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Year: 1869




Tho financial doctors are again
having great run with their quack
nostrums. DR.. Greedy, radical as
usual, would plunge the patient into
resumption, at one souse. DIR. Nor
ton more conservative in his treat
msnt, would restore the circulation
(specie) to the system, by long
course of treatment.


Whom will these empires learn
that all the patient wants is to be
let alone?


In the language of our great cap
tain, the financial world is constant
ly crying out aLet US have peace"
The Democracy gave US a fearful
war which cost us billions of green
bricks, to put down. The large amt
of that indebtedness makes eur notes
"a per cent under par, and that is all
there is of it. Any attempt to alter





the commercial value ofa greenback
by resolution, or financial legerde-
main Of Congress, is about as foolish
as for that body to resolve that the
Potomac shall run up stream. They
may resolve, and re-resolve that a
greenback is worth one hundred
cents, and still it will only bring
| about Ga cents on Wall Street.
Let US pay more, and spend less
on corrupt schemes, and the credit Of
the Governments will appreciate ol
its own motion, and specie payment
will be resumed without any violent
convulsions of the financial world,
or inpotent legislation.
Year: 1869

AN ACRE IN GERNIANY.-One of
these gardeners in the ncighborhood
of New York--a South Bergen (New
Jersey man wrote book on the de-
tails of his work, in which he makes
the following show, pronouncing it an
average for the past ten years from
grounds that have been brought up to
the standard of fertility necessary to
market garden:
Year: 1869

The following from the United
States Economist reads like a rO
nance:


A pleasing incident is among the
many happy occurrences attendant
upon the American Institute eXhi-
bition in New York. One morning
as the Secretary of the Institute was
having his boots blackened by one
of the professionals who have attend
ed the doors of the Rink 10 give a
shine to the pedal coverings OF those
desiring the same, the Secretary re
marked to the artist an artist he
proved TO be) engaged, that it he
would apply some soap and water TO
his face and hands and come 10 him
next morning he would admit him TO
the exhibition. Sure enough, the
next morning, the Secretary was
greeted as follows: 81 came to get
pass to the exhibition, as you prom
ised me.' ':When did | promise
you? p yesterday morning when |
was blacking your boots.' 'If you
are the lad, there, go in" "and he went
in; but the appliance OF soap and
water had effaced all Tecognizance in
the mind of the Secretary of the boy
of yesterday. About half an hour
later, the Secretary in walking round
the Rink, was attracted By the crowd
around one of the pianos, and, upon
inquiring who the performer was,
was surprised to find his boot black
chaining his listeners with some rare
music.


The boy was the son of German
musician, and had been taught in his
infancy to play upon the yiano, but
his father having died and leaving
him friendless, when quite young, to
earn livelihood, he resOrted to boot
backing to serve the desired end ;
but since his advent as pianist, the
manufacturer of the piano upon
which he first played, took him into
his warehouse, furnished him with a
suit of new clothes, and every even
ing afterward until the close OF the
fair, he might have been seen per
forming upon the piano or organ
with equal skill and ability. His
future conduct can determine hi;
position in life, but he can make il
what he may wish. while we hope il
NAV be one of usefulness to his pat
rons as well as to the community ,ant
profit to himself,
Year: 1869

OVER THE FENCE.
BOZ.
Over the fence is a garden fair
How would like 10 be master therei
All that lack is mere pretense.
could leap over the low white fence,


CONSCIENCE.
This is the way that all crimes commence
Sin and sorrow are over the fence.


BOY.
Over the fence can toss my bal
Then / can go in for it-that Is all;
Picking an apple up near the tree
Would not be really "A theft, you see.


CONSCIENCE.
This is a falsehood-a weak pretense-
Sin and sorrow are over the fence.


BOY.
Whose Is the voice that thus speaks 80 plain
Twice have | heard il, and not in vain;
Ne'er Will venture TO look that way,
Lest shall do as planned to-day.


