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Year: 1871

CROPS IN WEST RN New YORK SO


far as the crops OF Western New York
are concerned, says an exchange, we do
not find any just reason to complain or
forebode ILL., A few days of dry, hot
weather lead farmers to cry out that
the grass is about to be destroyed and
other crops injured We cannot see
that anything is perishing of thirst
hereabouts and day of rain, liable tor
be enjoyed at any time, would make
everything in the vegetable line II dazzle
ing green. Taking all things into nc
count, there is no good and justifable
cause for complaint, or "A want of hope
fullness for bountiful crops this season.
Citizens who have lately travelled in the
West report that in all the Northwestern
States the prospects for wheat, barley,
oats, &c, are excellent. In Kentucky
and Missouri the wheat is somewhat in
jured by rust But they say the wheat
has yet to meet its greatest dangers.
Panicy people will not believe in
bountiful crop till the grain 'is in the
elevators.
Year: 1871

A man was announced to lecture on
nitro -glvcerine before the Troy Scientific
Association After waiting half-hour
for his audience, the door opened eau
tiously and the ianitor threw in the KEY,
asking the lecturer to lock up what
was left of the building when he got
throuph
Year: 1871

1t is believed that the past seasons seal
fishery has resulted in the largest returns
ever realised. Nearly six hundred thou
sand seals have been taken into the various
ports of Newfoundland, the ''catch" being
valued at about 81 100000. Two vessels
alone brought in eighty-two thousand
seals, one making three trips, and the
other only two. The quality of the ami
mai is also fan superior to the average. All
this wealth has been secured without any
very considerable expenditure of time
money or trouble, and Newfoundland
would naturally be on the high road to
prosperity were it not that the more
successful merchants almost invariably
leave the island as soon as their fortunes
are made, and go to England and Scotland
to enjoy their opulence. Their are almost
grave apprehensions with some that the
fishery is being over worked, and that unless
the enterprise is measurably checked the
seal will suffer determination. The day.
however, is probable far distant when any
material inroad could be made upon the
race, for this year they appeared in greater
numbers then ever before.
Year: 1871

4 .-A.-PERSoNS WHO ARE INSURED IN GOOD
~. life Insurance companies and who do not desire to
surrender their policies absolute sac borrow the
surrender value of their policies by applying at Insurance
Agency 81 Liberty street
Year: 1871

The black ants ofSweden are formida-
BILE race of workers, much larger than any
we have here. They make sad havoc with
the grains, and as they travel in process
sions, each with wheat grain or some
other dainty for winter store, they present
formidable array-curious spectacle for
the philosopher. The sting of these ami
mails is very sharp, and some what poison
Gus. The best policy to observe is, when
meeting procession of these workers, to
turn aside and give them the right of way,
for they will grip their grain tightly, and
give sting after sting, losing very little time
for revenge, and then on to their we'll
ordered, well stored homes. The Swedes
have learned way of utilizing these little
animals, sting and all. They waylay them
on these journeys, catch them by hand, in
nets and sieves, anyway to get them, and
plump they go into the seething brandy
distillery, and on them depends the pecul-
lar flavor of Swedish brandy. 1t is so
smooth, so oily, so pungent has such de-
licious flavor; in short, is everything en-
chanting; and then they have the loveliest
little glasses, that hold thimble full, SO
thin, fragile, and beautifully artistic, that
they would almost tempt an ascetic TO drink
and catch the devine afflatus, but 1t only
takes one drink TO intOxicate, and then de
lirium tremerS soon follows. We have seer
lady jump from the table and scream be
cause a red ant ran across her plate, but she
would sip this brandy from the little glass
and extol its flavor.


