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Year: 1871




VINCENT CoLLYER In his mission to the
Indians IN Arizona, seems to have felt it his
duty to treat the white people with no con-
sideration whatever. He ordered certain
scalawag Indians, who existed mainly by
making treaties to be broken, on reservations
which included some Of the best highways in
the Territory, and then, under his presumed
authority from the President, directed General
Crook to restrain white citizens with arms
from travelling across these reser-
vations, or else punish them. General
Crook declined to do snything Of tbe
sort, and thus matters are as bad
as they can possibly be for the Quaker policy
in Arizona. While we cannot doubt that Mr..
Vincent Collyer has the good Of the Indians
at heart, We must object to his manner Of op-
pressing white people In order TO carry out
his purposes. We would not have him treat
the Indians As guileless angels, nor the white
people as inhuman fends. He il evidently an
Indian philanthropist, much Of character
similar TO that Of Mr.. Bergh the animal
philanthropist, very jealous in defence of his
particular charge, but somewhat unjust TO
white people generally.
Year: 1871

Minister Catacsxy and tho Scandal.


There are certain persons in the world who
are never so much occupied with their own
business as not to be able to find time and
inclination to interfere in the business of
other people. Gossip and scandal are their
delight, and they are never better satisfied
than when engaged in the retail of spiteful
and malicious tattle. Unfortunately, many
newspapers are to be found willing to pander
to this unhappy taste, and hence the press
is constantly degraded by the appearance, in
seemingly respectable journals, of all sorts of
slanders and personalities in which the pub
lie have no concern or interest. OF this
character are the stories regarding the Rus
sian Minister Catacazy concocted at Washing
ton, the hotbed of scandal and of all those
petty jealousies and strifes that tend to make
life less pleasant than nature designed it
to be, and circulated through the medium Of
journals that strive to make up for their def
cheney in news by spreading such trash before
their readers. Minister Catacazy is the repre-
sentative Of friendly foreign Power, and his
position and Office should be respected. If he
has any misunderstanding of personal cha
ractcr with any member Of President Grants
administration, or if circumstances render it
desirable that change should be made in the
Russian Embassy at Washington, the matter
can be settled by the respective governments,
and the people have 10 interest in it. At this
time the assaults uten the Russian Minister
are in peculiarly bad taste, and it is to be
hoped they will cease entirely.
Year: 1871

Reflect that sound mind and body arc tho
most necessary requisites to promote connublal
happiness, Indeed, without these tho journey
through life becomes n weary pilgrimage tho
prospect hourly durkcns to tho Wow, the mind
becomes shudowcd with despair, and filled with
the melancholy reflection that the happiness OF
anotb is bli9htcd with our own.
Year: 1871

1T affords me much pleasure to bear testimo-
ny us to the efficacy of your Crystal Discovery.
Some years since while in India, suffered from
u severe fever peculiar to tho country. On my
recovering, patch Of hair on the left side Of my
head became perfectly white, without at all af-
fecting the remainder. To romove this unsightly
appearance, had recourse to various prcpara-
tioas both in Europe and in this country but
thoy all had one great defect-thcy dyed the
hair black Now, with your Crystal Discovery,
l can get the desired shado-tho natural color OF
my hair being dark brown. | consider your
Discovery tho best preparation l know Of


firmly
Year: 1871

Mr.. Beecher, IN sermon lately re-
fewed as follows to spiritualism


1t is generally admitted that from
the very beginning of things this
world has been open to the influence
of spirits. We can readily believe
that there Isl spiritual influence which
we can neither understand nor appre-
ciate. This is certainly the doctrine
of the New Testament. 1t was taught
both by the Savior and by the apos-
ties, that both divine and demoniac
influences did roll in upon the human
soul !; and aver that there is nothing
men should so much desire--and do
so much need-as those divine infiu-
ences which the Bible teaches have
been waited over into this sphere
That fantastic and false notions have
arisen during all ages concerning this
spiritual doctrine does not prove its
fallacy by any means. How do men
account for the fact that out of the
lowest savage animal condition of man
there has come this conception of q
free spirit and consequent spiritual il
Elimination? This idea was with the
race of man as far back as the Begin
ming, and their vague feeling out after
light showed then as now their need
of it. OF course, mere seeking does
not prove the existence of an object,
but it shows need which it is not q
part of Gods economy to allow. Our
Savior asserts the reality of these
spiritual influences, and declares 1t not
possible for men to understand them.
1t is impossible to interpret higher
sphere to those in lower; hence, this
great truth cannot be unfolded in de-
tail as if it were an earthly truth.


