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Year: 1869

In spite of the opposition ofthe President,
rs shown in his late message, the friends of a
liberal commercial intercourse between Cam
ada and the United States have strong hopes
that a reciprocity treaty may be secured.
They say that the Western members are well
disposed 10 favor such treaty; that hostility
in the East and on the part Of the government
will have to yield when the new Dominion
shall recall the free navigation of the St. Law
renee River, now enjoyed by Americans, and
also withdraw the privileges granted to the
American fishermen. The new Dominion
now imports large quantity of Ameri-
can coal, equal to the amount supplied by
Nova Scotia, and it is said that they will
lay heavy duty on the former. SO far
from a refusal of reciprocity forcing the
Canadians to annexation, it is insisted that
this sentiment has developed far more under
commercial intercourse than at any previous
time. and that this is the true way to bring it
about. The question will undoubtedly come
before Congress, and, like the tariff, colored
with sectional feeling.
Year: 1869

And never did king rear such noble children. Of
a large family of sons and daughters no spot nor
STAN rests upon any.


just across the channel sits a queen weeping for
her children, morally slain by ev-doing; as Niobe
of old wept fol- hers struck by the anger of the
Gods. Pure herself, but as ascetic, melancholy
and cold, and providing at home no soul food for
her children--f0r royal aud plebian mnst have it
burst ont for it into the haunts Of vice
and crime to become, lis their acts prove n shame
to royalty and disgrace to mankind
Year: 1869

A Wisconsin justice Of the peace was lately
VISIT ed by u woman who wanted Il RESTRAIN
paper Upon inquiry she said that her hus-
band persisted in sleeping with her this cold
weather, and she wanted something to pre-
vent such unnatural and cruel conduct The
husband claims that he can sleep alone well
enough during the hot weather, but he says
he will sleep with his wife in winter, "restrain
paper to the contrary notwithstanding.
Year: 1869

A lawyer, when he first domiciled in De-
trot, was so poor that he described his pow
erty as follows When first went to Detroit
l was in perfect rags; the smallest hole in
my shirt was the one stuck my head through.
and | had to have my only shirt washed by
the dozen. for it was in twelve pieces
Year: 1869

New York bachelor saw nice young woman
helping blind man across the street. and forthwith
was introduced, wooed and married the girl She
told her lady friends all about it, and the conse-
quence is that society has been started call
ed 1.-The Young Ladies' Humanitarian Association
for Helping Blind Men Across the Street.
Year: 1869

Insects. which will often get upon house plants
is readily disposed of by tobacco smoke, and the
red spider will yield to frequent showerings. The
last named insect is generally the cause of Drowned
leaves which appear upon plante in dry room.
Year: 1869

takes the ground that the practice of evaporating
water upon stoves and furnaces is not conducive to
health or comfort, asserting that aimospherc air
cannot be dried up or burned up by any heating
apparatus in at the present day, and that while
heated air has larger capacity to hold vapor than
cold air. none Of its natural moisture is expelled
from il by heat.
Year: 1869

FOOTSTEPS OF NATuRE.-"All things are engendered in writing their own history. The plant and the pebble go attended by their own shadows. Tho rock leaves its scratches on the mountain side, the river it's bed in the soil !; the animal leaves its bones in the stratum, ths fern and the leaf their modest epitaph in the coal The fall- ing drop makes its sepulchre in the sand or stone ;not footstep in the snow or along the ground but prints its character more or less lasting, a map of it's march every act of man inscribes it's memories on his fellows and his own face, and every object is covered over with hints that speak to the intelligent .54 lsi 5si,8i
Year: 1869

A young gentleman happening to sit at church in q pew adjoining one in which sat young lady for whom he conceived sudden and violent attach mcnt was desirous of entering into a courtship on the spot, but the place not being suitable for formal declaration, the case suggested the following plan.

