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Year: 1870

The MILK IN THE CocoANuT.-The little
difficulty in the democratic party that has rem
dered 1t thus far impossible for the factions to
agree on new government for our city is
simply this oil the leaders want to be Mayor
in the new system. AS there are great
many leaders, and we can only have one
Mayor at q time, the difficulty is evidently
insuperable. The elegant Senator Screamer
wants to be Mayor, and all his friends agree
that he shall be Mayor. The superb wearer
of brass coat and blue buttons, George
Mclean, also wants to be Mayor, and his
friends assent. Jimmy OBrien wants to be
Mayor. Jupiter Norton wants to be Mayor.
Even the owner and brandisher Of the cele-
brated reform jackknife wants to be Mayor.
The only man who does not want to be Mayor
is John Morrissey. He wants to be City
Chamberlain. This is because he has been
banker for many years, and understands
handling money. Sammy Tilden and two or
three other silk stockings will find their
ambition abundantly satisfied if they can only
stand in the background and seem to pull the
wires to which all the rest are tied like
puppets.
Year: 1870

TIE CITIZENS OF BUFFALO are jubilant over
the repeal of the canal contract system. AS
Buffalo is one of the cities most deeply in
terested in the success and prosperity of the
canals, we may well conclude that the action
of the Legislature will be popular all along the
line.
Year: 1870

THE WARDS ISLAND INVESTIGATION was
continued yesterday by the Legislative Com
mittee, and some additional facts damaging to
the employees of the Commissioners Of Emigra-
tion were disclosed. 1t seems that the work
upon the island is let out to q contractor, who
is permitted to avail himself Of the unpaid labor
of the emigrants, and consequently we should
imagine makes biz thing out of his contract
Year: 1870

TUE BILL TO ENFORCE THE FIFTEENTH
AMENDMENT has been reported back from the
Judiciary Committee of the House Of Repre-
.sentatives, with an amendment in the nature of
substitute, ''to enforce he right of citizens
in the United States to vote in the several
States Of the Union who have hitherto been
denied that right on account Of race, color or
previous condition Of servitude." This new
bill embraces pretty comprehensive list of
fines and imprisonments against any officials,
national or local, and any person or persons
who shall directly or indirectly be proved
guilty before United States Court of prevent
ing the exercise of the right of suffrage by citi-
zens of African descent; and, as the passage of
such bill may be safely counted upon, the
only course of wisdom and common sense now
left to the managers of the democratic party
and all others concerned is the recognition Of
the black mans right to vote and the cultiva.
ton Of his support as the new political balance
Of power. There are some eight hundred
thousand voters involved in this question, and
II the democratic party rejects them they will
vote en- mdsse on the other side. That is all
but that will be enough.
Year: 1870

THE BOARD OF HEALTH DONE FoR.-That
is terrible reform by which the new Charter
makes the Board of Health case for the
coroner. Why should the coroner be made to
sit on the Board of Health? 1t is already a
''demnition dead body" in the eyes Of our
rAformers
Year: 1870

SILVER ON THE BoRpER.-While we are just
rejoicing over the return of silver pieces to our
legitimate currency the Canadians are rejoic-
ing over The prospect of an early riddance Of
all they have got. American silver has long
been cnlled nuisance in Canada. Strenuous
efforts have been made by the merchants there
to get rid Of it as a circulating medium by
resolutions and all other kinds Of informal
enactments. A Montreal priest recently an
nounced from the altar, according to report,


that fees for masses would be taken in Ameri-
can silver only at discount Of twenty per
cent, and finally the Ottawa Parliament has


enacted that twenty per cent should be the
legal discount upon it, the half dollar passing
for forty cents and the other coins proportion
ately. We may. then, soon expect that our
Year: 1870

