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Year: 1869

Our South American advices entirely corro-
borate our arguments for the past two months


with reference to the troubles which have oc-


quay. The fact that after the battle and


evacuation of Villeta our Minister (McMahon)


had to ride but five or six miles to visit the


encampment of Lopez shows that the victory


over which the allies are making SO much ado


amounts to nothing, aud, as we have heretofore


stated, simply indicates that the Paraguayans
have retired their forces from the river bank
to get out of reach Of the iron-clads.


Bliss and Masterman, who were taken from
the side of our late Minister as he was leaving
the country, were surrendered on demand.
Not hair of their revolutionary heads has
been troubled. The Portuguese Consul,
whose terrible death we were requested to
lament by the enemies of Paraguay, is found
In most agreeable mood and enjoying such
health as the magnificent climate of Paraguay
confers. The murdered French Consul re-
turns down the Plata river to Montevideo ''and
reports to the Admiral of the French feet that
he was at no time during his stay in Paraguay
dsquieted on account of his personal safety"
Thus all the long accounts which were swal-
lowed by nearly the whole press of the United
States about the horrible murders committed
by Lopez and his persecution of foreign repre-
sentatives prove, as we have constantly main
tanned, to be false. 1t is, and was, ridiculous
to suppose that Para quay, having taken upon
her shoulders the defence Of the republican
integrity of Eastern South America, could wish
in any way to insult either of the great
Powers of the world and bring on additional
warlike troubles. The allies, and especially
Brazil, constantly misrepresent the condition
of their enemy. We venture to assert that
Brazil was never weaker and Paraguay never
stronger as regards warlike endurance than
to-day. We long ago had news that it was
the intention Of Lopez to evacuate villeta.
The reported victory of the allies at that point
is IKE their honors won at Misunderstanding
possession when the enemy chose to abandon
1t for the purpose of taking up stronger posi-
tlQn, The war now just commences, SO far
as concerns the Brazilians conquering the
country. They have been three years, with
sixteen iron-clads and sixty thousand men,
driving the Paraguayans from the river bank.
Their offensive force now numbers about
thirty thousand men for duty. The sixteen
iron -clads are eliminated from the problem for
inland work. 1t is pertinent to ask what the
empire expects to do in this stage Of the prob
lem. We advise Brazil to make peace, that
she may prepare for some changes in the
Plata Valley which will force her to abandon
her southwestern ideas of domination, or pre-
pare for a struggle with the Argentine Re
public.
Year: 1869

The DAILY HERALD will be sent to subscribers
for one dollar month.


The postage being only thirty-fve cents o
quarter, country subscribers by this arrangement
can receive the HERALD at the same price it 10
furnished in the city,
Year: 1869

CUcUHBERs-It does not seem to be very
generally known, says an exchange. that the
Cucumber is one of the most useful vegetables
we have. and can be dressed in a greater
variety of palatabIe ways than any other than
the tomato. 1t is better than squash, and
more delicate than the ggplant, prepared in
the same manner; can be stewcd, fried, or
stuffed. and above al, can be parboiled, mashed
mn in batter and fried as fritters. more pleasant
and easily prepared than any other vegetable
or fruit. When a cucumber becomes just TOO
old to be used raw or for picking, it is then
at its best for cooking-and may be used for
that purpose even until the seeds become hard.
a raw cucumber is for most persons au indi-
gestible abomination, however much they may
admire its flavor and odor.
Year: 1869

BuMMER.-We copy the following from
the Wa0er!y Magazine, and would suggest
that it would be an appropriate epitaph for
cold hummer" when his spirit takes its
flight to dog-heaven. He is a sagacious and
knowing canine, as our butchers and hotel
keepers cun testify:


ga more miserable object than dog with.
out home, we cannot imagine. The home
less dog-not the dog lost-but the dog al
ways homeless, is Of uncertain origin, sort of
combination ofall breeds. lie is always lean,
lame, ugly and hungry. His life is made up
of hits and kicks. He is kicked by the man
he follows in the hope Of at last obtaining a
home, and is battered over the head by the
butcher from whom he attempts to steal his
dinner 1t is said that every dog has his day,
but the day of the homeless cur must have
been an unusually bad one or else it has not
yet come. We often meet him, covered
with scars, instead of hair, sneaking, whining,
and perfectly conscious of his own worthless
ness. lie is robber by profession, aud
steals to live. He is the special adherence
Of dogs that have homes. They brow, beat
and abuse him, because they know that he
has not the pluck Or strength to resist. Like
poor humanity, the canine has no sympathy
with the unfortunate Of his race. lie is ia
ken by the dog catchcrs. because there is no
one to muzzie him. The dollar or two is
never paid for his release, aud lie at last ends
his useless and unhappy lie by city ordinance"
Year: 1869

