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Year: 1871




For the purpose Of giving absolute Sc
curity tolile Insurance, biifispow pend
ing in the Legislature of New York, re
quirin q all ife. companies tomake bona
red deposit Will. the State Treasurer or
the insurance department, TO be held for
the protection of policy holders. There
is now in force in that State permissive
registry law, under which companies is
suing registered policies make the State
to certain extent the guardian of their
securities. The failure of companies
outside of the registry act has suggested
the wisdom of making this act compulsory
upon all companies. 1t is claimed that
registered policy holders are always
guaranteed that no Misrepresentation or
mismanagement can harm them. so far
as the integrity of the policy obligation
is concerned; and that registry affords
the only guaranty of solveney. In view
of the magnitude Of the life insurance
interest and the lax management of some
companies, it is not surprising that string
ent measures, offering new safeguards or
strengthening old ones, should be deemed
necessary
Year: 1871

The Army and Navy Journal this
week has Berlin letter which de-
scribes very vividly the grand entry of
the German army into that city. 1t is
evidently written by an old soldier
We quote one paragraph, as follows:


First of all appeared General Won
Wrangel, the chief marshal of the day,
followed by numerous staff, riding, as
a staff always should, in no particular
order, for when it is in line the differ
ence in uniforms and appearance of the
men and horses, though each in itself
brilliant enough, prevents its making so
fine an appearance as good platoon of
cavalry; whereas, riding in this way,
the effect is beautiful. Next came
two horsemen unattended, in
the ordinary Prussian uniform (and it
is not much more brilliant for officers
than for privates), riding so calmly and
quietly that it looked almost like atfec
tation Of simplicity; and had it not
been for the overwhelming and enthus-
lastlc applause and cheering, stranger
would hardly have imagined that they
were Bismarck and Moltke. Not far
behind, the Emperor. on a large and
powerful black horse, we'll suited to
his own almost gigantic height, rode
out from behind the beautiful statue,
and again the cheering commenced.
Following him, and sharing the ap-
plause, we're the Grown Prince and
Frederick Charles, the first mounted
on beautiful chestnut and holding
the marshal's baton in his hand, and
the other in a gorgeous scarlet hussar
uniform. Then, as a staff, followed
the generals whose names are already
historical while they are yet alive =
Stelnmetz, with his snowy hair and
crisp, white moustache, could be taken
for nothing but the general he is. Man
teuttel and Won Room would remind any
one forcibly of Generals Ord and Hmm
phreys. The handsome General Won
Stiehle and all the princes of the
smaller German States helped to
make up all assembly as brilliant
as it was distinguished. Following
came a double line of non-commis-
stoned officers, each earring tricolor
flag OF France, with their golden eagles,
in all nearly one hundred. After the
Emperor, remaining always mounted,
had taken his position, the head of the
infantry column, marching by the flank,
came into view, each company, as it
emerged into the large space, coming
left front into line This movement,
by the way, is one much needed in our
tactics, as it is the quickest and SIM
plest method of passing from column
OF four to column of subdivisions when
on the march,
Year: 1871

Nature, a London iounal, says the
American system of cheese factories was
established nearly twenty years ago,
and in it's present condition of maturity
it retains the essential features which
were characteristic of it's infancy. The
test of twenty years. experience in a
country where apparent improvements
are eagerly submitted to fair trial, is
amply sufficient to prove the success
of the system. Recently the question
of it's adaptation to English dairy dis
tricts has acquired considerable promi-
nence in agricultural circles, and is
now passing from the stage of discus
sion to that of experiment. The two
great merits which are claimed for it
are economy in the labor of production
and superiority of quality in the pro-
dnce.