In Newark cockroaches are used very
extensively in the manufacture of delicious
wines, which are made there from cider
poor whiskey, logwood and other abomi
nations BGchGn0e.
Year: 1871

Some of the ministers of the National
Camp Meeting Association in the Atlantic
States are TO visit California in April, and
fpend two month or more in open air
preaching. They will take with them
their large tabernacle tent, which will ac-
commodate about three thousand persons,
and commence with meeting on the plaza
in Sacramento, TO last some ten days. then
from this point to others, as Providence
may open the way.
Year: 1871

NouRIsHINa SOUP FOR INvALTDs.-
Time two hours. Two pounds Of lean
veal or beef, and quarter of q pound OF
pearl barley little fresh celery or eel.
cry seed; a little salt. Boil two pounds
of lean beef with quarter Of a pound Of
pearl in . quart Of water very slowly,
until it becomes the consistency of good
cream favor it with little fresh celery,
or celery seed and salt Strain through
fne hair seive, and serve. This soup
will only keep till next day, therefore
not more than the required quantity
must bo made. an.
Year: 1871

a doubt IL in the American army OF
the Revolution, says &C." in the New
York Ledger, there was another who
could equal Count Pulaski either in horse.
manship or as q ewordsman. His feats
were tho wonder and envy Of his officers,
and many were tho serious injuries 70.
ceived in trying to initiate him. It IL
related Of him that, with his horse At
full gallop-aud ho always rode o mag.
nifcent charger-he would discharge his
pistol, toss it into the mir aud catch il BY
the barrel, then hurl it at somo object in
advance and then, without in the least
checking the spead of his horse, no would
slip one foot from the stirrup and, bend
ing over toward the ground, recover hiS
pistol, and wheel into line with ss much
ease and precision as though he had teen
engaged in ordinary exercise. ....


During the retreat of the American
army through New Jersey, when the
nations prospects were almost at their
darkest, Pulaski, with a small body.
guard, was pursued by a party of British
cavalry, the leader Of whom was an
accomplished horseman, and mounted
nearly, if not fully, ms we'll as the gal.
liant Pole himself. Pulaski rode in the
rear Of his detachment, while the British
commander dashed on at the head Of
his. The morning sun cast oblique shsd.
ows across the way, and as tho pursued
party entered long, narrow ianc. Pul.
aski, having satisfied himself Of the
superior speed and tact of his own horse,
slackencd his pace and drew awny to tho


aide Of the lane to tho left. furthcst from


the sun. The pursuing Briton came up


in hot haste, with his sword elevated 90
as to make the decisive cut upon the Pole


as soon as he should reach him. ~.


Pulaski gave no token Of alarm, but


kept his eyes fixed warily upon the


ground at his right. Directly he saw


the shadow of half the body, together


with the shadows of the uplifted arm and


sword-and then with a lightning like


sweep Of his powerful arm, he gave the


sword cut of St. George, and the head Of
the British officer fell to the ground, cut
close off by the unerring stroke.


Pulsski's mathematical eye had mems.
ured the distance so accurately. and his
position gave such advantage in the long
back reach of the right arm. while tho
cross stroke Of his pursuer must neces.
: sarily have been made at a shorter dis.
tance to have taken effect, that the latter
I lost his head before he had reason to
suspect that his proximity was known,
. and much less that blow from the fee.
8 ing Count was medtatcd. ..
Year: 1871

A good coment for filing up cracks Ia
an old stove or range il made Of wood
ashes and salt. equal proportions in bulk
Of each, or little less Of salt. Reduce
it to soft paste with cold water, and 6l@
the cracks when tho stove IL coot. The
cement will soon become perfectly hard.
Year: 1871

Peace in Europe. On Monday evening
next, there will be a fine toreh-light procession,
illumination and works, to be given under
the auspices of the German societies and
lodges of our city, to celebrate peace in Eu-
rope. As every nationality is invited to take
part in the celebration, we hope to see turn
out en- naasse Of our population on Monday
next. We will give full programme for the
occasion.
Year: 1871

The Detailed Meteorological Report for


To-day.


