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Year: 1869

The editor of the Montgomery
Mail is now travelling in the North.
In a recent letter to his paper,
dated Louisville, he gives his indi:-
vidual opinion as to why Grant
was nominated at Chicago. He
says:


At Louisville, on the boat, here,
there and everywhere, the impress
sion created by the language and
acts of the new President thus far
is bad. The universal opinion is
that the Republican party, from
the necessities of their position,
was compelled to take Grant, be-
cause of his availability, and that
they have put ball into china
shop. His self-sufdciency was sup
posed to cloak deep penetration
and profound resolve. 1t appears
to cloak simply a weak and falli-
bic human being, whose first acts
of civil administration furnish us
the very best reasons why he stood
at the foot of his class at West
Point, and why he met with no
success in the lanyard.
Year: 1869

JENNY LIND, AND THE Bird
remember stage-driver's story of
Jenny Lind when she was riding
in the country. A bird of bril-
liant plumage perched on a tree
near as they drove along, and
trilled out such a complication of
sweet notes as perfectly astonished
her. The coach stopped, and
reaching out she gave one of her
finest roulades. The beautiful
creature arched his head on one
side and then on the other, list
ening deferentially; then, as if de-
termined to excel his famous RI
val, raised his graceful throat and
sang a song Of ripping melody
that made Jenny rapturously
clap her hands in ecstacy, and
quickly as though she was before
severely critical audience in Castle
Garden, delivered some Tyrolean
mountain strains that sent the
echoes flying, whereupon Little
Birdie took it up and sang and
trilled till Jenny, in happy delight,
acknowledged that the pretty
woodland warbler decidedly out.
caroled the Swedish Nightingale.
Year: 1869

A TRAVELLING SENATOR DEAD.
One of the North Carolina State
Senators died recently in Raleigh.
A resolution was passed by the
body of which he was a member,
to appoint a committee to escort
his remains to his late home-sup-
posed to be, of course, somewhere
in North Carolina. The commit
tee started with the body, it is
said, and at last accounts were en-
route for the State of Vermont
where the deceased had lived
He had only been "sojourning" in
the old North State long enough
to be elected to the Legislature.
Year: 1869

Don Piatt, of the Cincinnati


Commercial, thus discourses of the


coming destruction of radicalisn


and the cause of it:


l suppose that were our Gov.


ernment confined to it's legiti


mate uses, man of ordinary in.


tellect and average honesty could


be a successful Congressman. But


with our affairs as they are now,
with the floors of Congress convert.
ed into an area for conflicting pri-


vate interests, we need the ablest
and the purest men in our law
making department. If our par
ty have such they had better hur-
ry them up. We are being ruined
by such twaddlers as Moorehead,
Kelley and Co. We have seen
the Democratic party, with it's
load OF SIN, ignorance and prejudice
gaining on us every day. Each
election grows closer and more
doubtful, and the time is not dis
tant when the men who tried to
destroy our Government will have
control of it, with the sanction
Of the people.


The burden of taxation is shift
ed from the capital to the labor
of the country, and the laborer,
if he does not reason at heart, feels,
and instinctively trusts to his
friends.


A gentleman, and an old pro-
tectionist, just from a visit to
Yankee land, told me last night
that going from the West to the
East was like passing from a
graveyard to a busy thoroughfare.
He left behind him land where
money was scarce, trade dull and
general stagnation like a miasma
settled on the country. And he
went into region alive with work
and noisy with trade, every drop
of water is turned to account, and
all night long, as the train swept
on, the skies were Illuminated with
glowing furnaces, and on every
side crowded upon him new evil
dence of moneyed prosperity
We of the West are mortgaged to
New England. And take the
poor operative of that busy re-
gion, and are his wages any high
er now than they were before the
war? Not a cent. But the capi-
talists, the lordly owners of those
huge factories, pocket their mil
lions.


