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Year: 1868

At No. 16 Nassau-st. one will see an lnVen-
ton by A. C. Rand, for making good hight from gaso
line which IS claimed to be applicable to country resi-


ences churches and other buildings and also TO cities


cistern Is dug In the earth, and filled with water
Within aud protected from fire by an iron cover Is
reservoir OF gasoline holding several barrels which said
10 be sufficient for large house for year at least
force pump is used drive air through the gasoline In
fine streams which makes this material highly nlahna
bic aud at the same time non-eXplOsive Five minutes
time only are required to prepare the gas for 40 burners
for four hours burning This process corresponding 10
eyaporaon produces extreme cold and even In summer
the pipes are liable be covered with FROST but TINS Is
remeded by an ingenious automatic arrangement neat
ing portion Of gasoline in connection with the main sup
ply By means OF the unvarying temperature OF the
e,rh balance OF heat and cold Is also secured which Is
tho basis OF one the most important parts OF the ve
ton As the gas generated at low temperature IL
cannot coudense. as has been proved by passing IL
through half mile OF pipo in the coldes weather when
IA added that the simplicity of the invention does away
with machinery thus being always In order; that IL Is
claimed TO secure light half the cost OF common gas


Ana that the Metropolitan Gas Company Of this city, az
Ter sueoent trial have purchased the right for their dis
tct would seemtwOrthy the attention or those inter-
estei I'M the subject OF gas light
Year: 1868

Heroes and celebrities are swallowed
up in Broadway; lost sight of in the un-
distinguished mass. Whales become
minnows there, and lions from the coun-
try roar as gently as sucking lambs. No
one cares for your badges or laurels or
titles in that whirl of humanity. The
best known men in the republic are new
er regarded or looked at. Any pedes-
trian will crowd them into the gutter;
any carman will run them down. We
can see whom we please if we walk
there. But we must know the famous
people intimately or we shall not be able
to recognize them. In that troubled sea
they make no wave above their fellows
Year: 1868

This tall, 1.-THE, wiry patriarchal-look-
ing man, with locks and beard like the
driven snow, yet quick and elastic in his
movement as youth of twenty, is Will
liam Cullen Bryant. He has just re-
turned from Europe and is on his way
to the Evening Post Office from his Long
Island home. He has been looking on
poem for the Atlantic, and his weeks of
toll have failed to satisfy, him. Such
work with him is almost agony, and I
do not wonder he writes so little when
every iambic. is the product of labor in
excess. Not one of the thousands he
passes. Unconscious who he is, ans yet
the name of Bryant is household
word.
Year: 1868

A man having lost a quarter of NUT.
ton by lawyers dog, repaired to the
office of the lawyer and said: ~ have
come to ask piece of advice Sup
pose dog carried off a leg Of mutton
from me, where do i look for pay.
to the dog or his owner9 "Oh" said
the man of quill, "to the owner Of
the dog; he is responsible for any dam
age his dog docs YOU" Said the man,
"You owe me seventy-fye cents"
"Ahw Said the lawyer, "then my dog
did the mischief? Well here is the mon
ey." The face Of the man expanded
with smile at his shrewdness in fore.
stalling the lawyer, and he was making
his exit from the Office when he was
brought to the halt by the lawyer, say
ing II have q bill against you, my
ffriendw "Ah for whaty" said tho
man. "For advice in the dog case
two dollars" was the reply. This
was poser. 1t being strictly legal,
and the lowest fee in the calander for
advice, there was no dodging, so the
money was paid over, and he departed
q wiser if not a better man.
Year: 1868

The TIME TO ADvERTrzE.--An ex.
change commenting upon the stringent
times, gets of the following sensible
ideas:


In the meantime, how are business
men to keep aaoat? Prudence alid
economy, of course, are the two great
lessons to be learned; but there is one
part of these lessons which in dull times
is especially apt to be forgotten. BE
sure of one thing: whatever. you have
to sell, there are many people ready
to buy, even in the most depressed sea-
sons. Find them out show them your
wares persuade them to buy Of you
rather than another. When buyers
are reluctant, sellers must be active.
1t is peither cheap nor sensible to sit
still behind your counter and wait f'r
hustle of trade to revive. When bust
ness is dull, that is the very time to ad-
vertise In the first place, that is when
you most need to advertise; and in the
second, that is when people devote
kamost TING to reading the newspapers,
and when your advertisement conse'
quently is most generally seen.
Year: 1868

There are between fifty and sixty
thousand persons out Of employment
in this city, who are accustomed to do
something for their daily bread. Now
let US see what the rich, who were new
er weary of giving money to carry on
war to turn loose negroes, will do for
these poor whites of their own race,
who have been brought to. starvation
by the war.


