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Year: 1869

ISAAC ). GEER, of Lisbon, Conn. in making
to extend one through an under drain that ran
several feet below the surface. How to get the
pipe through without taking up the drain was
a problem But Mr.. Geer studied upon il, and
after "A while hit upon this admirable plan: He
opened the lower end OF the drain. and then
catching an old calico cat that had been a resi-
dent of his family for several years. attached a
small line to her leg; then thrusting her into the
upper end. and givInga most unearthly .sscat, -
She popped out at the other end, all covered
With mud and water, with the line attached to
her leg. quicker than one could say Jack RO-
iln>0n- The pipe was thus drawn through and
Mr.. Geer had the satisfaction of saving SO by
his Wit. and teaching his neighbOrs good lesson
in civil engineering.
Year: 1869

The New York Tribune, in a long
article full Of radical advice to Gen.
John c. Breckinridge, closes with the
following truthful and complimentary
epitome Of his public service:


The graceful and wise little speech
made the other day by Mr.. John C.,
Breckinridge, on the occasion OF his
return, after four years exile, to his
oldhome, suggests the work forwhich
the country looks to this gentleman,
and which, as We hopefully trust, it
may yet receive at his hands.


Here is q man whose career in the
service of the Government was uneX-
ceptiOnally successful and brilliant,
whose career in warfare upon it was
scarcely less conspicuous, and who
returns to resume the duties of loyal
and faithful citizenship at an age
when most men are only reaching the
full maturity Of their powers. The
grandson of Thomas Jeferson's At
tOrney General, and of one of the
earliest United States Senators from
Kentucky, he inherited devotion to
the public service with his name, and
learned the love of the Union with
the lessons of his childhood. At
twenty five he was Major of a Ken
lucky regiment in the war with Mex
leo; at twenty-slX, he was counsel
for General Pillow, in the remarkable
difficulties in which that officer was
! involved at twenty Weight, he was q
member Of the lower House in the
Kentucky Legislature; at thirty, he
was a representative in Congress,
having defeated in the canvass SO
popular Kentuckian as Gen. Leslie
Combs; at thirty-two, he was again
returned to Congress after an eXcit-
ing contest, in which he defeated
Gov. Robert Letcher; at thirty four
he was Vice President of the United
States, and at thirty-seven he was
the nominee of one wing of the domi-
dant party for the Presidency. The
youngest and most favored man in
the country who had ever run such
round OF official honors up to the
very verge of the highest preferment,
he chcse, in 1861, to link his fortunes
| with the section that had SO earnestly
supported him for the Presidency,
and entered the Confederate service.
AT thirty eight, the man who thirteen
years before had served the govern.
ment as soldier on a foreign soil,
was Major General in the armies
that strove to break up the govern
ment, and at forty-two he was Secre-
tary Of war of the insurgent Confed-
eracy. Then followed dreary four
years Of exile, and now in his forty
ninth year-.just at the age when
such men are entering upon the full
and ripe maturity of their powers
vigorous, and yet capable Of life
times wOrk-this soldier Of the Me-
lean war, Congressman, Vice Presi-
dent, goes back to his native State.
Year: 1869

General Hancock was, says the
Louisville Courier Journal, the most
prominent Democratic candidate for
the Presidency in opposition to Gen.
Grant. He well deserved to be the
candidate Of his party, and, if n0mi-
mated, he would have been elected,
for there are in his character and i'll
his deeds all the elements and mate
rails fitted to excite popular admira-
ton and enthusiasm. Yet, for the
crime OF having been the leading RI
val of the present incumbent, and
only for that crime, he is exiled to
Dac0tah, where he will be cut off
from all possibility of winning re
nown or of enjoying any of the high
rewards which his grateful country
men would gladly see conferred upon
him. There is no nobler living name
than his upon our Country's annals;
and there is no Obscurer or more un-
enviable retreat than that to which
the tyranny of authority has consign-
ed him. Liberality and generosity
are by general consent considered
military virtues, but unfortunately all
military men do not posses them.
Year: 1869

