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Year: 1869

MEssRs. "A. T. STEWART Il Co, the


great New York dry goods firm, an
nounces that they are dong larger
business this season than ever before,
which they attribute to the fact that
they have been advertising more ex-
tensively during the past six months
than at any time since they have been
In business. Advertising to be effect


ual should be kept up without inter-
mission, and not attended to spasmod-


ically. The object should be to keep
the name and business prominently
before the public until it becomes so
identified with the business that when
such an article is wanted, the public
will not separate the advertiser from
the article, but will give him the Grst
call. What business men want IS
live and conspicuous advertisements
IN a prominent place In a daily paper
not a business chart or advertising
sheet that contains nothing of inter-
est to the public, but newspaper
that everybody reads each day as 1t
comes from the press ladened with
the news from all parts of the world.
Indianapolis Journal. .s5 -8a


Several of our merchants have said


to US that A. T. STEWART & Co. did
not advertise. It seems from the
above that Notwithstanding his i'm
mense wealth A. T. STEWART recog-
nizes the value and importance OF
systematic advertising, and that his
business is being largely INCREASED in
consequence. AEGB
Year: 1869

II6aSUTy.


The War and Navy Departments
have been transferred to the Treasury
Department, with the power to con-
tract for the recovery of all vessels,
both confederate and federal, which
we're sunk during the late war In
Southern and other waters.
Year: 1869

GRANT has proved himself what all
clear headed men expected tool
and doit. Devoid of the least attri-
butte Of statesmanships for the good Of
his country he is smoking cigars and
permitting his better-half" to make
herself prominent in the fashionable
world BY arming the President in his
walks at Long -Branch.-Henderson
Reporter.


We do not think the editor can
take a second look at the above par
agraph without feeling heartily
ashamed of himself. If not, every
body will BE heartily ashamed of him.
Year: 1869

old Jack had not discovered the shoal I'M
til We were right upon it. As it was, we
were brought up all standing. The sails
were Immediately clewed down, and boat
dispatched to ascertain the extent Of the
shoal. Itwas found that a few yards ahead.
the shoal abruptly terminated, and that
there was deep water for mile further on
at least. Before we struck. not a soul had
been seen on shore, but before the boat re-
turned, the natives were seen swarming
down from the hills, and dodging in and
out among the mangrove bushes They
doubtless fancied, like their friends Of Ia
vea-during the gale in which the old Gam-
6ia so narrowly escaped touching the shore
that the gods had sent them prize, and
were probably gloating over the pleasant
idea of baked kdi papdlangi. But We
crowded on all sail. and after one or two
slight thumps, now starting ahead little
and now stopping for an instant, the good
brig dragged herself over the shoal into
deep water and we went on our way rejoic-
ing, much to the disgust, it may be sup
posed, of our dusky friends on shore-not
even leaving them lock of hair


About noon, we anchored off the island
of Muthuata, the once favorite place of
residence of Tui-Muthuata, and where he
had once large town. 1t was now, how
ever, entirely uninhabited. having been
sacked and destroyed by the people of
Mbau, in the war before referred to. The
island is nearly circular in shape, and about
fifteen miles in circumference. Here we
were to establish our second fishing station,
the chief of Raberabe. on the opposite
main land, having undertaken to build the
necessary houses and furnish the canoes
and men for fishing. While the houses
were in process of building, / enjoyed sew
eral rambles over the island. Near the
centre, on level space, had evidently been
built the town. Bread-fruit, bananas, grow
ing wild) and if trees, embowered the spot,
and in the midst, beautiful spring of clear,
cool water, bubbling up in basin walled in
neatly with stones,and which ran singing its
tiny tune, down to the beach. Everything
was luxuriant, betokening soil of extreme
fertility. Sweet-pctatoes and sugar-cane
grew wild-the latter of the white kind,
of extraordinary SIZE and very tender and
juicy. Here were all the tokens that this
paradise Of Nature had once been the
home of numerous population. But
those sylvan woods that once echoed to
the voices of happy children and laughing
girls, or perhaps the deep-toned notes of
the war-drum, were now silent and desert
ed. The horrid demon of war-thrice hor-
rid when his votaries are cannibals-had
swept all life from this lovely spot, and
nothing but tradition tells of the fate of
the king Of Muthuata and his tribe.


