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Year: 1869

HoRsEs AT THE FERgY. Sometimes the car
men who bring twenty-fv barrels of sugar at
a load over the Williamsburg ferry find it
impossible for their teams to draw the load up
the ferry bridge, and in these cases they have
TO ask the assistance OF another carman and
borrow the use of bis horses. Then a rope Is
hitched TO the tongue Of the truck on the boat
and to the cart up in the street, and the horses
in the street and the horses on the bridge pull
ing together, and twenty carmen shouting at
the horses at the same time, the load is drawn
up, 10 the great relief of the passengers who
are detained till the cart shall get of the boat.
Perhaps all this difficulty is due to the fact
that six thousand pounds is only half load
for two horses. Can Justice Bowling tellf
Year: 1869

GENERAL LEE IN New MOVEMENT. The
action of General Lee, as President Of Wash
ington College, Virginia, in taking up the
movement for practical and technical educa-
tion in this country is likely to make as great
an impression upon our old fogy schools and
colleges as he did in military tactics upon our
old fogy commanders in the palmy days of the
rebellion. He proposes to place Washington
College in the front rank of the march of mod
ern ideas by adding practical instruction in
agriculture, mechanics, engineering and chem
istry to its present list of studies. II he sue
ceeds in doing so the old fashioned institutions,
where the arts Of words and Of chopping logic
with a smattering Of the dead languages only
are taught, will soon be left in the lurch by
the new system. The old schools must admit
the new ideas of the age or go under.
Year: 1869

SELLING THE Coon WnL.-People some
they sell, and this often happens when they
trade on that rather immaterial sort of
property the favor they have themselves &C
quired in any business. Ostermeyer was car
man for mercantile house, and, going out Of
the business, sold his right to Coultas, another
carman, the mercantile house asserting that
Coultas might have the work so long as he did
it properly. Coultas paid with his note Soon
after he lost the employment by neglect and
then refused to cash the note, and Ostermeyer
sued him, the judgment being that Coultas
must pay the money.
Year: 1869

LEE IN THE WHITE HOUsE.-The difference
between Grant and Johnson is in nothing more
evident than in their relations with men of the
rebellion. Grant may invite Lee to dinner,
may appoint Longstreet to high Office, may
otherwise favor Southern men once our foes,
but there is no fear in the country that by
these steps the sharp line Of distinction be-
tween loyalty and treason will be rubbed out
or even blurred; but Johnson could not do
half this without twice the suspicion of his
motives and tendency.
Year: 1869

A CHANCE FOR THE YANKEES. The Water
bury Comm American states that a couple
of its townsmen have just returned from a
tour through Virginia and as far south as
Selma, Ala. They report that the coun-
try is looking well as far as natural advan-
tages go, but that there is a sad lack of indus
try and enterprise among the inhabitants,
which might be supplied by an infusion of
Yankee pluck, energy and ingenuity. If the
Yankees don't take advantage of the opportu-
nifty it is pretty certain white immigration from
abroad will-while poor Sambo perishes by
starvation at the crossroads.
Year: 1869

IMpoRTANT ARMY ORDER-Gcneral Sher-
man has issued orders by direction of the War
Department for the resumption Of the recruit
ing service for the United States Army There
are to be four general superintendent, sta
toned respectively at New York city, Cincin-
natl, st. Louis and San Francisco. This is q
somewhat significant movement, in view of the
policy inaugurated by the new administration
for the curtailment of army and all other
federal expenditures
Year: 1869

SPRAGUE's PLATFORM. platform of
Sprague's new party fills forty one columns of
what is called ''the voice of the people, an
incongruous jumble of universal complaint
at everything and everybody. Goddards
letter to Sprague is not included; but Sprague
ought by all means to put it in, for it is as
much part of the evidence to have an ex-
preston of the irritation of the millionnaires as
to have expression of the satisfaction of the
other side. Sprague's admirers had no idea
that he would print their letters-names and
all
Year: 1869

Nule DipIomacy-A scrap Of History.


We were always aware that when the French
invaded Mexico they were allowed for long
time to make New Orleans base of opera
tions. There they obtained mules and mate
ras of transportation sufficient to furnish the
armies of General Lorencez and Marshal
Forey in their advances on the Mexican capi-
tai. New Orleans was for more than year
nothing but magazine for French use. We
observe now, by our Washington correspond
ence, that il has been discovered that all this
was done in accordance with orders given by
Mr. Seward.