Those living in the present have not,
so much need of this spiritual help;
but for that great part of the race who
live in daily consciousness Of imper
fectioD, who struggle on in darkness,
and doubt, knowing not how to COM
fort themselves, it is the one thing
needful. 1t is the Office of the Divine
Spirit to- inspire and comfort mens--
There are times when we are all of ms,
conscious of. being influenced by ~
spirit outside of ourselves, and al
though it is true that this influence
transcends our understanding, we are.
able to prepare ourselves
for its reception by making ourselves
snscepti Bile to spirit presence. If you
have a sense of personal communion
with a spirit world, believe that God
has found you. Do we not long to
separate ourselves from mere physical
Can anybody endure
the thought 5of going down to the
grave to oannihilation? Is there any
thing we desire more than light to-
shine ON the road that leads to the
great beyond {? q No better argument,
can be made for spiritualism than that
it settles faith. ,....-5.
Year: 1871

CHICAGO is very sorry, says the Post
that they could not keep their fire
until the arrival of the Russian grand
Duke. They would take pride, how
ever in showing him Mrs. Leary's cow
and the post Office cat. The same pa
per observes that no museum will be
complete without one of this cow and
an equal number of this cat.
Year: 1871

AN up town New York dentist will
stump the country this winter with q
lecture showing the advantages of
having natural teeth extracted and un-
natural ones put it. We hope the
makers of artificial limbs win not feel
called upon to emulate this advertis-
ing dodge.
Year: 1871

The next evening, just as we were making
up our minds for another night of darkness
and discomfort, we heard above the roar of
the sea the report OF gun c.ose by. We an
sWefed 1t by sending up a blue light, to show


where we were, and in few moments the
stately hull OF splendid large ship loomed


out OF the fog close to us. All night she kept


near, blowing her steam whistle, and letting


Off blue lights. We burned one regularly


every hour, and as soon as the day dawned


she fired rockets with rope attached to the


stick, until we managed to get hold of one,


when she took us in tow, and on the fourth


day after Christmas We entered the Hooghly


in the wake of our big friend. We had no


masts, and looked the waterlogged wreck we


were. This ship had been sent out to look


tor us, and there was another vessel cruising


in the South Channel 1--WE were found by the


Hespelus in the North Channel) on the same


charitable errand. The whole population OF
Calcutta seemed to have turned out on the
rivers banks to look at US as we made our


lopsided way up Garden Reach; thelas! lurch
had shifted the coal and cargo, and we were
weighed down almost to the waters edge on
one side Every passenger had to bewail the
loss of his luggage, for if it was not pounded
into little bits, the boxes were full of bilge-
water. My own clothes looked as ii they had
been packed in ink, and were utterly ruined
but We were all so glad to escape with oul
lives, that we did not fret about our possess.
ions. On the Sunday after our arrival there
was special service in the Cathedral, which
all the rescued crew and passengers attended
| and very thankful we felt, especially alter il
| was ascertained that many ships had beer
lost in that very cyclone in the Bay, and thai
| Of all those then due at Calcutta, ours was the
only one which had reached its destination.
Year: 1871

J
think 1t the least amusing at the time.


