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Year: 1870

Friday morning as Capt. Sam'l johnson OF
Windham, was at work in Rices chair factory
in that town he accidentally caught his hand
in an AIDING machine, which took three fin
gers off of one hand besides the first joint OF
the index finger.
Year: 1870

CArcHINc 4 Fly IN CHuRcH.-A lady in
one of our churches rested her head on the
back of the pew in front, as all devout people
do in time Of prayer, but in the pew before
her sat young man who neither bowed his
head or kneeled. A beautiful plume nodded
and danced upon the head of the fair one be-
hind him, occasionally touching the neck of
the youth. who evidently considered it a fly
or some other Troublesome insect. Fer time
he bore the unpleasant sensation without a
murmer, but At last patience ceased to be a
virtue, aud from the flash ef his eagle eve
one could plainly see shat the hour of ''that
fiyn had come. lastead of saving '.shoo. fly,
don't hodder me, cautiously his hand NOV
ed toward tae supposed offending insect; then
followed frantic clutch and spring behind
him. Imegine the horror Of the youth to End
in his hand the nohhy hat of The fair one,
which he had torn violently from her head,
sadly disarranging the contour of braids and
chignon. The lady was indignant, of course
and the youth could have. been purchased al
on immense sacrifice about that time. Ex
plantations aud apologies followed and ths
disorganixei was put in order as soon as pos
sihle. and the devotional exercises were re
sumed.
Year: 1870

THE INsTABIfiTY OF PoLITIcAL Glory
The last time saw the Duke Of Wellington
was the day of the dissolution of Parliament
hy William ~. was at q window on the
route of the procession, and gorgeous show
il was. The Duke was not in it, but made
his appearance on horseback soon after it had
passed, threading his way with great difficult
ty through the deasely crowded streets. His
popularity at that time was at its nadir, and
the noises with which he was saluted were
not as flattering as those which greeted him
on his return from Waterloo. Just opposite
nv window he was brought TO a stop by a
coal cart, in which was sooty wretch, who
hegan shaking bag Mt him with stentoran
shouts. and covering him with dust. Sever
al minutes must have elapsed while he was
thus ignomiaiously enthralled. just what
he said conld not hear, but 1 could see the
expression of his face, and it was certainly
not the same as 1t wore when he cried, "Up,
Guards, at 'em !" The spectacle was so
painful that heartily wished that somebody
would heaye theheaver from his dirty emf
nence. The sympathy, however, of the many
headed, to my amazement, was with the
blackguard, who was evidently an exponent
of the then popular voice. Had he been old
er. would have been less astonished. It is
quite ca regle that the path of glory should
lead to coal dust.
Year: 1870

Cough, BrOncnlt1S, AStnmG,


and Consumption.


Probably never before in the whole history Of
medicine has anything won so widely and so deeply
upon the confidence of mankind as this excellent
remedy for pulmonary complaints. Through long
series of years, and among most of the races of
men 1t has risen higher and higher in their estima-
ton, as it has become better known. Its uniform
of the lungs and throat, have made it known
liable protector against them. While adapted to
l1er forms Of disease and to young Children it is
at the same time the most efectual remedy that
be given for incipient consumption, and the dam
gerous affections OF the throat and lungs. AS pro-
vision against sudden attacks of Group, it should
be kept on hand in every family, and indeed as all
are sometimes subject to colds and coughs, all
should be provided with this antidote for them.


Although settled Consumption Is thought in-
crrable, still great numbers of cases where the dis
ease seemed settled, have been completely cured,
and the patient restored to sound health by the
CHERRY PectordI. So complete is its mastery
over the disorders of the Lungs and Throat, that
the most obstinate of them yield to it. When MOTH
ing else could reach them, under the Cherry Pee
forol they subside and disappear.


Singers and Public Speakers find great pro-
lection from it.


1sfhnsa is always relieved and often wholly
cured by it.


Bronchitis is generally cured by taking the
Cherry Pecforol in small and frequent doses.


