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Year: 1869

THE SUGAR SEAsoN.-Co Contrary to the ap-
prehensions Of many, the maple sugar season
is proving an exceedingly productive one in
Vermont The freezing nights and sunny
days, with the thorough soaking Of the ground
tusely. In parts of the State where the snow
is deepest, the farmers are obliged to use snow
shoes, to get about in their sugar bushes;'
but on the whole the snow Is not interfering
with sugar making In this county, the far
mers are having famous time, the sap run
ming as fast, and in some cases faster than they
collect it. On the whole, the prospect is that
more sugar will be made this spring than in
several years; which considering the high
price Of sugar generally, is a very favorable
and fortunate state of the case.-Burlington
Free Preas
Year: 1869

THE VnLooIPEDE INVENTOR GETS HIS RE-
wARD.-The Paris correspondent of the New
York Times writes that M. Michaux, the in
vsntor of the velocipede, "still maintains the
lead in the manufacture of these articles. and
must feel at this moment very much like q
man in dream. For years he Starved while
trying to introduce the vehicle; the money he
gained at his anvil was absorbed by the new
invention, and it was only after sending his
sons and workmen for year driving through
the streets, that the public eye became famil-
lar enough with it to buy it. 1t is only eight
cen months since NJ Michaux commenced to
sell seriously to the public, and now he works
half thousand men and increases the num-
ber every day. The average price of veloci-
there is one halt profit, so that N. Michaux is
already ut the head of fortune.
Year: 1869

'Procrastination is the thief Of time" and
we must NOT delay the support of the Editor
of our "Teachers colunn,' else the object
for which it is intended will not be realized.


All pursuits and occupations in life have
for their nourish ment sooe great and ulti-
mate object. The poor laborer is happy
and contented With good health, by the aid
Of which, he is enabled to support his fami-
ly. The talented and wealthy are bringing
to bear their whole power OF thought and
calculation, for the purpose of receiving the
plaudits Of the world. The christian is ar
dently seeking the truth Of God, which will
solace him in the hour OF Death and gain
eternal happiness. Excepting the latter,
the teachers vocation is the most to be de-
pended upon for true principle of education
and religion. How deeply should we feel
as teachers the responsibility that rests up
on our mode o! teaching, our conduct and
principles. The IDEAS and habits that chill
dren assume while under our tuelage will
have untold effects upon not only those now
around us, but upon future generations. IT.
then, our aim is TO improve the minds Of the
young and prepare them for the future du-
ties which will devolye upon them, how earn
esty and devoutly should we strive for the
perfect accomplishment Of our task. But
this is not the only inducement, for we're it
not for the small sum of S35 per month,
few Of Us would be occupying the situations
we now hold. Compensation is necessary
for our support, but those A.at are not ac-
tuated by other motives than money, we
think fall shor, OF bcing good teachers. Let
Us, therefore. at the same time we agitate
the public mind in favor of higher wages,
own our incompetenes aud strive to become
more thorough in our work as teachers.


Let US stand hy The Editor of our column,
even if we are ashamed of our productions;
also let us keep up our Township Institutes
| Y prompt attendance and active interest,
believing this one great privilege for gener.
al improvement. The instructor should be
well qualified in order to avoid giving im-
proper ideas, but if the pupil believes ths
of teachers erroneous, let him
manifest it by argument until he is convin-
ced. All have an equal right to their opin-
ion, and should not be swayed in all cases.


j. P s.
Year: 1869

Heaven help the man WHO imagines
he can dodge enemies by trying to please
everybody! If such an individual ever
succeeded we should be glad of it-not
that we believe in man going through
the world trying to tind beams to knock
and thump his poor head against, dispu-
ting every mans opinion, fighting and
elbowing and crowding all who differ
with him. That, again. is another ex-
treme. Other people have right to
their opinion, 50 have you; Don't fall in
to the error of supposing they will re-
spect you more for, turning your coat
every day to match the color of theirs.
Wear your own colors in spite of wind
or weather, storm or sunshine It costs
the vacillating andairresolute ten times
the trouble to wind, and shuttle, and
twist, that it does honest, manly inde-
pendence to stand its ground.
Year: 1869