The triumphant election of a Demo
cratic Mayor Of Boston, causes the
siongrsis to make long faces. II theil
laces' all over the country, had frozer
at the precise moment they received the
news, they would have given our street:
most frightfnl appearance until thaw
cd out by the sun of next spring. "Ic.
habod' thy glory is departing from
tuCS'
Year: 1868

The Texas State Gazette entirely mis-
takes the spirit of the northern masses
when it supposes that they want some
military candidate for the Presidency.
Military glory is already at "a low mark,
and still rapidly sinking. Neither Graf
nor Sherman stand any more chance
for the Presidency than they do to be
translated to Heaven with all their
bloody crimes unrepented of.
Year: 1868

flew thick and fast-an act worth more
than the kindness which some who were
at home and out Of danger refuse now
to show. So it is. We shall have
more to say hereafter. We want inde-
pendent thought.
Year: 1868

The following is an extract of letter
from Rev. J. L. Breck, of Benicia, Cal
to friend in Wilmington, Del. dated Ju-
ly Goth, 1868:


You hear those sweet birds singing
well they are the California canary, which
build about our windows and in the rose
bushes and in the vines which climb up
the latticc-work That pretty garden has
flowers blooming in and out of doors, all
the year round, winter and summer. Here
the profusion of flowers is so wonderful
that feel almost angry with myself that I
pass them by as common things. All the
hot house plants with you, grow here out
of doors and become almost trees The
rose is often tree. The accacias, of
many varieties, grow to the height of ten
or fifteen feet. The mallows are trees in
which our chickens roost. They are a
weed here six to ten inches in diameter.


Yonder is our vegetable garden; we
raise in it vegetables for the whole wear
we never put them in cellar to keep
Strawberries are in the market during ten
months of the year. To-day have been
eating delicious fresh figs the trees yield
two or three crops Summer. We have
two or three hundred grape-vines. Grapes
sell in the market at two cents pound
But what is the greatest wonder here we
have no rains for about six months in Sum-
mer. The hills become parched brown
and the ground cracks, and you would
think every thing would burn up and be
destroyed, but it is not so.


There is wild oats which grows about
to the height of a man, which dries in the
field and furnishes food for tens of thous-
ands of cattle and sheep. What falls to
the ground is blown by the wind into these
cracks of the earth, and so with the wheat
that shells out, and this forms the volun-
teer crop. The cattle get SO fat eating
upon these brown hills, that they are Of
ten unfit for the market, and they look for
the poorest of the flock to kill. But will
now stop telling you any more of the won
derful growth of this country. We do
not have thunder storms here, which is
great comfort to many timid people. In
the Winter we see snow upon the noun
tains, and even now within DAYS travel
from the Mission House, we reach snow
six feet in depth. 1t is the beginning of
the everlasting snow upon the everlasting
hills
Year: 1868

