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Year: 1870

Fill the boiler with soft water to within about
three inches Of the top of the inside boiler. Slice
up pound bar of good hard soap.


Bring the water to boil, and then place the
clothes in. the not water. The water will imme-
diately pour over the shell all arsuud, and if it
boils over raise the lid. 49,
Kcepup aht FIRE for twenty minutes. Then
take the clothes out and Immediately sUDS them
through in soft water If any shade Of the dirt
remains. few rubs will take il all out Then
rinse them in clean water, wiring dry, and the wash
ing is done. Give particular heed to the following
SUGGESTIONS.


The clothes need not be wet before placing them
in the Boiler. 1t is of vital importance to THOR
oUGHLY SUBS the clothing alter boiling. Every
lady knows that the least particle of suds left in
the clothes to dry will cause the clothes to look
yellow. brisk fire is important in order to rro-
duce rapid boiling. Time may be saved by st rring
or turning the clothes occasionally while boiling.
The shoald not be removed, except when
necessary, in order to insure quek work. Ii the
washing be large one, the clothes should be as
double the time of sheets, pillow cases, napkins,
&c.
Articles much soiled may be left in for a second
boiling. White fannels may be beautiful washed
without FULLING) by this process. They
should be put in when the water is hot and rinsed
out in hot water.


Colored clothes should not be mixed with white,
and unless the colors fast they should never be
washed by this process. The most delicate laees,
eambrcs, &c, such would nearly fall to pieces
if washed in the ordinary way, may be was he'd per-
fecty, without injury, by this process. The almost
absolute necessity of using soft. or "brokeu, -
water, is so well understood as to hardly need
mention here.


No machine ever invented will entirely remove
the streaks from dirty wrist-band and Collars
THIS Self washing Boiler more nearly does II than
any other device Should shade or streak remain,


it i'll be found to be so reduced and sofened as to
disappear without the use of a wash board, by
merely rubbing them with the hands thus avoiding
all the wear and tear of clothing by washing. 1t
has been carefully estimated that clothing receives
more than ONE-HALF ITS WEAR by the old
process of RUBBING. aud consequently win last
twice as long if washed by this process, which
alone would pay for Boiler many times during
sin lie year, in almost any family, to say nothing
If the important consideration cf saving labor
For any required information call on or address
Fa q THOMAS GREENE,
i''' -'' 49, asea - - 81
Year: 1870

SENATOR SCHURz, of Missouri, spoke
in the Senate, December l5, on the late
election in his State, and said that revenue
reforms and civil reforms had but little to
do with it. He believed that the old
parties were held together too loosely
there was insubordination, in them-the
old issues were nearly exhausted, and while
revenue and civil reform were ephemeral
issues, a new party might arise, although
itsiProspects are at present obscure, yet it
would come within the vicinity of Ma
tional crisis He was confident in the
ability of the Republican party to become
that new party, claiming for it the faculty
of progress and the power of regeneration
Year: 1870

The sea-faring habits of the people of
st. Johns, New Brunswick, are reflected
in their speech. Servant men and servant
girls are said to ''ship7 when they hire for
one month or six months A fine stout
lass will ring at your hall door and inquire
whether you want to "ship girl" and
when a couple are engaged, they are said
to be shipped" A congregatin will talk
Of shipping" new clergyman. The
master of the house, whatever his calling,
is invariably the skipper" Even par
sons are "skippers' of the church, and at
their home are inquired for under this ia
miliar designation. The best society is
called ''merchantable" that being the
term for fish of the first quality; while the
lowest stratum is sscruff, or dun"
Year: 1870

The London Globe is responsible for
the item, in which German gentleman
finding that his wife had eloped with
F fast friend of his, pens the following
note to the destroyer Of his domestic.
peace :" Sir. I have for some time.
wished to get rid Of my wife. Eight
days since she was bitten by mad'
dog, and have been waiting with re.
signation for the usual results. You
will stand by her and help her in her
sad plight. Farewellr' Half an hous
after receiving the communication the
ardent lover eloped again, but quite
alone
Year: 1870

