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Year: 1869

The Central Union Baptist AssOcia'
ton Of Pennsylvania recently received
lady as one of their delegates, and
passed the following resolution on the
subject: Whereas, Some surprise was
expressed at the appointment Of sis
ter delegate to this body, Resolved,
That we regard such appointment as
proper, and we will welcome our sis
tpr5-'Last at the cross and first at the
scpulchre'-to seats in our body"
Year: 1869

PLUCK AND PLOD.-There can be
no true business man without pluck,
and that other thing expressed by
that old Saxon word "plod." There
was never a brilliant genius in the
world who did MT owe his true sue
cess to being a plodder also. II is ali
very well for genius to cOruscate, but
it is pluck and plOdding that carry a
man up to the great heights Of life
These two words, pluck and plod, are
the key-words to success.
Year: 1869

The latest report from Andrew
Johnson represents him as contemplate
ing with satisfaction the supposed frail-
ty of Parson BrOwnlOw's hold upon
life, longing for a vacancy in the Senate
in the hope that he may be chosen to
fIl it. This agreeable attitude Of
'swaiting for dead mems shoes" is that
which some Of the mOurners over
Cooper's election now assign to the
great defeated.
Year: 1869

Many persons are apt to confOund the
gift of CAB with that of wisdom. But how
great the mistake! There is as wide a diff
ference as between sugar and vinegar.
Everybody knows scores of people whc
talk all day and say nothing, and others
who talk very little, yet what they do say
carries with it weight,
Year: 1869

A Dishonest Cow yesterday stuck her
head in a barrel Of potatoes, and being un-
ing situation, ran off with the barrel on
her head, the vegetables dropping out one
by one as she ram.-[Cleyelund Plain
dealer.
Year: 1869

A child, in giving an account to his
brother of the Garden of Eden. said /:
"The Lord made gardener, and put him
in the Garden to take care OF it, and to see
that nobody hurt anything or pasted bills
on the treeSl'
Year: 1869

The boy who spends an hour OF each
evening lettering idly on a street corner,
wastes, in the course of a year, three hum
dred and sixty-five precious hours, which
ifapplied to Study would familiarize sci
ences. Him addition 10 wasting an hour
each evening he spent ten cents for a ci-
gar, which isusually the case, the amount
thus worse than wasted would pay FOR ten
Of the leading periodicals of the country.
Boys, think of these things, Think how
much precious time and good money you
are wasting, and for whatP The grati6ea-
tion afforded by the lounge on the cor
ner, or by the cigar, is not only tempo
rary, but positively hurtful. You cannot
indulge in these practices without seri-
Ously injuring yourselves. You acquire
idle and wasteful habits, which will cling
to you through life, and grow upon you
with each succeeding year. You may in
after life shake them off, but the proba-
bilities are that the habits thus formed in
early life, will remain with you till your
dying day. Be warned then in time, and
resolve that as the hour spent in idleness
is gone forever, you will improve each
passing one, and thereby fit yourselves
for usefulness and happiness.
Year: 1869

The Pope has announced the subject
Of international Peace as one Of the
matters to be brought before the APP
preaching General Council. In view
of this the American Peace Society, at
its last annual meeting, passed the fol,
lowing resolution:


That we rejoice in the understood
intention of the Venerable Head Of
the Roman Catholic Church to present
the cause Of International Peace to the
Ecumenical Council, and
to urge upon Christian nations, with=
out distinction Of sect, the reduction Of
the immense ornaments now bristling
defiance to each other; and that it


well becomes all those who bear the
name of the Prince of Peace 10 unite


in such an appeal, as these millions in
| rms are 80 many prOvOcatiOns to war,
land constitute not only a crushing
burden upon the industry and proper
| ty Ofthe civilized world, but lOwer'
ing stOrm-clUud, which may burst at
any moment into a tempest Of wide-
spreading devastation.
Year: 1869