The following is the meteorological report Of the
Signal Bureau Of the War Department for this
morning. all the observations being taken at TAB
A. NJ. Philadelphia time. The barometrical reports
are corrected or temperature and elevation. The
velocity OF the wind Ia given in miles per hour,
and the force is an approximate reduction to the
Beaufort scale:-
Year: 1871

There are many persons who cannot,
or will not, appreciate the harmony and
beauty Unnatural laws, the reason being
we suppose that they are incapable OF
following the calculations necessary for
their calculation, and thus by avOilino
all the trouble, the results bring no
pleasure to them. Where c:,n any ything
more beautiful be found. and in what
fact can you find 4 greater dcmonstra-
tiOn of the harmony of the universe,
than the same law which governs the
motion of the planets, also controls a
falling stone? together also, kecps in
contact the PARTICLES of skin on our
hands. The universe and all things In
IL obey a system or code of laws
which cannot be broken. 1t may appear
extraordinary when we state there is
nothing violent or irregular in nature,
The upheaved rocks OF former ayes have
all been upheayed gradually, and in
obedience to a controlling power; even
apparently capricious earthquakes al
ways move and ever will progress in a
definite and given path around the
globe; and the eruption of volcano can
be elucidated to nicety. Storms can
be prognosticated, hurricanes predicted,
and comets appearance prOphesied;
all these wonders are the result of hard
and dry figures, the consequence of
great calculation. Who in future, win
not have great respect for arithmetic?
Year: 1871

There was a famous tanner once,


Which his name was Grant,
Who had o mum 'rous family


With income that was scant;
For while his skin was always full,
Ills pocketbook was gaunt. ,
But this tanner WAS fightist.
OF wonder ful renown;
In killing Oh his soldiers
He wore q laurel crown; ....
And was our General In command
When rebeldom fell down,
And so o grateful people


Made him their President;
And first he fixed Casey


And then he fixed Dent,
Then for thirty-second cousins


He incontinently went.
Then came the pious Corbin


With speculation rife.
Who on order of his broker


Took unto himself q wife
Invested in the family


And from Boutwell, got tho knife.
Then Brother Orvil, called the awful,
OF Sinful Chic-a-eo.
Was slung outside an office


And in grabbing was not slow;
And SO stupidIy he did 1t


He was killed by Delano.
The last OF all this family


That any one could see,
Was a gospel minister


That minister would &C,
And so, when half seas over,
Over the seas went he.
In fixing up the family
He'd brook no slow delay;
The while his Uncle Samuel
Was filled with wild dismay,
To find his soldier President
So In the family way.
Year: 1871

The Methodist Episcopal church
has three institutions for the profess
sional education of every suitably
qualified candidate for the ministry
in that church, for a period of at least
three years. They are furnished in
structions from able professors, have
access to valuable and large libraries,
are supplied with rooms, all free of
charge. They are provided, also,
with such facilities for cheap board
ing that it costs less to live there than
anywhere else, not even excepting
home.
Year: 1871

We print to-day an article from the
London Times on Grants Administration,
which we respectfully commend to the
Democratic press. The Times was the
especial friend of the Southern Confederacy
during the late war. 1t is the one paper
that may be said to reflect the friendly
sympathy of England towards the Southern
people. Its endorsement of Gen. Grant
ought to have weight with them, against the
denunciations Of a partisan press, intent
only upon keeping up unhealthy disaffec-
ton among a people who need repose. We
implore those editors who prostitute their
columns to defaming Gen. Grant, exciting
hostility to his Administration, and per-
sonal hatred towards him, to cease
their diabolical work. General Grant
scM be President Of these United States for
the term Of fire years, from the 4th Of March
neat, ifhe tiees, aud does not refuse to se,ve
second term. With this fact settled, let
us all be glad, and rejoice that stable poll
icy is secured, and time given us for mate
rial growth and intellectual development.
Strength and moderation will be the charac-
teristics Of the administration. The loyal
and true, the weak and the oppressed will
be shielded and protected everywhere only
the oppressor and the criminal has cause to
fear.


