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Year: 1869

BLEEDING At THE NosE.-There ara
two little arteries which supply the whole
face with the blood, one on each side;
these branch out from the min arteries
on each side Of the windpipe, and run
ming upwards towards the eye pass over
the outside of the jawbonc about two
thirds Of the way back from the chin to
the angle Of the jaw, under the ear. Each
Of the arteries Of course, supplies just
one half the face, the nose being the d.
yiding line; the left nostril by the right
artery. Now supposing your nose bleeds
by the right nostril, with the end of the
forefBger feel along the outer edge of the
right jaw until you feel the beating of
the artery directly under your finger,
the same as the pulse in your wrist then
press the finger hard upon it, thus get
ting the little fellow in a tight place be-
tween your finger and the jaW-bone the
result will be that not drop of blood
goes into the side Of your face while the
pressure continues, hence the nose in
stantly stops bleeding for want of blood
to flow; continue the pressure for five or
ten minutes and the ruptured vessels in
the nose will By that time probably con-
tract, so that when you let the blood into
them they will not leak. Bleeding from
cut or wound anywhere about the face
may be stopped in the same way.
Year: 1869

BENEFITS OF ADvERTIsING.-Mr.
Parvin, the extensive advertising agent,
writes:


The necessity of thorough but judi
cious system of advertising was never SO
forcibly impressed upon my mind as it
has been within the last few weeks, al
though have studied advertising for the
last eighteen years. With my custom
.ers, those who have advertised largely,
and have not curtailed the amount of
their advertising through the stringency
of the money market, have, to my sur
prise, paid up in full promptly as ac-
counts become due, but not so with those
who have curtailed and advertised spar
ingly, They fud it difficult to settle
small accounts.


George d. Prentice, the veteran editor
of the Louisville Journal, says, in the
same connection


We have been carrying on the Louis
vile journal thirty-seven years, and dur
ing all this time we have known no man
of business in the city to fail who adyer-
tised literally. And We have known no
one to succeed in any considerable, if
even respectable degree, who didn't ad-
vertise literally.


An advertisement in newspaper Ii
like sign board in street. 1t is placed
there in each instance to let the public
know that such articles of traffic are to
be had within the place of business so
described. Two considerations, and two
only are to be looked to in both cases.
The first has reference to the style of the
sign-board or advertisement; for it is de-
sirable to have it unique and attractive
so that it may be as conspicuous to the
public eye as possible. The second has
reference to its location shall it be hung
out in principal thoroughfare or upon
by-way ? Thus one enterprising deal
er builds or rents an imposing house up
on crowded street and covers it with
with decorations and gay signs, at great
cost. OF course it pays him. lie like
wise, following up the same line of rea-
soning, adverties extensively, which is no
less expensive. He selects the best To-
cation he can without regard to expenses;
he selects the most popular newspaper.
10 make money according to this princl-
pie of business, money must be spent.
Enterprise cannot stop to count pennies.
1t has not the time to do so. 1t can mako
more by looking after large gains and
leaving the lesser items to take care of
themselves, as they will do when great
profits are made. It takes the prominent
lavenue of transit, picks the best house
on it, and throws in its advertising bill as
SO many additional and necessary sign
boards put before the eyes of the public,
the only difference being that the public
will not see the actual sign-board unless
lit passes by it, while the metaphorical
Isignboard placed in the columns of q


widely circulated newspaper, goes after
the public, seeks it out, hunts it down to
its private walks and ways, and compels
it to be observant in spite of ITSELF Hence
the value which sagacious commerce sets
upon advertising.
Year: 1869

which tho incoming President may see
fit to appoint him. Whether the human
race is the better or the worse for his
having been born, will probably not be
known till no dies-if then"
Year: 1869

