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Year: 1867

The most noticeable improvement of the week is the recreation on the Mansion House corner of Mr. Crossmans barber's pole, newly painted in the most gorgeous manner known to art. Altogether, Mr.. Crossman could not have we'll devised an invitation to the public more patriotic or saticing in appearance than the one he has just set up.

 In spite of the heavy rain of Tuesday night, the Festival of the Base Ball Club was by no means failure. Nearly seven ty dollars were netted- half what would pleasant.
Year: 1867

b9~ It is stated that it is the intention of the leading wire-pullers of the Democ- racy to nominate Mcclellan again for the Presidency in 1868. If they put up the man who didn't take Richmond, perhaps we had better put up the man who did!
Year: 1867

The Richmond correspondent Of the
New York World communicates the fol-
lowing, which, if true, may well be regard
cd as highly important. Unhappily the
circumstances Of the case, and the facts
already known in regard to the acts OF
Stanton and Holt in connection with this
matter, arc all of nature to credit this
revelation


"It is, perhaps, not generally known
that during the incarceration of Wirz and
Major Windcr in the Capitol Prison, they
occupied adjoining cells, and enjoyed The
facilities Of communication, one to the 9TH
er, by word or writing, through an apcr-
ture not Observed doubtless, by the jailor
No one was permitted to see either, unless
by special privilege from .he Secretary Oh
War. On the night previous to the exc
cutiOn Of Wirz three men entered his cell.
Of course by permission Of Stanton, and
proposed to him that if he would agree TO
impllcate JEFF. Dyis in the alleged con
spiracY to starvc the Northern prisoners
confined at AndersOnyillc, his life would be
spared. Wirz replied that he would not
save his own life By sacrificing that OF
another innocent man. The parties there
upon left The cell, and Wirz Immediately
communicated all that had transpircd to
Major Windcr The Major some time
after met Mrs Davis in New York. and
revealed to her what is here stated, back
ing it by an affidavit, which he gave her,
and which she now holds, The trial of
Davis would involve revelations which
would shock humanity, and test to its
fullness whatever sense Of justice or feel
ing of national pride is still left at the
North. 1t is not unreasonable to presume
that popular indignation would he aroused
to pitch that would render it unsafe for
the concoctors of the vile plans devised to
secure the sacrifice Of Davis life. to pro
long their residence among people whose
fame and character they SO grossly our
ragged"
Year: 1867

THE Head 0F 4 DEAD NAN TRIES To
SPEAK.-A poor fellow was guillotired
here a few days after our arrival Accord
ing TO the custom his head and body were
given 10 the surgeons for the advancement
Of science" An experiment was tried
with the head with very interesting result
They injected into his arteries fresh artc.
rial blood taken from a dog. and shortly
attcrward the head gave unmistakablc
signs of life The color returned to the
checks. the lips moved as if attempting
vainly to speak, and the entire face bore
the scmblancc of active life. SO soon as
the operator ceased to inject tie life blood
Of the dog, the appearances Of death rap
ly ensued 1t was held 10y eminent surgi
cal gentlemen in attendance that during
the operation the brain was in full and
natural action, and that the lips tried to
utter the last thought which found restin 9
place in the mind of the condemned
Year: 1867

\ correspondent eff the Buffalo Gunner
ciat narratcs that bill was brought into
the New York Senate during the late sess-
ion, as having passed the Assembly, where


in fact, it had not been acted on at all


The Speakers signature had been quietly
affixed, without his participation or knowl-
edge The dodge was discovered, and the
bill returned. The bill furnishing the sale
Of indecent pictures, etc, did not pass
not for lack Of votes, but because some per
son who opposed its passage stole it from
the clerks desk These revelations open
an cdifying perspective into the kind of
qualifications which are likely soon to be
required Of candidates for the Legislature.
Year: 1867

WHITEwAsH TftAT Will NOT hUR OFF.
Slake the lime iii the usual way. Mix one
sill of ilour with little cold water, taking
care to beat out all the Jumps; then pour
on boiling water enough to thcken it to
the consistency of common starch when
boiled for use. Pour it while hot into a
bucket of slaked lime, and add one polind
of whitening. Stir all together. A little
+" blue water" made by squeezing the indl-
go bag, or little pulverized indigo mixed
with water improves it.
Year: 1867

