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Year: 1872

The BOSTON Advertiser administration sug-
gests that Secretary Boutwell, had better retain
his post in the Treasury Department, if he
can, rather than encounter the opposition he
is sure to arouse at home if he aspires to the
seat Of Senator Wilson, made vacant by the
election of the latter to the Vice Presidency.
With the new order Of things in General
Grants new administration Mr.. Boutwell,,
like other members Of the present Cabinet,
may have to retire without having ON oppor-
tunity to consult his own desires in the prem
ises at all.
Year: 1872

II this view of the cyclonic origin and extern


sion Of the conAagration holds good it follows


that as soon as the fire companies reach the
scene of combustion and ascertain that its
fury will battle their skill and cannot be
strangled in its beginnings, the first step to be
taken is to assure themselves of the probable
course of the wind for the next twenty-four
hours, that they may thus know the path Of
the fire storm and fight it intclligently. As
the general veering of the wind is too vast a
movement to be affected by any condagra-
ton, the future local air current can be
learned from the Signal Service reports for
the day, or, better still, by direct telegraphic
application to the Chief Signal Officer at
Washington This point being decided, the
united energies of citizens and firemen can be
concentrated in fighting the fiery meteor di-
rectly in its front. In doing this, it is, of all


things, most desirable not to blow up single
building, but to eviscerate, AZ far as practica-
BILE, every warehouse and other building in the
| fire track of its combustible materials, and to
leave it standing, and, as far as possible,


tightly closed. If the buildings that have
been hopelessly abandoned are blown up, OF
in any way demolished, the inrushing air only
intensifies the fire and has a freer access, az
| fuel to the flames If q wall of infusible ma
| terial could be thrown around the cyclonic
blaze, 30 that the oxygen-laden air could no,
freely be supplied TO its centre from beneath


| it would soon bscoms enervated and expire
Year: 1872

The weekly statement oil the associated banks
while uniayorable, was so much better than what
was expected that 1t was regarded almost as good
one. The more surprising feature is small gain
OF specie, instead OF the large loss that was antic
Dated as consequence OF the specie export of
about :3,oOo,ooO during the week. The explanation
OF this gain lies In the steady and large disburse
ments OF gold in payment of November interest
and redemption Of the called flvetwentes which,
with the million sold by the Sul-Trcasury, were
more than enough TO counterbalance the export
referred TO and the amount paid into the Treasury
on account of customs, which latter ran much
lighter for the past week than usual. The specie
Item is made on falling average. however, and
the banks would show large decrease in specie
were the statement made up TO show their condi-
tlon as they stand at present. instead Of giving the


AVERAGE OF THE PAST WEEK.


The loans are contracted, but to an Insignificant
extent With loss Of million and a half legal
tenders there is an inexplicabe increase OF
about million in deposits the natural inference
being that while the banks have shipped the
greenbac&s they have received nearly three mil
lions OF national bank notes, an implied movement
of the domestic exchanges not consistent with the
facts during the past week, UNLESS as some think,
more money came here In private hands to buy
goods for Boston than went away to Boston
through the open channels Of the banks and ex
press companies. The statement compares with
Drplnna q q
Year: 1872

Hugh McGrath was arrested last Saturday
night by an officer Of the Second precinct for
stabbing Michael Casey at his residence 113 Water
street. McGrath went to the residence OF
Casey and made some insulting remarks
when Casey took hold OF him to put him out
McGrath then drew q knife ana made thrust at
his opponent but he received the blow upon the
arm, by which a severe cash was inflicted. McGrath
was locked up to answer.
Year: 1872

Assessor LEIGH has received no inimation OF the
proposed consolidation OF his district with the
New York district. He is OF the opinion that the
authorities at Washington entertain no such in
tcntion, about onc-thirtieth of the revenue tax
of the county is collected at his Office The
district embraces Brooklyn Long Island and Staten
Island. The amount collected this year viii reach
the figure OF s4,00o000. There are twenty-five
division assessors at present employed, but seven
Of these officials will be discharged by the 1st OF
January.


