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Year: 1871

auo euo,e cuts indicate the outlines of
the wards Of this city as they were pre-
vicus to the late reconstruction of them by
the City Council, and as they now exist.
1t will be noticed that out Of the territory
Of the city heretofore divided into FIVE
wards, six have been made and the at
tention Of our citizens is respectfully
called to the popularity of the change, to
the singular inatiention to any regularity,
to the especially crooked and ill-shaped
formation OF them. And though the un-
initiated may be at a loss to divine a
reason for the tortuous mesnderings of the
Council in laying them off, those familiar
with the politics of this city ind an easy
solution of it. 1t will be noticed in the
cut "as it was" that the city was divided
by nearly parallel lines, running in
northerly and southerly direction. 1t
must also be remembered that large por-
tion Of the Republican vote resides in the
northern part Of the cty-in the suburbs
the party being largely composed of the
working classes, who usually live in those
portions of every city for reasons of
economy.


To defeat the force and effect of such
votes, and increase the power Of the rich,
in order that they may control, regardless
of their actual political strength, the
Council determined to form a rew ward of
the entire northern suburbs of the city and
proceeded to do it in the most dabolically.
offensive and shameless manner possible,
and utterly disregarded everything but the
certainty of success of their scheme. 1t
must also be remembered that at the last
election in the third precinct of Jefferson
ward the Republicans had majority of
about three hundred, which made the
ward Republican, and to prevent such
recurrence that majority must be disposed
Of, and hence the line that marks the
boundary of tho new ward (Jaekson is
thrown in very tortious manner around
the said precinct, and from the arms Of
Jefferson is torn the offensive majority
(which last year was disposed Of by break
ing up the ballot-box and destroying tie
ballots), and the whole thing is scooped
into Jackson ward, the common maelstrom
for Republican voters Of the city,


Marshall ward was guilty at the last
election of having Republican majority
of 81 then the majority was disposed OF
by the perfdeous trick Of requiring Re-
publican voters TO number their ballots,
then throwing them out as illegal votes be-
cause they vere so numbered.


This time the Republican majority is to
be disposed of by changing the boundary
of the ward from Twenty fifth to Twenty
fourth street for distance Of six OF seven
blocks In order 70 take In particular
locality where reside about sixty Conserva-
tive voters. Attention is likewise called
to the relative size Of the wards Jackson
has dispsolagtionaie amount Of territory,
and also a Republican majority Of about
500.


Thus it is intended by this gerrymand-
ering process 20 rob the Republican
party Of its majority, to steal from the ma
jority of the people of Richmond their
right to control the government of the city,
Year: 1871

Mr.. Hoar, representative from Massa-
chusetts, will be remembered as an original
legislator if he never achieves any higher
fame. The national education bill, which
has been SO sadly neglected by Congress,
was his inspiration, aud now he again
comes to the front with no less novel
proposition relative to the reciprocal in
forests of employers and laborers, and
suggesting solvent of the labor problem.
This bill of Mr.. Hoar's provides for the
appointment Of commission of three
persons by the President, with the consent
of the Senate. The commission is to hold
Office for Two years from the date of its
appointment, and shall investigate the
subject of wages, the hours of labor, the
division Of the joint profits of labor and
capital between the laborer and the capi-
talist, and the educational, social and
sanitary condition of the laboring classes,
and how the same are affected by existing
laws. The commissioners are to receive a
salary of five thousand dollars per annum,
and at the conclusion of their duties are to
report to the President and Congress.


There is much in this bill to recommend
1t to the thoughtful people of the country.
The proposed commission would undoubt-
edly accomplish much good-not only iu
the statistics and information it might COM,
pile, but in the suggestions that Congress
would learn from them. THERE'S proba-
bility, too, that its labors might result in
complete elucidatiop OF the labor pro-
blem=-a consummation devoutly to be
wished for ip these tronblons and threaten
ing times.
Year: 1871