So generally are its virtues known that we need
not publish the certificates of them here do
than assure the public that its qualities are fully
maintained.
Year: 1870

Ra- Medical Advice.-DR WM. X. D0HERTl'S


Medal and Surgical Institute is becoming SINE ION
te the welfare of State aud health of citizens
and his rapidly spreading reputation although may
cite SURPRISE is but the signal of Skill and follows the
natural effect of such a We personally
quainted with gentlemen who have suffered for


der chronic disease and who had taken
available that promised relief but without
until they they called upon Dr. Doherty who iucred-


IDLY short space of tme has given them entire relief 1t
gratifying this fact because the Doctor is
gentleman who seeks not by defamation of Others
tabsh his reputation to the structure Of his
upon the ruil. of anothers fame. The Doctor
ducts his Institute in such that must be -aty
ing all his patients. He examines advises and recon-
mends without charge and the patient after hearing his
for treatment accept reject at pleasure In
does the Doctor make charge unless he eects


This he is able to do. because he feels the conf


which long experience has given and dcubt the
consolation which appertains to that confidence Persons
afflicted with either accute chronic disease woulG 10
we'll consult the Doctor; at all events tcan do no harm
for consultation he asks no fees nor does he insist
obedience his advice unless the patient places himself
under his His offices Sacramento street, cn
posite the Pacific Mail Steamship ofce.-S I, NEWS.
Year: 1870

KIssNG.-Whats in n kiss Really, when
people come to reflect upon the matter calmly,
what can they see in kiss The lips pout
slightly and touch the cheek softly, and then
they just part-aud the job is complete There
is kiss in the abstract--take it as it stands
look at it phiosophically What is there in it,
after all? Millions upon millions Of souls have
been made happy, while millions upon millions
have been plunged into misery and despair by
this kissing; and yet, when you look at the
character of the thing, it is simply a poutng and
parting 0: lips. In every grade Of society there
is kissing Go where you will, to what country
YOU will and you are perfectly sure to find kiss
ing. There is, however, some mysterious virtue
in a kiss, and we deyoutly hope it may not go
out of fashion.
Year: 1870

New YoRK paper says: "There is a trick
being extensively practiced by homely but
wealthy girls who want to marry. They get
themselves up to look like dyspeptics in the last
stages, when some man marries them. Parties
in this city will make splendid counterfeit
dyspeptc or consumptve out Of healthy girl in
three DAYS for $40.
Year: 1870

CHILD ToRTURERs.-It is honorable to the
general humanity Of the American people that
a case in which the question at issue is
whether man and his wife together did
cruelty beat little girl excites in the neigh
borhood in which it is on trial almost as much
interest as any Of our first class criminal trials.
A certain Mr.. Ballard and his wife are the
persons accused of brutally misusing a little
girl who is the wifes sister. Good evidence
OF the maltreatment was given; but it is only
natural to note that when the little girl was
put on the stand the only person she could see
in court was the tyrant who had beaten her,
aud who che no doubt feared would beat her
again if she should say what would displease
him. So she did her little best to unssy what
had been said, and to invalidate the testimony
of the neighbors. 1t is pretty clear in these
cases generally that if the court does not rem
der justice public opinion will, and the crimi-
nal should rather prefer verdict against him
than the rough reversal his neighbors would
make of any legal decree in his favor.
Year: 1870

We have seldom seen so plain and offensive
an assertion OF mob power as appears in the
reported visit OF political committee to GER
tain persons In office In Brooklyn. It appears
that the Commissioners Of Police In Brooklyn
and the Water Commissioners also, while they
are democrats and recognize their relations
with the democracy, are not blind democrats,
and can conceive that they have duty to
discharge toward the whole people. They
have, therefore, in regard to the appointment
Of their subordinates, been more regardful Of
efficiency than Of political opinion, and this has
especially displeased the intoerant mob OF
place seekers who hurrah for democracy
wherever it wins, and, Of course, want all the
places, whether they are ct for them or not.
So committee of these worthless waited upon
several heads of administrative departments
to deliberately demand persecution for po-
litical opinion in the land where every man is
supposed to be free to think and vote as he
pleases. They required that every person not
a democrat should be dismissed from place.
Some of the gentlemen, especially Mayor
Kabfeisch, Indignantly repudiated this die
tation; but we are sorry to see that others
seemed to assent that there was some shadow
of right and proprety in 50 gross an outrage.
Year: 1870

