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Year: 1870

This disease still prevails il this city to
a considerable extent, although the time
when, according to precedent, it might pe
expec.ed to abate has elapsed by several
weeks. 1t made its appearance during the
fall, which is not an unusual occurrence
and has remained with but little varla-
tion for nearly six months. It has hereto
fore run its course, or been checked oy
prompt measures on the part OF the city
authorities in from sixty to ninety days.
Since its first appearance, the number o.
deaths from that cause is officially re-
ported at over four hundred.


The Board of Health took early action
in the matter, and applied to the Common
Council Tor the usual assistance and an
thority. For some reason, the desired &C.
ton was not taken by tina. body. No pro-
vision was made for the erection OF hos
pital or for renting a suitable place to
which to send injected persons. Even the
authority to remove patients was withheld.
At one time the Sanitary Police erected
small, yellow flags for the purpose OF point
ing out to passers by the localities where
smallpox was known to exist, but this
practice was Of no possible benefit, and
and was not long continued.


The Board of Health adopted the plan
! of free vaccination, and gave notice to the
, public where this could be performed, and
this was about the extent of the relief they
were enabled to afford. That they accom-
plished much good by this process there
is every reason to believe but as they
could only reach a fraction of the public,
! but little influence was exercised in check
ing the spread of the epidemic. It will be
seen by the notice of DR.. White, President
Of the Board, which we publish in another
column, that free vaccination is to be re-
sumed at once, in order to stop, if possi-
BILE, the spread of the disease. The back
ward spring and unusually cold weather
for the season, affect injurionsly smallpox
patients, and render in many cases the ef-
forts Of the physician unavailing.


Every person liable to infection should
attend to the subject without delay, and
either apply to his own physician or tc
one of those pointed out by the Board fol
vaccination.
Year: 1870

Ia another column viii be found state
ment of the affairs of this company for the
past year. 1t merits the careful perusal of
of every business man, as it shows the
solvency and prosperity of the company, and
the success which must attend an institution
managed as this is, by prudence and in
tegrity. The Board of Directors, whose
names are given, have declared dividend
of twentyfv per cent, which is the most
satisfactory proof Of the eminent success of
this company. The officers are men of strict
integrity and great business experience, and
with the management of the affairs of the
company in their hands, the people may
safely insure with them.
Year: 1870

According to the following, from the
Pensacola Observer, Morgan proposes to
establish line of steamers begeen New
Orleans and that port:


In previous issue we stated that Mr..
Morgan had announced his intention to run
a line of his steamers to this point from New
Orleans. This intention becomes daily more
evident. His agents at New Orleans
are continuing the negotiation with our
railroad company. and the inducements at
this point are 30 strong that it does seem
that Mr.. Morgan will not leave the field open
to other lees competent men. To say moth
ing Of the easy and cheap handling of
frejghts by this route, the saving of twelve
hours time between New Orleans and New
York by the same, is matter which begins
to attract attention.
Year: 1870

The Argentine legation at Washington


has received an official dispatch from the
Argentine Consul in London, confirming the
telegram to the press that information had
been received there that the Paraguayan


war had ended, and that Lopez had been
killed.
Year: 1870

EEELING GRATEFUL FOR PAST FAyORS,
l. and wishing continuance Of your patronage
would most respectfully inform their friends, and
the public generally. that they intend to keep a
fuD assortment of everything in the way of
Year: 1870

If we regard the ship living monster fore
ing its way by It's own peculiar organs of lOcomO-
ton through these pillows and storms, we must
consider the state room of the captain the seat
of its brain. The duties of the commander of
sea-going steamer not only extremely various,
but they involve the possession of a combination
of mental qualities and attainments most diverse
in their character, many of them being such as
are seldom conferred by Nature, and are very
difficult of attainment, but which are all abso-
lutely essential to the successful execution of his
charge. He must be good ruler. No monarch
can be more absolute than he in the control of
everything on board his ship, from the time of
his dismissing the pilot at the commencement of
his voyage, to his taking the pilot at the end of
it. He has, however, three different commune
ties to govern, entirely distinct from each other


and involving quite different methods and princ-
pies of treatment in the emergencies that occur.
There, are, first, the company of cabin passengers;
secondly, the ships company, consisting of sea-
men, engineers, fremen, cooks, and Stewards