Charles Lamb told his sad expert
ence, as warning to young men, in
in the following language. "The wa
ters have gone. over me. But out OF
the black depth, could I be heard, !
would cry out to all those who have
set foot in the perilOus flood. Could
the youth to whom the flavor of the
first wine Is a. delicious as the OPEN
ing scenes OfIife or the entering upon
some newly discovered paradise, look
into my desOlation, and be made to
understand how drear it is when he
shall feel himself going down a preci-
pice, with open eyes and passive
will, to his destruction, and have no
human power to stop it, and yet feel
it all emanuting from himself; to
see all godlines5 emptied out of him,
and yet not be able to forget d time
when it was otherwise; to bear the
piteOus spectacle of his own ruin;
could he see my fevered eye, fevered
with last nights drinking; and fever
ishly looking for. to-night's repeating
the folly; could he but feel the body OF
death out Of which 1 cry hourly with
feebler Outcry to be- delivered, it were
enough TO make him dash the spark
ling beverage to the earth, in all the
pride Of its mantling temptation"
Year: 1869

The Commissioner of Internal Reve-
nue. has decided that upon every as
signment of mortgage a stamp tax
is required equal to that imposed upon
a mortgage for the amount remaining
unpaid. The tax is required on every
such transfer in writing, whether there
is a sale of the mortgage or not. The
fact that the transfer is made by order
of court does not relieve it any more
than in the case of a deed made un-
der Judgment. It would be proper
to stamp it either in the district where
the property is situated or where the


holder resides.
Year: 1869

There is a passage in TillOtson that
should be perused by all those notorious
for what is called drawing the long bow. 3"
He observes that truth is always consistent
with itself and needs nothing to help it
out. Il is always near at hand, and sits
upon our lips; and is ready to drop out
before we are aware of Il; whereas a lie is
troublesome and sets mans invention
upon the racks; and one trick needs a
good many mORe TO make it good.
Year: 1869

Within a very short time five young
ladies of LOUISVILLE have been seriously
poisoned by the use Of imported face
powder aduIterated with lead. In
each case the effect of the cosmetic
was paralytic both to the systems and
facial beauty of the maidens.
Year: 1869

Whether standing on ones dignity
is good thing, quite depends upon
its size. A man standing on pin
head, or a woman on mustard seed,
would not fulfill the fitness of things.
Dignity, like the foundation of a bull
ding, to be strong should be wide and
Crsan
Year: 1869

.In learning what others have
thought it is we'll to keep in practice
the power to think for YOURSELF when
an author has added to your knOwl-
edge, pause and consider if you can
add nothing TO his.
Year: 1869

We are authorized to announce that here
after the President will receive visitors only
between the hours of one and three O'Clock
p m every week day, except Cabinet days
Tuesdays and FridaysI when no visitors will
be received.
Year: 1869

The FORTUNE. TELLERs ALMANAC. 10
lream OF a mill stone about your neck, Is sign
1fwhat you may expect if you marry an extraV-
agant wife.


1t is very lucky to dream that you pay for
thing twice, as afterward you will probably
take care to have your bills receipted.


For person who is in embarrassed circum-
stances to dream that he has been arrested Is
very Fortunate for it will be warning TO him
not on any account to accept bill.


To dream of fire is sign that-lt you are
wise-you will see that all the lights 10 your
house are out before going to bed.


To dream that your nose is red to the up'
IS an intimation that you had better leave bran
dy for water.


To dream of having great number OF ser
wants is-madness.


When fashionable young lady dreams OF
6lbert, it is pretty sure thing that her
thoughts are running on beau.


If you dream OF clothes, 1t is warning not
to 20 to law, for by the rule of contraries you
will be sure of a nonsuit.


When young lady dreams OF a CONN, 1t De-
tokens that she should instantly discontinue
tight stays, and always 60 warmly clad IN wet
weather.
Year: 1869