The explorers at Jerusalem have
made further discoveries of underground
structures-part of the ancient city
Which have for ages been hidden by &C
cumulations of rubbish and modern
buildings. They have opened vaulted
passage, one side of which is massive
masonry, the other perpendicular rock,
and this, rock is supposed to be the plat
form on which the Temple was built
Should this supposition prove true, the
long debated question as to the dimen-
,sions Of the Temple may perhaps be
settled; and the archaologists who hold
that the extent of the building was not
greater than appears in Josephus, may
find their views confirmed. From this
it will be seen that the explorations be-
come more and more interesting, but it is
unfortunate that, in order to lay open
old Jerusalem, a large part of modern
Jerusalem must be endangered or de.
stroyed. Nevertheless il we can succeed
in getting definite notion of what Je-
rusalem was like in the days of Herod,
all the money, labor and enthusiasm ex-
pended in obtaining that result will have
been well bestowed.
Year: 1869

20 A BEAUTIFUL RETRosPEcr.-When the
summer day Of youth is slowly wasting
away in the nightfall of age, and the past
years grow deeper as night draws to q
close, it is pleasant to look back through
the vistas Of time upon the joys and sor-
rows Of early years. If we have q home
to shelter, or hearts to rejoice with US,
and friends who have been gathered
around our fireside. then the rough pla-
ces of our wayfaring will be worn and
smoothed away in the twilight of life,
while the bright sunny spots we have
passed through will grow brighter and
more beautiful Happy, indeed, are
those whose intercourse with the
world has not changed the course Of
their holier feeling, or broken those mu-
steal chords Of the heart whose vibra-
tions are SO melodious, so tender and so
touching in the evening Of age.
Year: 1869

We clip the following from an ex-
change, and give to our readers because
of its truthfulness. 1t is rather queer
piece of poetic prose, and yet contains
more truth than poetry. We commend
it to the notice of all business men:


when trade grew slack, and notes
fell due, the merchants face grew long
and blue; his dreams were troubled
through the night with sheriff ), bailiff' s,
all in sight At last wife unto him said.
Rise up at once, get out OF bed, and get
your paper, ink and pen, and say these
words unto all men: -z.


NV goods 7 wish to sell to you, and
to your wife and daughters too; my pri-
ces they shall be so low, that each shall
buy before they go,


HE did as his good wife advised, and
in the paper advertised. Crowds came
and bought of all he had; his notes were
paid his dreams were glad, and he will
tell you to this day how we'll did prin-
ter's ink repay.


He told US with knowing wink, how
he was saved with printers ink.


A merchant who did ink despise and
ne'er was known to advertise, happened
t other day in a place as tight, and
contented was the press to slight. And
did not let the people know of what he
had or where to go.


His drafts were due and were not
paid; levy on his goods was made; the
store was closed until the sale, aud for
some time he was in Jail. A bankrupt
now without cent, at leisure he can
deep repent, that he was foolish and un-
wise, and did not freely advertise
Year: 1869

The directors of the New York and
New Haven railroad have decided, as an
experiment, to use wooden wheels on
some of the cars upon their road. Quite
a number of these wheels have been pur-
chased, and will be substituted for the
present iron ones on some of the new
cars. They are understood to cost near
ly treble the price of iron wheels, but
are considered quite as cheap in the end.
They are made of elm or teak wood,
and bound with steel tires. Besides be-
ing less liable to break by the action of
frost, they make less noise.
Year: 1869

Some Of the deaoons down east seem
to have q bad practice Of snoring loudly
while asleep in church, which appears to
disturb some folks there, as Maine pa
per recently had the following petite
notice for one Of them: Deacon -------
is requested not to commence snoring
to morrow until the sermon has begun.
as some persons in the neighborhood of
his pew would like to hear the text
Year: 1869

BOY WANrED.'-The editor of the
Erie Gazette, no doubt tired OF the old
system of apprenticeship, thus adyert
ses for a boy:


Wanted, at this Office, boy to take
sheets from the press every Wednesday
and Saturday afternoon. No limits as
to salary and the said boy to consider
that the office exists for his special con.
venience. If be don't feel well, or wants
to go fishing, or play marbles, or see
match games of base ball, or go shop
ping with his girl, or visit his cousin, the
paper will wait his sovereign pleasure.
Anybody who presumes to criticise his
efforts, is to be Immediately arrested for
contempt. All the boys he knows are to
have free run of the office. The editors
time to be exclusively at the aforesaid
boys disposal. Salary to be drawn sew
eral years before. A boy possessing
these qualifications, will please report
where he can be found, and at what time
deputation of printers may call upon
him, and respectfully present references
of good character on the part Of the Of
flee and its employees
Year: 1869

