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Year: 1869

ST. LOUIS, Aug. ga most horrible murder
was committed in East st. Louis yesterday
morning. A man named Casper Waltz at
tempted to kill his step son, Nicholas Lutz by
striking him on the head with hatchet, but
the weapon glanced and Nicholas escaped and
ran for policeman. When they returned
they found Mrs. Waltz lying on the floor with
her head literally chopped to pieces. After
committing this deed Waltz walked to the
crossing of several railroad tracks, near by, on
one of which a coal train was approaching
When the locomotive and one car had passed
him he flung himself across the rail between
two cars, and the remainder of the train passed
over his neck completely cutting off his head
drank pint of whiskey before breakfast and
procured another, when his step son remon-
strated with him. which doubtless LED to tne
assault, although it was not made until some
hOurs later
Year: 1869

John P. Irish, the late distinguish.
ed copperhead opponent Of Judge
Loughridgein this district for Con,
gress, and editor of tho State Press, oc
cupies in full tho first editorial column
of that delectable sheet, in endeav.
ering TO prove whether one DR.. Stew.
art, did or did not visit q certain
beer saloon on Sunday, which charge
made by said Irish in circular print.
ed at his Office on the day before the
election, was extensively circulated,
and the valiant John publishes i,ir
own affidavit in support of the
charge in which he states that one
Bonita told him the charge was true.
Verify John P. must have some dirty
tracks made on election day to cover
up that induces him to occupy SO
much space in his paper and handy
about his own cousin Sally Dlllard
affidavit before the public as to
whether said man drank some Lager
ON Sunday or not.
Year: 1869

Secretary Boutwell, last week said
in regard to his views as tho CHIEF
executive financial officer Of the
Government as follows:


"My aim is to improve the credit
Of the currency, collect the revenue
place the loan at lower rate of in.
terest, aud all without impeding the
prosperity of the country"


More fitting words were never
spoken; such policy, must impress
fsvorably every rejecting, candid
and honest man in the country The
Secretary has made good record
thus far. We believe he is going to
be one OF tho most successful Secre-
taries Of the Treasury we ever had.
HIS conduct thus tar has inspired the
people with great confidence in his
ability and integrity.
Year: 1869

CLEANING SILK. The following is said to be an
excellent recipe for cleaning silks: Pare three
Irish potatoes; cat them into thin slices and wash
them we'll Pour on Them Il half pint Of boiling
water, and let il stand till cold strain the water and
add to it an equal quanityiof alcohol. Sponge the
silk on the right side, and when half dry. iron ii on
the wrong side The most decate-colorcd silk may
DO cleaned b! this process, which is equally appaa-
bic to cloth velvet or Grape.
Year: 1869

20 DESTROY WARTS. Dissolve in about pint
Of water as much common washing soda ;,S he Wa
ter W ill fake up; wash the warts with this for q
minul OF lwo and let them dry without wiping.
Keep the water in a bottle, and repeat the washing
Year: 1869

| The negro Geo. Truman. II years old was
hung at Frederick, Md, for numbering an un-
known white man in the mountains near the
Point of Rocks on the 3Oth of January last
He made u confession, giving an account OF
the murder:


| was born on the 18th of July, 1918, in
Frederick county, Md, and have lived there
ever since, except when [ was in the army.
| TIIe then detailed the murder-told how he
heard Of stranger who had clothes to sell,
in a carpet-bag- and caught up with
him j Unperceived by the strangerI picked
up stone, and, without word of warning,
/ struck him violent blow on the back of the
head. He staggered and fell, dropping his
carpet bag. He Immediately recovered and
raised up, with the stick he had cut at Motley
Thomas's grasped in his hand. He sprang
to his feet. l then determined to silence and
dispatch him. [ seized the same stone with
which | first struck him. and hit him in the
temple. He fell senseless-the blood flowing
freely from both wounds.


The man fell upon his back, and while he
was laying there unconscious | took off his
boots, and then his pants, picked up his hat
and carpet bag and left him--nol yet dead.
l took off my shoes and and put on the boots
I had taken from the man. l then went to
my home. A short time atterward l went
| Dack TO the mOuntaln anu lllituleu rails 1Of
Mr.. Kremer until dark 1t then occurred to
me that the man was not dead when | left
him in the morning, and that | had better 90
and see what had become of him.


quit work and went to the spot where l
left him. He was still alive, and returned to
consciousness, but was unable to move. He
lost much blood. He had crawled or been
moved by my accomplice since morning. He
begged me to relieve him of his sufferings
He had laid there since nine o'clock in the
morning, enduring God only knows what
agony. 1t would not do for him to recover
l would be in danger.


left him and Immediately went home got
Hopewelrs gun, loaded it and returned to
where the man was lying; he was still lying
on his back; l went close to him took deliber-
ate aim at his head, and as he lay there con-
scious and helpless before me, | fired! He
never breathed again the charge passed
through the head and scattered his brains :;
his blood spirited on the pine trees and laurel
when | shot him.