It is evident that if dozen farmers
convey their milk to one building Ga
factory to be made into cheese or but
tei, fewer hands are required to per-
form the work than if the process were
carried on at a dozen different places,
by as many sets of people. The fac
tory can be furnished with a better
labor-saving machinery than the farm
er dairy, and the former establishment
requires no more supervision than the
latter. The process of cheese-making,
also, occupies practically the same
length of time, whether the quantity
of milk under treatment be large or
small, SO that two or three persons
whose energies are concentrated at one
place will produce as great an econo-
mic result as a dozen or more who are
necessarily employed at as many differ
ent points, each one going through the
same routine independently of each
other


The superiority in the quality of the
manufactured article may be more diff
cult of explanation, for the best farm
dalrles produce as good cheese as any
factory. The reason why the establish
ment of factories has improved the av-
erage make of cheese is because fewer
firs5-rate cheese makers are required
under the factory system. But when
Mr.. Jesse Williams established the first
factory, twentyyear ago, the great bulk
of American cheese was extremely poor,
and for many years after it was almost
unsaleable in the English market. At
the present day, on the contrary, it can
compete on even terms with all but the
very choicest English makes, notwith-
standing that it has to undergo the or
deal of long sea voyage. The factory
system, therefore, has not onl y improv
ed the average quality Of American
cheese, but 1t has very considerably
raised the standard of the choicest
brands
Year: 1871

There is story told of Mr.. Ralph
Waldo Emerson, that once upon time
he determined to live after the fashion
of the world; and stopping, while of
this mind, at country tavern in a vii
1age where he Was to lecture, instead
of retiring to mediate in his cold and
cheerless room, he manfully sat in the
bar-room, like the rest Of mankind. He
endured the tobacco smoke as well as
he could, and watched-no doubt with
a curiosity as lively as M. Du Chaillu's
on his his first visit to cannibal feast
among the Fans-the action of them
who 'fsat around He saw one after
another walk up to the bar and demand,
and swallow glass'of whisky; and true
to his determination to be for once like
other men, the great philosopher
the tale goes on-at last rose, and, no
doubt, with a certain degree Of diff
dence, but no DOUBT also with suffi-
cheney of courage in his port and coun-
tenance, advanced to the bar, and in a
voice modulated as nearly as he could
after those he had just heard, demand
ed "whisky kin" The bar-keeper,
a man of sound principles as well as
sound discretion, looked into the phi
losopher's face for 81 moment, and then
said, "You do not want whisky; you
want ginger-pop )" and accordingly ad
ministered that mild and harmless
Stimulant
Year: 1871

A writer in the Newspaper Reporter


tells the story Of his codrtship thus:


Having Leisure Hour in which to


make my Morning Call, I went to the


Hearth and Home of Matilda Jane.


There being no Spy, Examiner OF


Watchman around, and hec Guardian
gone out, no one was likely to come to
the Rescue. So this was my Signal for
an Appeal to her for such Free Press
upon her lips as would make the Valley
Echo. It can never Bee, she said, and
the New Idea seemed to greatly Ag-
itator. [ always use Dispatch in these
matters; so after waiting moment to
Pacifcator, [ again attempted the Ex-
change. Ifelt a Little Sower to find
her so Independent, though she admit
ted that she liked my Society. I told
her [ would never Lever-that | would
Defender and her Rural Home, and
thatsabove all, [ would never make my
Headlight with the Grape Vine. I
even agreed not to dissa-R Ranger in any
way, or Advertiser, without she got
lost. [ called her my Guardian Angel,
ETC., and yet she told me might Scion;
that had no business to make any
Advance to girl of her Good Taste
that could not Comet over her, aad
that had better Lookout and get some
Common Sense. But I did Elevator
head at last, and did Press a Capital
Press on her lips, and we both had
Capital Times by the Evening Lamp
and Every Day. Of course 7 asked
her to be mine, but she said
she never could marry a Western
Farmer, although she did believe in a
Christian Union. I continued to Cul-
tivator, however, but had a frst-class
heart-ache that the whole Medical
World could not have cured; so one
day [ went boldly forth and told her
that [ was Woman's Friend, and
bound to become a Lady's Companion.
The Crisis was certainly at hand. ':Are
you a Temperance Advocate 2" said
she. 81 am, said I. "You are mine. ,"


& No; Miner,'" said she. So L am
glad tried the Experiment, for we are
married now, and the Union is a happy
one. We are doing we'll in the Living
Way. Our Venture is in all respects
successful We are both in Good
Health, and are looking for Young
Folks. [ am sure that for that first
kiss L shall never Reporter.
Year: 1871