Not long since there was q commission in
existence charged with the job Of making the
whole Of this island a sort Of municipal checker
board Of cross streets and Tenth, Eleventh
and Twelfth avenues All that picturesque
part OF the island whose broken surface
afforded fine suburban residences for the
wcalthicr citizens Of the metropolis was to
be destroyed in the plan of these worthless,
and the whole face OF the island was to be cut
10 dead level 10 make an illimitable area for
corner groceries and "city lots" We took
somewhat active part In spelling the vast job
that the commissioners had in hand in that
vandal scheme and in securing the improve
ment Of the district In question by the con-
struction Of the Grand Boulevard under the
auspices Of the Central Park Commission. In


the present upward movement In the prices Of
Year: 1869

Confusion reigns among the politicians in
Washington. The spoils question, and who
shall direct the division, is the great bone Of
contention. With an instinct that belongs to
the true hummer the members Of both houses
do not incline to quarrel among themselves,
and 50 they have adopted the caucus plan.
King Caucus assumes the appointing power,
and, after arranging the slate, waits upon the
President and tells him what Is to be done. In
the matter OF the nominations to the Offices in
Pennsylvania very instructive incident has
occurred in Washington, which illustrates tho
peculiar relations to each other Of the
several branches Of the government. The
republican Senators and Representatives from
that State met In caucus and coolly resolved
that each republican member of the House
shall have the control Of tho appointments to
office In his district, and in those represented
by democrats the State Senators shall have tho
same.


The GOODNESS of this proceeding Is only
surpassed by It's impudence. We can readily
comprehend that in making appointments 10
Office the President would do we'll to consult
representative men from the several districts.
Year: 1869

A REMEDY FOR THE STREET CAR NUISANCE
AT THE FooT OF THE PARK--Make q circular
road for all the cars Of the various lines that
terminate at the junction Of Broadway and
Park row, and compel them to pass along
without stopping to their respective tracks.
There would then be no delay, no changing Of
the horses, and consequently no obstructions
and no nuisance. Each road would have but
one terminus, and that would be the uptown
depot. There would be no necessity for down.
town starters, and the companies, the public
and the city generally would be benefited.
Let the city authorities insist on trying the OK
pertinent.
Year: 1869

PRESIDENT GRANTS RECEPTION OF THE
DIPLOMATIC CoRPs President Grant re-
sponded appropriately to the expressions BY
Baron Gerolt, In behalf Of the Diplomatic
Corps, Of their good wishes for his welfare and
that Of the nation which has chosen him az its
Chief Magistrate. He assured the Diplomatic
Corps that it would be bis constant endeavor
to maintain those relations Of peace and friend
ship which now exist between the United
States and the countries respectively repre-
sented by the members of the corps. This ID
all very well and in strict accordance with eti-
quette. But we are very sure that President
Grant does not thereby pledge himself to
adopt the milk-and- water policy of Mr.. Seward
and Mr.. Reverdy johnson. He will adhere to
the text of his own foreign policy, as plainly
indicated in his inaugural address.
Year: 1869

WARS OVER THE WATER.-Tne Br00klyn1teS
are in terrible state of excitement just now
They have disciplined and marshalled forces
fighting for and against paid fire depart
ment; ranks well filed with eager belligerents
on both sides on the question of reducing
the proportions of Prospect Park, and quite q
nice little fight, with plenty Of adherents on
each side, going on between the old Brooklyn
Gas Company and the Hudson Avenue Ferry
Company. About year ago the gas COM
pany, in perfect harmony with all acts Of oil
gas companies, having no regard to the accom-
modations Of the people, ordered the ferry
company away from the landing at the foot Of
Hudson avenue, which they had used for up
wards Of forty years, TO the great ac-
commodation Of the Navy Yard people
and the inhabitants Of that section
Of the city. The gas company claimed to
have purchased the ferry slip from Cyrus p.
Smith, the Brooklyn railroad, gas house and
ferry manager. It is alleged now that the
property thus sold by Mr.. Smith belongs to
the State, and the gas company's title is likely
to prove as weak as q spiders web. They ere
very anxious to compromise with the ferry
company, but as the city authorities have the
matter in hand the gas men are likely to get
nothing but their bond.
Year: 1869

