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Year: 1870

pi steamer to the frantic children, TO
place of safety beyond the rebel
lines, and as soon as he could reach q
point where it was possible to COM
municate with his family, gave direc-
tions to his wife to send for the chill
dren of his old friend the children
too it had once been her pleasant care
to teach, and to give them a comfort
able home till his return. 1t was q
sad pleasure to Mrs. Lazelle to carry
out her husbands request, but she
did it both in the spirit and letter of
the law. It was a sad duty because
Of the great change it brought to the
children, and with her sympathiZing
nature she could not help but weep
with them that week. And vet there
was a sweet sad comfort in binding
up the hearts, and pouring in the oil
and wine Of consolation. And Mrs.
IaZelle was enabled to lead their
young minds to realize that they still
had a Father good and kind, one
that is able to temper the wind to
the shorn lambs, and If they would put
their trust in Him and accept Jesus
Christ as their Savior, He would like
a tender shepherd lead them by the
side of still waters and into green
pastures, and in the depths of sineeri-
ty they could say 'much we need thy
help and care" and He who carried
the lambs in His bosom when here
upon earth, did pity and accept them
as the Lambs of His fold, and write
upon their hearts his new namP-His
best new name of Love.
Year: 1870

Blessed are they hat are blind; for
they shall see no ghosts.


Blessed are they that are deaf; for
they never lend money, nor listen te
tedious stories.


Blessed are they that are afraid of
of thunder; for for they shall hesitate
about getting married, and keep away
from political meetings.


Blessed are they that are lean; for
there Is a chance 10 grow fat.


Blessed are they that are ignorant; /;
for they are happy in thinking that
they know everything.


Blessed is he that is ugly in form
and features; for the gals shall not
mOlest him.


Blessed are the orphan children; for
they have no mother to spank them.


Blessed are they that expect moth
ing; for they will not be disappointed.
Year: 1870

IT is one of the dogmas Of the mod
ern lady that she must not do any
thing for pay; and this miserable
prejudice Of senseless cOnventiOnality
is at this moment the worst obstacle
in the way of feminine talent and en-
ergy. Let the cooperative house
keepers demolish it forever by declar-
ing that it is just as necessary and
just as honorable for a wife to earn
money as it is for her husband; let
them, moreover, resolve that time
and skill is what they will pay for,
and not sex, and the age will soon see
what efforts women can make after
excellence when there is hope Of just
reward for it. Then alone shall we
begin to walk in self-respeet, and the
poor, wronged workvoman through
out the world to raise her dropping
head--AtJdRtic Monthly.
Year: 1870

Marx Twain has this advice for
young men with literary aspirations:
''Write without pay until somebody
offers pay. If nobody offers pay with
in three years, the candidate may
look upon his circumstances with the
most implicit confidence as the sign
that saving wood is what he was in
tended fOr.n
Year: 1870

There is no such a thing as a men,
ial Office when you put a true man
into in. A menial Office is an Office
with a mean man in it; and il makes
no difference whether il Is kings
Office or a seavsnger's Office.
Year: 1870

envoy Of the Government to San Domingo arrived IN te
steamer Tybee and engaged rooms in the Breyoort
rouse Judge OSuyan reports that general quiet per
vades the whole island President Baez, In CONVERSE
ton with Judge Osulivan just before his DEPART re- &
dressed himself anxOusly In regard Co the action OF ne
limited states lie said the people were awang
eagerly determination of the Government ana hopiis
that its action would speedily unite them with U.s.
Year: 1870

Ayoung girl, whose apparent condition fully cor
roborated her story that she had been seduced at
tempted to commit suicide in Paterson night before
last by swallowing dose OF poison. Her condition
was discovered barely IN time 10 save her life She
has been working In the Old Gun Mil cotton facto-
~, and there are some grave rumors tnat certain
married man connected with the establishment ID
concerned IN the cause OF her unfortunate situation


the young grl Is at present boarding WI til friend
Mill Pnfcrsun.
Year: 1870

The following is a statement of the real and
personal property the State of with valua
ton as equazed by the Board of year
ls707 The fret column contains the assessed Vaation
OF real estate as returned the Assessors OF the various
couptes the second column the oqalized valuation OF
rea estate as made by the state Board of Equalization;
the third column valuation Of personal property; the
last column shows tho aggregate equalzed valuation Oh
nertv in he aeyeral counties.
Year: 1870

