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Year: 1869

STEREOTYPING NEWSPAPERS.-Few persons
are aware of the fact that our principal morn
ing journals are not printed directly from the
type, but from stereotypes taken from the re-
gular forms. The whole time consumed in
making the forms is about twenty minutes. 1t
is accomplished thus Each page is made up
in a separate form on table in size and height
expressly adapted for the purpose; the legs Of
this table are furnished with castors, and as
soon as the forms are locked the table is roll
ed into the stereotype room. The fOrm is then
removed to the moulding table the latter has
a hollow iron bed, the cavity of which is filled
with steam, as heat is one of the requirements
in facilitating the operation. After the right
temperature is attained the form is removed
again to the imposing table, and two or three
sheets Of peculiar kind of paper are laid over
the surface OF the type, and they are then
beaten down with proof brush


The form is then again slid upon the mould
ing table, another and heavier sheet of paper
placed over the first, this is covered with Q
blanket aud then slipped under the press at
tached the moulding table, and the power APP
piled This is done almost instantly, when the
form IS again run out, and the paper peeled of
is a complete matrix Of the whole form.


| A preparation of French chalk is now ap


piled to the surface of the paper, when it i,


placed in mould, the hOtmetal poured agains


it, and the plate almost instantly formed. L


is now moved to the planer, is cut, routed anC
justified, and in few moments is on its way t


the press room. These plates are cast in thu
exact form required for a cylinder press, ant
about half an inch in thickness.
Year: 1869

SHORT ARTICLES We are nation of news
paper readers. 1t is an interesting fact that
the sal of books in this country does not keep
pace with the increase in the sale of newspa-
pers and periodicals. The best stories are Civ
en- to the public by sections, in serial papers, and
are devOured much more eagerly than those in
book form. A score of novels are read in this
way where one would be if pasted between two
book covers and could be read and finished in a
single evening. The tendency of the public taste
is for short articles. In these days when there is
so much to be said on every subject, and so
much repetition, how few people read long
speeches by aspiring NJ G. 8 or ambitious leg
islators The disrelish of the people for pro-
tracted argument is shown by their preferences
f)r short sermons. Our fathers could sit in
c)ld churches and listen to d two hour discourse
on " Free Agency" Exercise of the Will, y
&C., and relish it. 1t furnished them with
matter for discussion during the week, but guess
how many hearers a minister would now have
who should habitually hold forth for that
length of time? Short, neat and telling is the
standard for sermons at the present time.
Newspapers now furnish such prodigality Of
news-information comes pouring in so abund
anty from all parts of the world, and we are SO
occupied with the varied events which are hap
pening thousands of miles away that we have
but little time to devote to each subject that
claims our attention, if we would be generally
! informed
Year: 1869

SCATTERING. Our old friend Baker is out
of luck. For a period so long that the ''memory
of man ruuueth not," he has been sweating and
perspring after Office, and at the late election,
hearing he was being voIed for constable, we
hoped he was about to reach the goal of his
ambition. But alas for human hopes, he only
received four votes, and his name appears on the
poll. book under the head of " scattering" If
the republicans don't treat our venerable FREUD
better we shall be tempted to bring him over to
the democracy
Year: 1869

SHORT CRoPs.-0ur farmer friends tell US that
the crops in this Valley for the current year will
be short. The falling off is attributed to the long
spell of dry weather. Near the foot of the
mountains, where the farms remain moist
throughout the year, the crops look well, bat
further back the picture is reversed, and in some
Of the less favored localities, the farmers tell us
that they will not get half crops. The experts
of the present year would seem to indicate
that in future years our farmers must rely upon
irrigation, and where this is neglected they
must take the chances of half crops. Fortu>
natry our Valley is well situated for irrigation,
and there is scarce a claim within its limits that
cannot draw abundant supplies of water from
some one of the numerous streams that thread
.he Valley il all directions.
Year: 1869