ITO be eosstiHued.)
Year: 1869

touch OF profanity in which one OF the PIttshurg
Ca, men INDUCED when he intlmated, nl my hear
ing that he would prefer going to very warm place
10 sleeping ''thrteen in a ROOM" Yet although
Philadelphia has been relieved for day or two Of
some Of her most notorious characters, few OF
whom have brought with them credentials as dele
gates the signs are that the convention which
bles tomorrow will be made up Of BETTER stronger,
and more respectable material than has entered into
the composition Of any which have been held since
the days before the war. "Reform" goes hand-ln-
hand with "Retrenchment" at the head OF our Demo-
cratic organs just now; and more than once during
the day have heard delegates and others assert that
such Of the rough-andready element OF the party as
has crept into the list OF members will be shown no
Difference tomorrow The "bhoys" from the Fourth
ward and elsewhere have been notified to take back
seats and behave themselves. Time will show
whether they are inclined to obey or defy the in
junction
Year: 1869

From the Herald.


The following extracts show the state of the New
York money market yesterday


''The money market to-day worked with great
up to halfpast O'Clock, with seven per cent as
the prevanng rate on call and exceptions at six per
laterals. at the hour specified there was sudden
renewal OF the money dealing operations on the
sidewalk in front OF the Stock Exchange so common
in the late stringency, and gold interest was bid for
large amounts The demand seemed 30 artificial
that it did not create any serious apprehension,
although the bidding at one time was active enough
TO have led to extra legal rates had not the fear Of
the District Attorney and Grand Jury restrained
Secretary OF the Treasury had changed his mind
about buying bonds tomorrow, because the price
had been run up on him SO much In connection
with the free sales OF stock the movement was gene
rally regarded as in the bear interest


"ForeRn exchange was firm but Inactive at the
quotatiOns-10994@110 for good to prime bankers
sixty day sterling and 110H@110% for sight bills.


Government bonds We're very strong at the OPEN
ing, the '62s advancing to 12 and the 67s to 1907.
These prices were not sustained In later transao-
tiOns, and the whole market yielded with the I'M
settled price for gold well as through dsappont-
ment at the London quotation, which came at the
highest 80, and closed at S1TS. Under the advice
OF brokers there was good deal or realization on
the issues which experienced the advance arising
ont of Secretary Boutwes programme of purchas-
ing an extra nine millions OF bonds during the month
in addition to his regular purchases for the sinking
FUND, and division of the investment demand to
the ten foIties and currency bonds, which, in turn,
showed better quotations.


''Gold was firm at the opening in consequence OF
the engagement OF nearly half million dollars for
the Slesa, which sailed to-day, and the price was
run up to 1877, the movement being aided by the
London quotation for bonds, which is such as TO
prohibit further exports, II not lead to their being
ser this way speculative account Tne advance
brought out sellers, and the price was hammered
back fun one per cent, after which there was re-
action and quiet market at the close"
Year: 1869

of the Democratic Clans
this Morning in State Convention
The Prospects of Cass and
Packer-The Stock of the
Former Rising -MoMul-


lin Rising to the Sur


face-The First


Squabble.
Year: 1869

The withdrawal of the English squadron
from the African coast indicates that the
slave trade is extinct. The London
Times says:


"The African squadron was main
tanned off deadly coast and in an insup'
portable climate for the suppression, by
armed force, of the African slave trade.
So terrible was the mortality among the
seamen employed, and 80 equivocal the
success of the policy itself, that attempts
were made year after year to modify or
abolish the service, but a certain school
of statesmen and philanthropists clung
to the system with such irrational fanati-
cism that neither evidence nor argument
was of any avail against the convictions
possessing them. They refused to listen
to any proposal for curtailing the SER
vice, and insisted that at all hazards,
and on any terms of profit or loss, the
African squadron should be kept where
it was. To that there is now an end,
but only because the object exists no
longer. The slave trade on the coast OF
Africa ia regarded as extinct, and 1t fol-
lows, of course, that no further efforts on
our part can be required to extinguish
it. In fact the withdrawal of the squadron
is but the compliment of the proposal
for repeating the Aberdeen Act. Ii that
act, which gave us, justly or unjustly, far
greater power over the slave dealer than
could be exerted by our cruisers, is no
longer necessary, it must be clear at
length to persons of all parties that the
slave squadron is unnecessary also.