EVERY TME.-There is no longer any neces.
sity for Ottawa people to so to Chicago, New
York or Boston for fine dry goods or dress goods
whom they can be 50 we'll supplied at home.
Reddiok & Gillen are determined that the fash.
ionable people of this city shall be supplied at
home, and with the finest quality of goods that
can be purchased in this country Their stock
is large and complete in every department. while
their prices are low and adapted to the excellent
quality Of their goods. Their goods are always
exactly what they are represented to be, and
their cost being reasonable, you can "bet on
them every time"
Year: 1870

The Supreme Court Judges, after . short ses-
sion at Chicago, have returned to this city. The
court will have brief session here of some ten
days and then adjourn to meet in January at
Springfield
Year: 1870

Stisfsl Il Co.. Of the Clothing Bazaar, keep
the largest stook of Men and Boys clothing kept
in any similar establishment west Of New York,
which they offer TO the public at q reasonable
price. Call and see them.
Year: 1870

As WE SAID BEFORE.-Barke s. Keenan, ever
popular, are on hand with full line of fall
dress goods. They have also groceries, dry
gods and furs, as pretty and as valuable as can
be fouad in this or any other market. We have
long dealt with these gentlemen, and we can
assure the public that good bargains will always
be found at this store, and fair and honest deal.
ing every time.
Year: 1870

SAD RAILROAD ACCIDENT.-LAst Wednesday
evening, while the Peru Accommodation was
passing roadway about mile west Of Minso-
ka, "a station few miles above Morris,) team
was crossing the track, and there were three
men in a wagon. The engine struck the wagon
and hurled it sixty feet and killed one man and
both horses, and another mans shoulder was
broken so badly that his life is in serious danger
No blame, however, is attached to the engineer
as the wounded man said in the hearing of many
gentleman that he distinctly heard the bell BE-
fore the accident.


We are indebted to Mr.. Hunsberger. Of our
city, for the above information.
Year: 1870

This is question that needs putting often. do
not know what is the average per acre in the State,
but | do knew that there are hundreds of acres
that do not cut over l to IA tons per acre. And
refer now not to land that is worn out and needs
rcnovang, but to good, rich soil, that, at the same
time having been long seeded neglected, will not
produce satisfactory crop.


Shall we plough There are risks in ploughing
some of our moist meadows that need underdrain-


ing but don't get it. They may not ''take seed
WELL besides it is expensive seeding the best OF our


land. | had Il meadow containing three acres,
probably the best piece of ground on the farm that
had become ''hde bound and did not produce
more than half crop. The neighbors said l
would have to plough 1t up. | am naturally obst-
nate, and concluded not to plough it. In the fall
of 1853 | covered part OF the field with light coat
of manure and waited. The next season could
not see the least effect from the manure. The
grass-l do not know what to call twas short
thick, fine and tough. 1t was like moving sleeps
fleece. And / suppose the "clip" from small
flock of American Mernos would outweigh the hay
we got.


was covered with manure say ten loads per acre.
Then [ carefully went over that previously manur-
ed and spread load here and there, as to ma Ike
it all near alike as possible. In the spring, be-
fore the grass started, | sowed seven hundred
pounds of gypsum on the piece. Here made a
mistake for know now that four hundred pounds
would have done lust as well. towards the last
OF June we moved this field me change IN one
season was wonderful 1t was no trouble to cut
the grass now, fine and thick STILL but entirely clo-
yer: mostly red, with little white. do not be-


eve there was quarter of a ton OF all other kinds
of grass put together. We had no ''tedder" but by


poking" diligently, got it fit for the cock that day.
The cocks almost touched, and took little pride
in letting them stand over one day for people to
look at. The day after that we got in the hay.


There was more than double the crop of former
ycars-fulIy ten tons of cured hay: some estimat-
ed it higher. Besides, when October came had Il
second growth that would cut more than the whole
product of '63 or "a. But did not cut it, for
slider it an unpardonabe sin to NOW meadow
twice in one season. The cows and oxen moved


it beautifully. This in 1865, and for three
years following there was no apparent decrease.
Last season QS69) the decrease was apparent, but


the product still above two tons per acre. with
no outlay since 1854. In the meantime have ex-
perimented on other fields, and have uniformly OBJ
tanned the best results with manure applied in the
fall and winter and gypsum sowed in the spring.
That is to say. with both; it might do equally well
to SOW the latter in the fall, but have not tried
it.


