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Year: 1869

Dressiness in Church Ont of Taste.


The New York Observer says |:
Harper's Bazaar has some reputa-
ton in tho fashionable world, and
is certainly free from the charge
ofprudery. Many may give heed
to criticisms of dress in such a Jour-
nal who would not listen to sug.
gestions Of those speaking from a
professedly religious STANDPOINT.
Yet this fashionable authority thus
denounces the display Of dress that
is so common in our houses of wor-
ship: "The best bred people of
every Christian country but our
own avoid all personal display
when engaged in worship an d
prayer. Our churches, on th e
contrary, are made places for the
exhibition of fine apparel and other
costly and Haunting compliances
with fashion, by those who boast
of superior wealth and mannexs.
We shall leave our eew- -gawed de.
voices to reconcile humiliation in
worship with vanity in dress.
How far fine clothes may affect the
personal piety of the devotee We
do not pretend even to conjecture
but we have q very decided opin-
ion in regard to their influence
upon the religion of others. The
fact is, that our churches are so
futtering with birds of fine feath-
ers that no sorry fowl will venture
in. 1t is impossible for poverty,
in rags and patches or even in de-
cent but humble costume, to take
its seat, if it should be so fortunate
as to find place, by the side of
wealth in brocade and broadcloth.
The church being the only place
on the side of the grave designed
for. the rich and poor to meet to.
gether in equal humility before
God, it certainly should always be
kept free to all. 1t is 80 in most
of the churches in Europe, where
the beggar in rags and wretched-
ness and the wealthiest and most
eminent, whose appropriate sobrie.
ty of dress leaves them without
mark of external distinction, kneel
down together, equalized by com.
mon humiliation before the only
Supreme Being. The adoption Of
a more simple attire for church on
the part of the rich in this country
would have the eflect-certainly
not of diminishing their own per-
sonal piety, but probably of in
creasing the disposition for religi-
Gus observance on the part of the
poor" p, .f ..
Year: 1869

Good Race, with Light, Variable Winds


New Yacht the Winner.


Yesterday-the day selected by the Jersey City
Yacht Club for their eleventh annual regatta
promised to be fair, according to yachtman's &C
ceptaton OF fair weather, but proved in the end to
be anything but such as might be most desired. The
morning was somewhat close and sutry, but
towards noon breeze sprang up from the west,
driving before 1t light neecy clouds, which, to those
interested, spoke OF stronger breezes to come.
But even the wisest Of the weather-wise astray
occasionally in their representations. They wished
and thought but the wish probably father to the
thought About midday the wind again died
away, leaving the sky Of the purest unspotted blue
ana the water almost without ripple Congratula-
tions were changed to repinlngs, and dun, unln-
teresting was for time expected. But as if in
compassion, the breeze again freshened slightly,
coming still nom the west and swelling the white
sails OF the yachts which dotted the bay on the
shore of which the club house Is built.


The regatta was between slOOps divided into first
and second classes the rst class being above twenty
feet in length and the second class those measuring
lpss
Year: 1869

rett who In order 70 Test her speed against that OF
the Eclipse followed her throughout the keep
ing close IN her wake all the time and coming to the
home stakeboat about q hundred yards Denind her.
match between the two Is expected.
Year: 1869

At this time the wind was coming gently from the
west the yachts having to beat In order to enter
the water between the docks. THIS was done, each
retaining its relative position until entering the bay
again, when the Comet was seen rapidly closing up
and on passing the stake0oat for the second round
had gained three minutes on the Sea Bird which,
however, passed first. On making the second round
the Comet was half minute In advance of the next
foremost boat the Zephyr, between whom and the
Lily keen contest was anticipated. The result of
the for the first place was now beyond all
doubt the Comet gradually but surely distancing
all others; and the interest centred on the Zephyr
and Lily, who until the fifth round sailed stem
to stern so closely that In the third round foul
took place. the Zephyr however, getting well Off
ana retaining her lead. On passing the Judges
boat at the nth round, about halfpa two O'clock
the wind having veered to the southwest the
Zephyr by careless management, allowed herself 10
be driven inside the dock at the extremity OF the
bay, which obliged her to tack twice before she
could make the cut into the dock. The Lily, eau
toned by the 2ephyr's mishap, stood well out and
succeeded IN obtaining tile lead, which she man.
tanned to the end, though closely followed by her
gallant adversary, the difference IN their time OF
passing the judges boat being, In each successive
round, from q half to one minute only. The sailing
OF the other boats presented nothing interesting