According to the forthcoming annual report
of tho Commissioners of Emigration, a
synopsis of which was published in Fridays
HERALD, there is much to bring satisfaction
to every American heart. Our country seems
to be the receiving depot of the entire world;
but the consignments at Castle Garden, accord


ing to the returns Of last year, exceed the
most sanguine expectations of the most invet


crate Fourth Of July orator. There is, first of
all, an excess Of forty-fve thousand alien pas
sengers over the previous year, and an excess
Of over seventy-Hve thousand beyond other
years. The Germans are still in the majority
the sons and daughters of Albion have increased
nearly forty per cent, and the children Of the
Emerald Isle have come as thick and fast as
the traditional ''leaves Of Vallambrosa." The
health of the arriving emigrants is better
than ever, because, as the report states,
steamers have been generally substituted for
sailing vessels Regarding the points of des-
tination, New York, of course, takes the lead
in a numerical point Of view, and the West
claims most of the rest. We are glad to hear
of the complete arrangements (police excepted)
made by the Commissioners at Castle Gar
den. They have erected new buildings
for the convenience Of emigrants, and;
to Judge from their own statements,


they have devored all their attention and ener-
gies to new comers. The police are said to be
derelict in their duty, and 1t is recommended
that the force be increased and placed directly
under the control of the Castle Garden autho


rites The report gives favorable idea of
the condition Of Wards Island, which rec ent
events would seem to disprove. There is one
thing about this report to feel proud Of, and
that is the immense increase Of emigration.
We want more people, especially skilled me-
chanics, for they will find here large tract of
undeveloped country, rich in natural
resources. No matter what the amount
of exodus from Europe may be, there
is room enough for all in America,
and our boundless prairies, rich mining dis
tricts and illimitable water power can supply
not only competency, but even wealth, for
years to come to emigrants from all quarters
of the world The more the merrier; and the
larger the increase of our population the
greater the facilities for developing our coun-
try and clearing off our public debt. It is a
boast honestly made, and ono which can be
proven, and no other country in the world can
say the same. Therefore we hail the increase
of emigration as positive boon, and stretch
out our arms in welcome to the other nations
of the earth to help us to bring forth the untold
treasures heretofore hidden in our country.
Year: 1870

In THE SUIT Of Edward Padelford against the
United States to recover damages for cotton
seized by the government at Savannah in 1868
the Supreme Court decided in favor of the
Plsintiff holding that the pardon extended to
him for participation in the rebellion precludes
any inquiry whether his disloyalty does not de-
bar him from recovery.
Year: 1870

We cannot refuse to join in the timely
and appropriate rejoicing of our friends
in Western Pennsylvania, and therefore
we call our rooster from his perch TO
answer the Pennsylvania bird in three
hearty crows for McCLELANp, FOSTER
and GRIFFITH. If there are any more
our bird shall crow for them too. The
GLOWING are the figures from the Pitts
tur.h Commercial! Of Yesterday morn
Year: 1870

A REPRESENTATIVE SOUTHERN LADY.-An indignant
Virginia matron Martha Hanes Butt Bennett pub
lshed card in which she says that she was elected
Vice President of the Woman's Right Convention
without her knowledge or consent that she has not
such masculine tastes and that her ideas of what
fined and elegant lady should be are too exalted to
permit her to descend from the pedestal upon which
she would desire to every woman placed. Finally,
she SAYS that this is not the first tme that some fend
in human form has endeayored to vilfy her. for what
reason is to her involved in a mystery
Year: 1870

The word raise in the sense of rear, bring up, il
generally regarded Americanism. 1t has been
shown, however, in recent publication, that the word
in this provincial in very good credit in
England as long ago the sixteenth century. The
word tote too, which most educated people, we sup
pose would not touch with pair of tongs, has been
shown to have been derived from the practice of lift
ing suit from one English court to another OF the
higher rank. Two more cases n which British
cousins having lost word, charge US with innovation
ar1 hnrh
Year: 1870

A dispatch of the 25th from ST. Louis, states that
the Republican Office was burned the night before,
supposed to have been the work of incendiary.
Loss Sl6O 600 The contents of the vaults OF the Of
fee we're entirely uniDjured The fourcyinder press
was also unhurt The Republican issued small sheet
the next day, and would thereafter issue the usual
broad sheet The Republican is Democratic IN politics.
Year: 1870

