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Year: 1870

"a man that is too well born for trade,
is-very we'll born for the gallows." There
is deal too much disrespect for honest la
Dor for the healthful maintenance of either
morals or government. There obtains no.
ton among great class of people that when
person is relieved, by the possession of
property, from the necessity of arduous toll,
it becomes degradation for him to labor at
all. If dehabit of work is so fixed that the
moneyed man cannot remain idle, he apollo
gizes to it as sort of vice, and refers to
habit" much as he would to addiction to
opium or rum, as something to be ashamed
of, but which, unfortunately, had got the
better of him. His children are carefully
educated to ''sink the shop" and turn up
their noses at those who work for living
In seeking matrimonial alliances for them,
he looks for wealth rather than industry,
and chooses as husband for his daughter
the man who has his inheritance in the bank,
no matter how untitled he may be to cope
with misfortune, rather than the man who
has fortune in his brain, and will win his
own way Idleness and extravaganza are
curses worse than the plaques of Egypt to
US; they breed sorrow, wretchedness, crime
and infamy; send our sons into drunkard 8
graves and felon cells, and put our daugh-
ters on the streets, into mad houses and gar
rets of poverty. Every boy, rich or poor,
should be taught that idleness is crime
and girls should be taught it no less than
boys. Every child should be taught some
trade, and our school system should be so
reformed and improved that young children
should acquire the rudiments of technical
education
Year: 1870

When Adam was far advanced in years
and at the point of death. he sent his son to
the angel Micheal, who kept the gate of
Paradise, to pray for the oil of mercy so that
he could be healed. The angel answered
that it could not be until fifty-five hundred
years, but he gave Seth branch of the tree
OF which Adam had eaten, bidding him
plant it on Mount Lebanon, and that when
it bare fruit his father should be healed.
Seth planted the branch on his father 5
grave, it took root and grew, and from 1t
were made Aaron's rod and Moses staff
with which he struck the rock and sweeten-
ed the waters of Marah. 1t also formed the
pole on which the brazen serpent was lifted
up, and the ark of the testimony. At last
it came into the hands of Solomon, who used
it in building his palace; but it continually
resisted the efforts of the builders to adjust
it. Now, it was too long, and then again
too short. The builders, being angry, then
threw it into marsh, so that it might serve
as bridge. The queen of Sheba would
not walk upon it, but adored it, and told
Solomon that upon it should be suspended
the man through whose death the kingdom
should be destroyed. Solomon then had it
buried deep in the ground, where after
wards the pool of Bethsada was dug, and
from the virtues of this tree, healing prop
critics were impaired to the waters. After
it had been buried three hundred years it
rose to the surface of the water, and the
Jews took it and made of it the cross Of our
Savior Mdgdzine.
Year: 1870

While an eastern priest was preaching in
mosque, one of the hearers seemed greatly
affected. Proud of this circumstance, the
preacher asked the man how his discourse
had affected him SO much. "Oh, SIR" said
he, ''it is not that but your long beard put
me so much in mind of favorite goat l had
that I could not help crying
Year: 1870

We had related to us the other day an an
ecdote of an old lady who formerly enter
tanned travellers in neighboring county.
Before guests commenced a meal it was her
custom to ask blessing "Oh Lord make
US truly thankful for the food that is now
before us Nancy hand around the corn
bread first, and then the biscuit afterward.
Amen"
Year: 1870

THE yIRGINIAN COOKING STOVE Is adapted to
the wants of this community. These in want OF
a superior article in this line would do well to
supply themselves with of these superior
stoves. Mr.. GEORGE KLEIN, who has had large
experience as to the wants of this community,
has had these stoves made to supply the deficiency
heretofore existing. They are conveniently ar
ranged and economical. Call at Ga Broad street
and examine them, and you will be sure to buy.
Year: 1870

THE KNIGHTS OF TIE IRON RING.-We


hear now-a-days of many "rings," especially


Wrings" in which gold is the prominent


feature; but it was only within this week


that we have heard of the contemplated


organization in this city of an order to be


styled "The Great League of the knights


of the Iron Ring"
we have an inkling of the practices and
purposes of the order of the Sons OF Nal


ta,'' and of the 'Eclampus Vitus," and o


many other remarkable associations but
this Iron King League puzzles us, and we
find it impossible to penetrate its secrets.