MARY, do you say your prayers morning
and evening?' "No Miss, l DON'T why,
Mary, are you not afraid to go to sleep in the
dark without asking God to take care of you
until the morning?" ''No, Miss, amt afraid,
cause l sleep in the middle


Young ladies should be careful and not get
chaps on their lips, they have been known to
lead to an affection of the heart,
Year: 1869

10 DESTROY Dock. Cut the roots about one or
me and half inches below the surface and carry
hem OFF from the field Use chise or some i'm
clement about two inches wide, with handle of suf-
,eht length to enable the operator to stand erect
While using it. No particular time for cutting ANY
'nne will answer when they can be seem
Year: 1869

Il does not appear certain that the
Cushing canal across the lsthmus is to
be built, Notwithstanding the treaty and
the New York capitalists standing ready
to shovel one hundred millions out of
their gold bags. True, the treaty is
made. and it is a grand project, but the
Congress of Columbia has not ratified IL,
and what is more, cannot. That Cow
ment guaranteed to the Panama Rails
road Company that it would not build,
or permit others to build, canal across
the Isthmus within certain boundaries
while the Railroad charter exists, with~
out the consent of the Railroad Com
pany That guarantee covers the only
practicable route for a canal. The Rail
road Company has a good thing, and is
not likely to sacrifice il. 1t is further
stated the Cushing negotiations were in
the Railroad interest, and it was not
to build canal, only TO fore
stall any movements by other parties
The failure is one more argument In
favor of Pacific Railroads.
Year: 1869

Gen. Campbell, who is said to have
distanced Mr.. Ashley iE the race for the
Governorship of tine Territory of Wyo>
ming, is quite a young man, gallant
soldier, and a most capable staff officer.
1t is doubtless 20 Gen. Schofeld's ap-
probation of his services in this capacity
that he ows his prospective appointment
He is entirely unknown IN politics, but
he served with intelligent fidelity under
Schotield in the civil administration in
Virginia, and was left to close up the
business of his Chief there, after the
latter was made Secretary of War. He
has tor some time past been on duty in
the War Departmental.
Year: 1869

We suspect there are few OF our
Juvenile readers who will not be in
terested in hearing the pretty incl
dent which originated the name %
the beautiful little flower, the forget
me not. This exquisite flower of
memory, with its blue, like the tint
ofthe summer heavens, and its cold
en- eye, bright as the eve of Hone
itself, Is consecrated not alone to the
reminiscenees of love, but also to
those of home and friendship. The
field forget-me- not, or MYosoTIs AR
vENsIs, is often assumed as the token
flower; but the true one is the water
forget-me-not, MYosoTIs .PULUsTRIs,
whose flower is rather larger and
more intensely blue than that of its
sister of the fields. The legendary
origin of its name proves the claim
of the aquatic species to the real
blossom of remembrance. A Ger
man knight and his lady-love were
walking on the banks of q stream,
when the fair one saw beautiful
tuft of the MYosoTIs PULUsTRIs grow
ing in the water, and expressed a
wish to have it. The knight, with
due chivalrous alacrity, plunged at
once into the river in his array, and
gathered his prize; but before he
could again climb up the steep and
slippery bank, he was drawn by a
treacherous eddy into deep pool,
and, encumbered as he was with his
heavy armOr and helmit, finding he
could not save himself, just as he
sank forever he threw the flowers
ashore to his mistress, and uttered
with his last breath, "Vergits mein!
nichtI'-forget me not!
Year: 1869

EFT A method employed in Ger
many to keep rose buds fresh into the
winter, consists in first covering the
end of the recently cut stem with wax,
and then placing each one in closed
paper cap or cone, so that the leaves
do not touch the paper. The cap is
then coated with glue, to exclude air,
dust and moisture, and when dry it is
stood up in drawer, in cool place
When wanted for use, the bud is taken
out of the cap and placed in water,
after cutting off the end, when the rose
will bloom in few hours.
Year: 1869

The rights of woman-If she can
not be captain Ola ship, She may al
ways command smack.