PRINCIPALS AND ACCESSORIES. We re-
ferred the other day to the remarkable decar-
alton of Mr.. Pierrepont, one Of the counsel
for the prosecution in the Surratt ease, that IN
the cases of persons indicted Tor numbering
President there were no accessorles-all the
nartes were principles In his speech the
next day Mr. Merrick alluded to this degrad-
ing doctrine as follows:


IT must confess that listencd to that prop
osition Yesterday with infinite a,nazement, not
to say some amusement and q mingled pleasure.
With amazement, that lawyer OF the repu!a-
tiou OF the gentleman should advance doc
felt that he would not have perilled his reputa-
ton by such doctrine, except as the last re-
sort for desperate cause.


And he tells your Honor that 1t Is yonr cx-
traordinary privilege to enunclate from the
bench, for the first time in America, this doc
trine. Well, sir, he may regard 1t as pflvl-
lege but will say that do not want you
to be exercising privileges, Or decorating your
name with the euunclation of new principles
want you to exercise the duty OF determining
the law as it is, not to announce law that has
never heretofore been announced in the conn-
try, He says it is the law Of France, and It IS
the law of England. As | said the other day,
there is class Of gentlemen IN the United
States who since the commencement OF our
late war, seem to have entirely lost sight OF all
the early and glorious traditions CT our country,
and abandoned all love for constitutional liberty
and become dazzled with the prospective glory
Of stars and garters, titles Of nobility and rank,
crowns and diadems, dancing in may Lwlstlngs
before their eyes There is i class OF men like
that, your Honor; and it may be that in the
days of republican liberty we will have to meet
that class Of men in order to preserve our Con
stituion Ideas of monarchy aud rank are
growing among the people. Why, the very
dead of the Revolution, Of the last war with
Britain, and of the late war for freedom and
constitutional independence, rise to condemn
the gentleman and to repulatc his doctrine.
Give me the Constitution OF my country and
ber ancient liberty, undimmed by the darkness
Of single declaration of title or OF honor. The
President is simple American citizen, the
representative Of the free people OF America:
The monarchy of this country, grand and sacred
beyond the touch, the reach of an assault, 3
theEembodied will OF the people in The Constl-
tuition of the United States; our only emperor,
our only king is the Constitution OF the United
States. 1t is the only sovereig OF Il republic;
the supreme law Of the land and when that
ceases to be the supreme law OF the land, and
We attach to individuals in Office special priv
leges, special powers, and special grace, we
take away part Of the sanctty that belongs
to that Constitution to give 1t to men. Sir,
will never do it. If l might ven turc to use the
language of the gentleman, and did not ieel
that it was transcending the proprety of loren
SIC discussion and dis course, | would say your
Honor dare not do it.
Year: 1867

1t has become sort Of popular almost
national faith that it is not possible to be
truly happy unless you drink. Among
certain classes and they are by no means
exclusively the lowest-drink is the be
gining and end Of every thing. The very
name Of liquor is held to be synonomous
with enjoyment, and the dearer the liquor
the more it is priced and coveted. Yet
every man who is not "a downright drunk
are is well aware that the pleasures Of drink
ing ore, beyond certain point, q mockery
a delusion and snare. ] put it to any
one who has stood half the night at bar
or sat half the night in q club-room drink
ing smoking, and bandying reckless talk
if the enjoyment Of such an evening has
been anything like that Of o few quiet
hours spent at home with book or news
paper? The evil influence oftavern pleas
ure on the health is too obvious to be de
MED by any one, and the illusory nature oi
the pleasures themselves would be undeni


able also, if the persons who indulge in
them did not deceive themselves, and put
| the truth out OF Slgft.