CONSCIENCE.
This Is the way that all crimes commence,
Coveting that which is over the fence.
Year: 1869

Having made large additions to our establish
nent in the shape OF material of the latest
style, and having employed experienced and
careful workmen, we are prepared TO execute
onlers for every variety of PLAIN AND FANCY
Jo3 PRINTING with neatneSs and Dispatch
The addition of Steam Power TO our establish
rnent affords US great advantages over most
country Offices in the way of low prices and
"a & work Call with US. and be convinced.
Year: 1869

IN CONNECTION with bis Planning Mill, the
L subscriber ia still conducting the Novelty
Corn Meal Mills, and has constantly on hand
Superior quality of white and yellow kiln dried
meal, by the barrel or hundred pounds. Highest
market price paid for Corn. The patronage Of
he public 10 respectfully solicited.
Year: 1869

RAILROAD RINGs IN GEoRGIA.--The Macon
(Ga) Telegraph Is calling attention to the
proposition for State aid to the Macon and
Brunswick Railroad and considering the
dangers from such aid and railroad rings gem
orally. This is all right il the Telegraph pro-
poses to consider the subjects in their proper
spirit. These jobbing schemes are as likely to
spring up in the South as anywhere, and the
richer the South becomes the more liable are
her citizens to be plucked by spectators and
lobby jobbers. It is well to look sharply into
these State aid propositions, and as soon as
ring is discovered don't allow it to spread
and become omnipotent, As in Washington and
in Albany and in this city, but smash it up at
once
Year: 1869

The FUTURE CAPITAL OF THE UNITED
STATES. The st. Louis Republican Is advo-
eating the removal Of the capital from WASH
ington to that city. There ID scarcely city,
town or hamlet between New York and the
Rocky Mountains that does not claim the same
distinction in the future. Be easy. The
present seat Of government is coming nearer
and nearer to all parts of the country every
day by means Of the telegraph, railroads,
steamships and the independent press.
Year: 1869

DETECTIVES. il is true that 1t takes
great rogue to make good detective this Is
fact in favor Of the moral character of the
detectives Of our city. Witness the Rogers
case and the hunt for Logan.
Year: 1869

Is JUDGE LYNCH WANTRD?-The Louisville
Journal contains the report Of case where
nine men were on trial in that city for outrage,
robbery and murder, and out Of the nine seven
proved alibis. This is what led to the recent
hanging affairs in Indiana. Is Judge Lynch
wanted In Kentucky2
Year: 1869

SPLENDID EQUrPAGRs.-No country in the
world can display such beautiful equipages as
are seen In our Park every fine day. Their
light and airy construction is in remarkable
contrast to the heavy, numbering establish
ments Of the Old World. These light and
elegant turnouts are peculiar to this country,
and, though frail in appearance, are yet so
strongly made as to admit Of being driven at
the highest rate Of speed Of the trotting horse.
Year: 1869

came to deep place, where was forced
to swim for considerable distance;
son,etimeal ran against Jagged rocks, and
then again was often precipitated head
long into deep water by the precipitous
nature Of the rocky bed Of the stream.
Talk about the darkness ol the grave! A
grave itself could not have been more
impalpably dark than the passage was
following. The occasionally ripping oi
the water was an inexpressibly dear
sound 10 my ears.


Day and night were the same TO me.
At last, wearicd with my efforts. laid
down on comparatively dry rock to rest.
and must have slept for hours. When !
awoke, I again took TO the water, carefully
ascertaining which way it ran. so as not
to lose my labor by retracing my steps.
It seemed to me that the farther went
the more difficult progress became.
When had gone perhaps mile, came
to a place where the archway above
narrowed so much that had TO crawl OH
nv hands in the water, and COUGHING, my
face at last touched he water. Here wa.
a dilemma had not looked for. lrie !
either bank Of the river, but found NO
passage. could swim under water iot
n considerable distance, bat The distance
before me was unknown, and ! hated
long before making the dangerous ven.
ture. At last | concluded that my fstc
was equally doubtful in returning rs in
proceeding. SO plunged boldly into the
swift current. and soon found that il was
so swift in its confined passage that only
needed TO hold my breath TO 60 through.
In the course Of twenty or thirty feet
again got my head above water, and took
a long breathing spell. Again the arch.
way above seemed to enlarge. and the
stream TO become more even. sped
along comparatively rapidly. keeping my
hands outstretchcd to prevent my running
against Jagged rocks.


"Wearied out, 1 again laid down and
slept soundly in my wei clothes: On
awaking pursued my course down the
subterranean stream, and ut last, In the
long distance ahead. saw glimmcr that
looked very bright in the darkness | WAS
then pent in. Nearing this. | found thai
it did not increase in brightness; and
when had gone perhaps mile, | came
to another place where my path narrowed
to the very tunnel filed by the water.
My case was now become more desperate.
/ could not possibly retrace my steps. so
submitted myself to the current. and waa
immeasurably overjoyed to find myself
rapidly swept into daylight. Exhauste'
and half.drowned. crcpt out upon tn
land, and was not long in recognizing
the objects about me. had come out
into the Greenbricr River. as knew from
the familiar look of Gen. Davis's mill OIL
| the bank.