duties of the Presidential Office unless b,
is not only willing to carry out the wishes
of the people expressed in constitutions
way, but is also prepared to stand up fol
the rights of the minorities. He must b.
ready to uphold the free exercise of relig
ion. He must denounce measures which
would wrong personal or home rights, OIL
the religious conscience of the citizens
of the land. He must maintain, without
distinction Of creed Or nationality, all the
privileges Of American citizenship. The
experience of every public man who has
been faithful to his trust teaches him that nc
one can do the duties of the office of Pres
ident unless he Is ready not only to under
go the falsehoods and abuse of the bad
but to suffer from the censure of the good
who are misled by prejHdices and misrepre-
sentations. There are no attractions in
such positions which deceive my judge
ment, when l say that great change is
going on in the public mind. The mass
OF the Republican party are more thought
tul, impartial, and just, than they were
during the excitements which attended the
progress and close of the civil war. As
the energy of the Democratic party springs
from their devotion to their cause, and not
to their candidates, may, with propriety,
speak OF the fact, that never in the politi-
cal history of our country has the action of
any like body been hailed with such uni
versal and widespread enthusiasm as that
which has been shown in relation to the pc-
sition of the National Democratic Conven-
ton. With this the candidates had moth
ing to do. Had any others of those named
been selected, this spirit would have been,
perhaps, more marked. The zeal and en-
crgy of the Conservative masses spring
from desire to make change of political
policy, and from the confidence that they
can carry out their purpose. In this faith
they are strengthened by the cooperation
of the great body of those who served in
the Union army and navy during the war.
Having given nearly sixteen thousand
commissions to the officers of that army,
know their views and wishes They de-
mand the Union for which they fought.
The largest meeting of these gallant SOL
diers, which ever assembled was held in
New York, and endorsed the action Of the
National Convention. In words instinct
with meaning, they called upon the Gov
ernment to stop in its policy of hate, dis
cord, and disunion, and in terms of fervid
eloquence they demanded the restoration
of the rights and liberties of the American
people. When there is such accord be-
tween those who proved themselves brave
and seif-sacrifcing in war and those who
arc thoughtful and patriotic in council, I
cannot doubt We shall gain political tri-
umph which will restore our Union, bring
back peace and prosperity to our land, and
will give us once more the blessings of a
wise, economical, and honest Government.


l am, gentlemen, truly yours, &c.


HORATIO SEYMOUR.
Year: 1868

way 10 avoid all future strife to put
this issue plainly TO the country.


repeat that this is the real aud only
question which We should allow to con-
tIol us: Shall we submit to the usur-
pations by which the Government has
teen overthrown, or shall We exert our
selves for its full aud complete restra,
tion' 1t is idle TO talk Of bonds, green
backs, gold, the public faith and the
public credit. What eau Democratic
President do in regard to any of these,
with Congress in both branches con-
trelled by the carpet-baggers aud their
alliesi He will be powerless To stop
the supplies by whieh idle negroes are
organized into political clubs-by which
an army is maintained to protect these
vagabonds in their Outrages upon the
ballot. These, and all things like these,
eat up the revenues and resources OF
the Government and destroy its
credit, make the difference between
gold and grcenbacks. We must restore
the Constitution before we can restore
the finances, and 20 do this we must
have o President who will execute the
will of the people by trampling into
dust the nsurpatiOns of Congress,
known rs the Reconstruction acts.
wish to stand before the Convention
upon this issue, but it is one which EN-.
braces everything else that is of value
in its large and comprehensive results.
1t is the one thing that includes all that
is worth contest, and without it there
Is nothing that gives dignity, honor
and value to the struggle.


Your friend,


FRANK Z. BLAIR.
Year: 1868

There is strong probability that the
Circuit Court of Harrison county, Ind ,
will be called upon, at its next term, to
render decision in seduction case, in
which the plaintiff is handsome young
lady, formerly occupying a respectable
position in society, and the defendant a
preacher. The case is said to be an ag-
gravated one, involving breach of mar
riage promise. 1t is said that the day
of. marriage was set by the villainous
seducer, and the young lady's parents
went to much expense to purchase her
wedding outfit. The reverend rascal
has comfortable prospect of the peni,
tiary before him, and o lifetime in that
institution would be slight punish
ment for his crine. "
Year: 1868

This nuisance may be abated when
the COW is dry more easily than when
she is giving milk. Small warts may,
however. often be removed by some SIM
pie application, which will give little
or no pain. Moistenipg them after
milking with strong saleratus water,
applying paste of wood ashes TO the
warts only, or touching them with al
most any caustic in a way that will not
make them sore, will usually, but grad
ually, cause the warts to disappear.
Very large warts should be first tied
of, that is, have o wire or silk thread
bonnd around them close to the teat, so
as to prevent q circulation of the blood;
but this makes the teat sore and milking
difficult IN. C. BE- writes that raw
linseed oil applied once a week willcure
warts on cows.
Year: 1868