The judges boat was passed on the final round In
e.Il... n
Year: 1869

To one gallon of water, take Il los OF
salt, 10 of sugar, ! OF. satpetre, oz.
of potash. In this ratio the pickle 10 be
increased to any quantity desired: Let
these be boiled together until all the
dirt from the sugar rises to the top and is
skinned off. Then throw it into tub
to cool, and when cold, pour it over your
beef or pork, to remain the usual time,
say four or five weeks. The meat must
be we'll covered with pickle, and should
not be put down for at least two days
after killing, during which time 1t
should be slightly sprinkled with pow
dered saltpetre, which removes all the
surface blood, leaving the meat fresh
and clean. Some omit boiling the pickle,
and find it to answer well; though the
operation of boiling purifies the pickle
by throwing off the dirt always to De
found in salt and sugar.


If this receipt is properly tried it will
never be abandoned. There is none that
surpasses it, if so good.-[Germantown
Telegraph.
Year: 1869

SAUER KROUT.-The editor ofthe Ger
mantown Telegraph, as apropo the sea-
son, gives his method of making sauer
krout as follows: In the first place let
your stand" holding from half barrel
to barrel be thoroughly scalded out;
the cutter, the tub and the stumper also
well scalded. Take off all the outer
leaves of the cabbage, halve them, re-
move the heart, and proceed with the
cutting. Lay some leaves on the bot
tom of the stand, sprinkle with hand
full of salt, fill in half a bushel of cut cab
bage stamp gently until the juice makes
its appearance, then add another hand
full of salt, and so on until the stand is
full. Cover over with cabbage leaves,
place on top of that a stone weighing
twelve or fifteen pounds. Stand away
in q cool place, and when hard freezing
comes on remove to the cellar. 1t VIII
be ready for use in from four to six
weeks. The cabbage should be cut toll
erably coarse. The Savoy variety makes
the best article, but it is only half as
productive as the Drumhead and Flat
dutch.
Year: 1869

In a recent speech Lucy Stone related
the following: Perhaps fifteen or sixteen
years ago, in a very good State, 1 saw a
woman with pleasant Quaker face, un-
der a simple Quaker bonnet-I rather
liked it-and her Quaker husband sit
ting by her with his broad -brimmed hat
on. They had spent many years togeth-
er, you could see by their faces. Hewas
just bidding her goodbye as the train
was starting, and heard her ask him for
little money. did not at all wish to
hear what they had to say, but heard
that he had bought her ticket, and saw
that he had taken her satchel politely
on his arm. Sne mated to ask him for
the money; great many other women
have hated to ask for it, too, She began
to say, ~ wish had a little''-she did
not want to finish, thinking that he
would think of it, and give it to her, but
he did not. So out it came all at once.
MAY be I'll want little money while
1 am gone" The good, honest Quaker
turned his face toward her with surprise,
and said: What hast thou done with
the quarter L gave thee last week ?"
Year: 1869

Two little kittens, one stormy night,
Began to quarrel, and then to fight.
One had a mouse, the other had none,
And that was the way the quarrel begun.
"TH have that mouse" said the biggest cat.
"Y0u'H have that mouse? Well see about that" :"
81 t0iu have that mouse" said the eldest son,
"You Shdnt have that mouse!" said the little


one.


1 told you before it was stormy night,
When these two little kittens began to fight.
The old woman seized her sweeping broom,
And swept the two kittens right out of the room.
The ground was covered with frost and snow,
And the two little kittens had nowhere to go:
So they laid them down on the mat at the door,
While the old woman finished sweeping the


floor.


