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Year: 1872

Every farmer who breeds horse for
his own use or for market should at the
outset possess himself of highly formed,
powerfully built, well bred mare. standing
at least sixteen hands high, and weighing
no less than two hundred pounds in ordi,
nary condition This mare he should
breed to a thoroughbred horse of pure de-
gree, good form. great strength and depth
in body, standing on short, powerful and
stronglimbs He should at least be six
teen hands high, and weigh not less than
one thousand two hundred pounds. From
the union Of these We may expect q fine
animal. The mare must ut least be reas-
onably well bred, and ought to be larger il
any thing than the horse. Never breed TO
a small or delicate thoroughbred. If you
SOW weeds you can not expect to reap
wheat.
Year: 1872

Henry Planet was found dead on
Fourth avenue, Long Island City,
frozenl to death. He had an at
tack of deIiFium and the police were
sent for to tske charge OF him, but
they did not do 50. The eOrOner's jury
found Q verdict that the police were
guilty Of murder In not attending to
their duty in this case.
Year: 1872

In Keokuk, Iowa, recently, a saloon
keeper was arrested for selling liquor
on Sunday. In court he explained that
ne was a Seventh-Day Baptist, while
his his wife belonged to the Dutch Re-
formed Church. He kept Saturday
holy, and she sold beer on that day. On
Sunday she observed the day and he
carried on the business. For the privi-
lege of combining piety with SO much
profit the enterprising dispenser OF the
ardent was compelled to pay a small
fine, and was then released with the
understanding that the partnership with
his wife would not legalize the breaking
of the Sabbath day.
Year: 1872

The value of letter may be seen by
omitting the S from speculation, and
you get " peculation," an ugly word.
This is mistake which American print
ers should avoid from patriotism, if for
no other reason. Take away this letter
and what is LETT of the Stars and Stripes d?
Nothing more than Tar and Tripe.
Year: 1872

The Chattanooga Herald, an
extreme Radical paper, says:


"The Nashville Banner, Mem
phis Avalanche and the Knox
vile Press and Herald are in a
sad strait. They want to join
the Republican party, but they
are too bashful to speak out.
Each of them thinks Grant may
yet prove himself equal to the
emergency, and become a great
man, 80
Year: 1872

Y NJ. c. A.-The meeting at the First Bap.
fist church Tomorrow evening will comprise a
new feature of association work. 1t is proposed
to organize branch exclusively for the object
Of charity, and so constructed that all should be
interested, without respect to name OR denomi-
nation Many families in our large and growing
city are destitute, needy, and yet worthy. They
will not be found at our doors. The people, we
know, are well nigh disgusted, and reasonably
so, with the impostors whose pitiful story is SO
often heard, and have, perhaps, become tired of
giving But the plan now on foot will ensure
the safe and prudent distribution of all clothing
and money entrusted to the charity committee
of this association. The meeting Tuesday even
ing will be expressly for the purpose of organ.
iMng some plan for this work. Some of tbe
most active workers among the young mems
Christian associations of our state will address
the meeting and all are cordially invited, of
whatever sect, name or religion Remember.
"the poor ye have always with you."
Year: 1872

WASHING FLANNELs.-It is said
by some, wash in warm water; BY
others, in cold water. We know
that warm water will cause shrink
ing. A large, fine rose blanket,
washed at three different times.
shortened six CT seven inches each
washing. In the center it pulled
up and made a sbapeless thing. We
were told, wash in water and rinse
in water Of the same temperature.
1t was done and with perfect sue
cess. The blankets even longer
and more even. The shrinking
seems to take place on the sudden
change of the temperature from
warm water TO cold. The gradual
cooling and drying afterward does
not seem to effect any; SO the SLOW
change in the temperature of froz
en- fruit leaves the fruit unhurt.-
Exchange.
Year: 1872

Now, just as the leaves are fal-
ing, is the proper time to rake them
up and put them into your barn
yard. There is far more valuable
matter in the leaf at this time than
if fully dried, and If you have q
muddy hole about your yard or
farm, be sure to I'LL it with leaves
as soon as possible. Mud-holes
always disfigure any place, but by
this course they are made to do
good service. The value OF leaves
is by no means fully understood; !;
they contain more potash than any
other part Of the tree, even when
dry, and ii taken up at this season
and composted with muck in a
pile or in q mud-hole in addition
to their potash they will yield q
large quantity of nitrogen.


