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Year: 1869

dispatches grow tame, who was IL that
laid down the shovel and the hoe and
came with healing on his wingsi The
Reliable Contraband. When armies
fed in panic and dismay and the great
cause seemed lost beyond all
hope Of succor, who was 1t
that turned the tide of war and
gave victory to the vanquishedi The
Reliable Centraband. When despair
hung its shadows about the hearts OF
the people and sorrows sat on every
face, who was it that braved every dan
ger to bring the cheering and incompre-
hensible news from the fronti The Re-
liable Contraband. Who took Rich
mond the first time? The Reliable Con-
traband. Who took it the second time J
The Reliable Contraband. Who took it
erry time until the last, and then felt
the bitterness of hearing the nation ap-
plaud the man who took it once more
than that greater man who had taken
it six times before? The Reliable Con-
traband. When we needed bloodless
victory, to whom did we look to win iti
The Reliable Contrsband. Whe we
needed news to make the peoples bow
els yearn, and their knotted and scem-
bined locks to stand on end like quills
upon the fretful porcupine, to whom
did we look TO fetch iti The Reliable
Contraband. When we needed any sort
of description of news upon any sort OF
description or subject, who was it that
stood always ready to steal horse and
bring that nows alongi The Reliable
ContrabaBd. <-g


Ny friends, lie was the faithfulest
vassal that ever fought, bled and died
in the glorious ranks Of Journalism.
Thunder and lightning never stopped
him; annihilated railroads never de-
layed him; the telegraph never over
took him; military secresy never Grip
pied his knowledge; strategic feints
never confused his judgment; cannon
balls couldn't kill him: clairvoyance
couldn't find him; Satan himself couldn't
catch him. His information comprised
all knowledge, possible and impossible;
his imagination was utterly boundless;
his capacity to make mighty state
ments, and to back them up SO as to
make an inch of truth cover an acre of
ground, without appearing to stretch or
Icdl, was O tuluS tudU appdiIcu cNou bno
most unimpressible with it's awful
grandeur.


The Reliable Contraband is no more.
Born of the war aud a necessity of the
war, and of the war only, he watched
its progress, took notes of its successes
and reverses, manufactured and re-
corded the most thrilling features of its
daily his ory, and then, when it died,
his great mission was filed, his occupa.
tion was gone, and ne died likewise.


No journalist here can lay his hand
upon his heart and say he had not a
cause olove this faithful creature, over
whose unsentient form we drop these
unavailing tears-for no journalist
among us all can lay his hand upon his
heart and say he never lied with such
pathos, such JUNCTION, such exqnesite
symmetry, such sublimity of conception
and sush felicity of execution as when
he did it through and by the inspiration
of this really gifted marvel of men
dacity, the lamented Reliable Contra
band. Peace to his ashes


Respectfully, MARK TWAIN"
-Packard'S Monthly.
Year: 1869

BEN WADE is now in Washington for
the purpose of putting the Pacific road,
before the Government officials. People
generally "praise the bridge that car
ries them over safe," but BEN has an
additional reason for grateful demon
STATIONS in that the Pacific road not
only carried him over safe" but free.
A jolly inspection he must have made of
the road, whirling along at the rate of
twenty miles an hour. A city Health
Officer might as well attempt to hunt
backyard nuisances by going "up in a
balloon" ...
Year: 1869

Our patrons will undoubtedly recOllect OF reading an
article which was published by New.YOrk Journal
short time since in relation 70 new spring OF unsur
passed mineral watcrat Baton spa In this State which
bids fair to ouriyal the mineral springs Of the world
and indeed judging from the rich analysis and combna
ton Of valuable mineral ingredients which make up the
component parts OF this water there can hardy De
doubt left az 10 its being "The Veritabe Water OF Life


