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Year: 1869

A MAN who came from ''across
the water" relates the following anec.
dote. 1t seems that his father in early
youth displayed an uncommon genius
for the art of painting, and was stren>
uously opposed in his desire to adopt
it as his profession, by the grand
father of our friend By dint at first
of stolen hours of devotion at the
shrine Ofhis souls longing, and finally
Of open study at the Royal Irish
Academy, the subject Of our auecdote
acquired a degree of perfection in his
execution which enabled him to shape
out iuto tangible form, before the eyes
of his admiring friends, the dim crea>
lures which had "flitted ore his
fancy's mind before" Upon an occa.
sion it happend that the family moved
their place of residence, and as there
wss no hat and umbrella stand to be
placed in the hall of their new house
the young artist determind to paint
one, which he did with remarkable
force and accuracy. The old geUtle-
man coming in soon after and seeing
as he thought the hat stand, deliber-
ately took of his head covering and
hung it up, as be supposed, on one of
the hooks, when as a matter Of course
the hat fell to the floor. A second
and third trial resulted in the same
manner. The old gentleman then be.
coming impatient, exclaimed, "D-n
the hook, I'll try another" He did
so and was deceived. At this junct.
ure his daughter stepped from the
parlor into the hall, and observing
the Intellectual efforts be was making
remarked to him. "Why, father,
that's no stand it is only one of our
Mikes tricks" "D-n the fellow"
said the old gentleman. IL was al
ways opposed to his painting. Now
| see what it has coma to-"
Year: 1869

WARN. - The thermometer at three
o'clock yesterday afternoon, marked 90
in the shade. This heat after the late
cool spell was anything but unpleasant,
and caused even lazy people to sweat.
Year: 1869

Two countrymeu went into q
hatter's to buy one Of them a hat.
They were delighted with the sam.
pie, inside the crown of which was
inserted q looking glass. What is
this glass for?' said one Of the men.
The other, impatient at such a dis.
play of rural ignorance, exclaimed !:
What for? Why, for the man who
buys the bat to see how it FITS him.
Year: 1869

The Paducah Kentuchtan is unduly
sarcastic over an editorial of ours, and
accuses us of mistating its position. We
certainly have no such desire. The de-
ductions of the COURIER were from a
careful reading of the Kentuckians, and
we think were logical and correct. How
ever, to do ample and full justice, we
publish the Kentuckian's own statement
of It's position. Referring to our article
it says:


"Th;s is the most disingenious statement
of our position that could have been made,
and but for the high opinion we had con-
ceived of the editor of the COURIER, would
not be worthy of notice We said in the
article referred to, "we endorse all the
Herald saws in regard TO the NECESSITY of
State aid, and the benefit to be derived from
it." And we say now, we have never seen
a State with so great natural resources, so
far behind in improvements as Kentucky is
| to-day and she needs all the aid she can get
| from the State or otherwise to develope her
resources-but in no other article in the
same paper" or in any other paper, or on
| any other occasion, or at any other time,
does the Kentuekidn recommend Kentucky V
| TO create similar debt" On the other hand
our object was to convince the people of
Kentucky that the Legislature had no power
under the constitution to involve the State
for internal improvements.


| As we have frequently stated in the dis
cussion of this question, we would be in
favor of the State lending her credit, Lmi L
| edty 10 railroads, that is to few great
throvEA~line roads that would pay, if the
conssy Pon did not directly prohibit it,
IiSaoic skentueki


You endorse the necessity and admit
the great benefits to be derived from
State aid. regre, ,he Constitution proti6-
its it, and yet do not favor the PROPOSE
ton? You are in favor of lending the
States credit, hmuedb to railroads,
that is to few great through lines that
would pay" but admit that 'he Consti-
iu'.eu directly prohibit, Il, aud therefore
acknowledge yourself not in favor OF
that? You fail 10 urge the calling of a
convention to amend the Constitution,
the only way whereby your objections
can be removed, and we must therefore
conclude you are not IN favor OF amend
ing the Constitution. Now. sir, it is
clear to see, what you are not in favor Of
Please, try again, and tell your It eaders,
what you are in favor of


The Kentuckian is in favor of limited
State adjust little-if it was consti-
tutional. The position is something Is
the young girl accused of bad act. oh
sir, said she, sits such little one.