sometimes amounting to hundreds in number


and, thirdly, the emigrants-a body of men,
women, and children, to the number often of
more than thousand. Thus the commander of
one of these ships has intrusted to his charge a
heterogeneous community of one or two thousand
souls enough to form the population of quite a
town. These, all packed together in the closest
quarters, In the ship which he commands, he has
the responsibility of conveying through mists and
gales and driving storms of snow and rain,
DreaStlnR IDe DetNleeG seas anu IuTeduln2 Ills
tortuous way among tides and currents, and
through fleets of fishermen, and among fields and
mountains of floating ice, with only a plank
between his world of human hopes and fears and
the world of waters, which, when in their angry
moods, rage and roar around him, as if eager to
make the ship and all its contents their prey. He
has to find his way over this painless deep by
means of stars which are constantly in motion,
and by the sun, which two days pursues
the same track through the skies. The needle of
bis compass is liable to be disturbed in its indica
tions by causes. A blow struck upon any part
of his iron ship may derange it; and upon the
variation of his chronometer to the amount OF
the fraction of second during the voyage the
question may depend whether he shall strike
upon a rock or enter the port in safety at the end
of it. One would suppose that the solIcltude
and anxiety which would attend the sustaining
of responsibilities would be overwhelming. But
they not Ne class of men enjoy better
health, or perhaps lead lives of greater freedom
from anxiety and care, than these commanders
The reason is, they are class thoroughly quail
fed for their work; and men do easily what they
do well.-Fronl The '' Ocean Steamer" by Jacob
Abbott, an Harper'S Magazine for July.
Year: 1870

The World sounds the bHgle for the
young Democracy of the country, and
insists that the party never achieved
anything under old fogy leaders, or in
conservative role, and never will. This
is as true as preaching. What we want
and must have is a new deal as to lead
ers in the coming contests. There is no
necessity for any departure from set
tied principals; they never grow gray
nor become old fogy, neither do men
who appreciate the situation, and are
willing to accept accomplished facts.
General JACKSON and HENRY CLAY
were never termed fossils; they respond
ed to the aspirations of the people, ap-
preciated their wants and accepted
progress in its trucst sense. But
latterly we have seen our Con-
ventions controlled by unworthy ele-
ments, the real wants of the party and
country subordinated to selfish ends
Men, rather than measures, with the
hope of success, perhaps, have too fire.
quently dominated. HencefOrth let the
standard bearers be young men; if not
young in years at least in action, in
feeling, and in fact. If the fossils do
not yield gracefully, they certainly will
not voluntarily, dump them overheard,
and let us strike for the old landmarks
with relay of fresh material. We can
not omit reproducing the following from
the World in relation to this feature of
the future:


The Young Democracy of the South
find themselves in totally new state
of society. They are separated from the
past by q great gulf, and will refuse to
be bound by any venerable traditions.
Thew will have as little superstitious
respect for constitutions as was felt by
Jefferson himself, who thought every
generation competent to its own gov
ernment. They will, of course, have no
reverence for their new State constltu-
tions; nor are they likely to forget that
they once sbjured the Federal Constitu-
tion, and re-accepted it only by COM
pulsion. The Young Democracy OF the
South will come into national politics
smaucipated from traditionary wisdom,
and in mood to Judge of public meas
ures by their expediency and adapta-
tio1 to present circumstances. 1t is
impossible to conceive of community
whose temper and recent history more
sigually unfit them for hide-bound
conservatism. If the South is to act
with the Democratic party, the party
must realize that we are in new era,
and must again be the party of move
mont, of progress, of bold measures, and
fresh ideas.


The West will teach US the same les
son, though with less vigor and EN-
phssis. In the West ali is growth and
expansion, and the public mind cannot
stand still. After the next census the
West will have preponderating in
fluenee in our politics, and there are
fewer old men among its citizens than
in the Eastern States. The youthful
energy which the West carries into
everything it will assuredly carry into
politics. Considering what the South
is. and what the West is, and what the
Democratic party in its palmy days al
ways was, it is evident that rejuvena-
ton as the party of progress is what is
written for it in the book OF destiny:
The Democratic party never achieved
anything under old fogy leaders or in
conservative role, and it never will.
Year: 1870

the following interesting letter from
New York:


"NEw YORK, March II, 1870.


thinking that the operations of the
Chesapeake ard Ohio Railroad Company
might be of interest TO the readers of
the Dispatch, / write to say to you that
everything goes on in the most satisfac-
tory manner. The enterprise is attract
ing general interest among the most
enlightened business men aud capital
lists Of this city and State. You hear
on all sides, in the financial circles
here, the expression of the opinion
that this is one of the most impor-
tant works now being pressed to COM
pletion in the United States-important
in its results not only to the State of
Virginia, but to produce q wonderful
effect in the movement of freight, and
in the direction of travel from the
West and Southwest. So far as the for :
tunes of Virginia and West Virginia
are concerned, it is difficult to estimate
properly the effect of the completion of
the road. i wish that you could hear
the opinions expressed on this point by
the Cle2T6S--neaueu men, kDO" JDaI
it is more to this cause than to- any
other that the late improvement, SO
marked, in the market price of Virginia
bonds is to be attributed.