A BRREAvEp wife, whose consumptive
husband died in Florida, where they
had gone for his. health. displayed an
economical spirit by packing lot OF
or anges and sweet potatoes in the box
W ith the corpse, that she might please
the folks at home, and at tho same time
save expense of transportation.
Year: 1868

A heavy clay loan. 1t is q waste OF
labor to plant them on sandy or gravel.
ly soil, unless there is heavier subsoil
beneath; This frequently happens, and
the sane may be corrected by bringing
q part OF the clay to the surface. Plant
standards.
Year: 1868

In pursuance of resolution passed
by the State Convention held in Wheel
ing, on the -th day of January last,
there will be n State Convention of the
Democratic and Conservative voters Of
West Virginia, at
Year: 1868

which stand forward beyond all
others in the derogate and scandalous
defence that was made in the Senate
ia behalf of Andrew Johnson. One
'of these is that having the right to
suppress law passed by a two
thirds vote over his veto, he has
equally the right to suppress all laws
1f Congress-, even if passed by the
unanimous vote Of both Houses. The
other principle assumed is, that he is
not amenablc to impeachment for
any instruction of the law, if he can
show that hc took counsel of his
Cabinet before doing the unlawful
act. In other words, he pleads the
prcrogativc of the British Grown
which holds that the Executive is
superior to the operation of the law,
and responsible only through his
Ministers. This, with the previous
clairn To stamp out the laws of Con.
gross according to his fancy, is pure
and adulterated Cmsariim and we
do not hesitate to say that the
American Senator who votes to
sustain these assumptions by his
aequittal, will be deserving Of death.
He will be deserving of death,
because, should his vote result to the
criminals aequittal, he would have
contributed to resolution which
would sweep away our present insti-
tutions and plant monarchy upon
their ruins.


sas "We are not dealing in mere
figures of speech for it Is manifest
that if the minority prevail in pre-.
venting a condemnation of Andrew
Johnson for tho usurpations proved
a against him, he at once becomes a
. Ruler instead of an Executive, and
the other branches of the Govern
nnent power at his feet. After that
? there will be no more twc-third votes
passed above his vetoes nor any
! more attempts to reject his nominees.
Tho Senatorial function of appoint.
ment, indicated in the words q by
and with the advice and consent OF
the Senate,n will become a lost power,
and both Houses will deliberate
thereafter only at Andrew Johnsons
pleasure. The immediate effects OF
such AN endorsement of his usur-
Jpations wonld doubtless be, the
occupation of Washington by the
Maryland Grays, the removal OF
General Grant to some distant post


and the admission of the Confederate
States to Congress for a revision Of
the last six years legislation. The
northern border Of the Coniederacy
,dwould then swing at once to the
banks of the Susquehanna, and the
only safety for certain of the most
honored Of our statesmen would be
in flight. We have said that the
American Senator who contributes
to this state ofruin and degradation
by his vote, will be deserving Of the
.jpenalty Of death land we would add
o that the doubly periidious man who
!. deserts his party to perform such
! ,rime, shenld not be allowed even
What miserable privilege, but be
obliged to live and bear the deadly
infamy and liyid scorn which will be
his need, not from his outraged
countrymen alone, but from the
flowers OF liberty throughout the
i world, forever Wilkes Spirit
Year: 1868

THROUGH inadvertance we spoke yes.
terday of the opening Mass Meeting at
Washington Hall, under the auspices
of the Central Grant Club, as coming
off week from last evening. We
should have said week from this even
ing, or August sth.
Year: 1868

The only case before Police Magistrate Leav-
ems during the week was quarrel between the
scions OF the house of Murphy. John Murphy
complained of his brother Peter for whipping
him, and fined 50 therefor. Thereupon
Peter averred that he would take the said So out
of Johns hide Then John went before the
magistrate again and desired Peter to be put
under bonds to keep the peace. Peter hereupon
enters counter complaint against John for using
insulting and abusive language, provoking him
to breach Of the peace, whereupon John also
was fined 50. This pacifed both parties and the
brothers left in harmony. a aIt.f So
Before Z. NJ Graham the only case was that
of very heavy drunk. Lars Knutson was
found by the marshal near the depot decidedly,
awfully, beastly drunk-so drunk that he had to
be hauled to the calaboose on dray After a
| nights repose on straw, he was restored sufii.
ciently to consciousness to own up to the charge
and TO pay promptly fine of s. for the trouble
be had made
Year: 1868