A CONCESSION TO PRoTEoTIoN.-It is re-
ported that Mr.. Wells, Special Commissioner of
the Revenue, will mot be reappointed" upon
the approaching expiration Of his term of Office.
This will be concession to the tariff shrekers
that we shall be sorry to see. Mr.. Wells is a
thoroughly competent man in the sphere in
which his duties lie, and is one of the small
number of persons in Office who can give 10 all
the dryness Of tax tables the attraction of a
scientific study. We do not believe the gov
ernment will readily supply his place with
man equally fit for it. He has told us many
truths of our financial condtion-truths not
always palatable, and least of all palatable to
the protectionists. And it is no doubt because
of the passionate and furious assaults of these
persons on the man whose straightforward
statements are sometimes damaging to their
pretty theories that he is to have the go-by.
Year: 1870

DIAMOND ExpERTs.-The ruse by which two
or three thieves converted room in the St.
Nicholas Hotel into robbers den or trap into
which they decoyed to plunder him man with
name so suggestive of shrewdness as Joseph
Z. Isaacs is only another Illustration of what
is possible in great cities. Hotel keepers, of
course, cannot prevent such use of their
rooms if the thieves are adroit, and the invita-
tion to q diamond broker to visit hotel and
buy diamonds Of newly arrived foreigner is
one sufficiently in the way of that trade not to
excite suspicion. So the case was well laid
out on the part Of the rogues and Mr.. Isaacs
stumbled; yet withal he contrived very well
to have only two hundred dollars about him in
ready money on trip to purchase twelve
thousand dollars worth of stoQes.
Year: 1870

He REPRESENTS HIS CONSTITUENCY
Apropos to the election in South Carolina,
in which Mr.. Whttemore is probably tho
successful candidate to Congress, the leading
republican organ gives in a penitent spirit,
a glimpse of the political condition that results
from the great philanthropic reform Of putting
the nigger in the white mans place as the con-
trolling political power. Whttemore, it is
conceded is scoundrel, and of the meanest
possible type. HIS taking bribe in Congress
is shown to be not merely in his usual way,
but rather above bis usual way in point of
dignity and fair dealing. Even his defence
that he applied the money to charitable pur-
poses-turns out to be common defence with
him, and he has made it in cases of knavery
on SO small sum as seventy-ive cents. Yet
this fellow must 60 to Congress, and there is
no help for it-all because, knave as he is, he
is popular with the negroes, who are too
obtuse, morally, to conceive of these points
of character as objections. These are the
voters, who, in the new republic, are the sue
cessors Of the white men of South Carolina !;
and for a constituency of such voters White
more is certainly proper representative.
Year: 1870

Yesterday the important order of the Health
Officer of the Port quarantining all vessels
from ports in the West Indies, Spanish Main,
west coast of Africa and others where ch olera
or yellow fever exists, went into effect,
and they will hereafter be boarded and
examined in the lower bay. There
are hopes, based upon the known skill
and fidelity to duty of Dr. Carnochan,
that our city will be free from loathsome and
contagious diseases during the summer, at
least SO far as the proper administration of
Quarantine affairs will tend to that result.


DR.. Carnochan and his deputies have
devoted the greater portion of their time
recently to the careful inspection of the
various departments connected with their
responsible positions. Days have been passed
in the personal examination of the hospitals in
the lower bay, resulting in improvements in
their arrangements calculated to make the sick
and weary foreigner as comfortable as circum-
the public of the exacting and onerous duties
that fall to the lot of the Health Officer of the
Port and his deputies. Yet they may be
imagined when one reflects that upon an
average seven or eight thousand immigrants
are landed here weekly, all of whom
come under the personal observation
Of the Quarantine officials. By many of
these strangers disease is contracted upon
the ocean, and only by the faithful dis
charge of sworn duties can this city be pro-
tected from devastating epidemics. This
is fully intended to be done by Dr. Carnochan,
and, consequently, he has taken the initiative
in the right direction to make the Quarantine
of this harbor model for all others in the
world, with none but skilful and honorable
men among its employees. Heretofore too
much reliance has been placed in the sagacity
Of subordinates; yet while they are Of the
greatest value in their places they cannot feel
the same responsibility as the Health Officer,
to whom the public look for and demand
protection. That Dr. Carnochan, practically
as well as nominally, will be at the head of his
office, none that know him will for a moment
doubt. This assurance is hardly necessary,
but it cannot be otherwise than we'll timed,
and the million inhabitants of the metropolis
will rejoice as we do in view of the important
fact.
Year: 1870