We read in The Boston Transcript that Miss Kate
Reynolds will next Winter give n lecture "com-
prsing personal recolections and illustrations from
the works of great but almost unknown author"
Can this be the Divine Williams ~ How an author
can be great and at the same time almost I'M
known we do not exactly sect is hardly possible
that there should be great author known" only
to Miss Kate Reynolds. However, if we possess our
souls in patience, shall know about the unknown.
Possibly Miss Regnolds is more erudie than ladies
of the stage usually areshe could MT well be less
so than some of them-and perhaps in the course OF
her wanderings she has encountered some recluse
sage with Ms. by him for which he had not found
and did not care to find publisher Full many
gem of purest ray serene" &c. We pause for the
developments which cold weather will bring
Year: 1871

We see that The Medical Gazette is publishing chemi-
cal analyses of popular patent medicines, showing
"how harmless they really are" Some of them are
so-some of them are not How about medicines
containing calome opium arsenic strychnine, bella
donna, lead and the likef The truth Is that the
patient who by the aid of the apothecary, doctors
himself never knows what he is taking. 1t may be
inert and il may las John Randolph said OF opium
"blow him up" To be sure, one knows no more
when regular doctor gives him Latin prescrip-
ton; but then the doctor is, it may be presumed,


master of his business and at any rate, the keeper
of his own reputation. But very often the patent
pill man has neither knowledge nor honesty; and
there is a temptation to make his remedies strong
and staggering. People soon get tired OF colored
water and gamboge pills and sugar powders
Year: 1871

We shall be glad to find The EUening Posts
belief, that the Governor cannot give his sig
nature to the bill amending the Code in the
matter of contempts and otherwise, is correct; /;
and we certainly quite agree with it in holding
that the author and smuggler through the
Legislature of this bill deserves to be held up
to the scOrn of all honorable men. The
Erening Post should read, however, the news
paper organ of one Of the members of our
City Government. 1t lately, in reply to
sharp-spoken antagonist, boasted that in
few days he would learn to be more
cautious in his censure, since very important
amendments had been made to the Code
which would teach newspapers their place !!
After this The Post may perhaps have less
difficulty in deciding upon the man at whom,
It says, the slow unmoyiDg finger OF scorn
should perpetually point.
Year: 1871

II ere is novelty of architecture. The MANAGERS
of the West Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia
have built movable chapel to protect those attend
ing funerals from the rain during the services at the
grave. 1t will accommodate seventy-ive mourners ;
and is taken from place TO place, we suppose upon
wheels 1t will also be protection against excessive
heat Ii the idea is an odd il strikes us as decidedly
a sensible one There is no reason why, because one
person has died of bad cold, half dozen persons
should take cold in mourning for him; aud bereaVe-
mani should be made as comfortable possible.
Year: 1871

The very bitter quarrel which has broken out in
the management of the Mercantile Library seems to
turn on two points of difference between the regular
directors and the "Reformers.D The latter demand
that the annual dues to clerks and other employees
shall be three instead OF four dollars AS the Library
is designed especially to benefit those whose salaries
are small this demand seems just. The difference Of
one dollar on years subscription is small but ex-
perience goes to show that the effect which a
small change in the price of any article has on the
number of purchasers cannot be measured in direct
ratio to the difference itself The enormous increase
in the number of letters following each slight reduc
tion in the rate of postage is case in point.
The " Reformers" also demand that those who help
support the readng-room shall have the privilege
of using it on Sunday The directors reply that the
trustees of Clinton Hall oppose the idea, and that
they shall make no farther effort in the matter.
Tho general charges Of corruption are doubtless
magnifed by the present feeling and, it is hoped,
will be disproved beyond cavil The annual cleo
tions, as at present conducted, wholly farce,
for we have seen repeating" enough in few
moments to show that the actual members have
little real voice in the matter. This is a subject
to which either party may well pay attention, and
its remedy will do much to remove the present
troubles
Year: 1871

They have forgotten in the Blue Grass region
that there has been war-at least the Ken
tuckians refuse to recognize its results. They
disdain to grant to negroes the right which
the law accords them of riding in public
vehicles, although before the war they con-
ceded it as a privilege which only ruffians
would refuse. They will come to their senses,
perhaps, when they have been for time de-
priyed, by their own Stupidity, OF the advan-
tages which the street cars give them In a
city extending over a very large area.
Year: 1871