FAIR GROUNDS. - Some months since there
was movement to secure the cession of part
the military reserve to be used as fair grounds
aud for the general purposes of the Agricultural
Society. This was the proposition made By tne
Executive Committee of the Society, but thus
far nothing has come out of it, What we have
now to suggest, is that application for cession
Of the land be made in due form and forwarded
by our newly elected Delegate to the proper
Department at Washington. We are quite snre
taatthe grant can be readily obtained, and the
sooner the better as it is desirable to have the
grounds enclosed, trees planted, and otherwise
prepared for the uses of the Society We trust
that The officers of the Society will take bold of
this matter and secure the cession of the land
in question. Now it can be had without diff
Guilty; few years hence it may be different.
Year: 1869




The ELBcrroN on Monday last passed off qui-
etly and was free from the disturbances that
seem almost inseparable from general election
day. At the first opening of the polls the blacks
mustered iu considerable force, and for time it
looked as though we were to have a closely con-
tested election. This impression, however, was
soon disspsted, as at an early hour Stone, Baker
L Co., threw up the sponge and left the demo-
Gratis masters Of the situation. The only Incl
dents that occurred in the course of voting was
the appearance of an old colored man named
Colonel, )" who claimed the right to vote and
be permitted to express his preference. Later in
the day Jamaica niger put 10 an appearance,
but not being able take the requisite oath bis
vote was rejected From the opening of the
window it was plain that the democratic ticket
was being voted at the rate of three to one, and
as consequence all were prepared to learn that
the precinct had gone for Moore by an over
vhelming majority Big as the expectation was
the result was hardly anticipated, and when the
announcement was made that walla Walla had
given 356 majority for Moore, there was a gens
eral outburst of enthusiasm, and all felt that
The last nail had beeu driven in the radical cof,
m in Walla Wally county. For few months
The reptile may continue to wigge, but all vital
lty is gone, aud after the "furry" is over all
mat will remain of the radical party in this
county. will be the sinking carcase.
Year: 1869

a distinguished physician who died soma
years since in Paris, declared: 81 believe.
that during the twenty six years have prac-
ticed my profession in this city, twenty. thous
sand children have been carried to the ceri,e-
teries, sacrifice to the absurd custom of ex-
posing the arms Naked" We have often
thought if mother was anxious to show the
soft white skin of her baby, aud would cut
round hole in the little things dress, just over.
the heart, and then carry it about for Observa>
ton by the company, it would do very little
harm. But to expose the baby's arms -mem-
bers so far removed from the heat, and with
such feeble circulation at beSt-is most per-
nicious prpctics. Put the bulb of ther>
mometer in u baby's mouth, and the mercury
rises to 90 deg. Now carry the same to its
little hand if the arms be bare aud the even
ing cool, the mercury will sink to 40 deg
OF course, all the blood which flows through
those arms must fall within so or 40 deg.
below the temperature of the heart. Need
We say when these currents of blood fow back
into the ciest, the child's general vitality must
be more or less compromised at its frequent
recurring affections Of the tongue, throat or
stomach We have seen moro than one child
with habitual cough and hoarssness OrchOking
with mucus entirely or permanently relieved
by simply keeping its arms and hands warm.
Every observing and progressing physician has
daily opportunity to witness the same cure.
Year: 1869

An old man named Christal Poff, Of German
descent, living in Missouri in the locality
known as ''Cracker's Neck" has been for
years afflicted with disease which took the
form of iuordinate thirst, that water could not
allay. He grew worse from year to year, until
finally he became partially insane, and imagin-
ed that all manner of reptiles were after him.
About this time a celebrated physician Of the
Uroscopan school happened in the neighbor-
hood, and was called in to examine the case.
Having applied the test in his practice, he at
once pronounced it chronic case Of worms,
and immediately set to work to compound a
remedy from we'll known vegetable medicines
The mixture was composed of equal parts of
castor oil, wormwood, tansy, rue and assa-
Getida.


After administering repeated doses of the
compound he finally succeeded in starting the
patient to vomiting when the whole cause of
his disorder came to light. He threw up ten
Ash worms, three lamprey eels, seven crawfsh.
Que mud turtle, five Lizards. two tree frogs,
one bull snake, a section of worm fence, and
the worm Of a copper still containing sixteen
coils. He at once spoke Of being better. and
has steadily improved ever since. lie has no
idea how when these things got into Ms
stomach, but remembers having taken a drink
of water when boy, which act was performed
by lying on his belly and drinking from the
tail race of distillery.