And our so-called Representa-
tives from the West and South sit
in their places and vote, day af-
ter day, and night after night, for
his legalized robbery of their own
Year: 1869

Few know the fact that China
contains one-third of the human
race. The latest returns made
to her central authorities for tax
ing purposes, by the local magis-
trates, make her population four
hundred and fourteen millions; and
this is more likely to be under than
over the actual aggregate. Near
ly all of those who are over ten
years old not only can but do read
and write.
Year: 1869

A little girl was affected to tears
on being shown the picture of
Daniel inthe den of lions. On be-
ing told that she need not cry, for
the prophet was not devoured, it
turned out that she was distressed
for fear that one little lion in the
corner would not get anything to
eat, Daniel being evidently too
small to go around.
Year: 1869

WATERY POTAToES.-Put into
the pot piece of lime as large as
hens egg; and how watery soever
the potatoes may have been, when
the water is poured off, the pota-
toes will be found dry and mealy.
Year: 1869

Before the war there was not
a single steamer running from any
Southern port to Europe. Now
there are steam lines from every
Southern port of Importance, Ell
ther in active operation or pro-
jected.
Year: 1869

"Did l understand you to say
that l was lousy, sir p. "Oh, no !
l merely told my friend that when
it rained lice in Egypt, I Thought
you must have been walking about
there without hat or UMBRELLA
that's all"
Year: 1869

occasionally, that incline to treat theil ministers shabbily. That is the chief evil of the voluntary system" Yet, even in such cases, ws doubt whether a bishop would act wisely in refusing his consent to vote of dismissal. When matters have come to such pass that majority of the members of a Society desire to dismiss their rector, the sooner he goes, the better for both parties concerned Hence we hold, that when any members of Society are dissatisfied with their rector, they have a clear right to move for his dismissal; and Whenever such motion is fairly carried in Society's meeting, wise bishop. would seldom,if ever, refuse his canonical concur renee.

 In our opinion, MT. Buckingham misap- prehends the difficulty in the Marketable case, and its true remedy. There is no cause for an appeal to the bishop. That only occurs, according to the Letter of Institu- tion, Sin case of any difference between you (the rector) and your congregation, as to separation There has been DO ac- tion of the Marbledale congregation, as yet. which raises any such issue. The question is not one of difference between rector and congregation, but of irregularity in Society's meeting. That body has, as it seems to us, allowed itself to be put in the wrong, by submitting to the unwarrantable authority assumed by it's minister. Its true mode of setting itself right would seem to be by the call of another meeting, which should be organized according to law, and allow the discussion and decision of all proper notions Until the society takes some such course we do not see how they can complain of criticism. newspaper or otherwise. Nor, on the other hand, can we see why the minister, the propriety of whose conduct has been publicly quos- toned, cannot "with propriety reply.'- ED. ENQ. ..-.--..s .-...... ......
Year: 1869

SAN Francisco, June 30.-Recent
aid successful experiments have been
made in this city with the working Of
a model aerial navigation machine. 1t
not only ascended into the air, but
was propelled in any required direc-
ton by the machinery. The airship
has capacity enough to carry eight OF
ten psrsons-having been constructed
for the purpose Of making a trip to
New York. The inventor is conf
dent the trip can be made in twenty
four hours.
Year: 1869

no LET-A FOUR Story BROWN STONE ENGLIS


basement House, in Thirty third street. between Bros
aud Filth avenue to American family without CHI
Half OF the rent Will be taken in board OF the
and wife. Apply at 81 West Thrty-thisd street.
Year: 1869

A STORY FOR LAwYERs.-Some years
since, in the Quaker Citv,' two men went to
law, as they sometimes do in other cities.
One of them went to an attorney OF his ac-
quaintauce, friend, to engage him for his
case. Il am very sorry, said the lawyer,
that l. cannot serve you, but | am retained
on the other side After mutual regrets,
the gentleman said Cant you recommend
some member of your profession whom can
engageY oh yes said Legatus, with
great pleasure So he took his pen and
wrote an introduction to a good brother Of
the bar, and after scaling it, handed 1t to
the man, who took i, and started for the
lawyer. On the way he thought he should
like to know what was in the note; so be
opened it, which read after this fashion
4 am happy to introduce you TO Mr.. A,
friend of mine, who has applied to me to
attend his case in court; should have been
pleased to have done it, but am retained on
the other side, and have recommended you.
N. B. Two fat geese; you pick one, and
will the other
Year: 1869