New York has fally ratified the Fif-
teenth Constitutional Amendment. The
Senate concurred with the Assembly in
doing so by full vote on a strict party
diyision-yeas IT, nays Is So we are
we'll on the way toward the incorpora-
ton of that amendment into the Federal
Constitution The States which have
ratified it, according to our count, are
Year: 1869

realized immense fortunes, Their receipts m the present, too. are but tithe of thei, just expectations from the future. It is complained that the public have through individual and national purchase of bonds supplied all the funds the enterprise has required, while the Credit Mobilier'' have taken the profits, the stock and the i'm mense grants of land. There seems to be much truth in this complaint, yet had the government been less liberal it would have been many year before the road would have been built, unless, indeed, they had built it themselves.

 The school of experiment is generally a dear one. If this experiment has proved an exception let us take advantage of it at once. The government. we take it, runs no risk upon it's security by way of the company's second mortgage bonds. It has lost nothing. therefore, and can lose nothing, except land which it never tires of giving away. Let it compel, in the first place. complete fulfilment of the compa- ny's contract for first class road. The concern is, if anything, too solvent, and should do every title it has agreed to do. Then let Congress charter competing lines with liberal land grants, thus putting an end to risk of monopoly; <; and let them above all things provide that the, people may have chance to take stock in the meet Pacific Railroad
Year: 1869

s 1@- Somebody in Canton is evidently

 very much alarmed for fear that the Con. necticut Western subscription will finally be carried Tn that town, and hence hue aud cry has been raised in the Legislature against the frequent votes that are said to worry the opponents of that measure. If Canton is at all like Roxbnry we don't won- der the opposition is getting shaky. In

 the latter town the Yeas go up from 1O5 to 157. the Nays go do,On from 95 to S1, on three votes. Unless the Legislature fires of a restraining statute, and that speedily, Roxbury will surely be put right on the railroad record A ,1s.a ~ d

 Now, is there anything wrong in this thorough discussion and repeated action

 on question of paramount importance to every citizen of that locality? Every vote shows an increasing interest in, and bet ter. understanding of the issue. It is not the wrong side, but the right, which gains by this truly democratic style of proceed, ing. When a minority, or a constantly de- creasing majority, calls railroad meetings for mere annoyance it will be time for the Legislature to act. That no such instance

 has happened in the history of the Shepaug Valley Railroad, we know. That the friends of the Connecticut Western have anywhere pursued so suicidal a course, we do not be- ieve. 1sf1aa1sles U ie
Year: 1869

On A Gu.-While the Father of Waters
is pre- eminently cold water man, just at
present he is "on a high with good pros


poets of getting good deal higher. What
is everybody's business IS nobody's, so the
gates at the lower part OF the slough have
remained Enclosed, and the water has backed
up from the river, in that direction, pushing
up as far as Elk street.
Year: 1869

TIcnr TIMEs.-The times are getting
tight, and our coustsbles are all busy a..
taching property for debts. No wonder
this is the case when we are all taxed to
death to support horde of barnacles
Year: 1869

PoIIcg CoURr.-Ed. Stein, a stranger
who had been sucking at jug SO long as to
allow his copperosity to sagaciatc little
too freely for the peace and dignity of tn"
public, was jugged by Policeman Schraeder,
last evening. lie was this morning fined
the usual three dollars and costs by Magis
trate Copper, and expressed himself as
highly satisfied, stating that he had had a
big drunk, and had got of cheap enough
for any body Quite a philosopher as well
as hummer.
Year: 1869

We would call the especial attention of bust
ness men to the fact that tho ARGUS Office does
RuNng, Binding and Blank Book Work, Of every
description, Parties having any of this kind Of
work to do will find it to their interests to call at
the AnGus Office md have it done.
Year: 1869

This Thursday evening, at seven o clock,
the Democratic Township meeting convenes
at the Court House to choose delegates to
the County Convention. 1t is hoped that
every ward in our city will be represented
and that due interest will be taken in this
formal opening Of the campaign. Let every
democrat be on hand
Year: 1869