 He politely handed his fair neighbor a Bible, opened, with pin stuck in the following text Second Epistle of John, verse 5-"And now l beseech thee, not as though I wrote new com mandment unto thee, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another

 She returned it, pointing to the sec ond chapter of Ruth--tenth verse ; .Then she fell on her face, and bowed herself 10 the ground, and said to him. Why have found grace in thine eyes, seeing am stranger Pm '1s8 He returned the book, pointing to | the thirteenth chapter of the Third Epistle of John: "Having many things to write unto you, would not write with pen and ink, but trust shortly to come unto you and speak face to face that our joy may be full" o aoaa

 From the above interview a marriage took place recently. 4sifi lsiasa s
Year: 1869

A gentleman in town has received let ters patent foran article which, if it does all that is claimed for it, is destined to pro. duce an entire revolution in the fishing and provision business. The article in question is soluble in water, something similar to salt, and has the peculiar proper ty of keeping fish, meat, poultry Gc;, per fectly fresh for any length of time. It is almost entirely devoid of smell or taste and scientific men who have examined the article pronounce it success, and wonder why some one did not discover its remarka- ble properties before. We have seen cod which have been in this solution seven weeks and the flesh was as hard and the generalappcarance of the fish equally as fresh and good as if just taken from the water A porgie which had been in soak ten weeks, presented the same, remark able appearance: These fish were cut in our presence, and the flesh, was as solid and as good as any fresh fish that may be found in any market. If this discovery should prove as expected, salt and ice--

 large items of expense in preserving pre- serving provisions--will be superseded

 and poultry, meat and fish can be carried

 to every part of the world ina fresh state.

 Sailors vii! no longer complain of "salt

 horse,' and scurvy will be among the

 things that were. It is not very expen- sive; and does not contain anything dele terious, and as soon as practicable will be

 introduced to the public Gloucester l Advertiser. i stfti
Year: 1869

There are good many stump pulling machines. All of those which are manu- factured for sale, being secured by patents, are very expensive One of them, how ever, is so simple that it's construction is within the means of every farmer, and if we wanted to use it we should take the risk of the patentee's giving us trouble It consists simply of long, stout pole, say twenty-five or thirty feet long. with three strong chains attached to it one at the but-end, one about three feet farther up, and the third about three feet above that. Each of these chains should be fif- teen or twenty feet long, and armed with good hooks. At the smaller end of the pole there is another chain to which to attach the team. In use it is laid upon the ground with the fastening of the se- cond chain opposite to the middle of the stump, the beam lying, say five or ten feet distant fromit The middle chain is then secured firmly to any tree or stump with in reach behind the beam, and the chain at the butt is fastened around at the back side of the stump to be drawn. sao e'

 The team is then hitched to the smaller end of the beam, and is driven forward so as to produce strain upon the stump. When they have gone as far as possible the third chain is carried around the other side of the stump and made fast, and the direction of the teams pulling is reversed, When they have pulled as far as they can in this direction the first chain is drawn taut and made fast, and the strain is ap- piled to that. In this way, by successive pulls, first on one side and then on the other, very large stump may be drawn out siE

 When there is no object sufficiently near to which to attach the second chain, the first and third arc simply secured as described above, and the team is made to rack the stump, first in one direction and then in the other, until it is looscned.- New York Evening Post ad
Year: 1869

Was Harry Bradford sensible man or fool Did he, in after years, regret his refusal to fight a duel? And will any one who reads this have the good sense and manliness to do likewise?
Year: 1869

The special correspondent of Dun's
New York Mercantile agency, writ
ing from Pine Bluff, Ark, says;


" As you are advised,
this place is situated In Jefferson
county, in the very heart of the rich
cotton valley of Arkansas. The town
is improving rapidly. Ten new
stores will be opened about the first of
September, and several of them are
handsome buildings.


"This port exported about fifteen
thousand bales of cotton last season,
and there were at least fifty thousand
bales produced in the county. There
is a greater breadth in this year, and
l never, saw the cotton prospect more
decidedly promising. An excellent
corn crop is also assured.


"The planters will be rich this sea-
son if they realize twenty-five cents
for their cotton, and, the indications
are that they will obtain a higher
price. Not a dollar will go out of the
country, as heretofore, for corn, and
less meat than usual will be brought
from abroad The planters are al
ready well supplied with teams and
agricultural Implements, and have
been working like beavers. In fact
there are no drones to be found
among them. Most of the planters
are entirely out of debt and they viii
necessarily have a good deal of sur
plus money to spend in the country
3 thing never before known In the
history of the Arkansas plant
ers. In fact the planters be-
fore the war rarely ever saw their
money. 1t all went to the commission
merchants and to pay for more
'niggers.' In short, this crop viii put
TIE cagntgy In q high state Of prns-
perity,, such as has never been wit
messed before. OF course, the meg-
chants viii reap rich harvests, and
the reports Of this falls operations
VIII give them a distinguished status
in your city, New York should
reach out and endeavor to secure this
trade. The investment will be safe
and profitable. Our merchants gen.
orally are solvent, and are anxious to
preserve a good credit absoad,}'
Year: 1869