"Ths pecuniary charge OF
the service has been declining OF late
years, bat at the time when this contro..
versy reached its height it was computed
at e500, 900 vear-equivalent to capl-
tai sum of fl5,90O,OO0. What might
have been accomplished at home for such
an outlay welneed hardly explain, but the
money cost was the least part OF the
obligation. The cost to life and health
was dreadful. The diseases of the Afri-
can Station represented special source
of mortality, and were investigated and
discussed with the anxiety due to any
destructive scourge."
Year: 1869

next deposit of 5000 will be on the night
of the 7th of May, at Tom Aliens saloon,
No. 1915 Broadway. The third and last
deposit of 5000 will be on the night OF
the 9Th June, at Mike McCoole's, No. Z
North Fifth street.


The fight to take place on the 18th of
June, 1869. The men to be in the ring
between the hours of ten am. and two
D. m. of said day. The party failing to
appear in the ring forfeits the battle
money. MICHAEL mcOooLE'


THOMAS ALLEN.


Although Mike is the favorite, yet there
are many who have confidence in the
science and endurance of the English
man, and will take the odds 10 the bet
ting. Allen is in good condition, and
will not require much training, while
McCoole will have to sweat q good deal
to bring himself down to his fighting
weight. The difference in the weight Of
the two men at present is about forty
pounds
Year: 1869




From the New Yefk Express.l


General Grant and the Departments
in Washington are sweeping out old Re-
publicans and sweeping in new. Nearly
all the oflice-holders swept out, voted for
Grant The removals and appointments
seem to be made without any reference
to principles or the public welfare. The
internal revenue officers of this city have
not been improved, and, in some cases,
worse appointments have been made.
General Grant probably knew little or
nothing of all this. He is swept ABOUT
as others order. The duties of his office
are too laborious for him to attend to,
and necessarily he must be run" in a
good degree by others. What be seems
determined on is to have as easy time
as possible AMI to smoke his cigar as
much as possible. In the very beginning
Congress whipped him out, both on the
official tenure bill and on the creation of
his cabinet-and ever since be has sur
rendered" The Senate arrogate to
themselves all powers, and, TO the two
Senators alone from the State, whence
the sppointees come, have been assigned
the power of deciding whether they shall
be reported favorably or not.


General Grant is very likely TO follow
in the wake Of his military predecessors,
General Harrison and General Taylor,
who did not so much administer the
government, as be administered upon, on
the principle Of de boRis non.
Year: 1869

mov;no NOV az tne forward part of the car, and if


n,oda = ,ul "Sa,hsI the wind, a strong draft is


Alter any kind of exercise, do not stand a


moment at a street-corner. for anvbodv or
anything; nor at an open door or window


When you have been exercising in anv wav


whatever, winter or summer, 90 home ~
once. or at some sheltered place; and, how
ever warm the room may seem to be, do not
at once pull off your hat and cloak, but wait
awhile-some five minutes or more, and lay
aside one at time; thus acting, cold is i'm
possible. Notice a moment; when you re-
turn from brisk walk and enter warm
room, raise your hat and your forehead VIII be
moist let the hat remain few moments and
feel the forehead again, and it will be dry,
showing that the room is actually cooler thah
your body, and that, with your outdoor
clothing on, you have really cooled oil iull
soon enough. Many of the severest colds l
have ever known men to take, were the result
of sitting down to warm meal in cool room
after long walk; or being engaged in writ


ing. have let the fire go out, and their first ad
mOpition of ii was that creeping chilliness,
which is the ordinary iorerunner OF a severe
cold, Persons have often lost their lives by
writing or reading in a room where there was
no fire, although the weather outside was
rather comfortable. Sleeping in rooms long
unused, has destroyed the life ofmany visi-
tor and friend. Our splendid parlors and
our nice 'spare ROOM help to enrich many
doctor-Hdlps Journal of Health,
Year: 1869