Then they crept in, as quiet as mice,
All wet with the snow, and as cold as ice:
To lie down and sleep, than to quarrel and fight
Parish Magazine
Year: 1869

the way of his old Indl ;an trail. L'ul
sable brother reports he has had offers
OF young Indian girls in exchange for
his pony or his rifle. So fs II he has stood
proof against all the bla ndishrnents OF
the forest maidens, and has Shown no
ambition to perpetuate hi nanse or his
race among the tribes of he red man.
He will hereafter be know as the first
colored soldier in Wisconsin who had
the manhood and independence to push
off alone in the forest an d hew out a
farm and fortune for himself.
Year: 1869

RYF-ITs VALUE.-The Importance of
this crop seems to be but little under
stood by farmers. 1t makes excellent
feed in the fall, long after grass becomes
entirely worthless: again, in the spring,
so soon as the snow is off the GROUND it
makes good pasturage, and may be used
as such until the grass is large enough
to make good feed; nor does this fall and
spring feeding injure the crop for grain.
Year: 1869

CORN BEEF.-The Scientific American
informs the ladies that if they would
have corned beef juicy after it is cold,
and not as dry rs a chip, they should
put it into boiling water when they put
it on to cock, and they should not take
it out of the pot when done, until cold.
Year: 1869

MR.. Edward A. POLLARD comes down
with the weight of thunderbolt on Mr..
Jefferson Dsvis. Here is specimen =
"If Jefferson Davis was man of sense
he might see how far he was ruined and
despised in the South: and if he was a
man of dignity, sooner than return to a
land which stands the living and re-
proachful witness of his folly and degra-
dation he would prefer to have died in
the coldest embraces of foreign coun-
try, the narrowest home of exile. Can
he not new realize that his career is
finished, absolutely finished on the face
OF the earth? 1t is the great man who
knows when his career is ended, when
the last stake of fortune is gone, and
nothing remains but the decency OF
deathn
Year: 1869

Our dragoman was at Luxor when the
French were taking down and getting
afloat the enormous obelisk now in the
Place de la Concorde at Paris, aad of
which the magnificent mate is still in
place before the temple at Luxor (the
finest obelisk in the clearneSs Of its
hieroglyphic figures in the world). The
French sent vessel VITA three captains,
three ship doctors, three engineers and
two hundred men to effect the transporta-
ton of this obellsk. They got there pur-
pos4ly at the height Of one inundation,
and getting as near as possible to the
obelisk--it stood about thirty rods from
high water-they stranded their ship,
took out large part of one side of the
vessel, and went to work upon the obelisk.
Having hung it from enormous derricks,
they cut it off near the base perhaps it)
was too long for the vessel, and with two
thousand men (natlves) at the ropes,
slowly lowered it to the ground. An in
clined plane Of timber was made down to
the ship and on this it was slowly shov
ed on creased ways until it landed in the
hold of the vessel. It took one year to
accomplish this, with the aid of a vast
force Of natives The inundation had
risen Just in time to float their vessel as
tie French got ready to sail with their
treasure. They were three months get
ting from Luxor to Cairo and how long
getting home could not find out 1t is
not strange that Louis Philippe, who
ordered this national enterprise, should
have had the various engineering expedi-
ents by which it was accomplished, eD-
graved upon the pedestal he executed to
receive the obelisk. England, to whom
the mate was given, took warning, and
never attempted to move it, much to the
joy Of all travellers in Egypt. There is
abundant evidence in the sculptures OF
Egypt that the heavier stones were not
moved on the Nile They were put Oh
sledges, ways of wood laid down and
creased, and they were drawn by an i'm
mense force of men, sometimes six and
eight hundred miles, over the level coun-
try. Nothing short of universal relig-
lous passion among the people can ac-
count for the extent Of the sacrifices, the
persistency Of the efforts, the immensity
Of the scale on which their temple-build-
ing was carried on for at least two thou
sand years.-Rep Dr. Be5l0i0s, IN tie
Liberal. Christian. 4 ~
Year: 1869

WHAT A WOMAN SAYS OF Men AND
WoMEN.--A lady writer in the Broad
way, in an article entitled Ourselves"
says IN comparing women to men:
Though we were certainly not sent into
the world solely to supplement mems
lives and to have no original objects of
our own, still we cannot do without their
liking; and it is only right that we should
set our watches by their time. They are
clearer-h caded than We less preiudiced,
if less. conscientio more generous when
generous, and moro tender when tender.
When they love, they love better than we
love but less absorbingly. We give them
the whole of our lives to 1--we, they keep
one portion of theirs for work, and an
other for ambition. Still, the half meas-
ure of gallon is more than the full
measure of pint; and weight for weight,
the mans love is greater than the NO.
man S.
Year: 1869

A fig for your upper,ten girls, gra.
With their vevets and satlns and laces,
Their diamonds and rubies and pearls,