With feet half nakod aud bare,


And dress half tattcred and torn,
With a penny here and q mockery there,
And floods of derision and soornp
She wanders the street wherever her feet,
Weary or willing are borne;
With an eve rs bright and n cheek as fair
As the earliest blush of the morn.
Wandering up and down


Aud driven from door to door,
A Jest for every idle clown


And butt for every bore.
While the velvet-slippered, in satin and lace,
Go rustling by her side,
With frozen heart and cul tained face,
Aud lip eurled into pride
So beautiful, yet so frail,


SO willing, yet so weak
Oh, what ii the heart should fail,
And heavenly purpose break,
And the dens and kennels of vice
Another poor victim hold?
A celestial spark be qnenched in the dark,
And an angel be bartered for goldg
No wonder the heart should fail,
And heavenly purpose fade,
The eye grow dim and the cheek grow pale,
When none stand ready 10 aid
No wonder the lars and cradles of sin
So many poor victims should hold,
While the good arc content to worship thei'


God.


And the rich to worship their gold.
Move patiently on. o earth
Till Mercy's wandering dove
Shall fly to the rosy realm OF its birth,
And rest in the bosom of Love;
Move silently on till the erueided
Shall gather his radiant crown
From the lowly flowers and hiesding hearts
That this world has trampled down!
Year: 1869

A hand of Drawn, with muscles Of steel,


The throat OF foe Ia grasp;
hand that is loving, bold and leal,


And free for friendly clasp;
hand to give and hand to gain,
To steady the plCw, to reap the grain.
Or 10 guide the ship DER the raging main.
An honest hand for a friend to hold


With n grip both fond and true:
hand that Is mightier far than gold,


Aud ever ready to do;
A hand for the weak 20 grasp at need,
That oflen tolls for seanty need,
And manfully works for q n"ble deed.
hand that is blackened with iaboT's strain,


And bold in the cause Of right;
tender hand by the couch of PAIN.


It's touch by love made light;
4 hand for woman to loving cling.
To make on the anvil the iron ring,
To level a thrUne or crown king.
Year: 1869

A SMILING FACE AND KrND HEART.-
Which will you do, smile, and make
your household happy. or be Grabbed,
and make all those young ones
gloomy, and the elder ones miserable?
The amount of happiness you can
produce is incalulable if you show q
smiling face, kind heart, and speak
pleasant words. Wear a pleasant
countenance let Joy beam IN your
eyes, and love glow on your forehead.
There is no Joy ike that which springs
from kind act or pleasant deed -
and you viii feel it at night when you
rest, at morning when you rise, and
through the day when about your bus
mess.
Year: 1869

native of India and, of course, natural
ly anxious TO see my country flourish,
I cannot but admit that your people
will win in this race, and my great
consolation is that they fully deserve
to win.


Always yours, respectfully,


A. CURosIBHoY.


Parsee Merchant of Bombay.
Year: 1869

THE UNIoS PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY offer a
limited amount of it's First Mortgage Bonds ut par.
Nine hundred and sixty miles Of the lane West from
Omaha are now completed, and the whole grand line
to the Pacific will DO open for business IN the Sum
mer of 1863.


By its charter tho Company is permitted to issnots
own First Mortgage Bonds 10 the same amount AS
the Government Bonds, and no more. These Bonds
are First Mortgage upon the whole road and hlJ ITS
equipments. Such mortgage upon what Tor long
time, will be the only railroad connecting the Allan
tic and Pacific States, takes the highest rank as
safe security


The price for tho present is par, and accrued inter
est at per cent from judy j. 1863. IN currency. pub
Year: 1869