One OF the best farmers we ever
knew always kept . part of his OK
team hauling leaves at this time OF
the year, while the rest were haul
ing muck to be mixed with them.
He never bought half as much ol
the commercial fertilizers 40 his
nei2hbors, yet he always raised
twice ~ large crops. There ID
probably no work about the farm
to which team can 1t this season
be 90 proftably placed A. hauling
leaves into the barn-yard, and il ID
also light, easy work, at which
they may almost be said to be rest.
ing after the season Of ploughina
is over. Then, too, there Il III,
decayed vegetable matter Of th(
fence corners, and add,a little wood
mold. An experiment Of this kin.
will astonish any farmer in the GRO.
result on any soil whore the com
post 10 placed. -
Year: 1872

A dispatch comes from New
York announcing that the Wood
hull and Clafin firm are thoroughly
frightened at the prospect of the
penitentiary, and that If the suits
against them are Withdrawn they
will make full retractions, and con-
fess that they lied maliciously in
regard to Mr.. Beecher, Challis, and
others. II this report is true,
depths of iniquity and audacious
recklessness are admitted which
are something marvellous.
Year: 1872

New York State is now fairly
out Of the clutches of Tammany.
General Dix will soon be Governor
OF the State and VIM. T. Havemyre
Mayor of the city. They are both
earnest in their desire for reform.
They are both old men, and the
offices to -hich they have been
elected do not add at oil to their
fame. II they are ambitious Of
acquiring additional reputation, it
must be through giving the people,
who elected them, the government
they need; aud this they will ap-
proximate very closely indeed.
Year: 1872

We dislike to have to make ex-
cuses for anything that does not
come up to our ideal of right, but
we think we owe this statement to
the public, that we have been una
Bile TO secure the necessary amount
of labor to set up up cur daily as we
would have it, and that consequent
ly we been embarrassed, and with
great difficulty been able to get of
an issue. Our printers are dong
double duty, and have had to work
all night, ard the citizens may be
thankful as well az ourselves, 70 them
for their kindness IN standing the
pressure upon them. We are Al
least grateful to them, and, under
the circumstances, have done well in
getting off as good editions as tn,
last was.
Year: 1872

A MAN WITH NERVES OF STEELE.-NOung
Donaldson, the daring ,erOnaut, who made
balloon ascension at Reading, Pa, on the
Both of August last, and performed series of
trapeze feats when a mile or more from the
earth. repeated his thrilling performance in
Norfolk on Monday last There was no bas-
ket to the balloon, but its place was supplied
bv a trapeze similar to those used by circus
performers and above the trapeze was placed
a hoop, secured to which was a suit of heavy
clothing to be used by the erial v9yager
when he encountered the cold currents. The
Norfolk Journal in describing the ascension
saws that when the balloon was released from
its moorings and reached a great altitude
Donaldson suddenly and apparently with lit
tie effort threw himself into a sitting posture
on the bar, kissing his hand to the crowd be-
low. Suddenly pretending to lose his bal
ance. he fell backwards, sliding head down


ward until he caught by his toes on the side
ropes that suspended the trapeze bar. In
this perilous position he swung TO and fro
several seconds time which seemed an age
To the awe-stricken crowd below. Ii was
curious to observe the varying emotions Of
the crowd-as varying as the disposition of
each individual. Some were thrilled with
admiration of the courage of the daring iman
and kept their eyes rivited on him. Others,
shuddering with horror, turned away with
pallid faces and beating hearts, and covered
their ewes with their hands to shut out the
dreadful sight. Faint shrieks were heard
from the ladies, and scme turned to leave the
spot, but, true to the character Of her sex
curiosity-concluded to take one more look,
and looking once, looked again. Throwing
himself back in his seat on the bar the
eronaut sat astride the same. Then began a
series of gymnastic MISUNDERSTANDING
himself on horseback, turning over and
..skinning the cat," by the side ropes, &c.
Upward grandly and steadily rose the bal
Year: 1872