I strength its power over disease its quick action its
powerful retention Of its gases It's pleasant taste and the
small quantity required 10 produce cure give 1t marked
preference over all others For tho benefit OF those who
are not acquainted with the mineral richness OF different
springs give statement OF the quantity OF mineral
matter contained In each gallon OF those springs which
claim to be the most eacacIous in disease:
Year: 1869

a HOMELESS DoG.-A more mis-
cradle object than dog without
home, we cannot imagine. The
homeless dog-not the dog lost-but
the dog always homeless, is of un-
certain origin, a SORT of combination
of all breeds. He is always lean,
lame blind ugly and hungry. His
life is made up of hits and kicks.
He is kicked by the man he follows
in hopes of at last obtaining "A home,
and is battered ever the head by the
butcher from whom he attempts to
steal his dinner. 1t is said every
dog has his day, but the day of the
homeless one must Iavc been an
unusually bad one,or else it has yet
to come. We often meet him Gov
cred with scars instead of hair, sneak.
ing, whinng,and perfectly conscious
of his own wOrthcssness. He is a
robber bv profession, and steals to
live. lie is the special horror of
dogs that have no homes. They
browbeat and abuse him because he
has not pluck or strength to resent.
Like poor humanity, the canine has
no sympathy with the unfortunate of
his race. He is taken by the dog
catchers because there is no one to
muzzle him. The dollar or two is
never paid for his release, and he nj
last ends his useless and unhappy
life by city ordinance.
Year: 1869

we note with real satisfaction the fact that
ayoung man was accidentally killed in Rich.
mond the other day by the discharge in his own
hand OF a pistol which he had been. playfully,
pointing at some of his companions q moment
before. Not that we have any malice toward
the young man in question individually, nor
inat we do not sympathize with his sorrowlng
relatives But we object to the class of which
ne was representative; and we think the
world would be better off with the whole lot
outofr So long as only other people at whom
these idiotic CRIMINALS sportiveIy pointed their
loaded firearms fell dead py their accidental
discharge there was little prospect that the
practice would be abated; but If 1t happens oc.
casionally that one of those who indules in
such dangerous pas,imes falls a victim TO his
own folly. we shall live in hope
Year: 1869

The Commissioners appointed bv the STATE
OF Pennsyivania to ascertain the amount of
damages inflicted by the rebels during the War
upon the people Of the border counties OF that
STATE nave finally got through with their
iaoors' and nave made a report 1t is under
stood that the State of PennsyIvania does no,
propose to assume the payment of these dam.
ages but simply to ascertsin the correct
amount OF them, in order to make a demand
upon tne Federal Government for payment at
some future time.
Year: 1869

We have a number Of Communications upon
the coming municipal election, urging the
CLAIMS OF various candida es for office. We
refer our contributors to the business counter.
Wnere they can be as eloquent as they please in
Denaif OF the men Of their choice-at the usual
advertising rates
Year: 1869

AN ACT to extend the time for the Little Rock

 and Fort Smith Railroad Company to complete the first section of twenty miles of said road.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives ol the United States of Amer ica in Congress assem bled, That an act ap- proved July twenty-eight, eighteen hundred and sixty-sx, entitled "An act to revive and extend the provisions of An act granting the right of way and making grant of land to the States of Arkansas and Missouri, to aid in the construction of a railroad from point upon the Mississippi river. opposite the mouth of the Ohio river, via Little Rock, to the Texas boun- diary near Fulton in Arkansas, with branches to Fort Smith and the Mississippi river approy- ed February nine, eighteen hundred and fifty three, and fer other purposes, be so amended as to extend the time to tEe Little Rock and Fort Smith Railroad Company, for building the first section oftweny miles provided for in the second section of said act, fos the term of three years from the thirteenth day of May, eighteen hundred and sixty~seven, the time ot filing the certificate of organization to said company provided for in the third section of said act PROVIDED, That the land granted by the act hereby revived shall be sold to actual settlers only, in quantities not greater than one quarter of sec 'on to one purchaser, and for a price not exceeding two dollars and fifty cents per acre.
Year: 1869

From the American Publisher and Bookseller j


n BosToy, January 26.