We would again call the attention of our readers to
J. B. Lewis boot, shoe and hat house, No. Texas
street. This is really the best place in Shreveport to
buy goods for elegance and durability. Not only can
there always be found large and varied assortment
of everything in lis line, but his house is noted for
moderation of prices.
Year: 1870

1t will only cost you one dollar to buy bottle OF Ed
WARD W1LDERs CHILL Tonic, which ispurey vegeta-
ble and will not only cure you or any of your family
of Chis and Fever Fever and Ague, and every form,
type and variety of Maaral Paludal Fever of A1ec
tons, but will entirely drive them from the system,
which no other Chill medicine now made will do. Don't
buy any of the old and than valueess nostrums
but use only Edward Wder's Chill Tonic, as cure is
guaranteed in all cases
Year: 1870

SHKEV EPURT UNIV EKSIT1'
FENHE TRUSTEES of the Shreveport University are
Il pleased to announce that Prof GEO. E. THATCH-
Err will continue in charge of this institution:


The Board encouraged by the success Of the past
session and by public appreciation everywhere freely
expressed to believe that they have met want of com
munity at the right time and in the right place And
they confidently assure the public that no pains Will be
spared afford educational facilities equal to those of
any part of the country.


The University is located in very pleasant and
The grounds are extensive affordng ample room for
exercise, and the building is capable Of accommodate
ing large number.


The extensive repairs made during the summer va
cation add much to the comfort and attractveness OF
the institution. -
JOHN n. HOWELL,
President Board Trustees.
| ltf
Year: 1870

How Glass Paper Weights are Made.


Every one knows these paper weight,
oil solid, colorless glass, in hemsphereical
shape,ln the center of which are bouquets.
portraits and even watches and barome.
ters' etc., etc, but few persons know how
or by what means these things are incar.
cerated in the center of the glass. The
frst thing to be done is to assert and
arrange a certain quantity of small glass
tubes OF different colors in the cavities of
thick molten disc, disposing them ac-
cording to the object to be represented.
This done, the tubes are inclosed between
two layers of glass to do this, they be-.
GIN by placing on one side of the disc
which contains the tubes layer of crys-
tai, to which the tubes soon become at
tached. When this is done the disc is
removed, and second layer of the crystal
Is Is placed on the opposite side. side
The object being placed in the center be-
tween these two layers of glass and thus
soddered together, it becomes necessary
to give the the ball its hemisphercal form
which is done when the crystal is again
heated, by means of concave spatula of
molstened wood 1t then only remains
to anncal it, and to polish it on
the wheel. That glass ornament. being
covered with layer of hot glass, should
receive no injury or change of color, may
be easily understood from its extremely
refractory nature; but it is not the same
with objects in metal, such as watches,
barometcrs, etc, which far less degree
of heat would oxidize or even entirely
destroy The mode Of manufacture, there
fore, ofthese latter objects is quite diff.
ferent from that of the first. 1t is easy
to prove this If we look at a paper
weight, provided the Interior be of glass.
the upper and under part of the recipient
will be also of glass. IF we now examine
paper weight containing watch or
barometer under the lower part of the
ball will be found piece of green cloth,
the use Of which is to keep in place the
objects which, instead of only forming
one body with the covering of glass which
surround them, are only placed in cavi-
lty made beforehand in the center of the
half-spherical ball. In a word to take
out the glass ornaments it would be ne
cessary to break the paper weight whilst
take out the others it would suffice to
take off the cloth. As for the paper
weights in which are placed portraits
usually of a vellowi>h color, these profile
are made of refractory earth and may thus
bear well heat which only softens glass.
Manufactured successively at Venice I'm.
der the name oi milleiioria, and then in
Bohemia these paper weights have been
carried to perfection only by French ar
fists. The sole difficulty in their manu-
facture is in avoiding internal air bublcs.
which would the more deform the object,
as any defect would be much more increa.
sed by the thickness of the gla>~.-"The