The habit of many young men Of
carrying concealed weapons cannot
be to severely condemned. In a city
or State where law and order are sup
posed to prevail, and where no mans
life is in danger. it is iuexcusable.
This is not a community of border
ruffians. The Indians do not lurk in
every bush; bands of assassins and
robbers do not roam at will up and
down the streets; there is no reVolu-
ton going on; crowds of infuriated
men aud women with human heads
on their bloody pike-staffs do rot
howl and rave through the Streets
Then where is the necessity Of civil
lied young men carrying knives and
pistols as if their lives were all threat
ened and they were liable to be at
tackled at any moment, and were
therefore armed and determined TO
sell their lives as dearly as possible {?
Let US hope that, in spite of the car
rying of deadly weapons by ot-head-
ed, thoughtless youths. who immag-
ine themselves terror to every body.
we are not yet in a state of seige nor
given over to rowdyism completely.
Year: 1869

All this beautiful world know
not what to think of it. Sometimes
it is ell sunshine and gladness. and
heaven itself lies not far off, and then
it suddenly changes, and it is dark
and sorrowful, and the clouds shut
out the day. In the lives of the sad
dest of US there are bright days like
this. when we feel as though we could
take the great world into our arms.
Believe me, every heart has its secret
sorrows, which the world knows not.
and oft-limes we call man cold when
he is only sad.-LongteIEo,O.
Year: 1869

a correspondent says he has been
studying the book "How to Make the
Farm Pay" and has got his farm SO
rich that when he planted his cucum-
Der seed the plants came up before
he could get away, followed him at
full speed to ahe fence and growing
faster than he could run. he became
entaugled in the vines. and a large
cucumber riPened in his pocket be-
fore he could cut himself loose.


We have great confidence in the
teaching of the work, but think tls
Year: 1869

There are many harmless and ami
able people, with some literary taste
and great powers of garrulity, who
dearly love to drop into newspaper
offices, rummage among the papers,
ask and express opinions about every
current topic, aud who are always
generally behind in information about
the question. and are struggling to
keep up with the rest OF the world
It never enters the minds of these
worthy souls that they are interrupt
ing OF boring you. "God bless you.
they say. ''wouldn't disturb you for
the world - yet they come and come,
early and often the postman is not
more regular. II the Bore of the
Sanctum is a citizen he is regular in
his attendance il just passing thro'
and he has not heard from home. the
paper from his especial village he
must have, or perish. Next to those
are the men who lounge habitually
IN upon you. who won't read. won't
ask questions, but will tell stories
older and dirtier than Joe Miller's.-
Think of the self-control which keeps
US from imbruing our hands in their
blood
Year: 1869

An offended woman, not having q
special Invitation to the funeral of q
near neighbor. sent the following
note to the mouruers - mod


Il think I have been slighted in
being omitted from your list Of invi-
tatiOns. We shall probably have a
funeral at our house one ofthese days
and We wont invite YOU"
Year: 1869




Dissolve teaspoonful of alum in
quart of warm water. When cold
stir in as much -four as will give it
the consistency of thick cream, being
particular TO beat up the Jumps stir
10 as much powdered rosin as will
lay on a dime, and throw in half
dozen cloves to give it a pleasant
oGor. Have on the fire a teacUp of
boiling water, pour the -four mixture
into it, stirring well all ihe time. In
a very few minutes it will be the con-
sistency of mush. Pour it into an
earthen or china vessel let it cool;
lay a cover on, and put i. in g cool
place. When needed fos use take
out 3 portion and soften it with warm
Wster Paste thus made will last


sths. is better than gum


- gloss the paper, and
Year: 1869

CLAIMS AGAINST MExICo-A Commission is now sitting at Washington, examining the claims of citizens of our own country against the Mexican Government for damages, etc. Should any of our people have "a crow to pick" with the sister RepublIc' now is their time to make the feather fly. q
Year: 1869

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The New York Herald OF yesterday contains the
following thrilling narrative:-


On Monday last the 18th instant, the schooner Mar
garet Kennedy, owned by Mr.. Shadford, OF Milford,
and having ON board her captain, Frank A. Rich; the
mate Franklin Ryder and the wife OF the latter but
without a crew, left New Jersey for Milford, Conn
She had on board 1913 tons OF coal, fifteen tons of
which were on the main hatch and seven the fore
hatch, on deck, and the remainder below. 10 was a
heavy cargo for the Hudson, the vesses deck being
almost nush with the water; but it seemed
madness TO send "A vessel so laden through the
Sound. Nevertheless, obedent to the mandate of
the rapaciOus individuals who were her consgnCes,
the captain had to put to sea. 1t was blowing hard
Battery waiting for u pilot, and IL blew still fresher
at Hell Gate. The pilot left when off the North


