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Year: 1871

Great advances have been made of late
years in the useful art Of rescuing from
the depths of the ocean valuable cargoes
Of vessels which have been lost on our
coast. Allusion was made some time
since in our columns to the tedious process
of raking up from the mud in the lower
bay between Staten Island and the Long
Island shore, the silver ore which was
deposited there when 4 barge from Amboy
was sunk in a collision with one of the
lnman steamers The work has been
prosecuted unrcmittingly since, and
though what remains on the bottom is
scattered about, it is expected that almost
all the ore, Of which 800 bags went
down, will be recovered.


The recovery of the cargo of the British
bark Kate Smith is another triumph of
modern skill This vessel, which was
from Alcantara, in Spain, had on board
525 tons, about 5000 pigs of lead, valued
at 100000. During a fearful storm she
went ashore at Long Beach, near Old Inlet,
on the New Jersey coast, and all on board,
with the exception of the cook and second
mate, perished. The Coast Wrecking
20. took the task of saving the cargo,
and commenced work on the 1st of Feb
ruary. The vessel was easily found in
nineteen feet Of water, but q difficulty pre-
sented itself at the outset, which bade fair
to neutralize all the efforts of the divers.
The vessel had struck on q sandbank, and
had gradually settled down into the shift
ing sand, which constantly driftcd in,
until the vessel was level with the sur
rounding bottom. BY constant labor the
sand was kept out Of the vessel, and up
to date, more than 5000 pigs of lead have
been recovered. This was accomplished
entirely by divers, who use the heavily
weighted armor, which has been founc
Invaluable by those submarine operators
IN. Y. Advertiser
Year: 1871

WHERE THE Sun NEVER SETS. The
following graphic paragraph is from the
description of Il scene witnessed by Mr..
Campbell and his party in the north Of
Norway, from Il cliff one thousand feet
above the sea


The ocean stretched away in silent vast
ness at our feet tha sound of the waves
scarcely reached our airy lookout; away
in the north, the huge old sun swung low
along the horizon like the slow beat Of
the pendulum in our grandtather's parlor
corner. We all stood silent, looking al
our watches. When both hands came to-
gether at twelve midnight, the full round
orb hung triumphantly above the wave
and bridge Of gold running due north
spanncd the water between us and him.
There he shown in silent majesty. which
knew no setting. We involuntarily took
off our hats; and no word was said.
Combine, if you can, the most brilliant
sunrise and sunset you ever saw, and its
beauties will pale before gorgeous color
inc which now lit up the ocean, heaven
and mountain. In half an hour the sun
had swung by perceptibly on its beat, the
colors changing to those of morning, Il
fresh breeze rippled over the flood, one
songstcr after another piped up in the
GROVE behind us-wc had slid into another
day.
Year: 1871

Is the great remedy that physiciaps appeal 10
and use almost entirely in all diseases Of the
Liver. There are thousands at the present time
that are suffering with the rheumatic pine IN
the joints, caused by the use of Colonel which
has created disease Of its own worse than that
which il was intended to cure. There is no
drug that leaves its mark more prominent in
the system. Yet, perhaps, there are times when
1t can be given, and have a benifcial effect, but
should not be dealt out q 1t has been, and 10 at
the present time, by those that pretend 10 know
what they are doing, but in reality do not. The
Liver 10 more liable 20 disease than any other
organ in the human system, and when that fails
TO do its duty it leaves the weak points of the
body exposed, as the bile il not thrown of, but
taken up by the blood, as it passes through this
great filter of the system, and becomes impure.
Then follows train of diseases, whose name is
Legion. There are many that suffer from psin
in the side and scrass the body, dull, heavy,
droWGy feeling, headache, pain in the right side,
often severe pain in the bowels, costiveLsts, fat
ulence, diArT heA less ind igestion loss Of
appetite, salloW skin, white Of the eyes yellow,
sinking Of fesh, depression of spirits, at other
times a great craving for food. Some of these
symptoms are caused only by tOrpidity of the
Liver. 1t is impossible to give sn the symptoms
Of g deranged Liver, and they are All cureabls
without tie aid of Calomel.
Year: 1871