Be or HAND To.NIGHT. - 1t is hoped that
every ward in Rock Island will be repre-.
sented at the Court House this evening by a
good turnout of democracy. Let there be a
manifestation of life and enthusiasm in the
party At the first step of the campaign. If
any of our radical brethren, sick Of the rule
of the barnacles, choose to drop around,
they will find the doors open. 1t is expect.
ed that each ward committee will be present,
and will be prepared to namo its delegates
to the convention, to be voted for by the
democrats present.
Year: 1869

THE JOSEPHINE HAIR EEsToRATIyE.-
It is seldom that we ever notice any article
Of this kind in our columns, but this prepa


ration i, so superior to the majority Of hair
restoratives, that we take pleasure in recon-
mending it to the public. We ale assured
from the best authority that it contains no
sugar of lead, nitrate Of silver, or any other
poisonous drug. 1t is valuable article for
the purpose for which it is recommended,
and should be upon every lady's toilet table.
Year: 1869

The Boy WuALER.-By posters about
town we notice that hot house, blood and
thunder periodical a, New York is soon to
bring out a startling novelette, entitled "The
Boy Whaler, or the Young Rover-a sea
tale " The most accomplished boy whaIer
we ever encountered was the austere peda.
gogue who taught our young ideas how to
shoot. If he wasn't success as boy
whaler, we at least used often to receive
vivid Impressions to that effect.
Year: 1869

city delegation aer sooam Of several months at Albany have


reached @ city good humo but With hats rather be worse tor wear
after their long campaign and the consequence Is that KNOX the batter
No 22 Broadway has had lively call for bis superior bats tn part
Of the city smbe We pstrons Go thou aud do likewise
Year: 1869

Strong-mindedness Broke Loose Again-lIrs.


Mary A. Livermore In Reply to Judge Mat


thews-What Women Want.


Special Despatch to The EUening Telegraph.


CINCINNATI, Sept 16.-Pike's Hall last night
was filled by very large and highly respectable
audience assembled to hear discourse from
Mrs. Mary A. Livermore, of Chicago, who had
been announced to deliver a reply to Judge
Matthews letter declining to sign the call for
the convention.


She considered it a most handsome, fair, and
manly letter. There was very little in the letter
that she could object to at all; but when the
Judge comedies that they need to have change
made in the laws in reference to the rights of
married women, industry, education, ETC., he
conceded all that they asked for. He could not
grant these without the other inevitably follow
ing. just as soon as it is found that women are
able to do business and to follow the professions,
the ballot will be given them.


The single objection in the mind of Judge
Matthews was that the exercise of the elective


franchise would confuse the spheres of the two
sexes. His idea is simply ths:-Women are


women. They are to be wives and mothers and


therefore they are to have nothing to do with
the government of society.


The speaker agreed that there is different
function in the two sexes, but she differed from
him in this, that because of this difference, you
should enfranchise one and make slaves OF
the other; and the very fact that there is diff
ference in the sexes the very fact that men arc
unlike women, utterly disqualiies men for legis-
lating for women.


Mrs. Livermore cOnteuded that women had
shown their ability to govern by their govern
ment of families. and quoted from the essay OF
| John Stuart Mill on the subsection of woman in
| support of her position; and how is it known
| that they have no capacity to govern when an
opportunity has not been offered them of trying
| the experiment? {? What women ask is to have
those disabilities removed and that they be
placed on perfect legal and social equality with
men.
Year: 1869

EXCURSION TONIGHT The steamer State
of Maryland will take select party of
cxcurSionists down the James river this
returning by moonlight. A full
brass band will be on board, and all other
arrangements for the comfort and pleasure
of the passengers will be made. Garber's
omnibusses will await the return of the
steamer, and convey the excursionists to
any part of the city for 25 cents each.
Tickets (Which are only one dollar) may be
procured of any one of the committee OF
arrangements.
Year: 1869

like all things spectral. The predictions of
science and the prophecies of the evange-
list announce the same catastrophe:


Immediately after the tribulation Of
those days, shall the sun be darkened, and
the moon shall not give her light, and the
stars shall fall from heaven, and the pow
ers of heaven shall be shaken"
Year: 1869

A Western farmer gives his ex.
perienco on this point as follows4


Having fed boiled corn to a few
cattle last winter, became con.
vinced that it was profitable and
decided to Try 1t thoroughly this
year. I ain now feeding only
two bushels Of corn per day, to
seventeen head Of oxen and heavy
steers, and nevor saw cattle tatten
better in my lito. ..