Brothers, and gave the schooner in charge to Captain
Rich. The weather being very threatening, il was
thought best to anchor at Harris Island which was
accordingly done but the anchor weighed again
at A. NJ, and the schooner continued her voyage
at imminent risk OF going down, and finally arrived
dropped at half past ten. The captain went ashore
here stating to the mate that he was going home
spend thanksgiving, and that he (dr RYDER should
from the main land, and a sand bar (ony at low
water) forms connection between IL Was, cOnse-
qucntly, dangerous place TO be should the wind
change and 1t come on TO blow hard. The captain
sent pilot on board about haf-past i've, ana, the
wind had died away In the meantime, no attempt
was made to get her under way The foresail ana


lb however, were got up IN preparation fora breeze
This was done under direction Of the pilot, who
after went ashore saying that he would come on
board again should the wind spring up


Alter supper tle maIe 'turnei m leaving MS
wife to watch. About halfpaSt he was aroused by
his watchful wife, who saw the sail Mapping TO and
fro, but on examining the horizon he saw no imme
date daLg ger and again retired TO sleep, not how
ever, without first giving the schooner i've fathOms
more OF chain. An hour later the mate was aroused
by Mrs. Ryder who was greatly alarmed at the
threatening appearance Of the weather. The wind
blew strongly from the sOuthward and eastward
and was getting fresher every minute while high
running waves dashed across the bows and broke
with q resoundng noise on the bar close by. The
mate found that the schooner was dragging and at





taken IN and slowed. The wind ana waves mo-
mentarly Increased In force and vlolenos, and
the water dashed over the rails aud bows. AT this
time Mrs. Ryder discovered that the was pour
ing IN through wide flssure near the rudder posts
through the rotten hatches. AT half-past 12
there were two feet OF water In the hold
the appalling fact became evident that In
afew miHntes the vessel would go down. The mate
Year: 1869

lights as signals OF distress. Hour after holr went
by the mate being relieved at the pumps every teen
minutes by Mrs. Ryder; but no help came. At
length the yaWl was pulled up, and, obedient to the
voice OF her husband, the courageous woman stepped
on board; but, missing her foothold narrowly es
rate effort. But there was no time to be lost The
schooner was settling down by the head, as
preparing fer final plunge. Mrs Ryder
again jumped on board the yawl; but striking her
side against the gunwale tumblcd across the thwarts
and was severely hurt Ryder leaped in after her.


first, however, throwing in coil of small rope,
hatchet and pair OF knives, and the boat drifted
the vessel when she rolled once and then went down
in the bubbling waves head foremost. The mate
had fortunately connected his thirty-four fathom
line to the painter 80 that the boat rode anchored
to the stern OF the sunken vessel. They remained
in that position until five o'clock but as the yawl
was filling with water and the island right a0eam,
and the bar right in their lee, the mate concluded TO
pull up rs close as he could towards the wreck aud
cut connection with it, There nothing for 1t then
but to take TO the oars and pull for the west side OF the
island. Though severely bruised Mrs. Ryder kept at
her oar until the boat (thrce-quartera OF an hour
later, thumped against the rocks, when she was
washed into the sea The mate then threw himself
ater her and with great difficulty reached the Bhore
with the heroine in his arms The sea was tremen-
dous, and several times almost dragged them back
into It's icy grasp. It much as Mr. Ryder
could do so worn ana exhausted was he by his eX-
ertioDs, to reach higll-water mark where he lAd
down TO rest The house of John and Fred Schmidt
was eventually reached, where the mate and his
wife remained two days, receiving every possible
Kindness from the owners OF the house. on Friday
morning some parties came over from Milford, and
the mate and his wife proceeded to bridgeport the
ticket master at that place giving them tickets TO
their homes free OF charge.
Year: 1869

l0ws:-The Judge considers that Grant is In secret
a conservative, which he refrans from showing
through motives OF expediency The Judge gathers
this not from actual expressions of the President
but from his own estimate OF the Presidents natural
mental bent.