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Year: 1869




At the meeting of the Indian Commission in
Washington it was determined that mode of
operations should be agreed to, before the COM
mission breaks up, for the final settlement Of
the Indian difficulties Heretofore this whole
business has been miserably mismanaged-or,
cious propensities Of agents, who demoralized
the Indian for their own profit An old Indian
agent and former acting Governor in New
MEXICO throws out an idea which every one
conversant with the perplexed Indian question
will see the value Of. It is to take the chill
dren of the present generation and educate
them in the industrial schools on the several
reservations. If our present system Is unequal
to the task, as It evidently is, Of civilizng or
subduing the chiefs Of the various tribes, let
us try what we can do with the young scions,
90 that from the rising generation we may hope
to create an order of beings amenable to our
laws and susceptible of our civilization. This
view, we think, will be sustained by the ma
jority of those who have had any extensive
experience in Indian affairs. We know that
army officers and conscientious Indian agents
entertain the opinion that there is no alterna-
tive between this system and the utter exter-
mination of the race ofred men. II is desirable,
OF course, that the most humane principle
should prevail, and therefore the plan of Mr..
Army is worthy Of serious consideration.


TEMPERANCE PARTY MOVEMENTS. The Syra-
euse journal states that the Oneida County
Temperance Convention resolved unanimously
to instruct its delegates to the Syracuse State
Convention to insist upon the formation Of an
independent political party, whose corner stone
should be prohibitory liquor law. The radi-
cal temperance men are organizing for impor-
tant political action, not only In this State, but
in others. For example, the temperance radi-
Gals in Maine, il is reported, will fix upon a
man Of their own as the republican candidate
for Governor, with the determination that II
the Republican State Convention fail to ratify
their selection they will run him alone. This
will give the democrats q chance Of recover
ing the State, which in moral as well as
political point Of view would be good thing;
for the radicals have 30 long enjoyed the
power and patronage of the State that they
have become corrupt as party and incom-
petent to accomplish any great moral good.
ANY change must be for the better.


"FEATHKRrNa THE OAR il n term p.ed in
rowboat regattes. But 'snubbing the Oar
was term used by General Grant when he
desired to show member Of his Cabinet how
Year: 1869

The British public is not yet done with this
question. The speech of Senator Sumner and
the rejection of the Johnson Clarendon treaty
by the United States Senate have aroused the
British people as they have not been aroused
for some generations. John Bull has actually
taken fright. He trembles all over, not only
from Berwick to London, but from John
O'Groats to the Lands End. Dreading the
wrath of the United States, the public sentiment
of Great Britain has become cruel. The Lairds,
OF Birkenhead, have been singled out as the
victims for a national sacrifice. Not having
any special liking for the fate of Dido,
or rather of Jephthah's daughter, the Lairds
have rebelled. They are not willing
to be sacrificed. They will not not bear
this burden alone. The letter which they
have published very clearly shows that, in so
tar as there was guilt in the building and send
ing out of the Alabama, the guilt is less to be
fxed upon them or upon any shipbuilding
firm than upon the government, or rather upon
the imperfect condition of the law. We can
mot blame the Lairds for making an earnest
effort to clean their own skirts; but as little
can we say that matters have been made better
or worse by the effort.


The British press seems to be quite as much
excited over the Lairds' letter as it was over
Summers speech. The Times, the Standard,
The Star, the Post, are all loud alarmed and
contradictory on the subject. The Standard
considers the Lairds ''morally and legally inno-
cent" The American government has been,
according to this tory organ, quite as guilty as
has been the government of England. The
iFenian raids upon Canada constitute "a fair
and reasonable Offset to the Alabama depreda-
tions. The Star, which, though never un-
English has always been in sympathy with
the United States, thinks that the letter of
the Lairds has only aggravated the blamable
conduct of the British government. Accord
ing to the Star criminal negligence must be
charged upon the government Of the hour.
The Post is of opinion that the Lairds have
vindicated themselves successfully. 1t is not
willing to blame the Executive, but it cannot
exOnerate the Legislature. The muss is very
nearly complete. The Lairds are not guilty.
The government is not guilty. Nobody is to
blame. Wrong, however, by common consent
was done to the United States. The only thing
to be blamed is the Legislature. Why? Because
there was no law on the subject. It may now,
we think, be taken for granted that John
Bull admits he was wrong; that, though he
cannot find out willing victim, he Sc es no
way out of the difficulty but TO make some
reparation. In few nights the whole ques-
tion is to be taken up in the House of Com
mons. In what relation we stand as people
to the people of Great Britain we cannot know
until this question comes before the Commons.
Mr. Gladstone must speak out now. We can
afford to wait. For the present it is safe to
conclude that our English cousins are in a
pretty fix. 1t is now clear to the world that
we have the best of it,
Year: 1869