Now, with labor at 81 IS to 50 per day. prefer
the above results to poughing and seeding, though
some may not. They may prefer to plough every
five wears and NOW ten times between. But every
one to his notion. Rural New Yorker
Year: 1870

The Country Gentleman remarks that it is the
common ambition of the country boys to quit the
farm and make for themselves a home in the city.
And it is true that majority of the first business
firms in our large cities are recruited from the
ranks of the country boys 1t is also true that the
majority of those who come to the city to seek their
fortunes are swallowed up in the great maelsrom
of dissipation, and 90 to the bottom in dozen years
on so.


Now who are the successful ones and what made
them so? They are not the young men who came
to the city that they might throw off the restraints
OF home and ''See life, and ''have chance to en-


JOY themselves" They are the young men who
came to the city with sound principles with deter
mnaton to work hard to make themselves posi-
ton, with Willingness to do any honest work,
and a steady resolution to shun like VIPER bad
company. No other boys need come to the city,
with the hope of advancing themselves in the
world. Boys that shirk never get the 'tine Situa-
tons there. Boys that smoke and drink are not
in demand among keen sighted merchants. Sab
batll-breaking and theatre-going boys are not ad-
| vanccd to high positions even BY worldly employ
crS.


! The boy who wishes to rise, who hopes some
day to build his palace, must learn great deal out
side of his daily routine. lie should paste up over
his room table somewhere where he can often
see it, ''Knowedge is Power" The carpenter who
draw his plans, make out his estimates, under
stand the legal form necessary in putting up his
buildings, can tell what materials best to use
where they can be best purchased, what is the most
| economical means of transport, and a hundred
other things that arise in building, will be the
to grow rich and influential in his business, while
the man who can only handle his and hammer
must be content to drudge on in grinding poverty
ent way in which leisure minutes and hours are
passed. Your evenings, young men, will generally
decide whether your future is to be of cheerful
prosperity or one of narrowing priyation.
Year: 1870

A CENTS WORTH OF INK. General Boyn-
ton, the Washington correspondent of the
Cincinnati Gazette, tells the following Incl
dent, showing how sharp clerk brought to
light one of the tricks of that honest frater-
nifty known as government contractors: A
clerk in the Interior has done and said good
thing. Contractors who bid for stationery in
the departments have u trick of bidding very
low upon all articles which do not come into
general use, and very high upon the staples.
This has the effect of making the average of
the bills low, and at the same time afordng
q large profit. One of these contractors had
marked blue ink, quarts, down onhis schedule
at one-eghth of Il cent per dozen. A day Or
two since he was surprised at receiving an
order for eight dozen. He hurried up to the
department in person. The Chief of division
knew no great necessity for such flood of
blue ink, and the clerk ordering it was sum-
moned to explain the sudden demand. He
replied that nothing unusual had occurred to
increase the call for blue ink, but that he had
not thought it worth while to order less than
a cents worth.
Year: 1870

W. c. Prime, writing to the New York Journal
of Commerce from Egypt says:


Cairo has changed vastly, and changed for the
They say that it has been 'Europeanized" and call
it progress, but | am convinced that no sensible
man who was here twelve or fourteen years ago
can now return and fail to agree with me that the
city Is terribly debased. That this is due to the El-
ropcan element is beyond doubt. The Ezbekieh
was a great garden surrounded by broad street
on which We're large, clean quiet houses. At
dark all was calm and still. The moonlight used to
fall in that square with pure and perfect radiance,
and the picturesque effect of the old attces and the
over hanging houses made it Il constant pleasure to
look at and walk around it. There was something
grand in the sudden silence which iell on the old
city of the Caiphs when the sun had gone down
beyond the Pyramids However stormy had been
the passions in mems minds during the day, what
ever the tempests in the sunlight, all was peace
der the stars, and no sounds of humanity broke the
serene quiet of the night. Even as the sur went
down the voice Of the Muezzn calling to prayer
could be heard over every part of the city, clear
and musical always. and men always paused to
ever telling YOU Of What Cairo Cairo was. I Aias M for the the
old city of Salah-ed-deen The Ezbekeh exists no
longer.