No one ever brought any good out Of 3
drinking bout yet. It is q short, feverisf
spasm Of animal enjoyment, which leaves


nothing behind but moreosness regret, bae


temper, self-reproach and headache.


should like to ask you, sir if you say you


prayers when you come home in that state
No, you don't. You are ashmed to say


them. You postpone them. until you have
purged yourself, your mind and your lips


by more sober and rational behavior
Next night when you pass the hours quiet
/ ly with book or friend, you feel that 20,


have had real enjoyment, and that the time


has passed pleasantly, that You have learn


ed something, and that you have not injur


ed your health. You are not ashamed t


say your prayers, and you get up next morn
| ing feeling fine. if
Year: 1867

We learn that the entire payements on the Junction
OF Broadway and Whitchallst. is to be taken up ana
fresh material put down instead, as TO remove the
danger of stage horses falling in running down the slope
The is all on the spot aud Is piled up AROUND
the Bowling green park rails.
Year: 1867

WATER THAT WILL NOT DROWN
All travellers, writes a correspondent
have mentioned with astoniShment,
the peculiar boyancy Of the water OF
the great Salt Lake, and it is truly
surprising. No danger Of shipwreck
need ever cross the mind of those who
navigate the lake, for it would be
simply impossible for them to sink il
thrown over board. With my hands
clasped together under my head,
hoated on the very surface OF the
lake with at least one third Of my
body above the water. Upon warm
summer day there would not be the
slightest difficulty in going to sleep
upon the lake, and allow yourself to
be blown about as the wind permitted
only one needs an umbrella to keep
off the rays of the sun.


IL is stated that three buckets OF
this water will yield one bucket OF
solid salt, but insomuch as water will
not hold above twenty-five per cent
of saline matter instantly deposited
upon the bottom, this estimate is OF
course to large. On inquiring of the
Mormons engaged in procuring salt
they unanimously stated that for every
five buckets of water, they obtain one
bucket of salt which gives the proper
ton as no less than twenty per cent
No visitor to the lake should omit
the bath; the sensation in the water
is most luxurious, and leads ole tC
think himself in the air
Year: 1867

The river flowed with the light on its breast,


And the waves were eddying by;
And the round red sun went down in the west,
When my loves loving lips tony lips were pressed
Under the evening sky;


Now weeping alone, by the river stray,
For my love has left me this many day
Left me to droop and die'
AS the river flowed then, the river flows still,


In ripple, and foam and spray,
On by the church, and round by the hill,
And under the sluce by the old burnt mill,


And out to the fading day;
But love it no more, for delight grows cold.
When the song is sung, and the tale is told,


And the heart is given away.
oh, river, run far! Oh, river, run fast


Oh weeds, float on to the sea!
For the sun has gone down on my beautiful past
And the hopes that like bread on the waters cast,


Have drIfted away like thee:
So the dream is fed, and the day it is done,
And my lips will murmur the name of one


Who will never come back to me.
Year: 1867

oRev. DR.. Bellows writes from Bin
gen-on-the-Rhin to the Liberal Chris
tian OF this city: 1 aaat5 .9


ia"It is much to be regretted that
the friends of temperance have of
late been trying to unsettle the opin-
ion that drunkenness is rare in vine
growing countries. 1t is so patent in
France and in Germany that intem-
perance in the form of drunkenness
is most exceptional vice, that only
willful blindness or partisanship could
deny it. do not recollect to have
seen one tipsy man since | left Paris
and only one in Paris, and have dill
igently sought the places where, in
our country, they would be found
The truth is, wine is one of the most
common and one of the most beauti
full gifts of Providence; al article
joined with corn in the praises of
saints. The countries which posses,
it understand its use, and are just as
little subject to excess in using wine
as in using corn. Excess is found
everywhere, and all heavens gifts are
liable to abuse; but to expect France
and Germany to give up wine OF
beer is absurd, nor would anything
but harm come from the attempt to
enforce their disuse by legislation.
Special Ghosts must be made in north
ern climates to resist the tendency
to strong drinks, which is aggravated
by cold and by the necessity or hard.
er work to live, not to add gloominess
of weather, short days and much
darkness.


was somewhat Mortified to find
later, In common use among field la
borers, both women and men, in Ger.
tain districts aside from the Rhine, a
fiery alcoholic drink called potato
whisky-strong, intoxicating and full
of fusil oil. 1t is part of the daily
ration Of field laborers in the region
about Frankfort-a half-pil per day
and IN harvest time even this does not
satisfy them. They expend certain
portion of the extra pay of this season
in adding to their whisky ration, and
mahy of them then drink, | am told
to drunkenness. This is a proper de.
duction to be made from the universal
temperance observed among the bet
ter classes, and should give some
pause to the inquirer's verdict upon
the sobriety of wine-maklng countries
Unhappily. the whisky in only twenty.
three cents per gallon, and wine is
many times dearer. 1t is, however
universally conceded that drunken
ness is more and more rare even
among this field class, and that it is
wholly confined to it, with rare in
dlvivual exceptions. | shall press
the investigation wherever | find op
portunity, and report results without
fear or favor, be they in accordance
with theories or expectations or no.
Year: 1867

HINTS TO YOUNG MEN.-Always
have a book within your reach, which
you may catch up at your odd min.
utes. 4& D95&mog 5935g


Resolve to edge in a little reading
every day if it is but a single sentence.
If you can gain fifteen minutes day,
it will be felt at the end of the year.