We can forgive the Kentackian's un
provoked reflections upon the habits Of
editors of Weekly papers, trusting such
is not the editors real idea of courteous,
dignifed discussion. At least, we now
have no taste or inclination to retort upon
the pretentions of a swadd'ing daily.
Year: 1869

same time appear to keep within the let
ter. 1t may be that the constitutional
ty of the proposed measure, is sustained
by every lawyer of any ability in the
Hera1d's particular locality, but there
are lawyers of distinguished ability
within the range of our acquaintance,
who agree with US, that the "great meas
ure," can only be carried out by an utter
disregard of the Constitution.


We are sorry to be compelled to differ
with our friend of the Herald, but with
our present convictions, we cannot fail
to do all in our power to prevent the
adoption by the people of scheme
which in our opinion will end in financial
ruin to our State.
Year: 1869




the 36 sec. of ar1we bs of the Con-
stitution authorizes the' tsate government
to create debt for the purposes of In.
ternal improvements, it also requires
that tax shall be laid and collected an
nually, sufficient to pay "the interest
stipulated, and to discharge the debt
within thirty years. This tax is not
for the general purposes Of governmelt
but is laid and collected for a specific
purpose-and is to all intents and pur-
poses specific tax, it must therefore be
germane to the objects and purposes of
the government Now we ask the Her
aid in ali caudor is the construction of
railroads and turnpikes one of the OBJ
jects and purposes for the accomplish
ment of which our State government was
created? We are confident the answer
will be in the negative. and there
this not being one Of the objects of the
government all taxes collected for any
such purpose will in the language Of the
Chief Justice OF the State, be 'sLegis-
lative spoliation' and we are confident
the Herald favors no proceeding to
which this term can be legitimately ap-
Piled.


The Herald abandons the idea of loan
ing the credit of the State to railroad
corporations, and claims that the friend,
of State aid are not in favor Of anything
of the kind-nctwithstanding the bill
they attempted to pass through The Leg
islature last Winter, provided that bonds
of the State should be given to railroad
companies in exchange for their own. 1t
seems from the Herald, these friends now
wish to invest in the improvements, "and
to take mortgage upon the whole road
at the time she pays over her money, as
security for her investment" This will
certainly be novel investment. IF the
State paws for one third of the stock,
then she becomes the owner absolutely
of one third of the road, and has no
right to ask a mortgage on anything to
secure her investment; because she gets
all she pays fo-, and nesds no further
security. If she pays one third of the
expenses of the building of the road,
upon an agreement mat the amount so
paid is to be refunded, then she be-
comes money lender, and can rightfully
ask for mortgage on the whole road
But is money lending one of the objects
for which the State government was Gre
ated? IF the State invests her bonds in
the construction of the road, and takes
a mortgage on the road to secure the
repayment by the company of the
amount of said bonds, then she has
loaned her credit in direct violation of
the<Constitution. All these difficulties
grow outof the fact, that the friends of


'ss'ss y 1||ss 9 q, disregard :. ar
Year: 1869

SECRETARY BoUTwELL's MONTHLY REPORT
for July will show still further decrease of
Ihe debt, amounting it is said to ten millions.
Does anybody remember any such decrease
b the statements made prior to the Fourth
nr March
Year: 1869

A FRENCH writer has said that to dream
gloriously, you must act gloriously when
awake; and TO bring angels down to hold
converse with you in your sleep, you must
abor iu the cause Of virtue daring the day.
Year: 1869

PArER CoLLARs.--The following are the
processes through which piece Of paper has
!" pass III order to become u fashionable
article OF wearing apparel, as a collar or cuff
Tor lady or gentleman: First the paper
must be made expressly for the object de-
signed, and prepared with direct reference TO
Its weight, strength, color and hexibility; it
mas to be linen finished by having applied to
II n coating of whiting mixed with glue and
passed over hot cylinders to give it the requi-
site polish; then il is covered with IA linen
cloth, or in some cases has the fac simile of
cloth engraved upon it, and the impression Of
the linen IL thus transferred to the paper.
Next, the paper is divided into sheets or rolls
OF the required dimensions, and cut 10y ma
chlnery into the proper shape for collars or
cuifs. The machine also makes button holes
and creases the collar where it is to be folded !;
a girl folds the end Of the collar and passes it
between rapidly revolving wheels, which
either fold it or roll it into its curved FORM as
may be desired. II the collar is to have the
button-holcs patched, as it is called, it is
necessary, before II is rolled, to have three
small pieces of perforated cloth affixed, which
covers the holes and gives them additional
strength. The collar or cuff must also go
through machine for finishing the edge,
whether that border is TO represent ordinary
stitching, or Is to initiate raised cord or
tuck
Year: 1869