HORSES AND HORSE FEED.-An expert
ments have shown that chopped grain makes
a much better feed for horses, and indeed all
animals, than the whole or unground grain
does. And a mixed chop stuff, consisting of
three parts of corn to one or two Of oats or
rye, made wet and thoroughly mixed up with
finely cut timothy or clover hay, and given
at the rate of half peck Of chop stuff to
each horse, is still better. Experience has
shown that horses, on their return to the
stable after hard work. are very hungry, and
will eat the corn or other grain and hay
given them, too rapidly to masticate it pro-
perly, in consequence whereof their food, so
eaten, is neither so well digested by them
nor so nutritious to them as it otherwise
would be- Hence, when a horse comes from
his work perspiring aud almost out of breath,
he should be allowed to rest a while, and
then have water and little hay given him,
and half an hour afterwards receive bis chop
ped grain and hay feed So experience has
shown that if water be given to horse when
or soon after he is fed on corn or oats grains,
his voided dung will contain more or less of
that grain in whole or undigested state
Hence, horses should always be watered be-,
fore oats or corn is given to them, if you in.
tend to feed them on the whole or solid
grains.
Year: 1869

THERE is nothing more delightful, while
travelling through romantic regions, than to
meet by accident with some soul kindred to
your own, who is like yourself, inspired BY
the picturesque prospects. An artist on
recent visit to Catskill was contemplating
with rapture rare sunset. The heavens were
flooded with golden and purple light and
field and mountain glittered with the reflects
ing glories of the sky. Suddenly he percelv
ed person standing by his side, and, turns
ing to him, said: What a magnificent pic
ture you have here, my dear sir! Where,
abouts P was the very Indifferent inquiry OF
the stranger. Look all around-the nouns
tains, the heavens, the setting sun: What
picture can surpass such aviewP why, yes
replied the stranger, in deliberate way
Il have often thought that if l could only raise
money enough to set up cake aud peer
stand in this location it wouldn't pay bad
because lois of folks travel along in this
neighborhood.'
Year: 1869

WINTER BUTTER-MAKING.-Strain the
milk from the COW into a cylindrical tin buck.
ct, which place in vessel of hot water and
let il remain until the milk is decidedly
warm, but not hot then strain it into crooks
All things are managed in the usual way
until churning time, when one-half of the
cream is treated just as the new milk was BY
warming then pour the warm and cold cream
together in the churn, when from twenty.
five or thirty five minutes churning will be
sufficient to produce butter ofgood quantity
Before this method was adopted, the churn
was going all day and if butter came at all
it was of very inferior quality. Sometimes,
after churning from morning until night, it
would be abandoned. The above method
was then adopted. and the result has invaria.
bly, been good butter in less than thirty 1--WE
minules.-American Farmer.
Year: 1869

Coop HAMS After hams have been
smoked. take them down and thoroughly rub
the 6esh part with molasses, then immediate
Iy apply ground or powdered pepper, bty
sprinkling on as much as will stick 70 tne
molasses, when tboy must be hung up again
to dry. Hams treated in this manner Will
keep perfectly sweet for two or three years.
This must be done before the fly deposits
its egg, for after that is done nothing Will
ston its ravages
Year: 1869

To MAKE A BALKY HORSE DRAw.-lO
India where horse can and will not draw,
instead of whipping, spuriDg or burning him.
as is frequently the practice in more elvliiz
ed countries, they Quietly get rope and at
taching it to one of the fore feet, one or two
men take hold Of it, and advancing few
PAGES ahead of the horse, pull their best
No matter how stubborn the animal may BE-
few doses Of such treatment effects per-
feet cure
Year: 1869

IMITATION CoRN STARCH PUDDING
One quart of milk and little salt; thicken
one-third of the milk to thick. smooth paste
with -four; add the eggs, well beaten, and
stir in the remainder of the milk when ii
boils. To be eaten cold with cream and
white sugar. This is a very nice and
healthy pudding, and may be moulded if one
wishes it Dip your mOulds in cold water,
before putting in, as then it will come out
very nicely.
Year: 1869