If any gentleman thinks that the
Northern Democracy will organize for
the next campaign upon platform of
opposition to negro testimony and de-
mauding the disfranchisement of the
negroes, let him read the article we
publish this morning from the New
York World, paper which is some
times pronounced unsound" because
it has led the Democratic party of New
York into victorious majority Of more
than $4,000 votes.- Louisville Courier
journal
Year: 1870

A novel, if not strictly proper style
of personal compliment is this descrip,
tion of Olive Logan by Navada edi-
tor, ''the most right up and snappy
ebullition of womanly git up and git
that we ever had the pleasure Of meet
ing.'
Year: 1870

Miss Wilkins was beautiful blonde,
and she wanted to go to Newport-so'
she told her mother-to look for some
thing particularly for her dear papa
"And what is it, pray" asked her moth
or, "that you wish so much to find for
your dear papa?'' "A son in law
was the gentle reply of the bhlshing
maiden.
Year: 1870

The New York World and Louisville
Courier-Journal advocate at length and
recommend to Southern Democrats the
acceptance of the fifteenth amendment
and the suspension of opposition to the
franchise Of negroes. 81 Pieayune.
Year: 1870

sale farther South, where their msre la
Dor was more remunerative. Negro
breeding is no longer source of income,
and the disparity between the profits of
negroe labor in the border States and the
cotton States remains as great as ever.
The monthly wages Of negroes in Louis
lana this year are twice .as high as
in Virginia. Multitudes of negroes have
already emigrated, and the certainty OF
bettering their condition will eventually
concentrate the whole negro population
in the Gulf States Those States need
and desire their labor and have every
motive TO attract them by rendering
their condition comfortable. AS the
negroes are drained away from the bor
der States their places will gradually be
supplied by white immigrants.


The hide-bound border State politl
clans do not seem to appreciate the
great changes in the distribution ofpop-
ulation which must result from the ex-
tinction of slavery and the freedom of
the negroes to 60 where their labor is in
greatest demand and best paid. If they
had any clear foresight of the near flu
ture, they would rather direct their at
tention and anxiety to the means of Sc
securing new laboriog population to
take the places of the departing negroes
who will be induced to go all the more
rapidly by hostility and i'll usage. For
aught we know, this blindness may be
one of the agencies of Providence for
hastening the inevitable exodus.
Year: 1870

from the Journal des Debats, July 15.1


Let us not speak lightly of war, and
especially of modern war. Tried SOL
dies look grave when they speak of
this shock of dense masses to be led in a
few days to field of carnage, there to
make a trial OF the engines of destruc-
ton with which the two belligerent pow
ars are amply provided. The dead will
be reckoned by hundreds of thousands,
and the next day there will be mourning
in a million of families. The antique
Courage of. those cavaliers, mailed in
iron, whose lightest exploits were pompt-
ly celebrated, seems to pale before the
resignation of the modern soldier, ex-
posed uncovered to the fire of the Chasse-
pot and Mitrailleuse.


THE PRUssIANs HAVE THE MIrRAILLEUsE


There is talk OF experiments made
within these few days, in the environs of
Paris, with cannon of new model,
breech- loading, and firing forty balls at
each discharge. 1t is the pistol revol-
yer system applied to artillery, with
this great difference, that the projectilcs
do not follow the one line of fire, but
form a semi-chcle. These guns are
divided in four sections, each portable
by one man. They are put together and
screwed up tight in three Or four min
utes. The Prussians also have, it seems,
their revolving gun and their field Mi
traileuse. We read that these weapons
have been tested and constructed with
the greatest secrecy. The place of
manufacture was surrounded by a cor
don of troops, under the most precise
orders to repel all curious inquiry.
Year: 1870

WOMAN SUFFRAGE IN THE DISTINCTLY,
District Committees of the House and Senate
meet tomorrow, at ten O'Clock, in the House
District Committee room, to hear the delegations
to the Woman's Rights Convention, recently in
session here, in favor of universal suffrage in
the District
Year: 1870

THE TAX on FARMERS As PRODUCE BROKERS
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue has
written letter, in which he says that the
ruling under which a person who makes it his
occupation to sell the products of his own farm
from stall or stand is required to pay a special
tax as produce broker should be construed with
the utmost lberality, giving the producer the
benefit Of all doubts respecting his liability; that
it cannot ordinarily be said to he the occupation
Of a farmer to sell his products; that it is his
business to raise them, and that the selling is an
incident to the producton that il is only when
he makes such selling his regular and constant
business that he should be required to pay
this tax.
Year: 1870