The Blues, low spirits. and depression
are one and the same thing, caused by
trouble of mind, or an unhealthy condi-
tion of the body; but whether the cause
is in the mind or body, the effect is to eat
out all joyousness, to clothe everything in
the blackness and darkness of night. All
suicides are led to the last rash act by de-
preston of spirits hence it becomes every
one to use all means possible to break
away from so terrible u danger. Some4
times We are sad without any known cause
we cast our minds about us and endeavor
to ascertain some reasons for the dispirit-
ed condition of the heart but the search
is vain in all such cases the cause is
physical it belongs to the body: the
blood is bad and there is too much of it !;
it uppresses the brain, and instant meas.
ures should be taken to remedy the condi-
ton, or fatal apoplexy may ensue. The
most available plan involving neither


medicine nor discomfort, except in the


formation of the resolution and the work


Of dressing, preparatory towards carrying


it out, is to make visit to some Joyous,


light-hearted friend or take walk or ride
with some merry member Of the family
but to sit down, and NOPE and think, is
but to court misery, and may be-death
DR.. w. w. Hall.
Year: 1871

incline TO the side Of the Russians against the Turks and
have frequently received material support from the
former in their with the latter. 1t prob
ably the fear OF the influence Of these Montenegrns
upon the Inhabitants of Albania that causes the exped
ton mentioned in the foregoing telegram
Year: 1871

'echpsed,' or hidden. This happens about
twice year. 1t is not often entirely
ridden, however, but more frequently
passes somewhere across the edge of the
great shadow, so that we can see a large
part Of its round, bright face, and may
watch the eclipse passing slowly over one
side of it, until, like a shining silver bub-
BILE, it floats out again into the light. You
are not to suppose, though, that the moon
is really bubble. By no means. 1t is
round, solid earth, as solid as our own,
and probably made of very much the same
sort of rock, only it is not nearly so large.
1t would take fifty moons to make such an
earth as this, and we have about four
teen times as much room on the outside
of our world as the little people In the
moon-if there are any there-have upon
theirs.


"The sun, you know is bright With its
own light, as fire is, but the moon, just
like our earth, is bright only while the
sun shines upon it. Therefore, when we
are between it and the sun, or, what is
saying the same thing in other words,
when it comes into our shadow, it is in
the dark, and cannot be SEEN That is
what we mean when we say that the moon
shines by reflected light


"The moon is the earth's little daughter,
and, like her mother, receives daylight
from the sun, and has conical shadow,
or night of her own. Her day lasts for
whole fortnight, and so does her night.
That is very long day and night for such
little world, is it not2


sometimes all the bright daylight side
is turned toward US, and then we say the
moon is full sometimes all the dark night
side, and then we say there is no moon.
When tiny narrow strip of the bright
side begins to peep round again, we call it
the new moon.


what fine, great moon, fourteen
times as large as ours, this earth must
be for the good folks therel Only, as 1t
happens that the same half of the moon
is always turned this way, the people on
the other half if they want to have look
at US, must take a long journey IN order
to enjoy that pleasure.


Sometimes we appear full moon to
them, and sometimes new, as our moon
does to us; but instead of rising In the
east and setting in the west, we always
seem to stand still, Just in the same part
of the sky. The people who live in the
center of that half of the moon which is
turned toward Us see directly over their
heads all the time.


81 would tell you great deal more
about the SUN, and the moon, and the
stars, and the earth, and will soon, fyou
like to hear, but not now, for, see while
we have been talking, the great earth
shadow has crept silently over US, and is
pressing down your sleepy eyelids.-
C1iildren's Hour.
Year: 1871




For young man to think he does
himself credit by hanging roung street
crossings, smoking bad cigars and pay
ing for expensive Oyster-suppers in Or
der to be called s.liberal" by clique
of youths as soft in the brain as himself.
For lady to be annoyed because
gentlemen do not always give her the
best half of the street and the incest
seat in the omnibus. She should not
forget that those conventional courte-
sizes are not her right farther than they
choose to concede them.


From an unhedged clerk to think he
must use extrayagant gloves and era
watts for every festive occasion, because
Jones, whose father is worth thirty
thousand dollars, does so. The best
way of proving his manhood would be
to let such thing entirely alOne-self-
denial is better than fortune.
For girl to think she is establishing
a character as a young lady of fashion,
by allowing her mother to toll through
all the drudgery of the house, and-then
investing her money in gaudy brooches
and artificial flower.