ODEN BOWIE, GOVERNOR CT MARYLAND.
Though we are careful to exclude politics
from our columns, not germaine either to
the Turf, the Field or the Farm, we cannot
forcgo the pleasure of cOngraulating the peo
pie of Maryland upon their choice Of chief
magistrate and the brotherhood of the turf
upon the selection Of one of their number
for so distinguished position Gov. Bowie's
elevation is but another proof of the old turf
maxim that ''blood will tell;" lie is among
many of his narle and kindred who have held
distinguished positions in State and federal
politics the second of the name and blood
who have filed the scat in the venerable
State House at Annapolis, which never, with
two exceptions, las been filled by other than
the best bred men in the State. Years ago,
in Mexico, under the iron hail which swept
his comrades from his side in the bloody
streets of Monterey, the conspicuous gallantry
of young Bowie secured him place in the
hearts Of the people of Maryland; he has
held it ever since; they have made him their
Governor. What better proof do We want of
the truth of the old turf maxim, Blood will
tel!."- TINT, FGcM ard Farm.
Year: 1869

Properly speaking, man lives to work he
does not work to live. He is himself better
than his vocation and if he lets the care OF
that wholly occupy and exhaust him, he sac
rificcs the greater to the less, aud makes the
things which should have been for his wealth
become unto him an occasion of falling
Take the lowest ground, and suppose that
man tolls beyond the limits of legitimate en-
durance in order to amass a fortune or raise
the prospects of a family, what is the tre-
auent results? He units himself for the
use and enjoyment of that fortune, or de-
prives his family of that length of life or lns
tercourse which is needed to protect and IN
fuence it. 1t is great mistake to be busy
overmuch. There are jaded slaves who come
home with no reserve or love for, or even IN
terest in, those who are dear to them. They
are almost strangers in their houses. They
hardly speak to their own wives; they hardly
see their own children. Business is business,
and has no right to encrosch upon the claims
of affection He is worse than a slave who,
not content with working when he ought to
work. robs his dependents of their share of
himself, by spending his whole energy in la
Dor, which leaves none to bear his part in the
burdens of home No man is intended to be
a mere income or wages pump He must
win bread, but he must win love too He
who gives himself no time to play with his
children Injuries them, as well as the man
who neglects to work for their support.


"OR1G1NAL SENTIMENT Here's to the
wheel barrow: For simplicity of construction,
strength, courage, and general moral charac-
ter, it is the superior of the 'velocipede, and
ought to be encouraged. This is voluntary
tribute to modest worth and unobtrusiye gen.
tleness of character Finally, we exclaim
Put the wheel-barrow in our'n.


Hogan CO., Ga=ette.'
Year: 1869

Mr.. Harrison. in one of his papers
called @Walks and talks on the farm, .
which have been running for more than
a year in the American Agriculturalists,
has the following capital hit at the waste
of time by farmers:


at is we'll known fact that dogs wag
their tails, and philosopher once COM
puted the amount Of power in the aggre-
gate, lost to the world by this useless hab-
it. and found that it was sufficient to turn
half the grist mills in Europe. If he
should figure up ali the power we lose on
the farm in year for the want of little
thought, he would probably tell US that
it would be sufficient to dig in week or
two, all the gold in California, and make
us all rich. But joking apart, if other
manufacturers lost as much time and
power as some farmers do they would
soon be ruined. We lose time in every
-Eay. We take load to the city and
Eeome back empty, and then 60 empty to
The city to bring a load. We lose time
In scraping dirt on to a road, to raise it a
few inches above the water, while half the
labor in ditching would take the water
three feet below the road. We lose a
great deal of time by being in hurry.
We have no time to oil the harness: to
keep carriages clean, the nuts tight; to
drive a hoop on barrel or pail when
it gets loose; to put up tools and imple-
ments; to plant fruit trees, or take care
of them. We never have time to attend
to the many little things on the farm, and
we loose more by neglecting them, than
wc-poss1ofe can earn by steady work.
have known a farmer to go into the
woods, all alone, to chop, and leave stout
hired man at home to attend to the stock.
Year: 1869