Those who feel like it may doubt this story,
but we do not for we have lately conversed
with gentleman who saw the old man have
money purse. which he assured him was
made Of the skin OF one of the eels


White CIoud Chict.
Year: 1869

The n. y. ITOrid contains description Of
the trial of new English steam plow in New
Jersey. Wequote from the account as follows:


The field was in the shape of an oblong
square and must have contained at least one
hundred acres toerably level, but uneven
from having been in corn the year before
The soil was rather Il sandy loan, which had
never been cultivated over four inches, and
therefore, below that depth, offered more than
usual resistance to the pow. The engines
were stationed on each side of the field
opposite to each other, and distant three
hundred and seventy yards. They were fred
up ana had already commenced work. The
engines were each fourteen horse power by the
English standard, and were on the locomotive
plan. The powing apparatus consisted OF two
gangs Of six each. hung upon an iron frame
moving upon three wheels one of the wheels
running in every sixth furrow, each pair easily
elevated when not in use. A flexible wire
cable was wound round drum ou the under
side Of the engine, and wound up when the
plow was at work by the engine, towards
which the plow drawn. When the plow
had reached the opposite side of the field, the
Signal> whistle vas blown ; that gang which
had been elevated was dropped. after both had
been elevated, till the engine had moved ahead
and placed them in position, when the forward
gang was lowered aud started on its journey.
They were gagged to seven inches deep aud
! some thirteen inches wide, or the six cutting
six feet and half at each time it crossed the
field. The speed was at the rate of five miles
per hour, and the work was at the rate OF
twenty and twenty four acres per day of ten
hours. By noon large crowd had gathered,
some to witness the predicted failure, some
the hoped for success, and many to gratiIy
curiosity. Among the crowd were many iu-
telsent farmers and gentlemen of that region.
After the pIow had gone several times across,
the most skeptical acknowledged that steam-
| plowing in that kind of soi!' was complete
success, and that, though the first outlay OF
capita! was larger than in the old way Of doing
work by teams and men, yet in the aggregate
it would not prove so great as appeared at first
view.
Year: 1869

Hdrper's Weekly tells this story: I was
spending the night in hotel in FreepOrt, III.
After breakfast | went into the sitting room,
where met pleasant chatty, good -humored
traveller, who like myself, was waiting for
the morning train from Galena. We con-
versed freely and pleasantly on different top
les, until seeing two young ladies meet and
kiss each other in the statiGn just about the
time the train was approaching Come"
said he, taking up his carpet>bag; "since we
are on so sweet subject, let US have prao-
tical application. J. will make a proposition
to you. will agree to kiss the most beauti>
full lady in the cars from Galena, you being
the judge, if you will kiss the next prettiest,
being the judge"


This proposition staggered me little, and
could hardly tell whether he was in earnest
or in fun but-as he would be as deeply in it
as l could be, l agreed, providing he would
do the first kissing, though my heart failed
when l saw his jet black eyes fairly dance
with daring.


Yes said he, "Pll try it first. You take
the back car, and go in from the front end,
where you can see the faces of the ladies, and
stand by the one you think is the handsomest,
and then l will come in from behind and kiss
her"



I beheld at the first glance one of the love
liest-looking women my eyes ever fell upon.
\ beautiful blonde with auburn hair, and a
bright sunny face full Of love and sweetness,
and as radiant and glowing as the morning.
Any further search was totally unnecessary.
| Immediately took my stand in the aisle at
her side. She was looking out OF the window
earnestly, if expecting some one. The
back door Of the car opened, and in stepped
my hotel friend. | pointed my finger at her,
little dreaming that lie would carry out his
pledge. and you may imagine my horror and
amaZement when he stepped up quickly bs-
hind her, and STOPPING over her, kissed her
with relish that made my ''mouth water. "
l expected, of course, shrek Of terror aud
u row generally, followed Ly knock down ;
but aStonishment succeeded establishment
when l saw her return the kisses with at least
compound interest.


Quick as a flash he turned around and said ::


"Now, my dear sir it is your turn" point
ing at hideously ugly wrnkled old woman
who was sitting in the seat behind.


