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Year: 1868

You may buy as good a bottle of


wine for thirty cents in Spain as you
would have to pay three or four dol
lars for in New York. And if YOU
will not give thirty cents for it, you
can have as much as you want for lit
tie or nothing. Until the railroads
were built and transportation made
easy and cheap, it was common, when
the new vintage came in, to empty the
casks that held what was left over of
former years. And a church was
pointed out to me that was built of


mortar made of wine instead of water
there being a scarcity Of water in the
vicinity but plenty OF wine that was
to be thrown away. Sherry wine,
which is the sack of Shakespeare and
Ben Johnson is the leading wine OF


Spain, and is made now and here just


as wine was made iii the times of Heis-
Cd and Isaiah; for in such climes as
this the people keep on doing things
as their ancestors or others did in the
same place thousands OF years ago
They drink wine as freely as the Eng
lish drink beer, and as the Americans
drink rum aud water But they do
not get drunk as our people do, and
they are not so stupid as the beer
drinkers of England are. They are
stupid of course, and the exhiliration
is carried to excess sometimes. 1t is
not true to say there is no drunken
ness iG wine growing countries, but
the best informed men, who had the
most abundant opportunities of learn
ing the facts in the case, assurd me
| that intemperance is not common
that it is very rare among the work
ing people oi Spain. This is not to be
used as all argument in favor OF wine
raising and wine drinking in America


1t would be better indeed for the
health OF drinking men to drink pure
wine than bad whiskey, or the vile
compounds that are sold IN our count


ry. But if wine were as cheap in the


United States as in Spain, there woulo


be just as much intemperance In the
United States as now. The climate
and the strife of such country as
ours furnish cause for the use of stim


ulating drinks that do not exist In 1t


ally or Spain; and philanthropistS


who discuss and legislate on the sub


ject of intemperanee without regare


to the physical circumstances of a peo


pie, are in the same case with the


traveller who reckoned his bill with


out his host. 1t is well to multiply


and fortify wholesome laws to RESTRAIN


men from evil indulgence, and it il


our duty to ply all possible mora


agency to reform and save our fellow


men, but our duty does not end will
legislating and preaching. There arr


social burdens to be raised from tht
poor by the voluntary action of th'
rich, and by the application of TIL
gospel principle of brotherhood, ,whicl
will so ameliorate the condition of th
: lowly that they will not be tempted a
} now by the pressure OF weariness,car
? and woe, to fly to the intoxicating Gu
! for help to bear their load, or to fol
r get that it is On them. But this d
| gression is getting dry, if it is o
drinking.-Letter from DR.. Prime.
Year: 1868

A pair of scales before him
A rich man sat and weighed
A piece of gold-a widows all,
And unto her he said:
"Your coin is not the proper weight,
SO take it back again,
Or sell it me for half its worth
1t lacks single grain"
With fearful eye the widow said:
go, weigh it, sir, once more;
l pray you be not so exact,


Nor drive me from your door"
"Why, see yourself, its under weight;
Your tears are no avail"
The second time he tries it,


1t just bears down the scale.
Bat little guessed that rich man,


Who held his gold so dear,
That the extra weight that bore it down
Had been the widows tear.
Year: 1868

EN M. PERRY, the old and experienced Den
n tist ofOrleans County is still at Barton,
and in readiness to attended to all work pertain
ing to his profession in a prompt and efficient
manner. Also to extract teeth without pain, by
the use of Nitrous Oxide Having one of the
best Apparatus in use. Charges reasonable as
those Of any respectable Dentist. Please cali.
Advice gratis.


Partou Ocr % 1897
Year: 1868

An English paper says that an old
pump near Dorset place having be-
come decayed, the handle was taken
from it. After remaining thus for
some time, the authorities concluded


to repair the pump; and on setting
at work not fewer than twenty letters
were found inside, which had been
dropped into the slit from which the
handle had been removed, by the in
telligent neighbors, who mistook the
old pump for a letter box #aa
Year: 1868

We saw yesterday, getting into q Broadway stage
a pyramid OF hair on ladys head, 'fearfully and
wonderfully made" 1t oomed up over the fanchon
IN style that brought to our mind rural reminis-
cences OF hayricks and corn shucks. Nobody hurt


Cannot some efficient substitute be devised In
place of those beasty boxes which deposited on
the sidewalk to receive the ashes and garbage from
tenement houses They are not agreeably odorous,
ana when upset a. Is often the case, the portion OF
the pavement which they cover Is generally left
vacant by pedestrians.


