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Year: 1869

The great men who are forced to en-
dure swollen hands and weary arms
because several thousands of their adj
mirers insist on shaking hands with
them, will be glad to introduce here
the Chinese custom. A writer says:


The Chinese mode for shaking hands
is peculiar and l cannot help thinking
characteristic. Instead of grasping
heartily each man his brothers hand,
after our Anglo-Saxon fashion, the
Celestial shakes his own. Whether t
be that he is afraid to trust it in an
others custody or whether he regards
it as a thing too good for contact
with his neighbor's palm, know not,
but if there is any hand shaking to do,
in salutation, he will do it himself.


Advancing with his fingers folded on
his palms, and his two hands Joined
together and extended toward, he will
shake them at you and cEinschin you
as much as may be necessary. But he
will not touch your hand, nor will he
let you touch his own.


Once, indeed, as | remember, made
one of a party of officers who " ere cal
ling on the Project of Foo-chow and,
being little confused by the sudden
ness with which my coolies tipped me
forward from my sedanehair and land
ed me in his Excellency's presence, and
seeing him with hands presented to-
wards me, grasped his hand cordially
and shook it vigorously.


Chinese politeness is provsrbial; and
thePerfect maintained his.composureIas
placidly as posssble-but it was se-
rious trial 10 him, and he was manifest
ly gratitied to get possession of his
hand again when / released it. All
through che interview he regarded me
with n sense of injury. And do not
doubt that, since then, he has been
more careful of his hand than ever.
Year: 1869

The blind boys in school know the
step of their school fellows with unerr-
ing certainty. Thus a boy having
missed his friend at play, he watches
for him as the rank file past, walking
round the green sward, or marching
into dinner. He hears the tramp Of
his.friend amid the din and scuffle of the
other boys long ere he reaches him,
and he pounces upon him with the GER
tainty as though he saw him. Indeed
the blind speak of hearing as seeing.-
If from the sound, they know that the
master has left the room, they say, 81
saw HIM go out" 1t is curious fact
that the bind people never run against
each other, Thus when playing priso-
ner's 5ase-a game which leads to some
rough Jostling, even among the boys
gifted with eye sight-these sightless
little fellows rarely come into collision
with each other, Each boy, when he
enters the workshop in which he is em-
ployed in basket making-a room twen-
ty feet wide l'y one hundred and fifty
feet in length, marches up to his own
seat and box, never by any chance mis-
taking his place. If they are in search
OF friend, and happen to call out his
name III an empty room, they never
stop for an answer, their sense of hear
ing telling them that there is no one
in it,
Year: 1869

The general crop of potatoes should
not be planted earlier than the middle
of the month. The ground should have
early deep ploughing, and before plant
ing, another shallow working of the sur
face, and narrowing. The drills should
be made deep, and the sets dropped inn
mediately after opening them, while
the ground Is moist, and as promptly
covered after planting. The fertilizer
may be thrown in with the sets, or put
on after they are covered.


Great care must be observed that the
tubers be not exposed any length OF
time in the hot sun. Let the seed be
cut a week or two in advance of plant
ing, and little plaster thrown over
them, spreading them in cool place
that they may dry.


An experienced potato-grower in
sists that the best method OF preparing
seed is to cut to single eye. He cuts
them a month before planting, and
spreads on floor in the light, when the
cut heals and the potato withers. AT
planting time the eye will be started so
plainly that you will have an assurance
OF the set growing offimmediately when
put into the ground.
Year: 1869

1t is to us a little curious to see this
subject coming round again in various


agricultural papers, with sundry re-


ceIpts, applications and treatments re-


commended-s such as making an incis-


ion into the paunch with knife, to let


out the gas giving tar, soft soap and


milk, linseed oil, etc.-when cure re-


suits not, excepting in the first one)


directly from either remedy, but indi-


rectly from the liberation of the gas i'm


the stomach by the force applied in


either case, to raise the animals head,


and the struggle it makes in resisting.


The most cruel and unnecessary of all


tile remedies proposed, is piercing the


paunch with knife; next to this, in


unnecessary cruelty to the animal, is
driving them rapidly, with a stick,
which often liberates the gas In the
stomach, resulting from the too rapid
swallowing and fermentation of green
food.