1t will be seen by the monthly statement of
the public debt published to-day that the cof-
fers of the Secretary of the Treasury continue
full, and that the income far exceeds the ex-
penditures. There is in the Treasury over
hundred and six millions in gold and upwards
of fourteen millions in currency. Against the
gold there are certificates of deposit out to the
amount of more than thirty-fve millions. The
surplus cash, then, which the government has
actually on hand, after deducting the amount of
these gold certificates, is over seventy-on mill
lions in gold and fourteen millions and up
wards in currency. Reckoned all in currency
the sum would be nearly a hundred millions.
Something like this amount, and sometimes
moro than that, has been lying all the time as
dead capital in the Treasury. There is con-
sequently loss of about six millions year in
interest by this useless boarding. There is no
reason why the money should not be used in
buying up the interest-bearing debt and thus
save six millions a year. If the Treasury
were empty now there would be q surplus at
the end of the month, and this would continue
to increase. The fourishing condition of the
Treasury and prosperity of the country are
seen in the large and continual decrease of the
debt from month to month. During the
month just ended the debt decreased over
fourteen millions, and for the three months
since the 1st of March more than thirty-one
millions. Well may the credit Of the United
States rise both at home and abroad. No
nation in the world has such resources or such
prospect of liquidating its debt within a
reasonable time. The expenditures are still
these there would be large margin for remov-
ing taxes and tightening the burdens of the
people. A plethoric Treasury cnly leads to
extravaganza and corruption.
Year: 1870

THE PRINCE IMPERIAL is, we are told,
among the princesses of Europe will be the
question of the hour. The young man is not
likely to experience his fathers difficulties in
seeking wife of royal blood. The star Of
Josephine is still in the ascendant, and there
are some people who think that royal blood
is fatal to the Bonapartes. Meanwhile the
question is, Who Ia wh0p
Year: 1870

The memory of q very remarkable and GER
tainly not undistinguished woman, who many
years ago attracted the attention of fair por-
ton of the whole world as an actress, a lee
turer and diplomatist, is about to be revived
in lecture to be delivered at Steinway Hall
this evening by the daughter Of the famous
Lola Montez. While the remains of the Coun-
tess of Landsfeldt repose in Greenwood Gene
terry, with the green sward, few bright
flowers and an unpretending monument (raised
by friendly hands above them), the story Of her
life is to be told tonight with all the affection
with which daughter can embellish it, and no
doubt will be rendered peculiarly interesting
by many facts in the career Of the well known
actress, whose whole character and inner life
have probably never been thoroughly under
stood.


Lola Montez, as we know, made a little
episode in the history of Bavaria during the
democratic conflict between the King and the
people. This was her first entrance into pub
lie life. 1t was then that people began to
know her. Her subsequent career as an actress
is familiar to everybody. She travelled pretty
much over the entire globe. From st. Peters
burg to Australia and California her artistic
, wanderings extended. Her latest efforts were
in this city, and here she died. 1t will be in
teresting to hear from the lips Of her daughter,
Editha Gilbert Montez, a lecture on " the
wrongs Of her distinguished mother" which is
to be given this evening. 1t will refresh the
memory of poor Lola Montez-a waif Of genius
that the waters of life tossed about somewhat
roughly
Year: 1870

The American Stock Journal says -
in teaching q young horse to drive
we'll, do not hurry to see how last he
can :r0t. Keep each pace clear and
distinct IRON the other, that is in walk
lug. make him walk and do not allow
hiHi to trot While trotting. be equal
Iy careful that he keeps steady at his
pace, snt. do not allow him to slack
into a walk. The relns while driving
should be kept sa,ig and when pushed
to the top of his speed keep him well
IN hand that he may learn to bear veil
upoa the bit, so that when going at
rate of speed he can be held at his pace,
but do not allow him 50 pull too lard
ior it is no only unpleasant. but makes
it often difficult to manage him.
Year: 1870