The Massachusetts, towns which lately voted
prohibition of the sale of malt liquors have
suddenly discovered that the law which they
voted established an offense without naming a
penalty for its violation. The Legislature has,
however, promptly corrected the omission, but
new election by the towns will be necessary
to give this amendment effect. The result is
not likely to be different, for the Temperance
advocates in Massachusetts are Jealous as well
numerous.
Year: 1871

still unsupplicd. Domestic industry now un-
trammeed is developing the resources OF our
country more rapidly than ever. The real
question for the people to decide is this: Shall
we have Protection or something elsef
Year: 1871

ECONOMY IN FUEL.-The Technol0Ust
says one cord of wood, cut and split
fine, and corded up beneath a shelter
while it is yet green, will furnish more
heat after it has become seasoned than
two cords of the same kind of wood
which has been continually exposed to
the alternate influence of storms and
sunshine. Here is something for farm
ers to think Of A saving Of one-half
of the amount of wood annually con-
sumed by those who have left their
fuel out of doors is an important item,
not only in the absolute amount Of
wood that may be saved, but in the
labor that is required to work it up
More than this, contemplate the con-
venience and luxury of quick, last
ing and hot fire, when compared with
the perplexities incident to the inces-
SAINT kissing and simmering of poor
fire; and the stewing and frying that


must be endured before one can get


the fire to baking heat.
Year: 1871




The Cincinnati Gazette says: 'The school
book manufacturers have entered into q
league, protective and defensive in re-
gard to the sale of school books. The heat
OF competition few years ago was very
fierce, and such firms as could afford it EN-:
pioyed as many as thirty agents, at an
enormous expense. For about a year, end
ing last spring, there was by mutual CON
sent a truce to this business. Early this
summer an agreement was entered into be-
tween the principal great book firms East
anc West to resume the itinerant agency
system, but to limit the number of such
agents to ten to each firm. Another stipu-
latlon In the contract is, that against out
side competition the whole combination
shall turn their consolidated forces. This
combination embraces in its membership
nearly all the powerful school book houses
In the Union, and is backed by millions of
capital.v
Year: 1871

CHLoRAL.-The London Lancet calls atten.
tion to the enormous increase in the manufac.
ture of the new drug called chloral. It states
that tons of it are sold every week, and quotes
a letter from the great German chemist, Baron
Liebig, from which it appears that one chemist
in Germany, alone, manufactures and sells
half ton of it weekly. No such amount ot
that drug can possibly be used in medicine, and
its manufacture is steadily increasing Taking
choral is now said to have become q popular
vice. Women are first led to It's use under the
belief that its sedative propensities render it q
valuable remedy in nervous affections. Being
narcotic, as well as stimulant, it is gradually
superseding other less harmless remedies, and
women in fashionable circles are becoming
addicted to it's constant use, and the vice is
spreading SO rapidly that "chloral drunken


ness is becoming as common among the wo-
men as alcoholic drunkenness is among the
sterner sex. Chloral is kept in the dressing
cases of thousands Of women and the London
Spectator says that "those who begin its use
often grow so addicted to it that they pass their
lives in sort Of contented stupefaction."
Year: 1871

SHOOTING SCRAPE.-A man named VIM.
Savage was shot in the shoulder at Eureka,
about ten days ago, by fellow named Dowd
There was no quarrel between them. Dowd
invited Savage to get off his horse and go take
Il drink with him, and on the latter refusing he
received shot from Dowd's pistol, either
through accident or design. Dowd was ar
rested and put under 1000
Year: 1871

FLYING MACIINE-An old man in Sacra-
meuto has for some time been experimenting
with flying machine of his own invention,
the propelling power of which is furnished by
umbrellas which are rapidly opened and shut
Year: 1871

There is one touching incident in
the life of William Writ. II his
younger days he was victim to the
passion for intoxicating drinks which
seems particularly the bane of the
profession. Afiianeed to a beautiful
and accomplished young woman, he
had made and broken repeated pledg-
es of amendment, and she, after
patiently and kindly enduring his
disgraceful habit, had at length dis
missed him, 6eeming him ineOrrigi-
BILE. Their next meeting, after his
dismissal, was in public street in the
city of Richmond. William Writ lay
drunk and asleep, on the sidewalk on
q hot summer day, the rays of the sun
pouring down on his uncovered head
and the flies crawling over his swoll-
en- features.1 -l-.r 81