Wo"ders IF GLASS; .Nohing."
Year: 1870

FrNCrIoNs OF THE LAcHRyMAL GLANDS.
discussions have frequently arisen as
to the precise function of the lachrymal
glands, or these secreting tears, although
authors have generally considered them
as specially connected with the organs
and the phenomena of vision 1t is now
suggested, however that the true object
of the tears is not to lubricate the eye, as
has been supposed, but to furnish mois-
ture to the nasal passages, so as to pre-
vent them from drying in consequence of
the continued current of air through them,
IT this hypothesis be true it will hereafter
be necessary to consider the lachrymal
glands as accessory, and closely connected
with it.
Year: 1870

The Homer Iliad says:


In recent conversation with Governor
Warmoth on the subject, he assured us that
it was not his purpose to call the militia
into active service If he is forced to do so
in any instance, it will be through the un-
accountable folly of those whose wicked
ness should, and doubtless will be made a
bleeding warning to others. We trust and
believe the people of this section will prove
to have too much sense and too much good
ness to incur such retribution as would
follow in the wake of an armed militia sent
out among us at the present time.
Year: 1870

WASHINGTON, August l0.-Rear Admiral
s. Z. Lee succeeds Admiral Poor in the com
mand of the North American feet.


Attorney General Akernan has addressed
a letter to certain Republicans IN Georgia,
who have requested his views on the sub
!iect OF an election in that State. He de
clines to give construction OF the act OF
Congress relative to Georgia, but on the as
sumed ground that the question is for the
decision of the Legislature, he is in favor Of
an election and against the extension OF the
terms OF State officers.


In party view he thinks the Republican
party will be more hurt by preventing than
by holding the election. but if 1t was other
cess. He desires every precaution against
unfairness and should the election oe IN
fair. would have it set aside.
Year: 1870

The progress in marine guns during the
last decade has been very great. In 1859,
the sixty-eight FOUNDER cast iron gun was
the most powerful weapon At present
there are 600 FOUNDER twenty-five ton guns,
besides eighteen ton, twelve ton, nine ton,
and six and half ton guns The lightest
OF these is more powerful than the sixty
eight FOUNDER, and could pierce four and a
dred yards, while the twenty-five ton gun
would probably pierce most iron-clads at a
range of two miles.
Year: 1870




1t will be seen by the above table that the car
rots contain more water than the potatoes, but
than either.


The Belgian carrot grows partly out of the
ground, and is supposed to take part of its
nourishment from the atmospheric and does not
exhaust the soil as much as other varieties.
Year: 1870

spoil the broth" This is essentially true of
the control of our travelled highways. AL
though by city ordinance the officers alluded
to are under direction of, and are responsible
to the city council, they must in a measure,
exercise their own judgment in regard to the
work they have in hand. The consequences
are apparent in the present condition of our
streets. We do not wish to reflect upon our
Engineer or Commissioners. They have
done their work as well perhaps as any other
three men could do it; but it properly belongs
to one man. Should the city council decide
to make the change, it would be good time
to do so in connection with the proposed re-
formation in our system of drainage.
Year: 1870

Quite large party is being raised in this
city with the intention of visiting Boothbay to
enjoy camp life for week or more. We ad-
wise the cunners and Goldfish to look out for
them
Year: 1870

We are assured by DR.. Harlow that good
degree of health prevails at the Insane Hos.
pital Only one death has occurred at the
institution during the last month. August
will probably be trying month to the pa
Year: 1870

A gentleman in this city who has recently
returned from the Aroostook country reports
that the hay crop is short there as well as else
where in the State. Grain is looking finely,
potatoes fair, with great need of rain and
corn rather backward. The advent of the
Scandinavians is looked upon hopeful
feature the development of that rich county.
Year: 1870

This startling Gratuitous Performance OF Con
summate Daring will commence about Il 80, noon.
and the unique nature of the Feat cannot fail to
command the attention OF the citizens OF this ycin
ity.


Ks-For details of these Dual Sensations. see the
various Pictorial Descriptive Bills and Program
Year: 1870

Awsshfngton Shoe nm aher,s Daughter


CsPsfvstes q Foreign ORcial One eer.
Washington FEB. o. Correspondence of the New


York Herald.