The best part of the square is cut up into build
ing lots, but no one builds on them, and they lie
open, a dusty abomination. All along the sides OF
the square are the lowest and vilest of European
drinking shops and dance houses. The nights are
hideous with drunken shouts, and the streets, now
lighted with gas, are vastly more dangerous by
night than in their ancient darkness. The day is
as noisy the night with European rowdyism.
Wherever you go you find Frenchmen or Italians
generally in row of some kind. Christians. as
you know, if foreigners, are protected from Turk
ish law here. and only subject to the consus of
their own Nations. Hence they are practically
lawess, and hence the fact that Cairo contains
such large numbers of the worst classes of Euro
peans.


The influx of these men has driven the old Gus
toms of the Mohamedan people out of sight. The
assemblies for prayer, which used to be common
IN the Ezbekeh, are no longer seen. The whole
aspect Of the Mouski and the Ezbekieh is fast get
ting to resemble the poorer streets and squares of
Genoa or Marseilles. fit were not that the trav-
cief, turning his eye westward, sees the immuta-
bic grandeur of the Pyramids on the desert,s edoe
he would not know the Cairo of to-day nj all
Year: 1870

agree in the opinion that none of our clearheaded
practical north-country farmers would approve all
together of the management. There appeared, for
instance, to be great deal of waste. Owing to
the racks in the COW byre being so low, the ami
mails trod good deal under foot; the hay being
cut over ripe, the trough in the COW byre was
strcwed with the seed which in our country and in
Holland is used with such advantage mixed with
other things We saw it swept away before the
animals were entered, and asked if they made use
of it, The manager smiled again, and seemed
quite amused by such an economical idea. As we
returned to Paris we talked with our friend over
what had most struck u.s. He had been both in
England and Scotland and admired the farms and
management exceedingly
Year: 1870

WORK FOR THE FIRST RAINY DAY.-As soon
as tae spring weather permits the opening Of
the outside cellar-door, the cellar should be
ole eaned, and this is good work tor q rainy day


After April there is sure and most unhealthy
vegetable decay, and the earlier this is guarded
against by the removal of all quos stionable sub
stances the better. Do 1t Thoroughly Sweep
the walls and sweep the floor, and when it i
done, every particle of this waste and offensive
material should be removed to the manure-
Year: 1870

A Wealthy Earmer Found With His Threat


Cut fr0r, Ear to Err and Hanging from


n Eay LutG-suspicioas and specuations.


most horrible case Of suicide OF murder, as The
case may be, was revealed yesterday in small set
tlennent about two miles from Hicksyille, Long
Island which has greatly aroused the popuace,
ana many and conflicting stories are advanced
In support OF the various theories OF his
death. The victim has long been resident OF the
village and was known by the name of David
Nostrand He was possessed OF u handsome farm
of nty-hyc acres. well Stocked and also kept dairy
OF great magnitude, sending thousands OF quarts Of
milk 10 New York and Brooklyn. He was con-
sidered TO have been worth at least $i5,00o bat 1t
has been ascertaned that upon his farm there was
a mortgage Of some $1,000 or $4,000.


Yesterday morning, when one Of the men In his
employ went TO the barn to look after the stock, he
was amazed to observe u human form suspended
from the great 0aken beam in the hayloft, and now
ana then drop OF blood falling from his person to
the rustic floor below. fastening to the dwelling
O. Y the D neShpors. Who Who's assisted W in ''c, cut
ting the rope which had been fastened
to the io sckenng sight pres. nted tsell to the
eyes OF the astontshed group. The throat was cut
from ear TO ear ana the .winlpipe and arteries
severed. What most asfOnished the spectators was


the small piece Of flesh which held together the head
and the body as 1t was not more than two inches in
width. The rope was thick nompen one, and had
been made into The form OF slip moose. Had II not
been for the tightness with Which it encircled the
neck the head and body would have been severed.