From the Army and Navy Journal, May 2g.l


NAVY DEPARTMENT,l


WASHINGTON, May ~, 1859.


DEAR SIR am glad to see that you have
given column OF your journal to aquatic sports.
This VIII not only add much to the interest your
readers Will take IN your valuable paper, but It
Will have the effect Of inducing persons belong
ing TO the navy to embark in boating sports, In my
opinion the best OF all amusements. To say nothing
Of its great attraction In the way OF sport boating
Is certainly one OF the most useful exercises, de-
velopng every muscle or the human frame, and
bringing health and vigor to the most puny consti-
tuition.


1t is useful to get up races abroad between our
vessels and those Of foreign nations II only to give
an insight into the speed OF their boats and
1t may be necessary to know something OF them In
time OF war, In case we should ever come 10 blows
with the folks across the water.


There Is no reason why ships OF war should be
fitted with dull pulling boats when they can have
fast ones, and the only way 10 find out what
boats worth Is to try them with those Of foreign
navies.


IL would be gratifying at all times to hear that our
cutters had beaten other men-of-war boats, ana
think 1t well to give place IN your columns TO such
notices. My great desire at the Naval Academy has
been 10 deveope the physique OF naval officers. A
puny officer can never efficiently lead boarders
repe them.


have started several boat clubs at the Naval Aca-
deny, which, think. can compete successfully with
any that on salt or fresh water. They can make
their good three miles In twenty minutes, which ls
fast time. | should like some good boat club to try
1t with the midshipmen, and theu could tell bet
ter how near the latter come TO the mark.


One thing Is certain, the exercise develops the
lighted to see the sport patronized, more particu-
larry In the navy. 1 think II desirable also tnat
officers OF the navy abroad should procure the
best models OF boats and send them home. This
they would be more apt to do II they became in-
terested In aquatic exercises when their attention
would be more particularly directed to this impor-
tant matter. Very truly yours, .
Tow. G. CHURCH.
Year: 1869

Her blue eyes as stars are bright


Sparkling with joy, because her dear papa has
bought her one Of those rich poplin dresses at
keddick & Giilen's, which they are now selling
at less than gold prices before the war. There
is nothing in the line Of fine dress goods which
this solid old firm are not able to sell at lower
prices than you can get the same goods for at
retail, not only elsewhere in Ottawa, but in Chi
cago or even New York city. Having the goods,
they intend to sell them, that's all. hpoga -
Year: 1869

E% The Legislature abolished the Of
ice of County Assessor. and made it the
duty of Township Trustees to assess their
respective Townships. A competent man
should be elected to the Office. who will
do his work impartislly. thoroughly. and
with judgment. This thing Of portion
Of the people paying oil the taxes. is Q
luxury that should be done away with.
Year: 1869

Some fun was had at the Fair yes
teFday on the chicken question. Last
year the committee on poultry was
composed Of the clergy, and the result
was that the fowls were all stolen.
This year, to avoid a repetition, and
fearing if n change was not made
a failure in this department E0uld be
the result, the Committee was headed
by the Governor of the State. The
result was, there were no entries Of
poultry until it was whispered that
the committee was composed Of the
members of the Press present. After
THAT entries were lively for q time
Nebraska city Chronicle.
Year: 1869