All that is wanted to cure hoven in
Cattle. land we mention this one be-
cause it is generally the quickest to be
got, and quickness is importantly is a
broom-handle. Put it in the animals
mouth crosswise, of course, and tie it
up tightly behind the horns, so as to
press hard on the corners Of the mouth.
The animal in biting at it, to get rid of
the annoyance, works the jaws, and
the gas is liberated. Let the first stick
be seized which is convenient, and ap-
piled in this way, when the swelling
will soon disappear.


kOur Chester county farmers used
this remedy, and want no other if the
case is discovered soon enough. We
once cured within five minutes Short
horn bull, which cost rs $500. by twist
ing a hay rope and inserting it in the
moush and behind the horns. It oper-
ates the same as the broom hendle, by
the jaws to work.-PracticdI
Farmer.
Year: 1869

You have known these white men
since your childhood. Some of them
were young masters and your play
mates. Some were not. You knew
them all before the war, during the war
and since the war. Have your masters
and old playmates been trying to ho-
neyfuggle you for office, or have they
dealt with you straightforwardly and
honestly all the time Answer this
question to your own soul, and vote
then but not before.
Year: 1869

Of course we know we are vulgar
when we swear. But the truth is this
unless some man. old or young, rises
up to redeem this county from the just
accusation fgood-for-nothingness $50
far as public affairs are concerned) this
county will 60 to Either that,
or we must import talent from abroad,
just as the English did their Kings from
Holland. Why, one good, active Con-
servative Yankee would be worth a
million of the do-nothing people who
now inhabit the county.
Year: 1869

Do you think, black man, that you
are going to the polls to vote to reduce
me and my wife and my mother and
my sisters and my children and my
friends and my neighbors to beggary
and ruin, and then come back to my
farm or my store and be employed and
housed and paid, just as if nothing had
happened? If you do really think so,
then you must believe that hav'nt got
the first grain of common sense.
Year: 1869

May as we'll make up it's mind to wake
up and remain awake forever more. 1t
has slept long enough. 1t shall not
sleep any longer. We may have to
have half a dozen fights while keeping
it awake, but what of that?
Year: 1869

t1 A fellow on being asked to write
testimonial for patent clothes-wrin-
ger produced the following: 81 bought
your clotheswringer and am highly
pleased with it. bought load of wood
which proved to be green and unit to
burn. l run the whole load through
your'slothes-wringer, and have used
the wood for kindllng ever SINCE"
Year: 1869

THE BROADWAY SURFACE RAILROAD IN THE


sENATE-STATE AID TO RAILROADs-THE


TWo-TIER RAILROAD BILL PASSED BY THE


AssEMBLY-THE EXCISE QUESTION IN THE


SENATE-THE EEW-YORK CITY SCHOOL BILL.


ALBANY, April This was an exciting day
in the Legislature. In tho Senate, the Broad
way Surface Railroad and the Excise law
were up, and in the Assembly, the report
of the Special Railroad Committee of Mr..
Bemus. and fine exhibition of "log-rolling' were
the principal events. The citizens of New-York
might as well know now that the Broadway Surface
Road is to go through the Legislature. Whether
it will receive the support Of the Governor is another
thing but its friends do not how His Excellency
acts. they are sure of overrulingl even him. The
matter has been discussed in the Railroad Com
mittee. principally by Jno. K Porter in its
favor, and by Mr.. Fitch representing the stage
panies, and by Mr.. Rice representative of Mr. A. T.
Stewart The latter gentleman this morning stated
that if the bill passed. and provision was inserted
that the franchise be sold at auction be would with
draw his opposition. Mr.. Stewart said he would
willingly give e. 100000 for the franchise and then
agree to carry for three cents whereas the
present bill allowed the Company to charge seven
cents if it saw fit The Committee in executive session
agreed to report adversely the BILL and did so, but
Mr. Genet moved to disagree, and that the bill be
committed to the Committee of the Whole, and this
latter motion was agreed to by the following vote:
Year: 1869

While making a journey one morn
ing through the Spring street sewer, he
was startled by observing something Of
considerable size some distance head,
and moving toward him. AT first he
could not IN Ike it out; but getting his
lantern to bear well on the object, dis
covered that it was n live hen, who
seemed perfectly at home, and was pick
ing up whatevsT IL could come across TO
eat. He managed to capture it, and has
the identical chicken now at his stables.
How in ever got into the sewer he can
not timagine, but it looked as lift had been
there some time. We could enumerate
many more interesting facts of his life
in the sewers, had we the space in our
columns; but the above is enough to
show that it is no new business to
explore the sewers of our city for liv-
ing. Our informant is now worth over
100000 in real estate alone, all made by
digging through the filth of the sewers
of New York .--Ne,o York Sunday Mer-
cltry.
Year: 1869