And their milliner figures and faces
They may shine a. party or ball, taaa
Emblazoned with half they possess ;8sr
But give me, in place Of them all, aFfsa
My girl with tie calico dress
She is plump as a partridge and fair dI
As the rose in its earliest bloom rr
Fer teeth will wi tn ivory compare,


And her breath with the clover perfume
Her step is as tree and as light


As the fawn's whom the hunters hard pres
And her eye is as soft and as bright,
My girl with the calico dress.
She is cheerful, warm-hearted and true,


And is kind to Ter father and mother |;
She studies how much she can do


For her sweet little sister and brother;
IF you want companion for life,


To comfort, eniven and bless,
She is just the right sort ola wife, s


My girl with the calico dress.
Year: 1869

A SENSATION IN HoRsEHEADs, n. Y-IIorseheads
Chemung county, has lively sensation. Livery
stable keeper wrote to respectable married lady
desiring an interview. Was told to call at ten O'Clock
In the evening. Did so and invited lady to ride.
Invitation declined, and turning upon him, lady de-
livered severe punishment with strap which had
buckle on II. Then door was opened and husband
OF lady entered with several male friends all OF whom
fell upon livery stable keeper and beat him merci-
lessy. During the melee son of the lady fell down,
and, pistol In his pocket going or he severely
wounded In the leg. Perhaps lady and husband, son
and male friends are almost as much to be con-
demned as livery stable mau,
Year: 1869


King William to-day opened the new naval port
of Heppens, at the mouth of the Jahde River.
He made a speech, in which he returned thanks
to the promoters of the enterprise. He
said although the late king commenced this
work, political circumstances subsequently inter-
fered with the establishment of German port here.
But Providence had now permitted him to accom-
psh what his brother began He would look with
cheerful confidence for the development in the future
of the young German navy.
Year: 1869

y
Once it was tue boast of the Demo
cratic party that its principles could be
/ proclame from Maine to Mexico, and
would be found everywhere the same.
Indeed the sainted Douglas, in his last
stumping tour, laid it down as an axiom
that any principle which could not safe,
| ly be advocated in every part of the
country, must be wrong By this he
subordinated truth by lynch law. 1t
was fair example Of the moral percep-
tions Of that Democratic leader. Dur-
ing that very tour he met crowd in
the South that showered unsayory mis-
slles on him and his doctrine and thus
out OF his own mouth he was condemn
ed. But Democracy can no longer
boast that it is the same everywhere.
Indeed, the New York World com
menting approvingly on the Ohio Cop
perhead platform, and likewise APPROX
ingly on the Virginia Radical platform,
on which it claimed a Democratic vic
tory-says that Democratic principles
need not be the same in every State.
but may in each take Oil the hue that
suits the emergency


Thus in Ohio the Democracy declare
against paying the national debt, unless
they may first scale it by taxation, and
against black suffrage, aud against the
18th Amendment, and against the Adj
ministration; and they nominate man
for Governor because they say he was
i'll used by General and President Grant.
But in Virginia the Democracy 90 for
paying the national debt faithfully, for
baIck suffrage, for the 18th Amend
ment, for the Administration, and they
announce their intention to show their
affection for General Grant by electiDg
his brOther-in-law Senator. And what
makes this the more paradoxical is that
the Ohio Democracy boast of this in
Virginia as Democratic triumph. And
Democracy in Mississippi and in Texas,
and throughout the late rebel States, is
taking the same turn.


Democracy now has as varying hues
as the patriotism fthe travelling show
man. And what is more it boasts of its
facility in adaptation. But there comes
up the question, which is the ruling
element! We know in what section it
always was. We know that the North
always followed seryilely the Southern
dictation We know that the North
ern Democracy has not leaders OF either
ability Or courage sufficient to contest
the leadership with the autocrats Of the
Southern Democracy. Judging by the
state Of subsection which they have al
ways accepted as their position by na-
ture, we have to conclude that the Dem
ocracy in the Northern States are in the
condition of those scattering uebulous
masses which are thrown off while the
planetary bodies are forming, and
which are outside of any regular sys-
tenn or healthy organization. Otcourse
they can not long remain so. Where
they will be in the future we can but
judge by the attitude of their natural
leaders in the South at this time. We
may expect to see the Ohio Democracy
repudiating their Copperhead platform,
declaring for negro suffrage, exalting
the sanctity of the national debt, sup
porting the 18th Amendment, nomina-
ting black men for Representatives, aud
their stump orators tendcrly praising
the sOftness of the African tongue, as
they do the sweetness of the Irish
brogue Cincinnati Gazette.
Year: 1869

The minister who divides his dis
course into too many heads, will find it
difficult to procure attentive ears for all
of them


During the late rains, an Alabama
river raised to the gentle height of fifty
eight feet above low water mark, Bot
tom land must have been slow" about
that time.