"Oh, you must excuse me-you must :" l
exclaimed Il am sold this time give up
Do tell me whom you have been kissing"


Well" said he, ''since you are a man Of
so much taste and quick perception, III let
you of And we all burst into hearty peal
of laughter as he said, This is my wife. l
have been waiting for her. l knew it was q
safe proposition"


He then told the story to his wife, who
looked ten-fold sweeter as she heard it.


Before we had reached Chicago we had ex-
changed cards, and i discovered that my ge-
nial companion was an EpiscopaIan preacher
of Chicago, whose had frequently
heard Whenever [ 90 to Chicago l always
90 to hear him, aud heartier, more natural
preacher is hard to find. He was then a
young man; he is now one of the ablest di-
vines Of the Episcopal denomination in the
! West.
Year: 1869

TouGH CABBAGE.-This is a good story
of a citizen who used to 20 home late slightly
inebriated, and take lunch usually set out
for him By his considerate wife. One night.
besides the usual dish of cabbage and pork,
she left wash bowl filed with caps in starch.
The lamp had long been extinguished when
the staggering sot returned home, and by mis-
take. when proceeding to satisfy his hunger,
he stuck his fork in the wrong dish. He
worked away at his mouthfuI of caps for some
time, but finally being unable to masticate
them he said to his wife, "OEd woman, where
did you get your cabbage? They are so darn
ed stringy can't chew them .'My gra-
cious," she replied, if the stupid feIIer ain''
eating up all my caps that put in s;arch
over night"
Year: 1869

A PARTISAN SHOP SCENE.-A Paris paper
relates the following: Mime. Y, an ele-
gantly dressed lady, entered one of the en-
poriums of fashion and requested to see some
Nalenciennes lace, but after some time, not
finding any to suit her, withdrew without
making any purchase. She had, however,
been observed by one of the shopmen to slip
piece of goods under her shawl. Neverthe-
less she returned home as if it were unnO-
ticcd. but on reaching the door of her house,
was acco>ted by messenger who handed her
a small parcel and letter, which was thus
worded:


"-Nnd0ml Il am afraid that the fifteen
ysrds of lace which you selected in my shop
will not be sufficient to trim your dress;
therefore send you second piece of the same
pattern. beg to be informed whether you
accept it"


The signature was that of the master of
the establishment. 1t is needless TO say that
the lady was only too glad to escape. by a
prompt payment for the whole, from some
very unpleasant consequences.
Year: 1869

SOCIAL LoyE.-How sweet is social nffec-
ton When the world is dark without we
have light within. When cares disturb the
breast, when sorrow broods about the heart,
what Joy gathers in the circle of love We
forget the world, with all its animosities, while
blessed with social kindness. That man can
not be unhappy, who has hearts that vibrato
in sympathy with his own, who is cheered by
the smile of affection and the voice Of ten
derness Let the world be dark and cold,
let the hate and animosity Of bad men gather
about him in the place of business but when
he enters the ARK of love, his own cherished
circle, he forgets all these, and the cloud
passes from his brow and the sorrow from his
heart. The warm sympathies of his wife
aud children dispel every shadow, and he
feels thrill Of joy in his bosom which words
not adequate to express. He who is a
stranger to the joys OF kindness has not be-
gun to live.
Year: 1869

The milky way forms the grandest feature
of the armament. 1t completely encircIes
the whole fabric of the skies. aud sends its
light down upon US, according to the best OBJ
servations, from no less than lS.UGU.UUO Of
suns These are planted at various distances
too remote to be more than fcebly understood,
but their light, the medium of measurement.
requires for its transit to our earth: periods
ranging from ten to thousand years. Such
is the sum Of the great truths revealed to US
by the two Herschels, who, with zeal which
no obstacle could daunt. have explored every
part of the prodigious circle. Sir William
HerscheI, after accomplishing his famous sec
ton, believed that he had gauged the milky
way to its lowest depth affirming that be could
follow cluster of stars with his telescope, con-
Quoted expressly for the investigation, as far
back as would require 100000 years fer the
transmission of its light. But, pTesumptous
as it may seem, We must be permitted to doubt
this assertion, as the same telescope, in the
same master hs nd, was not sufficiently power
full to resolve even the nebule in Orion
Nor must we forget that light. our only clew
to those unsearchable, regions expands and
decomposes In its progress and coming from
a point SO remote, its radiant waves would be
dispersed in space. Thus ths reflection is
forced upon US that new cluster and systems,
whose beaDing light will never reach our
earth, still throng beyond; and that, though
it is permitted to behold the immensity,
we shall never see the bounds of the creation
Year: 1869