II is curious fact that while this French
supply business was going on strict injunciions
were given along our whole Mexican frontier
and at our seaports TO let no munitions of war
pass out to the assistance of the Mexcans who
were struggling for the preservation of the
republic. We know of stacks of rustcd muslsels
lying to-day upon the Arizona frontier which
we're detained during this period by our gov
ernment. by representation of the French
Consul In San Francisco several shipments Of
arms intended for the liberals were prevented
from leaving that port. II was not until
public opinion grew too hot for our monarchi-
cal State Department that equal privileges
were given both to the liberals and the ILL
busters who were trying to overthrow them.


There is more in this little scrap Of history
Year: 1869

OFFICIAL MURDER.-rhe most brutally bun d.
Cling piece Of business that has appeared in
print lately is the story Of the hanging Of
Dewey at Prince Edward Island. lie fell
sixteen feet to the ground by the breaking of
the rope, was picked up alive, and while pre-
parations to hang him again were in progress
came fully to his senses, and SO was taken out
10 second attempt. This time some of the
suspensory apparatus gave way and he fell so
far that his feet touched the ground, and
finally men on the scafrold drew him mp by the
rope and he was so held fagty minutes.
Year: 1869

Coon REvIvAL-The revival of the
Mayors Court-a thing not heard Of for many
ycars-supplies great want ir our city. IL is
an easy tribunal, where the people get plain,
straightforward justice from oppressors and
swindlers of all Sorts and where lawyers have
no standing. Anciently there was an Alder
mans court also, and we might have this sort
Of tribunal in every ward, only we would first
have to change the character of our Alder
men
Year: 1869

THIRSTY, DULL AND IMPUDENT.-Two CON-
mittees Of the Legislature, on duty in the
metropolis the past winter, spent over eight
hundred dollars in brandy, wine and cigars,
and two hundred and eighty-five dollars in
tickets for the theatres, and have sent the bill
in as expenses that the State must pay. At
what point does this thing stop? What is the
limit Of expenses, and is there any other limit
than that which may be made by the acci-
dental modesty of some member?
Year: 1869

FISK IN JERsEY.-The simple plan that they
shall take who have the power and they shall
keep who can is the plan favored by Mr.. Fisk,
Of the Erie Railroad, in his collision with
property owners on the Passaic river. He
claims right Of way that the men in possess
sion dispute, and pending discussion in court
he endeavors TO take forcible possession. II
the owners will get cannon and resist force
with force, thus initiating war, the public will
see the necessity Of effectually stopping the
Fisk style Of operations.
Year: 1869




The French Chamber of Deputies has ad-
journed sine die. The closing scene seems to
have been at once interesting and instructive
The prospect Of good air, ease and summer
leisure seems to have made them all jubilant.
The happy heart of the joyful assembly found
expression in language which was sharply ex-
pressive of its twofold division. The govern
ment members could find no more suitable
words to express their feelings than 'Vice
pEmperem!" The opposition members, more,
perhaps, in playful banter than from any other
cause, raised the counter cry, ''VSce Ia
LJ0ae!' With those dividing cries the
assembly separated to meet no more until a
fresh election shall have determined once
more how Napoleon stands with the French
people


These parting cries are by no means unsug-
gestive. That they were made is proof that
the French people are by no means unit in
regard to the Emperor and to the policy which
is now being pursued by the government. That
they could be made is proof that France is
making some progress in constitutional gov
ernment. II is well when men can differ so
widely and yet labor together. II is difficult,
in fact, any longer to doubt that Napoleon is
honestly striving-and striving with larger
measure of success than the outside world is
willing to believe-to give France the bless
ings of constitutional government. France
has Parliament, and If this Parliament has
not the privilege or the power to initiate it has
at least the right to question, to discuss, to
ventilate public sentiment. This is something.
II this is not all the French people want it
seems to promise that what they want may vet
be obtained.