For a man to suppose himself gen.
tleman, because he touches his hat to a
party of splendidly dressed ladies,
while he scorns to extend a helping
hand to the old apple woman struggling
across the street.
Year: 1871

A good common school education
ought to make one able to talk and to
write good English, to keep simple ac-
counts, make the calculations of every
day business, to write decent hand,
and to write common business letter
respectfully. This is what "a good COM
mon education" should do. But how
many in point of fact, can do these
things well, or even fairly? How many
can read a paragraph from newspaper
in such a way as to be pleasing to the
hearers, and at the same time be thor
Oughly understood by them? How
many write a page of foolscap that
would escape the contempt and derision
of printers apprentice, one. year sat
the case, fOrits vilespelling, its wretch
ed capitalizing, the fearful muddle of
sense in its sentences, and its wonder
full punctuation. i -lt


How many can keep simple debt
and credit for the weeks business in a
small shop, and do it as it ought to be
done? How many can foot up ledger
column and have it right?


The answer to all these questions
must be that very few can do well these
things of every day occurrence and of
the greatest value and Importance
Finally, then, how are we ever going
to get really good common education
given in our schools, and how long to
accomplish it? Who of our teachers,
and which of our schools, will lead off
in this matter of a practical education?
Year: 1871

The Pope has addressed a letter to
Archbishop Purcell acknowledging the
receipt of a communication in which
the latter signifies and processes, with
sincere heart and fullness of faith, in his
adhesion to the dogmatic constitution
published in the fourth session oil the
Vatican council. The Pope expresses
great satisfaction at this testimony of
faith and sacredotal feeling conveyed
in the letter of Archbishop the more
since it completely refutes the evil re-
ports which the newspapers have cir
culated against him.
Year: 1871

1t is rather inconvenient for people to
know too much. a savant learned in
comparative anatomy, while partaking
not long ago of savory dish, supposed
to consist of "chicken fixins," found in
his plate bone which he recognized as
the thigh bone of a cat. ~


The inquiry as to where all the pins
go to has been satisfactorily answered.
The theory now is that they go into the
ground and become terra-pins.


There is lad of our acquaintance
who regards hunger and the chastening
rod as about the same thing? both
make the boy hOller.
Year: 1871

Sam Cox always happy in repartee.
The other day in Congress, Porter, of
Virginia, made some allusion to Cox's
representing the worst district in New
York, and indulged in other personali-
ties, when Sam rejoined that he had
never served the public with ball and
chain to his leg. When Butler COM
manded at Fortress Monroe he arrest
ed Porter as a rebel and sentenced him
to work on the public highway with a
ball and chain.
Year: 1871

EDUCATION FOR PRETTY GIRLS
Pretty girls, unless they have wise
mothers are more educated by the OPP
posite sex than their own. Put them
where you will, there is always some
man busying himself in their instruc-
ton; and the burden of masculine
teaching is generally about the same,
and might be stereOtyped as follows:
"Your business in life is to look pretty,
and amuse US, You don'tneed to study;
you know all by nature that woman
needs to know. The only sense you
need is lovely nonsense. You are, by
virtue of being pretty, superior to any
thing but what you are. u Mrs. Sto,oe.
Year: 1871

see if we really had the man he was so
anxious to get. AS soon as he saw him, he
expressed his readiness to make the ex-
change, agreeing not only to relinquish Miss
Carlton but to give us large quantity Of
shell and sandal wood, if we would place
our prisoner in his hands.


This we willingly agreed to do, feeling
certain that from the hands of the ma
tives, the villain would receive a punish
ment sure and terrible, and two days
ward having made the change and
received our barter we set sail for Chi
ma. Upon our arrival there Mr.. Sey-
mour and Miss Carlton were married, and
after short stay we continued our journey
homeward, where we safely arrived after
a pleasant voyage.