QUEER DoNGs AT THE STATE CAPITAL
The Senatorial report on bribery determines
at least this one important point shat large
sums of money did come from the treasury Of
the Erie Railway Company, which were ex-
pended for some purpose in Albany for which
no vouchers seem to have been fled in the
Office Of the company" Mr.. Lewis F. Payne
and Mr.. Luther Caldwell appear to have re-
ceived, without equivalent value, large sums
Of money in the great railroad fight between
Central and Erie. Otherwise there is much
hard swearing both ways, but it seems to be
satisfactorily shown that the two great railroad
corporations did exercise demoralixing infu-
ence and freely use money to corrupt the
Legislature and influence legislation. This
being shown, what shall be done about it2
Year: 1869

By Atlantic cable we learn that the Austrian
finances are, as usual, in a bad state. They
find deficiency Of three million forms this
year. This might readily be remedied by set
ting their half million Of uniformed men at
work, who could add an equal number Of dol
lars daily to the wealth Of the country, instead
Of drawing the same amount from the public
purse. So much, however, for European boun-
dairy lines. This is the payment for the privi-
lege Of boasting over petty divisions and little
nationalities.


Spain is in still worse condition than Aus
tria With her great Cuban source of revenue
taken from her, and an expensive war in its
place, she finds It necessary to call for loan
Of one thousand millions Of reals-about
one hundred and twenty-five millions of
dollars, gold. It is very doubtful II
she can negotiate such large loan. The
best method to put herself in funds, and to
take long step in civilization at the same
moment, Is to confscate all the estates Of the
clergy and sell them out at auction.


How little the people Of Europe are disposed
to set capital in active operation at present is
shown by our cable report that there has been
the very heavy increase Of eleven millions of
francs In bullion in the Bank of France. This
and the very large amount held in the Bank of
England does not speak well for European
prosperity. So they move across the water,
three millions of bayonets glittering, the poo
pie in poverty and capital stagnant.
Year: 1869




their full effect the great elements Of civiliza-
ton and progress that are conquering
the world-must make this city, before
many years, the richest materially, as the
greatest intellectually, of the earth.


The Press and tho Cabinet Appointments.


The republican and Independent journals are
generally well satisfied with the Cabinet as
now arranged. They think it rather an i'm
provement over the one which has occasioned
thus early in the new administration scrub
fight between the President and Congress.
The democratic and copperhead organs ara,
however. not SO well pleased with the new
slate. Entirely LEFT out In the cold, they feel
much like the poor devils who stand in front
Of well filed eating house while dinner Il
going on. All they can do is to pick their
teeth, think how they have gormandized in
times gone by and patiently wait for the
crumbs. Under these circumstances the lead
Ing copperhead and democratic flute Of this
city plays very doleful tune, and especially
with reference to Mr.. Boutwell,; says that me
is all that radicslisnt could desire-bigoted, in
tolerant and sectional in his political views,
and, withal, an earnest protectionist." That
sophomorical hurdy-gurdy, the Manhattan
Club organ, scarcely knowing what tune to
play before SO respectable company, yestef-
day devoted almost an entire leader to the
merits Of the only big Fish that suits its hungry
palate in the Cabinet. Turning to the repub-
lican sheets, we find that the head waiter ex-
presses his satisfaction in his usual uncertain
style; thinks that ssthe changes which haye
been made win strengthen the political ele-
ment in the composition Of the Cabinet, and
will, in that respect, render it more satisfao-
tory to the country" and thinks that ssit argues
well for the efficiency and success Of the new
administration" Looking at it through the
philosophers stone of the radical faction, we
find it endorsed as ''strong and safe Cabinet"
which s'will prove harmonious and efficient
We do not pronounce it ADLER than the original
cast, yet it will not suffer by comparison even
with that"


So we start of, with little preliminary
trouble, for the work Of the coming four years.
We shall have ample opportunity to judge Of
the practical value Of the men that Grant has
collected about him as his assistants. If they
do not meet the requirements made upon them
we shall expect that, in accordance with the
inaugural address, they will give 'place to
those who can"
Year: 1869

In San Francisco! Cinnamon pay $500
for a first class wife. AS in the Eastern
cities those who have frst-class wives
decline to put them on the market, they
have no quotations to compare with
those of the Pacific slope.
Year: 1869

The severe freeze which visited this
section in the latter part of October
took the nutritive substance out OF the
pastures in great degree. In conse'
quence, farmers have commenced feed
ing their stock month or more earlier
than usual this season. Constant and
regular feeding must be done, this year,
between six and seven months. With
an unfavorably wet summer and an un-
usually long winter, many farmer
will mentally ask the question, "Does
farming pay :" Blessed is the man who
has not too much stock for his feed, for
the latter article will be scarce before
grass grows in the spring