1t is undenlable, however, that those cheers
and counter cheers furnish the keynote to
the music which will ring over France, and
which will echo and re-echo until the approach
ing elections are ended. We have no good
reason to believe that the elections will not
result in grand government victory. But the
opposition will do its best. The struggle
in many centres will be keen, and
plain and direct language will be used-lan-
guage which will be the reverse Of pleasing
to the Emperor and his satellites. The great
deeds of the Third Napoleon will be chanted by
many Homers and many virgils; but the song Of
opposition may be quite as musical and little
more matter-of-fact. From the present time
until the beginning Of June, when the result of
the struggle will be fully known, times will be
lively in France. If the French people do not
endorse the Emperors programme the foreign
policy of France is certain to become danger
ously aggressive. If it is otherwise-if the
government has triumphant majority-it may
be taken for granted that peace abroad and
reform at home will be the policy Of the i'm
mediate future. The chances at present are
in favor of the Emperor; but chances are not
certain.ies
Year: 1869

NINE YEARS OLD.-The car concerned in
the accident on the Long Island Railroad had
been in use nine years. II was not first
rate car at any time, and it was in use on
road in VIGOROUSLY bad order. Such car on
such road might be worn ont three times in
nine years. 1t was this patched up ruin that
first gave way, and the Slowing Of the wheels
on wornout track led TO this murderous
disaster. Here is clear case of criminal
negligence for the courts. Let the damages
be such as to confscate this road Railroad
men, by such an example, may find it econo-
mical to make their roads safe.
Year: 1869

SwTNDLERs.-All our swindlers come from
the rural districts. City life is like learning,
in so tar as a little of it is dangerous. All
our men who are great in the various spheres
of intellectual activity are men to the manner
born or who have had q city life of many
years, and all our sharpers are fellows but
two or three years in from the country.
Year: 1869

How Is THIs?-An insane man with money
in his possession wandered into drinking
shop in the city and the proprietor took from
him three thousand four hundred dollars and
delivered to the police authorities the man
and the money
Year: 1869

The City Gas onoplies-Prospect Of Relief
From Albany we learn that the Legislature
entertains really serious intention to attempt
something in the way of relief for the citizens
of New York and Brooklyn from the exactons
and manifold and uncertain charges of our
metropolitan gas companies Action was
taken in the matter by the Assembly yester-
day, when bi embracing four very impor-
tant points, with number of clauses Of dis
cipline and detail, having this result in view,
was passed by vote of niLety-four to sixteen.
This measure provides that by its operation
the gas companies shall not charge rent for
meters, that they shall be obliged to at all
times keep on full pressure of gas of good
quality, that no deposits of money shall be
taken from subscribers, and that incoming
tenants of houses or apartments shall not be
liable for the amount of any gas bill contracted
and due by former occupant. A board to
be called ''The Board of Gas Examiners" to
be made up of three eminent chemists familiar
with the manufacture of gas, residing in the


cities of New York and Brooklyn, to be ap-
pointed by the respective Mayors, shall hold
office for three years, and have power to COM
mission inspectors of gas, who shall report to
the board on every matter connected with gas
material, its Illuminating power, supply, purity
or otherwise &c. One thousand cubic feet of
gas to be furnished at cost, inclusive of the
United States internal revenue tax, not to ex-
ceed three dollars Many other clauses,
equally necessary for the public comfort and
general household economy of our citizens OH
this side and across the East river are pro-
posed. II is to be hoped that the State Senate
will pass the measure at once, particularly
after the record of such heavy vote in its
favor by the members of the Assembly.
Year: 1869

Many good horses deyour large guam
tlfi,s OF grain aud hay, and still con-
tinde thin and poor. The food eaten
is Lc: properly assmilated. If the
usual lead has hecn unground grain and
hay, nothing but change will effect
any desirable alteration in the effects
of the animal. In case oat meal cannoG
be Obtained readily, mirgle bushel of
tisXseed with a bnshel of barley, one of
oats. and another bushel ofIndian corn,
and let it be ground into fine NEAL


This will be fair proportion for all his
feed. Or the meal OF barley, oats and
corn, in equal quantities, may first be
procured and one-fourth part of oil
cake mingled with it when the meal is
sprinkled on cut feed. Feed two or
three quarts of ths mixture three times
daily, mingled with peck of cut hay
and straw. If the horse VIII eat that
amount greedily ,slet the quantity be
gradually increased until he will eat
four or six quarts Mt every feeding,
three times a day. So long as the ant-
NAL will eat this allowance, the quanti-
ty may be increased little every day.
But avoid the practice OF allowing
horse to stand at rack Wei fill d with
hay. In order to fatten horse that
has run down in rlesh the groom should
be very particular To feed the animal
no more tuan he will eat up clean and
lick his manger for more.
Year: 1869