Do CATTLE LOSE THEIR CUDs Fl think
they do not but know of number Of per-.
sons who, as soon as an OK or a cow is taken
sick from any cause. (and OF course the an
imals do not chew their cud whilo sick)
make them cud some using goldfish skin
and sweet elder bark yeast another preparing
a wad Of hay in some mysterious way, another
giving piece of salt pork. OF course mono
of these things will hurt the animal. Tho
question is where do they get the first cud
1t Is certainly not made by the hand ofman,
and put into tire calfs mouth on the con
trary, the little calf at three weeks old is seen
chewing the cud.


In my opinion. when animals are taken sick,
no matter what causes the sickness, they stop
chewing their cud from the same reason that
person loses his appetite, but as soon as they
are restored to health by letting nature with
some mild medicine, they get well, and their
appetite returns, and they will raise and chew
their cud as hefore.-Cor. Western RUraL
Year: 1869

0The New York money market worked easily
throughout yesterday, with the larger number
of loans at six per cent. Gold since our last
edition has been dull and steady. Goyern-
inert bonds are steady but generally fraction
lower.
Year: 1869

FIFTEEN CLRREs in the Office of the Sixtb
Auditor, Treasury Department, have had de
ductions from their pay made for lost tim by
arriving late in the morning or leaving before
the hour for closing he office in the afternoon,
during the month of August. 1t is understood
mat deductions are 10 be made in like mapne
IN other bureaus of the Department.
Year: 1869

THE POSTAL MONEY ORDER SYSTEM be.
tween the United States and Switzerland went
into operation yesterday. This is the first at
tempt to establish the system with any foreign
Cove -pment
Year: 1869

WANT TO CONE BACK.-Several OF the citi-
zens of Alexandria city and county are de-
sIrous of returning to the jurisdiction Of this
District and with view Of testing the validi-
ty OF the retrocession of SAID city and county
to the State OF Virginia, have held a conference
and agreed that the speediest way of bringing
about an adjudication of the matter is, after
paying their State taxes to bring action in the
Supreme Court of tie State OF Virginia tor the
recovery OF the same, and in case of an adverse
decision 10 appeal to the Supreme Court of the
United States. They Will act accordingly, and
have retained VIM. A. Cook of this city as
counsel.
Year: 1869

The wise man tells us that to every
thing there Is season, and time To
every purpose under the heaven
Spring work Ii no exception to the
general rule. There Is time In
which to perform 1t, and 1t Is all inn
portant that this time should be inn
proved. The farmers success for the
year may he pretty accurately meas
ured by the promptness with which
his spring work is performed. If he
does this work promptly, he can per-
form the work for tile remainder OF
the year at the proper time, which
he will be unable to do if he neglects
the work of spring.


If the corn Is planted late, hoeing
of course will be late, for the corn
will not be large enough to hoe at
the usual time. The haying will
have to be delayed in order that the
hoeing may be finished, and the corn
must be harvested late, because 1t
was planted SO late that 1t will not
be ripe enough to cut ut the right
time. So, with all the operations OF
farming, neglect Of spring work
makes the postponement OF work ut
all other times Of the year absolute
necessity. But. bad as IL is, this Is
not the greatest evil that results
from such neglect. The crops will
be greatly diminished, and thus PEI
cuniary loss will be sustained by the
negligent farmer. Every one knows
that hay cut ut the right time Is
worth great deal more than u b II
suffered to stand too late. Corn that
is planted late must either be cut be-
fore it is ripe, or run the risk of frost
which greatly iDjures both the stalks
and grain. The same II true tosome
extent, Of other crops. In order te
have good, ripe, heavy grain, the seed
must be sown at the proper time In
spring. Failure ut seed time Is equiv
alent to failure for the year, but faith
full labor in the spring wiliJecievc III
abundant reward In the time OF lar
vest. - Erchaa9c.