"A correspondent of the Balti
more Sun telegraphs to that paper
that the Western movement to
remove thSeapital is likely to fall
through. The demonstration in
Congress has been postponed till
after the recess; but it's projectors
now admit that they have nc
strength i'll either house. Senators
Drake and Schurz, of Missouri
are both opposed to the plan tc
place the capital at st. Louis. The
former senator declared to-day that
there were not ten members of the
Missouri Legislature who would
vote to code to the Federal Govern
mcnt the Jurisdiction over territory
within the State sufficient for the
location of the capital. Our Yves
tern members say that they would
like to have the capital go West
but they do not favor any change
just SO long as the public debt re
mains a national burden.
Year: 1870

There is no end to the nice ar
ticles of food (says a lady CORES
pondcut in the american AgricM-
7u7st That may be made by using
sour cream, sour milk, and butter
milk, in a judicious way. There
are several things in their use
about which care should be taken.
l. Cream that is to be used in cook
ing should be wholly separated
from the milk. Q. It should be
thoroughly sourcd. If in any re-
ccipt milk or buttcrnlilll is to be
employed with the cream, it should
also be entirely sour, as the mix
ture Of sweet and sour milk, or
cream, tends to make the article
heavy. q. The amount OF soda or
salaratus should only be just
enough to sweeten and tighten the
the cream, as any more than this
imparts the green color and soapy
flavor which arc SO disagrccable
and unwholcsome in articles of
food.


When once recipe is found to
be good. no changes should be
made, us the chances are ten to
one that the cXpcrim enter will
have failure, and lay the blame
upon the use of cream instead of
her own carelessncss or ignorance.


I annex few recipes whicl. have
been well tried and proved, and
are thought by all my friends who
have made use Of them to he
among their best recipes:


Buttc'miM Mubns.-One quart
of sour buttcrmilk, one teacupful
of sour cream, two eggs, one tea
spoonful Of soda, little salt, flour
enough to make as thick as pound
c'ke. Bake in muffin-rings, placed
upon tins in the oven, from twenty
to thirty minutes, according to the
temperature of the stove.


Buttc,maik GrHilLc-cukes.-One
quart of sour buttcrmilk, a little
salt, one tcaspoonful of soda, and
flour enough to make the cakes as
thick or thin as you like them.
Bake upon griddle.
Year: 1870

People must not misunderstood
the motives Of Congress in refusing
to grant a general amnesty, and
prefcrring to pass bills every now
and then, giving pardons to speci-
ally-naned individuals. This
course is pursued for purpose
baser and more vile than mere pol-
.atics. Not alone that they are thus
enabled to drum up recruits for
the Republican party in the South
by excluding all who lean to the
Democratic party from the privilege
of amnesty. The chief object is to
keep open the door for CORRUPTION
and bribery. A general amnesty
would yield no money; individual
amncsties can be, aud often are,
made scarce of revenue to the
men who deal them out. I cannot
say positively that any III cmbcr of
Congress has been paid directly
tor securing the insertion of name
in an amnesty bill, but I can say
that persons have paid az high as
800 for that privilege. The
money is paid to the influential
friends of radical members of the
Reconstruction Committee; and |
take it that the state of affairs is
not entirely unknown to those


members. Men come here from
the South to get their disabilities
removed. They want to lie eligible
for office of some kind. They are
very soon directed to some one
who can have their names inserted
in the next bill, and for this inser
ton they arc willing to pay liberal
-. Their money is takcu-nor do
believe it all goes into the pocket
OF the men who first received it.
These are facts of which every
member of Congress is aware
Time was when the mere suspicion
of this truth would have called for
a searching Investigation. But
corruption stalks SO shamelessly
abroad, and SO perncates every de-
partment Of the Government now
from the Executive who sells his
Cabinet positions to the highest
bidder, to the bureau chiefs who
extort dollar donations from the
starving clerks under them-that
1t is dangerous to start an inquiry,
because it is impossible to tell
where it will stop or to what it " i'll
lead. One Of these days the peo-
pie will wake up to the fact that
greater crimes may be committed
against a nation by thieves disguise
ed in the livery of loyalty than by
brave men wearing openly the uni
form Of rebelllon.-C Cincinnati En-
quirer.