There is talk of plan for partially
repairing the Tuileries. Experienced
architects have examined that unluc6y
palace, and are of opinion that the
centre portion, architecturally the finest
part of the pile, is not so much dam
aged as to preclude its restoration.
The pavilions at each extremity Of the
building would also be retained, and
the garden would be extended into the
vacant spaces that would remain be-
tween them and the central edifice. One
can imagine that the effect of this
might be very pleasing, while the coup
d'oeiI from the great court of the Louvre
through the openings up the Champs
Elysees to the Arc de Triomphe, would
be unquestionably fine. Thus trans
formed into three distinct mansions,
the Tuileries might not again afford a
suitable residence to sunptuous En-
perors or to Kings of long descent; but
if France is to remain a republic, who
knows whether its future president
might not be content to take up his
abode in that Central Pavilion d Horo-
loge, of which the clock has struck the
hour Of so many remarkable eYentSs


rTIrrO groica 1siTlc 7,ovnd four miles IN
Year: 1871

A story comes from Delaware of an
eccentric philosopher who has paid the
penalty of his criminal attempt to en-
Tighten mankind. To some extent he
did enlighten that abstraction, but not
as he intended to do. He had some
theory or other in regard to the use of
parachutes, which he absurdly con-
nected with pyrotechnics, and so, on
the Fourth Of July, shortly after dusk,
he clandestinely erected IN his yard a
huge sky rocket, to the head of which
was attached his parachute in such a
way that while the rocket was seeking
the moon it would remain closed, but
when it's upward motion ceased,
it would theoretically open like
an umbrella, and thus watt him safely
to the ground. He attached himself
to the lower end Of the stick with the
fuse turned away from him in such a
way that the fire from the rocket would
not injure him. Then he blazed away
and went whizzing through the air,
dangling and bobbing as he sped, with
fire fastening itself upon him-some-
what "like the pale martyr IN his
shirt of fire." If his parachute
ever opened he did not know it, for
presently those who beheld the won
drous engine saw it turn sharply in
mid-air, and it fell. The poor fool was
found burnt and mangled, not far from
his own phllosophy-shOp
Year: 1871

THE extravagant tendencies of the
present generation suggest to clergy
man the inquiry whetherlt would not
be better to devote half of ones ener--
oies to learning to live on very small
income than to devote all Of ones ener~
gies in struggling and waiting for a
large income.
Year: 1871

somewhere, where he waited for her


they must have met ere now. We like
to fancy that the Wife's work is not vet
all done; that even in The limitless pos.
sibilities of the hereafter, the hOmely
love and care which are left behind us
here are needed and waited for: and to
believe that through the lives to come
this man and his true wife viii pass on
side by side togetber.-N y Tribune.
Year: 1871

The following essay is the production
Of an Urbana lady, and was read at
recent exhibition of the High School
It is replete with beautiful sentiment
exnres.ed in LeautifuI Ianauage:
Year: 1871

What is bull? The best definition wa
have heard is: When you see twelve
cows lying down ON the grass, and one
of them standing up, that is a bull


How is your husband this morning
Mrs. Quiggs" why, the doctor saws
as how If he lives till morning he shall
have some hopes Of him: but If he don't
he must give him up


An Irish gentleman, hearingof friend
having stone coffin made for himself.
exclaimed: BY my sowl, an that's a
good idea. Shure, an "a stone coffin
nd last man his lifetime -


Au lriShman went to live in Scotland
for a short time, but didn't like the couu-
try. 4 was sick all the time was there
said hei and if had lived there tin this
time I'd been dead q year agor
Year: 1871

,our ciflxetis. These horrible events
do actually occur, in these present
days, in a portion of our own "free
country" We cannot even picture
in our imagfnations how they could
occur up here; but down South they
are common events. Vet the Demo
cratic journals of the North keep up
their mad denials of everything Of
the kind; and we read them without
horror. How would it b. II the
victims of these barbarities were our
kiIsmen: How, II such were the
state of affairs here among US?


Was the Rebellion a triumph? Is
there q Southern Confederacy? Are
the United States really divided and
become two separate nationsf Have
Republicans any right down South ?
Have. Northern men, or men with
Northern principles, really any right
TO 60 down South and settle, and
take their principles with them: Or
Iis It Democracy only that has right
to life and liberty and protection in
the Southern States?