"a large number of contracts for the
construction of the work from the Ohio
river to the White Sulphur Spliugs
have Just been declared by the company,
and numbers of intelligent and ener-
getic contractors from all parts of the
country are throRging the offices of the
company, making their arrangements
for immediate aud vigorous work. In
one month from this time between six
and eight thousand men will be at work
on the line of the road, making the
mountains ring with the sounds of their
industry, and additional numbers will
from time to time, be put to work, so az
to insure the speediest completion of the
road. Let every true VirgiDian, there,
fore. rejoice and determine to do all il
his power to aid the great enterprise
which is to do so much TO enrich and
strengthen his State and develop the
resources of the whole country.


VERY truly, -"
Year: 1870

SOME time ago GRANT turned a one
legged soldier out of the. postoffice at
Newburg, N. Y, and put wealthy
politician in his place. This SO dis
gusted the Republicans of the town
that at the recent election there four
hundred of them bolted the ticket, and
the Democrats carried the city for the
first time.
Year: 1870




WOULD you know whether the ten
dency ola book is good or evil, examine
in what state of mind you lay it down,
Has il induced you to suspect that what
YOU have been accustomed to think un-
lawful may, after all, be innocent, and that
that may be harmless which you have
hitherto been taught to think dangerous
Has it tended to make you dissatisfied
and impatient under the control Of others
and disposed you to relax in that self gov.
ernment, without which both the laws OF
God and man tell us there can be no vir'
tue, and consequently no happiness? Has
it attempted to abate your admiration and
reverence for what is great und good, AND
to diminish in you the love of your coun
try and your fellow creaturesY Has il
addressed itself to your vanity, your sell
fishness, or any other of your evil propen.
sitiesg Has it defiled the Imagination
with what is loathsome, or shocked the
heart with what is monstrousp Has II
disturbed the sense of right and wrong
which the Creator has implanted in the
human soulp Ifso-if you are conscious
of all or any of these eifects-or II, having
escaped from all, you have felt that such
were the effects 1t WAS intended TO pro
duce, throw the book into the fire, what
ever name it may bear in the title page
Throw it into the fire, young man, though
1t be the gift of a friend young lady, away
with the whole set, though it should be
the prominent furniture of rosewood
bookcase. .--SOuthey.
Year: 1870

AFTER great snow storm, little fel-
low began to shovel a path through q
large snow-bank before his grand nd-mother's
door. He had nothing but small shovel
to work with.


"How do you expect to get through
that drift" asked a man passing along.


"By keeping at it," said the boy cheer.
fully "that's how


That's the secret of mastering almost
every difficulty under the sun. If hard
task is before you, stick to it. Donot keep
thinking how hard it is; but go at it, and
little by little it will grow smaller, until 1t
is done.


If hard lesson is to be learned, do not
spend a moment in fretting, do not lose
breath in saying, az can't" or II do not
see how" but go at it, and keep at 1t. If
a fault is to be cured, or bad habit broken
up, it can not be done by merely being
sorry, or only trying little. You must
keep fighting it; and not give up fighting
until it is got rid Of
Year: 1870

CoURTEsY-A correspondent of the
Congregdtionaist calls the attention of
boys-farmers' boys and all others,-to
word of counsel in behalf of courtesy
"Some seem to think that courtesy can
be easily gained after one has passed his
school days, and while at school, strive
for the attainment of every other element
of successful life more than this, Such
greatly mistake, for in most cases courtesy
Is the result of long and patient endeayor,
and is valuable in proportion as it is habit
ual. How often is the remark made of
men of sound sense and respectable ac-
duiroments, that they show lack of early
culture, which is often equivalent to say
ing that they made the mistake OF
neglecting courtesy in their boyhood.
Now is the time for you to become cour-
teous. Begin, in your intercourse with
your school-mates, to treat Others in the
same kind and considerate manner In
which you would yourself be treated.
Obedience to the command, be courte-
ous' is but compliance in the minutie OF
our social action with the golden rule"
Year: 1870

A MAN in Sacramento city has sued a
savings bank for one thousand dollars de-
posted by his wife, who died recently.
The wife deposited the money IN her own
name, with an order that in the event OF
her death the amount should be paid TO
certain reverend father OF the Cathohc
Church, in trust for the benefit OF her
children. The bank refused 10 pay the
money 70 the husband without an order
OF the court.
Year: 1870

BRowN, who was in love with young
lady, asked permission to call her by the
explicit name of some animal, which was
granted on condition that she should nave
the same privilege. Brown said 1000
night, deer" Good night, bore sad
she Brown is disgusted with fgurative
courtship.
Year: 1870