In my last letter / mentioned the arrest
of book-thief, during the holiday week,
and his commitment to tie House of
Correction for term of four months.
Hardly had my letter been dispatched
when our late Governor pardoned the
thief and sc. bin free. The caly ground
for the exercise of this unwise clemency
was the respectability of the party.
He was a well-to-do farmer in New
Hampshire, aud a great pressure of
social and political influence was brought
to bear in his favor The judge who
sentenced him pronounced the case one
of the most deliberate, unqualified and
inexcussble instances Of theft that had
ever come to his knowledge, and the
members of the book trade, who suffer
to the extent of thousands of dollars
annually from the depredations Of these
thieves, are naturally and psrdonsbly
indignant at the Governors act.


A few days later, Unitarian minister,
named Slime, was arrested for stealing
books, and an examination of his house
disclosed the fact that he had carried on
his nefsrious business at wholesale.
Books from almost every store in town
were found in his possession, and it was
proved tnat he was in the regular habit
of stealing to sell. There was no
shadow of excuse or pallistion in his
case, yet strong effort is being made TO
procure his discharge-his brother cler-
gymen making personal appeals TO those
he has robbed to abandon the prosecu-
ton. II these book thieves are to es
cape punishment in this way, it might
as well be established that books are not
property. One peculiarity of this branch
Of thievery is, that everybody engaged
in it are respectable"


During holiday week a well-dressed
and resp, elegant young lady, of high
social connections, was detected in the
attempt to "lift" some books, but the
affair was flushed up"
Year: 1869

st. Louis Times, January 81, lS6O.I


The Wentzville News has reopened
the controversy regarding the authorship
of the poem, "0nce Was Pure" by the
following statement: sit was written in
the fall of 1859, by young gentleman OF
st. Louis, who was lying sick in beard
ing house on Pine street at the time, and
wrote the piece for amusement. 1t was
headed Once Was Pure as the Beauti-
full Snow, and after his recovery the lady
of the house discovered the manuscript
and sent i to the old Ecening Ne,os for
publication, where il first appeared in
print. We could give the authors name
if he was willing that it should go before
the public"


We happen to know something about
this poem and its author, the late Henry
w. Faxon. The poem has been familiar
to us for the last fifteen years. 1t was
written by Mr.. Faxon while he was tele-
graph operstot at Troy, New York, and
published in one of the city papers there,
to which he contributed occasional
verses, over nom de guerre. This was
in 81 or so. A couple of years later he
was local editor of the Buffalo On. "
Republic, and reproduced the poem over
his own name. There was never any
question as to its authorship until frail
actress claimed it as her own, and the
circumstances of her life gave coloring
of probability to the assumption, as it
vividly told her own story She has
since confessed 10 a brother OF the real
author that she did not write it.
A dozen or more people have
set Hp pretensions to being its author.
The last one is the St Louis invalid,
who don't want his name known-s very
proper precaution to prevent the impos-
ture disgraciug him. Any person who
could write so exquisite q poem woHld
have written something else of merit,
deuce of the validity of his claim.
But, as in the instance of Mr.. Ball, OF
New Jersey, who pretended to have
written Rock Me to Sleep, Mother,
or of the clergyman's young daughter
who insisted that Nothing to Wear "
was her production, none Of these parties
who have attempted to father the poem
in question ever wrote bit Of verse that
could give a color to their assumption.


Henry w. Faxon wrote enough good
poetry to fll volume, much of it almost,
if not quite, equal to the one in contro-
versy, and many in a similar vein. As
in the case of Thomas Hood, he was ex-
ternally humerist and wag; but bad a
deep vein of tender feeling which be
could express most pathetically in verse.
Many of the late authors friends, well
acquainted with these facts, living at
Buffalo, New York, and elsewhere, have
testified publicly that they knew Mr..
Fsxon was the author of "Once / was
Pure" and it is time that sick young
men, aud other pretenders to its author
ship should cease trying to gain immor-
taliiy by filching the productions of other
peoples brains
Year: 1869

REPRESENTS






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Year: 1869

Minister Motley has been received by the
Chamber of Commerce of Liverpool in
friendly and complimentary addresses, to
which Mr.. Motley replied in a spirit of con.
ciIiation and national good will. He concIud.
ed his address in reply as follows: my
most strenuous efforts shall be devoted to
further good understanding on the basis
Of enduring friendship and kindly relations,
in accordance with the great principles of
Justice and honor which are the immutabe
and only safe and unerring guides in the
conduct of nations
Year: 1869