New ORLEANS, March ll.-Meetng of parties in
erested called Il. the Chamber of Commerce to-mor-
to take the necessary steps to commence the sale
of cotton for gold. The committee of the Chamber of
Commerce, to whom submitted the memorial and
petition OF Philadelphia sugar reners to Congress for
increase Of duties sugar. report that the present
condition OF sugar refining interest do' seem to re-
quire Congressional aid that the sugar planting inter
est of the South appears prosperous enough under
present tariff to render additional duty unnecessary


that the general sentiment of the people is hardly a.
vorabc to higher duties sugar; and consequently
cannot recommend pettoning Congress for higher du-


ties any grades Of sugar. Tie report of the COM
mittee adopted in the form of resolutions.
Year: 1869

:, r,,o>,.s


Within the vesper,s solemn glow 81
Its echoes llnper late and long.


To bid lifes music upward flow
In tides of grateful praise and song


A benedlction for the soul
Lives in thy purely swelling tone,


Peace when earths chilling tempests roll
And grief above the spirit flown.


Oh ancient bell, how dear thou art
My childhood found spell In thee,


The prayer to chain within my heart
Repeated at my mothers kneei


I've heard thy cali at silvery morn.
And goldenly at set of sun,


Have watched the splre above thee burn
To point to rest the good have won.1


I've heard thy victory notes resound
When martial plumes were waving high,
Thy knell of sadness DER the mound
Where wasted forms of beauty lie,


I've caught thy merry festive chimes
When hearts were gay beside the board,
And hopeful seen the hand Of time
Ring out the years with plenty stored


And when stern grief my spirit bowed
In loss Of fond parental care,


Thy plying moon swept DER the cloud,
And filled with tears the trembling air.
Year: 1869

A petition for the release of this man
will be presented to the President. 1t
is signed by great number of promi-
nent persons irrespective of party, who
ask his release unconditionally. He is
the only Confederate in prison-"the
last single prisoner TO millions in war
and it seems an act of cruelty to hold
him when all others, from the highest
to the lowest, who participated i'll the
rebellion, have been freed. BRAINE'
case is peculiar, bat he is certainly entl'
tied under the circumstances to mercifuI
consideration
Year: 1869

The New York Times is concerned a.
the conduct of the Senate towards Gen
eral Grant. 1t says:


1t is evident the Senate does not in
tend to repeal the tenure of Office act, oil
to permit General Grant to make remov.
ais from Office without their consent
Under all professions of confidence in
General Grant, and desire to aid and
support his Administration in all posi-.
Bile ways, Senators clearly mean to keep
these fetters on his hands. They know
perfectly we'll that corruption and i'm.
becility in Office is the greatest of the
many evils from which the country suf
fers,-and that thorough, vigorous re.
fern in this respect would do more than
anything else toward reducing the
heavy taxation which weighs upon the
people, and paying the public debt
But for all that, they do not intend that
General Grant shall have the power tc
accomplish that reform. He shall not
remove a single office-holder, unless for
reasons first submitted to them, and by
them first pronounced sufficient. This
was the clear result of the debate OF
Saturday, which is to be renewed to-
day, and which will end in leaving the
matter just where it is.


The motive of this determination is
very plain. 1t does not indicate any
general lack of confidence in General
Grant on the part of the Senators, but
only lack of confidence in their being
able to control him in the matter of re-
movals. Each Senator has score OF
more of friends in office for whom he is,
of course, solicitous; if he felt quite GER
tain of being able to retain them In
place, he would care very little about
imposing restraints On General Grants
powcr of removal-but until the
doubt can be dispelled, he prefers to
take no risks.