A shrewd old gentleman once said to
his daughter: "Be sure, my dear, you
never marry poor man, but remember
that the poorest man in the world il
one that has money and nothing else =
Year: 1869

A western paper reports that on the
morning of the 9th, "every house in
our village was broken into by one
Early Dawn. The culprit is still at large
and we hear is committing depredations
everywhere. Watch for him"
Year: 1869

The Investigation brought about
relative to the Elizabethtown IL Padu-
cab, by the course of the railroad ring, {,
has so disgustcd and incensed
the people that if the vote on
the subscription to the road was now
before them, they would defeat it five
to one. In fact, hundreds Of those
who voted in its favor, are fast reach
take from the beginning-that the
road, even If located and built upon
the Northern route, would do the
business of the city an injury instead
of a benefit.


These convictions viii cause the
people to scan very closely hereafter
all propositions to subscribe to rail
roads.


There is, however, a very general
interest manifested towards the
suggestion of a road from Paducah to
Corinth, Miss, making connection
there with the Mobile and Ohio
Road, and competing with Memphis
for the cotton and other trade of that
region, and bringing back to our city
the trade lost by the Louisville and
Memphis Road.-PddUcah Herald.


Paducah is not the only city which
has had cause to regret voting sub
scriptions to railroads rashly and
without proper consideration. 1t be-
comes the people 10 be calm and eau
ticus. 1t may seem a little matter to
vote donations to railroads, but it is
a very serious matter when it comes
10 raising the money by taxation.
Year: 1869

We publish this morning the opin-
ion of the lawyers with regard to the
legality Of donating two per cent.
tax on the personal and real property
Of this township in favor of the
Evansville and indianapolis Rail-
road. We ask for the opinion a care
ful reading, reserVing our own COM
ments for another occasion. The
Con missioners have reserved their
action until Saturday next.
Year: 1869

rs When decisions shah have been
made By the commissioners and the
arbiter in every case wb ich shall have
been laid before them, the total
amOunt awarded 10 an the eases de-
cided In favor OF the citizens OF the
cue party shall be deducted from tie
total amount awarded to the citizens
of the other party, and the balance,
to the amount Of three hundred thou
sand dollars, shall be paid ut the city
Of Mexico or at the city of Washing
ton, In gold or its equivalent, within
twelve months from the close of the
commission, to the government In
favor OF whose citizens the greater
amount may have been awarded,
without interest or any other deduc-
ton than that specified in Article vi
of this convention. The residue Of
the said balance shall be paid in am
nual instalments to an amount not
exceeding three hnndfed thousand
dollars, in gold or its equivalent, 10
any one year until the whole shall
have been paid.
Year: 1869

The commissioners and the umpire
shall keep an accurate record aed
correct minutes Of their proceedings
with the dates. For that purpose they
shall appoint two secretaries versed
In the language Of both countries TO
assist them in the transaction Of the


business of the commission. Each


government shall pay to its commis-
sioner an amount of salary not ex-
Vesr IN the currency of tho United
| States. which amount shall be the
same for both governments. The
amount of compensation TO be paid 10
the umpire shall be determined BY
mutual consent st the close Of the
commission, but necessary and rea-
sonable advances may be made by
each government upon the ioint re-
! commentator Of the commission.
Year: 1869

The high contracting parties
agree to consider the result of the
proceedings Of this commission as
full, perfect and final settlement Of
every claim upon either government
arising out OF any transaction of a
date prior to the exchange of the
ratifcations of the present convon-
ton; aud further engage that every
such claim, whether or not the same
may have been presented to the
notice of, made, preferred, or laid
before the said commission, shall,
from and after the conclusion Of tho
proceedings Of the said commission,
be considered and treated as finally
settled, barred, and thenceforth mad
missihle.
Year: 1869

about three men to every pound of silver while in Ariz there are ten pounds of gold 10 every man. Let the adventurer therefore think well and act only after mature delibera- ;ion. By this course the mistakes ofa lifetime may be recti6ed