IN England man can not be married
after IL o'clock in the day unless he pro-
cures a special license at a cost of $3.50.
The law making this requirement was
passed in 1884, and its object was to
break up the then almost universal pre-
vailing system of clandestine marriages.
The penalty imposed upon a clergyman
officiating at such marriage in violation
of the act is transportation for fourteen
years.
Year: 1869

A woman with child entered a pho
tographic gallery, the other day, and pre-
vious to placing it for picture, the wo-
man subjected the young one to a vigo-
rous spanking. The artist interfered,
when he was informed by the woman that
she was only trying to get up fine col
or 10 the child's face, in order that it
might be represented in the picture with
blooming cheeks. She was somewhat
surprised to learn that the matter of col
or in photograph was quite an after
consideration; that the machine to take
colors just as they stood was not yet in
vented.
Year: 1869




WE clip the following "good one"
from the April number of the Land We
Love:


During the war the staff of General
Wise were riding through rather for
lorn part of North Carolina, and young
Virginian of the staff concluded to have
a little fun at the expense of long leg
ged specimen of the genus homo, who
wore very shabby gray uniforms and
bestrode a worm fence at the roadside
Refining in his horse he aceosted him
with, allow are you, North Carolina2''
"How are you Virginia ?" was the ready
response. The staff continued: "The
blockade on turpentine makes you rather
hard up, don't it. No sale for tar now,


HWeli-yes," was the slow reponse.
"We sell all our tar to JEFF Davis now. -


"The thunder you do What on earth
does the President want with your tar?''


North Carolina answered: "He puts
it on the heels of Virginians to make
them stick on the battlefield p


The staff rode on.
Year: 1869

From the Courier-J Journal. 6th.l


On, Sunday ]. c. Clemons, of North


Carolina, drunk, was arrested and lodged


in the First street station-house by officer


Bob Sesy. He was very submissive for
while, but after an hour or so became
restless and began to cry. When asked
what was wanted, be replied that he had
fallen very deeply in love with young
woman on Lafayette street; that he
wanted to see her; that he would have to
see her before he could think of being
quiet. At this the officer who had ar
rested him proceeded to the woman's
residence and accompanied her 10 the
station. When the man in the cage saw
the woman outside, be cut up all sorts of
antics aud exhibited the greatest pleas
ure. He told her through the bars that
he wanted to marry her; that if she
would take him for better or for worse he
would make q lady Of her. But the wo-
man, though several years his Junior" +"
had evidently seen more of this world
than be, and refused to accept on any
terms. She, however, consented to sit
down near his cage for awhile, that he
might have the privilege of talking to
her. The keeper Of the station went out
in front of the house and set down, think
ing the fellow would. like most men, be
very we'll satisfied while he had pretty
woman TO talk TO. But in this be was
mistaken. The keeper had hardly taken
his accustomed chair on the sidewalk be-
fore the woman ran out and informed
Year: 1869

him that the man in the cage was hang.
ing himself The keeper, Scott Jones,
at once hurried to the cage and found
Clemons suspended from an iron rod that
passed through the cage overhead. He
had tied two large pocket handkerchief
together, and, tying one around his neck
aud the other to the rod, had almost sue.
ceeded in killing himself Mr.. Jones cut
him down and took the handkerchief out
of the cage. The keeper then q second


time went out and sat down in front Of
the station. In few minutes he was
called to look to his prisoner again. He
went to the cage and found Clemons just
about ready to swing himself up, having
taken off linen coat, torn it into strips,
and manufactured a rope with them. Mr.


Jones took the strips Of linen from him,
and, as a precautionary measure, also his
suspenders, and then placed him in q
cage where there was nothing for him to
hang from. He begged repeatedly to be
given enough strychnine or laudanum


with which to kill himself He failed to
find any one who was willing to help him,
and'he finally coiled himself up in one
corner of his cage, and became docle and
quiet. Yesterday morning he was taken


before the city court, and after hearing
was discharged. W IefI
Year: 1869

The May term Of the court of General Sessions
will commence tomorrow. The calendar for the
ensuing term is heavy one and promises to be OF
most interesting character, embracing many cases
Of importance among them several homicldes.
forgeries, burgaries and robberies.