Regulate your thoughts when not
at study. A man is thinking even
while at work. Why may he not be
thinking about something useful? q


Revolve in your mind what You last
have been reading. r-sfs


Remember that most of the match
less effusions of Robert Burns were
conceived while he was toiling after
the plough. gll = adof-sElsed ).
Year: 1867

On Saturday a convict in the shoe
shop at the Auburn IN. ~ prison
placed himself in shoe case and was
nailed up for shipment. He would
have probably been carried out had
not the box been marked with a size
of shoes not then being manufactured,
which mark attracted the attention OF
the foreman of the shop. He ordered
the case set aside, whereupon the con-
vict burst open the box and made his
appearance.
Year: 1867

Now is the time to keep the hogs
growing. August is sometimes a
month when many farmers have less
to give them. The old potatoes are
gone, the corn has fallen short, and
there is disposition to shorten the
allowance till the new corn and pota.
toes and pumpkins come along. This
is a great mistake. There is no time
when a hog will grow SO fast on SO
little food as in August and Septem-
ber. The weather of these months
seem better adapted for them than
any other. Make a little effort for
the hogs now, and you will see
the benefit next November. We
think a bushel of meal fed to them
now worth more than a bushel and q
halt in cold weather. a
Year: 1867

HOR Sc RAIL N E R,


WEST ALBANY, VERMONT
Will receive horses and colts at his stable in
West Albany, and every attention will be given
them. He has had a lifelong experience in
training horses for the turf saddle, and harness.
and all who entrust their horses and colts with
him can rest assured that he will give them his
earnest care and attention
Year: 1867

Sell hay, and by. SO dong less stocl
can be KEPT; consequently smalle
amount of manure will be made.


Plant and manure The same lant
year after year, except the land il
question and for all other lands in
wolves the same principle as selling
hay.


have known at least one farm ex.
hausted in fertility by this method
Engage in the cultivation of fruit,
tobacco or hops on an extensive scale;
manure highly; this will have the
same effect as selling hay in dimin-
ishing the productive capacity of the
farm. Make no effort to make ma
nure, still plant aud SOW beyond the
ability to manure. Practice. univer-
sal Fall plowing, that the finer and
richer. portions of the soil may be
blown or washed away, leaving only
the coarse or poorer soil remaining.
For the sake of employment, whether
profitable or not. keep an anslns pre-
portion OF working oxen and horses:
devote almost the entire Winter to
teaming; this will leave a large pro.
portion or tile manure on the road,
lost to all agricultural purposes. Pay
good attention to gardening Keep
the same land for garden year af-
ter year. Practice indiscriminate
ditching even on the meadows and
runs not infested with flags, that wash
and sediment instead of remaining
on large. portion of the land, may
be carried Off in a gutter and lost to
all intents and purposes. Allow the
wash of the side hills and the drop.
pings Of caves to run through the
barnyards and wash off more or less
manure.-AgTiculluriSt.
Year: 1867

But few of the Americans who visit
Paris know of the opportunity which


may be offered them to visit the very
jextensive sewerage of Paris, and ex-
anime its system Receiving cards
of invitation, we stationed ourselves
near the tower of ST. Jaques, at an
iron tray door, and the party were
soon called upon to descend. Not
knowing the modus operandi of get
ting into these dark regions below, we
all felt as if we were going to stake a
leap in the dark" but what was our
surprise to find elegantly fitted up
carriages or cars, lighted by four
large globe lamps on each corner.
These cars contained twelve persons
each, and there were five of them,
making sixty persons, which is the
limit TO the number, invited at one
time. OF course our ride was limit
ed to the large tunnel or main sewer,
which was about twenty feet high
and fifteen feet wide The cars run
on down grade by two men for each
car.