A HoGGIsH AMUsENEyT.-The Troy PTsss
SAVE that a new winter amusement has been in
augursted select company Of the male
gender assemble and guess ST the weight Of a
hog, paying SO much guess, according TO the
value OF the animal. The man that gets nearest
takes the hog, and it is served up at some popu-
lar restaurant for the company, the one who
made the poorest guess paying the expenses Of
the treat
Year: 1872

The Natonsl Convention at Cincinnati is de-
termined to have a recognition of God in the
Constitution. We hope this determination will
not prevail AT present nobody disputes the
authority Of Jehovah, but just as sure as its
recognition is embodied in another amendment
Of the Constitution. the Democratic party will
all 20 over to the devi-.N Y. Commercial.
Year: 1872

A ludicrous incident occurred recently on a
San Francisco horse railroad. The conductor
got out to assist very stout old lady into the
car over some very deep mud. Forgetting her
exceeding weight, she sank bodily into his arms
and as consequence the conductor sat down
quietly in the mud, and the passenger fell over
obliged to 20 on his way, leaving the old lady
to wipe the mud of her clothes with poke,
handkerchief, ami breathe vengeance against
the compspy
Year: 1872

Mas. "DR." BURLEIGH AND HER NlCTIN1.
The tea OjSerrer says Of the murderess
Of Mr.. Hall and her victims throughout the
country:


at must not be supposed that the news
papers are publishing all they know about
the woman who is now in the bands of justice
Not half is printed Consideration for the
innocent victims Of her blaekmailing opera
tons prevents. Some of the revelations
which are obtained affect people in high
station people who are dead as well as those
who are living. Black as her career is, and
dreadful as is the crime for which she is de-
tained She has always escaped. When she
shot, she had calculated the chances. She
expected TO become a heroine and to escape
after brief detention the consequences Of
her crime


The Albany Times also remarks


'Since the tragedy at Utica, last Weinos-
day morning. in which this notorious woman
is so frightlully implicated, strange develop
ments have been indicated concerning her
relations with some prominent men of this
city If the facts in our possession were but
divulged, it would create sort Of social
earthquake in this city. il is TO be hoped
that the ends Of justice may not require the
publicity Of their names.
Year: 1872

loon, cleaying the air like mighty bird. At
length it looked like a mere speck in the
clouds. Opera glasses and telescopes were
brought into requisitiOn, and by their aid
Donaldson could still be seen performing his
gymnastic feats. After rising to a tremend-
Gus hight the balloon hung for a few mo-
ments seemingly suspended in mid-air, and
then sailed off in southeastern direction.
When the balloon was a mere speck in the
distance, invisible TO the naked eye and almost
through powerful telescopes, the man with
nerves of steele and the heart Of a lion re
peated his daring trapeze feat by hanging
head downward, suspended by his toes. Such
a scene was never before witnessed in Norfolk
and seldom anywhere in the world. The
description of such a scene reads like rom
ance, but the reality far surpasses the most
vivid powers of ''word painting and we
desist from the vain effort to depict it. When
the aerial ship had reached an altitude of
about half mile, and struck the colder cur
rent of air, the 9ronaut was observed to
climb up to the hoop, and get his suit OF
thick clothes Descend'7g to the bar he
dressed h imself, and the resumed the gym
nastic display-exercsin. himself to keep
warm. Those who were fortunate to have
telescopes saw the balloon gradually descend
ing Occasionally the serOnaut would throw
down bag Of sand to enable the balloon TO
rise--the country probably not being suited
for descent. Late in the evening it was
rumored that Donaldson had descended safely
near Kempsyille, In Princess Anne county.
Year: 1872

sorted first to the strategy OF frighten-
ing back the Crown Prince by the story
of the fort being in the center Of very
dangerous band Of marauding CIrcas-
slams; but, when this did not have the
desired effect, he at last improvised a
sham attack by division OF his Russian
soldiers turned into Circassians, and sta
toned on the imaginary route to the
fort. The sham fight lasted for an
hour or so, at the end Of which the
Prince was congratulated by the COM
manding general for his great bravery in
the terrible fight. There we're great
many sham deaths on both the Russian
and Circassian side, and many we're the
decorations which the Emperor Nicholas,
father of the Imperial Prince, distrib
uted, at the latter's recommendation,
among officers and soldiers who took
part in this expedition. Only some years
afterward was the deception exposed
through an officer who had fallen out
with General Worougof. The millions
that had been drawn from the imperial
treasury for the erection OF fortress in
the conquered country went into the
pockets of the typographical chief engi-
neer and his assis ants. have the
above from a Russian and not Polish
source, and from gentleman whj WAS
himself an officer in the army. Of course
it has never been. publishes, for the Wig
liant eye of the censor would never have
permitted il. ga7
Year: 1872