"On reaching home I found that hail
been over fory-eight hours in making
nv periious journey Of six miles under.
ground"


The hole where this man went through
is now fenced round On listening one
can plainly hear The rush Of water below.
and stone thrown down will sometimes
be heard to splash in the stream.
Year: 1869

The CRoPs.-A farmer friend living on the
Toucbet, informs US that the crops in that part
of the Valley look wretcaed. His own estimate
,is that the farmers will not make more than a
half a crop this season.
Year: 1869

CoNsrDERATE.-Grant, not having an office TO
bestow on Governor Cox, has written that gem
tleman an autograph letter, in which be expresses
his regret for the seeming neglect, and by way
of reparation makes the Governor present OF
lone of his best bull pups After this high
compliment, we presume that Governor Cox will
he content, and that we shall hear no more of
Iris "intention to leave the party"
Year: 1869

Secretary Boutwell,, in his first brush with
the Wall street gold gamblers, has baifled
ahd beaten them. When he announced his
purpose of selling million of gold weekly
{fom his accumulated fund of hundred mil
lions, in exchange for gold-bearing bonds, the
Rold bulls and their allies of all sorts entered
into coalition against him, and for week or
they ran up the article from 139 to l44 and
fraction, and then sent off Chittenden to warn
the head of the Treasury that unless he stopped
these gold sales they would soon run up the
Precious metal to It's. This trick no doubt
would have succeeded with McCulloch, who
seemed to be either confederate or willing
victim of these Wall street gamblers; but we
are glad to announce that it was signal
failure with Boutwell, that instead of suspend
ing his weekly sale Of gold to the extent OF
million he gave notice that if million would
not do he would try two millions week
against these Wall street gold bulls, and with
this notice, like Captain SCOTS coon, they
said, 'Don't fire, Captain, We'll come down."
And they did come down, to 140, and the Sec
rotary has them in his leading strings. He
can stop their fantasies and haul them short
at bis pleasure; and it is to be hoped that he
viii draw upon his specie surplus to the figure
of five millions at a clip, if necessary, to make
these gold bulls take in their horns, and 90
diminish those gambling profits which they
realize at the expense of the community.


bou Mt nt


The Gold Room is within the control of the
Secretary of the Treasury. Next it appears
that his general report for the month Of May
will exhibit the handsome figure of seven
millions in the reduction of the public debt.
He has given us the same for the month of
and he can do better as he goes on and more
fully realizes the advantages within his grasp
in the way of retrenchment and savings
They say he is protectionist, and that as
such his policy is to bring down the price of
gold and reduce the debt. Protectionist or
free trader, or anything you like, he may be,
so long as he labors to manage the Treasury
for these great objects of bringing us quietly
nearer to final settlement of the debt and o
return to specie payments. But we want no
forced or fictitious resumption-no contraction
just yet, by calling in the three per cents, a
portion Of the legal tender reserve upon which
our banks do business. The results Of an ex-
pertinent or two of this sort attempted by
McCulloch ought to be a sufficient warning to
his successor. Mr.. Boutwell,, this leaning to
grave mistake excepted, begins well.
He carries the whole weight of the ad-
ministration upon his shoulders and appears
to be the only member of the Cabinet who is
doing anything to meet the opportunities
before him and the expectations of the country.
Let him push forward in reducing the debt
the interest on the debt and the expenses oi
the Treasury, and let him avoid meantime
any contraction of our needful circulation, and
the country will sustain him.
Year: 1869

ET The City Council have repealed
the Hog Ordinance. and swine are now
running riot in our streets. We believe
there is State law on the subject, that
can be put in force. If any person enters
complaint. The Council have not yet
repealed the State law.
Year: 1869