Here is q sprightly bit of fashionable
gossip. Pierre Bonaparte has become IA
nous for marrying a saddler's daughter
and shooting an offensive editor. The first
act was regarded as a noble piece of hero
ism on his part. A certain young foreign
gentiem man residing in this sdty has fur
nished almost parallel to Pierre Bona
parties honorable conduct toward a sad
dier's daughter The story is this: The
young gentleman was walking down
Pennsylvania avenue about three or four
weeks ago, enjoying pleasant promenade
along our Washington Broadway, when
his attention was suddenly attracted by
very pretty girl standing in the doorway of
shoe store Our hero was fascinated in
simultaneously. 1t was literally love at
first sight On pretence of making some
purchases in the leather line, he entered
the store, engaged in conversation with
the maiden, and discovered she was the
daughter of the proprietor. Our hero
found excuses for making subsequent visits
to the store, and finally the parents of the
girl, noticing this marked attention TO
N%6 HeSAs eH0 tndt CuSDaflIy
u rank was too great to admit of proper
a addresses, politely informed him that they
would prefer him to discontinue his calls.
The young gentleman, with an unexpected
manliness and evident sincerity, told the
parents that his intentions were honorable
to the last degree; that he loved the daugh-
ter devotedly, and that, though their
respective stations differed widely,
an arrangement could be made which,
he hoped, would prove satisfactory
TO both sides. He told the father
that his child was yet young enough to be
thoroughly educated and fitted for any
station in life, and that if he would con-
sent, he, the young gentleman, would have
the girl sent to one of the best academies
In the country, there to be instructed in
all the accomplishments and requirements
desirable. The young gentleman also
offered to give solemn pledge that he
would never visit the young lady at the
and that at the end of the educa-
tional course, if she still entertained feel
ng Of affection for him, he would lay at her
eet his hand and heart am informed
hat the generous proposal has been ac-
'epted, and that the young lady is now at |
female academy in a neighboring city.
The whole thing is Looked upon here as |
highly creditable to all the parties concern
d; The yoang man occupies a very high |
ficial position
Year: 1870

Badness, not hei editary, is often produced
by sickness or humors of the scalp, which dry
up the hair producing glands or folicles, and
the hair falls out with what is generally called
chair eater" at the end. The root is alive
but dormant. To awake it to new energy and
life, some cooling or stimulating property is
needed. Rings Vegetable Ambrosia is the
preparation more universally successful than
any article in the market for this purpose.
Year: 1870

An old farmer says that "when the wea-
ther is mild during cold weather. it is apt
to be cold and disagreeable when the
weather gets warmer. and if we don't have
enough cold weather in February, We get
it as ths weather becomes hot. He is of
the opinion that farmers miss it in not
having it cooler than they do at this sea-
son of the year. and seems to attribute the
frequent failures in the fruit crop to their
careIessness in bringing on spring weather
too soon"
Year: 1870

PARIsIAN journals relate that after eyery
cozrt ball at the Tuileries, the magnificent


uniformed Cents Gardes. upon divesting
themselves of their high-heeled boots, al
ways find taft doux in them. The Inde-
pendance Beige relates the following anec.
dote In regard 20 this: One of the invited
guests had caught his wife in the act of
delivering tender epistle to one of the
gala soldiers. The husband wished to
revenge himself on her, and did SO in a
highly iDgenius manner. On the day af-
ter the court bali. he was seated with his
wife at the table. when suddenly the door
bell was rung very violently. A servant
entered the room and said, The re is at the
door q soldier who desires to sec Madame.
The lady turned very pale, but the husband
seemed not to pay the slightest attention to
it. Next day the same scene tool place of
the dinner table, and the servant appeared
again. saying, "There Is at the door a
soldier asking for Madame -" SIS it
the same who was there yesterday mo. I"
81 am not at home" On the following
days the same scene was re-enacted. Fin
ally, the tormented wife could stand il no
longer, and so she said to her husband. s.I
am the victim of poor joke Show these
men the poor" Madame" replied the
husband, sent these persons myself. You
wished for tete-d-tete with a soldier; fulfill
your wish and procure you such a one
every day. We have eight hundred thou
sand men In arms; so you may have visits
from soldiers for two hundred and twenty
two years." The lady went to q convent.