A fellow who has been shaved in China
says that his barber first stropped the
razor on his leg and then did the shaving
without any lather The customer re
monstrated, but was told that the lather
was entirely useless, and had tendency
to make the hair stiff and tough, and
was, therefore, never used by persons
who had any knowledge of the face and
its appendages After the beard had
been taken of--snd it was done in a
very short time-the barber took a long,
sharp, needle-shaped spoon, and began
to explore his customers ears. He
brought up from the numerous little
crevices bits of wax aud dirt that had
been aceumulating since his childhood.
The barber suddenly twisted his sub
ject's neck to one side in such a manner
that it cracked as if the vertebre had
been dislocated. =" Hold onl" shouted
the party. alarmed for the safety of his
neck. "All right replied the tonsor;
me no hurt you and be continued to
jerk aud twist the neck until it was as
timber as an old lady's dish-rag. He
then fell to beating the back, breast,
arms and sides with bis 6sts, and pun
meled the muscles until they fairly
glowed with the beating they received.
Then he dashed bucket of cold water
over his man, dried the skin with towels,
and declared that his work was done.
Price, two cents.
Year: 1872

other labors. I should be glad he ex-
claimed in tone Of noble indignation,
to confound materialish, which is a
folly, as we'll as a peril. There is a fine
book to be made on this subject, and l
heve as yet only written the half Of it
Certainly devote myself with my whole
heart to the liberation of the territory
and the reorganization of the country.
but at times / cannot help regretting my
peaceable and cherished studies. For
twelve years l have been engaged in this
work; during all that time have been
demanding from botany, chemistry and
natural history their arguments against
the detestable doctrine which leads hon
est people astray. l am spiritualist,
an impassioned one; and / am anxious,
repeat, to confound materialism in the
name Of science and good sense. " The
Courier de France adds another detail
In speaking one day with some friends
about his new volume, NJ. Theirs said,
II must give pendant to my book
upon property. l am preparing it,
work against materialism There is no
great distance between the enemies Of
God and the foes of those who possess
ANYTHING
Year: 1872

A correspondent Of the Chicago Tri-
bune says that the following fraud was
practiced upon the Gar Alexander,
while yet Grown Prince. There was q
certain fortress placed on the military
map Of the Caucasus. The Grown
Prince, on visiting this latter county,
expressed to Prince Woronzoh, the com
manding general, his desire 70 visit said
fortress. The General himself, who had
never seen the fortress, addressed him
self to the chief engineer, who informed
him that the fortress existed only on the
map. How to dissuade the Grown Prince
from bis notion 10 visit the mythical fort
was not an easy task. The General re-
Year: 1872

TOTAL ABSTINENCE AT lNTRRvALs.-Gratz
Browns letter to Governor English, in answer
10 the charge that he was drunk while in New
Haven recently, is pronounced by his friends to
be ''lrark aud satisfactory" Perhaps it is
satisfactory to them, but, if so, they are easily
satisfied. Mr.. Brown does not directly deny
that he was drunk, although he does say that
the statement published in New Haven paper
is erroneous. lie admits by implication that he
took "stimuants" to relieve him from
threatened attack Of illness,s and
declares that, though he does not
advocate total abstinence as a principle
he has for many years practiced it "at various
intervals" Many persons, whose names peri.
odicaly adorn the records of the police court can
truthfully say as much as that. A purpose to
abstain from social indulgence while in the dis
charge Of public duties has, he says, Influenced
him for long time past. That is to say he regards
drunkenness as "social indulgence" and does
not mean to yield to its temptations while en-
gagged in public duties This is not much to
promise, and some of his party will probably
think purpose so narrow in its range an in.
sufficient guarantee Of sobriety.
Year: 1872