The FARMERs SHOP. Every farmer
should have Il shop fitted up with such
tools as are used by the carpenter, join
er, machinist and blacksmith, or with
those that wonld be valuable in making
repairs. Above all, we consider a good
lathe very desirable. 1t would be inn
possible within the limits of newspa.
per article, to merely notice the advan-
tages Of this machine aud its varied
uses. A very good foot lathe costs from
sixty to one hundred dollars, and the
money Is wei! expended in the purchase.
Articles of use and ornament, made of
wood ivory and metal may be turned
out by u foot lathe convenient for the
house or the farm. Tho practice on
the lathe is one of the most fascinating
pastime for Il stormy day or an unefn-
ployed evening Apart from its use in
making aud repairing, the foot lathe is
pleasant companion for the business
haunted and weary brain. One who
adopts it AS a companion of his leisure
hours will soon become an adept. and
the more he use, and becomes acquaint-
ed with the machine the b tier he will
like it. He will he surprised ut the
number aud elegance of the little arti-
clcs of use aud ornament that he can
produce from the rough material, and at
the pleasure that the practice of II me-
chanical art affords. .-Scicatifc Ameri.
can.
Year: 1869

INHUMAN TREATMENT TO ANIMALS.
1t is not human: First-VO work q
horse after the skin Of any part is ex-
posed to pressure is broken. BY con-
tinnng to use him in this state. the sore
increases, the poor animal suffers pain,
and eventually becomes unfit for work,
anI thus much more of his labor is lost
for want Of that kindness which it is
both our duty and interest to hestow.


Second-To leave horses that have
been driven fast exposed to the cold
without cover. Animals some times
suffer for hours in this way while their
Year: 1869

Two Buffalo chickens partook Of
some poisoned crumbs the other day,
whereof one died, and physician was
called in the case Of the other. The dts
secting knife was at once put to work:





biddy's crop was laid open, all the con-
tents removed and the membrane care
fully washed with cold water, and then
neatly sewed together again. The pa
tient was then taken into cool shed
and placed into -four barrel. The next
morning she was fed with corn starch
and milk, and is now hale aud hearty.
Year: 1869

he has been haunting the temple of
Justice over the express, and wearying
the ear OF its chief minister, In the per-
son of Judge Smitlf, with demands for
warrant for the arrest of the girl who
lately prepared his diurnal hash. He
charges her with assault and battery up
on his person, under the most revoting
circumstances. The female, with the
viciousness of her sex, threw her arms
around him and hugged him, to hi.
great bodily injury and to the destruc
t'on Of his peace of mind. He Il conf
dent that she sought his ruin, and con
tcmplated con>i igning him to fate
worse than death. as the novels have
1t. This is the clerks story, and in its
light the girl appears to be most dan
EerOuS person.
Year: 1869

The Dubuque Herald has found an


Iowa Josephs "a merchant Of this
city has in his family one Of his clerks
as boarder. He is an unimpressible
youth, and we judge OF that severe type
of virtue SO singularIy illustrated by
one Joseph SO long ago that the circum.
stances seem almost to have been for.
gotten among men. For two days past
Year: 1869

An Act amenatoy of entitled An relating


beaS corpus and regulating judicial proceedings in certain





Be enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives
the tinted States America in Congress assembled That
provisions entitled An relating
and regulating judicial proceedings approved
March third eighteen hundred and siXythree the
same relate to the removal of causes from the State to the fed
era be and the hereby declared extend
suit action law prosecution civil criminal which
has been shall be commenced State against the
ship vessel. railway,
line of rm corporation engaged in bus
carriers of goods merchandise,
loss damage which have happened to goods
merchandise whatever which shall have dev
cred such ship vessel
railway OF line transportation, firm, corporation
gagged in business carriers where such loss
shall have been occasoned by the those
hostility the OF the United States during the
late rebellion where such loss damage shall have been
casioned by the of the United
command Of such Provided That
be- construed to affect contract Of for
which have been made with reference
merchandise which shall have been destroyed.


Approved January ~, 1862
Year: 1869

Not to the man Of dollars,
Not to the man Of deeds,
Not to the man of cunning,
Not to the man of creeds;
Not to the one whose passion
Is for the world renown,
Not in form of fashion


Cometh blessing down.
Not unto lands expansion,
Not to the miser's chest,
Not to the princelv mansion
Not to the blazoned crest;
Motto the sordid wording,
Not to the knavish clown,
Not to the naughty tyrant.
Cometh blessing down.
Not to the blinded,


Not to the stepped in samo,
Not to the carnal-minded,


Not to unholy fame;
Not in neglect of duty,


Not in the mOnarch's crown,
Not at the smile of beauty.