That was y horrible death of the Rev.
Julius Elliott in Switzerland He was an
admirable climber, and to keep himself
in condition he started one morning to as
cend the Shreikhorn, one OF the most for
midabe among the Swiss peaks. Elliott
had without difficulty got near to the top
before he made fatal slip. In some
places the ascent is rendered difficult by
loose ice, which atforCs so treacherous
foothold as to imperil the safety even OF
dcxterous climbers. Elliott, however,
was not overcome by that danger 1t was
his very skill as mountaineer that led to
his death. He was what is called good
.rock-man," a capital leaper from point
TO point, with true eye and sure foot.
Delghting, as men do, in the exercise OF
his skill, he made unnecessary, as it prov
ed. fatal spring. His foot slipped; des-
pite his own efforts and those OF his guides
to stop himself, he shot down the face of
the Shrcikhorn; and 10 shoot down that
peak is to go with the certainty OF tate to
a fearful death Elliott had neglected the
usual precaution of tying himself to bis
guide by means of rope, because, 1t Is
said, he shrank from imperilling any other
life beside his own.
Year: 1869

Some months ago, business led me to
an out-oi.the-way place, where, near by n
fall of water, there lived two boys, one
eight and the other ten. They were
bright eyed, inquisitive little chaps, but
generally without either hat or shoes, and
often with pants and jacket sadly rent.


Busted rs was in the repairs of an old
mill. these boys were handy to send on
errands, bring tools, look after my horse
turned out to bait in the road, and do
numberless little things to save the steps
of those who were older.


One day, on reaching the mill, saw
the olde,. boy standing upon arock, part
ly hidden by the foliage Of the surround
ing trees, fishing, and as often rs he felt
n nibble he would jerk his line rs spite
fully out of the water, as though he bore
the little fish some terrible grudge, and
wanted to pay it by twitching heir heads
off. asked him why he did so, and
explained rs well aS was able the best
modes of taking such fish rs made the
little brook their homes.


After hearing me patiently and respect
fully he said: Master, you fish with
hook that has got n beard on it. and when
YOU hook one he stays. My hook ha'nt


Ia. 4 tI,aI
Liger Green gave me. ha'n't got the
money to buy new one. Mother wants
the pennies you gave me. | like to fish,
like TO catch EN- for mother, and | have
to twitch em when they bite, or they will
wiggle of, and shall lose EN-"


liked the talk OF that boy. He did
not grumble about his old hook. but did
the best he could with what he had to do
with and day after day, a. | saw him
doing it, and taking TO his mother the re-
ward OF his toll which had cost him so
much care and thought aud skill, | knew
he Was LAYING with Lhat adler rod in his
hands the foundations OF grand chtrac-
ter. That is the way Horace Greeley be-
gan. He iished while with 4 bcarlless
hook. His father was very poor. and he
had scarcely any books, and what he had
he was obliged to read by the dim light OF
pine knots which his own forethought had
gathered but he is now one of the able.i
writers, as well as one Of the most influ-
ential men in America.


And so with John Jacob Astor. He
had no money, or comparatively none,
when he came to this country. but he
wanted to trade. and So he carried his
little bundle OF goods around under his
arm or in his hands. He fished with a
bcarrlless hook. Atterward hc bought
furs and carried them on his back hum
drcds of miles To market, and when he
died he had grown from absolute poverty
TO be the richest man II the country.


There is scarcely great or good man
on this side of the Atlantic that did not
have a tough time in his boyhood, did not
fish while with bcardl IS hook; and
of all the Hearth and Home boys now in
the country, those only will arrive at en-
incnce who do the best they can with
what they have to do with never com:
plain, but push cheerfnlly and resolutely
on in the path that leads upward to no.
bic and good and grand manhood.-[h
l.. r.. an Hearth and Home
Year: 1869

CHOOSING A PHYsICIAN-Dr. O. W.
Holmes gives this good counsel:


Do, what you will to keep well, the
time will probably come when you will want
the advice of a physician. If you will trust
a lecturer, who does not practice, and has
not practiced for good many years, he
will give you some rules in which he be-
lieves you may put confidence Choose a
sensible man, personally agreeable to your
self, if possible, whom you know to have
had good education, to stand we'll with
the members of his own profession, and of
whom other scientific men, as well as physi-
clans speak respectfully. Do not select
your medical adviser on the strength Of any
vague stories of his success The best
physician in a city loses the largest num-
ber of patients. You stare, no doubt, but
reflect moment. He is called to all the
hopeless cases. His patients trust him to
the last, whereas such people are apt to
drop the charlatan as soon as they are in
real danger.