Here left my friends, and continued to
cruise in the "Belle Blonde" which by the
liberality of Mr.. Seymour was made sole
owner of.
Year: 1871

The supply of water ON a ship had failed ;
suffering with thurst, the crew pressed all
sail to make port in South America Still
out ofsight of land they hailed a passing
vessel and begged for water Cast your
buckets over and draw for yourselves" was
the answer. Unknown to themselves, they
had entered the waters which the Amazon
rolls in freshness away out in the sea.
dying of thirst, He may doubt whether
the waters Of life can satisfy him but let
try. Sweet satisfying waters are flowing
beside him. lie may drink of these and
never thirst again.
Year: 1871

CONCLUDED.


SNLOWLY the hours passed away, and
~ as morning advanced the natives came
off clamorous for trade. ! supposed every
thing had proved auspicious, so with a
light heart / commenced business with
signs, and tediously wore off the day in
bartering.


At midnight could restrain my impa-
tience no longer, and getting into the boat
took an oar, and was soon quietly rowing
to land. AS we touched the shore saw a
figure glide quickly down from the under
brush, and as it approached / saw it was
our venturesome owner. He got silently
aboard, and we were soon heading back for
the ship, which having reached, we went
directly to the cabin to hear Seymour's ac-
count of his adventure.


For the first ten minutes after we were
seated, Seymour quietly pitched into the
food that l had ready for him, while l
waited i'm mpatiently, grudging every mo-
ment of delay before he made his report
But at last hunger was appeased, and tip
ping back his chair, he said:


alt is all right, old fellow; my first trip
was success"


He then related the manner in which he
had obtained an interview with the cap
tive, and the plan which they had devised
for her rescue. What this plan was, will
shortly be seen, but as her next perform
ance was TO be the last. previous to her
marriage, it was necessary that the at
tempt at rescue should be made the sue
ceeding night.


Although could not help looking upon
it as desperate enterprise, promised my
assistance, which was all the help Mr.. sey-
mour desired.


The next day passed quickly away, as
we were busily engaged in trading, as II
would be the last days trade we would
have for if successful in getting the cap
tive on our vessel, we should have to sail al
once.


At dark we disguised ourselves as natives
and were put on shore by our boat at a re
tired spot We gave directions TO the men
to be ready 10 push off at a moments no
tice, and to wait until near daylight, if We
came no sooner and If we did not come by
that time they could be sure we were captur
ed, and govern themselves accordingly. W'
arrived safely in. the town as Mr. Seymour
could readily answer the questions Of the
guard, and Immediately proceeded to the
theater. We now carefully approached the
private door at which the actress passed in
and out, at which two women kept guard
and whose duty 1t was to accompany her t'
and from her abode. Mr. Seymour select
Year: 1871

The question of obtaining acceptances of drafts, received by banks for accep- tance and collection, has been recently discussed, and the ground has been taken that the messengers of the banks are required either by. law or custom, or both, to leave the unaccepted paper with the drawers till the day following it's presentation-that is, to leave it in those cases where the party upon whom it is drawn is not ready to accept at once. We are of the opinion that neither law nor custom requires this course of action, though we see no objection to it in those cases where the drawers are known to be in the habit of returning the paper left with them at the proper time.

 The slight disturbance that has in one instance, if not more, occurred between bank and its customer, has grown out of failure to return paper for acceptance by messenger, and no further misunder- standing will arise if proper care is taken by parties .liable to have drafts upon them.

 In New York the drawer who retains unaccepted drafts longer than till 2 o'clock of the day following the presen- tation, is held for face of the draft as firmly as if he put his name across.
Year: 1871

An explosion occurred in the small at the Washington Arsenal, which was used fer the preparation of pyrotechnics for the signal service de the building and a storehouse Only four barrels of powder were in the building, yet the structure was not only totally destroyed, but the was injured several feet be- low the level of the earth and the bricks scattered in all directions ; one of them, went through blacksmith's $ shop about quarter of a mile distant from the scene of the explosion. The storehouses near by were so mu ch damaged that only the cracked walls are standing. The building in which is stored 6, 900 stand of arms was considerably damaged. The slate roof, for distance of nearly three hundred feet looks as though it had been plowed in irregular furrows.f All the windows were shattered not only in this but in all the neighboring structures. ground, and the, trees nearly stripped of their bark, their branches broken, and their life perhaps destroyed. Fuses, the ground. One of the guards, living dDOuI b 1OllTGu Ol ulI6 1rOIn G10 SCeuo of the explosion, states that the conous- sion was so severe as to throw him from his bed and to break open the doors of his dwelling. Although several families live within sixty feet of the site of the magazine, none of them sustained any injury in person. They were, however,