SCENTS ON sHIPBoARD


To begin at the beginning, however: When
breakfast time came on this dreamy third
day, there was no breakfast All night the
sea had been breaking heavily ove~ that part
of the ship where the cooks galley" or kich-
en- stood, and it was found impossible to keep
the fire aght for five minutes 1--WE had some dry
biscuits given TO US, and those who liked it
might have claret, but 1 thought this last
very poor substitute ,for my nice refreshing
cup OF coffee or tea so just before l went up
on deck discovered a tiny little bit of cake
of preserved soup, and gave it to one of the
stewards, with lamp heated by spirit of wne
and asked him to make me basin OF SOUP
AS soon as l appeared on deck l was led to
my own chair, which was securely lashed IN
SAFE place and there I was comfortably estab-
lshea, put had to be fastened into it like
paoy win rope around my waist. There
seemed even to my ignorant ewes. great
change for the worse since the EVENING before
The ship was laboring much more heavily
and lurching iearfuly the sea was wbinned ~
troth all around us, shutting out everith;nU
at few yards distance; from time to tiraes
as the squalls caught us and sent us over or
our beam ends, could hear the wind literalln n,r
shrieking with sound as distinct as a rail,
way-whistle only more like a scream. You
can have no idea how awful it was, and l con-
Tess to feeling thoroughly frightened, but still,
when chanced to turn my head and saw my
faithful little steward coming carefully and
steadily along the deck towards me, took
comfort at the thought of my nice soup. II
was some time before he reached me, and L
cannot imagine how he contrived to keep his
footing, and also to carry the basin, for con-
stantly saw the sailors creeping along on all
ours as the quickest and e.tsiest ray of get
tinn aI,o stpUarI Z ,apbQ1
he held on very tightly to friendly Delaying
pin, put the soup basin, with its lid on, care
fully down upon my lap, and shouted out
soma directions to me, not one word ot which
could b. beard although the man was close to
me. He put his hands up to his mouth like a
trumpet, and beloved a sentence in my ear,
of which heard the one word spoon" SO as
there was no spoon, thought he was apollo
gizing for not having brought one, and nod
Year: 1871

While some men ut the Torpedo
Station were at work inside old Fort
Wolcott. last Friday, the wheel of
their cart sank deep into the ground.
Removing some of the earth to find
the cause of tIlis, one of the men
struck his spade against what seemed
to be an iron plate. This excited the
curiosity OF all, and they set to work
with a Will 10 6ig away the earth
above the plate. Soon their efforts were
rewarded by the sight of an iron door
fastened with q rusty bolt. On break
ing thisOpen, they came upon flight
oiwindlng stairs, which they descend
cd, and arriving at the foct t.Iey found
themselves In 3 dungeon whose gloom
NG,s mace more marked by the raw of
dim light which Il solitary loophole
at the top admitted. Striking light
10 dispel the darkness eff tiie dungeon.
they found uFan the floor a few with
erei, ZONES, a skull, and lantern.
The lantern is of such an Old-fasbiOn-
ed construction and shape that il must
have been made over fifty Years ago
NCJy York Ee,US.
Year: 1871

1t appears from investigation that
| Western Texas has, in inexhaustible
l quantity, two of the best tanning ma
terials known to the world. The


wood as well as the bark of the mes
quite, species of Timber that abounds


in great quantity, IS found to be rich
in tannic acid, but live oak is even


better, yielding by chemical demon


stration fifty per cent. of tan, while


mesquite yields but thirty per cent.


\ remarkable and important quality


OF the tan of the mesquite, however,


is that instead of beginning on the


surfaces, it strikes through and


through incising into the hide. re-


vealiug the fact that the process OF


tanning goes Oh in the centre equal


with the surface. The experiments


made by practical gentlemen are said
to have demonstrated that the wood


of the mesquite is fully equal 10 black
jack, which stands among the richest
baTks we tan, while the live oak IS
much richer than either. \ letter
from Texas on the subject says the
discovery will have very important
effect in the supply of our country
and the world with the necessary ar- I
ticle OF leather, the demand of which |
Interest in this discovery and its value I.
increases from the fact of the rapid I
exhaustion of the materials for tan
ming in our country and in many /
other parts of the world. /
Year: 1871

Send the little ones happy to bed,


When closes the troublesome day
Let no harsh invec i've be said,


To .ufle cir mind while they pray.
Sore trials and trouble so soon,


The sweet sleep of childhood will ban;
And let them lie joyfully down


And cherish bright dreams while they can
Send the little ones happy TO bed.