There is a structure which every
body is building, young and old, each
one for himself. 1t is called character,
and in every act of life is a stone. If,
day by day, we are careful to build
ourselves with pure, noble, upright
deeds, at the end will stand a fair
temple, honored by God and man.
But, as one leak will sink ship, and
one flaw break chain, so one mean,
dishonOrabIe, untruthful act or word
will forever leave Its impress and work
its influence on our characters. Then,
let the several deeds unite to form a
day, and one by one the days grow
into noble years, and the years as they
slowly pass, will rise at latest beau
tiful edifce, enduring forever to our
praise.
Year: 1870

Senator Morton of Indiana deliver
ed a great speech before Republican
mass meeting recently at Terra
Haute. Here is the declaration Of
faith touching the tariff:


"The Democratic leaders have large
complaints against the tariff. We
must have money to carry on the
Government, and If we do not get it
by tariff on goods imported from
foreign countries, we must get it by
direct taxation. We do not want a
prohibitory protective tariff, but a rev
enue tariff. A tariff should be high
est on luxuries, and lowest on necessi-
ties. The tariff should beplaced at a
point which would protect our home
labor and place it on a basis which
would make it desirable. But a tariff
we must have, and it should be one
which would discriminate in favor of
our home producers.


81 would not create monopoly, but
I am in favor of home manufacturers,
as well as farmers, in order to build up
home markets. 1t costs one bushel out
of three of wheat to get it to New York,
and every other bushel of corn to get
there. A cheap plan of transportation
is demanded and it must be proyi-
ded.


What farmer can deny the force of
this logic or assent to it? Nothing
could be palmer. The Senator then
added, in regard to reduced taxa
ton:


"COngross within the past fifteen
days has abolished eighty millions of
dollars of taxes. In the revenue,
nearly all the taxes have been reduced
| iffty-seven millions, leaving little be-
side whisky and tobacco which are
taxed. In the tariffs, the duties have
been reduced on tea, coffee, sugar and
pig iron, the common necessaries of
life. And not a Democrat in Con-
gress voted for this bill, reducing the
taxes eighty millions of dollars"
Year: 1870

A cOtemporary says that by statis-
tics already published it is ascertained
that the average rate Of wages paid in
the United States during the year 1869
was 24.36 per cent. more than in Eu-
rope. This will account for the great
immigration to this country of skilled
Iaborers and who can deny but that
this large per cent. in wages is owing
to the protection given to our manu-
.facturers? ? In the face of these facts
there are demagogueS who cry "down
with tariff and up with labor" An
American manufacturer cannot pay
"A 36 per cent. more for laborers and
then compete on equal footing with
the English manufacturer. Wages
must rest upon the tariff, and it is sur
priSing that so many Iaborers could
join in this crusade so clearly against
their own interests, or listen to those
who would have them kill the goose
that has laid them the golden egg.
Year: 1870

The record of Congress IN regard to
the interests Of soldiers, is creditable
to that body, and it will prove to the
men who fought the battles of the
country, and to the widows and or
phans of the dead patriots, that the
Republican party means to fulfill all
its promises to those who defended the
flag and saved the life of the nation.
In addition to pensions and other con-
sideralions, any officer or marine can
now obtain a homestead Of 100 acres
on any line of railway aided by Con
gress, the selection to be made from
even sections. The minimum price of
this land is $3.50 per acre, and is not
yet open except to soldiers. This lat
ter is a point soldiers should take note
of. A farm on line of railway is
worth looking after. 1t cannot be
said of Congress that it forgot the
soldiers.
Year: 1870

Translated from the German
No, they shall never have it,
The free-ths German RhrneI
Though vulture like, to rend it
With talous fierce they pine
So long as gently floating


Between its banks Of gleen,
A ship shall on the current


or that sweet stream be seen.
They shall never have it-neverI
The glorious German Rhine;
While patriot hearts are fatted
On its generous purple wine;
So long as the broad shadows
OF tall cliffs Ger it CLEAN,
So long as proud cathedrals
Are imaged in its stream.
No, they shall never have It,
The free-ths German Rhine,
While round its graceful msidsns
The arms Of strong men twine-
And while one ish within it
Springs gliuering from the deep;
Aud while soft midnight music
Shall DER its waters sweep
No, they shall never have it
The German Rhine's free wave,
Till its sacred tide is flowing
Above the last mans grave.
Year: 1870