GUARD AGNISsT VULGAR BhNGUAGE.-There
is as much connection between the words and
thoughts as there is between the thoughts and
the actions. The latter are not only the CX-
preston of the former, but they have the
power To react upon the soul, and leave the
stain of corruption there. A young man who
allows himself to uso one vulgar or profanc
word, has not only shown that there is foul
spot upon his mind, but by the utternncc of
that word he extends that spot, and inAames
it, till, by indulgence, it will pollute and ruin
the seed. BE careful of your words and Of
Your thOnghts.
Year: 1869

condition of Republican government
equal privileges for all citizens, is going
resistlessly on everywhere else, that we
here shall set ourselves up against the
Judgment and sentiment of the admin
istratisn and of our party throughout
the country and 60 backward by the
enactment of new political oath an
omalous and wholly uRprecented in its
character-one which if enacted would
only restrain the conscientious and self.
respecting rebels who would be the least
harmful, while it would let in all the
bad, unprincipled men, who ought to be
kept out if nybody ought. The Repub-
licans of the State cannot afford to take
any such step backward. If we do, it is
far more likely the question year or
two hence will be, whether the Demo
Gratis shall apply some such test to rs,
than whether we shall apply it to them.
Let US remember that people who pre-
scribe very noxious medicine for Others,
sometimes have to take it themselves.
If the Republicans shoald 60 on and
put such an amendment into our Con-
stitution, Cor go so far as to propose it;
for we profoundly doubt that after de-
liberately proposing such policy, the
party of the State would live long
enough to consummate it,) the Democ-
racy, if they came into power, would no
doubt consider it fine joke to pre-
scribe a similar test for Republicans,
requiring us to swear we repented OF
ever having opposed the rebellion, that
we renounced the Chicago platform, &c.
How would our friend of the NeUs like
to have such an oath stuck at him as q
condition precedent to his exercise OF
the franchisef Well now, we ought to
consider that it is very long lane that
has no turus, and not devise ingenious
and extraordinary clubs which might
some day be used to break our own
heads.


We repeat, what we have often said
before, that times have so changed, and
mems feelings with them, that we can
not continue successfully to enforce the
same measures of repression and dis
elimination as heretofore. Much less
can we successfully defy the public sem
timent by the invention of new and
strange oaths and tests unheard of be-
fore. We may quarrel with the logic of
events if it runs counter to our interests,
but we cannot refute it. The wisdom
of the old Latin maxim is wisdom still !:
"IempOra mutantur, et nos mutamur in
ills" If our platform is not broad
enough for these times, it ought to be
widened. If our leaders are not liberal
enough aud shrewd enough to put them
selves in harmony with the policy our
party is inaugurating everywhere else,
they make a mistake which it may soon
be too late to rectify. They ought to
lead in the movement of liberalization,
not fight it; for in the enc case they have
all the vantage Of the ground and could
not fail of prestige and success, while in
the other they are only fighting to post
pone the inevitable, and then must go
down when it overtakes them.
Year: 1869

now almost certain to repeat the lesson


OF Virginia, will tell in West Virginia.


When Missouri follows, as she is morally
certain to do, the tide of liberal opinion


will have swept over every State, save
ours. 1t would be madness to suppose
that the friends of disfranchisement


here can successfully resist its flow.