As the LADY approached in her
walk, her attention was attracted by
the spectacle. strange to her eyes, but
alas so common to others who knew
the victim, as to attract little remark.
She did not at first recognize the
sleeper, and was about to hasten on.
when she was led by one of those i'm
pulses which forms the turning
points in human life, to scrutinize his
features. What was her emotion
when she recognized in him her dis
carded lover. She drew forth her
handkerchief and carefully spread il
over his face. and hurried away
When Writ came TO himself he found
the handkerchief, and in one corner
the initials Of the beloved name.
With a heart almost breaking with
grief and remorse, he made 3 new
vow Of reformation. he Kept that
vow and married the owner of thai
handkerchief.
Year: 1871

Like produces like, {" is an axiom
well sustained by experience II
YOU want to grow good crops you
must begin by sowing good seed. IL
Is Door economy for a farmer to SOW
or plant anything but the purest and
best seed, merely because be has q
poor article on hand, or can buy an
Inferior article at a low price By
such economy, his crops viii grow
poorer and poorer every year, ana 80
viii the farmer.
Crops viii degenerate more or less
by continuing 70 SOW or plant. for q
long series Of years, seed which mas
been grown from preceding crops
from the same farm, or even In the
same neighborhood. The general
opinion with practical men Is, that
seed taken from q more northern 70
more southern climate will do better,
mature earlier. and consequently be
sooner out Of the way Of It's enemies.


When you have even good seed OF
your own and can get better by pay
ing an extra price f0Fit, get the better.
Do not be satisfied with seed Of stand-
ard weightas Fixed by law-the law Is
graduated to medium quality, and
seed ought 10 be Of q higher standard.


The grains Of seed wheat ought 20
be full and plump, with no weak or
shrivelled seeds among il, nothing
thai will swim on water. Those weak
grains, II they grow at all, produce
out q weak stock that only robs th9
stronger ones OF nutFimeut and pre-
vents 8 freer circulation Of the at
n4a-. .srA arrwul~fna- foot arn
no better than weeds.


Seed corn should be selected on the
stock, or st the husking (in the South,
shuekingl. Select only from a stock
that has two or more ears, Of these
take but One-the largest and best
maIuTed. II your crop does not yield
stocks Of this capaeity-rejeet the
whole and procure seed for your next
crop elsewhere, and do one other
thing, manure better. In husking
corn intended for seed, q few husks
should be kept on, sufficient to form
a loop by which IL may be strung on
a pole 20 cure, without undergoing
the heating process Of a crib, By
which the germ is often injured.


Grass seed should be selected with
much care, and with that you will
seldom get it pure. Timothy is easier
selected pure than almost any other
grass seed. To test the quality, wet
your finger and dip 1t into the seed ;
pretty fair sample will adhere to
the finger when withdrawn, and give
you q fairOppotunity for inspecting il.


Three new varieties Of oats have
been introduced within the last year
or twO-the Surprise, the Norway and
the New Brunswick. The threshing
Of this years crop will do much
toward setting the standard Of their
claims, respectively, to public favor.
No doubt each one will do better IN
some neighborhoods than in others.
Let each stand on its own merits.
-AmerfcdR Sock Journal.
Year: 1871

During a warm political campaign,
before the war, Mr.. Marshall went to
the highly moral and pOpulous county
of Clark TO address the citizens at the
Court House in Winchester. He was
aware that he had to address a most
moral, religious community, every
member of which. almost without ex-
ceptiOn, belonged to one or the other
denomination, and his adversary him
self was a strict "church member
And to add to his embarrassment the
churches were about equally divided.
and he himself was known to. be not
remarkably pious. How to please all
and offend none was a task that only
his genius was equal to, and he wound
up a long speech with the following
characteristic ''electioneering dOdge:"