Three things a lady cannot do: I
She cannot pass a milliner store with
out stopping. 2 She cannot see a
piece of lace without asking the price.
3. She cannot see a baby without
kissing it.
Year: 1870

taken him home and brought him uE
on ice-cream and custard, till two more
teeth enabled him to tackle steak. This
offer was smilingly refused. They keep
all the babies and for the present will
adopt none out. I en


WHERE THEY COME FROM AND THEIR


t RECEPTION.


Some Of these children came with
written messages attached bespeaking
particular care since they are the chill
dren of honest parents, or again they
urge some child's deserts upon the i'm
partial care of the sisters on account of
"gentle blood.n One baby has hand
some earring attached to it, the moth
er proposing one day to reclaim it, and
bring the other earring as an evidence
OF her right. Awatchful sister sits Just
inside the door through the long night,
and it is not often she sits there undis-
turbedS four babies had been left the
night before the day was there. When
the bell rings, she quietly goes to the
basket, pays no attention to the party
who may be even then in sight, but
takes up the forsaken visitor and silent
ly closes the inner door. This Sister
Irene and her coadjutors are carrying
on great and noble work. They Of
course lose q q great many; but very
many through their loving care will
live to pass useful and therefore happy
lives. Altogether, got so enthusias-
tic over the fascinating sisterhood, and
and the young gentleman with teeth,
that / am prepared to be foundling
hospital on the shortest notice.-C0r.
81. Louis Republican.
Year: 1870

One of the Paris journals announces
the death, at Versailles, of Russian
lady who appeared in the drawing
rooms in Paris in 1913 and lS49, and
was nicknamed the "Dame a la Clef."
She died, aged forty-five, in the most
complete solitude. 1t is said that her
husband, who was much older than
she, came to see her for a week or two
every six months, and went away
again, no one knew whittier. All was
mysterious about this Lady of the Key.
Last month the husband did not return
as usual, but a letter came announcing
his death. The widow survived him
a few days only, and it is supposed she
allowed herself to die of hunger.
Whether true or not, this was the story
that was whispered about her when
she appeared in Paris, young and 6eau-
tiful, more than twenty years ago. 1t
is said that her husband surprised her
in a little country house which he pos
sessed near Moscow, at the moment
she was hastily shutting somebody up
in wardrobe. A servant had betrayed
her. The Muscovite Othello turned
the key twice in the wardrobe, took it
out, and then told his wife to follow
him. A travelling britzka stood few
PAGES from the villa. More dead than
alive, the unhappy woman obeyed.
When the husband had placed her in


carriage, and given an order in a low
voice to the coachman, Keep this
key" he said to bis wife: 81 have for
gotten something and will return"
and then went back to the house. He
returned according to his promise, but
as the carriage ascended the hill, the
poor woman saw flames issuing from
the windows of the country house, and
taking full possession of it. She faint
ed away, and on regaining her senses
perceived that gold chain was riveted
round her neck, to which the little
kew of the wardrobe was attached. She
wished to kill herself, but the husband
threatened that if she committed sui
eide he would reveal her misconduct,
and would reveal her misconduct, and
cover her and her family with dishonor.
She was, therefore, condemned to live,
and her strange necklace excited much
curiosity in Paris. AT last her tyrant
allowed her to retire into aquiet retreat
Oh the express stipulation that she
would not attempt to destroy herself
during his lifetime. His death released
her from this condition; but she had
languished for more than twenty years,
having the witness of her guilt always
before her eyes.
Year: 1870