The Iron Ring is In process of organlza
ton here, and we shall watch it's develop
ments with intense interest. What in the
world does it mean? Can any one tell us
Year: 1870

VOLUNTEERS WANTED.-The services OF
volunteers to work in Madison Ward on the
day of the election will be needed.


All who are willing to give one day to the
cause are requested to leave their names to-
day at the headquarters of the Executive
Committee, on Capitol between Ninth and
Tenth streets.
Year: 1870

From the State journal, February Edit ,riall


The Dispatch yesterday informed the pub
lie that one Of its editors is disqualified from
holding office by the fourteenth amendment.
lt IL Mr.. Ellyson, of course, as he held the
Office of sheriff of this city prior to the war.
Now, while we would like above all things
to see the disabilities of Mr.. Ellyson, and
all ifberal-ninded people like him, who have
shown kindness and consideration where
others have been harsh and proscriptive,
removed, at the same time, if we thought he
would permit himself to be run for office,
and thus impair his usefulness as one of the


best newspaper managers in the South, VIC
would use our influence" with Congress
to keep him disqualified for anything but
Journalism all the balance OF his days on the
earth. , o- ..E f.
AS we think, however, that he has too
much good sense to sacrifice the high and
respectable position he now holds at the
head OF newspaper management in this
section for any office in the Gift of the peo-
pie, no matter how honorable or remunera-
tive, we will join any number Of our fellow
citizens in reaiesting Congress to do an act
of simple justice and relieve MIR. Ellyson,
Without waiting to be asked by him for
we fear he has too much modcsty to request
it himself. Were all the people of the State


of H.. X. Ellyson's mind we should soon


have a very " fourishing era of good feel
ing" resstablshed. We would he only too
glad to see all men who have exhibited the
same uniform kindness and liberality in
their conduct towards their political oppo-
| ncnts that has marked the intercourse of
the manager of the Dispatch with northern


men and Republicans promptly restored to


every right or privilege of which they may


have been deprived for having taken part
with their native States in the war against
| the Union. There are good many of these
gentlemen who ought to be specially ia.


vored by Congress in this way. 1t would


be a compliment which we think they have
| fully earned.
Year: 1870

The MEETING AT THE METROPOLITAN
HALL.-LaSt evening there was about a
dozen Tshmen at the grand Republican
rally at the Metropolitan Hall and perhaps
twenty other white men-the rest of the au-
dicncc composed of colored voters. The
meeting sat with closed doors, and our re-
porter with great difficulty gathered few
facts from friend in attendance. When
our informant left Mr.. T. W. Nc Mahon was
and his colored brethren by telling them to
win or die.
Year: 1870

CONSERVATIVE MEETING IN JEFFERSON
WARD.-Despite the inclement weather last
evening there was very large and the
most enthusiastic Conservative meeting we
have seen for some time ut the Old Market
Hall. Samuel Maccubbin, Esq, was called
to the chair, and Captain L. j. BossieuX
acted as secretary.


The meeting being called to order, Major
stiles was invited to the stand, and Isaac
Hunter called upon, who addressed the
meeting in most forcible and able manner.


Mr.. Hunter proceeded to tell his fellow
citizens that they need have no fears about
the result of the election on the twenty
sixth, and he only regretted that other en-
sa1gements prevented him from telling his
fellow-citizcns more fully what he knew to
he facts about his colored friends in the city,
but that Thursday next would tell the re-
suit, and show to Richmond and Virginia
that we are and will be the yictors.


Major Stiles next addressed the meeting,
and drew forth from his hearers deafening
volume of applause. He had never for one
moment doubted the truth and justice O
his party and its certain success, and he fol
one would stand by and support the nOml'
nees with his heart, soul, and life. He
would go forth to the battle with no fears
with brave heart and manly spirit.


Colonel Marmaduke johnson next tooE
the stand, and in his usual witty and happy
style charmed bis audience. lie illustrated
the ticket of the enemy and its death by ar
anecdote which he repeated with great
spirit and ability, and took his scat amid
dcafcning applause.


blr. Berry next thanked his fcllow-citi
Zens for the trust they had placed in him
and assured them that his arm and his heart
would be given to the battle Of the Goth,
and when the sun sunk on that day The vic.
tory would be far more glorious than the
triumph we gained on the 9th of July last.