The Bowery, after midnight, is not an over cheer
fu promenade to beated travellers. One viii meet
at every corner somo ''party by the name OF john
son." who Is very inqusitive and obtruslve, and, we
might add, impecunious. The police keep at o re-
spectacle distance, and one might be robbed ana
murdered in this street for all they know or care.


The horses of the Broadway stages should be pro-
vided with skates for the new pavement when the
frost sets In.


We wish distinctly to inform country cousins that
the board fence around the new Court House IL not
the Academy OF Design. They seem to think 30 10
Judge from their admiration OF the illustrated posters
there.
Year: 1868

The PAYIo IN WALL STREET The stock
market opened and closed IN y panic
yesterday, although there was rally in
the interval and the indications are that we
are entering upon violent crisis on the Stock
Exchange tho end OF which cannot he fore
seen. The monetary stringency continues
without material abatement, failures are oc-
curing aud some Of the speculative stocks are
falling at the rate of from ten TO twenty per
cent day. The banks will, therefore, do
well to call in their loans on such securities,
for the protection Of their dcpostors, as IL Is
better that stockholders should suffer than the
public at large. These stocks are still highly
inflated and liable to fall suddenly from fifteen
to fifty per cent further, and, therefore, the
danger attending the banks holding them az
collaterals for loans Is apparent.
Year: 1868

dustrious and commercial classes. Our ma
tional banks, taking different ground to that
OF the Bank of England, are allied with the
bondholders and arrayed against the people.
Nearly all their capital is in bonds, and If
specie payments could be forced their wealth
would be increased hundred millions OF
dollars at least. Unfortunately, these banks
have had great influence in Congress and over
the administration. The Secretary of the
Treasury has been nothing more than their
agent. His stupid attempts to force resump-
ton and the equally stupid efforts Of Congress
year or two ago to do the same may be all
traced to the influence of the national banks
dependent press and pressure Of public opinion,
we should now be suffering as great evils as
England ever suffered. The currency has
been reduced from thousand or eleven hun
dred millions to six or seven hundred millions
within four years. Still this does not satisfy
the resumptionists. The stringency in the
money market and high rate of interest in con-
sequence of the urgent demand for currency
throughout this widespread country and
through its rapidly increasing business do
not open the eyes of these selfish or blind
theorists. They would place the whole COM
mercial and industrial interests of the country
at the mercy of few capitalists and the note
shaving banks.


1t is the duty of Congress, then to
protect the people against the clamors and
efforts Of this new and great moneyed power
that has arisen in the country. 1t should see
that the people have an ample, steady and
uniform circulating medium-one that will be
flexible, too, according to the wants of trade
in every section of the republic, by making it
convertible at will into government stocks and
these stocks again to be convertible into cur
rency at the pleasure Of the holder. Thus we
should never have a stringepcy or currency
too redundant. 1t would regulate itself ac-
cording to the wants of trade. This is one of
the first measures to which Congress should
turn Its attention. There are, however, other
important financial measures to be taken up,
such as a speedy reduction of expenditures
and taxation the creation Of simple, cheap
and well organized system for raising revenue,
strict economy in every department. Of govern
ment and reduction Of the interest On the
national debt. Mr.. Johnson, during the re-
mainder Of his term Of Office, should study
and inaugurate these necessary reforms;
General Grant should make himself acquainted
with them and urge them upon Congress, and
Congress itself should carry them out without
delay. All other questions sink into COM
parative insignifcance now. The financial
question is the important one of the day.
Year: 1868

Election.