COmeth blessing down.
But to the one whose spirit


Yearns for the great and good;
Unto the one whose stOrehOuse
Yieldeth the hungry food;
Unto the one who labOrs


Fearless Ot foe or frown;
Unto the kindly hearted,


COmeth blessing down.
Year: 1869

The Boston Chief of Police recently dressed
two or three trusty officers in female apparel,
and sent them out to detect the ruffians who
have been insulting ladies' while quietly walk
ing on the street. One of the officers reported
that more than ~ men accosted him. Some
Of them move in the most respectable society.
Year: 1869

Women get married because they don't con-
slider it respectable or fashionable to be single;
and men because they think wife good
thing to have about the house, like furniture,
to be both useful and ornamental.
Year: 1869

The ORPHANS CouHT.-There will be no ses-
sion of this court tomorrow as Judge Purcell
will leave here this evening for the purpose of
looking after some lands and tenements OF his in
Prince William county, Va, he not having been
there since the breaking out of the rebellion.
Year: 1869

The NEwCoNB MISsTHELs give their last per-
formance but one at the National Theater to-
night, being for the benefit Of Joe Emmett, the
great delineator of Dutch character and song,
whose performance on the "mouth organ last
night took the audience by Storm. Tomorrow
afternoon, at two O'Clock, the NewcOmbs give a
matinee for the benefit Of ladies and children,
which should draw a fine audience.
Year: 1869

GAERoTINe.-An unsuccessful attempt to
garTote a young man was made on Eighth street
about O'Clock night before last. Luckily the
attacked party had the presence Of mind and
strength to strike his assailant, who was much
the larger Of the two, blow which staggered
him momentsrily, thus affording an opportunity
for escape from robbery.
Year: 1869

sAn unloved wife, who ought to.
know of that which she has so
much experience, says that the
reason why ladies' look SO. much
to money in the matter of mar
riage, is that nowadays they so
seldom find anything else in man
worth having.
Year: 1869

While our steamer Norman lay wood
ing up at Port Oneida, on the Michigan
shore there came aboard q pleasant, bare
footed German girl, with u pail Of ber-
ries. She wore q cheap calico dress, mi
nus the hoops, with q little gingham
shaker, nearly hiding her face. She was
rather UndcTsiZe, with q supple figure,
and an air Of modest assurance that de
noted a girl Of genuine stamp, but that
told the boys to keep out Of her way.
All the men about the boat and dock
seemed to know her. The steward
bought her berries at her own price.
The clerk at the Office touched his hat
to her as if in the presence OF a duchess.
"That's the smartest girl in Michigan -
said the engineer, as she passed out jhe
gaugway. She gave no heed to the adj
miTing gIances and compliments that
followed her, but straightWay sought
her little fish cabin, where she was men
ding nets by the shore.


On inquiry of the old dOckman, We
learned that our little barefoot maiden
though only seventeen, was the Oldest
Of q family Of an even dozen, living in a
little double log cabin, ON the high bank
above the shore. Her father came here
from Buffalo some dozen years ago,
went to clearing timber, selling wood
to steamboats,, and raising stuff on his
land. Lanic, the oldest girl, was the
"little captainN from the start, and
showed pluck beyond her years. In
winter she would get on her boots and
be out among the wood-choppers before
she could hardly Waddle through The
snow. In summer she would wander
off bcrrying or be down among The nets
or fishing boats. It was her greatest
delight to get ON the water, TO rock and
toss up on the wavc7, AZ ten she was a
trim little sailor herself, and would
coast OH for miles alone. Al twelve she
would allow no boy to pass her with sail
or oar.