The meeting then adjourned to meet
again at the polls on the 2Gth instant.
Year: 1870

We have received and read powerful
state rights speech, made the other day bv
this gentleman, in the senate, during the
debate on the Cuban question We have
always had the greatest confidence in the
sound ability and patriotism of Mr.. Car
rcnter. And now, that he is but acting on,
the principles he has always entertained,
we don't see that he should be condemned
as he is by almost the entire radical press
of the country.


Mr.. Carpenter was ambitious to be made
senator, and to reach that position it was
necessary for him to CLOAK for while his
real opinions. and tickle the republican
party. He stopped to conquer and
having won his laurels, be straightens UP
again into his natural position


Hypocrisy made him senator. We are
inclined to be satisfied with the means he
used to snll the republican party, for by
such means alone could he have been elect
ed, and the state been represented in the
senate by brilliant, :@,riotie statesman
and democrat


Ben Butler is about the cnIy democrat,
that the republicans ever made much by
purchasing, and he would have lett them
long ago if the democratic party vould
have consented to take him back.
Year: 1870

We find in the second resolution of the
Republ lean platform CT 1868, upon which
Grant was elected president, the following ::


The question of suffrage in all the 10y
al States, properly belongs to the people of
these States.


In this question properly belonged to the
people of the loyal States in 1865, it
properly belongs to them now What e1-
cuse have the Radical leaders to offer to the
people tor their lying and deception. They
knew at the time they made that pledge
they did not mean 10 adhere to it, Lut
meant to take the power from all of the
States over the question Of suffrage. If
they had declared at the time their real in
tention, Grant would not have carried a
single state. Are the people blind that
they cannot see what is in store for them :?
Or have they gwen up in despair, ard re-
solved quietly 10 submit and receive the
yoke? At the close of the reyolu,ion Eng
land predicted that free government could
not survive one hundred years. She said
such government never hs6 stood, never
would and never could stand The Radical
Congress has very arly fulfilled the pre-
dlctlon. -Rdciae County irgus
Year: 1870

i l1C IlSlIOs v dl "! IIAS SldIS va ~ lehA.


There is being an effort made by the city
Of Milwaukee to remove the Capital of the
State from Madison to Milwaukee. The
proposition may al first seem 100 absurd to
merit even passing notice but when We
know that there is actual danger of such
move being made, the matter assumes a
.aors serious ASPECT, aud the people OF the
State, outside of that presumptuous town,
should make haste TO express their views,
as veil through the medium Of the press
as through their representatives IN the
Legislature.


We are not in error whom we say that
should the question of such removal be
submitted to vote of the people of the
State, nine tenths of all the votes cast
would be opposed 70 the movement.
What superior advantage can Milwaukee
offer, a. the Capital Of the State? She is,
and always will be in the corner-and the
poorest corner Of the State. That city is
the last place in which a legislature of
moral ideas should be domicied Her
influence is already felt strongly to the in
jury of every other part of our State.
No bill unless Milwaukee i. to be bene-
fitted thereby, can be introduced into the
Legislature and carried without a fight
with her lobbies, her bribery aud her
maediction.


She is to day owned and run by cliques,
bankrupts, and soulless corporations.
At every session of the Legislature her
corruption money and intrigue are the most
| prominent characters on the stage at Mad
lson. A Il through the week her male lob
bies are seeking to entrap and destroy the
virtue and honesty of the members Of the
Legislature, and then, at the end of the
week, give them free passes to Wis Miwau
kee, the noted home Of TIE female lobbies !;
and many, far to many, Of the honest rep
resentatives fresh from the people, have
fallen under this pressure of the first
n.canest city in the State


By all means, let US keep our Ieeisla-
ture as far from Milwaukee as possible.
That city is already the enemy of every


town ard city in the State It is seeking


10 sap aud suck the very life blood from


her neighbCrs, that thereby she may ag
! grand;ze herself; and she leaves nothing


undohe TO accomplish her ends.
/ The time will come when the State OF
Wisconsin, outside OF that SODIUM, will
fnd It necessary to combine e., massc
to pro ect the State from her perniciou,
eucroachments.