A CASE IN COURT. tediousness of a
wine case Oh trial before the New Orleans
courts was relieved the other day by an episode
at once novel and not at all unpleasant. One
yitness, an expert in the wine business, had
testified emphatically as to the differentiation
Of the wines involved In the prosecution, rat
ING them ut double their sworn value. 1t was
therefore important for the defence to break
down his testimony on the ground OF lncompe-
.ency. To accomplish this, on the cross exam
nation q large number of cases OF claret were
brought into court, from which the leaulng
counsel would take bottle, hand its style and
description to the judge, draw the cork, heip
the witness to glass and request his opinion.
After the usual manipulstons OF connolsseur,
washing the glass, shutting tho bouquet and
slipping the wine, this would be gwen promptly
and decidedly The bottle ticketed Leovllle,
Mayaux, or st. Estephe, according to the de-
cision, would be filed for reference aud another
produced. In this way the whole day was
spent in tasting, the judge and counsel joining
the little party toward the close. The court
room was filled With piles of wine cases, and
Eesounded with the squeak OF extracting corks
and the smack of judicial lips, while the tables
presented the appearance of those in concert
saloon and walters aud porters hurried in and
out with bottles and glasses. There seems to
aava been the utmost good feeling all around,
and the only Que to be pltled was the untor-
lunate expert who had brought this lnhlcuon
upon himself. The manner In which his tes-
Gimony is to be offsetted remains 10 be seen; Tor
in these days OF adulterstioD and cellar manu-
sacture the test of connOlsSeur palate Is the
only one of value.
Year: 1869

more than few hectic leaves Fwhea IL 10
done. He is but . sentiuentalist aftsr u !;


. kind of Lamartine, whining along the aa-


cestrsl avenues he has made bare timber of,


and begging . contribution Of spirits from


your own savings to keep him IN counee-


nance. But Winter has its delicate sensi-


bilities too. only he does not make them as
good rs indelicate by thrustiDg them for
ever in your face He is better poet than
Autumn, when he has mind, but, like Q
truly great one, az he is. he brings you down
to your bare manhood, and bids you under
stand him out of that, with no adventitious
helps of association, or he will none of you.
He does not touch those melancholy chords
on which Autumn is As great . master as
Heine. Well, is there nc such thing -
drumming on them and msundcring over
them till they get out Of tune, and you wish
some manly hand would crush through them
and leave them dangling brokenly forever!
Take winter as you hnd him. and he turns
out to bca thoroughly honest fellow with no


nonscnsein him, and tolerating none in you,


which is great comfort in the. long run.
He is not what they csll q general critic ).
but bring real man along with You, and
you will find there IL q Grabbed generosity
about the old cynic that you would not ex-
change for all the creamy concessions of
autumn. Season of mist and mellow
fruitfulncss." quotha? that's just it; win
ter soon blows your head clear Of fog and


makes you see things as they are; thank
him for 1t The truth is, between ourselves
have a very good opinion of the whole
family, who always welcome me without
making me feel as if were too much Of
poor relation. There ought to be some kind
of distance, never SO little, you know to give
the truth relish. They are as good COM
pany the worst Of tllcm, rs any know. and
am not little flattcrcd by a condesccn-
sion from any one of them; but l happen
to hold Winters retainer, this time, and,
like an honest advocate, am bound to make
as good a showing as can for him, even if
it costs q few slurs upon the rest Of the
houshold. Moreover, Winter is coming,
and one would like to get on the blind side
of him. .."
Year: 1869

I'VE regret exceedingly that during our temporary
absence the Foreman inadvertently appended the
Of the distinguished authors to the above, and
that It through the entire edition bcfors detected
Let trust hopefully their modesty will not prevent
continuance Of these brief and brilliant b0graphies
Year: 1869

To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-


The late catastrophe on the Long Island Railroad
which resulted In the death OF six and the manning
Of fourteen persons has excited deep alarm and an
earnest desire TO ascertain the cause and the pre-
ventive Of such destruction OF human life. For.
until the true cause is discovered, see prospect
Of security against the repetition OF similar appal-
ing scenes. In the sincere and praisewortny efforts
OF editors and others TO find out the causes am
constrained to believe the true one Is overlooked.
In my opinion the primary cause Is not often bad
sleepers lack OF ballast defective rails or the want
Of stee rails hut the want OF continuous rails AZ
iails are now laid, the wheels on all
klnos OF them that have been laid from SIX to twelve


hVnuls anu nave much travel upon them always
sunk the ties under the rail ends which causes the


wheelB 10 Jump down from one quarter to inch,


rom one rall to the next rail end: derangng the


Wnoe ihe, breaking corners of the bottom OF the


ran ends, looseDing the spikes, breaking the chairs


anu drawing the rail- ends from them. The wheels
now run one side OF the next rail, and Knocking


away the tie the next wheel may break either OF tile
unsupported rail- ends, and then among the debris


plenty O broken rails. wheels and axles can generally
be found, any one Of which can be selected as the
cause OF the disaster, may best accord with the
fancy or interest Of parties concerned