An inquest was held before Coroner Jones on
Saturday touching the cause OF the death ofAdophe
Biaggi, the young Italian, who was found shot
through the heart on the corner OF Park avenue
and Ryerson street, on Tuesday last. The jury
found that he came to his death by suicide with
pistol. The deceased, who about twenty
one years old, was highly educated, most respect
ably connected, and was engaged In mercantile
business in New York. His business and social
prospects were bright, and no cause could be
assigned by his relatives or friends Tor the rash
Year: 1872

The Field and Factory published
in jackson has the following timely
advice to our planters


" We hope our planters will make
it their fixed purpose to produce
more corn and less cotton. BY max
ing all we consume at home, is the
only way we can ever expect to be
independent A small crop of cot
ton by reason CT better prices, will
bring more clear cash into the coun-
Try, than a large crop, when we have
to send it all to Illinois and Chic for
bread and meat. This is so self-evi-
6e1rt II proposition that every one
outside Of the cotton States is aston
'shed at our superlative folly.
Year: 1872

|aelphia North american
stacy of Democratic and
(lican Indignation, by as
the great body Of the
party is for protection"


there be no other way
} party harmonious than


B the incongruous cle-
y trade, it will have to
Year: 1872

About two thousand people were gathered out
side the han in the plaza between Third and
Fourth avenues. The crowd was very en-
thusastic and repeatedly cheered the watch
words Of the republican party. General George II.
Sharpe delivered short address and was sue
ceedcd by other speakers. The meeting broke up
earlier than the one inside but the throng that re-
maned cheered General Dix al he passed out Of the
hall on his way home.
Year: 1872

During the three days on which the registers havo
sat there have been oo,477 names registered. This
s within few thousand of the entire vote Of the
county. The books will be opened again on the
Goth Tor the last time. The following is the regis
ira ton by ward each day.
Year: 1872

bert and Ethel plighted their VOWS to each
other, beneath the blue sky that hung over the
oak.studded lawn at the old Grange. Their
life has been happy and prosperous; it has
been spent, since their marriage, tor the most
part at their English home, though twice they
have come on a visit to "Old Virginia's shore"
Arly went with them to England at their ear
nest request, for they told him that their life
there would not be happy without him, and
he would have had but lonely time at Oak
hurst, He is with them still; he spends his
life in painting exquisite pictures and in do
ing good to all who come within his reach.


Minnie married Harry Charlton after
brief engagement, and together they reign
over the Grange. I am happy to be able to
chronicle that much Of her sel6shness has
vanished and been swallowed up in the cares
and responsibilities of married life, and that
she has proved good wife and mother, and
useful member Of society.


Some two years after her marriage Ethel
received letter from her old friend Mary
Lawton, announcing her intended marriage
to Barton Elliott. When the sting of his Bit
ter regret and disappointment had passed
away, Ethel's words had recurred to him,
bringing a ray Of hopefulness for the future:
Blame him not, romantic reader, who would
fain have had him die Of blighted love- A
parsonage house without wife is dull and
lonely thing, and Barton, when bis pretty
home was enlivened by Mary's cheerful pres
ence and sunny, loving ways, could not find it
in his heart to be otherwise shan grateful to
Providence for his let in life.


And now what more is there to be told?
The story of two lives, spent in good works
that bring their own reward Of love un'
changing and Interchangeable, save that it
grows more true and strong as years go by.
The storms and trials, which shook them in
their youth, have but made the after-life of
these welded lovers seem all the more calm
and fair, as the sun shines brightest, and
the blue sky seems bluest, and the birds in the
branches sing the most blithesome songs, when
the rush of rain and the fury Of angry winds
have died away. ....


THE end "
Year: 1872

WASHINGTON, June l0.-The follow
ing is a copy of the official letter notify
ing President Grant of bis nomination,
which was handed him by the President
of the Philadelphia Convention:
Year: 1872

TO the characters of the per-
sons whom the President did
not personally know, but who
were pressed upon him for ap-
pointment by some of the very
gentlemen who now urge
against him the character of
some appointments that he
has made. We shall he very
much mistaken II the same
gentlemen do not receive the
Presidents project nf reform
of the civil service with a smile
of utter incredibly, not be-
cause they think the scheme
Objectionable, but because
they do not believe that he
will put it into execution. -
When he does that, it will be
remarkable if the Presidents
action, however sincere and
honorable, is not derided as in


tentionally inefficient. Indeed
those who have declared that
they think the President unfit
fOr renomination are not likely
to own that they were mista-
ken SIS the day for the Conven-
lion draws near. A Iai,