An AWFUL SToRY.-There was
an awful little girl VINO had an
awful way of saying lawful" to
everything. She lived in an awful
village, which was an awful dis
tance from every other awful
place. She went to an awful
school, where she had an awful
teacher, who gave her awful
lessons out Of awful books. Every
day she was so awful hungry that
she ate an awful amount offood, so
that she look awful healthy. Her
hat was awful small and her feet
were awful large. She went to an
awful church, and her minister
was an awful preacher. When
she climbed awful hills, and when
she got awful tired she sat down
under an awful tree TO rest herself.
In summer she found the weather
so awful hot, and in winter awful
cold, When it didn't rain, there
was an awful drought, and when
the awful drought was over, there
was an awful rain. So that this
awful girl was all the time in an
awful state, and if she don't get
over saying lawful about every:
tb;no 7 am afraid she will, by and
by, :. come to an awful end


Methodist.
Year: 1869

WHAT IS AN OLD MAID ?-Nev-
or be afraid of becoming an cold
maid" fair reader. An old maid
is far more honorable than heart
less wife; and single blessed:
ness" is greatly superior, in point
ofhappiness, to welded life with
out welded love. >"Fsll not in
love, dear girls beware" says the
song. But we do not agree with
the said song on this question.
On the contrary, we hold that it
is a good thing to fall in love, if
the loved object be a worthy one.
Fall in love with an honorable
man is as proper as it is for an
honorable man to fall in love with
o virtuous and amiable woman {;
and what could be q more graft
flying spectacle, even to the angels
in Heaven, than a sight SO pure
so approaching in its devotion to
the celestial


No! fall in love as soon as you
please, ladies, provided it be with
a suitable person. Fall in love
and then marry; but never mar
ry unless you do love. That's the
great point. Never marry mere
| " for "a home," or "a husband" :"
Never degrade yourself by becom-
ing a party to such an alliance.
Never sell yourself, body and soul,
on terms so contemplate. Love
dignifes all thing it enables all
conditions. With love, the mar
riage-rite is truly a sacrament.
Without it, the ceremony is a base
fraud, and the act a human desc
Grafton. Marry for love, or not
at all. Be an "old maid" if for
tune throw not in your way the
man of your heart; and though
the witless may sne.r, and the
jester may laugh. you will still
have your reward in an approx
ing conscience and a comparative
ly peaceful life:


Bait. Home Companion.
Year: 1869

A Real Hero-A Scene at Sea


Two weeks ago, on board ar
English steamer, little ragged
nine years boy was discovered on
the fourth day Of the outside voy'
age from Liverpool to New York
and carried before the first mate
whose duty it was to deal with
such cases. When questioned as
to the object Of his being slowed
;; away, and who brought him on
board, the boy, who had a beautiful
sunny face, and eyes that looked
like the very mirrors of truth, re.
piled that his step-father did it,
because he could not afford to
keep him, nor to pay his passage
out to Halifax, where he had an
', aunt who was we'll off, and to
whose house he was going. The
mate did not believe the story in
spite of the winning face and
truthful accents of the boy. He
had seen too much Of stow-aways
to be easily deceived by them, he
said ; and it was his firm convic-
tion that the boy had been brought
on board and provided with food
by the sailors. The little fellow
was very roughly handled in con-
sequence. Day by day he was
questioned and requestioned, but
always with the same result. He
did not know sailor on board.
and his father alone had secreted
him, and, given him the food
which he ate.. ~....: .-::.


At last the mate, wearied by
the boys persistence in the same
story, and perhaps little anx-
ious to inculpate the sailors, seized
him one day by the collar, and,
dragging him to the fore, told
him that unless be confessed the
truth in ten minutes from that
time he would hang him to the
yard arm. He then made him
sit down under it on the deck
All around him were the passen-
gers and sailors of the midday
watch, and in front of him stood
the inexorable mate, with his
chronometer in bis hand, and the
other officers of the ship by his
side. 1t was the finest sight, said
our informant, that we had ever
bekeld-to see the pale, proud,
sorrowfal face Of that noble boy,
his head erect, his beautiful
eyes bright through t b e
tears that suffused them. When
eight minutes had fed the mate
told him he had but too minutes
to live. and advised him to speak
the truth and save his life ; but he
replied, with the utmost simplici-
ty and sincerity, by asking the
mate if he might pray.


The mate said nothing, but nod.
ded his head, and turned as pale
as a ghost and shook with tremb-
bling like a reed with the wind
And there, all eyes turned on him,
this brave and noble little fellow,
this poor waif whom society
owned not, and whose own step.
father could not care for him
there he knelt, with clasped hands
and eyes upralsed to heaven, while
he repeated audibly the Lords
Prayer, and prayed the dear Lord
Jesus to take him home to Heav-
en-.