Nothing can be more absurd than the
pretence that the public service can be
promoted by giving the Senate control
of this matter. 1t is quite possible that
there should beSome restraint upon the
indiscriminate power of removal from
office. Our past political experience
shows clearly that it is power liable
to very gross abuse, and that there
/ ought to be some provision somewhere
for retaining deserving and valuable Of
ficials in the position. But it is equally
clear that the Senate is not the quarter
in which that power should be reposed
The idea that a body of fifty or sixty
members should be required to investi
gate and sit in judgment on the case be
fore public officer could be removed ii
preposterous. The time of the Senate
would be wholly absorbed in this busi
ness, aud the fact that, during the past
three years, not solitary Republican
Office. holder has been remOred ,cith the Sen
Gte's consent, no matter how fagrant hi'
violations of public duty, proves con
clusively how utterly useless such
provision would be. 1t would simply
paralyze the Executive power of re
moval.
Year: 1869

IT is said that President JOHNSON,
indignant at the Senate's contemptuous
treatment of his nominations for office,
contemplates refusing to sign any bills
of Congress during the remnant OF the
session. We hope that he will sign
none none not manifestly and impera-
lively demanded by the good of the
country. Let him scOrn to put his name
TO any bill which, involving extrava-
CANT expenditures, the Radical rings
of Congress are daily and nightly work
ing to hurry through in order that II
NAV 90 to him, instead of having tc
wait the advent of GRANT. That h'
will do this we are we'll assured.
Year: 1869

CONGRESS has employed at different
times various artists to paint pictures
for the rotunda of the Capitol. We re-
commend that its next artist be en-
gagged to paint the scene in the Hall OF
representatives upon the occasion OF
the meeting of the late joint convention
for counting the electoral vote.
Year: 1869

At Jersey City, on Friday last, pick.
pocket was brought up in the Hudson
County Court for sentence, and the
Judge talked to him in the following
good old fashioned style: We are sat.
isfed you belong to gang of thieves.
The Court are also satisfied that at the
time you picked the mans pocket you
were not alone. The Court are also
satisfied it is the same old game played
by persons such as you are, getting into
onnibusses, cars and SO on. 1t is not
very often that we get hold of Just such
customer as you are. As rule, per-
sons of your profession generally seek
some other territory besides this for
that kind of business. The Court want
! them to continue to do it,too, somewhere
else besides here. They will probably
have to get out of New York pretty
soon, the way the Judges over there are
Furnishing for crimes now ); it is right,
too. The Courts do not mean that they
shall come over here, if we can help it,
at least. If they do, they como over
here with great risk. There is only one
thing that makes the Court hesitate at
all in these eases. Between you and
the officer some understanding was come
to in regard to the obtaining and deliv


cry of the watch. But there is too
much Of this thing going on-thieves
stealing bonds, money, picking pockets,
&C., and then bargaining for the return
of the property, by which means they
sometimes save themselves from
the State prison, and make some money.
There is a great deal of that business
going on in New York, as can be seen by
looking at the advertisements in the
newspapers. This bargaining with
thievesmay do very we'll for the pur-
pose ofgetting private property back,
but it is serious so far as the public are
concerned. A man on whom crime is
committed ought to divulge it, and not
compromise with thief, and an officer
should make no such arrangements with


robber. The court had fixed to send
you to the State Prison for five years,


but considering this in your favor, the
sentence is that You be confined at hard
labor in the State Prison for four years.
Year: 1869

PERSONS ADVANCED IN LIFE,
And feeling the hand of time weighing heavily
upon them, with all it's 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 n measure the energy and ardor of
more youthful days, build up their shrunken
forms, and give health and happiness In their
remaining years.


NOTICE.


It is n 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 we'll "
They are langud devoid of all energy extreme
" nervous, and have no appetite.


To this class Of persons the BIrTERS, 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

The recurrence of the Anniversary Of
American Independence formerly fur
nished an opportunity for display OF
genuine as well as bogus patriotism. 1t
is to be regretted however that this polit
cal Sabbath of the country has in meas
ure ceased to call forth the sincere senti-
ments of reverence for free institutions
and of gratitude to their founders, which
found expression ten years ago. Posi-
bly, this may be owing to the fact that
the change which our Government has
undergone is accompanied by change
in the minds of the people; that honest
men cannot find it in their hearts
to rejoice over the Government formed
by Washington and his compatriots,
when the Government, as they formed
it, has ceased to exist. If so, the fact
that there are no hearty outbursts OF
grateful feeling over our present system
is severe com mentary upon-its mer,
its as compared with "the Union as it
was" Possibly the spread of public
corruption has so tainted the popular
mind as to render genuine patriotism
Impossible. Ifso, the lesson to be drawn
therefrom points to public reform as the
best means for re- -animsting the mind OF
the citizen with the virtue of the pa
triet.