In proof OF my theory Of the primary cause you
have only TO refer TO Mr.. O'Donnell's statement


about the old fracture In the cradle or chair the
broken corners OF the rlil ends and the violent
thuinplngs ana banging OF the wheels on the rail


enus when latter must, as matter OF course have


sunk the JOINT tie, cracked the chair broken or the


thin corner OF the ra, drawing It out OF the chair


and causing the disaster IN the same WAY that per-
haps nne-tenths OF all railroad disasters are caused
when charged to broken rails, axles, whccs, &C.


Now. II my theory be correct steel rails would prove


no security unless they were made continuous, be-
cause u they did not break they would bend, and
tue result might DC even worse But you may say.
Year: 1869

From the Toledo Blade, April 2j.l


The near completion Of the great Pacific Railroad
attracts such general attention. not only throughout
our own nation but In Europe, and inquiries are so
frequent regarding the particulars OF travel, that
have compiled the following table, from the best
material at hand showing as nearly possible the
various distances rum from point to point, and the
ordinary running time consumed IN making the
trip from New York, each section OF road, TO
San Francisco, the great metropolis OF the Golden
Year: 1869

ASSExArIoN.-A meeting was held in Quebec
last Sunday favorable to the annexation of the
Dominion to the United States It was largely
attended, and the resolutions plainly tell the
British government that the majority of the peo-
pie desire to be annexed to the United States,
and that it is the only plan whereby energy can
be restored to Canada and her waning business.
Year: 1869

T HAVE ON HAND 800 GALLONS OF PURE
Cider Vinegar, which will sell at IS cents
per gallon by retail and, in large quantities, at
much lower rate than it can be brought from
San Francisco. The public is assured that this
is pure, unadulterated article, and any one
trying this vinegar aud not liking it, will re-
fund the money.


34-tf CHI. PETERSEN
Year: 1869

THE captain of an American vessel bound 70
New York recently fell in with deserted sh
at sea, in the cabin of which was found the bod
of man about thirty years of age, his hea
resting upon a box containing $3.50, 900 in gold
Year: 1869

The Law or ADyERrIaNo In New
York the other day the law Of adyer-
tising was woll elucidated. The pub
Usher of a daily paper sued the Stand
ard Life Insurance Co, in the Supreme
Court, for bin Of 1853 on account Of
advertising. The Company resisted
paym't on the ground that they had au-
thorized but one insertion There was
no proof, however, OF this. There. WAS
no order to that effect on the advertise.
ment as sent in, and the Company did
not attempt to deny that they saw the
advertisement continuing in tho paper
and failed to countermand it. The
Judge held that when an advertisement
is received in a publication Office with
out the number Of insertions paid for at
tho time, the publisher can know moth
ing Of the wish OF the advertiser re-
specting the number Of insertions re-
quHed, and as he can do nothing until
advised by him whose business il is to
attend to the matter, he can charge for
every insertion given tho adyertisom't
until ordered out.
Year: 1869




There are yeur month wages, said
Mrs. Steele, tossing some bills into the
Tap y a young girl whom she employ-
"a 10 her kitchen, aud If ] should do
justice 70 myself should keep back
full half q it hope next month you
vii Try 10 be a itttla more help to me


not move about quite SO slowly as you
arc accustomed TO, and take little
more pains in handling dishes. Many
housekeerers would have taken the
price Of that pitcher you cracked ont of
your wages, and am not sure bus ]
shall adopt some such plan in future.


The young girl took the money with
a moody look, and went about her task
with heavy, resentful spirit These
hard words she felt were undeseryed,
as she had tried TO please by doing her
work faithfully But al through the
house the system reigned II was one
continual scene Of fault finding from
morning till night No wonder that
the angels Of peace spread their white
wings and flew away


la rose-wreathed cottage just over
tAe way, it was also Bridgets pay day.


