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Year: 1870

Speaking OF the great Housekeeping
nuisance of inefficient and high strung
help, a correspondent Of the Lewiston
Journal says: "My house girl has just
flared up, because my wife didn't kiss
her every night before she went to bed
She said they did it at the last place she
was at, and she wouldn't be treated lees
kindly, any where"
Year: 1870

Why can we not have some excursions
down the pleasant river this season? l think
that an excursion once a week to Boothbay,
and well patronized by our citizens. The
want is felt more by those who are unable to
remain from home over night, but who would
like much to have day of rest and recreation
occasionally Such excursions should leave
Augusta much earlier in the morning than
they have usually done. All who really care
for anything of the kind be ready to start at
six o'clock, thus sailing down the river during
the most pleasant part of day, and gaining
more time for pleasure at the sci shore.
Year: 1870

A company styling itself the Aperican Dis
tempting to extort money by sending circu-
lars, stating that they have a package directed
to the person to whom the circular is address,
ed, and that it will be delivered on receipt o.,
the expressage due upon it. A careful in
quiry into the matter dscloses the fact that
no such company exists. and that the whole
thing is a swindle.
Year: 1870

NhpItuA uuhFus.


We understand that the uniform for the
Capital Guards, of this city, will arrive this
week. They come from New York. The
Guards propose as soon as the uniforms are
filled, to celebrate the event by parade
through the city, and will partake of a COLA
ton. The exercises of the day will close by
tripping the light fantastic toe" Good mu-
sic will be dispensed on the occasion.
Year: 1870

The Bath Times says A. L. Allen & Son have
added another spice mill to their large estab-
lishment, and are grinding spices at the rate
of a thousand pounds weight per diem They
also roast about a ton ofcoffee week, and do
a considerable amount of the up river supply
spice trade.
Year: 1870

Poor Pussy Cat.


1t is popularity asserted that cat has nine
lives, and we are told that gentleman at the
State House has recently made considerable
progress toward actually demonstrating the
fact In his family sojourned member of
the feline tribe, upon which, on account of
disinclinaton toward mice, untidiness or late
hours and immortality, the solemn sentence
of death was pronounced by council of war
presided over by our hero, who was subse-
quently appointed executioner. The imple-
ment chosen by which to send poor pussy out
of the world, was six-barrel-revolvc At
the appointed moment, kitty was inveigled
into an ambush, and while meekly adding a
few touches to her toilet, the fearful revolver
within two feet of her heart beched forth its
leaden hail. The resolute marksman observed
the vanishing streak of What he had faith
would presently be the lifeless remains OF his
victim. The next morning pussy walked into
the house, and torgivingly confronted her
would be murderer. He was wroth, and bor-
rowing a musket that has done service in the
wars, enticed pussy to take favorable posi-
ton in the back yard in order that he might
blaze away at her again. The reverberations
of the discharge died away, and pussy again
disappeared in streak. "This time"
thought the musketeer, ''the varmint is no
more; she'll die under the barn" With
fair degree Of pride and satisfaction he an
nounced to his household the demise of kitty,
beyond resurrection. The following morn
ing pussy again triumphantly entered the
residence of her nativity, in fair health and
spirits. Her prosecutor, astounded and in
censed, once more resolved win success
this time with hammer. After much ca
joling, pussy was induced to sit in the pres
ence Of her arch-enemy, who, with vengeance
and vehemence, raised the weapon OF death
and struck what he considered fearful blow
upon the Uranium of the undying creature.
She again flew to the uttermost parts of the
Year: 1870

so that will be able to sell the best class of goods
cheaper than inferior goods can be bought for
Dealing exclusively in but few lines of goods, have
the advantage over all other competitors, (who arc
dealing in all branches of merchandise) fran thIn
simple reason, that the most obtuse mind mind NAV
comprehend. l give my whole attention to these
classes of goods and, therefore, always have nice
selection and complete stock.
Year: 1870

No lady or gentleman will be disappointed in not
getting what they want in my line, for am con
stanty receiving fresh supplies and latest styles Of
goods from the city. Ladies wishing to fiji them.
selves in SHOES do so without being exposed
to the vulgar stare of every pssser-by. l have the
of my store fitted up expressly for ladies, where
they will be free from all intrusion.