Though they may be mischieyous and wild
Nature seldom brstows & wise head


On a rosy-cheeked, Ii ght-hea ted child.
Then lettheir glad spirits have play,


And brighter and stronger they'll grow,
Like stream that runs free on its way,
And suffers no check in its fow.
Send the little ones happy to bed


1Ou know not what III may be near
Ere the morning your pets may be dead
Then vain the regret or the tear.
SO let them lie down with delight,


An fail not to give and to take
A kiss when they prattle good night"
Anda kiss in the morn when they wake.
Year: 1871

For in the above eight years, sou
sold each crop on the assumption
that il was one-iifth larger than it
really was; and therefore you got Il
for one-iifth less than it really was
worth. This / believe is the way
cotton planters generally would pat
the case II may not be quite Lhe tule
way, but IL viii answer TOR the pUr-
pose of illustration, and serve % show
though it may give figures that ere
too large the sum total which
Won lose through
Year: 1871

for putting this plan into operation is
SO far as this country is concerned
all ready; ali it wants is the gearing
VI. You have your signal-otiica
where weather repnrts are continually
received by telegraph, an whence teie-
graph forecasts are issued daily, and
though this work is so new to officers
N gagged in il their progress SO tar is
Year: 1871

From an elaborate paper prepared
by the illustrious COMMODORE MAT
THEW +. MAURY of the Virginia
Military Academy, and read before
the Rockbridge Agricultural Society,
at recent meeting, we extract the
following resolutions and sufficient of
COMMODORE MAURY's able and COM
prehensive address to explain his
plan for an international system of
Meteorological Reports and Agricul-
tural Statistics:
Year: 1871

In San Francisco, q horse recently
transferred from q butchers cart, already
trots mile in 2.15. This fact-if it is q
fact-makes that particular piece Of
horse-aesh worth o hundred thousand
dollars. A small item for the owner, but
q very comfortable consideration for q
poor man. The horse men nre in rap
lures of delight. But it turns out that
the horse is not q thoroughbred, but a
hack Of doubtful lineage, which owes
little to good breeding. 1t would be o
singular commentary on the training Of
blooded horses il this unknown cob,
embarrassed from q butchers cart, beats
them all. What are we to do with the
horse maxim" that blood will tell -
after this, seeing that it signifies moth
ing after all ? We believe there is o
scow somewhere about the harbor Of
San Francisco that can beat the fastest
yacht that ever sailed in those waters.
And now we have the next wonder !;
Stanford's horse, whilom OF butcher
cart associations, can throw dust at q
in the eyes OF Bonner's horse, and the
latter is no longer the prince Of horse
flesh. The following particulars are taken
from Sacramento paper


Yesterday morning, at the Park, the
mysterious Stanford horse was driven
around the track in q sulky, by " Yank
Smith, who has the animal in charge.
The first half mile was trotted over at
q moderate speed, but on the last half
mile Smith let him out, and he crossed
the score at 1.07. Keeping right on, at
a slower trot, till the last half mile was
reached, the wonderful horse was again
urged to his utmost speed, and made
the last half mile in 1.07i. His time
was noted by several reliable and expe-
rienced parties. There is no doubt
about this time having been made, and
it is the fastest on record. Awell-known
sporting gentleman offered wager that
he could take the horse for week, and
drive him mile in 215. The horse has
somewhat romantic history, and, like
many bipeds in this country, his eleva-
ton from hard work and obscurity to
fame and ease, has been as rapid as re-
markable. Not many months ago he
did service in q butcher cart, and was
sold for the paitry sum OF $50. STAN
ford paid $4,000 for him, and could
probably get 1000 for his bargain.
The pedigree of the horse is in dispute,
but those who have the best reason to
know, state that he is ST. Clair.
Year: 1871

How A FRENCH GENERAL DIED.-Gen.
Besson's death forms one OF the most
painful incidents OF the French civil
war. After the taking Of the barricade on
the 9Th inst, he was riding at the head
of two regiments along the high street
leading to the Ternes gate, when he saw
an insnrgent. who wore the uniform OF
marine, taking aim ut him from win
dow. He snatched a Chassepot from
one of the soldiers nearest to him, and
said, az will bring down that scoun-
drel." But the words were scarcely out
of his mouth when the insurgents shot
brought down the general, who fell dead
with a bullet which went through his
lungs. He was a pupil Of st. Cyr, took
part in many campaigns in Africa, was
a major before Sebastopol, served as
head Of the staff OF an army corps in
Italy, and OF the Rhine. He had only
returned from captivity in Germany q
few days before.
Year: 1871