District Attorney Garvin and Messrs Hutchings
and Tweed, Assistant District Attorneys Will appear
for the people and conduct the various prosecu-
tions. Judge Bedford Will preside during the term
and on Monday morning, quorum
be present, the Grand Jury will be charged. The
Petit Jury VIII be empaneled and sworn IN for the
term. The District Attorney Will then proceed with
the calendar and arrange with counsel for the dis
position Of the various cases. All cases ready will
be promptly disposed of ana days VIII be assigned
for the trial Of the balance The Judge and District
Attorney are determined to endeavOr to keep tie
prisons clear by o rapid disposition Of the cases
be disposed OF reached, and under no cir
cumstances will adjournments be granted unless
based upon legal excuses.
Year: 1869

undergo the fatigue at once, and the Two gentlemen
started out on the tour, first to the Assistant Post
master, then 10 the money order and dead letter
department., next TO the cashiers ONCE, TO the
searchers department. and SO on through the entire
building. l.-a oIl i0 U.. ls r.f.1 /


owing to III health, General Jones, though the
Postmaster at present Of this city, win not take
actual charge OF the business Of the Office
main for the present to direct affairs. though
in the name OF General Jones. 1t is not yet
known, nor has the General Iar as could be ascer
taned intimated to any what his intentions are
as to removals and appointments. Among the clerks
themselves OF all grades great anxiety and uneasl-
ness prevail They could be seen standing together
In groups or three or more, coufdentialiy canvass
Ing the probable future policy OF the head OF the
sure OF their retention because they had served IN
the same regiment or In the same brigade with
General Jones'" Others again looked downcast and
chopailen since they feared and indeed were quite
certain that The influence which wreaked vengeance
on James Kelly for his JOhnsonsm or conservatism
and under the axe.
Year: 1869

THE WEArHER.-The following record VIII show
the changes in the temperature for the past twenty
four hours, in comparison with the corresponding
day OF last year, as Indicated by the Thermometer
at Hudnuts Pharmacy, HERALD Building, Broad
way corner OF Ann street. il
Year: 1869

A Supervisor is to be elected in each
Township of this State, on the 2sth inst.
No more important office is to be filled
at the coming election. 1t is the Super
visor who levies our taxes and spends
the money; he makes our new roads and
mends our old ones; builds our bridges;
selects our jurors, and in every particu-
lar he has charge of the public interests
and public property of the respective
counties of the State. He, better than
any other officer, can determine whether
our taxes shall be high, or whether they
shall be low. All these and many other
considerations combine in urging the
voter to exercise great wisdom in the
selection Of this officer. The rery best
man, in every respect, honest, intelli-
gent, candid, with liberal views and
good business experience, should be Sc
lected in each Township, for this Of
fee.


In Democratic Townships, we see no
reason why our friends should not select
men of their own faith-having all the
necessary qualifications-to fill this po.
sition; but in Radical Townships, it
would be well for our friends to vote for
the very best man in the Township
whose election they can make certain.


We hope each reader of this article
will give the matter his personal atten-
ton.
Year: 1869

1t is stated that the Commissioner OF
Internal Revenue has prepared circu-
lar of Instructions, to be sent to she
deputy assessors of each district, III
reference to the assessment of the in
come tax. A thorough re.canvass of
each division is to be made October 1st.
Every house must be visited, and the
names of the inmates obtained. Per
sons who have no income to be taxed
must make an affidavit of that fact, and
those who have made no returns are to
be summoned to appear az the Office OF
the assessor, and IN case of failure to re-
spond are subject to a penalty. The
duty of energetic action is impressed
upon the assessors.-Bah. Sun.