On becoming a Christian one should
contemplate engaging tor the remaind-
er of his life in such service to God as
he has or can gain fitness for. He
ought to regard it as settled, as coven-
anted between him and his Saviour.
that it is henceforth to be his chef, his
one purpose and aim, to do good. He
learns from his Bible that he is a branch
on which fruit is to be found; steward
from whose trust increase will be eX-
pected; light that is to so shine that the
darkness shall feel it's power and give
peaceto 1t; a partaker and rerealer ofthe
Divine nature. 70 be regenerated is
to lie consecrated. We are saved to be
not our own, but his who has loved us
and given himself tor us. Aud the
dedication is to be coeval with the SAL
vation; one aud inseparable should
the, be considered. Every person
therefore, who links himself Il CHRIS
tian ought to see that he is striving to
be as useful as possible. a IL are as
much bound to DO so as any. There is
no ground on Which one can rightly ask
to be. excused. The principle that
could justify the idleness OF the small
est would also justify tie uselessness
OF the largest; for the obligation. is not
to do great deal, but to DO what we
cal. May the time soon come when
indIspositiOn or neglect to work earn
estly for the advancement of his king
dom will be looked upon by al! profess
sing Christians as full evidence of
lack of saving interest in Christ; or
rather, the time when they shall all
have measure OF his zeal, and make
their lives such NISSAN as his was.
~ H., ,,,-l, ,II
summer and winter, Sabbaths and


week days--young, mtddle-aged, or
old--wo ork, ,corle, work for the glory of
G cd, for the saving of perishing
world, And that you may have heart
and will to do so, evermore "dbide IN"
Christ. Keep i'll lively fellowship with
him by whom the apostle could, andby
whom likewise ws can do all things.
Experience of Christ and Christian
efforts are naturally dependent on each
other-- live or die together.
Year: 1869

God cures aud the doctor takes the
fee.


Go into the country to hear what
news is in town.


Go to bed with the lamb, and rise
with the lark


Give neither counsel or salt until
you are asked for it.


God help the poor for the rich can
help themselves.
Grleving over misfortune is adding
gall to wormwood.


Give clown your finger, and he'll
take your whole hand.


Give child his Will and a whelp his
fill and neither will thrive.


Gonot for every grief to the physi-
clan, nor for every quarrel to the law
yer, nor for every thirst to the bowl.


Health is better than wealth.


Health and mfrth create beauty.


He that serves the public obliges no.
body.


He who gives to the public gives to
one.


He that nrarrietIrfor wealth sells his
liberty.


lie that wants health wants every
thing.


Humility gains often more than
pride. .3
He is handsome chat handsome does.
He who has no shame has no con-
science.


He that hath an ill name is half
hanged.


He is poor indeed who can promise
nothing.


He that will steal pin will steal a
better thing.
Year: 1869

BY JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL,
or all the myriad moods of mind
That through the soul came throbbing,
Which one was e'er so dear, SO kind,


So beautiful as longing?
The thing we long for, that we are,


For one transcendent moment!
Before the Present, poor and bare,


Can make its sneering comment.
Still, through our paltry stir and strife,


Grows down our wished ideal;
And longing moulds in clay what life


Carves in the marble real;
To let the new lie in we know,


Desire must open the portal;
Perhaps the longing to be SO


Helps make the soul immortal.
Longing is Gods fresh heavenward will,


With our poor earthward striving;
We quench it that we may be still


Content with merely living;
But, would we learn the hearts full SCOPE
Which we are hourly wronging,
Our lives must climb from hope to hope,
And realize our longing.
All! let us hope that to our praise


Good God not only reckons
The moments when we tread his ways,
kBut when the spirit reckons;
That some slight good is also wrought
Beyond self satisfaction,
When we are simply good in thought,
Howe'er we fail in action
Year: 1869

We can sing away our cares easier than
we can reason them away. The birds are
the earliest to sing in the morning the birds
are more without care than anything | know
Of Sing in the evening. Singing is tho
last thing that robins do When they have
done their daily work when they have flown
their last fight, and picked up their last
morsel of food, and ceansed their bills on
napkin Of a bough, then on top hvig they
sing one song Of praise. | know they sleep
sweeter for it. They dreammusic; for some-
times in the night they break forth in singing,
and stop suddenly after the first note, startled
by their own voice. Oh that we might
sing evening and morning, and let song touch
song all the way through.