If before the Convention
meets it can be shown that he
is directly or indirectly respon
Sible for the abuses which may
occur in any OF the offices.
those who wish his renonina-
tlon will not be a very large
number, But II the atlemp'
fails, they will be the entire
Convention. For an effort to
discredit the Chief Magistrate
Of this country does not end
with its success or its failure.
If it succeeds, he is utterly
disgraced. If it fails, those
who attempt it lose the respect
of honorable men. We must
not be understood as charging
malignant motives upon those
who sincerity move for investi-
gations into alleged u1uses.-
But the character Of the Presi ..
dent belongs to the country,
and when that character is tain
ed the country is sullied.-
Therefore the investigation Of
the charges which have been
made must be thorough and
unsparing. the general order
system must be and will be
completely exposed. If abuses
are discovered, and the blame
can be justly laid upon the
President, there will be reason
TO denounce him. The noble
warfare upon his cigars and
his horses will then end, and
We may all well be aghast at
real reasons of opposition.


But meanwhile the Presi-
dent is not harnp | in the judg>
ment Of can nd man-and thew
are The great majorty-by
slander and misrepresentation
Although he smokes cigars,
and likes Il fine Ii rise, md owns
stock in Seneca stone from
which he has no dividends, and
a house was presented TO him
as a token of patriotic graft
tude, and there are a dozen OF
his relatives in Office, some o
them not appointed bat mere
~ not removed, by him-al-
though these things are true,
it is also true that the great re


suits of his administration are
such as the country contem-
plates with pride and satisfac-
tion. 1t sees its wise and hu-
name Indian policy, its reduc-
tion of taxation, and the dinin


ulion of the debt; its peace
ful and honorable settlement
OF foreign questions, its protec


tion of all good citizen, every
where, it's amnesty, and its
reform of civil service; and the
country forgives the President
b;s occaeion al drives and his
Year: 1872

immense Misrepresentation TO
which every conspicuous pul =
lie man is subjected, he will be
reJoiced by discovering that if
the falsehood and the exagger
alton are removed, the person
al gossip about the President
is as causeleSS as il is con-
temptible.
Year: 1872

! Virginia City Mountanian, :


A remarkable instance of the sa-
gacity lis it not reason p of a horse
has come to our notice, Mr.. John
| Fletcher, Norwegian, owns an unbrO-


ken cayuse mare, which runs in q


pasture adjoining his house. The


mare, which il very wild, has young
colt at her side. A few nights since,
after Mr.. Fletcher had retired, he was
aroused by the mare coming to the
window of his house, and by paving,
neighing, and in every way possible
trying to get his attention. This con-
tInuiug for some time, he got up and


went out and drove her away, and re-
turned again to bed but she immedi-
ately returned, and if possible increas-
ed her demonstrations he again


went out, when the mare came up TO
him and rubbed her nose against him,
although always before she had been
very shy of allowing any one to come
within reach Of her, then ran on a
few yards before him continuing her
neighing; then as he did not follow
her, she returned to him rubbing
against him in the most demon
strative manner. He attempted to
drive her off, struck her with stick,
and followed her a few yards to
freighten her. away. As soon, how
ever, as he returned toward the house
she returned and tried in every way
to prevent hln from doing so. He
then remarked that her colt was not
with her, fact he had not noticed
before, it being quite dark. Il occur
red to him then TO follow her, which
be did. Soon as she saw he was do
ing so she ran off before him, stopping
every few yards, turning around to
see that he was still following, then
again running on, keeping up her call
ing, until she reached u distant part
of the field, where she stopped ut an
old prospect hole" On coming up
with her she again commenced rub
bing against him, and drew his atten-
ton to the hole, where he soon dis
covered the colt. 1t appears il had
slipped into the pit and was unable to
get out, and the mare had taken this
method TO obtain assistance. Being
unable to get it out alone, Mr.. Fletch


er went for some of his neighbOrs,
and with them returned While they
were taking the little fellow out the
mare manifested the nOst'interse de-
light, and seemed almost beside her
self with joy; aud afterward, when
the men had got il out Ofthe hole, she
came up to Mr.. +. and placing her
nose on his shoulder gave every sign
of gratitude that a human mother
might under similar circumstances
Who will say that a horse does not
reason?
Year: 1872