CAN you tell me the road to Green
Vile, asked traveller of boy whom
he met on the road. Yes, sir said the
boy, do you see our barn there" 'les,'
saws he. Go to that.-About three
hundred yards beyond the barn you
will find a lane. Take that lane. Take
that lane and follow on about a mile
and half. Then you will come TO
slippery elm log. You be mighty keef-
full, stranger, about going on TIL you
get to the brow of thel hill, and then
there the roads varicate; and you take
IN. left hand road and keep it until you
get to plump thicket; and wheh you
get there, why the-then-then-
'Nell, what then"' Then, Stranger
I'll be burned if you amt lost
Year: 1869

A SAD STORY While labOrers We're
recently demOlishing an old building
on Twenty-sevcnth street, New York,
they discovered in rats nest roll OF
bills amounting to $3.50. About eight
years ago, one of the occupants OF the
house lost the money. AT the time Of
this loss young man named William
Cummings clerk in a tea store, was
boarding at the house, and as he was
the last one seen in the room prior to
the loss, he was suspected of the rob-
berry, and on being arrested, was con
victed of the crime and sent to prison.
With character ruined and bereft OF
friends, he gave way to dissipation
and eventually died on Blackwclfs Is
land
Year: 1869

The moon is thought by old wives TO
influence the life of child. Thus the
child born on the first day of the new
moon Is fortunate in all his undertake
ings, and will live long; one born on
the fifth day will be vain and deceitful;
one born on the sixth will live long;
one born on the seventh will have
life of trouble; one born on the ninth
will be rich; one born on the tenth will
be a great traveller; one born on the
tenth will be devotee to religion; one
born on the sixteenth will be grateful
and unfortunate: one born on the eight
eenth will be brave; one born on the
nineteenth will be full of malice; one
born on the twenty. first will be strong
and healthy, but selfish; one born on
the twenty second will be cheerful, but
inclined to low society; one born on the
twenty-third will be ungovernable,will
forsake family and friends and wander
in foreign country-unhappy through
life; one born on the twenty-fourth will
have extraordinary ability; one born
ON the twenty-fifth will be desperately
wicked and come to fearful death;One
born on the twenty-seventh will be
amiablc; one born on the thirtieth will
have The acme of all good gifts, tempo
raj and spiritual.


A baby's nails must never be cut un-
Til it is year old, or it will be thief.
A child with blue vein across its nose
xty;II 20 Inf
should it chance to outlive its infancy
it will bring sorrow and disgrace to all
belonging to it. A babe that cries at
its christening will live long; If you
bathe it on Sunday it will be sorrow
free; if on Thursday it will grow
beautiful; if on Wednesday it will grow
fat; if on Friday all its sins will be for
given; lion Saturday it will be unheal-
thy.


There are certain other superstitions
applying to grown people: II you cut
our nails on Sunday, it provokes Mon
sieure le Diable to such q degree that
he'll shave you all the week, and lead
you into mischief. If you clip your
hair at the new moon, it will grow long
at the full; as the moon wanes your
hair will fall out. If you don new
clothes on Sunday you'll be happy; if
on Monday, they'll tear; if on Tues.
day, they'll burn; if on Wednesday,
you'll have plenty; ifOn Friday, you'll
be unlucky; if on Saturday,you won't
live to enjoy them. Every one, silently
or openly, is little suspicious regard
ing Friday, yet few could give reason.
Year: 1869

A CERTAIN deacon, being accustomed
to sn0re while asleep in church, re-
ceived the following polite note:


deacon - is requested not to
commence snoring tomorrow until the
sermon is begun, as some persons In
the neighborhood of his pew would
like TO hear the text" ......
Year: 1869

One night Hermann determined to
make tour from river to river. He en-
tered one of the large sewers on the
North River side and came out at the
mouth of Maiden Lane sewer at one
place he came in contact with hot steam
from boiler, but it being Sunday it did
not amount to much, and he passed II
with little or no trouble. Daring the
journey he found any quantity of things
spoons without number, silver cup
two rings, liquor flask, new pocket
book empty, bundle of lawyers pa
pers, necklace and any number of pieces
of coin.
Year: 1869