A pianist who played the piano with
a clothes brush is about to give con-
certs in Paris.


No wonder the squirrel is accused
OF chattering-he is certainly great
tail bearer.


A father to tho thought-A parent
thesis.
Year: 1869

LEARN TO WAIT-Of all lessons
that humanity has to learn in lite's
school, the hardest is to learn to
wait. Not to wait with the folded
hands that claim life's prizes with
out previous effort, but, having
struggled and crowded the slow
years With trial, see no such re-
suit as effort seems to warrant
nay, perhaps, disaster instead
To stand firm at such crisis of
existence, not to lose hold or to
relax effort, this is greatness,
whether achieved by man or wo-
man, whether the eye of the world
notes it, or it is recorded in that
book which the light,of eternity
shall alone make clear to the
vision.
Year: 1869

When any business is carried on
under authority Of a license or
charter, it is unlawful in carrying
on such business to discriminate
between persons on account of
race or color. Violation Of this
act will be visited with a fine of
not less than 5000 or imprison-
ment in the Penitentiary for not
less than six months.
Year: 1869

Josh Billings replies to correspon-
dent in this wise:


BENvoLIo--In writing for you an an
nalysis of the frog, must confess that
have copied the whole thing vervalus
ad liberating from the works ov q cole
brated French writer of the 18th centu-
ry.


The frog is in the first place tadpoIe
aul body and tail, without coming to a
head.


He travels in pond holes, BY the side
of the turnpike, and is accelerated by
the activity of his tale, which wiggles
with uncommon limberness and vivacity.
By and by, before long, pretty soon, in
few days, his tale is no more and legs
begin to emerge from the south end of
the animal, and from the north end at
the same time, may be seen disposition
to head QUA.


In this cautious way the frog is built
and then for the first time in his life he
begins to get his head above the water.
! In about five days more, he may be seen
sitting down on himself by the side ov
the pond hole, and looking at the din
ner basket ov the children on their way
to the district school.


As the children come more nearer
with club or chunk 90, brick in his
hand, to swott him with, he rares upon
his hind legs and enters the water head
fust, without opening the door.


Thus the frog does business for q
spell NV a time, till he gets to be q, and
his life is more ramified.


Frogs have 2 natures, grouud and wa
ter. and as free from sin as an oyster.


never knew frog to hurt anybody
who paid his honest dues.


don't reccollect now wheather frog
has any before legs Or not, and if he
don't it amt anybody's business but
the frogs.


Their hind legs are used for refresh
ments, but the rest won't pay for eat.
ing.


A frog is the only person who can
live in we'll and not get tired.


The bull frog is the boss of the pud
die, and talkin to the rest of the frogs,
way down in his throat, so that You
can't understand more than half he says
he is generally a cross, lazy old devil,
and all over wartz.


This is all there is worth knowin' now
about the frog, except that they ketch
flies in fytime, and winter by freezin'
up solid. H


p. 81 have endeavored to trans
late my author close, but it is tuff to
render all his buties into our tung with
out busting the sense.
Year: 1869

A Qaakeress said recently to friend,in
reference to the Quaker formula Of mar.
riage: "It is true did not promise to
obey when was married; but I might
as well have done SO for / had to do it."
Year: 1869

The director of the mint at Philadelphia
in 1861, estimated the amount of gold
in the country at that time TO be $780,
100000, which l have no doubt was
much short of the actual amount.
Year: 1869

er in the government that interests it, mem
| ber5.


But, within rifle shot Of the home Of this
worthy family, at disreputable boarding
house, there is young man who, little
over 2 months age, came down to do clerk
ing for his uncle, who has All appointment
as an internal revenue officer. The young
man ia Just turned off q years Of age. II is
between II and II months since he left his
native Massachusetts. All his "property'
in New York he can put in ten minutes in
to his "carpet bag In fact, he expects 10
travel on, a month or two hence. But, he
can vote on all the matters concerning the
interests Of people in New York The wild
ow OF a distinguished officer Of the United
States, left ms the head of his growing family
Of BOYS neither for herself, nor for them
nor auv Of them, in behalf of this family,
can cast vote to balance that Of the young
Massachusetts carpet.bagger.