Our informant adds that there
then occurred a scene as OF Pente-
cost. Sobs broke from strong,
hard hearts as the mate sprang
forward to the boy and clasped
him to his bosom, and kissed him
and blessed him, and told him
how sincerely he now believed
his story, and how glad he was
that he had been brave enough to
face death and be willing to sac
rifce his life for the truth Of his
own word.-New York Sun.
Year: 1869

The Lewiston Journal perpetrates this:
"Mayor Parker was invested with new cares
on Wednesday last. When Bridget Welch
was about to be committed to Jail on a four
liquors, she turned to the Mayor and said,
"you must take care of my nursing baby to
pay for this.'' The Mayor remarked that it
would be cheaper to do that than to take care
of the criminals she had made selling rum


The Mayor is now nursing father in Israel"
Year: 1869

This gentleman is still in fine health, though
verging on sixty. lie had high professional
character when he was appointed in 1862, and
he has sustained it since he took his seat in
this elevated court. Justice Swaine, like
Justice Miller, is especially endeared to the
progressive statesmen for his advanced views
on Jurisprudence, and the learning, brevity,
and courage of his opinions. He is q great
student, and outside Of his profession prose-
cutes his researches into English literature
with all the enthusiasm OF a man of letters.
Year: 1869

Evidently we are drifting, and the tendency
of the time is to such mutation in the charac-
ter of the government as will leave us without
that strength and an individual responsible


Executive which the constitution gave. Under
Andrew johnson the change began. Naturally
some cramping of the executive power should
have begun in Johnson's term, because he came
Immediately after the war. War strengthens
the Executive always, and our war was no ex-
ception to the rule. What war gave to Lin
coin, in extraordinary power, peace should
have taken away from Johnson; but it also
essayed to take something more, and Johnson
himself furnished the opportunity. His folly
and laundering excused before the country the


first invasion by the Legislature of the province
OF the Executive, and the Legislature is dis
posed to hold on to what it has and to take
more as the chance arises. Had Johnson been
succeeded by a President proving to be in
politics what Grant had shown himself in war
there would have been another story to tell at
the end of four years. Even with the
Tenure of Office law, political sa-
gacity and the acute perception of opportu-
mites, supported by inaexible will, would
have sustained the powers and prerogatives of
the Presidential Office But Grant is either
not disposed to see danger to the government
in the conflicts that rage at Washington or he
is fonder of his cigar than of facing the politi-
cal foe Disguised with the struggle for spoil
of the cliques and rings-disposed to quiet
life, drive and smoke-he seems likely to
forget that he cannot turn away from the moil
and strife of the politicians without at the
same time turning away in some degree from
the duties he has accepted at the hands of the
people With President ready to accept
from Congress such patch as the latest modi-
fcation of the Tenure of Office law, and with
no man in the Cabinet able to sustain him in
that assertion of the rights of his Office in
which he fails, what Is the future? Govern
ment by Senatorial usurpation. Nay, this is
scarcely the future. 1t is the actual system,
for the government in the several departments
is in the hands Of the chairmen of the respec-
tive Senatorial committees. Mr.. Sumner is
President of the United States for foreign
affairs, and so we might 60 through the Sena-
torial committees This is the tendency-to have
twenty or thirty presidents, with power, but
without responsibility. How does the country
like the prospect2
Year: 1869

H.


ONE OF SpRAGUE's APoTHEGMs.-T Troy
Daily Times remarks very truly that Senator
Sprague said one good thing in bis last
speech. 1t will pass into an apothegm and
be repeated like proverb. He said -
<'Nothing is more vicious and cowardly
than five hundred thousand dollars, unless it is
q million" The Times adds that the Senator
meant it for personal allusion to the family
that founded Brown University and which is
now the richest family in Rhode Island. But
She saying is true in general sense. Property
is always timid. 1t is always conservative and
afraid of change and disorder. And our con-
temporary might have added that property
should be as it describes. Otherwise there
would be reign Of anarchy and agrarianism
In every community. But if we take the rebel
fion as an example, it will be found that
Senator Spragues apothegm does not reflect
our own national experience. The rich men
OF the North came forward nobly and met the
crisis with munifcent donations. They might
have been repaid subsequently in shoddy con-
tracts. But that g no matter.