THE vices of Americans are brief: First
An inordinate passion for riches. Second
-Overwork If the mind and body in the purl
suit of business Third-Undue hurry and
excitement in all the affairs of lite. Fourth
Intemperance in eating, drinking and smo-
king Fifth-A general disregard of the
true laws Of life and health.
Year: 1869

A PEN PORTRAIT OF BIsMARCK-George
Alfred Townsend, 10 recent lecture, gave
the following pen picture of Bismarck
Three times within three months | sat in the
presence of Count Bismarck. A reactionist
in other words an enemy of every idea on
which American RepublicaDism is based-by
sheer boldness be precipituted the great war
of 1866, and made himself name in spite
of his arrogance and unscrupulOusness. Al
most a giant, both in height and industry,
measuring six feet two, huge and homely in
feature, creased skin, and an ear big enough
for railroad depot, a mouth wide and SO
cruel that it could bite State in two, neck
into which you might turn a river-Of any
thing but water; his powers of mind are
profound, his speech resolute but with you
and me, common people who demand a
chance and influence, Count Bismarck has
no more sympathy than with so many horses
Year: 1869

MEMORY and hope are as different as corn.
ed beef and men. To most people memory is
interspersed with much that is unpleasant
and unsatisfactory; while we hope only that
which is attractive, pleasing and bright We
often wish to blot out memory, but never
hnnn
Year: 1869

SOME of the red hot radicals in Detroit
voted the following ticket at the late cleo
ton: No President at all. Abolition OF
that monarchical Office by revisision of the
Constitution. Government of the people
through their responsible agents in Congress.
Year: 1869

Father Hawley, city missionary, is some.
times called upon to attend funerals in the
capacity Of clergyman, pall-bearer aud grave.
digger. On Sunday evening be gave an ao.
count to the audience in the Pearlstreet
church Of bis experience in that line of duty,
which is worth Publishing. We will let him
tell his own story:


A man, who had been sick, died He
lived-well, no matter where. The First
Selectman came to me and said; "Mr.
Hawley, that man is dead can you see 10
the funerAll" told him l would, aud l did.


It was on Thursday rainy, cold, disa
greeable dsyyand started 10 my buggy for
the house. On arriving there | found the
wife Of the dead man and her boy. The
corpse had been put in a coffin furnished BY
the town. This was in the room, and l sat
down on one side of it and the woman on the
other. | thought would talk with her about
the loss she had met with, aud so l cons
menced to speak of her husband.


"Yes," she interrupted, "he was a smart
Teller; be was the best man l ever see to
raise nice potatoes"


This was somewhat ludicrous, but kept
on trying to get her attention on the subject
Of the death, but every now and then she
would have something to say about the DO
tatoes, or about the skill of her husband as
farmer and producer of crops.


Finally, the man engaged by the town
came to take the body to the grave. | pro,
posed that we should have prayers before
leaving the house, but just then 1 heard a
big bull dog, that had been cycling US pretty
sharply, commence growing, and told the
woman the boy must tie up the dog l was
satisfied that be would make strike for me
or the other man before the ceremony was
over. The boy tied him up, and we went 90
with the exercises.


When we were ready to start for the grave
there was orly the man and myself to load
up the coffin, and it was a heavy load, |
assure you. Finally we got it in the wagon
and were ready to go. l told the woman
that she could ride with me in my buggy.
She said she didn't believe she would go, as
she was afraid she would soil her dress
The rain was then coming down in torrents
and the mud was quite deep. She consented
at last to go, and after she was seated in the
buggy l tucked the blanket all around her,
at her request, as she was very anxious not
to get her dress vet or muddy. l asked the
boy if he wouldn't ride, and be said be
guessed not he would run over cross lots,
and thought he would get there 6rst. All
the way over the woman talked of nothing
but her dress-if she should spoil that il
would be all day with her.


In due time the burial took place and ]
got the woman back home again.