The people of the State have already
paid too much tribute to Milwaukee


We owe her nothing in the future but to


Illustrate her in her wicked designs upon
| the rights Of the rest of the State
The Capital is just where it belongs at


present When it is removed, We claim
! that it shall be to Manitowoc!
Year: 1870

ENTERPRISE EXTRAORDINARY. = Nil
waukee has two important projects on
hand. She proposes to become the Capitol
of the State, and then to enlarge her city
limits to include The whole State. Or,
failing in that, she proposes to tunnel
Lake Michigan across to Grand Haven,
and after getting fairly started Eastward
under the Lake, she proposes to draw the
hole in after her We hope ,hat she will
reconsider the last resolution.
Year: 1870

Reply of MIR. Mcfarland bis Late WIFE,


What He Calls Conflicting statements.


The N. Y. Sun Of this morning publishes the fol-
lowing card from Mcfarland


The pretended statement of my wife, published in
the Tribune, induces me to send for publication in
the various journals in this city letters which were
written me by her at the several times to which the
pretended statement has reference. 1t is asserted
that was drunken brute, and that was very
cruel to my wife.


After reading these letters the public will Judge
for ITSELF And, even without them consider that


the verdict OF the jury iustes my course, especially
unable to produce upon the witness stand single
person from the locality where he lived during the
greater portion OF our married life, or from any


other place, who could testify that ever treated her
unkindly or spoke harsh word to her.
The testimony that Mrs. Calhoun gave during the
trial materially conflicts with what she stated in the
Indiana divorce matter She swore in Indiana that
was appointed Commissioner of Enrolment through
-,e influence OF herself and her friends and that
was discharged for drunkenness. / received the
appointment Of Commissioner of Enrolment IN April
1868, nearly three years before knew heard
OF Mrs. Calhoun, or she OF me.


She testified during the late trial that she first be-


came acquainted with in the latter part OF 1865
the position OF Commissioner OF Enrolment in 1885,


the year she swore that she first became acquainted
with me. How then could she have procured me
that appointment In 1868? received an honorable
Commissioners in this city mustered out OF service
Mr. Samuel Sinclair, publisher OF the Tribune, also


gwore In the recent trial that in the early part of
1854 he saw me intoxicated once, and that my wife
clair not acquainted with her father, Mr.. Sage
and had never seen him for years after the date
mentioned in his (Sinclair's) testimony, which, in
other respects, varied materially, and against me-
in Massachusetts, This testimony in both cases is
matter of judicial record.
Year: 1870

Progress of the Work on the Great Caisson.
Work upon the great caisson for the East
River Bridge proceeds with rapidity. Since it
was towed into port from Greenpoint, last
week, three layers of yellow pine timbers have
been laid upon 1t. These are thirteen inches in
diameter and three inches apart. The inter-
stices are filed with gravel and a cement that
water serves only TO harden. Seven more
layers of these timbers are to be added and


the caisson will then be lowered to the bed of
the dock, which has been dredged for the pur-
|pose to depth of thirteen feet below fow-
water mark. The greater part of the bottom
of the caisson is hollow, and when finally
completed the earth will be dug out
about twelve feet below it. Means
will be taken to exclude the water, and
the work will be accomplished by men who will
descend into the cavity. Iron cylinders, three
and half feet in diameter, have been prepared
for man-hole and for the, Admission Of Ar
Other cylinders, six and half feet In diameter,
will be used for raising the earth from below.
The caisson is now kept aioat by the constant
pumping of air into the hollow beneath, which
forces out the water. 1t is 1853 feet long by 102
feet wide, and 100 men are employed in COM
pleting it. 1t will be ready to sink soon after
the LIST of June, and when few inches under
| |low-wa mark the granite foundations of the
tower will be laid upon it.


Boring has begun upon the New York side, at
Pier 30, to prepare for another caisson, which
is to be laid next November.
Year: 1870

COLUMBIA, May 14.-At a meeting of IRON
masters held here yesterday the unanimous
feeling was to stop the production of pig iron,
which cannot be made at current rates without
loss, and the probability is that within the next
sixty days nearly If not all, the furnaces in this
vicinity will be idle.
Year: 1870

The RELAPsEG FEvER has not yet succumbed
entirely TO the warfare which is being made upon 1t
Six persons afflicted with 1t were taken from the
Alaska street district to the hospital this morning.
and two also from the County Prison. The warm
weather Of the past few days appears to have given
the fever fresh start, and 1t will require unremit
ting exertons on the part OF the authorities 70
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Year: 1870




Wash wooden mittens and gloves the
same as stockings-often-and they will
keep the hands warmer, as well as cleaner


Lone ISLAND CAKE.-One pound Of
sugar, one pound -four, half pound of but
ter, one cup milk, one teasPconful Saleratus,
three eggs, nutmeg and rose-water to taste.