The mind of man utterly fails to
realize the immensity of space, and
no one unaecustOmed to the use Of the
telescope can have any adequate idea
of the difference presented by the na-
ked eye. even upon a clear night, and
the scene which IS disclosed to the eve
and mind Of the astronomer. How
difficult it is to realize that each star
in the solemn depths of the universe
is a sun like our own sun, but sepa-
rated one from each other and our
own by distances almost beyond the
power of man to compute.


Only about three thousand stars can
be distinctly seen and counted by the
naked eye, while an ordinary tele-
scope reveals the presence of some-
thing like three hundred and fifty
thousand. Herschel's great eighteen
inch instrument, it is estimated, shows
one hundred and eighty millions,
while the great Rose telescope, by
its vast penetrating power, is sup
posed to open up our vision to not less
than seven hundred millions. And
yet, when the whole heavens are
swept by this telescope we have only
penetrated a distance into space from
our stand point on this globe which,
when compared to the immensely be-
yond, is no more than the space Occu-
pied by the room where we write or
read, is to the immensIty of depth
penetrated by the last mentioned in
strument.
Year: 1872

A correspondent of the lEdipt


farmer having made the statement


that among the valuable lessons thai


the past winter had taught him in
feeding stock was the conviction that


he has heretofore "fed nearly double
the amount of hay needed" another
writer for the same paper comments
as follows on his remarks:


If feeders have learned, as many no
doubt have done, that it is better tO
feed less hay and substitute meal OF
some other concentrated food in place
of the nay withheld, then the lesson
will not be cOntTOveTted /; but if they
have been feeding too much hay to
| the stOck,-haye been giving much
more nutriment than was needed, lit
is quite another thing. I have learn
ed no such lesson. / have learned
| from the experience of Others) that
stock can be wintered-can be kept
alive-On much less hay than has
usually been fed to them.


When you want stock to grow du-
ring the winter, oxen to lay on fat,
COWS 10 give an abundant flow of
milk, you must give them something
TO do it with. Muscle, fat, milk, are
all in the feed given, be that grain or
hay 1t comes from no other source,
and can be obtained in no other way.
a certain amount of nutriment is re-
quired to support vitality in an ami
NAL. If you get growth, fat, or milk,
it must come from nutriment digested
and assimilated in excess. If you
desire rapid growth, much fat, or an
abundant flow of milk, you must feed
literally, and at the same time feed
such food as will keep all the organs
of the animal in a healthy, active
condition, that they may be enabled
TO digest and assimilate the greatest
possible amount of food. Milk pro-
ducers understand this well, and you
have not heard them say they have
learned to keep their cows on a small
amount of food.


They all feed shorts, and feed them
not to save hay, but to make their
cows eat more hay. Shorts are
healthy food, and promote the health
and activity of all the organs of diges-
ton and assimilation. and thus the
cow is enabled to convert more hay
into milk. L have been feeding cot
ton seed meal with the greatest salts
faction. 1t saved me no hay, but it
gave the cows a vOraciOus appetite,
and that appetite, created by healthy
digestion, converted large quantity
OF hay into milk.


My experience has taught me, and
last winter confirmed it, that the
profit in keeping stock comes from
the feed, digested and assimilated in
excess of what Is required to support
vitality and the more we can get a
single animal to digest and assimilate,
and therefore convert into the desired
product, the greater the profit.
Year: 1872

Walter Hunt, who is said to be the


originator of the first successful paper


collars, was one of that useful race OF


inventors who seldom receive their


full reward. He had been expert


menting for ten years in machinery


for sewing purposes, and tits claimed
perfected an invention which, but for


his pecuniary enl would


have proved the first successful sew
ing machine. He was compelled to
abandon this field, however, and af-
ter obtaining some twenty patents for
new and useful inventions, he turned
! his attention to the manufacture of
collars and cuffs of paper. In 1854
he made his first collars. Having Sc
cured the aid of business men, who
saw a new and profitable trade in his
invention, he gradually got his collars
into market but the sale was slow.