The next Monday she came into my Office
and showed me a marriage certificate she
had got married that day
Year: 1869

FoRNEY says that Gen. Fitzpatrick will
not put himself on level with Gen. Forrest
We should decidedly say not. No more
than the ass will pot himself on the level
with the horse, or the buzzard put itself on
a level with the eagle.
Year: 1869

THE things to be desired for man in a
healthy state are, that he should not see
dreams, but realities; that he should not
destroy life, but save it; aud that he should
be not rich, but content.
Year: 1869

Your LAST CHANCE.-We shall sell every
thing in the store at No. 8 Elm street, during
the next thirty days without regard to cost.
It makes no difference what other stores may
advertise, we shall sell cheaper than they. Buy
aohat you need noao.-We shall sell all the goods
in this store this season or never.
Year: 1869

There is an unaccountHble antipa
thy to clever women. Almost all
men profess to be afraid of blue stock.
ings-that is, Of women who have
cultivated their minds and hold up a
maxim, that there is no safety in mat.
rimony, or even in ordinary inter-
course of society, except with females
of plain understandings. The genial
idea seems to be that dull ordinary
woman, or even q fool, is more easily
managed than a women of spirit and
sense, and the requirements Of tho
husband ought never to be obvious
ly inferior to those of his wife. If
these propositions were true, there
would be some show of reason for
avoiding clever women. But | am
afraid they rest on no good grounds.
Hardly any kind of fool can be so
easily managed as person Of even
first rate intellect; while the most
of the species are much more unot-
tractable. A dull fool is sure to be
obstinate obstinate in error as well
as in propriety; SO that the husband
is every day provoked to 6ud that she
willfully withhOlds him from acting
rightly in the most triAing, and per-
haps also the most important thing.
Then the volatile fool is full Of whim
caprice, and utterly deAes every at
tempt that may be made by her hus-
band to guide her Alright In one
case bis life embittered for days, per-
haps by the suIkiness of his partner /;
in the other, he is chargined by the
fatal consequences of her leVity. Are
these results so much to be desired,
that man should marry beneath the
rank of his own understanding, in or.
der TO secure them? l rather appre.
hend cowardice in this case, as in
most others, is only the readiest way
to danger. AS for the rest of the
argument, I would be far from say
ing that 10 marry a woman much sn'
perior to ones self iu intellect, is a
direct way to happiness. l must in
sist, however, that there is more
safety for a man of well regulated
feelings, in the partnership of a su-
perisr than of an inferior woman. In
the fCst place, be is allowed the cred>
it of having had the sense at least, to
choose a good wife. In the second,
he has counsel and example always
at hand, for the improvement of his
own appearances before society. The
very superiority, however, of his wife,
iasures that she will be above show
ing off to the disadvantage of her
husband /; she will rather seek to con-
ceal his faults, and supply his de-
fcieneies, for her OVID credit. Now,
what sense a fool has, she must al
ways show it, even though sure to
excite ridieule from its being so lit
tie.
Year: 1869

men yet elevated to the Presidential
chair, the present incumbent has
been the most unfortunate in his se>
lections for appointment. We eau
recall the name Of but very few for
the most important places who we're
ht to-be made. The result Of his
apparent indifference to the welfare
and exiStance Of the party that de-
stroyed itself in putting him into his
present position, his apparent neg
lect Of the duties Of his Office and
leaving them TO the manipulation Of
bis subordinates, aud the countless
blunders in his appointments, com
have already gBaeT. others reasons,
ing the republican party simply a
collection Of disappointed men, held
loosely together, rather BY the forse
Of old association aud hopes too often
for them betrayed, than from any
particular respect for Grant as Presi>
dent, or any hopes remaining that
be may yet do something 10 give
them heart and consolation. Besides
all this, and more which might be put
into the republican indictment against
their chief, the issue which brought
the republican party into being, have
all, or nearly all, been settled. The
Fifteeth Amendment was not one of
its principles, but is an after.growth,
and no inconsiderable portion Of the
party is opposed to it. Should it be
adopted and become a part of the
National Constitution, the republican
party, if it exist at all, will be simply
ghost hunting for a myth, or, at
best, a memory-its old platform
gone, settled down to the dust Of
histOry-and nothing remaining for
the party to base its action upon but
the fact that the Administration is
of its making, and that it is ashamed
of its F. Call.