How COUNTERFEIT NOTES ARE MADE.-A party of
men, say from three to dozen get together and hold
frequent and act according to plan laid down.
One or two will find out copperplate printer in the
employ OF the Bank Note Company--in fact all such
printers are known by the party. These men will


manage to meet one Of the printers in the evening
get acquainted with him, and drink and have good
time generally with him and so proceed for few even
ings Then they offer him from fifty to one hundred
dollars to procure certain kind of impression This


impression is made in this wise: The printer will take
an impression upon the foil from the plate from which
he is printing, which be done in moment Thus
you every line and size is obtained correctly From
this tin foil an electrotype plate is made Then they
engage some plate printer that be found about the
city, have time with him, and engage him at twenty
dollars per day to do the printing By this plan thou
sands of copies struck off which defy detection
except in the quality of the paper, which will slightly
differ from the genuine The place of mandatory is
generally some distance from New York, like Staten
Island, Fatbush sometimes Baxter street or similar


localities in that city. 1t is strange fact in every
case where party of this kind exists that every
Der lacks confidence in his associates. Every move
made by is narrowly watched by the others of the
party. It would be death to informant or spy that
did not look well to himself EPeterson's Detector.
Year: 1870

citizen of Massachusetts, who is afflicted with an
unconquerabe love of strong drink has published the
following advertisement in the papers: g Notice to
Liquor Sellers! | hereby forbid all liquor and beer
sellers giving selling any liquor or beer if they
do they may consider themselves responsible because
at another time shall take legal proceedings against
tb &
Year: 1870

Here is boys composition on " The Horse . "The
horse is the most useful animal in the World So is
the Cow. | once had thirteen ducks and two was
brakes and a Skunk killed One. he smelt Orful I
knew boy which had chickens but His father would
not let him raise Them so he got mad and so he bored
a Hole in his mothers wash tub wish had horse
a horse weighs 200 pounds
Year: 1870

TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-


One OF your correspondents suggests that to reach
that desired position a law should be passed requr-
ing oil less than dollar to be paid In silver
The consequence OF such law would be that, being
Obliged TO pay silver you would have to get silver to
do 1t with, and that you would have to do from the
them. ..t
All this talk about the people have made up their
mind" and "the people win have it'' sounds very
II; but, Mr. Editor, "the peope' have had nothing
to do with It, Speculation put 1t up-speculaton
as 1t suits the men VINO make living out OF II, and
who have the control OF the value OF gold as long ~
the government has not enough to pay its promises.


GUILD DOLLAR.
Year: 1870




The late Noah Winslow was fond of tel
ling the following incident OF his mer-
camille life, and he never closed the mar
ration but with swimming eyes:


During the financial crisis and crash of
51, when heavy men were sinking all
around us, and banks were tottering, our
house became alarmed in view of the con-
ditiOn of its own affairs. 's.


The partners-three of us, of whom l
was the senior-met in our private Office
for consultation. Our Junior had made
careful inventory of everything-of his
bills receivable and bills payable, and his
report was, that twenty thousand dollars
of ready money, to be held through the
pressure, would save US. Without that,
we must go by the board-the result was
inevitable. I went out upon the street,
and among my friends, but in vain.


Two whole days strove, and begged.
and then returned to the counting house
in despair. / sat at my desk, expecting
every moment to hear our junior sounding
the terrible words, ''our paper is profess
ted when a gentleman entered my de-
partment unannounced. / could not To-
cate him nor call him to my mind any
way.


''Mr. Winslow," he said. taking seat
at the end of my desk, Il hear you are in
need of money"


The very face of the man inspired me
with confidence, and told him how I Twas
situated 5a
.Make your individual note for one
year, without interest, for twenty thousand
dollars, and will give you check, pay
able in gold for that amount"


While sat gazing upon him in speech
less astonishment, he continued:


You don't remember me: but l re-
member you. l remember when you
were a member of the Experimenting
School Committee OF Bradford. was
boy in the village school. My father was
dead; my mother was poor; and was
but shabbily clad child, though clean.
When our class came out on examination
day, you asked the questions. / fancied
you would praise and pet the children Of
rich and fortunate parents, and pass me
by.


''But it was not as / thought. In the
end you passed by all the others, and came
to me. You laid your hand on my head,
and told me did very well ; and then you
told me l could do better still if / would
try. You told me the way to honor and
renown were open to all alike, no one had
free pass. All had to do was to be re-
solved and push on. That. sir, was the
turning point of my life. From that hour
my soul was inspired, and l have never
reached great good without blessing
you in my heart. have prospered and
am wealthy: and now offer you but
poor return for the soul wealth you gave
me in that by-gone time"


II took the check" said Winslow, 'and
drew the gold; and our house was saved.
And where, at the end of the year." he
added, lido you suppose found my note ?"


"ln possession" he said. with stream
ing eyes, "of my little orphaned grand
daughter! Oh. hearts like that mans
are what bring earth and heaven nearer
together Z"