From these facts we infer that the
proscriptionists are now the stronger,
but are without a single prospect for
the future. The liberals are daily gain
ing strength and must win in the end,
unless the fight be SO prolonged as to
enable the Democrats, now rapidly
growing in strength, TO take the pend
ing matter in charge and settle it with
ont the aid of either Of the Republican
factions. The liberals, in our view,
seem to lack but one element of success.
They want live, active and ambitious
leader. The agitation of the question
so far has developed no central figure
about whom all the elements could
gather, as around WALKER in Virginia
or SENTER in Tennessee. They need an
original Republican to transfer to the
stump the work so we'll begun by the
press. give the movement practical shape
and push it till it wins. Some man is
losing a magnificent opportunity for
honorable success, and the Conservative e
Republicans are losing their opportunity
for immediate triumph by not hunting
him up and putting him at their head.
Year: 1869

Without any special complaint, except grad.
ual declination of bodily strength and nervous
erergy, will find in the TONIC a FOUNTAIN
OF VITALITY ANDL'vIG0R AS RE
FRESHING AND EXT HILERATING AS
A POOL IN The DESERT TO THE SAND
SC0RCHED AND EAINTING TRAVEL ER
Year: 1869

All who have real estate for sale or to let
ana those desiring to purchase such property
VIII nnd 1t their interest to advertise In THE TRIBUNE
It's aggregate circulation exceeds that OF any other


paper and in addition this advantage THE TRIBUNE
WIN be found only in NewYork and all its cities and
villages but in every State aud Territory throughout the
Union The advertisement should be as brief as viii
allow OF the advantages claimed being made clear to tho
reader We would especially dwell onothe fact that the
subscribers for the three editions OF THE TRIBUNE Daily
SemiWeekly, and Weekly comprise individuals In every
business profession; consequently In each
read by ell classes. THE TRIBUNE devotes especial
attention to reports Of sales of real estate both In city
and country thus adding greatly 10 the value Of s col


umns as advertising medium The charges for adyer-
tsng are as follows DAILY TRIBUNE, rs cents per line
for each Insertions WEEKLY TRIBUNE, "a per line; sEMI


WEEKLY TRIBUNE rs cents per line. About ten words OF
our wide columns average alne Terms cash advance
Year: 1869

ARREsTED.-Ephraim Brown and his father
living about miles west of Harrington, was
arrested on Thursday morning last by Deputy
Collector VIM O. Davidson of this place and
carried TO Wilmington for trial. 1t is reported
that the Browns have been pretty extensively
engaged in the distilling business the present
fall and have refused to comply With the law
in regard to the license. Collector Davidson
went out on Tuesday to make the arrest, but
was ordered not to touch anything at his peril
He then telegraphed to the Governmeht off
GERS at Wilmington, who came 10 his assistance
and made the arrest.-M1tuaL Friend
Year: 1869

reflect that n sound mind and body are The lEost
necessary requisites to promote connubial hap
piness Indeed, without these the journey
through life becomes weary pilgrimage the


prospect hourly darkens to the view, the mind
becomes shadowed with despair and filed with
the melancholy reflection that the happiness e
Year: 1869

CIsrERS WATEE.-Ward Bullard, of
Weybridge, Vermont, gave the following
IA, in his opinion, the best method of
keeping the contents of cistern from
stagnating and becoming offensive. Let
the spout run to the bottom of the cistern.
You will then have new water every time
it rains. The old water will be moved or
borne up and thrown off, Sometimes a
single rain will throw off all the old wa
ter, and give entirely new. If you nave
any doubt Of this, fill pail of water, run
a tube to the bottom of it, and, by means
of funnel, turn more water into it by
way OF the tube, and you will sec that
the water you turn into the tube will go
to the bottom of the pail, and the water
you put in FIRST will be thrown Of.
Year: 1869

An old trapper, who crossed the West
ern plains thirty-ive years ago, says
there was no grass at all, but only few
sage bushes and cacti. Now there is
thin soil formed over the sand and gravel.
and grass covers the entire surface. And
it appears that this enriching process goes
on faster and faster every year. This is
why SO many people have been astonished
at not finding any "Great American
DESERT and conclude that it was only
myth. The truth is that it did exist, but,
like many Of these things in this change
full America, it has passed away.
Year: 1869

L
| We copy from an exchange the follow.
ing di, eetions on this subject:


Never kill bird unless it il Fat. Never
cut of the heads Of turkeys or geese, but
hang them by the heels where they cannot
oruisc themselves in the death struggle,
and stick them with small knife and
bleed them to death. Ducks and common
fowls if decapitated, should be held or
tied, and hung up to bleed to death. New.
er kill your birds with full crops you
will lose in price more than you gain in
weight. Never strangle them so as to
leave the blood in. The best plan is to
tie all kinds Of birds to line drawn from
post to post, or tree to tree and stick them
just in the forward end of the neck.
Never kill on damp day.