1t Is mystery not easy OF solution how he came
to his death, some believing that he committed sui


eide and Others that he was murdered. 1t IL stated
that he went 80 New York on Friday to raise snii-
cent money to pay or the little mortgage tnat
rested on his property but ne did not succeed ana
came home very despOnlent ana troubled looking.
little boy VINO had been placed in his employ
says that he acted very strangely and wandered
about the premises as If intent on mischief, and
observing that he the boy) was watching him
ordered him into tho house. 1t IL thought by others
that he received the money after which he went,
as he talked very hopeful after his return Those
who are inclined TO believe that he was foully dealt
with argue that he could not hang himself and Cut
his throat nor cut his throat aud then hang him.
self. II once suspended by the neck his nervous
system would cease acion, and II he cut his throat
and then placed the rope around his neck the drop
would have severed the head from the shoulders,
he was fully six feet below the haylon beams. There
is certainly something mysterious connected with
his terrible end, but which no human agency Will
ever be able to explain now that he has breathed
hls asI. An inquest VIII be held to-day.
Year: 1870

New YORK, April 9o 1870
To THE EDITOR or THE nERALD:--


Noticing in your paper statement in relation to
the death OF William Sherlock in which his brother
Stephen Sherlock is cruelty and unjustly implicated
ask you TO publish this in which say such charge
Is both unkind and unjust IL is true that William
Sherlock brought an action against Stephen sher.
lock- in relation property left by their deceased
rather, aud obtained an order Of arrest on AN ec
y1te statement. This order was SET aside ana this
matter decided In favor Of Stephen Sherlock. An
appeal Was made from this order to the General
Term, where 1t was affirmed, and Chauncey Sharer
was employed 10 argue the appeal. This was
tic first he had TO DO with It, and now
we understand he Is the chief mover
OF these UNJUST charges. william Sherlock had un-
fortunately been much given to dissipation for sew
eral years, and had been three times III the Asy INN
for Inebriates at Blnghamton. Thc decision OF the
court In favor OF stephen Sherlock was made before
William was missing, hence the charge OF unfair
dealing in relation TO his death Is absurd have
known al! the circumstances about their dinerences
rs counsel, and aW confident that thero was no
cause OF quarrel. MI. Sherlock authorizes me TO
say that he intends to hold all persons who make
theso false charges against him accountable ior
their acts ". BREWSTER, Attorney At Lsw.
Year: 1870

BLACK Locusr FROM SEEp.-Gather the
sred at any time after ripenirg (even through
the winter), about April or May, or rather SO
soon as vegetation is springing up. Take
your seed and put it in a common earthen
crock. fill the crock nearly full cf boiling wa
ter, set it aside and let it cool. Four off the
water and repeat the process again. When
cool, plant the seed in a light bed, and they
will come up as soon 40 common garden pro-
ducts. Try part of them (if you choosel in
water not quite at the boiling point. | take
Usage orange seed and put in water nearly boil
ingand repeati it second time, and then keep it
near fire or stove. being particular to change
the water about milk warm every other after
noon to prevent its souring, and in the course
of week they will show sprouts or swell (if
good seed), ard you can plant Immediately or
pat them in some mold aud keep them damp
until they sprout.


For larch ana cedar think it best to put
them in warm-ley-water for some days, and
when soft rub them in sieve to take the
gluten off the seed.
Year: 1870

WORTH KNowING.-To remove foreign sub
stances from the eye, such as speeks of dirt,
eye-winkers, in fact anything from a mote to
beam, you have only to lift the lid, and in
troduce u fiax-seed beneath it. The seed will
make the circuit of the eye and fetch out tie
offending substance,
Year: 1870

ened, falling hair checked, and bald
ness often, though not always, cured
by its use. Nothing can restore the
hair where the follicles are destroyed,
or the glands atrophied and decayed.
But such as remain can be saved for
usefulness by this application. Instead
of fouling the hair with pasty sedi-
ment, it will keep it clean and vigorous.
Its occasional use will prevent the hair
from turning gray or falling Oft, and
consequently prevent badness. Free
from those deleterious substances which
make some preparations dangerous and
injurious to the hair, the Vigor can
only benefit but not harm it. Ii wanted
merely for q
Year: 1870

A dressing which
is at once agreeable,
healthy, and etfectual
for preserving the
hair. Faded or gray
hau' as soon restored
to ats original color
arih the gloss and
freshness of youth.
Thin hair is thick
Year: 1870

rF- 1t is, we learn, in contemplation
by the Van Buren, Sabbath School, in
connection with some of their friends, to
give at no distant day an entertainment,
at the Court House, for the benefit of the
Presbyterian Church of this place We
speak for them large measure of sue
Year: 1870

KtIa8t5tien is extend to all patrons OF
the Press, who are indebted to this of
1ce To come forward ut once and settle
Vi. We hnve urgent need tor all that is
due ,,s at this time. And we trust that
we will have to make no more urgent ap-
peal. "