CrRIoSiTIES OF So!' Np--Illc only con
dition necessary to the production Of mu-
steal sound is. that the air pulses should
succeed each other in the same interval
of time. No matter what its origin may be
the sound becomes musical. If watch
sor example. could be caused to tick with
sufficient rapidty-iay 100 times second
the ticks would lose their individuality,
and blend to musical tone. And if the
strokes Of a pigeons wings could be accent
rli>hcd at the same rate, the progress olthc
bird through the air would be accompanied
hy music. In the humming bird the nee
r>sary rapidity is attained; and when we
pass ON from birds to insects, where the
vibrations are more rapid, we havca music
al note as the ordinary accompaniment of
the insects flight The puhs of the loco
motive at starting follow each other slowly
ly at first, but they soon increase SO rap
idly as to be incapable Of being counted
IT this increase should continued until the
puff' numbered fifty or sixtya second, the
approach of an engine would be heralded
by an organ peal of tremendous power
Ty3aU on Soun1.
Year: 1869

Bay 1t has heretofore been pretty gen.
orally the impression that, while the citi-
zens Of the South might be able to control
the negro vote in the country, the blacks
in and about the towns and cities would be
beyond their influence. At the late NUM-
cipal election in Nashville, however, the
negroes deserted the radicals for the first
time and voted heavily with the citizens, so
that the Conservative ticket was elected by
a large majority. As there is no reason
why this should not be made to occur in
the other municipalities of the South, it
is not at all impossible but that VIC mayyet
see the negroes vote as steadily with their
old masters as they once worked for them.
Year: 1869

rY-Thc descriptions ofthe new Catholic
cathedral now in process Of erection near
Fifty-frst street, in New York, are perfectly
dazzling. The building will cost five mir
lions Of dollars and will probably be the
most imposing ecclesiastical edifcc in
America. In the interior will be an area
Of nearly forty thousand feet; there will
be comfortable accommodations for fourteen
thousand people, and in emergencies nine
teen thousand people may be admitted.
The largest New York church will not seat
more than four thousand people and as one
of the reporters remarks, the Imagination
fails to grasp the scene which will be pre-
sentcd when at the solemn dedication Of
this cathedral the sacred anthem of praise
first swells through the majestic edifce."
Year: 1869

From talk upon the streets and
elsewhere about the town, regret to
learn that there is an opinion prevail
ing with some persons that I am run
ming the Clara Scott as mail packet
in opposition to somebody else's boat.
Now this is not the fact. and 1 desire
through your paper to correct that
error. When the Cumberland ex-
ploded there was no boat to take
her place, and Halliday & Co. tele-
praphed to send the mail by the Clara
Scott. This was done at once, and
Year: 1869

The Florence Family Sewing Ha-
chine is far superior to any other
Sewing Machine 10 the market If
any purchaser of the florence is dis
satisfied with it after fair trial /
will give in exchange any Sewing
Machine of similar value known 10
the trade. A 3. HOWARD, Agt,


sep6 st No. II South Second st.
Year: 1869

ANOTHER TOBACCO WAREHOUSE
Since the great success of the tobacco
season last year, every body :seems to
have an idea that it viii p:y in the
future. A new warehouse has been
contracted for by certain parties, to
be built on a portion Of the old salt
yard, between First and Water Streets,
and bounded on the sides by Division
and Elm Streets. The new building
will be put up by Mr.. Massey, who
has contracted to finish it inside of
three weeks. The warehouse will be
one story high, built of brick; it will
have a front on First Street of p
feet four inches, 20 feet on the alley,
and al feet five inches on Elm
Street 1t will be another substantial
improvement.
Year: 1869

NARROW EsCAPE.-A boy In a
small express wagon, while driving up
to take position at the upper market
space last evening, fell from his wag-
on, and was run over by the same, one
wheel passing directly over his head.
Fortunately he was not injured, and
after dusting himself off, and washing
his face, was ali right again.
Year: 1869

BJ- We learn that quite number
Of articles have been donated to the
Fair for the benefit Of the Sabbath
School of the Church Of the Holy In
nocents, which takes place the latter
part of October.
Year: 1869

SEND THE CHILDREN TO School
The first week of the Fall term of the
public schools has passed away, and
during the week we have noticed a
large number of children playing and
idling on the streets, who ought to
have been in school. Many persons
who intend to send theirchildren have.
neglected the matter. All those IN
tending to 60 to school this term
should enter promptly, and at once,
SO as to have the same opportunities
as are enjoyed by the others. L Is q
great convenience to all interested to
have scholars commence together at
the beginning of the term. Let those
WHO have struggled" the past week
be sent to the front" on Monday,
with their school-books under their
arms
Year: 1869

Oh the snow. the beautiful snow
Filling the sky aud the earth below,
over the house tops. the street,
over the Heads OF the people you meet


Dancing,


Flirting.