As | was returning from the country the
other evening, between six and seven o'clock,
bearing a basket Of flowers | met o man that
was apparently the tender of a mason. He


looked brick and mortar all over He had
worked the entire day, aud had the appear
ance of man that would not be afraid to
work. He was walking on with light step,
and singing to himself as he passed down the
street, though he had been working the whole
day and nearly the whole week, Were it
not that my good thoughts always come too
late, | should have given him large allot-
ment of my flowers Ii he had not been out
of sight when the idea occurred to me-
should have hailed him and said, Have you
worked all day2" "Of course have" no
would have said. Are you singing2' "Of
course | am" Then take the flowers home,
and give them to your wife, and tell her
what blessing she has in you"


Oh that we could put songs under our
burdens Oh that we could extract tho
sense of sorrow by song Then these things
would not poison SO much. Sing in the house,
Teach your children to sing When troubles
come, go at them with songs When griefs
arise, sing them down. Lift the voice Of
praise against cares. Praise Godby singing;
that will lift you above trials of every sort.
Attempt it. They sing in heaven; and
among Gods people upon earth, song is tho
appropriate language of Christian feeling,
Year: 1869

One Sunday gentleman was going to
church. On his way he saw number Of
boys playing on the common. He wanted
very much to show them how wrong it wa.
for them TO be SO doing, but he knew that il
he began to reproye them they would not
listen to him. So he walked leisurely up to
them. and sat down on the grass. Presently,
in pleasant, familiar tone, he said, " Boys,
| want to tell you a story"


Directly they all gathered unsuspectingly
around him, aud he began as follows:


"Thcre was once good man who was no
ted for his Kindness and liberality. At the
time Of which | speak, he was on journey
As he was pursuing his way along lonely
road, he met man who represented himself
as having suffered great loss, in consequence
Of which he was in deep distress With his
usual kindness the good mau drew out his
purse and after examining it, he said, O.
have only seven pounds with me, but | think
with one pound | can get to the end of my
Journey, and you shall have the rest With
this he handed the man six pounds. Was
not that generous Would not you have
thought that the beggar must have gone off,
feeling very grateful and contented2 Ger
tainly, we should have expected this. But
he did no such thing. lie was not beggar
at all, but robber, aud seeing the good man
had still one pound in his purse, he knocked
him down with a club, and stole his last pound
from him."


The boys were very indignant on hearing
this They all cried out against the shame
ful conduct of the robber One of them went
so far as to say, he didn't think anybody could
be found quite so wicked as that.


"Now, stop" said the gentleman let
me tell you, boys, this is just what you are
doing. God has given freely six days cut Of
seven for your own use. He has kept only
one for Himself, to be kept holy, and spent
in worshiping Him; and yet you are so mean
as to rob him even of that 9!


The boys hung down their heads. They
had not word to say but broke up their
play and went off-The Bibtical Treasury.
Year: 1869

Charles Lamb told his sad experience, as a
warning to young men, in the following Ian
guage The waters have gone over me
But out Of the black depths, could be heard,
would cry out to all those VINO have set a
foot in the perious food. Could the youth
to whom the flavor Of the first wine is as de-
licious as the opening scenes OF life or the
entering upon some newly discovered para
disc, look into my desolation, and be made
to understand how drear it is when he shall
feel himself going down precipice, with
open eyes and passive will to his destruc-
tion, and have no human power to stop it, and
yet feel it all the way emanating from him
self; to see all godliness emptied out of him,
and yet not able to forget time when it was
otherwise to bear the piteous spectacle Of
his own ruin; could he see my icvered eye,
ieyered with last nights drinking, aud fever
ishly looking for to-nights repeating Of the
folly could he but feel the body Of death
out of which cry hourly with feebler outcry
to be delivered, ii were enough to make him
dash the sparkling beverage to the earth, in
all the pride Of its mantling temptation"