LINE upon line, and precept upon
precept," is needed by the careless faIm.
er to induce him to keep his stock econ
omically in winter. Any kind of live
stock, to be profitable to its owner, must
be kept in good condition during the
fall, and be we'll housed, in warm, dry
quarters through the inclement season
Besides being barbarous to expose cattle
to the cold winds and pelting storms, II
is Improbable. When exposed, they
require more feed to keep them in good
condition and there is inevitably
great waste of feed when fed out in the
wet and mud. Every farmer with any
experience and Judgment, knows this
yet very small minority of those who
do know it, practice it.


MERCY to the fingers as well as econo
my, requires that the farmer who ha'
not already got his corn all husked and
we'll housed should lose no time in tin'
ishing up this job. Every day that corr
now remains in the field it will sutfoI
some loss from the depredations of birds
ground-hogs, and other animals and
from damage caused by the weather.


EVERY fruit tree of an uuprohtablt
variety should be grated over next
Spring to some variety more desirable
There is probably not an orchard in the
State in which one or more trees cannot
be found which would do better by
being grated over. The gratis vii.
make a more vigorous growth next yeal
and do better generally if cut this fall
before much heavy freezing has affected
the Young wood. In order to keep them
we'll they should be packed in damp
moss or slightly damp sawdust, in small
boxes.


LIVE Stock SALEs.-Woult it not
be desirable for number of farm
ers living within q radius of %
or 80 miles Of Wheeling, who oc'
casionally have some speeies Of fine
stock to sell, to join together and make
annual, semi-aunual or more frequent
public sales of such stock, at some con-
venient pointi Let the time and place
of sale together with the stock Of vari,
ous kinds that would probably be offered
be Announced and generally understood
some weeks beforehand; then farmers
and others desirous Of purchasing such
stock, far and near, would fio'k to the
great fair Hnd sale. Such sales are
held with great advantage in some sec,
tions. They would certainly be exceed,
ingly interesting and most probably
profitable to both buyer and seller
Everybody would then know just where
to 20 to either sell or buy whatever he
desired in tho live stock line. What
.o. onp fa,~.ar &rinpdst
Year: 1869

without any special complaint, except grad
ual declination of bodily strength and nervous
energy, will find in the TONIC A FOUNTAIN
OF VITALITY ANDEvIGOR AS RE
FRESHING AND EXT HILERATING AS
A POOL IN IHE DESERT TO THE SAND
SGORCuED AND PAINTING TRAVELLER
Year: 1869

THERE is a great deal of bad hay in
the country, made SO by the wet harvest
weather. 1t was, in Q measure, unavoid-
able, but we fear it will be the cause Of
much poor stock by spring. The corn
fodder should be saved and fed with
care; it is better for cattle than much
Of the hay.
Year: 1869

WooL.-It is now pretty we'll under
stood that the falling off in the clip of
1869 will reach 4O,OOO,O pounds. The
trade in woolen goods is generally re-
ported better. Tho present inactivity
AID low price of wool is ascribed to the
stringency in the money market but q
more active demand is expected. Be-
fore next shearing time those who hold
good lots of wool will be able to re-
alize handsomely. There will be but
little pulled wool to overrun the market
and crush the ..prices, as was the case
last spring.
Year: 1869

The earnest and particular attention
OF the citizens of Memphis, Of West Ten
nessee, aud Especially Of the mem mbeTs OF
the Chamber OF Commerce of our city, is
called TO the following, endorsed and pro-
mulg glted by Governor BrOwnlOw and
the Governors of other States. We
hope that a delegation from cur city will
attend this Convention and assist in tns
development Of the scheme that will by
such body be adopted
Year: 1869

Among the articles of every day


use, fewer improvements, perhaps,


have been made in the construction


of umbrellas than anything else, va


riations in material and pattern being


unaccompanied by essential improve
ment in principle. The latter result
seems, however, to have been accom-
plished lately in England by what is
called the Lanteles Umbrella, the
main features of which consist in the
adoption of ball and socket joints at
each end of the stretchers, instead of
the customary forks, and the use of
q spring and wedge lock for holding
the umbrella open or shut, instead
of the customary long wire spring
which weakens the handle so much.
The advantages claimed are greater
durability, facility in taking out
stretchers for repair, impossibility of
having the umbrella turned inside
out, etc. The construction of the
whole is very simple, although diff
cult TO explain without figure-and
the cost of manufacture very little
more than that of the old fashioned
kind.
Year: 1869

Four-score and ten years ago our


fathers brought forth upon this con-


tinent q new nation, conceived in lib


erty and dedicated to the proposition


that all men were created equal.