My business, in the past. has more than met my
expectations Uhanks to the public for their verv
liberal patronage) and l am determined for the
present year Ito make it of success than ever,
if good and cheap goods is the secret of success.


l have constantly on hand a nice assortment
Year: 1870




DIVISION OF NEW CASTLE COUNTY.


AS steps have recently been taken to
remove the county seat from the town of
New Castle to Wilmington, and COM
mittee appointed to memorializo the Leg
islature on the subject and to procure the
consent of the Levy Court Commissioners
and of the City Council of Wilmington,
aop is the time to agitutc the subject of
diriding the county. The population is
nearly 64.000. and the business before
,he Courts and the county officials gencr-
ally is too great for the public convenience,
and ought to be divided Let the county
be divided on the line Of the Christiana
and White Clay creeks, and let Middletown
be made the county scat Of the new coun-
ty. The new county would have pop
ulation of about 81 600, amply sufficient
for all county purposes, and as large as
the population of many of the counties of
Maryland. Middletown would be the
most central point. being near about mid
way between the northern and southern
! boundaries. 1t is inconvenient enough
now. to the citizens of the lower part of
the county, to be dragged away to New
Castle, and kept there three or four weeks
in attendance upon the protracted sessions
of the Courts. and it would be worse to
have to go all the way to Wilmington,
where, doubtless, the Courts would be
more protracted still, keeping our citizens
away from their homes and thoir business,
Mt incalculable Inconvenience to them.
The saving in mileage, travelling expen-
ses. convenience, &c. would, in a very
few years, 60 far to compensate the citi-
gems of tho new county for the cost of e.
recting new buildings; while the impetus
1t would give to trade, and the advance
it would occasion in the price of property,
is sufficient to unite all our citizens in an
earnest effort to have the county seat e.
rected here. The citizens of the lower
section of the county should all favor it
to man, because it would be a great
convenience to them and saving of time
and money to have the county seat locat-
ed at point SO convenient and easy of
access.


Now, what should be done to carry out
the above mentioned plan ? Let all who fa-
~or it meet together, the sooner the better.
let them prepare Memorial to the Leg
aslature, have number of copies printed
and placed in the hands of an active com
mittee to solicit signatures to it, and let
everybody sign it, and then present it
through an influential committee, to the
Legislature. AMI press its passage, renew
ing it at the succeeding session until the
thing is accomplished. Pay no attention
to old fogies, grumblers, or marplots, who
would forever stand still and make no ad-
vance in anything. Let them grumble,
II they will it is their nature to do SO,
but let the friends of the measure press
rlgh forward with it. taking such steps as
will be found most efficient in accomplish
ing the result. 1t would be great thing.
not only for Middletown, but for all the
lower section of the county, and conye-
nienca to the whole people of the county.
Year: 1870

TUESDAY, Nov. 15-P. N.


The tone of the stock market changed again
this morning. and prices upon the improving grade
during the forenoon with fair amount OF business
There was a strong movement in Western Union ana All
advance AT with large sales There Is reason 10 Deeve
that new and powerful clique has been organized In the
interest Of this stock The Railways were quite hrh,
with most of the transactions in NewYork Central Lake
Shore North Preferred, Rock Island, and Read
ing Except in Western Union and Rock Island, now
ever the mar displays but little activity during the
raid upon prices yesterday IL not improbable that the
short lines were increased, and the rally may
he partially due to the efforts made to cover
against q threatened reaction. The Bears ma
IL very unsafe to sell short OF the clique stocks
TO any considerable extent and generally aval
OF small profits 10 close their contracts consequently
the speculative transactions of the Stock Exchange are
ouite limited and It almost impossible to restore
it to it's original activity In the early afternoon prices
were lower again and the whole market seemed heavy
but finally reacted and closes at nearly the highest
prices OF the day The Miscellaneous and Express STOCKS
were quiet The following table shows the highest ana
lowest prices OF the active stocks made to-day:
Year: 1870