Let all good men thank God, rejoice that,
for few years at least,a "a strong hand grasps
the helm of State, and brave soul, wise,
potent and incorruptible looks out over the
stormy waters to guide our bark safely into
port.
Year: 1871

Various causes have combined to produce
this prevalence of Republican views. Of
course, the great ACHIEVEMENTS of the war,
and the conviction that the party may be
best trusted to secure and consolidate what
it had gained in the contest, are the endur-
ing bases of the Republican power. But
to these may be added the administrative
and financial success of the last few years,
and the favorable relations of the country
with foreign powers. At the same time, it
would seem chat the Democratic party has,
whether Justly or otherwise, lost cast. A
large majority of the best class of Ameri-
cans are Republicans, perhaps for the rea-
son that some of the worst have taken the
lead in certain places on the other side.--
The city of New York has to bear the
blame Of this unpopuarity of the Demo-
Gratis. II is observed that since the ex-
posure of the Tammany frauds the Repub-
lican feeling has deepened, and the late
elections may have been largely influenced
by this incident.


1.-THE general opinion is that President
Grant will be nominated for reelection. In
favor Of this course will be the respect he
has won, not only from the Republicans,
but from moderate men from all parties
by his honest and conscientious
discharge of duty and the knowl-
edge of the electors that they have
in him tried man, fit for any emergency
of the time. On the other side, there is on
ly the prejudice against electing the same
man twice. This feeling has been very
strong with the present generation ol
Americans, and has, we believe, made a
single term for the Presidency almost a
cardinal principle with some politicians. Ii
was not SO in the early days of the Union,


1t remains to be seen whether General
Grants merits and popularity will secure
him this high honor. We can only say
that such a result of the coming discus.
sions would be received with the utmost
satisfaction in this country. The interests
Of England and the United States are now
so interviewer in commercial, and, there
fore, also in political matters, that ths
character of the American Executive is ol
no small importance to us, and we believe
the general opinion to be, that the States
have never had government more straight
forward and conciliatory than the present
in its foreign policy, and more to be trustee
by those whose commercial and financia
interests are bound up with the mainten
ance of American credit. The firmnes
and moderation with which order has beel
restored, the economical skill with whicl
2 the debt has been reduced, and the goo,
will with which international controversial
have been brought to close, make us anti
cipate with satisfaction the election of Gen
Grant to second term of office. h
Year: 1871

WHO CARES WHERE THEY Co.
We return our most sincere thanks to JUS
tice White, for the very small favor of
filming somebody in charge of a baby car
riage, who imagined the pavement be-
longed to the vehicle she manipulated. We
are equally obliged to the policeman, who
was the first one to discover the fact that
6 baby carriages " ought to be reasonable.
We knoweth not the name Of the man of
the star, but if it be Barefoot or Gilman,
we beg pardon for all we ever sald about
either of them, and if they will call, we
promise to stand treat. There's no limit
to the reward we will pay, if these baby
carriages will be made to behave them
selves.
Year: 1871

MORE VoLUNTEERs.-We are requested
to state that, without single exception,
Republicans of Jackson ward, on election
day volunteered their services to the party,
and that none of them received a cent OF
pay for services rendered. We are-glad to
know this fact, as we arc opposed to men
being paid for work, which can only be sue
cessfully accomplished by volunteers. Let
the result be bad as it was, we despise the
pay system and hope for the future it will
be discountenanced.
Year: 1871

Oriental steamship Company,s Service.


Captain Eyre late In command Of the Bombay, OF
the Peninsular and Oriental Company's fleet, has
entirely left their service. Tne period Of the
suspension Of his certificate has expired. The COLI
sion between the Bompay and Oneida, OF which he
was made the scapegoat, Is still occasionally the
che subject of bitter remarks In certain American
newspapers On the suspension OF his certificate he
became an unattached officer OF the Peninsuar and
Oriental Company, but recently he received notice
that his services would not be required In future.
Year: 1871

We print to-day, on our third page, a
communication from the New York Her.
aid, which well deserves the attention of
our readers. It is agreed by all men OF
business experience, outside of banking in
stitutions and money Lenders, that we need
more money in circulation. 1t is quite as
obvious that the present circulation is un-
equally distributed, subject to unhealthy
disturbances, and wholly inadequate in
every way, to the needs of the country.