Is there no escape from the imposition OF the


telegraph monopoly? Up to within year it
was at least practicable, for a moderate shake
purse of ten or twenty dollars, to have copied, at
the Ottawa Office, the Associate Press dispatches
of day two on occasion of general election,
national convention, &c. Supposing the present
management of the Cation lines in this state
would be equally reasonable application was made
yesterday at the Office here for copies of the des-
patches during the sitting Of the New York con-
vention. The persons applying were informed
they could have them at regular rates for private
dispatches from Chicago-65 cents for first ten
words, and cts for each additional word. As
there might be twenty dispatches day, reach.
ing five hundred words, the lbsralIty of the offer
is apparent -se -a
Year: 1868

RUNAWAY ACcIDENT-As Miss Maria Mar
shall, of the town of Waltham, and Miss Bonn.
gardner OF this city were driving on Monday in
buggy in the vicinity of the Railroad depot, a
street, the wagon striking the buggy, and mix
ing mules, horse, wagon and buggy up in con-
fused mass. Miss Bomgardner jumped from the
buggy before the wagon struck it, but was
caught in wheel, SO that she thinks the wagon
passed over her, but without doing her serious
injury. Miss Marshall was thrown out with
great force, and was so badly bruised about the
head and back that she is still helpless, though,
we ara pleased to learn, not so badly injured as
to endanger her life or disable her permanently.
Year: 1868

PUBLIC MEETING AT TEMPERANCE HALL
The Sons of Temperance have resolved to open
their Hall for public Temperance Lecture on
the second Monday evening of every month
so long as the public interest may seem to
demand it.


The first meeting will be aeld on Monday
evening, the 18th of July, to commence prompt
ly at o'clock. The Rev E. y. Lewis will be
the principal speaker, to be followed by others,
as tame may allow Good music will be provided.
Year: 1868

Our advice to our patrons is, Fail not to see
our friend Geo. II. Schneider, just home from
the East, with the largest stock Of goods ever
brought to this city, and marked at lower figures
than ever. Our friend S. can give a better cigar
for less money than any other house outside Of
Chicago, and his tobbaccos snuff, pipes, &C.,
challenge the entire trade. We speak that which
we do know and testify that which We have seen.
Year: 1868

MORGAN & FossEEN invite special attention to
new lot of heavy shirtings and sheetings they
have just received. They are very superior, and
offered at prices that were considered low in the
good old days Of gold and silver.
Year: 1868

Child e. BRo.--One would think tho boot and
shoe trade must be dull IN Boston from the guam
titles the house of Child Il Bro in that city are
shipping to, the firm in Ottawa. But at the
prices the Childs are selling goods here they are
going off fast enough The fact is, they are held
responsible for furnishing foot clothing for about
half the people in La Sale County.
Year: 1868


Lead them, my God to Thee,
Lead them TO Thee;
z en- these dear babes of mine
Thou givest me;
o, by Thy love Divine,
Lead them, my God, to Thee


Safely TO Theel
What though my faith is dim,
Waveriug and weak?
Yet still come to Thee,
Thy grace to seek:
Daily TO plead with Thee,
Lead them, my God, to Thee


Safely TO Theel
When earth looks bright and fair,
Festive and gay,
Let no delusive snare


Lure them astray;
But from temptation S power
Lead them, my God, TO Thee


Safely to Thee!
Yes, though my faith be dim,
would believe
That Thou this precious gilt
Wilt now receive;
o, take their young hearts nowl
Lead them, my God, to thee,


Safely to Thee!
Lead them, my God, to Thee,
Lead them to Thee!
Though 'twere my dying breath,
I'd cry to Thee,
With yearning agony,
Lead them, my God, to Thee,


Lead them to Thee!