MRs STANTON repudiates the idea that
she is in favor of the Fifteenth Amendment,
and says there is "too much pride, self
respect and womanly dignity in her Asso.
citation to rejoice at the success of q scheme
which places all women under the heels Of
all men,
Year: 1869

Biliousness, Indigestion, General Debility, and
all the complaints which proceed from q want Of
proper action in the liver. the stomach and the
bowels. are eradicated by q course of this great
Year: 1869

N--fNA-hAt@AAAl


"DEAE Nixon AS one of your constit-
uents, write to you on the subject Of the
proposed submission to the people of the
question Of striking out the word white
from the constitutions. I feel a deep in
terest in this subject, and am very anxious
that the Legislature should submit the pro-
position.


The word white was inserted in our
organic law when we as a people were the
friends, allies, and defenders Of slavery. Now
that the man debasing, God dishonoring in
.stitutiOn has been wiped out, let us have the
opportunity to modify our constitution, so
that it will conform TO the spirit of the age,
and be in harmony with the Declaration OF
Independence, as interpreted and vindicated
by our dead aud living heroes.


"The jewel truth Of the divine right OF
manhood, like the little stone cut out Of the
mountain without hands, is yet to fill the
earth. The mission Of our Union party will
not be completed until political equality is
secured to all citizens, of whatever color OF
condition, throughout our national iurisdic-
uOn. After all the nation has done and suf-
fered, after Ohio has written such glorious
chapter Of history during the war, and after
indOrsing the action Of the immortal Thirty
ninth Congress, it should not be that the
General Assembly of the State 1.-THE first
OOrn Of the Ordinance Of 'S7) will resolve
that this is a white mans government, and
shall remain SO forever. In the field and in
the halls Of Congress our representative
have been most exactiDg and importunate
in demanding that the rebel States shall
recognize the political equality Of all men,
and we should, without hesitation or DELAY
make our example conform to precept


The party that opposed the Government
in its efforts tc crush out the rebellion, and
organize cOnspiracies in Ohio to aid traitors,
the party that denounced Lincoln as a tvraut
and usurper; and our soldiers as .hirelings
and dogs the party that denounced The
war as a failure, and tried to make it so: the
party that dissuaded men from enlistine. and
persuaded them to desert after they had en-.
listed the party in Congress that opposed
Submitting the amendment abOlishing slav-
cry and in all our State Legislatures opposed
the ratification of that amendment when
submitted, this party, that now favors ad-
mission to the halls of Congress of the most
Conspicuous leader Of the rebellion without
conditions; this party, stepped in crime and
covered with infamy, will doubtless be true
to its instincts and consistent in its record
by opposing this amendment


The true and loyal men of Ohio are ready
for the issue, and cannot if they would, and
would not if they could, avoid it.


Truly yours, &c,


S. +. OARY.
Year: 1869

By the Democratic candidate for Senator
in the 9th District:


In the organization Of the bogus Oonfeder-
acy every department. was under the control
and guidance Of some partisan Democrat.


All that kept It (the Democratic par
~ from breaking out in rebellion sgainst
the Government was that in sll the Northern
States the party was in a minority.
The uneDFiable distinction and honor Of hay
ing been the first great political party m the
history Of the Republic for seventy years, re-
belling against the best Government in the
world, because it was defeated at an cleo
ton lawfully conducted, belongs TO the party
that arrOgated 10 itself the proud title Of De-
mocraey.-J r. Hibbel IN a speech dsliured
IN 1865.
Year: 1869

It would be q good thing for


men and women were they


taught, in childhood, to use


their left hands equally with


their right. The use of the
right hand only for certain ac-


tions -such as wlitingl and


working with mechanical tools
is entirely conventional, and
there does not appear to be any


reason why people should not


be ambidexter in every kind of
work. Persons who


have lost their right hand by
accident frequently acquire
great facility With the left after
some practice, but grown-up
persons have not always the
patience to betake themselves
to the necessary practice. By
children the thing would be
acquired insensibly, if means
were taken to lead them to the
practice of it. Children living
in houses where two languages
are spoken acquire both with
great facility, and what is true
Of tongues would be equally SO
of hands. Efi3 I."1
Year: 1869