You may pick all sorts of birds dry, if
you don't tear the skin. but you must
scald them afterwards by dipping them
suddenly in and out of boiling water.
Don't scald the legs too much, whether
you pick first or afterwards. Be careful Of
that. You must pick them clean, and the
aftor-scalding makes them look plump
and good.


Never draw bird. It is worth while
to pay freight on intestines, because meat
cannot be kept sweet long. after being
drawn, and the air admitted inside of the
body.


1t is practice of some of the best
poultrymen. after the bird is plucked to
plunge them suddenly into boiling water,
and then Immediately into cold water.
This gives them clean plump appear
ance, and makes them look fat if thev are
in decentiy good condition when killed.
Nothing. however, can make poor bird
look well. while i'll dressing will make the
best bird look poor.


Lay the birds upon clean boards, in a
cold room, till perfectly cool !; and then
pack in boses with clean rye and oat
straw, SO that they cannot touch each
other.


Never pack in barrels if you can get
good dry goods boxes, rs the rolling Of
the barrels Injuries the poultry. Well
packed boxes Of well prepared birds will
keep sweet for a long time in cool wealth
er, and may be transported by express or
by rail. and arriving in good order, can
be sold readily at the highest market
price.
Year: 1869

The Florence correspondent of the
London Daily Neps tells the following
story in connection with on account of
the funeral service in memory of Rossini
at Florence, where the scene took place:


"The service finished about one
o'clock. As / left the church, and while
standing on the fight of steps before
descending into the Santa Croce square,
my attention was arrested by the singu-
larly engaging and intellectual counte-
nance of one who had likewise been
present to hear the requiem. A gentle-
man, perhaps sixty years of age, with
silvery locks and beard, accompanied by
lady, youth and two young girls, was
gazing from the topmost step on the
crowd in the square as it flowed onward
past the statue of Dante. Whilst watch
ing with curiosity the human stream
before him, he was himself an object of
keen, undisguised, yet respectful interest
to a party of young Anglo-Italian girls
only few steps of. / could overhesr
one saying to the rest, am sure it must
be be, be is so like the prints Atlengtb
one of the young girls drew near to the
lady accompanying the silver haired
stronger, and said: Pray excuse the
liberty, but is not that Mr.. LongfellowT
To be sure it is, was the reply. oh, /
am so happy l have seen him / was the
instant and spontaneous exclamation;
that really is a treat; that is worth
great deal more than the requiem The
young Anglo Italian then retreated to re-
Join her own party, but her remarks had
been communicated both to the American
poet aud to the two girls whom be was
holding by the hand, and with q charm
ing frankness they ell came forward and
spoke few words Of natural and simple
courtesy; there was also kind shake Of
the hand, facts which have little doubt
will, throughout the whole lives Of those
to whom they were addressed, lend a
sweeter perfume to the verse Of Evan
geline and Hiawaiha.
Year: 1869

to exlinguish it, but to no purpose. An
attempt to check its fierce career was
made by the erection of mud walls and
the pumping in of large quantities of
water, and by this means the fire was
partially smothered, but the heat became
so intense and the pressure OF gas so
great that the walls were burst, and the
flames are now sweeping onward with
greater force than ever. The fire Is
spreading through the old mines at the
rate of sixty yards per day, and it is
feared the entire field may be destroyed.
So much progress has been made BY the
flames that it is estimated that the cost
of extinguishing them before they have
spread over space of thousand acres
will be not less than $500 Twenty
two loaded wagons and all the tools oi
the miners have been lost thus far.


The coal field over which this great
subterranean deluge of fire is sweeping,
is one of the most valuable on the Monon'
gahela, and extends distance of some
eight or ten miles. II is difficult to say
what will be the result of this under.
ground conhrsgration if tits not checked
very soon. Wherever a vein of coal ex
tends the FIRE must follow it, and The
whole Pittsburg coal region may yet bs
endangered. Let some great lake o
Pennsylvania oil be touched by the re
sistless stream of fire, let the under
ground gases be turned on, let the vas
beds of coal throw out their strength
and the old Keystone State, or at least 1
large portion of it, will form the vent o
a subterranean hell inferior only to thos'
which in other quarters of the glob'
break out in blazing volcanoes from tn,
surface of the earth.