Is property qualification a remedy Tor
this papable injustice lIumbug 10.
Take the case of a stock gambler IN wall
street. Two years ago he came here from
the west. He can certify to- bank account
Of 800, 600 here in New York. lie boards
at one of tho hotels. In two hours he can
draw his bank account, pay his hotel bill,
and auit the city forever. II would not alter
the case were he to have owned real estate
in New York, because he could dispose Of it
also st few hours notice.
Year: 1869

Reports from Springfield are to the effect
that members of the Illinois legislature who
did not secure rooms some weeks ago are
likely to be crowded out OF the hotels in that
city by the vast influx Of "lobby members.
The lobby.men are preparing to gather in
force never before equaled. 1t is said that
nearly all the members Of the last legis!a
ture, who have not been reelected, will ap
pear as members Of the third house" The
third house will vastly out number both
Of the other houses and It is expected &C
WELD an influence upon the business Of leg
islation in a corresponding proportion. Any
legislation ofimportance will be compelled
to pass the third house" before it viii BE-
suffered to pass the other two.


In view Of the unusual strength Of the lob
by, and the large sums Of money the lobby
intends to use this winter the Chicago Times
repeats its advice to members TO raisa their
prices, and not sell themselves so absurdIy
cheap as they have been in the habit Of do,
ing heretofore.
Year: 1869

Gen. Blair was subjected to an interyie"
in Washington the other day, in the course
Of which he said he had come out OF the war
A bankrupt, and even now his business was
gone, aud he was solely dependent upon q
commissionership ofthe Pacific Railroad for
A subsistence. In reference to recent issues
which had grown up between Grant and radi.
Gals IN regard to the civiltenure w,they only
bore out that estimate Of the generals
character which Gen. Blair had been frank
and free to acknowledge on the stump con.
cerning the republican candidate. He stated
that Gen Grant would lead, not follow; and
that he would be more likely to demand new
powers aud exercise all the old powers Of
his Office than to relinqu;sh the exercise ofa
single prerogative
Year: 1869

An snecdots is told of the way the courts
we're run in the early days of Indianas bis.
tory, which is thus told by the New York
Sun: "At court in the frontier county of
Knox; the case of Smith VS. Jones vas
Year: 1869

called up, Who's for the PLAINTIFF in'
quired the Judge, mpatiently. MAY it please
the court, said n rising member Of the legal
fraternity, 'Pilkius is for the plaintiff, but
left him Just now over in the tavern playing
a game Of poker. He's got sucker there
and he is sure to skin him, right smart, il
he has only time. Hos got everything all
set to ring in cold deck, in which he will
deal for himself four aces and his opponent
four queens, so that your honor will perceive
that he must rake the persimmons Dear
me, said the judge, with sigh, that's too
bad It happens at very unfortunate time!
am very anxious TO get on with this case.


A brown study followed, aud at length a
happy idea struck the Judge. Bill, said he,
addressing the friend Of the absent Pilkins,
who had just spoken, you understand poker
about as well as Pilkins. Suppose you go
over and play his hand = And Bill did IT,"
Year: 1869

clerk at Cookies remembered well that it had
been presented by a man named Ramsdell,
clerk for . bounty agent in Park Row, who
said he had found it in the Park


My mind went back at q wink to the hither-
to unsuspected name OF Tip Ramsdell, the
boorsh newspaper clerk. | knew that he had
q brother at Elizabeth, and that this brother
had a spry SON SO arrested the boy, and
myself and another special agent went separ-
atelv to work with him. The boy had been
well drilled, and nothing conld shake his
story that he had found the bond in the Park
while my colleague tried every means to bring
out the truth. Then went into him


Boy where did YOU get that bond? p


Il found it, sir, in the Park -
"lou lie, you rascal Tell me who gave
it to You, and il the rest are given up nobody
shall 60 to jail"


He still protested that he had found it in the
Park. | talked to him awhile and found that
he was not a bad boy; that he had been to
Sunday School. and had some moral IDEAS
and pictured to him hell in all its material
horrors of sulphur, and thirst and fire.