The course of money is still decidedly easy The
rency movement ia Of material Importance, and, in
the absence OF any immediate demand from the pork
packing sections balances to the credit of Cincinnati
respondents are accumuating here. There are some
moderate receipts noted from the principal grain ports
At all points OF the West money is reported easy and the
present limited engagements Of Eastwardbound grain
as the close OF navigation approaches, renders the
course OF domestic exchange in favor OF this center
During the greater portion OF the day the supply Offer
ing on call was in Of the demand at and per
c~nt though, at the close there shade actv
iy noted with doing at the higher rates There is
still scant supply OF prime paper Offering the dis
count market though the inquiry for the active
acceptances passing the basis Of the following rates.
Year: 1870

1t is due to this gentleman to state that
he did not desire to be candidate for Con
gress at this time. We have long since
known, and have more recently been in
formed, that he Lad no desire to become a
candidate for the position he now SO homo
rably and efficiently fills. Indeed he only
became candidate before, in compliance
with tina: peculiar combination of circum-
stances which caused such an unanimous
and pressing call upon him that placed him
in the present Congress. He greatly prefer
red, then as now, to be permitted to retire to
private life, where he could attend to his va
ried business avocations. In going to Con-
gress at all, it is a great and a noble sacri-
flee to principle on his part, losing thereby,
as he was, far more, by inattention to busi-
ness, than all his salary.


No man in the district, we are assured,
endorses more heartily the nomination which
has been made, than Mr. L., and none will
give to that nomination freer and more
ready support. This, alone, demonstrates
his patriotic devotion to principle.


In Mr. Lash, the people have had true,
an able, and devoted representative, with
whom, we can justly say, they are ''well
pleased" And when his term shall have
expired he can certainly letire with Their
blessing of 'well done, good and faithful
servant. ."-Sdlem AdcOcute.
Year: 1870

A man named Donohoe. keeper of low
groggcry on River street, Newark, has again
outraged the feelings of humanity by so
brutally and feloniously beating his wife
that her life is imperriled. Only short
time since he was sentenced to the State
Prison for year for his rutfianism, but
through the plcadings of the present victim
of his fiendishness his sentence was commu
ted to a fine.


The first intimation of yesterdays deadly
assault was the running of Mrs. Donohoe
into a neighbor's reeklng with blood and
pursued by her husband, who, as she sunk
exhausted on chair, felled her to the ground
with blow from him. Owing to Donohoe's
reputation for ferocity, the neighbors were
afraid to interfere, and remained silent but
Mortified spectators OF his atrocities. While
she remained motionless On the floor he par
TALLY disrobed her, and taking her in his
arms threw her ON the stove, whereby her
forehead was severely cut by striking against
a kettle, the hot water in the latter also
scalding her person. Finding her still alive
he threw her down a flight of stairs, and as
she lay in a lifeless condition, he told the
shuddering bystanders if they would carry
her home he would withhold any further
brutality; but no sooner had she been de-
posted on the floor of their hovel than
Donohoe impressed the heel of his rough
shoe on her face with such stamping force
that the blood oozed from her ears, nose and
mouth. Donohoe then shut the door and
remained inside with his victim, and as all
the witnesses of the deed of blood were
afraid to prefer charge against him, the
police rcfrained from making any attempt
to arrest him. 1t is the opinion of those
who behcld the shocking outrages that the
unfortunate woman cannot SURVIVE.
Year: 1870

1t is gratifying to see some OF our best
and ablest men as candidates for the legisla-
ture in various parts of the State. This is
peculiarly the case in the Wake Senatorial
District. Judge Olds, by his splendid legal
and literary attainments will be placed at
once among the leading members of the
body, tor which he has been designated by
the Republicans of Wake. He will. of
course, be elected. His high moral and So
cial position, his answering devotion to the
principles of the Republican party will rem
der him most efficient representative of
the people in the body to which he will be
assigned and they will have an assurance
that in him they will have an able and a
true friend. ......-..