In addition to this they have
liberal supply Of corn fodder and
if any farmor can name O cheaper
way to make beef l should like
I to hear from him.


Perhaps tho reader may sun
pose that tho process of cooking
is tedious and expensive, but it IL
not so.


have q boiler five feet long,
two and half wide, aud one and
Il half deep tho sides Of which
arc made Of fpoplar plank, and tho
bottom Of sheet copper (iron is
much cheaper and lust al good)
which will hold six bushels Of
corn


This is set or u stone fur.
nacc aud when full Of corn is
filled about two.thirda full of wa
ter, and covered TO contino tho
steam. After heating tho water
to boiling point, it is allowed to
cook about twenty minutes, when
it is tnken out and thrown into
tho tubs which have holes in tho
bottom to drain tho water back
into the boiler.


BY taking tho corn ont at ono
ond, thoro is soon room enough to
roll the grain which is on tho ton
down into the hot water, which
in addition to tho stcaming it has
already received cooks it suf-
ficlently.


In cold weather the corn must
be put into bin in Tho cellar,
which is tho hardest part Of tho
labor. A handful Of salt should
| bo thrown in ovory time tho
boiler il filed. Ono man will
cook twenty-five bushels in half u
day, and ono cord Of wood will
boil hundred bushels. ...
Tho cob Of corn, in it's dry
state, is about as digcstiblo rs Il
whito oak chip, and tho grain has
just begun TO soften after soaking
ak hours in cold water but after
boiling, the cob is easily chowcd
and tho grain crushes into cooked
meal undor tho teeth, 80 that tho
process Of digestion commoncns at
once. am convinced that cattle
will thrive botter upon two bush
els Of boiIod corn, thar upon three
bushels in its natural state.
Year: 1869

ExTRAoRDINARY SELF IMMoLArJoN.-
The following statement appears in the Pal
Hall G3seae:


All the extraordinary proceedings Of the
many fanatical sects whose rapid increase
has excited 90 much anxiety in Russia, are
fairly thrown into the shade by terrible
oct Of self-immolation which is reported
from the government Of Saratow. A few
months ago the prophets of new religion
made their appearance in that part of the
empire, preaching self.destruction by fire -
the only sure road to salvation and 10 read
lily was their dreadful doctrine received by
the ignorant and superstitious peasantry that
In one large village no less than seventeen
hundred persons assembled in some wooden
houses, and, having barricaded the doors
and windows, Get the buildings on fire and
perished in the flames. The authorities are
doing all they can to stay the progress of
this new madness, but their task 10 obviously
. difficult one. The punishments which the
law can inaict must have little terror for en-
thusiasts who deliberately choose . death 70
horrible - the true road to heaven.
Year: 1869

The ASSUMPTION OF THE VIRGIN.-Itis is re-
ported from Rome that the forthcoming Ecu
mencial Council is to decree as one of its dog
mas the eOrpOreal assumption Of the Blessed
Virgin. This means that the Roman church
intends to accept as authentic and as an article
of faith the legend Of the death of the Virgin
Mary, which is in substance that, at an advanced
age, some say sixty years, others Seventy-fVe,
she was warned of her approaching death by an
angel from heaven that the Apostles were
miraculOusly transported, John from Ephesus,
Peter from Antioch, and the rest from other
distant places, to her bedside, and that the
Lord himself then appeared among them in
splendor, received his mothers expiring soul
and bore it to heaven.


Her lifeless body, which remained behind,
was tenderly caressed by pious women, who,
as they were about to disrObe it and wash the
flesh, suddenly beheld it caught away in the
cloud, out of their sight-in order las some say
that her comely and immortal limbs might
never be seen of sinful and mortal eyes. Or,
according to another version, her body like her
sons was laid three days in sepulchre, and
at the end of that time. at her son s sc1mmand,
was uplifted from earth to heaven, while the
vacated sepuchre was found strewn with lilies
by unseen and angelic hands. The translation
of the Virgins soul to heaven has for twelve
centuries been celebrated by the Roman Church
by solemn feast on the 18th day OF August,
| the traditional day of her death. 1t is now
said that the forthcoming council of the church
will make her corporal like her spiritual as
sumption dogma Of the Catholic faith.-Cin-
cin7adti Chronicle.