Skimmiug along
Beautiful snow it can do ne wrong!
Flying 10 kiss n fair laiy's CT eek:
ChnginG 10 lips in n frolicsome freak;
Beautiful snow. from the heavens above,
Pure as an angel and fckle as love-
Oh the snow. the beautiful snow
@ low the iiaSes gathes and laugh as they SO!
WhIrling about in marideniug fun,
II plays inits gee with every one.


Chasing,
Laughing.


Hurrying by,
II lights mp the face, and it spark les the eye;
And even the dogs, with bark and bound,
Snap at the crystals that eddy around;
The town is alive and its heart in a glow
To welcome the coming of the beautiful snow!
How the wild crowd goes swaying along
flaliii each other with humor anG song!
now the gay sIedges. like meteors, pas by.
Bright for the moment. then lost to the eye!


Ringing,
Over the crest of the beautiful snow
Snow 90 pure when it falls from the sky
To be tramped in the mud by the crowd rushing by ;
To be tracked aud trsmped by the thousands Of feet
I'LL IL blends with the filth of the horrible street.
Once was pure as the snow-tut felli
Fell. like the snow flakes, from heaven to helll
fell 70 be trampled a. fifth Of the street!
Fell, to be scoled at to be spit on, and beat!


Pleading,


CurSing,


Dreading to die;
Selling nv soul to whoever would buy;
beating in shame tor morsel Of bread;
Hating the living and fearing the dead:
Merciful God have fallen so low?
And yet was once like the beautiful snow
Once was fair the beautiful snow
with an eye like its crystal, heart like its glow;
Once was loved for my innocent grace
Flattered and sought for the charm Of my face


Father.


Mother


Sister, all,
God and myself have lost by my fall
The veriest wretch that goes shivering by
Will take wide sweep, lest wander too nigh 4;
There is nothing that's pure but the beautiful
How strange it sh' ud be that the beautiful snow
Should fall on sinner with nowhere to go
How strange it should be when the night comes again
Ii the snow and the ice struck my desperate braiu


Painting,


Freezing.


Dying alone!
Too wicked for prayer. too weak FOR my moan
To be heard in the crash of the crazy town
Gone mad in their joy at tue SHOWS coming down;
To lie and To die in my terrible woe,
With bed and a shroud of the beautiful snow
Year: 1869

ELDER k bad been holding protract-
ed meeting in Arkansas, and on a certain
Sunday was to have "baptizing'' of converts
in the river. in the secluded locality in which
the revival had taken place. As he advanc-
ed into the water with wiry, sharp eyed
man, be asked the usual question, whether
any person knew any reason why the ordi-
nance of baptism should not be administered.
No one answered for few moments, but at
length, a tall straight and powerful-looking
chap. with an eye like blaze, who was lean
ing upon long rife, and quietly looking on,
remarked: 'Elder, | don't want to inter
fere in this yere business, any way, but |
want to say that know that old cuss you We
got hold of, and l know that one dip won,
do him any good. If you want to get the
sin out of him, and save him, you'll have to
anchor him out in deep water over night"
Year: 1869

AT Park Street Church, Boston. a few Sun
days ago, the minister asked the Lord in his
prayer to ''bless those middle-aged females
IN the congregation whose youthful hopes had
been disappointed y
Year: 1869

ten pins &e. as healthy games. He
would not advise any young man to 90
to a billiard saloon but billiards in a
private house, away from all dangerous
associations, was healthy and beautiful
game. 1t might be described as the
gentlemen's game, and was specially ad-
vantageous to sedentary men. Rowing
was good. American men did not walk
enough. He could speak from expert
ence of the delightful freedom and exhil-
aration of long, bracing walks In his
college days he made tour of New Eng
land, and he could walk thirty miles a
day with tolerable ease. On one occa-
sion on going TO the house of certain
family, he walked fifty miles and did not
feel it. Of the horse he spoke earnestly
and eloquently. 1t was not cruel to
race a horse. but it would be to race an
OK. No man knew horse from behind
but from atop. Horseback riding was
the thing. lie was opposed to the turf
because it is hopelessly given over to the
gamblers. 1t was not kept up, as pre-
tended, to improve the breed of horses.
but to perretrate betting the bet was
the marrow OF the race. Some persons
said why not reform" Whenever an
amusement became demoralized it was
cheaper to let it die than attempt 70 re-
form it.