Certain it is that many who celebrate
this anniversary, will do so because OF
the holiday pleasures which 1t brings
ather than because of the national
pride it was meant toinspire or the glo
rious recollections it was wont to recall
And perhaps it is best 50. Did We de
pend upon the actual merits of our Gov
ernment as now conducted for incentives
to patriotic commemoration, we great!
fear that the day would cease 10 b
noted in our political calender. Amer
cans could hardly find it in their heart
to boast of the freedom preserved TO
them, when "loyslty" requires them 4
deny to 3 large mass of their brethren
the same privileges they enjoy them
selves. The West Virginiar could hard
Ily have tie effrontery to thank COP 70
liberty, when the very life of his Stat


policy is a system of pro
scription that mocks the senti
ment upon the shield of his State, Mon
tam Semper Liberi. While the mos
shameful acknowledgements exist in on
State. and the most despotic proscrip
tions live in our national legislation
the old fashioned anthems of uniyersa
freedom would be the meanest OF mock
cries; it is hardly to be deplored tina
tbev have almost ceased to be sung
at us celebrate the day as we woui
rsvere the anniversary of some might
one of q past generation; as the me
mento of greatness and glory gone An


when returning reason shall incline tn
hearts of the people back again 10 tn
ancient ways of harmony and love
when the privileges of American citizen
shin shall be restored TO all Amer
can citizens, when distorted, aroltrar
and fanatical public policies shall CIV
, way to such wise and honest admins
f tration as obtained in the better Day


of the Republic, and when the practices
Year: 1869

- Il. ~ hicuI, pracbicSf ffufr cdftifa-
tor, give in tho Hural J'u TIT MS pan for
drying fruit as follows:


NY plan is to take hot-bed sash and
Law them on frame similar to that Of
the hot bed-in tact, if the hot. bed has
not been removed, the dry house is al
ready built, and it is only necessary to
lay floor inside on which to lay the
fruit. When the fruit has been placed
inside, put on the sash, but raise both
ends about two inches from the frame,
80 the air can circulate. The suns rays
will penetrate through the glass freely,
and give out their heat below the glass;
and, being confined, will cause the heat
to be much greater than it is in the
open air. The hotter the atmosphere,
the greater is its capacity for holding
moisture; hence this hot air absorbs the
moisture from the fruit, and the sash
being raised little, the hot air escapes
at the higher end of the sash, and fresh
air supplies its place at the lower end,
and thus there is constant current of
hot, dry air passing over the fruit, and it
dries with astonishing rapidity. Two
years ago, wishing to dry somo green
sugar corn, (Which is about the hardest
thing to dry of which l have any
kuowledge,) | fixed up my hot-bed as
described, and the corn was gathered
from the field, husked, parboiled, cut
from the cob, placed in the hot.bed, and
by evening we had the corn as dry as a
bone As good dried corn never saw
before; our supply lasted two years, and
the last was rs good as the first.


By this plan yeu do not have to be on
the watch for every little shower and
remove your fruit to keep it from being
wet and spoiled; being covered with
glass, the water will run off, and as soon
as the sun comes out the drying process
is resumed; neither will it be influenced
by dew if left over night. Another ad-
vantage gained by this method is that
the heat is so intense that flies and other
insects will not modest the fruit while
drying, and when dried, it comes out
clean and sweet.