Fellow citizens" said he, my
competitor Is al honorable member Of
the church-would to heaven l could
say as much for myself. There are
some who object 10 my religion, al
though, and I am sorry to say it, /
have not enough of that article to
complain of. It Is difficult, while I
admire all Christian men and women,
to make up my own mind as to the
comparative virtues of the different
denominations and perhaps, more
than anything else, this fact has pre-
vented me from assOciatiRg directly
with any. / like them-l admire
them all. If had TO frame a new
church, I should take component
parts of each of the hsdenominations.-
For instance. I should select Presby-
terian order, Baptist close cemmu-
nion Methodist zeal and Campbellite
faith, and when 1 die, wouldn't INgO
killing to heaven in a handgallOp ~


1t is useless 20 add that he carried
the county By a large Majority
LOUi6filie Courier journal.
Year: 1871

We once owned a fine carriage horse
that would not lie down in the stable
for three successive days and nights,
II the floor was Uttered with straw,
as horses are usually bedded. As the
horse was worked hard every day at
plOughing, he showed signs Of exees-
siTe fatigue, for want of 8 little rest by
lying down. We tried the following
experiment, with satisfactory success.
Just before retiring to rest in the eve
ning we went TO the barn, sefaped all
the litter back, and made q bed of
bose straw, two feet deep, over the
entire hoor Of the stall. The fatigued
brute would sometimes Re down on
the inviting straw before We had left
the stable. Many horses are 50 sensi-
tive and nice in their habits that they
win not lie down on . cold and wet
door, OF on the wet accumulation Of
their own stalls, even when there is
the small allowance Of bedding.
Horses are not disposed to lie down
half as many hours as neat cattle.
But every stall should be abuDdantly
Uttered with dry straw late in the
evening, that the weary animals may
have the advantage Of refre hing
sleep on dry bed during lev hours
Of every night. There Is loss In the
straw by spreading it over the entire
stall, two feet deep, every evening,
and removing it every morning.
Year: 1871

The strong attachment Of subscri-
bers to well-cOnducted newspaper
is fully confirmed by publishers.
"StOp my paper,D words Of dread to
new beginners in the business, lose
their terror after a paper has been es-
tablished for a term Of years. So
long as n paper pursues a Just, honor
able and iudicicus course, meeting
the wants Of its customers in all re-
speets, the ties Of friendship between
the subscriber and the paper are as
hard to break by an outside third
party as the links which bind old
friends in business or social life. Oc-
easional defects and errors ina news
paper are overlooked by those who
have become attached to it through
its perusal for years. They may,
sometimes, become dissatisfied with
it on account Of something which
has slipped into its columns and may
stop taking it, but the absence of the
familiar sheet at their house or office
for few weeks, becomes an unsup-
portable deprivation, and they hasten
TO take 1t again; and possibly apollo
gize for having stopped It. This we
believe to be the common experience
in the history of all established news
papers. No friendship on earth Is
more constant than that contracted
by the reader for a journal which
makes an honest and earnest effort 70
merit its continued suppOrt.-Ctbd


Patriot. f-''s- --f.fi.-
Year: 1871

No heart Is .insensible to words Of
praise, or the kindly smile Of appro


baton ;and none are utterly above
being affected by eensure or blame
Children are particularly sensitive in
this respect. Nothing can discourage
a child more than q spirit Of inces-
SAINT fault-iinding; and perhaps BOth-
ing can exert more baneful infu-
enee upon both parent aud child. If
your little one, through the day, has
been pleasant and obedieut, and you
say to him, My son, you have been
good to-day, and it makes me very
happy;n and if, with more than q
usually affectiOnate embrace you sey,
.GUnd-night, nay dear child, q thrOb
Of suppressed feeling fills his breast,
and he resolves on always earning
such approval IL your grown son,
OF daughter, have accomplished some
difficult piece Of work, rendering you
essential assistance, or have climbed
some steep in the daily drill Of study;
or have acquired some new accom-
plishment, or added grace; or, better
than all, have gained the victory over
some bad habit or besetting sin-ac-
knowledge it, see il, praise them for
it. Let them see by your added ten
derness, the deep joy and comfort it
gives you. Thus you will create a
great incentive to right conduct, and
lay broad foundation for a character
which shall be redolent with suecu-
lent fruit and fragrant blossoms.