Yesterday morning about six o'clock


John French, son of George French,


Esq, of this town, passed from this life,


after an illness of more than two weeks,


brought about in most remarkable


way. The facts, as We have learned


them from intimate friends Of the de-
ceased, are about as follows: ~ --s


For two or three years past 1t has


been noticed that the young man had


peculiar views upon various subjects,


especially religion and his future state;


but it was not surmised that they were


imbedded very deeply, much less to
such an extent as to derange his mind
on the contrary, being more than usu-
ally gifted with intelligence and acute


ness, credit was given him for more
than the average of common, reasOr-
ing sense. He, however, became fond
of reading that class of works on theO-'
retical religion in the trrnscendental
style, too many of which are to be
found in the libraries of persons who
are not aware of the tendency of these
highfown, but delusive disturbersl of
the mind of the genuine seekers after
truth. To such an extent did he be-
come absorbed In some Of the mysti-
cism and sophistries of these quacks in
theology, that his brain gave way, and
reason, at least upon religious subjects,
took flight, and while laboring under
the misfortune, became impressed with
the idea that he had some religious task
to perform which could only be accom-
plished after he had tasted forty days
and forty nights, which feat he began
nearly two months ago, and actually |
finished two weeks since. Every effort
made during the time to induce him
to eat utterly failed, ;, and those who
were i'm close contact with him all the
time say that not mouthful of food
passed his lips. Strategy, after persua-
sion had exhausted itself, and resorted |
to attempting fruit and other things |
were placed in his his way, and in such |
q manner as to leave the impression |
that their presence was unknown to all |
but himself, yet he RETAINED from par
taking of them in every instance. OF |
course, during this time he became
very much reduced, looking more like |
a skeleton than living human being. |
Nature at length could stand the strain |
no longer, and a few days before the |
expiration of the forty days he was
compelled to take his bed, and although |
everything that could be done for him
was done, he at last gave way, and his |
spirit sought that sphere where the
great mystery finds solution. After
the forty days he was fed with great
caIe, but his system had sunk too deep
ly to recuperate.


There are very few in this communi-
ty who doubt that French did what he
professed to undertake, namely: with
the exception of drinking freely of wa
ter, and smoking considerably, to ac-
tually live forty days and nights with
out tasting food. II Is. pronounced by
physicians to be one of extremely few
cases of extended fasting that has come
to the knowledge of the world.-Ha-
gerstO,Un TlUice-d- Week.
Year: 1870

At last have obtained what pnTports
to he correct statement of tie losses
of the Prussian army in killed, wound
ed, missing and prisoners, from the
commencement of the campaign up to
the 18th of August. My Information
comes from private source i'm Berlin !;
and, although L cannot affirm that it
is infallibly correct, have reason for
believing that it is not far out of the
way. l may add that the information
was not sent for political effect at all,
but was transmitted from a medical
man in Berlin, connected with the
medical service of the army, to fell
low-surgeon in London. The state.
ment is as follows:
Year: 1870

We heard a good story on a certain
railroad the other day. On this road
the train was frequently delayed by
cattle upon the track. This had hap
pened several times, but finally the To-
connective entered upon clear sailing,
and for ten or fifteen miles the train
ratified along at lively jog. All Of a
sudden, however, the engine began a
lively blowing, showing that trouble
had come again. AT this, one individ-
.ual, who had been watching the trees
fly past the windows, and had just per-
suaded himself into the belief that he
was riding into glory at a rate of a
league at breath, jumped up with sur
prise, and calculated: "Well, I'll be
cussed if we haven't caught up with
these darn cattle again!'
Year: 1870

A giddy lamb, one afternoon,


Had from the fold departed;
The tender shepherd missed 10 soon,
And sought 1t heavy hearted.
Not all the flock that shared his love
Could from the search delay him;
Nor clouds of midnight darkness move
Nor fear Of suffering stay him,
By night and day he went his way
In sorrow till he found IL;
And when he saw 1t faintIng lay
He claSped his arms around it.
And closely sheltered in his breast,
From every ILL to save ~,
He brought lt to his home ofreSt,
And pitied and forgave it.
And so the Saviour viii receive
The little ones who hear him;
Their pains remove, their sins forgive,
And draw them gently near him;
Bless while they live, and when they die
And soul and body sever,
Conduct them to his home on high,
TodweN with him for ever.


-ChHdre3s's Friend.
Year: 1870

OF all the political repartees, one of
the happiest was that of Sheridan. who.
on being reproached by Pitt as forming
adrag-chain on the wheels of the govern
ment. bounded up with the reply that for
once he could compliment the minister
on the correctness of his allusion, since
the drag-chain was never imposed but
when the vehicle was going down hill.