In nothing is our growing Importance as q
nation seen more distinctly than in the in
creasing interest which is manifested by Euro
pean journalists in the public affairs of this
country. Time was when it was far other
wise, Bat We march on ase people With
rapid and stately step, and the sound Of our
footsteps commands attention. Not only can
we no longer be ignored, we must be watched
and studied. Our growing power is source
at once of wonder and OF alarm


Our attention has been called afresh to this
feature of the times by our bulky cable de-
spatches Of yesterday, in which were condensed
the sentiments of English and French jour
nalsis on the result of our Presidential cleo
ton The claims Of both parties, it is now
manifest, were earnestly canvassed. Our
democrats and republicans have each their
friends on the other side OF the Atlantic. All
the more influential and impartial journals,
both in London and Paris, as they were pre-
pared for, are now satisfied with, the result.
One English journal says of the defeat Of the
democracy that 1t was richly deserved for
their folly in prefcrring Seymour to
Chase Another English journal says
that ''Grant has fairly won his high rank
by hard work, real devotion to his
country and services which will live long
in its remembrance" The French press says
that Europe applauds the decision of the re-
public" that "Grant is a worthy successor of
Washington and of Adams" and that his ac-
cession to the Presidential chair means peace.
One French journal, little out Of tune with
the times, thinks IL singular that the great re-
public of the West should have elected a
soldier at time when Europe is so anxious
for peace. IL would not be difficult TO show
that our contemporary does not thoroughly
understand the situation. We are as anxious
for peace as Europe can be. Grant and men
| like Grant are the best conservers Of peace,
because they are always well prepared fol
| war. No man hated war more than the late
Duke Of Wellington. Few men are NOR,
desirous Of peace than the Emperor Napoleon
| IL il the civilian, who knows nothing of war,
not the soldier, who has tasted Of ts bitterness,
| that precipitates conflict. In Grant we have Q
| man who will cultivate friendly relations with
foreign Powers, but who will never forget the
nations dignity. In the eyes of Europe the
| quiet and orderly manner in which this cec-
ton contest has been got over is triumph &c
republican institutions.
Year: 1868

SECRETARY MCCuLLooH's STATEMENT OF
THE NATIONAL DEBT.-From this November
statement for the month Of October it will be
seen that the national debt is still twenty-five
hundred millions, though the October reduc-
ton is at the rate of over ninety millions a
year. We expect to do better with general
overhauling and reconstruction Of the Treasury
under President Grant.
Year: 1868

The radical organs in this city and Greeley's
narrow minded blockheads Of the Loyal League
are raising great deal OF fuss and fury over
the result of the election in this State, and are
making themselves generally ridiculous by
talking about contesting the election Of State
officers who have been chosen by twenty
five or thirty thousand majority. Greeley,
who always takes the lead in such follies,
declares that every State whose electoral vote
is cast for Seymour and Blair has been carried
by fraud or terrorism, and attributes radical
minority, wherever found, to repeaters or the
Ku Klux Klan. This is all balderdash. Poll
ticians on both sides, republicans and demo-


Gratis, generally get in as many bogus votes as
possible for their candidates, and we have no
election just over than in any other that has
been held for the past quarter Of century.
Grant has been chosen by handsome major
| ity the people are well satisfied, and 1t is q
| paltry business for the Union Leagues to be
expending their wrath upon Justice Shandley


because he worked faithfully for his party or
| debating whether Pat Keenan, or Dennis O'Raf-
| ferty had one person or dozen registered
| from his residence.


| The radicals would be more proftably en-


ploycd studying the true lesson of the election.


The people elected Grant because they have


confidence that he will secure to the nation the
| peace for which he fought on the field of


battle. They gave the State Of New York to


the opposition and deprived the republicans
| OF their two-third majority in the House of


Representatives because they dsapprove the


violent measures and extreme policy Of radi-
| caism. The sooner Union Leagues and repub-


lican Congressman understand this fact the
| better
Year: 1868

Our City rhicves-noro Vigilance Necessary.


The attempt to rob the Manufacturers and
Merchants Bank on the night Of the elections,
with the murderous assault on the janitor, is
one Of class too common Of late not to excite
the warmest indignation. Robberies to large
amount are Of almost daily occurrence in this
city. Organized gangs of thieves and murder
ers prowl about our streets by day and night
and make property, and even life, as insecure as
If we lived in half-civilized state If society.
Who are answerable for this TIL, leniency
with which such criminals, when convicted,
are treated is one cause of this shameful state
OF things. The law has few terrors for them.
The very men who left FERGUSON beeding and
insensible are probably walking Trough our
public thoroughfares plotting sonp new vio-
lence and fearless of detection.