Give another turn to the screws, ye
blood suckers, and convince the people
how delighted they ought to he in pos
sessing the best government the world
ever saw. We are only serry that this
adjustment did not take place before
the elections in Ohio and Pennsylvania.
Year: 1869

1t must crafty every man in the
North who bas pleaded for Justice to
the South at times when the ear of the
nation was deaf to such appeals, and


when the utterance of kindly wishes
towards a subjugated foe exposed the
speaker to calumny and denunciation,
to notice how the Republican State con.
ventions in the South are, one by one,
wheeling around to the support of the
same liberal policy. There was no rea-
SOD, says the Journal of Commerce, ex-
cepting the cherished grudges and OBJ
stisacy of the governing party at the
South, why these measures were not
openly advocated two or three years
ago; but their acceptance at last is 80
great a boon to the South and the whole
country that we should welcome them


without too harsh criticism upon the
malice or stupidity which has so long
postponed their adoption. Coupled
with this interesting fact we are pleased
to notice that Senator Wilson strongly
opposes any further interference by the
Administration against the so-called
conservative Republicans of the South.
We infer from his protest that the ridic-
ulous failure of the Cabinet to manage
matters in the interest of the Radicals
in Virginia and Tennessee has not
taught them lessons of discretion. 1t
may be that they will repeat the mis-
take, by throwing all the government
power and patronage against DENT in
Mississippi and HAMILTON in Texas,
aud experience decisive defeats in those
States; but we cannot believe that the
is SO dull rs not to ap-
precate and avoid policy which,
whether successful or not, will bring it
into greater disrepute all over TIE coun-
trV
Year: 1869




The rapid accumulation and growth
OF crests on carriages, note paper, and
silver, of cockades and liveries on
coachmen, is getting to be rather be-
wlldering, and some public spirited in
dlvldnal should get an appointment
from Grant to compile book of herald
ry TOR reference. In all of our principal
cities, and many unimportant ones the
number, variety and gorgeousness of
the hveries of the gentlemen on the
boxes" must strike every one. But how
IS one to know that 80 and SO is the
livery Of the Gunnybsgs, when the
Shoddies have the samef Nothing but
the direst confusion will result from the
present habit of every man prescribing
his own funkies' clothes. 1t is clearly
the duty of the government to systema-
tize this thing. Brown must not be per-
mitted to put his man in the colors pre-
viously selected by Jones, who got rich
first; nor must Noodle aggravate Doodle
by his similarity of taste. The powers
that be could make good thing out of
it by taxing these aristocratic trap
pings; and making them pay for the
privilege q crest and livery give in dis
tinguishing the exhibitors from tbs
great unwashed." At the same time
our nobility and gentry should be pro-
tected in their privileges, and those who
did not come over with the conaueror
(Grant should not be considered enti-
tied to these marks of distinction.
Year: 1869

A correspondent of a New York paper
concludes, in a well-considered article,
that, in that State at least, women is
not SO very much oppressed by the
present social system as she sometimes
appears to think she is. He undertakes
to show, that, when she narries, she
has decidedly the best of the bargain.
She has the absolute control of her own
property, while the husband has not
such control over his-what is his is
hers, and what is hers is her own. She
may be rich in her own right, and he
poor, and yet he is responsible for her
debts, and she not responsible for his.
Her creditors can seize his property for
her debts, and leave hers untouched.
He must support her, and she need not
contribute dollar toward the expenses
of the household. If she owns the
house in which they are living, she may
turn him out oft, but, if he owns it, he
cannos turn her out. If he changes
his residence, he cannot compel her to
accompany him. She may absent her
self by day and even by night as long
as she pleases, and, unless he can con-
viot her of outright infidelity, he has
no redress. Lastly, the facilities for
obtaining divorces are much greater
for women than for men. If, then, a
New York woman would be lord and
master, the plan is easy-let her marry.
Undoubtedly the laws are not so par
.tiai to the fair and tickle sex in all the
States as in New York, but woman man
ages, as q general rule in most or all of
them, to hold her own if not considera-
ble that is not her own. But better
TINS nrohably than otherwise
Year: 1869

We are informed that confidential
clerk of Governor STEVENSON, "a relic
left him of the FOREMAN dynasty,) was
the mover of the anti-let-up resolutions
adopted by the Radicals of Union town
ship, last Saturday night.


Because FOREMAN used to carry the
Republican party of Ohio county in, his
breeches pocket, STEVENSON ought not
to fatter himself that he can do the same
thing.
Year: 1869

To carry the amendment it is neces-
sary that it should receive the votes of
three-fourths of the members (clerical)
of the annual conferences, and this is the
only point upon which the friends of lay
delegation have been solicitous as the
result of the lay vote was undoubted.
So far in the conferences the amendment
has received the requisite three-fourths
vote, and has ninety-ene votes to