. Education may do much to
check evil tendencies, or to develop good ones, but
it is good to inherit the right proportion of facul
ties to start with.


That nan is rich who has favor Of wit and fun
in his composition. The hardest thing to get
along with in this life isa mans ewn seE A cross,
selfish fellow, tinrid, care-burdened man-these
are all deformed on the inside Their feet may
not limp, but their thoughts do A man of for
tune, On the brink Of the grave, would gladly part
with every dollar to obtain longer lease Of life





THE CHINESE TREATMENT OF WoMEN.-One
Of the greatest fihngs in the character of the Chi
uese, is want Of respect for woman; and the main
defect in their unique and wonderful civilization
and indeed, the chief hindrance to their progress
to more enlightened life, is the want of her nau-
ence in shaping and controlling the sentiments and
customs Of Chinese society. She has no social po-
sition or influence Her condition is but one step
above that of slave. She is regarded, as she is
IN fact, q tool for mans pleasure or convenience,
and as greatly inferior to him in all respects. She
is not cultivated, in our sense of the term. Her
face is utterly blank of intelligence and refinement.
Very rarely, indeed, is that ehaste and delicate
feeling, and tender, thoughtful sentiment, which is
the crownng glory of the Christianized woman,
especially in America, seen sleeping in her features
or flashing from her eyes, or sparkling from her
lips; but the whole contour and expression of her
face is painfully stoid and repulsive, and has in it
more of the type of the animal than the angel.
Year: 1869

A DRIAN III. MULLER AUCTIONEER-


"A Auction sale OF 40 Villa Plots and two Cottage Houses


ADRIAN H. MULLER, 7. r. WILKINS Co. WIN sell
change saosroom Ill Broadway, the valuable Property
known Rye, Wainwrights Point, situated at Mon
Westcheser county, New York.


This property is the line of Me New York and New
Railroad one hour and hye minutes from New York.
which time will be considerably shortened the
which finished and the capital subscribed and the depot
of which Will be within quarter OF mile OF this property
There is properly in the lower section OF Westchester
county elgby located that many
raj advantages for r class suburban residences
on one side by Milton Harbor and the other
OF necessity be an extremely healthy position; and
its facilities for bathing, boating and fishing
unequaled, 1t having water front of mile.
II also within onequarter of mile OF Rye Beach, Justly
celebrated for its great advantages for bathing The
Boulevard the lne OF the old Boston road within
half mile Of the property making an easy and beautiful
building roads, planting trees and beauying the property
The extreme point OF this property containing II


covered with large and luxurious growth Of and
most admirably adapted Tor hotel On this point .
new dock has been bul. at exceeding $1,000 and
which s the best steamboat dock In the township There
having most OF the convcniences of houses stable gar
dencrs cottage hennery &C. These ready for
mediate occupancy number OF Photographic views, taken
from different points the estate be at the once
OF the auconeers, and which will give, in small degree
some idea Of the natural beauties of the property .


To those wishing to purchase suburban property either
investment Improvement this sale will offer most unusual
Inducements.


Maps guide maps of the auctioneers No
Pine street
Year: 1869

1t is well established fact that fully one.
half of the female portion of our population are
seldom in the enjoyment Of good health or, to
use their own expression, never feel well
They are languid devoid of all energy, extreme.
ly nervous and have no appetite.


To this class of persons the BITTERS, or the
TONIC is especially recommended.


WEAK AND DELICATE CHILDREN


Are made strong by the use of either Of these
remedies. They will cure every case of MA
RASMUS without fail
Year: 1869

PERSONS ADVANCED IN LIFE,
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 a measure the energy and ardor of
more youthful days, build up their shrunken
forms, and give health and happiness in their
remaining wears
Year: 1869

A BELIEvER--Sometime since a man died
in the town of Y, who during life refused %
believe in another world Two or three week;
after his death his wife received throushi
medium a communication, which read thu;
Dear Wife-I now believe. Please send NE
my thin clothes"
Year: 1869

The COLORED RECEPTION AT SECRETARY
BROWNING s.-The Washington correspondent
of the ". T. HernH writes


An event somewhat novel to the fashionable
season In the national capital occurred at the
residence OF Secretary Browning on Saturday
afternoon last The Secretary gave a recentioD
to the cOIOred messengers Of the Department
OF the Interior and their families. He had al
ready given his white employees reception.
and on receiving hint from the darkies that
they should not be left out in the cold, he de-
termIned to serve them in like manner Dur
ing the evening Mr.. Browning made them an
address. He was glad, he said, to see so many
OF his faithful messengers around him. He
had always found them jealous and Trustworthy,
and wherever it might be his lot to dwell he
would remember them kindly. A bright fu
ture was opening before them, in which many
of their race would rise to dignity and honor;
but THEN success rested mainly with them
selves.