If our police are incapable of meeting eff
ciently this public danger let theil power be
strengthened. No money is better spent than
what is judiciously laid out in rganizing
thoroughly efficient corps of detecti-es. Some
thing must be done to stamp out the evil we
complain of. In our Western cities the citizens
would have organized, in circumstances like
ours, vigilance committee and other driven
the ruffans from their midst or committed them
to the tender mercies of Judge Lynch. We
do not propose this as an example. That is
the der,sier resort when everything else fails.
But in the meanwhile, we repea again, this
lawlessness has proceeded to Mch length
that for the security of life and poperty some
more vigorous steps must be taker to put down,
and at once, these organized banls of thieves
and assassins.
Year: 1868

Now FOR A New MAYoR.-The election Of
the present Mayor of New York as Governor
Of the State makes vacancy in the former
Office which Is to be filed next month. We
hope whoever the new Mayor may be that he
will turn over a new leaf and favor all those
great improvements so much needed in the
metropolis. If man of broad views and
sound sense should be placed at the head of
the city government we might hope for the
construction of iron or stone piers in place of
our present dilapidated structures, for the es-
tablishment Of spacious markets commensurate
with the wants Of the city, and for the open
ing OF broad avenues TO relieve the crowded
travel on broadway. win tho politicians give
us such mAnf
Year: 1868

A farmer living few miles from Yolo, California,
recently had occasion to visit San Francisco. On
his departure he left his ranch in charge of his
wife. who generally looked after the interests of
her husband during his absence. Shortly after
being left alone she learned that some parties
were making preparations TO Jump" an sdjoin-
ing quarter section claimed by her husband. but
which had not been improved as the law directs
pre.emptors to do in order to hold real estate.
The energetic woman rose early in the morning.
hauled lumber the distance of mile, built house
on the disputed territory, moved her furniture into
the new house. and took up her abode in it (al 10
one day,) and held the claim in triumph until the
return of her unsuspecting partner.
Year: 1868

Upon the occasion of the marriage of Miss Grace
Shaw, the daughter of 1" Josh Billings" to Mr..
Dun, her father wrote to an editor about II in the
have taken the last bird out of my nest and there
is nothing left for the old ones but to set on the
top limb and sing to the setting san"
Year: 1868

An aged couple are now living in North Caro-
sceDdants, none of whom have ever been con-
vcted Of crime in church or state, and net one of
whom is incorporate or profane. All were ardent
Confederates during the war.
Year: 1868

telegram from Jerusalem announces that the
reconstruction OF the great cupola Of the Church
of the Holy SepHlcher, which has been executed
under the auspices Of France, Russia and Turkey
is entirely finished.
Year: 1868

AN ACT 10 create additional lsnI district in


the State of Minnesota


BE it TesOiced by the Senate aud House Of Repre-
seRtatires Of ths JRited States Of AReried in Con
1ress assembled That the President OF the United
States be, and he is hereby authorised TO establish
additional land district in the State of MINES
Ola embracing all that part Of the present north
aestern land district which lies north of township
number hundred and twenty four north, aud
west Of range number thirty five. west of the fth
principal meridian, and To nix, from time 20 time
the boundaries thereof which district shall be
named after the place at which the Office shall first
be established; and the President shall have power
TO- fix, from time to time the location Of the Office
for such district.


SEC Ind be az further enacted, That the
President Is hereby authorized TO appoint. by and
nth the advice aud consent of the Senate. a reg
ister and receiver fOr said land district who shall be
required 20 reside the site OF the land Office for
for said district, hO shall be subject TO the
laws end responsibilities, aud whose compensation
respectively shall be the that now ALLOW
by law to other land officers 10 said State.


Approved, July 25, lS6s.
Year: 1868

Considering that the horse is-next to
the catthe noblest of animals, it is surpris-
ing how little is known of its origin and
early history To supply that manifest
deficiency in general knowledge, is the sole
object of this letter


The horse was first invented by some
oreecv mechanics, who had mandatory
near by the city of Troy. This occurred
several hundred years before the Christian
era. At that time the Patent Office at
Washington was closed for a few days,
consequently no letters patent were taken
out for the invention.