FRIED BREAD.-Put into a common bis
cult pan a heaping tea-spoonful Of butter,
and let it melt and spread over the pan
tAen take enough slices Of bread (stale an
swers as well as any) to cover the bottom
Of the pan, and make a mixture to dip
them in BY beating we'll two eggs and pour
ing in milk enough to soak the bread sea-
son it With very little pepper and salt
make the bread quite moist; then lay il
in the butter and fry brown on one side,
and, if too soft to turn, put them into the
oven to brown on the top, and you will
have dish that serves for meat and pota-
toes, consisting Of neither.


PRoF. Blot says: "Grind your coffee
finer than It il generally cold at the coffee
store. Have the coffee fine, because you
can the better extract it's strength One
reason why coffee is muddy is because it is
boiled. BY boiling coffee you lose the
best part. When you boil coffee you ex-
tract the volatile oil that makes it 90 bitter.
As to quantity, use as much ~ to make il
to your taste begin with two ounces to
quart Of water, reduce 10 II too strong, and
increase it il too weak. IL is better when
three or four kinds Of coffee are used: one
gives the body, the other the taste, and the
third the color"


To MAKE LIGHT Por-PTE Take lean
fresh pork, or veal, or chicken, boil tender.
and season well with salt, pepper, and but,
ter. Be sure to have plenty Of gravy, and
.hicken il with -four stirred up in water.
Make a crust just as thick as you would for
biscuit, roll OUT very thick and cover your
neat with It. Make two or three slits in
FOUR dough to allow the steam to escape
Boil half nm hour after the crust is put in
You will have to break it in pieces in tax
ng It out, il will be 50 light. Do just as I
ell you, and you will have a crust as light
10 sponge, and dish to suit the most far
idi0us. n'''i "h' '-'
Year: 1870

We give below a sketch Of an arrange
ment for preventing the incrustatiOn of
boilers, designed by Herr Pepper, and
which was applied rather more than
year ago to boiler at the machine shop
Of Herr. g. Sigl, Of Vienla, and With
good results. Herr. Peppers arrangement,
which is shown n'the sketch as applied TO
a plain cylindrical boiler, consists of long
strips Of sheet iron, about twelve inches in
width, which are introduced through the
man-hole into the boiler and there united,
30 as to form half cylinder placed parallel
to the lower half of The boiler. This half
cylinder is kept in place and supported at q
certain distance from the boiler she'll, by


projections on its exterior Sigl's boiler,
to which the apparatus vas applied, is four
feet six inches in diameter, and the space in
this case between the half cylinder and the
external she'll was an inch aad quarter At
the sides, and two inches and half at the
bottom, the upper edges of the half cylinder
being on tie level Of the low-waber line.
So far the apparatus does not differ greatly
from several arrange@ents Of screen plates
for increasing the circulation which have
beea applied to boilers IN many instances,
both in this country aud on The Continent,
Year: 1870

children's garments and sewed them. She
was very frequently without help, and yet


her house was perfectly neat and clean.


There was not place that did not speak Of
the work Of some hand, and 1 found it was
only one hand. Her kitchen was like \
flower garden. There | found she under.
stood the art Of chemistry. Cooking Il
chemistry, and there is as much skill in sx
cellent cooking, as in chemistry Of any kind.
She was an excellent chemist. She was an
artist, for the garments she made were very
fair and neat used to look around and
think and ponder what that genins would
have been had il been directed especially to
some art. 2 How IN wOrks. of beauty, of
science, aud art, that woman would have
been immortalized. But she passed away
from this lite with no other remembrance
than that Of a useful drudge, and when her
use had to be supplied, il required Ten per-
sons st"f+W wt H -rN.... .tt.th ...at
Year: 1870

GREAsE FOR BooTs-Over ire mix
lard and rosin, in such proportions that the
compound will remain liquid at the ordi-
nary temperature Of the atmosphere. Be
sides being a waterproof prep. ration for
boots, it will prevent tools, or other iron or
steel from rusting. and is capital dress
ing for harness It will not become rancid,
and will keep for any length Of time.