 considerably alarmed by the pelting of flying bricks against their frame tene-

 ments. Fortunately, the large quantity

 of shot and shell stored in one of the

 buildings was empty, The engines re-

 mained on the ground for six or seven

 hours. It was thought that when the

 fire was in progress that the loss would

 be one million dollars, but since that

 time the officer who made the survey thinks that the loss will fall far below I half a million.
Year: 1871

As soon article purporting to be of utility has tested and it's merits endorsed by public opinion unprncped parties endeavor repenish their depleted oounterfetng, and substituting spurious for the genuine article. Some since mercury in the disguise of ps powders, &c., given for all diseases of the stomach and liver while quinne was freely ad ministered for the chs At length Hostetters Stomach Bitters made it's advent and entire system naugurated The beneficial effects of this valuable pre- paration were atonce acknowledged and suffered to sink into that obscury to which enghten ed age There have been many spuri bitters palmed upon the community which after trial have been found perfectly worthless while Hostetters has proved blessing to thousands who to it their restoration to health.

 many years have watched the steady of Hostettes Stomach Btters in public estimation and it's benoent effects curefor all complaints arising from the stomach of morbid nature, and free to say that it be relied upon certain relief and remedy

 Its propretors have made the above preparation after years of careful study and sitting and reapng the reward claimed by this valuable speoos and which they richly merit It is the only preparation of the kind reliable in all cases, and it therefore demands the attention of the afflicted M
Year: 1871

At the execution of Thomas McGiffn, at Greenville Court House, Va, 2000 persons were present. The prisoner was led forth from the jail, followed by 0 large crowd, and took up his march for the scaffold. On coming in sight of 1t he turned pale, and showed some trepi

 ilation, but soon recovered and walked on with a firm and steady step He was assisted toSthe platform, where, after a short prayer by the priest, he addressed the crowd, denying his guilt, and express ing the conviction that he would soon be in everlasting bliss. He asked every body to pray for his child he left behind and warned all against bad company and whisky. The rope was adjusted and the black cap put on. .~A Amon1ent afterward the drop fell with loud crash, the rope broke, and the criminal lay struggling and gasping on the ground. It was 8 scene of horror, and many left, afraid to witness another such scene. He was again taken up, carried upon the plat form, and the rope again placed around his neck. He then said very calmly, "Sheriff, if the rope breaks again, loosen it quick, for it was very painful" In another quarter of an hour the drop again fell, and this time the rope was true to its purpose. The body swung to and fro in the air for nearly ten minutes by the force of, its sconyulsives motions The neck was not broken. Intwenty minutes life was extinct, and the body was cut down, placed in coffin, and buried in the vicinity of the scaffold.
Year: 1871

PETROLEUM FOR FUEL.-At the Loclede rolling mills in St. Louis, petroleum gas is used as fuel in one of the furnaces, and preparations are making for intro ducing 1t in the remainder. The crude oil from which the gas is manufactured is kept in 1OO-barrel tank on the mar gin of small creek, about two hundred fee tfrom the furnace. The oil is pump ed thence into cylinder, where it pass es around 600 copper tubes filled with superheated steam. The intense heat of the latter generates gas which, after being gathered in the receiver and again brought in contact with superheated steam pipes, forms the fuel. It is passed off to the fire-box where it is to be used through an ordinary-looking gas-pipe. The heat is regulated by turning a stop cock in this pipe, which is all the labor the fireman has to perform. The heat generated by this gas is more intense than that from 8 coal fire, and being free from sulphur and carbon it makes purer iron. The fire is more easily han dled. is free from dirt and smoke, saves time, and costs from twenty-five to fifty per cent. less than does coal. A similar apparatus has been employed for six months to run all the stationary engines in the shops of the Illinois Central Rail road, and pre- eparations are now being made to drive all the engines on that road by it.