"Now,' said |, Il mean to make you take
an oath that will send you there if YOU swear
false"


The boys lips turned white. Il cannot
take that OATH he said; Il can't 60 there
My father gave me that bond and told me 10
sell it,


We took the boy affidavit and arrested his
father, who had become The custodian OF Tip
Ramsdell's secret, for Tip being poor shys-
ter, without mind, had nearly died of this
awful responsibility of wealth The brother
Crosby, being a little sharper, but not more
honest, had brought some ink to cancel the
name on the bond, and then had made ven
tllre with No. 1861 We found half the
bonds on Crosby and half OIL Tip, and Is we
had promised the boy, we let the poor pair Of
thieves up as unworthy of further notice
Year: 1869

Some weeks ago we put out the inquiry whether
tan or spring is the better time for breaking-rp
blowing. In reply many intelligent and practical
farmers have kindly given their views, very large
proportion of whom give decided preference for
spring blowing, believing that land broken up at
that time is, somehow, they cannot tell why, more
productive than if plowed in the fall


With far less practical experience in the matter
llan these persons possess, yet several reasons
combine to make us think fall the better time.


l. 1t is a season of more leisure, and when the
teams are IN better condition for the labor.


2 IL the work is done early the turf will mucl
deeoinpose during early fall, and so much plant
iood he prepared for next years crop


D A. all plants must have their food in tho
Year: 1869

Life. | know not what thou art,


But know that thou and | must part;
And when, or how, or where we met.


own TO mes a secret yet.
Life we've been long together,


Through pleasant and through cloudy weather
lis hard to part when friends are DEAR
Perhaps twill cost sigh, a tear;
Then steal away, give little warning,


Choose thine own time;
Say not good night,-but in some brighter cline
Bid me good morning.
Year: 1869

AMOUNT OF WATER IN TIE ATMOSPHERE
Did you ever think how much water is in the air
floating unseen? 1t generally amounts to nearly
three gallons above each foot Of the earthS surface
and often much more As the new vapor is always
rising the amount of rain that falls during yeal
is very large At one place in the lllnalaya mount
aims as many as 300 inches deep falls in twelve
months-or enough if it all fell at once to cover tho
land with water twenty-five feet deep. In San
Francisco 81 TO 43 inches fall annually In the
Sierra Nevada the annual fall is from five to sin
feet.
Year: 1869

l saw speedily that the emptied and return
ed letters Were superscribcd with the left
hand. 1t bothered me to know what object
there could be in thus returning the covers of
robbery, and | was sure that no post office
clerk would be so absurd.


| dropped a couple of letters to the claim
agent, and in day or two called upon him
''Who gets your mail from the Post OF
Year: 1869

It seems to US that the following is
worthy of the defunct but never forget
ten Wonter Van TwiIlcr:


"If the jury believed, from the evil
dence, that the plaintiff aud defendant,
were partners in the grocery, and that
the plaintiff bought out the defendant
and that the defendant paid tho note by
delivering to the plaintiff q COW, which
he warranted not brcachy, and the war
rant was broken by reason of the breach.
iness of the COW, and he drove tho COW
back and rendered her to the defendant
but he refused to receive her, and the
plaintiff took her homo and put heavy
yoke on her to prevent her from jump
Ing fences, and by reason of the yoke she
broke her neck and died, and if the jury
believed that the defendant believed that
the defendants interest 10 the grocery
was worth anything, the plaintiffs note
was worthless and the COW good for moth
ing either for beef or milk, then the jury
must fiud out for themselves how they
will decide the case for the court, if she
understands herself, and she thinks she
does-don't know how such d-d case
should be decided"
Year: 1869

Twice MARRIED-For tho sake Of
having little fun, gentleman last Sat
urday evening played Justice Of tie
Peace, and welded two willing hcarts into
one. telling the lady that If she would
call on Justice Saltsman in few days he
would give her a marriage certificate
Tho lady, presuming that the pretended
Justice was Saltxman, and feeling certain
that the knot was legally tied, did not
call for her certificate until yesterday af-
ternoon. Imagine her surprise when In
formed that she was not married accor-
ding to law. Her pleasing face assumed
the pale hue of the lily, and then flushed
to crimson, whilo she informed the JUS
tice of the predicament she was placed
in. The Justice told her that all he could
do would be to marry her again, and last
evening tho couple were, for the second
time put through the marriage ceremony.
We did not learn that tho certificate was
dated back.-iSt. Joseph lKo) Gazette.
Year: 1869

To produce large strawberries, remove
the soil to the depth of half an inch or
more, without disturbing the roots; then
spread over an area of twenty inches in
diameter pound or more of finely pull
verised linseed meal or oil meal, and cover
it with mellow soil; then a mulching of
hay or straw two inches deep over the en-
tire sarface between the hills. Should the
weather be warm and dry, liberal sup
ply of warm water daily will greatly pro-
mote the growth of both vines and berries.