Now we are engaged in great civil


war, testing whether that nation so
conceived and so dedicated, can long
endure. We are met on great bat
tie field of that war. We are met to
dedicate portion of that field as a
final resting place for those who gave
up their lives that that nation might
live. 1t is altogether fitting and
proper that we should do this. But
in q larger sense we can not dedicate,
we can not consecrate, we can not
hallow this ground. The brave men,
living and dead, who struggled here
have consecrated it far above our
power to add or detract. The world
will little note nor long remember
what we saw here, but it can never
forget what they did here. It is for
us, the living, rather to be dedicated
here 20 the unfinished work which
they who fought here have thus far
so nobly advanced. 1t is for US to
he here dedicated to the great task
remaining before us, that from these
honored dead We take increased de-
vot;on to that cause for which they
gave the last full measure of devO-
ton; that we here highly resolve
that these dead shall not have died
in vain that this nation shall under
God have q new birth of freedom.
and that the Government of the peo-


pie, by the people, and for the peo-


pie shall not perish from the earth.
Year: 1869

EFFECT OF THE SALE OF Property
IN ITALY-We hear accounts from
Sicily of the former church property
which was sold by auction to privat,
individuals. The house belonging
to the converts were in a dilapidated
state, but have now been either thor
oughly repaired or pulled down and
rebuilt. The tilling of the convent
farms was in backward state, beng
carried on in the most primitive
manner and with the rudest imple-
ments but the new owners are de
voting their attention 10 improve
ment in tie culture of the soil, which
is naturally rich and fertile. In Mes
sina and in the communes of the
province, several day and night
schools are open. The latter are well
and many of the children
OF the peasantry can now read and
write.
Year: 1869

1t is estimated that the wheat crop
in Ohio this year will amount to
about thirty millions of bushels, or
about double what it was last year.
Corn will be about one-third of a
crop, or about thirty millions of
bushels. The heaviest corn crop
ever grown in the State measured
nfnety-three millions of bushels
The oats crop is double what it was
last year, and the hay crop is excel
lent, and reaches the market in first
rate order. Potatoes are uniformly
good, although it is feared that the
present dry weather will injure the
late crop little.
Year: 1869

HERE isa bit of French philosophy.
1t is set down to the credit of Alex
ander Dumas, .fls: "Walk two hours
every day. Sleep seven hours every
night. Get up as soon as you wake.
Speak only when necessary, and say
only half what you think. Don't
write anything but what you can
sign. Think neither too much nor
too little of money; it is a good SER
want but bad master. Beware of
women before you are twenty
Avoid them after you are forty"
Year: 1869

MARK TWAIN thus mourns over
Adams grave: "rhe tomb ofAdam!
How touching it was, here in land
of strangers, far away from home and
friends, AMI all who cared for me,
thus to discover the grave of blood
relation. The unerring instinct OF
nature thrilled its recognition. The
fountain of my filial affection was
stirred to its profoundest depths,
and / gave way to tumultuous emo
ton. / leaned upon pillar and
burst into tears. / deem it no shame
to have wept over the grave OF my
poor dead relative Let him who
would sneer at my emotion close the
volume here, for he will find little to
his taste in my journeying through
the Holy Land. Noble old mamie
did not live to see me, he did not
live to see his child. And-l-l
alas. l did not live to see him.
Weighed down by sorrow and disap-


1t J,o JiaI baforn T yvaS horn
Year: 1869

six thousand brief sum.-,rth of shat
1 was born. But let us try a. may
it with fortitude. Let US trust tn
he is better off where he is. Let US
take comfort in the thought that his
loss is our eternal gain"