The promptncss and efficiency with which
he has discharged the various duties de
volving upon him as Attorney General, at
test his ability and usefulness as a public
servant.


We take This occasion to say of Mr.. P.
B. Hawkins of Franklin, who has also been
selected to represent, in part, the same Dis
trict that no truer or more reliable Senator
will he returned to that body. By his in,
telligence, attention to duties, and especially
to business of his constituents entrusted to
him, he will deserve the confidence reposed
in him by an enlightened constituency
Salem 1dUocate.
Year: 1870

e.11a 7s7s.-zi
Now--bend him:tc The rack
Press down the poisoned links into his flesh
And tear agapc that Lesiing wound Aairesh !!


So-iet him writhe! How long
Will he live thus? Quick, my good pencil, now
What fine agony works upon his brow!


Ha! gray-haired, and SO stroug
How iearlully he stiles that short moan!
Gods! if could but paint dying groan!


Pity thee So l dol
| pity the dumb victim at the altar =
But does the robcd priest for his pity falter?


I'd rack thee though knew
A thousand lives were perishing in thine
What were ten Thousand to fame like mine?


All there's dcathless name =
A spirit that the smothering vault shall spurn,
And, like a steadlast planet, mount and burn


And though its crown OF flame
Consumed my brain 10 ashes as it won nc
By all the fiery stars! pluck it on me


Ay-though it bid me rifle
My hearts last fount for its insatatG thirst
Though every life strung nerve be maddencd


Though it should bid me stinc
The yearning in my throat for my sweet child,
And taunt its mother till my brain went Wild


ALL would do it all
Sooner than die, like dull worm to rot
Thrust foully in the earth to be forgot.


oh heayens-but Iappall
Your heart, old man -iorgive-ha! on your


lives


Let him not faint rack him till he rcyives


Vain-vain-give o'er. His eye
Glazes apace He does not feel you new
Stand back I'll paint the deatn-dew on his


brow


Gods il he do not die
But for one mOmcnt-one-till eclipse
Conception with the scOrn of those calm lips :


Shiveringl Hark he mutters
BrOkenly now-that was difficult breath
Another? Wilt thou never come, oh, Death


Look how his temple flutters
Is his heart still: Alal lit up his head
He shuddcrs-gasps s-Joyc help him-so-he's


dead"


How like mountain devil In the heart
Rules the unreined ambitUni Let it once
But play the monarch, and its naughty brow
CLOVIS with beauty that bewildcrs thought,
And unthrones peace for ever. Putting on
The very pOmp OF Lucifer, it turns
The heart to ashes, and with not a spring
Lett in the desert for the spirits lip,
We look upon our splendor and forget
The thirst of which we perish !
Year: 1870

A few days since, a woman residing in
this city returned, after an absence of four
months. to find that her husband had OBJ
tanned divorce and had married another
woman. On inquiring the cause set up in
court, she found that it was on account OF
profanity. From. the way she swore ven
geance on her faithless husband, the woman
he had married and the lawyer that had
obtained the divorce, the plea was we'll
grounded. Whether it was sufficient cause
for divorce is an open question: Terra
Haltte Ind. Erpress.
Year: 1870

In case In Germany, where a little girl
died from injuries received by her clothes
catching fire while locked up in q rom by
herself. the mother was sentenced to three
months imprisonment from manslaughte
through carelessness.
Year: 1870

Like many others, tried, again and A.


gain, to seal fruit without moulding upon


the top. was particular in following tho


printed directions in general use, but


found that my cans, when cold, would not


be more than two-thirds full, and in Il few


days a white mould appeared upon the


top. I finally appealed to friend who,


| knew, canned large quantities for her


own use. She showed me fruit over Il


year old, quite fresh, the cans full. and.


no mould. at once adopted her PLAN


which have since followed with great


success. have no interest in the manu-
flcture of cans, and believe that every
one should do his own advertising, but |
prefer that kind in which you have only
the can, glass cover and rubber to use.