We long for the day when
this custom shall be obsolete
1t is becoming the truly afHict-
ed one. The wearer says by
the black garments, L have lost
a dear friend. | am in deep
sorrow But true grief does
not wish to parade itself before
the eye of the stranger; much
less does it assert its extent
The stricken not naturally goes
apart from the world to pour
out the tears. Real aff1iction
seeks privacy. It is norespect
to the departed friend to say
we are in sorrow. IF we have
real grief, it will be discovered.


When God has entered a
household in the awful chastise-
ment of death, it is time for re-
ligious meditation and commun-
ion with God on the part of
the survivors. How sadly out
of place, then, are the milliner
and the dressmaker, the trying
on Of dresses, and the trimming
Of bonnets. There is omething
profane in exciting the vanity
of a young girl by fitting a
waist or tying on a hat, when
the corpse of afather is lying in
an adjoining room. 1t is a sac
rilege to drag the widow forth
from her grief to be fitted for
a gown, or to select a veil. 1t
is often terribly oppressive to
the poor The widow left des-
olate, with halfa.dozen little
children, the family means al
ready reduced by the long sick
ness Of the father, must draw on
her scanty purse to pay for a
new wardrobe, for herself and
children, throwing away the
goodly stock of garments, al
ready prepared, when she most
likely knows not where she
is to get bread for those little
ones. Truly may fashion be
called a tyrant when it robs a
widow Of her last dollar. Sure
ly your sorrow will not be
questioned, even if you should
not call in the milliner to help
display it. Do not in your af-
fiction help uphold a custom
which will turn the afflictions
of your poorer neighbor to
deeper poverty, as well as sor-
row,-The Central Baptist.
Year: 1869

Dissolve one pound of best
glue in about one pound of wa,
ter; add, gradually, one ounce
of nitric acid, and heat the mix
ture for a short time. This
will save the trouble of heating
the glue.pot. u.
Year: 1869

st ~ r'-N ',-'0 - .t


Make batter with the yolk
Of one egg, Cor more, accord
ing to the quantity Of oysters
you intend to prepare, a little
nutmeg. some beaten mace, a
little -four, and a little salt !;
dip in the oysters, and fry them
in lard to a nice light brown.
IF preferred, a little parsley
may be shred very fine, and
mixed with the batter. The
batter may also be made thick
er, and formed into the shape
of patty, or put into a small
tin mould, the oyster being
dropped in and covered over,
and the whole baked as a pud.
ding would be.


BEEF STEAK sMoTHERED WITH ONIONS.


Cut up six onions very fine !;
put them in a saucepan with
two cupfuls of hot water, about
two ounces Of good butter,
some pepper and salt; dredge





in a little -four. Let it stew un-
til the onions are quite soft
then have the steak broiled,
put into the saucepan with the
onions; let it simmer about ten
minutes, and send to the table
very hot. @.. 10.


'. AVERY SIMPLE SOUP. I''.
Skin off the fat from mutton
or chicken stock; put into a
soup-pot, with two or three
carrots, turnips, and onions, a
cup of rice, the bones and bits
OF cold meat, pepper, salt, and
a few tomatoes. Boil it four
hours then take out the bones
and send it to table.


TO WASH FLANNEL.


Cut the soap small, and boil
it in little water. Have two
tubs with water as hot as the
hands can bear; previously
blue the water well to keep the
color of the flannel, and put
some of the boiled soap into
one tub to make q lather; then
wash the flannel without
squeezing it. Put it into the
other tub, and wiring it in a
large towel. Shake it then out,
and, after drying it smooth it
with a cool iron. .u


LIQUID GLUE.


Dissolve one pound of best
glue in about one pound of wa.
ter; add, gradually, one ounce
of nitric acid, and heat the mix,
ture for short time, This
will save the trouble of heating