Our expanding business growing out of
the settlement of new regions and the dis
covery of new resources, has been embar-
rassed and the development of the whole
country checked by want of money. For
years American Industry, the sturdy grow
ing child of a new continent, has been
fettered by restrictive financial policy.
Its young limbs have been dwarfed and
enfeebled, and its very life absorbed by
the process of compression.


a4 Industry demands relief from this cruel
and ruinous policy. This relief must
come in cheaper money, more equitably
distributed. Hugh Mccullough, a country
banker, made Secretary of the Treasury
by Mr.. Lincoln, set back the industrial
growth Of the country ten years. True to
the education and instincts of banker,
he thought the country was going to ruin
because money was cheap. So he saga
ciously resolved to burn up the greenbacks
at the rate of four millions month. A
Congress Of financial babies permitted it
to go on until the cries of tortured indus
try aroused the West, and soon the whole
country, audathe destructive policy was
arrested. M M ~


We commend to thoughtful attention
this article from the Herald. Our politi-
clans generally have SO much work to get
into office, and keep there, as to prevent
the study of this class of questions. Men
who pay wages and earn them, the crea-
tors of wealth, by the use of capital and
labor, who must meet maturing bills each
dav and week of their lives, can best study
finance. They know what torture comes
from tight money market for a single
week what sure ruin if it be prolonged.


What we want is wise plan by which
tho whole community can avail itself of
its own credit to secure the instrument of
exchange, which we call money, in such
measure as it needs at cheap rates.
When Congress destroyed the convertabil-
ity of the greenbacks at will, it invaded
sacred public right. We believe that it
should make the national currency con-
vertable into bonds bearing low rate Of
interest, and bonds into currency again at
the option of the holder. Then it should
provide at once for an issue of money
equal to the wants of business.


IF our money is good, we cannot get
too much Of it in circulation. Money is
the oil that lubricates the wheels Of in
dustry. Give us cheap money, and we
will set the machinery in motion every
where, and fill the land with plenty and
prosperity.
Year: 1871

Festical. Those who desire to aid in a
good cause, and at the same time spend a
pleasant evening, should visit Virginia Hall,
where the ladies are holding festival and
feast. They have everything that is good aud
nice to satisfy the appetite, and merit liberal
patronage. Call and see the ladies
Year: 1871




RicHNosD, May II, 1871.
To the Editor of the State Journal.


To the custom of decorating the graves Of
the Confederate dead at Hollywood and other
cemeteries around and about Richmond, I
have ever accorded due praise, notwithstand.
ing the fact that have looked upon 1t as one
more cheap than patriotic or commemorative.
But must object to the custom that has here
totore existed of visiting the graves Of the dead
who sleep in other cemeteries, and stripping
them of the flowers placed there by the hand
of affection, in order that they may be deposit
ted on the graves of Hollywood's dead.


The wife of the writer informs him that on
visiting her section in Sbockoe Hill Cemetery,
on last evening, she found large crowds Of
persons engaged in the occupation of plucking
the flowers and stripping the evergreens grow.
ing over the dead, for the purpose of taking
them to Holly wood. We would remind the
parties engaged in this business. that this con-
duct does not meet with the approval of those
who have relatives and friends buried in the
former cemetery, and hope that it will be
stopped in the future A SUFFRRER.
Year: 1871

Suitable The Democrats have at last
succeeded in finding suitable places to nominate
their candidates for the next City Council.
Even this has disappointed us, as we thought
it impossible to fiud such places, but it seems
we were mistaken. The heavy part of the job
is still on their hands, which is finding suitable
candidates. This will be hard to do, as bust
ness men will not have the time to devote
couple of years to correcting the financial
accounts of the going out concern. neither
would they be willing to occupy the dirty seats
soon to be vacated, without thorough scrubs
bing. Nous verrons