Fruit can be kept just as well without,
as with sugar; and those sealed up for
pies are better without any, as they will
retain their favor far better Brass ket--
ties should never be used. Tin pans or
kettles lined with porcelain, so as to pre-
serve the most perfect favor of the fruit,
are the best. While my fruit is being
scaldcd, put gill of cold water in each
can, and fill up with hot water, putting
the covers and rubber also into hot water.
The fruit need not be cooked-only heat
ed to the boiling point-unless in prepar-
ing pears or ounces, or some other hard
fruits, that may require more cooking, and
then only just so that straw may be pass
ed through, always being careful to have
juice enough to cover the fruit. As soon
as boiling hot, empty can and fill; then
another, or as many as can well be attend,
ed to. Let the cans stand open until you
can comfortably bear the hands upon
them. Meanwhile more fruit may be
heated.


Cut thick writing paper in round pieces
the size of the top of each can, and when
the contents of the cans are cooled, slip Il
piece over the top of the fruit in each can,
and at once fill up on top of the paper with
boiling juice (savcd for the purpose, and
put on the covers as soon as Glled, accord
ing to the directions given.


often seal up cherries and tomatoes.
only for winter, in one gallon stone jars
that are small at the top, prepared just
the same as for glass. Leave off the cov-
ers, seal with melted resin, adding little
talow. Try it on piece of cloth; if too
brittle, add more tallow, and rice vcrsa.
Cut paper also for the top of the jar,
just so it will come ever the edge, and dip
a piece of thick cloth into the resin, only
upon one side, spread over the jar and tie
down; now, with a spoon, dip and spread
on the hot resin, until entirely covered,
pressing down the sides with the hands
dipped in cold water. When cold, if the jar
is air tight, the cover will be depressed
quarter of an inch or more. But if 1t Is
level, then you must seal it ever again,
Those who can common sour cherries will
ind them greatly improved by first drain
ng Off all the juice, and then covering
hem with water-scald and drain off, and
cover over again for scaling, canning, pro-
serving Or drying.-Fdrm and Fircside.
Year: 1870

BY ELLA WHEELER.
There's u gaping rent in the curtain
That longs for a needle and thread
There's garment that ought to be finished
And Il book that wants TO be read.
There letter that ought to be answered,
There are clothes to fold away,
And know these tasks are wanting,
And ought to be done to-day.
But how can mend the curtain


While watching the silvery cloud?
And how can finish the garment
When the robin calls so loud?
And the whispering trees are telling
Such stories above my head
That can but lie and listen,


And the book is all unread.
If try to write the letter.


am sure one-half the words
Will be in the curious language
Ofmy chattering friends, the birds.
The lilacs bloom in the sunshine,
The roses nod and smile,
And the clothes that ought to be folded
And ironed must wait awhile.
lie in the chestnut shadows,


And gaze Mt the Summer sky,
Bidding the cares and troubles
And trials of life pass by.
The beautiful chestnut blossoms
Are falling about my feet,
And the dreamy air is laden


With their odors rare and sweet.
The honcy-bccs hum in the clover,
The grasses rise and fall,
The robid stops and listens


As he hears the brown thrush call.
And the birds sing to me softly,
The butterfly fits away
Oh, what could be sweeter than living
This beautiful Summer day!
Year: 1870

BLAoKBERRY WINE.-Therc is no wine
equal to the blackberry wine, which prop
erly made, either in flavor or for medical
purposes, and all persons who can con-
veniently do so should manufacture enough
for their own use every year, as it is in
valuable in sickness as a tonic, and moth
ing is better remedy for bowel diseases
We therefore give the recipe for making
it, and having tried it ourselves, we speak
advisedly on the subject: Measure your
berries and bruise them; to every gallon
adding on quart of boiling water. Let
the mixture stand twenty-four hours, STIR
ring occasionally; then strain off the Ii
quor into cask, to every gallon adding
two pounds of sugar, cork tight, and let
it stand till the following October, and
you will have wine ready for use, without
further straining or boiling, that will
make lips smack that never smacked un-
der similar influences before.