For the last three years, 'Ianie" has
been master of q handsome fishing craft
and q set Of "gill nets.n She puts them
out early in April and continues them
till late in the fall Eho is ont every
Year: 1869

AN old clergymen one Sunday, at the
close of the sermon, gave notice to the
congregation that in the course of the
week he expected to go on mission to
the heather. One of his parishionerS,
in great agitation, exclaimed: why.
my dear sir you have never told Us a
word Of this before What shall we
do" oh, brother said the parson, I
don't expect to go out Of town.
Year: 1869

DR.. Norman Macleod is accredited
in one of our exchanges, With the fol-
lowing -


Let the fairest star be ssleStsd, like
a beauteous island in the vast and
shoreless sea of the azure heveBs,
as the future home Of the criminals
from the earth. and let them possess
whatever they most love, and all that
it is possible for God TO beslow let
them be endowed with undying bo-
dies, and with minds which shall sV-
sr retain their Intellectual powers /;
let no Savior ever press his claims
upon them, no Sabbath ever dawn
upon thsms no saint ever live ssng
them. no prayer ever be heard SSH
inn their borders but let societySsx-
ist there forever. smitten only by the
lsprosy of hatred to God. and with
utter sel6shness as it's all peryading
and eternal purpose-then, as sure
as the Law of righteousness exists.
on which rests the Throne of God
and the government Of the universe,
a society so constituted must work
out for itself he'll of solitary bitter
suffering. to which there is no limit
except the capacity of finite nature!
Alas the spirit that is without love
to its God or it's neighbor, is already
possessed by a power which must at
last create for its own self-lorment q
worm that will never die, aud a Gre
that can never more be queuched. +"
Year: 1869

CURE FOR EARACHE.-Tbere is
scarcely any ache to which children
are subjected, so bad to bear and so
difficult to cure as earache. But there
is a remedy never known TO fail
Take bit of cotton batting, put up
90 it pinch of black pepper, gather
it up and tie it, dip it in sweet oil.
and insert it in the ear. Put a fan
mel baudage over the head to keep it
warm. It will give immediate re-
lief.
Year: 1869

Nothing Leaves Us As It Found Us.


II a sheet of paper on which key
has been laid be exposed for come
minutes to the sunshine, and then in
simultaneously viewed in the dark,
the key being removed. faded spec
tire of the key will be visible. Let
this paper be put aside for many
months, where nothing can disturb
it, and then in darkness be laid on
a plate of hot metal, the spectre of the
key will again appear It is equally
true of our minds. Every man We
meet, every book We read, every pic
turs OF landscape We see. every word
or tone we hear, leaves it's image on
the brain These traces, which un-
der ordinary circumstances are in
visible. never fade, but IN the iu-
tense light of cerebral excitement
start into prominence, just as the
spectre image of the key started into
sight on the application of heat. It
is thus with all the influences to
which We are subjected.
Year: 1869

The newly accredited Minister of the pro-
visional government Of Spain enters upon the
discharge Of his duties at Washington at a
critical period and under difficulties that will
require the greatest skill and tact on his part
to preserve friendly relations between the two
nations. Complications of no ordinary kind
must follow from the efforts Of the Cuban
people to establish their right of self-govern-
ment and the sympathy which the American
people entertain for every movement in be ehalf
of popular freedom. But in addition to all
this Sehor Roberts will find that the history of
his own government under the traditional
policy Of Count Amanda, who strongly opposed
the American Revolution in l777. presents an
extraordinary record OF antagonism to the
United States, eliminating in the recogni
tion Of the belligerent rights Of our Southern
rebels at an early period after the firing on
Fort Sumter, and the persistent supply Of the
rebellion with arms, ammunition and war ma
terial from the port Of Havana.


In addition to these great difficulties he will
find himself isolated by the political theories
he must necessarily defend among those OF the
diplomatic corps in Washington Of similar Ian
guage and religion. No one Of the accredited
ministers and representatives Of the Spanish
American republics can sympathize with him
In his public labors; for the great contest which
his government is carrying on in Cuba is in
direct antagonism with every impulse and feel
ing of the Latin communities on this Continent
To add to his trouble Cuba is coming in as the
youngest member Of the diplomatic corps at
Washington, and win receive the honors
usually conceded to that member In every
family In the emergency that attends Sehor
Roberts new mission we advise him to strike
out new line Of policy in Spanish affairs on
this Continent. Let him arrange with Presi-
dent Grant for an effective support 10 the way
of money, credit, and American sympathy for
the new constitutional throne the provisional
government is erecting in Spain, and turn over
TO us in return what the Spanish government
now holds in Cuba and Porto Rico. The
greatest proof Of craftsmanship Is to recognize
coming events and 10 prepare for them; and
the coming event on this Continent is the close
Of Spanish rule in America.