| REMARKABLE ADVENTURE. - Our citizens
will remember how the showers came night be.
| lore last, IN frequent succession, pouring tor
rents while they lasted, bu stopping after brief
| pour. Well, there were, at eight O'Clock on that
evening, seven men at the point in Sycamore


and Abigail streets to which is completed the


great sewer, which is really an uptown exten-
sion Of the big EgglcstOn avenue sewer Their
business is to clean the open end of that sewer
50 as 10 prevent delay to workmen engaged in
constructing it up Sycamore street. 1t had oc-
CURED TO them that by stirring the sediment at
the bottom of the sewer the water from the
showers would wash it away, and their work
would in this way be greatly expedited. After
a long cessation in the rain they went into
the sewer some distance and continued their
work. While SO engaged one of those heavy,
sudden showers which characterized the eve
ming came up and poured down its tremendous
streams. The first warning they had of their
peril was sudden rush Of waters upon them
carry the whole party off their feet. The four
men nearest the mouth Of the sewer escaped with
dllficulty, battling up stream against a powerful
current, the other three were carried down
toward the river by the galloping tide of defled
waters. Two OF them caught at a man-hole near
the canal and succeeded in making themselves
heard by their -four fortunate companions who
had escaped. They were drawn up to the solid
ground by these. But John Clark one of their
companions, was not so fortunate He con-
tinued to travel down to Court street, where he
made short turn and thence proceeded before
the every moment increasing volume of waters
TO Eggleston avenue sewer, where he
made turn to the right, whence il was a
straight road to the river. Mr.. Clark tells the
story himself He says he proceeded down in
the darkness, his back to the press of waters
and his face to their current. AS he could not
stand up, he put himself as nearly as possible in
a sitting position, and went down the stream
very much as boy slides down hill on a sled,
only Mr.. Clark had no sled. Coming to the
mouth of the sewer, where its waters discharge
into the Ohio river, he cried for help. Mr..
Lewis, who lives in a tenement wharf.boat at
that point, and who hires row-boats to parties,
heard his cries, came to his relief, and saved
him. Mr. Clark last night exhibited badly
torn pair of pants and pretty roughly bruised
body. He went through mile of sewer-C Gin
ci,lnaH Gazette, dug. IS.
Year: 1872

The Democrats Of Monongalia county
deserve especial credit for standing %
nobly BY their colors as they did last
thursday. They give to Mr. CAMDEN
now precisely the same vote they gave
10 JACOB two years ago. What other
county can show as clean q recort9
Year: 1872

MORE MURDER. every week adds to
the long list of those confined in the Tombs for
murder. Doubtless the fact that it is practi-
cally impossible to enforce the legal penalty
leads persons of violent and unbridled
passions to omit that self-restraint they would
practice were it certain that their own lives
would be held to answer for their crimes.
Hardly day passes without bringing its
record of capital crime, yet no one is
punished. Saturday furnished another story
of shooting in saloon in Nassau street, the
same room where q somewhat similar scene
took place some months ago. Shootings and
stabbings are becoming as frequent in New
York as they were years ago in Natchez- Under
the-Hill, and clearly, if the regular administra-
ton Of law through the Courts does not soon
begin the punishment of murder life will
become SO insecure that the public will try
some Of those more summary if less orderly
methods which in other places have some-
times justly though irregularly punished mur-
der and checked violence. New York cannot
afford much longer to let the slayers of men
60 unhung.
Year: 1872

The REMAINS OF Mr.. GREELEY were yes
terday transported from Pleasantville to this
city, accompanied by one Of the grief-stricken
daughters Of the great deceased. Several
societies have already taken action in express
ing their sorrow at the loss to society. The
body will lie at the residence Of Mr.. Samuel
Sinclair to-day and at DR.. Chapin's church on
Monday. On Tuesday, unless other action is
decided on, the funeral sermon will be
preached by Dr. Chaplin and the interment
follow Immediately afterwards. It may be
mentioned that the Union League Club have
hope that President Grant will take part in
the obsequies of his late distinguished rival in
the political field. It would certainly be q
graceful and worthy act