L" wear collar made of paper was
regarded as sign of poverty, and
people ridiculed the idea of suhstitu-
ting paper for them. But Hunt was
confident that paper would triumph,
and persevered. His first collars we're
made of paper which was intended
for very different use. He tried
Bristol board, thick writing paper
parchment paper; but each one of
them was deficientin some quality
One would not resist perspiration
another would not fold over without
cracking still others were of a bad
color, and none were of sufficient
strength. He then tried pasting two
sheets Ofpaper together with a strip
of muslin between yet while this
answered in many respects, it did not
afford all the advantages he desired.


His friends became discouraged
with his long-continued and costly
experiments, and advised him to aban


den the idea and turn his attention
to something more feasible. But he
was confident that collars could be
made of paper and, as he could not
find the proper kind of paper in the
market, he determined on trying to
make it. He built a small rag engine
and made numerous samples of thick,
stTcng paper but, after spending a
large sum of money in this way, he
abandoned his attempt and returned
to the manufacture of what he called
clOth-lined paper. He perfected ma
chinery which Obviated all his diff
culties in pasting the cloth and pa
per together, and at length, after an
outlay of S10,000in experiments, his
efforts were crowned with success, !
and merchantable paper collar, which |
could not be distinguished from linen |
collars, except by handling, were Civ
en- to the world
Year: 1872

This Is upon the basis of the census
OF 1870. Hitherto it has been custO-
mary to use the previous census in an
election which has occurred within
two years after the taking of the CEN
sus. In 1882, and again in 1852, this
was done, but by common consent a
different course seems to have been
agreed upon for the ensuing election.
We say it has been agreed upon, for
all the States have made nominations
In accordance with the new appor-
tiOnment.


This Will prove an advantage to the
Greeleyites, as they expect to get the
greater portion of their votes in the
south and West, where the new dis
trioution makes a larger increase than
at the North and East. II cannot be
said, therefore, that the friends of
General Grant have wrought this
change for their own benefit. They
can afford, however, to give the Fu-
slonists this advantage, and can beat
them. Indeed we believe we might
coneede them all the Southern States
with perfect safety for the re election
Of General Grant; for really we do not
see what Northern States Greeley is
likely to carry.
Year: 1872

The following beautiful chemical
experiment, may be easily performed
to the great astonishment of a circle
at n tea parey. Take two or three
leaves of red cabbage, cut them into
small bits, put them into basin, and
pour pint of boiling water on them;
let it stand an hour, then pour it into
a decanter. 1t will be a fine blue
color. Then take four wine glasses /;
into one put six drops of strong vine
gar; into another six drops of solu
ton of soda into the third a strong
solution of alum, and let the fourth
remain empty. The glasses may b.
prepared some time before, and the
few drops of colorless liquid that
have been placed in them will not be
noticed. Fill up the glasses from the
decanter, and the liquid poured into
the glass containing the acid will be-
come a beautiful red; the glass con-
tanning the soda will become a
fine green; that poured into the emty
one will remain unchanged. By ad
ding little vinegar TO the green it
will Immediately change to red,
and, on adding a little solution of
soda to the red it will assume a fine
gree n, thus showing the action of
acids and alkalis on vegetable blues.
Year: 1872

An exchange says that ''yOung
men in England are forfeiting their
marriage engagementsin consequence
of the high price Of coal" They
shouldn't stand back on that account.
They ought to know that many a
mans wife makes the house hot
enough for him without the use of q
pound Of coal.
Year: 1872

Two travellers between Teheran and
Bagdad, met half way uD the vertical
face of a rock, on a path only cubit
in width. As both were in a hurry
and etiquette would allow neither to
set his foot upon the other even if
dignity had permitted prOstratiOn
they maintained for some time a sta
tionary condition. After some reflec-
ton they both decided to jump around
tine other but as etiquette did not
warrant conversation with a stranger,
neither made known his intention.
The consequence was they met with
eonsiderableemphasIs, about four feet
from the edge of the path, and went
through a flight of soaring eagles, a
mile out of their way"


his is infamous. The learned Par
see appears to wholly ignore the distinc-
ton between a fable and a simple lie
Translator.