For ourselves we believe that we
are citizens of one common country;


that every part Of 1t is free alike to
all that we have just the same right
to go down South and stake part in


politics." and at the same time be
projected In life, limb and property.


that we have here in Iowa; and that
the common Government is bound


to. SECURE such protection; and fur
tbern THAT II the Government cannot


secure the safety of Its citizens by the
usual means Of the civil law, 1t must
take ,suqh other means AS will accom-
plish that end; and that there should
be no dallyjng, no stop, no stay, until
in all our broad land, in all our COM
mon country, every citizen is really
and truly free. Then, and not till
then, can man proudly lift his head
and say, as he ought to say It, ~ atm
AN American citiZetl.v
Year: 1871

WE gave lately an extract from the
Cleveland Herald (Rep.) stating that in
several particulars the Radical State plat
form was not satisfactory. On the Goth
the central orgon at Columbus. the Ohio
State Journal, in an editorial on the liter
ature of the canvass, said


ave are opposed to huInbug, and pre-
fer to say that the RepatblieG's party IS
not unanimous atp0zs certain lo0i7sts Of
policy, among which the most conspicuous
is the tariff


This is as much as to say, that now that
the Negro is out of the political wood
pile, the Republican party has no longer
point of policy in regard to which all
the members of the party can be "unani-
mons
Year: 1871

The Republican press all over the coun-
try is constantly slandering the Democrats
ic authorities of New York. There is no
villainy they can imagine which they do
not charge against it. for no reason save
only that it is Democratic. The New
York EUangezist. the leading organ of the
Presbyterian church in the United States,
has struck brave blow in defense of the
illuminated authorities. 1t asserts, what
is no doubt true. that no city is more
wisely or honestly governed than New
York. This article from so influential a
paper came like bomb-shell in the Re-
publican camp. and there has been obvi-
Gus panic in the ranks ever since its pub
lication.
Year: 1871

The Iowa City Tribune (Rep.) gives the
following reasons why Senator Harlan, o.
that State, should not be reelected. The
Tribune says:


We oppose your reelection, and to that
end will leave no honorable means un-
used


Because, ever since entering upon your
Office you have used and abused the pat
ronage Of the same IN a selfish, despotic
and vindictive manner;


Because, as far as your influence exten-
ded you have endeavsred to corrupt the
press of the State, and to degrade it to be
your tool


Because, the Office which you now
again aspire to, regardless of means, and
pronounce "the highest HONOR was
thrown aside by you like a sucked orange
when a more profitable position presented
itself in the Cabinet;


Because your exertions for a re-elec-
ton after your withdrawal from the Cabi-
net, as well as your present efforts fol-
that purpose, can not be made to agree
with our notions of deeency in politics;


Because, about a year ago you were
small-hearted and near-sighted enough to
vote against erasing the word white
from our naturalization laws;


Because, you are IN favor of an amend
ment to the Federal Constitution which
would virtually abolish freedom of relg-
ion on the American Continent;


Because you fail to represent our views
on the matter of reform of the tariff and
the civil service


Because we have no confidence in your
integrity as a politician.


And finally, because only short time
ago, when the Executive, for the purpose
of furthering highly pernicious scheme,
lnfr1nged on the prerogatives of the Senate,
you offered yourself as its supple tool in a
manner which could not fail to wound the
self-respect OF every citizen of Iowa
most deeply.


We might recite many other good and
valid causes for our opposition, but the
above are more than sufficient; and they
will be sufficient for the people of Iowa,
too, unless all indications deceive US. And
now go on, Mr. Senator, and finish,
wherever you find a trusting audience,
your fearful cock-and-bull story of how
the German infdels persecute you, for NO
other reason but because of your religion
you, the faithful, immaculate You
may go for the present.