Here are your seven dollars, Brids-
ct, and may they do you great deal Of
good. You are getting along very
nicely now, and learning very fast TO
do work in my way. Mr. Howard tho't
you had quite exceeded yourself in yes
terdays bread and pies.


Brldgets face was all aglow with
pleasure as she opened her hand to re-
ceiye the money.


Indeed, ma'am, it's all from the pa.
tient teaching I've had. My last mis-
tress called me dolt and blockhead,
and / didn't much care for to please
her But if you please, ma'am, I'd like
your advice on little matter. Would
you wait till get money enough for a
chany silk dress, or would you lust use
your money now for what you needs 2


by all means get you a good com
Portable pair Of shoes, Bridget, and |
would advise neat delaine dress, also.
A cheap poor silk is not nearly as nice
as a pretty fresh calico.


Then followed some excellent advice
to the young girl, which was listened
to with the deepest respect, and which
gave her some new and valuable ideas
on the subject Of what was tasteful and
becoming N dress. Little by little she
moulded and wrought over the plastic
mind INTO something far better than
the early promise gave her reason to
hope FOR. For five years the young wo-
man luboicl faithfully in the service OF
her kind employer, and only left her to
eater home Of her own. How much
better was she fitted for that position
by the kin and judicious training Of
those five yeOrs? How much better,
too, was Mrs. Howard served than her
neighbor Mrs Steele who looked upon
her help only as machines out Of which
to get the greatest possible amount Of
labor.


II takes time and long practice to do
this, bat it is part of the work, despon-
ding house mother, that God has given
you to do;


! 'Do it so bravcly, SO kindly, so well,
Angels shall hasten the story to tell"
Country Gentleman.
Year: 1869




BUSINESS. There is a good deal Of
talking here among the brokers ABOUT
a certain fast young youth whose faith
or is overburdenod with millions.


The young man wonld not work, and
the old man could not bear an idler,
aud many were the qnarrels between
them.


At last the old man, quite out Of pa
tience said: Now Jack, | will give
yon one week to make up your mind to
what business you are going in. No
son Of mine shall be lounger, and 60
to work you shall At the end Of this
week, If you have made no choice l
viii stop your allowance altogether, and
and make you take a stool III my office,
and work enough you'll have of it
there"


Well, Jack promised to look around
and make up his mind.


At the end of the week, sharp and
poremptory, as was his way, tho old
broker sung out:


:" Well, Jack, times up; have you
you made up your mind to make your
own liying?"


Wen, father, | have been thinking
of it, and have something in my mind
but it will require considerable capi-
tai"


/" Capital, Jack capital, my boyw
said the delighted father. Only try to
make your own living, and I'll buy
you a national bank or line of steam
ers What is it Jack What is it r
"Well, father, | was thinking that il
yol would only advance me three or
four hundred thousand dollars, l could
invest them in government bonds, and
make my living by cutting off the
coupons !"


The old man SHE'D an iukstaud ut
Jacks head, but never talked to him
any more about business
Year: 1869

GUIDE BoARps In riding in a strange
neighborhood it is pleasant for one to
feel that he is on the right road. Neat
guide boards, put at all the important
crossings, give one the needed informa-
tion pt sight, and the delay Of stopping
to make enquiries is avoided. The
guide board should be devoid Of paint
or's hourishes, with only the necessary
directions in plain black letters upon q
white ground. Good black paint is
wonderfully indestructible, and we can
call to mind old country guide boards
in which the letters stand out in bold
relief, the wood around them having
been washed away BY the action Of the
elements. Iron letters are sometimes
used, nailed to the wood, aud very neat
guide and milestones combined, arc to
be met with. These helps to the tray-
eler together with the neat roadside
watering places, give a neighbprhood
an air OF refinement Er.
Year: 1869

THE Republican electors of the town of Warren are hereby notified to meet at the Post Office, on Friday evening at o'clock, to appoint delegates to the several conventions and to do any other business proper to come before said meeting.

 Per order, TowN COMMITTEE.