The water sewerage or drain is be-
low, and is from six to eight feet
deep, SO that small boats can be tow
ell all the way, and has down grade
enough to make quite current. We
rode by this train of cars across the
Boulevard Sevastopol, to the head OF
Rue Rivoli, alongside of the palace
and Tuilleries' gardens, to the Place
Concord, distance of more than
three miles, where we disembarked
Into boats and sailed under the whole
length of Rue Royale, coming ont by
the side of the Church of Madeline.
All along this main channel are open
ings of trap doors, covered with gra-
tinos at the head of each cross street,
which are marked by the names of
the streets on the side Of the. tunnel.


By this means complete ventilation is
secured. On the top of the tunnel
are two large iron pipes in which


pass through the fresh water supply


for the city--one from the acqueducts
and artesian wells, the other from
the water pumped up from the river
Seine. There are also three lines of
telegraph wires enclosed in lead


pipes. 1t is well known that these


great sewers are built for double pur-


pose, and one is for the underground


transportation of troops in time OF an


insurrection or war. By this means
Napoleon can transport, secretly,
troops from one part of the city to


the other, suddenly appearing from
the ground at almost any point. The
telegraph would also be !serviceable


on such occasions. Besides this


navigable sewer, which is fitted up


especially for pleasure trips, there


are smaller sewers running under
twenty-five of the principal streets,
and the whole length Of the sewerage


OF Paris. large and small, including


that under construction, L was in


formed, is over three hundred miles


in length, and by these means the
drainage of Paris is effected on mag
nifcent scale, and far surpasses the
subterranean wonders of ancient
Rome. -.-a..sas. 20 lrf
Year: 1867

A judicious wife is always shipping
off from her husbands moral nature
little twigs that are growing in wrong
directions. She keeps him in shape
by continual pruning. If you say
anything silly, she affectionately tells
you so. If you declare that you will
do some absurd thing, she will find
means of preventing your doing it
And by far the chief part of all the
common sense there is ia this world


belongs Enthusiastically t~ u,~s.sn---.
The wisest things man commonly
does ere those which his wife coun
sells him to do. A wife is the grand
wielher of the moral -pEaninS-lsn


IF JohnsOn's wife had lived, there
would have been no boarding up o.
orange peel, no touching all the post;
in walking along the streets-no eat


ing and drinking with voracity. Il


Oliver Goldsmith had been married


he never would have worn that mem


orable and ridiculous coat. When
ever you find a man whom you know
little about, oddly dressed or talking
absurdly, or exhibiting any eccen.
tricity of manner, you may be tOler-
ably sure that he is not a married
man; for the corners are rounded off
the little shoots are pruned away
in married men. Wives generally
have much more sense than their hus.
bands, especially when their hus,
bands are clever men. The wife's
advices are like the ballast that keep
the ship steady; they are the whole
some, though painful shears, snip
ping of little growths of sclI-will.
Year: 1867

A good joke came Off some time
since at u court house. A person
living a short distance out of the vii
lage is in the habit of frequently
coming to town and drinking to inc
briatiOn. At such seasons he is apt
to call on his Honor, Judge Nj
Recently he made one of his visits,
became decidedly tipsy, called upon
Judge M, and desired him to
write him a pledge, asserting his in
tention to cease drinking. The pledge
was written and the tipsy individual
affixed his name thereto. He then
desired to have the pledge that he
might exhibit it 10 his wife. His
Honor thought that he himself was
the proper custodian of the impor,
tant document, but yielded to the so
licitations of the man, at the same
time assuring him that If he broke
the contract, and appeared before
him again in state of intoXicatlon
he would have him locked up. A
week elapsed, and the Judge wa:
confronted by the same man, as tipsy
as aforetimes.


GLOW is this said his Honor
''did | not tell you that ] would have
you locked up if you did not keel
your agreement2' ~ "a


Judge NJ" said the tipsy
fellow, ..you think j am a fool I
know what I am about. I'll show
you if I'm fool p'


Saying which, he drew forth hi:
wallet from his pocket, took out hi:
pledge, unfolded its worn creases
and holding it up, triumphantly ex
|slaimea:


@Will' you just show me the u. 5
Internal Revenue stamp on thai
agreement 2"


The Judge caved.