A man by the name of Agamemnon, was
foreman of the shop, and bossed the job
For some reason they never made but one
and that was made of wood-probably
horse-chestnut.


Full accounts were furnished the daily
papers, of the progress and completion Of
the work, by special correspondent, who
signed himself "Homer" Any one who
feels interested in the subject, will find g
complete file of those papers at the Office
of publication


As hay was at that time very scarce
Year: 1868

A COUNTRY GIRL IN BEECHER's CHURCH
AT first thought he was a farmer, he
told us so much about sowing and harvest
ing. Then. when he talked of training
roses and pruning grape-vines, | changed
my mind, and concluded that he was
gardener but soon after he described
printing, and made it so plain, [ decided
he must be a printer after all. The
queerest thing about it was that he should
know all the folks at Crosscut Corners. and
be able to describe them so exactly. When
he spoke of people who think that every
thing they have is Just the incest and best
going, [ thought of Huldy Tucker and
are in a state of perfection. and can't do
wrong, [ knew he must mean Deacon Pet
tigrew. [ was so much interested in ali
he had to say, [ did not think of any
thing else, except once when my thoughts
flew to Joel. [ so longed to have him there
beside me, For | want Joel to love Sun
day; and am sure he never will unless
he sees, as l have, how beautiful it can be
made, and what good, happy, cheerful
thing such religion as Mr.. Beecher's Is
The congregation looked so interested, so
eager to hear all he had to say, do believe
they would have staid till night. if he had
chosen to 90 on preaching. did not notice
single girl chewing caraway seed, or a
single boy using his jack-knife on the back
of the pew Deacon Spicer. eighty-fve
years old, always goes to sleep and snores
between our Parson Humans " filthy
and &" sixthly;" but the old white-haired
men at Mr. Beecher's looked just as wide
awake as the young ones, and do believe


that everybody went away feeling better
and kinder, and more resolved to lead


good, true lives than when they came
| Independent.
Year: 1868

The ASSOCIATED Press IN CouRr.-In
another column we publish the decision Of
Judge Quinn in the case of the World news
paper refusing to pay its share Of HERALD
special cable despatch. The decision is very
able and clear in its argument, and takes the
common sense view that one nswspapsr that
svsils itself of the enterprise Of another 10
bound at least to pay its proportion of u.
exnensa Attsndias Vnnh snAsrpriaA,
Year: 1868

States. Under that amendment the States have
power to regulate the suffrage as they please.
They are to be admitted because they have
ratified that amendment but on condition
that they shall not avail themselves of its
terms and shall leave the suffrage absolutely
as It is. Gould visionary nonsense touch
wilder extremep Yuelo o. nsblaH ao


In the case Of Arkansas the reasons that
prevented the admission Of. Alabama do not
exist. Arkansas has q radical Legislature and
is in radical hands altogether, and though the
general in command out there will not admit
that the election is valid, that matters but
little to the party in power. Arkansas win
soon be in the Union, and we hope that her
advent will open the way. to the admission of
all the unrepresented States on any terms or
conditions whatever. But once In, something
win, perhaps, be seen in those States that viii
astonish the radicals. We have no doubt that
every Southern State that votes on the Presi-'
dency win 60 against the republican candidate.
Every election shows that only fraction Of
the registered vote IL cast. 4 More men are
registered in every State than vote; and in
Alabama there were seventy thousand votes
legally on the register that were not brought
out in the contest for the constitution. This is
so much unused power Of the opposition; for
all the votes not cast are against the radicals.
Radicalism brings out its entire vote every
where, but the opposition does not use it's
strength against these constitutions. 1t waits
to get in, sure that the constitutions can be
taken care of in the future. But struggle
that will certainly call out all the powers Of the
opposition is that for the Presidency. In the,
Presidential canvass it is certain that full
vote will be thrown; all the opposition will be
brought out, all that reserved power that ap-,
pears in the difference between the returns Of
registered voters and the returns of votes cast


will be employed, and the result will be the
defeat Of the republican candidate in every
Southern State, We shall yet see this party
of fanatics put down by the combined action
of united South and Northern minority %,