WOULDN'T WoRK.-The iurymen in a
recent breach of promise case in lndi-
ana, put down the amount that they de-
cided should be paid, when the whole
was added up, and divided by twelve, the
number of jurymen, and the amount
left, 5000, given to plaintiff. The
next day, another jury tried the same
method for deciding how long they
should send man to state prison for
horse stealing, and on figuring it up
found the number Of years 5000. They


are trying to see how it comeA
Year: 1871

CHICKEN PlE.-If the chickens are
Young. Joint them and season with white
pepper an& salt, sprinkling u little over
each piece. | do rot stew them, bnt ar
range the parts in IA deep earlhen pie
dish. After the meat is all in, place a
few bits Of butter on top, and pour IN
enough cold water to nearly cover the
meat. A little pounded mace is an ex-
celIent addition. | now put on the pastry
cover, pare the edge, and ornament as
think best. 1t must be baked in a moder
ate oven for an hour and a half or two
hours. When the pastry Is done, the
oven door may be left open, or a brown
paper laid on the top of the pie. never
use the breast bone or the back and neck,
IF these are boiled down with bit OF
bacon or u ham bone, the gravy will De
nice 10 put in the pie after taking it from
the oven, to supply the waste made BY
cooking.
Year: 1871

DANGEROUS An old lady reading an
item III one of the papers the other day.
describing how grind>tone burst In
saw factory an killed four men, happened
to remember that there was small grind
stone down in her cellar leaning up against
the wall. So she went and got au accl-
dent insurance policy, and then, summon
ing the hired girl, and holding the pie
board in front of her, so that if anything
exploded, her face would not be injured,
She had the stone taken out of the alley.
where twenty-tour buckets of water were
thrown ON it, and stick was stuck in the
hole bearing placard marked Dan cr-
GUS" She says it's mercy the whole
house was not blown to nleces by the
thing before this.
Year: 1871

- The symptoms Of Liver
Complaint are unrasineSs


and pain in the side. Some


times the pain is in the
shoulder, and is mistaken


for rheumatism. The storn-
ach is effected with loss OF


appetite and sickness, bowels
in general costive, some
times alternating with lax
d with pain, and dull, heavy
sensation, considerable loss
of memory, accompanied
with painful sensation Of hay


inc left undone something
which ought to have been


done. Often complaining OF
weakness, debility and low
v,>;rif. Sometimes many OF
Year: 1871

Register your orders car! y in
the CUSTOM Department, which
consists of Suits in c1fectlve ana
stylish combination, while our
Coatings, Trouserings and Vest
ings are Of that elegance Of taste
and chasteness Of colors, from
the silent to the loud, calculated
to please the most fastidious low
er of fine trimmings, artistic cut
and stylish make.
Year: 1871

Yesterday forenoon TWO workmen engaged in
excavatlng for the laying Of gas pipes Palisade
avenue, and almost IN q line with First street,
Hoboken met with terrible and speedy end One
Of the laDorers named Robert Macarthur went down
and was about to connect two pipes, when the stop
per blew out with force and he was Immediately
enveloped IN an atmosphere Of gas. Seeing him
Overp0wered cO-labOrer named Bauer went TO his
assistance but unfortunately did not take the pre-
caution to hold his nOstrils. The result was That
both men fell TO re ground together and died IN
few moments. Another individual attempted to
aid them, but came near losing his life In tine en-
deavor. The remains OF the Inflated men were
conveyed to their respective homes and post. NOR
TEN examinations will be made. 1t may be well to
state that few exhalatiOns of coal gas are quite
sufficient 10 cause immediate death. Men working
IN deep places OF the kind should be provided with
air bags and means OF immediate ascent II they
wish their lives secure.