Senator Harlan is one of Grants bow
ers-favors the San Domingo job, and jobs
generally; he is 'lOyaP' of course. When
he entered the Senate few years ago he
was poor and now, like Others of his con-
freres, he keeps his carriage with numer-
Gus servants and rolls in untold wealth.
OF course he and Grant are thick as pi-
rates.
Year: 1871

The N. Herald, reports an interview
with Governor GEARY, of Pennsylvania,
in which that individual spoke of his pos
sible candidacy for the Presidency and his
relations with General GRANT. We quote
from the Governor:


Perhaps Grant don't like my position
on the 'bAyonet question: but can't help
it. As the Governor of this Common
wealth was bound in m ymessage to al
lude to that, and to condemn the action
of the General Government in using the
marines at Philadelphia during the cleo
ton of last year. don'a believe in that
policy, and l never can be made to be-
hevesit. Had the power, would give
the South universal amnesty. Then !
would say, 'Pou are put upon your good
behavior. Hold your elections in your
own way. Elect your own candidates.
Let the elections be conducted fairly. II
you are not able to montain order let your
Governors or your Legislatures call upon
me and viii! back them with the hole
strength of the Government l believe
that would have done more to secure
peace than anythingelse. You can't gov
eIn this people with the bayonet. When
ever it comes to that the republic is fall
ure, and we had better confess it. Better
have fifty fights at the polls than to have
the bayonet there"
Year: 1871

CLERKS in the Department at Washing
ton, from all the States, who were COM
PEELED to vote in the District of Columbia,
at the late election, are expected to at
tend the elections in their respective
States. this fall; and vote as usual As
this isa known and admitted fact, the
Democratic party should take some steps
to put stop to the open and impudent
fraud. twill be useless to let them vote
with hope to punish them hereafter, as
the President would be certain to pardon
them, and issue proclamation saying
they did not intend TO violate the law.
Year: 1871

his ability to pay but in proportion to the mouths
he has to feed and the backs he has to clothe;
and this, too, under the name of protection. You
can have no protection to the few at the cest Of
the many, who have to pay the additional sum
gained. Protection was once name to cham by
in the West; but it has no longer any power in
Ohio, for we know that what Is given TO one is
taken from another-that there Is no protection
for one unless there is oppression OF another.
Neither is ii the protection OF American labor
against foreign labor, for at no moment Of diff
Guilty with their men have the prsprietors failed
Scotlandd England and Wales for the iron, and
the Chinese for the works in New England.


need give no details as to the tarftf for they
are becoming familiar to the consumers and some
of the manufacturers, and the great body of labor
reformers are fully awake to the subiect-men
too acute to be deceived and tso numerous to be
disregarded.
Year: 1871

Was compounded for those not inclined to ex
treme bitters, and is intended for use in cases
when some alcoholic stimulant is required in
connection with the Tonic properties of the Bit
ters, Each bottle of the Tonic contains one bot
tie of the Bitters. combined with pure SANTA CRUZ
Rum. and favored in such manner that the ex-
trems bitterness of the Bitters is overcome,
forming preparation highly agreeable and
pleasant to the palate, and containing the mediei
nal virtues of the Bitters. The price of the Tonic
$3.50 per bottle, which many persons think too
high. They must take into consideration that the
stimulant used is guaranteed to be of pure
quality. pure article could be furnished at a
cheaper price, bnt is it not better to pay little
more and have good article7 A medicinal prep
aration should contain none but the best ingredi-
ents, and they who expect to obtain cheap COM
pound will most certainly be cheated.
Year: 1871

THERE. was an explosion at Washing
ton city the other day costing the country
a million or SO. On or before March 1873
will be another explosion that may save
the country several millions.
Year: 1871

have gone into nodetails asts this legislation.
Some of Il perished in the using, was found
impractieable in execution. Some expired by
lapss of time some by repeal; but each did its
part in assuring the white that there was no hope
of Justice for him, and assuring the black that
there was indemnity for him. no matter what he
might do and their result has been to make eve
rything insecure in the South, an insecurity
which must continue until that government
which Mr.. Lincoln declared to be the worst gov
ernment in the world" military government
rs taken wholly away. 1t so odious to him
tenth of the people to that kind Of government
which must be unjust, because the case could not
be investigated by proper persons; the general in
charge could not investigate it the responsible
tv must 20 down from subaltern to subaltern, and
perhaps 20 the most ignorant in the service, GER
tainIy not 70 Judge or q lawyer. / heard the
speech-have never read il, but believe do no
Injustice to his inbredshatred to the exercise or
martial law, except in the Plalnest cases