Let all who wish te dry fruit or vege'
tables try this plan; am confident it
will give satisfaction. CGUtiOn-Be sure
to raise the sash as recommended, else
the fruit will burn the same as it would
| in an oven,
Year: 1869




The report of the Secretary OF the
Treasury, published yesterday, is call
ing forth no little blowing from the
! .loyalp press. 1t shows an apparent de-
crease in the public debt of sixteen mil
lions during the month. Now the
statement ia either a fair one, or 1t is
not. IL il is fair, then there is no reason
why each succeeding month should not
show a corresponding decrease, so that
in twelve months the debt should be
decreased nearly two hundred millions.
There is little doubt that an unusual
and unexpected amount of receipts on
the last few days of the quarter, which
are yet to be balanced by current ex-
penses, has enabled the Depaftment to
make this fair showing. Nobody pre-
tends to say that the reduction now
claimed will be repeated monthly.


The Washington correspondents Of the
Pittsburgh Commercial says; as


The unexpected decrease is due 10 two
facts, first, the receipts Of Tuesday and
Wednesday were astonishingly large,
and warrants for expenditure quite
small, so that there is a good deal moro
money Oh hand than usual. The expen-
ditures in July must be heavy, and it is
not likely much reductions can be skoien in
the merit statement.


All of which amounts to an admission
that when the July expenditures are
met, large portion of the July receipts
having already been anticipated, there
will be an increase over the present ex'
hibit of debt.


We are not saying that this report has
been doctored for the occasion. We are
ready to cOncede tie most that is claim
ed for it, viz: that it is due to the receipt
within two days of collections equal to
thu receipts of ten ordinary days. This
must be followed by falling off here
after. The rapid reduction which this
report will cause the people 10 look for
will not be made. Then will come dis
appointment and reaction. Before the
Fall elections are over, the Republican
managers will rue the day that Secre-
tary boutwell, sent out report virtu-
ally pledglng the Administration to a
reduction of sixteen millions per month.
Fsstiaa lente is good rule, especially
when an Administration is making
promises to the people. Within two
months the Radical press will be as
busy in explaining why the debt was
not reduced in July and August, as they
now are in boasting of the reduction in
June.
Year: 1869

It Is a 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 we'll.
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.
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 q measure the energy and ardor OF
more youthful days, build up their shrunken
;nin
Year: 1869

DR.. LIVINGSTONE, the African traveller,
gives the following account of being seized
by lion, and of his sensations:


Starting up and looking half around, l
saw the lion just in the act of springing
upon me. was upon little height; he
caught my shoulder as he sprang, and We
both came to the ground below together.
Growing terribly close to my ear, he
shook me as terrier does rat The
shock produced a stupor similar to that
which seems to be felt by a mouse after
the first shake of the cat. 1t caused sort
of dreaminess, in which there was no
sense of pain nor feeling of terror, though
quite conscious of all that was happening.
1t was like what patients partially under
the influence of chloroform describe, who
see all the operations, but feel not the
knife. This singular condition was not
the result of any mental process. The
shake annihilated fear, and allowed no
sense of horror in looking around at the
beast. This peculiar state is probably IN
duced iu all animals killed by the carniro-
ra, and if so, is merciful provision by
our benevolent Creator for lessening the
pains of death. Turning around to re-
lieve myself of the weight, as he had one
paw on the back of my head, I saw his
eyes directed to my companion, who was
trying to shoot him. His gun missed fire,
and the lion Immediately left me.
Year: 1869

A FEW days since, 8 young couple, just
married at Waterbury, Conn, got on
board train on the Nsugatuck Road,
bound for Bridgeport. They had a sweet
time. billing and cooling in proper style,
until the train reached the junction.
While waiting there, the groom took
stroll on the platform, and the bride also
improved the time to walk to the forward
end of the car. As the train started, she
returned, and seeing her husband, as she
supposed, she popped into the same seat,
and lovingly rested her head on his shoul-
der, while the cars passed through the
covered bridge. Unfortunately she had
mistaken her man, and as the cars
emerged from the bridge trembling
voice whispered in her ear that he didn't
quite comprehend the situation. Looking
up, the bride found an unknown, blushing
youth, while her liege lord was standing
in the aisle, with a look of blank aston
ishment on hi. face, not knowing what to
make of "such conduct as those" The
error was corrected at once, but the fun
was too much for the occupants of the
car, and every sleeve contained an enrr-
nous though quiet laugh.