Once having chosen your medical advis-
err be slo& to leave him, except for good
cause. He has served an apprenticeship
to your constitution. | saw lady, not
many months ago, who, in talking of an
illness from which she long suffered, told
me she had consulted twenty-six different
doctors in succession, and was then in
search of a twenty l did not tell
her she was as bad as Don Giovanni, but
T was ulad NV noma did NOT bovo 10 ha
added to the roll of her professional con-
quests, though my visit was a very pleasant
and friendly one. recommended a great
master in one of the specialities, then re-
siding in this neighborhood, who / thought
would understand her case better than any
body alse, and that she should stick to him
and his prescriptions, and give up this but
terfy wandering from one camomile flower
of medicine to another.
Year: 1869

But we did try the velocipede. We cot
astride of it and started immediately
after gentleman was discovered living on
the ground, to the merriment of lockers on
Once more we mounted the breach, if bv
these words cast-iroh pad may be called
and undertook to propel the invention
Just then a gentleman struck his head with
extreme violence against the curb-stope
More merriment. Another attempt. and
just then a gentleman was discovered
sprawllng upon the ground with his left
ear full OF mud. More merliment bnt not
on the part of the victim Pretty soon we
got well under way, by the aid of two men
to push ard small boy to steer, while we
were getting used to the contrivance. but
at such an hour as we knew not of our as
slstants departed from u.s. We made two
lnnges ahead, and while endeavoring to
turn out for young lady cramped the
wrong way, collided, took her on the in
ventIon in front Of us and we both went off
together, to the damage of $40 hat and
s23 Greeian bend. The glory of that hat
and that bend departed with much ouick.
ness, never more to return. AS for the
lady, we pray the Lord to pardon her for
the feelings she entertains toward us. for
really we could not help it!-Nc,o York
Democrat.
Year: 1869

The change in the registered locks lately
ordered by the Internal Revenue Bureau
for dstilleries, is not likely to produce any
immediate effect on the revenue, as it will
require from three to six months to furnish
the supply which is needed.
Year: 1869

The FRENCH CABLE INSTRUMENT. The
instrument to be used in operating the
French cable, soon to be landed at Dux-


bury, consists ofa small tube about four in
ches long, like small telescope, about an


inch III diameter. Midway in this tube is
hung transversely, by delicate silk fibre.
a circular piece of mirror, across whichis o
fine magnetic needle. Around the tube is
coiled the fine wire through which the mac


netic current is sent-in this case a coil
containing twenty thousand circles, form


ln9 wheel If it may be SO called, OF about
three inches in diameter. There are two
Keys, and when one Is touched it causes
the needle to Swerve to the east, and when


the other Is touches it causes it to turn to
the west Of course in this motion the
mirror IS turned with it, Facing the mir
ror and two feet from it, is box contain
ing bright light, with mouth like q pho
tographers camera directed toward the mir
ror. The light is then thrown upon a mir
ror and reflected from that upon q wall.


upon which there is perpendicular black
mark. Upon this mark when the instru-
ment IS not in operation, perpendicular


line OF light from the mirror rests perfectly
still. When one of the keys is touched,
and the magnetic needle is moved, il of
course, moves the mirror with it. and the
reflected line of light upon the wall, is
moved to the right or left of the black
mark. One of the keys reflects it to the
right or left. The Morse alphabet is used
emitting the spaced letter or those where
two dots and two dashes come together; A
movement ofthe light once to the right of
the black mark is dash and to the left n
dot This is the whole of the machinery bv
which messages are sent across the Allan
TIC. The battery is very small, and a
thimble-ful of metal will work it.-Boston
Aiuefiser.